The Summer Transfer Window (Press Submit)

[47er]

10 minutes ago, unleaded said:

Rovers academy spending more than the first team set up .., another youth international on his way … 

Well we know the way its going now. Sign promising youths and once they look like making it, flog them off cheap to the first bidder. Avoid the risk of promotion at all costs.

Forget about a season ticket and just watch the youth teams! So much cheaper!

 

Edited June 18, 2024 by 47er

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, TheRevAshton said:

Saw that earlier - sounds like they've sold it to him based on the fact that he'll go straight into their senior squad.

Fair play to the lad!

He sounds a very promising player but he plays in a position we’re well stocked.

[Exiled_Rover]

8 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He sounds a very promising player but he plays in a position we’re well stocked.

We're not well stocked at any position.

[den]

1 hour ago, 47er said:

Well we know the way its going now. Sign promising youths and once they look like making it, flog them off cheap to the first bidder. Avoid the risk of promotion at all costs.

Forget about a season ticket and just watch the youth teams! So much cheaper!

 

From mid Premier league to Crewe Alexandra and the same division as well. 
 

Where did Ronaldo and Beckham fit into this plan?

[rigger]

47 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

We're not well stocked at any position.

Head ofs !

[lraC]

1 minute ago, rigger said:

Head ofs !

Head of the heads is being recruited as we speak. 

[TheRevAshton]

5 minutes ago, lraC said:

Head of the heads is being recruited as we speak. 

Can't keep up with all the heads personally! This about the Owen chap?

[Forever Blue]

3 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

Can't keep up with all the heads personally! This about the Owen chap?

I think it was a joke

[tomphil]

Who is the Head of Managed Decline, Waggot or Suhail ?

[Ghost7]

It's clear we've gone into this summer without a plan, and how could we under this ownership?

You can't help but feel (if you have any sense) that the club has taken a huge step backwards over the past 12 months from what looked like progress.

No plan, no ambition and funds not being reinvested into the first team anywhere near sufficiently enough to progress. The problem when you're this disorganised is that the money that does get spent is wasted; and you will always struggle to attract fans, a decent manager and good players.

Most CEOs would have been potted by now if league success and prosperity of the club truly was the goal. The reality is it isn't and anyone who's ambition isn't disingenuous and falls more on the sporting side will eventually be forced out.

Yet again, there is one common denominator in all of this... Venky's. They are an old school Indian business lost in its own bureaucracy, unable to make decisions and give anyone a decent platform to perform.

They aren't even capable of telling their own season ticket holders why they are here and what their goal for the football club is, neither is the current Chief Executive.

They are incapable of running a successful football club and never will be. Still finding their feet 15 years later... unwilling to communicate and their intentions still a mystery.

We will not do anything until they are gone.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

17 minutes ago, Ghost7 said:

It's clear we've gone into this summer without a plan, and how could we under this ownership?

You can't help but feel (if you have any sense) that the club has taken a huge step backwards over the past 12 months from what looked like progress.

No plan, no ambition and funds not being reinvested into the first team anywhere near sufficiently enough to progress. The problem when you're this disorganised is that the money that does get spent is wasted; and you will always struggle to attract fans, a decent manager and good players.

Most CEOs would have been potted by now if league success and prosperity of the club truly was the goal. The reality is it isn't and anyone who's ambition isn't disingenuous and falls more on the sporting side will eventually be forced out.

Yet again, there is one common denominator in all of this... Venky's. They are an old school Indian business lost in its own bureaucracy, unable to make decisions and give anyone a decent platform to perform.

They aren't even capable of telling their own season ticket holders why they are here and what their goal for the football club is, neither is the current Chief Executive.

They are incapable of running a successful football club and never will be. Still finding their feet 15 years later... unwilling to communicate and their intentions still a mystery.

We will not do anything until they are gone.

10/10

[RoverCanada]

1 hour ago, lraC said:

Head of the heads is being recruited as we speak. 

Just double-checked if Grant Hanley's out of contract..

[J*B]

52 minutes ago, Ghost7 said:

It's clear we've gone into this summer without a plan, and how could we under this ownership?

You can't help but feel (if you have any sense) that the club has taken a huge step backwards over the past 12 months from what looked like progress.

No plan, no ambition and funds not being reinvested into the first team anywhere near sufficiently enough to progress. The problem when you're this disorganised is that the money that does get spent is wasted; and you will always struggle to attract fans, a decent manager and good players.

Most CEOs would have been potted by now if league success and prosperity of the club truly was the goal. The reality is it isn't and anyone who's ambition isn't disingenuous and falls more on the sporting side will eventually be forced out.

Yet again, there is one common denominator in all of this... Venky's. They are an old school Indian business lost in its own bureaucracy, unable to make decisions and give anyone a decent platform to perform.

They aren't even capable of telling their own season ticket holders why they are here and what their goal for the football club is, neither is the current Chief Executive.

They are incapable of running a successful football club and never will be. Still finding their feet 15 years later... unwilling to communicate and their intentions still a mystery.

We will not do anything until they are gone.

Post of the Summer. 

[booth]

20 hours ago, M_B said:

Gallagher is never going to be a top scorer, but whoever plays with him invariably is. 

Whether that's true or not, and I lean towards not, it wasn't the point.

We lose Szmodics, we go down. We were very very lucky that he stepped up.

If Rovers were a club with a good history of selling and reinvesting I'd be more positive.

[Bohinen1983]

How long does it usually take to find out the summer transfer budget?👀 You'd think that would be agreed way in advance of the summer to allow for scouting etc... 

 

 

[rigger]

15 minutes ago, booth said:

Whether that's true or not, and I lean towards not, it wasn't the point.

We lose Szmodics, we go down. We were very very lucky that he stepped up.

If Rovers were a club with a good history of selling and reinvesting I'd be more positive.

I disagree, we will stay up with or without Szmodics, if we sort out the keeper situation.

[lraC]

1 hour ago, Ghost7 said:

It's clear we've gone into this summer without a plan, and how could we under this ownership?

You can't help but feel (if you have any sense) that the club has taken a huge step backwards over the past 12 months from what looked like progress.

No plan, no ambition and funds not being reinvested into the first team anywhere near sufficiently enough to progress. The problem when you're this disorganised is that the money that does get spent is wasted; and you will always struggle to attract fans, a decent manager and good players.

Most CEOs would have been potted by now if league success and prosperity of the club truly was the goal. The reality is it isn't and anyone who's ambition isn't disingenuous and falls more on the sporting side will eventually be forced out.

Yet again, there is one common denominator in all of this... Venky's. They are an old school Indian business lost in its own bureaucracy, unable to make decisions and give anyone a decent platform to perform.

They aren't even capable of telling their own season ticket holders why they are here and what their goal for the football club is, neither is the current Chief Executive.

They are incapable of running a successful football club and never will be. Still finding their feet 15 years later... unwilling to communicate and their intentions still a mystery.

We will not do anything until they are gone.

Just 12 short months ago, we were going into a season with optimism, having finished 7th and had a bright young manager, playing an attractive and largely successful brand of football.

Once the season ticket sales had ended, we were told about the change of plan, dressed up as changes in Indian tax laws, which resulted in a cut in funding. This as we now know, was in essence the owners found to be sending illegal funds, which was the real reason for the cut and since then a series of conflicting messages have been slowly  released.

What sort of further bad news will come out after the season ticket sales are completed this year, remains to be seen, but further chaos will ensue and the fans will continue to suffer. 

[Polky]

 

[davulsukur]

1 minute ago, Polky said:

 

Good luck to him, suffered some horrific injuries. Let's hope he can stay clear of injuries and have a future in the game.

[bluebruce]

2 minutes ago, Polky said:

 

Good signing for them if he stays fit. Good luck Sam, we'll never know what could have been.

[Moptop1]

19 minutes ago, lraC said:

Just 12 short months ago, we were going into a season with optimism, having finished 7th and had a bright young manager, playing an attractive and largely successful brand of football.

Once the season ticket sales had ended, we were told about the change of plan, dressed up as changes in Indian tax laws, which resulted in a cut in funding. This as we now know, was in essence the owners found to be sending illegal funds, which was the real reason for the cut and since then a series of conflicting messages have been slowly  released.

What sort of further bad news will come out after the season ticket sales are completed this year, remains to be seen, but further chaos will ensue and the fans will continue to suffer. 

One thing we’ll be guaranteed, is another Venkys mess up this season.

Winder what this seasons crap will be.

Always points back to them, doesn’t it?

🙄

[K-Hod]

46 minutes ago, Bohinen1983 said:

How long does it usually take to find out the summer transfer budget?👀 You'd think that would be agreed way in advance of the summer to allow for scouting etc... 

 

 

Doesn’t matter what the budget is, when there isn’t one.

[simongarnerisgod]

26 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Good signing for them if he stays fit. Good luck Sam, we'll never know what could have been.

if the bad injuries hav`nt taken their toll to much he should be far to good for the bottom division,i bet the bigger clubs will be queing up for him in january if it works out for him

[aletheia]

On 17/06/2024 at 17:18, Moptop1 said:

So, who’s opening the relegation thread? 😂 

Usually Jim's perogative. 😀

[JHRover]

Fans Forum minutes of 15th April 2024 - Steve Waggott states that discussions on budgets are ongoing with the owners and plans are being developed.

Lancashire Telegraph 15th June 2024 Steve Waggott quoted as saying a request has been made to Venkys for funding for operational costs and a playing budget.

Rumours that the invisible man has jetted out to India recently to discuss this

So what have they actually accomplished in the last 2 months other than torpedoing our summer transfer window?