The Summer Transfer Window (Press Submit)

[Moptop1]

3 hours ago, Torgeir said:

I think Duru can debutise at RB, along with JRC, and we have enough CB's.

 

GK need to spend £2m+

LB need to spend £1m

Two wingers/forwards £2.5m each

CM £3m

 

So that's pretty much all of the SS reinvested, and that's the bare minimum in my view. They're having a laugh if they're chasing frees and sub £500k players.

 

GK Daniel Iversen

LB No idea

Wingers Ryo Germain and a PL loan?

CM Punt on Puerta from Kusen?
 

 

 

 

Oh, look a pig just flew by. Did you see it?

[jim mk2]

Two weeks to deadline and the silence is ominous on more incomings. Would it be a surprise if that's it until January? 

[arbitro]

1 hour ago, RoverCanada said:

Threw this together as I was generally curious about the implied wages/transfer sums for our dealings since the start of 2024 (could extend back to last summer and add in Kaminski, Phillips, Edun etc but this gets shakier the further you go back as would need to make a lot more assumptions about wages, including new contracts/escalators on existing deals, how to net off Ennis/Wahlstedt/Telelovic, etc and the apparent major budget issues seemed to truly arise mid-summer 2023)

Obviously making heroic assumptions about wages/transfer fees, with wage costs usually under-estimated due to bonuses/NI+pensions/signing/agent fees etc, and I made some arbitrary calls on how much to bother counting loans, youth player costs, etc., so feel free to nitpick!

Mainly curious about the scale of transfer fees paid and wage commitments vs wages off the books (some cases may have included partly paying off contracts, so may overstate the savings there) and transfer fees received. 

 

So, ~£36m net transfer income (fair bit subject to Wharton being sold again. I've assumed we've secured another £2m on top of the £18m initial fee) and maybe a net reduction of £1m in forward-looking wage 'commitments' (trickier to interpret, particularly with respect to offloading players with long-term deals left).

Probably some truth in Waggott's claim that our wages have gone up since last year after bringing in a few vets on (one year!) decent wages deals, but obviously net transfer fees are the elephant in the room!

edit: updated as had an error in my first spreadsheet!

Really good work and it graphically explains the mess these owners have put us in through their own fault.

[davulsukur]

 

 

Gone

[Emerald Isle Rover]

13 minutes ago, Bohinen1983 said:

Very pessimistic about our odds this season.

Dodgy keeper with a dodgy defence in front of him. No pace. No goals. 

I don't share the optimism about the new lads. They've played two games against two poor sides.  You get what you pay for. Selling our best players and not adequately reinvesting is going to cost us.    

You get what you pay for - never really fully got behind this saying in football terms. Some players just need a chance 

Seamus coleman 

vardy 

mahrez 

gestede 

to name off the top of my head

not for one second comparing these lads to the above and I’m well aware there have been plenty of duds but to write them off after two games is very silly based on their price tag 

 

 

[booth]

10 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

 

 

Gone

These cunts ruin my day again.

[Polky]

Thanks for the memories, Sammie 🫡

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

5 minutes ago, Polky said:

Thanks for the memories, Sammie 🫡

Yeah, I’ll always remember the two goals at Leicester.

[davulsukur]

It was all a bit too positive recently. Obviously the club have to kick us in the nuts before we start dreaming of anything other than a relegation battle.

[Neal]

12 minutes ago, booth said:

These cunts ruin my day again.

 

Polite request.

 

It's hard enough being a Rovers fan but can people never share pictures of these creatures because it brings about thoughts and feelings that aren't good for my mental health. 

[Torgeir]

40 minutes ago, Moptop1 said:

Oh, look a pig just flew by. Did you see it?

Was it you?

[arbitro]

How can anybody not like this bloke. Heartfelt piece from Sammie.

 

[Gordon Ottershaw]

Last week the club was "messing Szmodics about" and risking being stuck with a player that wants to leave.

This week we're having a meltdown because Szmodics is moving to a Premier League club..........as if nothing like that has never happened before 😵‍💫

[booth]

1 minute ago, Neal said:

 

Polite request.

 

It's hard enough being a Rovers fan but can people never share pictures of these creatures because it brings about thoughts and feelings that aren't good for my mental health. 

I needed an image to project my hatred and utter contempt towards. So sorry about that.

If I had the room they'd be on a regularly used dartboard.

[London blue]

2 minutes ago, Gordon Ottershaw said:

Last week the club was "messing Szmodics about" and risking being stuck with a player that wants to leave.

This week we're having a meltdown because Szmodics is moving to a Premier League club..........as if nothing like that has never happened before 😵‍💫

Please let the rest of us know the acceptable responses to future club developments.

[Gordon Ottershaw]

Just now, London blue said:

Please let the rest of us know the acceptable responses to future club developments.

Oh, I do apologise.....

[Tugayisgod]

[windymiller7]

15 minutes ago, arbitro said:

How can anybody not like this bloke. Heartfelt piece from Sammie.

 

Not gonna lie - I welled up a bit watching that. 

Best of luck Sammie. Pity your Prem dream wasn't achieved with us - but we all know why!

[47er]

2 hours ago, pick32 said:

Carter or Tronstad 

I was going to say Carter. He'd certainly command the higher price.

But the ranks are getting thin!

[Torgeir]

We should have someone lined up already. Surely? Shouldn't we............?

[RoverDom]

21 minutes ago, arbitro said:

How can anybody not like this bloke. Heartfelt piece from Sammie.

 

Its Hay fever OK!! 

[superniko]

3 hours ago, Bethnal said:

Just as something for us to mull over while we wait for news:

We’ve sold both of our best players in succession within 7 months of each other… who would you say is our best player, now?

Tronstad for me. Carter is probably worth the most though. A good, injury free season for him and he’ll be the next (and final) asset to leave 

[RoverDom]

How long before the answer is Pears? 

[arbitro]

8 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Outstanding journalism that - he must be in line for some award for that.

It's two weeks before the end of the window and we need some players and this back is extolling his wisdom and insight in the most patronising way.

[M_B]

2 hours ago, Jimmy612 said:

As it stands the squad is undeniably weaker than last season.  Over £40m incoming, and (being very generous) £1.5m outgoing, not to mention more of our top earners off the books. Whilst Ohashi and Gueye look like they will be useful additions, it's a huge risk to expect them to play a full season and score, say 15-20 each. 

Unless we see some substantial investment in the next two weeks (I'm talking £5m - 7m minimum), then the owners should hang their heads in shame.  Successful clubs sell players at the right time before re-investing a portion of that income to ensure that their club is 1. competitive in the league, and 2. have saleable assets in 12 - 24 months' time. 

I expect us to stagnate and tread water, plugging the remaining gaps with cheap punts, old has-beens and loans.  Whilst I acknowledge and am initially impressed by the signings of Ohashi and Gueye, they needed to be additions to an already depleted squad, not replacements for anyone who left this summer, let alone our talisman.

We need 5 more, and a minimum of 3 should be cash purchases who improve our squad and have potential to be the next double figure sale. Anything else is inexcusable. 

I'll probably be branded a Venkys stooge for this, but I'm not necessarily bothered how much the club spends, I'm more interested that they've done due diligence over whoever comes in. 

Gestede's signings so far give hope that we're now  looking in the right places,and at the right levels.

Most important of all, any new keeper signing has to be absolutely spot on. 

Edited August 16 by M_B