The Summer Transfer Window (Press Submit)

[TheRevAshton]

38 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Aaron Connelly is a must sign for me this window, would be a class above what we have up top.

Would fully agree, however...

He's been on over £20k a week at Hull... highly doubt he'd be willing to take a huge wage cut to come here.

He'll end up somewhere that will give him around the same as Hull, clubs like Middlesbrough/Norwich/Watford spring to mind.

Edited May 20, 2024 by TheRevAshton

[Oldgregg86]

19 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

i could`nt bring myself to watch the stupid haired simpleton in a blue and white shirt

Me either. I never forgave him for smashing raya when he was at wba, even if it did turn Richie Smallwood in to Gordon backs for an afternoon 

[Mattyblue]

Oh for those heady days when we could compete with Hull!

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, BankEnd Rover said:

In what world don’t we need a keeper? Wahlstedt needs a loan and pears need dropping…Bring Ruddy in if we’ve got no money…

Ruddy is a target according to Nicko

[Ricky]

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Ruddy is a target according to Nicko

Thought he looked poor when they visited us this season. I would have snapped him up a few seasons ago but feel his best days are behind him.

[neophox]

Jesurak Rak-Sakyi must be interesting for coming season with our relations with Palace. Would be a steal. 

[MarkBRFC]

8 minutes ago, neophox said:

Jesurak Rak-Sakyi must be interesting for coming season with our relations with Palace. Would be a steal. 

What relationship do we have with Palace apart from giving them our best player for peanuts?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 hours ago, davulsukur said:

He's 32 and scored less goals than Sam Gallagher last season.

Avoid.

Agreed. The time to sign him was several years ago, not now.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

His seasonal goal tallies are 12, 7, 8, 9, 8 and 5 this season having missed a decent chunk. So 49 in 6 seasons.

His goal record is very underwhelming but compare him to some of the strikers weve had under Venkys. Brown, Telalovic, Ennis, Varney, Kazim Richards, Dom Samuel, Hirst, Goodwillie, Edinho. Hes not one of the worst.

He is now. What he did 5 seasons ago is irrelevant. He didn’t even look like missing chances last season, never mind scoring goals.

[jim mk2]

12 hours ago, Penwortham Blue said:

Victor Johansson, the Rotherham keeper has signed for Stoke. Would have been a really good No 1 for us, a massive upgrade.

Good signing for them. Looked an excellent keeper in the game at Ewood last season. I suppose it was always a fantasy to hope we might sign him. 

[ABBEY]

58 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Ruddy is a target according to Nicko

Still a nickoteen then 

[ABBEY]

29 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

What relationship do we have with Palace apart from giving them our best player for peanuts?

Only relationship with them scum is pure hate . Vile club and vile fans.

[bluebruce]

12 hours ago, Andy said:

You're right, but I've been told that a GK is way down the priority list for this summer.

That would mean relegation.

[tomphil]

They are just settling in for another cosy old boys club again down there now the shadow MD and his CEO have rearranged the chairs.

Club funding itself short term through sales, firefighter head coach/manager happy for a job knowing the restrictions, owners happy there is no hassle for a while.

Waggots pension fund manager ecstatic. 

[Danny O.Brien]

1 hour ago, Ricky said:

Thought he looked poor when they visited us this season. I would have snapped him up a few seasons ago but feel his best days are behind him.

He was arguably the worst keeper I've seen at ewood last season. Alot of that however was down to him being expected to play out. Hes a solid keeper but would be a short term and expensive fix. As much as it pains me I'd rather use the money elsewhere and persevere with pears. 

As for Aaron Connolly at 24 there is certainly a chance of getting a return on any investment. Which as a free transfer you'd imagine the club would be all over. He will still have hopes of getting back to premier league and will hopefully see what Armstrong, Diaz and maybe szmodics have done here and given their career a huge boost. It will all depend on what options he has and what we can offer. But he would certainly be a player we should be looking at.

[tomphil]

I doubt Ruddy at this stage is any sort of upgrade on Pears but having him in the building working with Pears and as solid backup would make sense.

However you wouldn't want to be paying him anything more than a wage that reflects that we don't want people doing people favours again.

I've seen rumours that Benson has left though no idea if that's true but Ruddy in as keeper coach, back up keeper might be a good fit.

[lraC]

1 hour ago, Danny O.Brien said:

He was arguably the worst keeper I've seen at ewood last season. Alot of that however was down to him being expected to play out. Hes a solid keeper but would be a short term and expensive fix. As much as it pains me I'd rather use the money elsewhere and persevere with pears. 

As for Aaron Connolly at 24 there is certainly a chance of getting a return on any investment. Which as a free transfer you'd imagine the club would be all over. He will still have hopes of getting back to premier league and will hopefully see what Armstrong, Diaz and maybe szmodics have done here and given their career a huge boost. It will all depend on what options he has and what we can offer. But he would certainly be a player we should be looking at.

I agree, he was dreadful that night.

[Ghost7]

2 hours ago, Ricky said:

Thought he looked poor when they visited us this season. I would have snapped him up a few seasons ago but feel his best days are behind him.

Best days behind him? How dare you, he's 37 😆

Rovers need to learn to spend some decent money in key positions, it's as simple as that. 1m+ on a GK, a striker, a CM and a left back. Loan in a winger. Job done but will never happen even though the funds have been generated.

Can't be many left in the "Venky's In" brigade now?

"Give them the summer!" and so the show continues 🤣

[tugayislegend]

3 hours ago, BankEnd Rover said:

In what world don’t we need a keeper? Wahlstedt needs a loan and pears need dropping…Bring Ruddy in if we’ve got no money…

Bringing in a solid goalkeeper could be the difference between staying up or not next year. 

[neophox]

Have a feeling Sean Kimberley will get the role as DOF.

[neophox]

Think there could be some clearout in the summer with coaches...

[Tugayisgod]

14 minutes ago, tugayislegend said:

Bringing in a solid goalkeeper could be the difference between staying up or not next year. 

Agree that a keeper should be on the list, though don't know if the club thinks that.

If we were, maybe do worse than this guy ...

 

[B16Rover]

As much as I think there is a player in Connolly, I don't think signing a kebab loving shag about striker would help with the standards as they currently are at rovers.  Between the manager giving him days off to keep him happy and the fans being banned from booing him I've no doubt hed have a great time - just not on the pitch 

[rigger]

1 hour ago, Danny O.Brien said:

He was arguably the worst keeper I've seen at ewood last season. Alot of that however was down to him being expected to play out. Hes a solid keeper but would be a short term and expensive fix. As much as it pains me I'd rather use the money elsewhere and persevere with pears. 

As for Aaron Connolly at 24 there is certainly a chance of getting a return on any investment. Which as a free transfer you'd imagine the club would be all over. He will still have hopes of getting back to premier league and will hopefully see what Armstrong, Diaz and maybe szmodics have done here and given their career a huge boost. It will all depend on what options he has and what we can offer. But he would certainly be a player we should be looking at.

The worst keepers seen at Ewood last season, were Pears and Wahlstedt.

[Exiled_Rover]

31 minutes ago, neophox said:

Have a feeling Sean Kimberley will get the role as DOF.

Seems woefully under qualified, so that's perfect.