January Transfer window

[roversfan99]

And to get rid of a few defences that I expect ahead of the deal if it happens:

- it saves money for other positions. We need a decent central midfielder ASWELL as other positions. We have one of the best partnerships in the league arguably when fit, and currently Travis isnt. Then we have Buckley who isnt good enough and potentially now a player Plymouth dont think is good enough, either of whom will at least play in the next month. So you go from a position of strength to weakness because we dont have competent depth.

- Eustace picked him. That would be speculation, but even if he has, he wouldnt if he had a reasonable budget. Not expecting a £5m midfielder, but just a decent one.

- he is experienced in the league. So is Jason Lowe. Doesnt mean hes good enough. Forshaw was in his day but that day is long, long gone.

[Herbie6590]

A Plymouth fan writes…

[roverandout]

9 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

No point trying to argue with someone who thinks £18m for Adam Wharton was good business and a player already on the books (Travis) and Cantwell are adequate replacement for a player of his calibre. 

Very weird bunch on the LT site. There was actually someone else arguing on there this morning that we were a "development" Club and they didn't want us spending any money in the transfer window in case it put the Club at risk.

No real fan would say that. Either not a Rovers supporter or a Club plant.

Most posters on there are as thick as shit

[Ossydave]

I wasn't expecting much this window tbh, but it wasn't expecting shite like Forshaw to sign. At least signing cheap foreign unknowns there's a chance, no matter how slim, they'll end up semi decent. We know what we're getting with Forshaw and it's utter dross.

[DuffsLeftPeg]

Good signing. Rewriting as someone deleted my last post for some reason 🤔 

Replaces Baker straight away & adds experience and he’s combative which is what we need. He’s only cover and won’t start when Trav is back. So I’m not sure what people expect?

He literally ran the game last season at Ewood. All be it only against Buckley & Ayari but it wasn’t that long ago so he can’t be “past it” as some have described. 

Hopefully better to come but it’s a start. 

[roverandout]

Just now, DuffsLeftPeg said:

Good signing. Rewriting as someone deleted my last post for some reason 🤔 

Replaces Baker straight away & adds experience and he’s combative which is what we need. He’s only cover and won’t start when Trav is back. So I’m not sure what people expect?

He literally ran the game last season at Ewood. All be it only against Buckley & Ayari but it wasn’t that long ago so he can’t be “past it” as some have described. 

Hopefully better to come but it’s a start. 

Plymouth fans themselves have even said his legs have gone

[Emerald Isle Rover]

2 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Plymouth fans themselves have even said his legs have gone

I’m not for the signing myself we have other areas needing addressed 

but I wouldn’t read loads into what fans think there were plenty of Norwich fans last year saying the same about batth 

[roverandout]

2 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

I’m not for the signing myself we have other areas needing addressed 

but I wouldn’t read loads into what fans think there were plenty of Norwich fans last year saying the same about batth 

But batth is a centreback.  As a midfielder you need to have a good engine.  Up and down. As a defender you can get away with it a bit more

Edited 3 hours ago by roverandout

[B16Rover]

Id have rather had Isaac Hayden on loan than Forshaw but unfortunately championship superclub Portsmouth must have beat us to that 

[DuffsLeftPeg]

5 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Plymouth fans themselves have even said his legs have gone

Yeah let’s trust a set of fans whose team have spent the best part of the last decade in League 1 or 2 

Like I said, he’s only cover

[roverandout]

Just now, DuffsLeftPeg said:

Yeah let’s trust a set of fans whose team have spent the best part of the last decade in League 1 or 2 

Like I said, he’s only cover

So their opinion isn't worth anything because they've been lower league? You're a championship snob (kidding)

[TheRevAshton]

7 minutes ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

Yeah let’s trust a set of fans whose team have spent the best part of the last decade in League 1 or 2 

Like I said, he’s only cover

For comparison…

Last season Ipswich needed cover for Sam Morsy, they signed our captain (and one of our top earners) Lewis Travis who played until Morsy returned.

Different levels of ambition.

Edited 3 hours ago by TheRevAshton

[davulsukur]

I mean, I think I'd rather we just stuck with Buckley/Garrett/JRC rather than wasting money on Forshaw.

[Hasta]

7 minutes ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

Yeah let’s trust a set of fans whose team have spent the best part of the last decade in League 1 or 2 

And they still think he’s been shit. Think about it.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

6 minutes ago, roverandout said:

So their opinion isn't worth anything because they've been lower league? You're a championship snob (kidding)

Not that it isn’t worth anything opinions differ just look at our own squad 

fans are divided on Dolan jrc Buckley etc it’s not a fair reflection 

[DuffsLeftPeg]

9 minutes ago, roverandout said:

So their opinion isn't worth anything because they've been lower league? You're a championship snob (kidding)

I can only go off what I’ve seen in the flesh and he bossed the game at Ewood only last season. Also hard to judge a player managed by Shrek himself.

We’ll see but I think he’s a decent addition. 

I liked Baker but I thought he was a little passive and drifted in and out of games when he did play. Forshaw is all action & a bit of a terrier just hope he does still have some life in him yet.

Edited 3 hours ago by DuffsLeftPeg

[davulsukur]

7 minutes ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

Yeah let’s trust a set of fans whose team have spent the best part of the last decade in League 1 or 2 

Like I said, he’s only cover

Why are we signing players "just for cover" when we've raked in £40m in transfer fees in the last 18months?

Where is the squad building or the "Brentford model" we were led to believe was happening here?

Forshaw - 33

Batth- 34

Weimann - 33

McFadzean- 38

Some serious long term planning going on with half of our signings.

[DuffsLeftPeg]

4 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

For comparison…

Last season Ipswich needed cover for Sam Morsy, they signed our captain (and one of our top earners) Lewis Travis who played until Morsy returned.

Different levels of ambition.

Tell us something we don’t know already.

[roverandout]

2 minutes ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

I can only go off what I’ve seen in the flesh and he bossed the game at Ewood only last season. Also hard to judge a player managed by Shrek himself.

We’ll see but I think he’s a decent addition. 

I liked Baker but I thought he was a little passive and drifted in and out of games when he did play. Forshaw is all action & a bit of a terrier just hope he does still have some life in him yet.

I don't mind if he's on cheap wages or pay as you play.  But we need to look at better

[Exiled_Rover]

3 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Why are we signing players "just for cover" when we've raked in £40m in transfer fees in the last 18months?

Where is the squad building or the "Brentford model" we were led to believe was happening here?

Forshaw - 33

Batth- 34

Weimann - 33

McFadzean- 38

Some serious long term planning going on with half of our signings.

The Brentford model left when they sacked Broughton.

Now it's about applying plasters onto gaping wounds until every last penny is spent. 

[Mike E]

I’d rather have Garrett as backup than Forshaw.

[Bbrovers2288]

He has always been a tidy player , but yes it doesn’t initially smack of ambition unless he is the starter for the main course to come , all I can cling to 

[Neal]

This just screams of another John Fleck type signing... Someone way past their prime, possible injury risk and stuck with their wages. Simply not what we need. 

[wilsdenrover]

I expect (hope!) it’s expectation management ‘Waggott style’

Leak links to really shit players in the hope that when we sign a less shit player (but not as good as we were initially wishing for) we’re all relieved rather than angry.

 

 

[Polky]

We didn’t get any experienced players under JDT and now we’re going the other way. I understand he fills a spot until the end of the season, but feels like another Fleck/Basturk to me.

In five years time, we’ll forget he even played for the club.