January Transfer window

[RevidgeBlue]

11 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Said similar yesterday 

kitching wasn’t mentioned anywhere by anybody until Elliot confirmed talks had taken place last week

its the only hope I’m clinging on to at this time that cards are being kept close to their chest with certain targets

park gone = Nixon back to being out of the loop

Kitching maybe isn't a great example (an uninspiring potential signing we hadnt heard about rather than a great one) but I agree on your general point.

[roverandout]

Eustace has finally been forced to dumb down by the club. Like every optimistic manager before him. Like a new teacher arriving at a school with positive outlooks on teaching his children then finding out the school is a lost cause

[BankEnd Rover]

1 minute ago, davulsukur said:

Strange comments from JE but I imagine he's referring to Schlupp and Kent. 

Schlupp is still a PL player on big bucks and Kent probably expects high wages as well.

Nail on head - Those 2 would be on extremely high wages.

[Devon Rover]

3 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Nail on head - Those 2 would be on extremely high wages.

Yes. So I'd have preferred a quote along the lines of "too expensive for this club". That is very different to "too good".

[chaddyrovers]

36 minutes ago, Paul Mani said:

Kinel guys….relax. There’s so much context that can’t be seen in written text. But when you add in the fact that the report is paraphrasing a full conversation, it makes full understanding impossible.

Maybe he was referring to others who had said they were “Too good”, maybe they’d just had a joke about Ronaldo coming to Rovers off camera and that was the context?? There’s many many ways this could be read.

In the main, the message is REALLY clear from JE. The most pertinent word in the interview is ‘ambitious’ for me. That is laying the gauntlet down to Suhail and The V’s.

We seen a fake link to Luis Saurez..

Also I think he is putting pressure on to get quality players in he wants. He wants promotion and he thinks we can achieve this, this season. Time to back him with 3 quality signings he wants

[lraC]

49 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

Yup, in this article: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/24844743.eustace-blackburn-rovers-ambition-west-brom-links/

I fully agree on your last line. Most of the links have been shite, not a single player I would consider 'too good' for us - shocking take from Eustace.

It is the JDT version of calling Waggott and Pasha out this, in my opinion, only a lot more subtle.

[BankEnd Rover]

7 minutes ago, Devon Rover said:

Yes. So I'd have preferred a quote along the lines of "too expensive for this club". That is very different to "too good".

Christ it's really not that deep, Eustace may look back and think he could have possibly re worded it better , but I think we all get what he means as a whole.

Edited January 10 by BankEnd Rover

[roversfan99]

We need 4 at least now Baker has gone.

But its understandable why people dont relax, weve seen this all before. Desperate for funding to improve the squad off the back of sales and owners who wont allow it. Manager regularly shows frustration in the media, doesnt get what he wants and a positive start fizzles out.

[lraC]

41 minutes ago, Paul Mani said:

Kinel guys….relax. There’s so much context that can’t be seen in written text. But when you add in the fact that the report is paraphrasing a full conversation, it makes full understanding impossible.

Maybe he was referring to others who had said they were “Too good”, maybe they’d just had a joke about Ronaldo coming to Rovers off camera and that was the context?? There’s many many ways this could be read.

In the main, the message is REALLY clear from JE. The most pertinent word in the interview is ‘ambitious’ for me. That is laying the gauntlet down to Suhail and The V’s.

Spot on.

It is definitely, laying the gauntlet down, to them two, but what now of we sign no one of consequence this window, which is likely to happen?

[davulsukur]

6 minutes ago, Devon Rover said:

Yes. So I'd have preferred a quote along the lines of "too expensive for this club". That is very different to "too good".

Yeah, it's not a great choice of words on his part.

Both of those players are likely to be in the championship by the end of the window, so not sure how either are too good for us.

Likely to be out of our reach financially but maybe he's not allowed to mention that due to the circa £40m influx of cash we've had. 

[chaddyrovers]

19 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

You think those players are "too good" for us?

A Coventry reserve, an aging ugility man frozen out by his club and an injured League 1 player.

Eustace is clearly getting pissed off.

Not my point, see my next post. 

Batth as a reserve at Norwich last season or Gestede at Cardiff. 

Has Eustace told you he is getting pissed off. Clearly Eustace wants signings in early but its not happened 

18 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

In what world would poku and kitching be too good for rovers or even close to it? Give your head a wobble 

That's wasnt my point, its think those 3 players would improved us as a squad. Just need a striker now

[Emerald Isle Rover]

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Not my point, see my next post. 

Batth as a reserve at Norwich last season or Gestede at Cardiff. 

Has Eustace told you he is getting pissed off. Clearly Eustace wants signings in early but its not happened 

That's wasnt my point, its think those 3 players would improved us as a squad. Just need a striker now

That wasn’t the context of the conversation we were discussing the working ‘too good’ and you replied that poku and kitching ‘would be’

so your response was incorrect

as for Eustace - if he isn’t pissed off then he isn’t a good manager 

[Upside Down]

2 hours ago, Forever Blue said:

I’m old enough to remember Rudy being touted as a great communicator who was going to keep fans in the loop. 

He's told us everything we need to know.

So shut the fuck up and be grateful.

[Paul Mani]

33 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Well if the names linked so far are "too good" for us it might be Eustace tipping us off that that the Club aren't matching his ambition.

We don't know what tone the comment was said in either. I suppose he could have said it in a sarcastic manner.

We won't know until the end of the window I guess, but early signs are very unencouraging both in terms of actual activity and names linked. The only hope is that the Club have been keeping their cards close to their chest and they surprise us with some great signings that haven't been mentioned anywhere so far.

I think your point about it being sarcastic, or playful is likely. Either way, we can’t be getting our knickers in a twist about it without the full context (Not saying you are btw).

I think it’s still pretty early in the window. The names linked aren’t overly exciting, but the first ones out of the hat are rarely the ones you get anyway.

[roversfan99]

I think people getting tetchy isnt originated from those comments which could be in any context.

Its because we repeatedly have seen this situation play out before. 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

4 minutes ago, Paul Mani said:

I think your point about it being sarcastic, or playful is likely. Either way, we can’t be getting our knickers in a twist about it without the full context (Not saying you are btw).

I think it’s still pretty early in the window. The names linked aren’t overly exciting, but the first ones out of the hat are rarely the ones you get anyway.

We play Portsmouth in 5 days and Oxford in 8 days

we’re down Travis / picks / Ohashi / baker

Pretty early? Not so sure about that 

[chaddyrovers]

8 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

That wasn’t the context of the conversation we were discussing the working ‘too good’ and you replied that poku and kitching ‘would be’

so your response was incorrect

as for Eustace - if he isn’t pissed off then he isn’t a good manager 

I understand that thanks but I think you are reading far too much into Eustace's comments. I think those 3 players would improve us

[Forever Blue]

8 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

He's told us everything we need to know.

So shut the fuck up and be grateful.

You’re right, apologies. I’ll put it in my gratitude journal.

[BankEnd Rover]

4 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

We play Portsmouth in 5 days and Oxford in 8 days

we’re down Travis / picks / Ohashi / baker

Pretty early? Not so sure about that 

The same posters won't be saying the same if we loose both games or pick up minimal points and slide down to 10th...Teams breathing down our necks are investing...What are we doing? 

Edited January 10 by BankEnd Rover

[Upside Down]

1 minute ago, Forever Blue said:

You’re right, apologies. I’ll put it in my gratitude journal.

Make sure to pay penance to our chicken overlords for your insolence.

[Paul Mani]

15 minutes ago, lraC said:

Spot on.

It is definitely, laying the gauntlet down, to them two, but what now of we sign no one of consequence this window, which is likely to happen?

Mate, from as close to the horses mouth as you get, I know JE offered his resignation in the summer as we meandered through the transfer window refusing to spend the money he had been promised on joining the club. In fairness, Rovers turned it round with some good signings and backed him, with the Cantwell signing the ‘Cherry on the top’.

JE doesn’t sound petulant or erratic, but he is apparently VERY direct and clear in what he wants. I think he’s a realist, and doesn’t expect us to spend millions, but IF we have a terrible window this January, then I don’t doubt that he will do his job well until the end of the season and be gone in the summer.

He won’t be short of offers.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

2 minutes ago, Paul Mani said:

Mate, from as close to the horses mouth as you get, I know JE offered his resignation in the summer as we meandered through the transfer window refusing to spend the money he had been promised on joining the club. In fairness, Rovers turned it round with some good signings and backed him, with the Cantwell signing the ‘Cherry on the top’.

JE doesn’t sound petulant or erratic, but he is apparently VERY direct and clear in what he wants. I think he’s a realist, and doesn’t expect us to spend millions, but IF we have a terrible window this January, then I don’t doubt that he will do his job well until the end of the season and be gone in the summer.

He won’t be short of offers.

Sorry just not having this at all. 6months in and he offered to resign? Calling massive BS on this one 

[Upside Down]

1 minute ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Sorry just not having this at all. 6months in and he offered to resign? Calling massive BS on this one 

Honestly, would it really be that surprising?

JDT was only a year in before he was done.

Lambert also.

Nothing ever changes with these cunts.

[Scoobydo]

2 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Sorry just not having this at all. 6months in and he offered to resign? Calling massive BS on this one 

Why would he make it up?

[had.e.nuff]

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Has Eustace said that? Very disappointing if so. He shouldn't be saying that even if we we were being tentatively linked with some genuine superstars on loan etc.

I'd go the other way, I'm not excited by anyone we've been linked to yet.

Maybe he is trying to lower fans expectations , and he can then be pleased if we get one of them.