The Summer Transfer Window (Press Submit)

[Andy]

3 minutes ago, unsall said:

The Japanese lad we’re intrested in didn’t seem to play for his club this weekend or not a sub, possibly on his way??

Suspended for today's game.

[Miller11]

I think most players do have a market value, unfortunately it’s dictated by two things: Idiots who obsessively pour over poorly quantified data, and the youth system the player progressed through.

One thing I think the club have got massively right this summer is binning off almost the entire previous recruitment team - The ones who were massively patting themselves on the back for getting Telalovic whose “numbers mean he’s a £2 million pound player”. It’s common knowledge that teams other than Palace were reluctant to come in for Wharton because “the data” didn’t support what anyone with eyes and a little bit of football knowledge could see - that 18 million was an absolute steal. Broughton was more self congratulatory than anyone regarding that particular fee.

In a world where James Trafford, after solid but unspectacular spells in League one with Stanley and Bolton and an absolute disaster in the Premier league, is worth nearly twice what Sammie Szmodics is, we need to disregard the status quo completely. We’ve obviously done this in terms of incomings, we need to buck the trend with sales too. Szmodics should only be going if the offer is too good for us to turn down.

 

[unsall]

6 minutes ago, Andy said:

Suspended for today's game.

Ah cheers for that👍

[Exiled_Rover]

7 minutes ago, Miller11 said:

I think most players do have a market value, unfortunately it’s dictated by two things: Idiots who obsessively pour over poorly quantified data, and the youth system the player progressed through.

One thing I think the club have got massively right this summer is binning off almost the entire previous recruitment team - The ones who were massively patting themselves on the back for getting Telalovic whose “numbers mean he’s a £2 million pound player”. It’s common knowledge that teams other than Palace were reluctant to come in for Wharton because “the data” didn’t support what anyone with eyes and a little bit of football knowledge could see - that 18 million was an absolute steal. Broughton was more self congratulatory than anyone regarding that particular fee.

In a world where James Trafford, after solid but unspectacular spells in League one with Stanley and Bolton and an absolute disaster in the Premier league, is worth nearly twice what Sammie Szmodics is, we need to disregard the status quo completely. We’ve obviously done this in terms of incomings, we need to buck the trend with sales too. Szmodics should only be going if the offer is too good for us to turn down.

 

I don't think anyone was patting themselves on the back over Telalovic. He was a desperate cheap punt after the owners turned the taps off again. 

[alexanders]

Really hope the door is open for this Colombian chap (pun intended) 

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

1 hour ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Tronstad played nearly 3,000 minutes of Championship football last season. We were lucky he was mostly injury free. Travis loves an injury / a loss of form and Buckley is a bust at this point.

Any 3rd CM we loaned in would see A LOT of minutes - 'backup' or not. 

Agreed.  You only need to see the amount of game time Tyler Morton/Moran/Ayari got in recent seasons to show that. 

 

[Miller11]

7 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I don't think anyone was patting themselves on the back over Telalovic. He was a desperate cheap punt after the owners turned the taps off again. 

Believe me, they were. Some of “Greg’s boys” were very chatty about what a good job they were doing to anyone who would listen at any given opportunity.

[Gamst]

Google suggests Pipe Sierra who broke the Puerta story was the first to link Diaz to Liverpool so he may well have his finger on the pulse when it comes to Colombian players. It seems too random for there to be no truth in it. Actually securing a deal like this is another matter, but that would be an unbelievable signing!! 

[alexanders]

12 minutes ago, Gamst said:

Google suggests Pipe Sierra who broke the Puerta story was the first to link Diaz to Liverpool so he may well have his finger on the pulse when it comes to Colombian players. It seems too random for there to be no truth in it. Actually securing a deal like this is another matter, but that would be an unbelievable signing!! 

I see that PAOK is linked too

Edited August 11 by alexanders

[Forever Blue]

35 minutes ago, alexanders said:

Really hope the door is open for this Colombian chap (pun intended) 

 Can someone less stupid than me explain the pun

[ROVER_N_OUT1978]

Puerta translates as Door

[alexanders]

1 minute ago, Forever Blue said:

 Can someone less stupid than me explain the pun

Nothing to do with stupidity 

Puerta is door in Spanish 

[jny]

8 minutes ago, alexanders said:

I see that PAOK is Linked to

PAOK is playing in Europe (possibly Champions League) this season and the club also has unbelievable support. I used to live with some Greek guys in a metal band who used to go to games just for the atmosphere (despite having no other interest in football)...

Then again, Blackburn has The Mall, meat and potato pie and a canal (presumably full of bodies), so I know which one I'd be choosing! 

 

[alexanders]

11 minutes ago, jny said:

PAOK is playing in Europe (possibly Champions League) this season and the club also has unbelievable support. I used to live with some Greek guys in a metal band who used to go to games just for the atmosphere (despite having no other interest in football)...

Then again, Blackburn has The Mall, meat and potato pie and a canal (presumably full of bodies), so I know which one I'd be choosing! 

 

We also have a better springboard to PL 😃

[Upside Down]

2 hours ago, miqaayil said:

This is exactly our plan , while in the 2-3 games before closing window , he keeps scoring , last minute window activity might see his price rise ...too late to reinvest and money gone by january

 

life under venkies

This is exactly what I think is happening. Rovers stringing out the deal until the very last moments of the window so they have a convenient excuse for not spending any money. As you say, by January it will be gone and we'll likely see more "administration errors".

[Ossydave]

2 hours ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Seeing that Kaide Gordon is on his way to Swansea, I hope we target Doak from Liverpool…Probably the better and he’s got the pace we lack.

Liverpool have said they'll listen to offers for Doak today 

[Leonard Venkhater]

13 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

This is exactly what I think is happening. Rovers stringing out the deal until the very last moments of the window so they have a convenient excuse for not spending any money. As you say, by January it will be gone and we'll likely see more "administration errors".

Hate this regime, as much as I do, I don't think it's quite fair to depict Rovers, as stringing out the deal, when fcking Ipswich are just trying to low-ball us.

[Fraserkirky]

13 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

Liverpool have said they'll listen to offers for Doak today 

Doak, Puerta and a permanent proper goalie and we are laughing

[MB Rover]

1 minute ago, Fraserkirky said:

Doak, Puerta and a permanent proper goalie and we are laughing

Not if Szmodics goes.

[TruRover]

On a separate note, any idea where Ryo Germain would play? Look quality and has had a great 18months however seem to very much be a striker but with Gueye and Oshashi there already I would expect us to invest funds in the wide areas. 
 

 

[DeeCee]

Maybe Ipswich being cagey, low ball if the court case goes bad, full price paid if it goes otherwise?

[alexanders]

Apparently Leeds have had a bid on 15m rejected for Rak-Sakiy. 
Smodicz has the wrong age for Leeds to invest in

[Iceman]

1 hour ago, jny said:

PAOK is playing in Europe (possibly Champions League) this season and the club also has unbelievable support. I used to live with some Greek guys in a metal band who used to go to games just for the atmosphere (despite having no other interest in football)...

Then again, Blackburn has The Mall, meat and potato pie and a canal (presumably full of bodies), so I know which one I'd be choosing! 

 

We also have Rudy Gestede 

[Penwortham Blue]

11 minutes ago, alexanders said:

Apparently Leeds have had a bid on 15m rejected for Rak-Sakiy. 
Smodicz has the wrong age for Leeds to invest in

Wow, only £3m less than what they took Adam off us and they reject it ! Take note Ipswich.

[doctorryan]

16 minutes ago, alexanders said:

Apparently Leeds have had a bid on 15m rejected for Rak-Sakiy. 
Smodicz has the wrong age for Leeds to invest in

The Venksters wouldn't sanction a sale within the division unless it was for completely stupid money. Think £20M+