January Transfer window

[Gav Mac]

16 hours ago, ... said:

All on who the players?

The owners

[KentExile]

1 hour ago, Torgeir said:

I don't mind Kargbo but can't see him being much better than what we have. We're crying out for pace though...

 

Christian Shpendi from the same time looks a more exciting prospect, but also more expensive. Over to you, Rudy.

Isn't Shpendi more a centre forward whereas Kargbo more a wide forward/support striker?

[Gav Mac]

12 hours ago, Gordon Gekko said:

First Tower? I’m also a Jersey boy 👍

Yes mate 

[TheRevAshton]

46 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Because one Plymouth reject isn't enough?

Cissoko absolutely tore us a new one when we played Plymouth earlier in the season, was the best player on the pitch by a distance - I even remember stating how I wish we had a player like that.

Far from a Plymouth reject that lad, would be over the moon if we were to move for him.

Edited 12 hours ago by TheRevAshton

[Emerald Isle Rover]

On Morgan Whittaker - I know we aren’t in a position to be ‘picky’ but glad we don’t have the resources to be in for him 

bad attitude by all accounts coming from Swansea and now Plymouth fans

 Not showing up is a joke and not a good character trait many manager would like 

[Bbrovers2288]

14 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

On Morgan Whittaker - I know we aren’t in a position to be ‘picky’ but glad we don’t have the resources to be in for him 

bad attitude by all accounts coming from Swansea and now Plymouth fans

 Not showing up is a joke and not a good character trait many manager would like 

At this point I’d take forest whittaker if it meant a body through the door. Attitudes can be worked on, a certain mr savage pulled a similar stunt to force a move to us back in the day 

[Theaxe15]

8 minutes ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

At this point I’d take forest whittaker if it meant a body through the door. Attitudes can be worked on, a certain mr savage pulled a similar stunt to force a move to us back in the day 

Famed for his no look pass

[BankEnd Rover]

[TheRevAshton]

I'd love to just go and spend the day at Brockhall and see what they do all day, this lot must be the biggest set of slackers on the planet.

There are 11 days left of the window, we have 11 senior players out injured and an away game in 2 days...

What the fuck are they actually doing? Have they really not been doing anything to prepare for the window?

We're plummeting and on the brink of freefall, but the reality is that we're actually still in a playoff position - if they act quickly this could be recovered, but why is there no urgency?!

It's shambolic. There are very few (if any) other Clubs that are this amateur. It's an absolute circus down there, genuinely embarrassing.

Edited 12 hours ago by TheRevAshton

[Forever Blue]

1 minute ago, TheRevAshton said:

I'd love to just go and spend the day at Brockhall and see what they do all day, this lot must be the biggest set of slackers on the planet.

There are 11 days left of the window, we have 11 senior players out injured and an away game in 2 days...

What the fuck are they actually doing? Have they really not been doing anything to prepare for the window?

We're plummeting and on the brink of freefall, but the reality is that we're actually still in a playoff position - this could be recovered, but where is the urgency?!

It's shambolic. There are very few (if any) other Clubs that are this amateur. It's an absolute circus down there, genuinely embarrassing.

There’s no money. The recruitment team might as well be on holiday. 

[ben_the_beast]

Watched a video of Kargbo. I usually don't put much stock in them, but it did appear he was often playing centrally, rather than out wide. 

Looking at his stats, if he really does play as a support striker or centre forward, the fact he's not scored since October is very worrying. As is the fact he's not an automatic starter for a middling Serie B side. 

The fact he undoubtedly cost absolutely peanuts will go in his favour. Always willing to give a player a chance, but if he is one of our main targets it looks like pure desperation. Telalovic style gamble, based on some underlying stats, conveniently ignoring that he's playing in a shite league.

Edited 12 hours ago by ben_the_beast

[roversfan99]

7 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

You mean like BBD and Szmodics did? 

 

Haven't we done that with signings like Kaminski, Ohashi, Gueye over last few years. 

We need a mixed approach to our signings given our budget

Its flawed logic to say well Szmodics and Brereton started scoring as if you can sign anyone and it might happen. They are the exceptions to the the rule. And even then, Brereton was very young when we signed him and it took years for him to do that and Szmodics whilst he had never scored anywhere near as much as he did had seasons where he had scored quite a lot albeit in League 1.

Obviously you dont know how many goals any signings might score, one who rarely has in the past might score loads and one who had scored lots might be rubbish in a Rovers shirt. 

2 hours ago, Forever Blue said:

Tronstad, Toth, Ohashi and Gueye are all from ‘further afield’

I know yeah. I am saying that there has been a lot of talk in this window about Championship experience. I am saying that if you limit yourself then its a smaller pool and a more congested market.

[K-Hod]

4 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

There’s no money. The recruitment team might as well be on holiday. 

Yes there is, Venky's just don't want to spend it.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

So what are we expecting today 

a link?

a confirmed bid/enquiry?

or in the Eustace pre game chat will it be the recruitment team are working extremely hard to get the players we need in

feel like today is a big day (don’t ask why I just do)

[...]

10 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

There’s no money. The recruitment team might as well be on holiday. 

Of course there's money 🙈

[islander200]

If Karbo is signed he certainly won't be a Eustace pick

Joke the link we have at the moment is a fella who was playing in seria c last season 

Before I get jumped on I'm not saying I wouldn't support him at the ground or that he can't turn out to be a decent signing 

But very hard to imagine him coming in and having an immediate impact and is not the sort of signing we should be making at this point imo

[...]

1 minute ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

 

feel like today is a big day (don’t ask why I just do)

I've been saying that all month. Keep having to slap myself and say

"dont be a silly berk"

[MarkBRFC]

4 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

So what are we expecting today 

Nothing.

[BankEnd Rover]

2 minutes ago, islander200 said:

If Karbo is signed he certainly won't be a Eustace pick

Joke the link we have at the moment is a fella who was playing in seria c last season 

Before I get jumped on I'm not saying I wouldn't support him at the ground or that he can't turn out to be a decent signing 

But very hard to imagine him coming in and having an immediate impact and is not the sort of signing we should be making at this point imo

We need players to hit the ground running. Like you said, it could be 4/5 weeks before he gets up to speed. I imagine he'll be on the bench for the first few games. 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

Just now, MarkBRFC said:

Nothing.

So the later part of it then the Eustace default answer 

[Forever Blue]

19 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Yes there is, Venky's just don't want to spend it.

I know. I was the first person to state the very same when quite a lot on here were claiming they weren’t allowed to spend.
 

The end result is the same - there is no money.

Edited 11 hours ago by Forever Blue

[ben_the_beast]

Unlikely, but it would be very typical Venkys to release some funds on the last day of the window, catching everybody out and the first time in years, the inexperienced Gestede spaffs it up the wall on total dross. 

[cesus]

16 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

There’s no money. The recruitment team might as well be on holiday. 

Would it be terribly inconvenient for them to try and sign some people with however little money we do have?

I'm not naive with our budgets it will highly likely be low, but you can forward plan and bring in the best you can with the little you have got. You can force the hand of a club desperate for finances.

I get why we go late into deadline day because some decent quality players become available last minute when they are surplus at their club due to imcomings. BUT that doesn't mean you can not have some nearly pre agreed deals for the window opening when your squad was struggling and needing help by Jan 1st before the injuries really started.

[islander200]

If money is that tight and we can't get an experienced striker in even on loan  then I hope we will push for Dann.

It be a gamble but there has been examples of young strikers from the prem going on loan in January and having an immediate impact Cannon and Archer with Preston and Brewster when he went to Swansea and Dann does look a talent 

[Forever Blue]

7 minutes ago, cesus said:

Would it be terribly inconvenient for them to try and sign some people with however little money we do have?

I'm not naive with our budgets it will highly likely be low, but you can forward plan and bring in the best you can with the little you have got. You can force the hand of a club desperate for finances.

I get why we go late into deadline day because some decent quality players become available last minute when they are surplus at their club due to imcomings. BUT that doesn't mean you can not have some nearly pre agreed deals for the window opening when your squad was struggling and needing help by Jan 1st before the injuries really started.

I was being facetious with my comment, which strangely some people took literally. There will, as you say, be a budget, but a very shitty budget. The problem with that is we’re left fighting for the dregs that either nobody else wants , or players that were destined for elsewhere and had their deal fall thru at the last minute. 
 

I’d imagine the recruitment team have a very difficult job under those circumstances.

Edited 11 hours ago by Forever Blue