The Summer Transfer Window (Press Submit)

[Mercer]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:18, cmkay1999 said:

You’d have to think that if the fee of 150k is right, that the Japanese attacker is nothing to do with sammie leaving. So you would hope that if Sammie does leave that the money will go into signing some more players. However this is rovers so the money will likely go into heating Waggots indoor pool. 
 

Will be a shame if he does go, but at his age you’d think Sammie needs to jump at the chance to play prem football.

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  On 25/07/2024 at 15:21, Neal said:

Where has 150k come from? I thought it was 800k

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It was never ever going to be £1million or anywhere near it.

Think it's indicative of how desperate and limited Rovers are where it comes to new signings.  A 3 year deal for this lad is going to cost somewhere in the £1.5m to £2.0m range when you factor fee, wages and NI in - it's relative chicken shit.

The bottom line is can he play and weigh in with some goals?  Let's hope he's nearer to a Son than a Telalovic!!!

I actually think this signing has lots to do with Sammie's inevitable departure - it will take a little heat out of the situation, at least in the short term until we can see whether he's a diamond or a dud.

[JHRover]

  On 25/07/2024 at 14:39, MarkBRFC said:

The reason we don't sign any free transfers with championship experience is because of the wages and signing on fee, we just aren't prepared to pay it.

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The club has been gearing up for League One now for the last 3-4 years (at least).

Owners who should be nowhere near professional sport, let alone the Championship, directors with absolutely no pedigree or qualification to be involved in running a professional sports club, budgets being slashed to League One levels, playing squad being systemically reduced to League One standard.

That's before we get on to operating like a non-league outfit with amateurish conduct, skeletal staffing, no programmes etc.

I don't think anyone would argue with any of that. I think this is all the fault of the owners whose decisions have taken us to this stage and continue to damage the club. Others want to convince themselves that it is the fault of the fans, or nasty FFP rules, or Blackburn being a 'small town'.

[bluebruce]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:29, TheRevAshton said:

Good lord... it's worse than I thought.

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Don't worry - it says competition from other clubs for his signature, so it won't happen.

[Hi Mack]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:25, Polky said:

 

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Good lord, we nearly got relegated last season….With this team. Imagine taking Sammies goals out of this team. 🤮

[Makrover]

Thoughts on Stephen humphrys anyone 

[FE123]

38 games 9 goals 3 assists last year, from the left hand side I think. Not sure why he is leaving there, probably money

[Mercer]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:29, TheRevAshton said:

Good lord... it's worse than I thought.

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Posted a few minutes ago about the Japanese lad "Think it's indicative of how desperate and limited Rovers are where it comes to new signings" - Humphrys is the personification of that statement!

[Rover8T4]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:36, Makrover said:

Thoughts on Stephen humphrys anyone 

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Workhorse. Likes to drive at players through the middle which our team lacks. Not prolific but could be useful considering options from the bench we have been lacking 

[bluebruce]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:36, Makrover said:

Thoughts on Stephen humphrys anyone 

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Mostly played as a CF, scored 9 goals in 38 games in League One last season. I don't think I need to say anything else.

[Makrover]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:40, bluebruce said:

Mostly played as a CF, scored 9 goals in 38 games in League One last season. I don't think I need to say anything else.

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He can play on the left tho 

[bluebruce]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:42, Makrover said:

He can play on the left tho 

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Cool?

[FE123]

We are in fairytale land if we are expecting Rovers to suddenly sign players who are proven at League 1, Championship level or equivalent. They require decent fees or good wages. Not what we are going to do.

Humphrys is physical, had a decent season and will be cheap

[G Somerset Rover]

What's that sound? Oh, just the barrell being firmly scraped!

[MB Rover]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:43, FE123 said:

We are in fairytale land if we are expecting Rovers to suddenly sign players who are proven at League 1, Championship level or equivalent. They require decent fees or good wages. Not what we are going to do.

Humphrys is physical, had a decent season and will be cheap

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Could spend some of the £40million we raised from player sales.

[Rover8T4]

The way I see it what would you all rather. Bringing on someone who likes to run at people and cause issues, Or Vale who's going to trot around the frontline and not chase back 

[Forever Blue]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:42, Makrover said:

He can play on the left tho 

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Yep, played mainly on the right and up front according to TMarkt. 
 

He actually offers a physical presence which we lack. He could be an astute signing.

[bluebruce]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:50, Rover8T4 said:

The way I see it what would you all rather. Bringing on someone who likes to run at people and cause issues, Or Vale who's going to trot around the frontline and not chase back 

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Improving on Vale is not the benchmark for a decent signing.

[BankEnd Rover]

Humphrys for me I’m okay with, will be full some holes and surely do a job for us from the bench.

[Forever Blue]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:50, Rover8T4 said:

The way I see it what would you all rather. Bringing on someone who likes to run at people and cause issues, Or Vale who's going to trot around the frontline and not chase back 

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People wrote of SS and Dack before they pulled on the shirt, based on being League 1 players.  It’s silly writing anyone off. 

[Rover8T4]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:51, Forever Blue said:

Yep, played mainly on the right and up front according to TMarkt. 
 

He actually offers a physical presence which we lack. He could be an astute signing.

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Exactly. It's a team game and the right blend of players will help massively. We just witnessed a league one team get promoted to the premier league by hard work and togetherness. 

[Rover8T4]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:52, bluebruce said:

Improving on Vale is not the benchmark for a decent signing.

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Completely agree. But the situation where in it's an upgrade to the bench

[FE123]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:49, MB Rover said:

Could spend some of the £40million we raised from player sales.

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Surely the penny has dropped that that will not be happening 

[SuperBrfc]

Never seen Humphrys play so I have no idea what he is like as a player. We'd have to go some way to find a player less effective than Vale, imo. On a side note, he is represented by the same agency as:

The Wharton brothers, Carter, Gamble and former Rovers' in Nyambe, Mahoney and Sam Hart.

[FE123]

Anyone know why he didn’t re-sign at Wigan this year?

[Forever Blue]

  On 25/07/2024 at 15:55, Rover8T4 said:

Exactly. It's a team game and the right blend of players will help massively. We just witnessed a league one team get promoted to the premier league by hard work and togetherness. 

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Same with Luton year before with the likes of the much derided Bell. They also had a striker up front in Morris who had been a lower league journeyman all his career with a poor goal return and then suddenly he’s banging them in in the Prem.