January Transfer window

[roverandout]

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

Would be delighted with him joining us. 

Let's make it happen

You'd be delighted if rovers signed Ali dia

[roversfan99]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Would be delighted with him joining us. 

Let's make it happen

Why delighted? 

Hes hardly a prolific goalscorer.

[RevidgeBlue]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Sheffield United and Sunderland are bidding £10m plus £3m for Tom Cannon

Is that the guy you thought we had a chance of signing? Lol.

Just had a quick look online and it said there that Sunderland were prepared to commit  to two loan deals for players with obligations to purchase costing a total of £33m if they go up.

Meanwhile we've signed Adam Forshaw on a short term deal until the end of the season.

It'd be quite funny if it wasn't so sad and infuriating in equal measure.

[rob_of_the_rovers]

Thomas-Asante is a hard worker with a shit eye for goal. We don't need any more of those.

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Is that the guy you thought we had a chance of signing? Lol.

Just had a quick look online and it said there that Sunderland were prepared to commit  to two loan deals for players with obligations to purchase costing a total of £33m if they go up.

Meanwhile we've signed Adam Forshaw on a short term deal until the end of the season.

It'd be quite funny if it wasn't so sad and infuriating in equal measure.

'Keeping our powder dry' for our big CF signing. £1.75m on an out-of-favour bloke from Coventry would pretty much tick all those boxes.

We have a L1 budget.

[RevidgeBlue]

10 minutes ago, Polky said:

 

Are we allowed to sign anyone from any other Club apart from Coventry?

[JHRover]

2 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Is that the guy you thought we had a chance of signing? Lol.

Just had a quick look online and it said there that Sunderland were prepared to commit  to two loan deals for players with obligations to purchase costing a total of £33m if they go up.

Meanwhile we've signed Adam Forshaw on a short term deal until the end of the season.

It'd be quite funny if it wasn't so sad and infuriating in equal measure.

Compare and contrast - Sunderland have an owner with deep pockets and a genuine desire to see them get promoted, and is working to try and achieve that within the constraints of FFP. This is how major business can be done without gambling the club's future or risking FFP trouble. 

Rovers have owners who claim to have a desire to go somewhere and hide behind FFP but yet have simply avoided doing any business off the back of it.

One lot who clearly have no interest in spending and hide behind whatever excuse they can. Another lot who do whatever they can to invest within the restraints of FFP.

[davulsukur]

16 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Sheffield United and Sunderland are bidding £10m plus £3m for Tom Cannon

Straight up cash now? Not even a loan and then an agreed fee upon promotion?

[joey_big_nose]

Asante's goal scoring record is not that brilliant - 1 in 4 at Salford and West Brom, and now dropping to 1 in 25 at Coventry (!!!). Admittedly across those 25 games he's only played about 900 minutes so I guess more like 1 in 10 if we are being generous. 

WhoScored.com is not that generous with it's assessment....

 

[Herbie6590]

10 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

But but..........according to the Fans Forum Notes 25/11 Waggott was "in the process of requesting funding for the upcoming January transfer window".

Surely you're not suggesting our esteemed CEO would pull the wool over supporters' eyes?

“Dear Rao family…I think we need 50p to cover off January 2025. Love Steve”

[Paul Mani]

I have to say, I’ve always liked Thomas Asante. Whenever I’ve watched him, he looks dangerous. He’s quick and mobile. Scares defenders.

Scored 11 in 39 last season, but seems to have fallen out of the team there. Limited to sub appearances and the team not doing well. Is better than anything we’ve got and could be a shrewd signing. Interesting.

[joey_big_nose]

17 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Would be delighted with him joining us. 

Let's make it happen

What brought you to that point of view?

[K-Hod]

24 minutes ago, Polky said:

 

Would actually be happy with this one, tbh.

He looked dangerous against us for WBA before.

[davulsukur]

23 minutes ago, Polky said:

 

Another non-scoring centre forward? Or is he actually decent?

Edited January 15 by davulsukur

[roverandout]

Just now, Paul Mani said:

I have to say, I’ve always liked Thomas Asante. Whenever I’ve watched him, he looks dangerous. He’s quick and mobile. Scares defenders.

Scored 11 in 39 last season, but seems to have fallen out of the team there. Limited to sub appearances and the team not doing well. Is better than anything we’ve got and could be a shrewd signing. Interesting.

His goal scoring record isn't much better than ghueye's this season.  At least ghueye is 6'4. He has 3 goals in 26 games. We're just stockpiling bang average forwards

[Emerald Isle Rover]

I’d take asante for our winger I wouldn’t have an issue with that 

if he’s the number 9 then yea wave bye bye to the playoffs 

[47er]

11 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Sunderland have an owner with deep pockets

Our owners have deep pockets but short arms ---sadly.

[roverandout]

1 minute ago, joey_big_nose said:

What brought you to that point of view?

Cause rovers said 

[sharpysharps86]

Thomas Asante has 1 goal and 1 assist in the league this season. Granted he managed 11 league goals last season so that's something to cling onto. Still not exactly prolific though is it.

Crikey.

[Theaxe15]

6 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Would actually be happy with this one, tbh.

He looked dangerous against us for WBA before.

That was with a JDT defence in front of him. I’d have looked mildly threatening against that and I can’t strike a ball with my right foot

[roverandout]

Surely to fuck the 'scouts' have more imagination than scouring English championship players.  There must be a hidden gem outside somewhere for that fee. It's like they've got a long list of championship players and throwing a dart at a name in the hope he'll turn out good.

[RoverKyle]

22 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Are we allowed to sign anyone from any other Club apart from Coventry?

Yes, anyone that used to play for Middlesbrough.

[jim mk2]

Asante has scored one goal in 25 matches for Coventry which is about the same as Gueye's one in 24.

But Chaddy likes Asante so he must be good.

[TheRevAshton]

If we spend £1.75m on Brandon Thomas-A-fucking-sante, then I give up.

Could probably name 5 strikers off the top of my head, who you'd get way better value out of for that amount of money or less.

He doesn't bloody score! Good lord.

Edited January 15 by TheRevAshton

[joey_big_nose]

10 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

I’d take asante for our winger I wouldn’t have an issue with that 

if he’s the number 9 then yea wave bye bye to the playoffs 

Yes... looks like he is more of a winger signing to me.