The Summer Transfer Window (Press Submit)

[alexanders]

  On 01/08/2024 at 18:37, simongarnerisgod said:

i think he`s a liability and if we have someone else lined up(not fleck!!),offload him,can`t see us getting much more than a million for him tbh

my pne work colleage  is very frustrated at their transfer window,they don`t look like signing anyone who will push them up towards the play off zone,they are the same odds as us to go down at 4/1🙂,though a few more additions for us and we should be safe,id`e love us to sign their former demigod liam miller,it would make them cry,failing that i can`t see why we ar`nt looking at josh bowler,he is`nt going to many games at forest

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The Hull supporters are quite fed up too. 

[wilsdenrover]

  On 01/08/2024 at 18:20, AJW said:

Genuine question has there ever been Top class left footed Centre Half ? … 

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De Boer

Costacurta 

[danger19_80]

The 33-year-old today became Rovers’ fifth signing of the summer, joining on a one-year deal through to June 2025.

Assuming Mafoumbi is included in that five, they're sending quite a lot of mixed messages about whether he is a signing for the first team or U21s

Edited August 1, 2024 by danger19_80

[simongarnerisgod]

  On 01/08/2024 at 18:41, wilsdenrover said:

De Boer

Costacurta 

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i could`n give a toss what foot my centre half uses,as long as he can head a football,tackle and hold a straight line thats what matters,once they start thinking they can play football thats when you have problems😀

[imy9]

I do feel a lot happier with the signings, especially the unknown ones- the element of surprise is always exciting.

We definitely need pace on the wings and a new gk- so let’s see what we look like next week.

[wilsdenrover]

  On 01/08/2024 at 18:32, islander200 said:

Alaba has played a lot at centre back in recent years 

Costacurta was another left footed centre back who was excellent ,Walter Samuel wasn't bad either

I'm struggling to think of an English left footed centre back that was top level tho 

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Was Terry Butcher left footed?

[super_badge]

  On 01/08/2024 at 18:25, bluebruce said:

Maldini played there a fair bit.

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Right footed though naturally wasn’t he. Thought he started as a right back 

[bluebruce]

  On 01/08/2024 at 18:51, super_badge said:

Right footed though naturally wasn’t he. Thought he started as a right back 

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Became pretty much both-footed. Like MGP.

[Paul Mellelieu]

  On 01/08/2024 at 18:51, super_badge said:

Right footed though naturally wasn’t he. Thought he started as a right back 

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Well I never.

[miqaayil]

Is it me or is this reality or JE is playing football manager. Talk about a overhaul ...

[Blow-in]

  On 01/08/2024 at 18:20, AJW said:

Genuine question has there ever been Top class left footed Centre Half ? … 

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Paolo Maldini.

[tomphil]

  On 01/08/2024 at 17:05, KentExile said:

Gueye has spent the past 4 years (barring one season on loan in the Spanish 2nd tier which looks like it was a failure) playing, and scoring in the top tier of Belgium which is a step above the Championship and top tier in Scotland (never mind the Scottish 2nd tier)

The Japanese League is also on a rough par with Scotland's top tier  (n terms of quality if not style)

I am not trying to big up our window, the other signings so far are uninspiring at best, and I expect more sales and cost cutting over the next month.  But that particular statement (highlighted in bold) is just false

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It's subjective not false that's just your own opinion,

[K-Hod]

  On 01/08/2024 at 19:00, Blow-in said:

Paolo Maldini.

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He’s right footed.

[Mercer]

  On 01/08/2024 at 18:07, chaddyrovers said:

no 4-2-3-1 formation but when we have the ball Pickering stay back and Brittain move forward to provide the width from the right and JRC moves inside to the 10 role. With Dolan provides the width from the left

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If I had a tenner for every time Chaddy has come out with this since the Accie match then I'd be able to buy Rovers myself!  We get it Chaddy!

[Paul Mellelieu]

If Travis and/or Hyam leaves, it is a quite a statement by JE.  He's right of course that neither is up to the job Rovers expect of their players.

[Blow-in]

  On 01/08/2024 at 19:00, K-Hod said:

He’s right footed.

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You live and learn.

[tomphil]

  On 01/08/2024 at 17:15, bluebruce said:

The Japanese top league and top Belgian league are both superior to the Scottish second tier, which is virtually pub football 

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The J league is sheeite and the Belgium top league is weak barring maybe half a dozen clubs their national side is pretty average.

This is why we are able to get these players for very little money because coming to a Championship club that is on its arse and just avoided relegation to the third tier last season is a big step up.

Doesn't mean these lads won't do well it remains to be sen but we need to remain realistic.

[chaddyrovers]

  On 01/08/2024 at 19:03, Mercer said:

If I had a tenner for every time Chaddy has come out with this since the Accie match then I'd be able to buy Rovers myself!  We get it Chaddy!

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Woah, If I had a tenner for every time you mention a tipping point I could have bought Man City. 

I see Szmodics is still here and no agreement yet. 

[chaddyrovers]

  On 01/08/2024 at 18:16, roversfan99 said:

Who will play on the left of a back 3?

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I guess its depends who the 3 is. As a guess Hyam. My prefer would have been left footed centre back either perm or loan. 

  On 01/08/2024 at 18:16, roversfan99 said:

We need more than that in my opinion. Our squad was far too small last season and has only shrunk.

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lets look at the squad 

Keeper - Pears, Hilton, New Signing

Right back - Brittain, Duru 

Centre back - Hyam, Carter, O'Riordan, Batth, McFadzean 

Left back - Pickering, New Signing 

Centre midfielder - Travis, Tronstad, Buckley, New Signing

RW - Hedges, JRC, Markanday

Number 10 - Szmodics, Sigurdsson, Weimann 

LW - Dolan, New Signing

Striker - Gueye, Yuki, Leonard, Vale, Tyjon

So for me, we need 4 signings, maybe 5 if Szmodics leaves. Plus is Sigurdsson going or leaving  

[KentExile]

  On 01/08/2024 at 19:00, tomphil said:

It's subjective not false that's just your own opinion,

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In fairness, UEFA do agree with me with regards Belgium Pro League being several levels ahead of the Scottish Premier League.  Coefficients based on the performance of their respective clubs in Europe

https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/country/?year=2025

I will grant you that my comparison between the J League and the Scottish Premier is more subjective

Edited August 1, 2024 by KentExile

[tomphil]

  On 01/08/2024 at 19:18, KentExile said:

In fairness, UEFA do agree with me with regards Belgium Pro League being several levels ahead of the Scottish Premier League.  Coefficients based on the performance of their respective clubs in Europe

https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/country/?year=2025

I will grant you that my comparison between the J League and the Scottish Premier is more subjective

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It's no different to the Scottish Prem in reality a few big clubs (just more than two) carry the league and i'd stake a fiver Chris Brown would score against some of them that make up the numbers.

[alexanders]

  On 01/08/2024 at 19:06, tomphil said:

 

The J league is sheeite and the Belgium top league is weak barring maybe half a dozen clubs their national side is pretty average.

This is why we are able to get these players for very little money because coming to a Championship club that is on its arse and just avoided relegation to the third tier last season is a big step up.

Doesn't mean these lads won't do well it remains to be sen but we need to remain realistic.

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Many players lately quite influential in the premier league from both Belgium and Japan. 

For comparison Batschuaiy had comparable goalscoring stats to Gueye in Jupiler League. Worth mentioning that Gueye played for a relegated team. 

Mitoma had a similar record to Ohashi in J-League. 


 

 

Edited August 1, 2024 by alexanders

[KentExile]

  On 01/08/2024 at 19:24, tomphil said:

It's no different to the Scottish Prem in reality a few big clubs (just more than two) carry the league and i'd stake a fiver Chris Brown would score against some of them that make up the numbers.

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You were not originally comparing the Belgium League with the Scottish Prem though, you originally said the Belgium top tier was no better than the Scottish 2nd tier

Edited August 2, 2024 by KentExile

[tomphil]

  On 01/08/2024 at 19:27, alexanders said:

Many players lately quite influential in the premier league from both Belgium and Japan. 

 

 

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You could apply that to many many other countries also and that wasn't the debate in the first place.

A good player is a good whether they come from the Isle of White or Timbuktoo

[tomphil]

  On 01/08/2024 at 19:33, KentExile said:

I am leaving this after this comment

You were not originally comparing the Belgium League with the Scottish Prem though, you originally said the Belgium top tier was no better than the Scottish 2nd tier

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Ok half of it then but carry on and take your dummy home with you, i might have been being melodramatic football debates often are but you've trumped it now.

Jog on.