January Transfer window

[islander200]

  On 17/01/2025 at 13:56, RoversClitheroe said:

Why loan?

Whens his contract expire?

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Do you honestly think Liverpool are selling Danns permanently?And if they where do you think we would have the money for him.

Danns is a top rated youngster at Liverpool they will have absolutely no interest in selling him on a permanent deal, and if they did it would be many millions they be looking for 

[KentExile]

Dion Sanderson following on from his debut with a great answer to the question "name the one thing that is really overrated in life"

 

A - "Burnley"

lol

 

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Ahahahaha get him a contract just for saying Burnley what a legend 🤣

[roverandout]

Great signing 

[bluebruce]

  On 17/01/2025 at 14:55, ... said:

Ahahahaha get him a contract just for saying Burnley what a legend 🤣

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I guessed it was gonna be Burnley...good lad, endearing himself quickly!

Needs better taste than Lynx Africa and Drake though.

[RevidgeBlue]

Recruitment department really excelled themselves as usual this January, we've known about the priority positions for months and yet half way through the window there's absolutely no sign of anyone.

What do they do all year?

[roverandout]

  On 17/01/2025 at 15:03, RevidgeBlue said:

Recruitment department really excelled themselves as usual this January, we've known about the priority positions for months and yet half way through the window there's absolutely no sign of anyone.

What do they do all year?

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Eat drizzle cake

[Paul Mani]

  On 17/01/2025 at 15:03, RevidgeBlue said:

Recruitment department really excelled themselves as usual this January, we've known about the priority positions for months and yet half way through the window there's absolutely no sign of anyone.

What do they do all year?

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I know I don’t really need to explain this to you because I’m 100% sure you get it….

Disclaimer - I’m not absolving the recruitment team, who may or may not be useless.

But, the primary reason that most business for the January window hasn’t been done is purely financial. Everyone wants the highest quality possible for the lowest price (unless you’re Man City). So, effectively when you don’t have the big bucks, you have to play the game. You can even put a £2m bid in for a player like BTA and Cov can wait to accept it for a few days whilst they call every club possible to get £2.1m.

Most of the business this window will be done at the back end. We might have multiple bids in for multiple players (or not), but the fact that none have dropped in so far is unlikely because the Recruitment department are sat on their arses and more because we don’t have the 30% uplift it takes to tip the deals over.

JE seems happy with the efforts which leads to believe that the work is ongoing.

fwiw - I only care about quality. When we sign them is less important.

[onlyonejackwalker]

  On 17/01/2025 at 15:03, RevidgeBlue said:

Recruitment department really excelled themselves as usual this January, we've known about the priority positions for months and yet half way through the window there's absolutely no sign of anyone.

What do they do all year?

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Now you are simply moaning for the sake of moaning. You need to stop getting so flustered.

Most clubs will be looking for a fast, skillfull winger and consistent goalscorer.

At our level Sunderland and Sheffield United are supposedly looking for another striker, Leeds also but can't buy until they get shut of Bamford, West Brom can't score goals, but are struggling financially and Burnley have already brought Barnes back. That's five of the top seven, six including us all wanting a striker.

In the PL, even the bigger clubs like United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Everton all need a decent striker.

If you have more money than everyone else it's a lot easier to recruit new employees. For everyone else a million and one factors come into the equation. But you know all this already. 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

  On 17/01/2025 at 15:16, Paul Mani said:

I know I don’t really need to explain this to you because I’m 100% sure you get it….

Disclaimer - I’m not absolving the recruitment team, who may or may not be useless.

But, the primary reason that most business for the January window hasn’t been done is purely financial. Everyone wants the highest quality possible for the lowest price (unless you’re Man City). So, effectively when you don’t have the big bucks, you have to play the game. You can even put a £2m bid in for a player like BTA and Cov can wait to accept it for a few days whilst they call every club possible to get £2.1m.

Most of the business this window will be done at the back end. We might have multiple bids in for multiple players (or not), but the fact that none have dropped in so far is unlikely because the Recruitment department are sat on their arses and more because we don’t have the 30% uplift it takes to tip the deals over.

JE seems happy with the efforts which leads to believe that the work is ongoing.

fwiw - I only care about quality. When we sign them is less important.

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Will you be saying that if we say lose draw lose draw the next 4 games effectively ending our playoff push?

[Emerald Isle Rover]

  On 17/01/2025 at 15:23, onlyonejackwalker said:

Now you are simply moaning for the sake of moaning. You need to stop getting so flustered.

Most clubs will be looking for a fast, skillfull winger and consistent goalscorer.

At our level Sunderland and Sheffield United are supposedly looking for another striker, Leeds also but can't buy until they get shut of Bamford, West Brom can't score goals, but are struggling financially and Burnley have already brought Barnes back. That's five of the top seven, six including us all wanting a striker.

In the PL, even the bigger clubs like United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Everton all need a decent striker.

If you have more money than everyone else it's a lot easier to recruit new employees. For everyone else a million and one factors come into the equation. But you know all this already. 

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My argument against that is Oxford Norwich and Plymouth have all signed wingers for significant fees also 

[Eddie]

  On 17/01/2025 at 11:31, Rover down South said:

If that’s true and it’s £2.5 million, what are we waiting for?

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An absolute no-brainer for a player who will at least hold his value.

We will absolutely not do it. 

[Rover1984]

The more this striker signing drags on makes me feel we are waiting on Bamford. I really hope I’m completely wrong 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

  On 17/01/2025 at 15:40, Rover1984 said:

The more this striker signing drags on makes me feel we are waiting on Bamford. I really hope I’m completely wrong 

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I really hope your wrong too

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 17/01/2025 at 15:37, Eddie said:

An absolute no-brainer for a player who will at least hold his value.

We will absolutely not do it. 

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What position does he play for us?

He's not a striker and he's not a fast winger.

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 17/01/2025 at 15:35, Emerald Isle Rover said:

My argument against that is Oxford Norwich and Plymouth have all signed wingers for significant fees also 

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Yep, that's the crux of the matter. We'll have played 7 Championship games in 2025 by the end of January with a depleted squad.

It's make or break time.

[RevidgeBlue]

  On 17/01/2025 at 15:23, onlyonejackwalker said:

Now you are simply moaning for the sake of moaning. You need to stop getting so flustered.

Most clubs will be looking for a fast, skillfull winger and consistent goalscorer.

At our level Sunderland and Sheffield United are supposedly looking for another striker, Leeds also but can't buy until they get shut of Bamford, West Brom can't score goals, but are struggling financially and Burnley have already brought Barnes back. That's five of the top seven, six including us all wanting a striker.

In the PL, even the bigger clubs like United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Everton all need a decent striker.

If you have more money than everyone else it's a lot easier to recruit new employees. For everyone else a million and one factors come into the equation. But you know all this already. 

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Oh give it a rest.

"At our level" Sunderland and Sheffield United are looking for a striker - yeah, they've put matching £13m bids in for one!

"Our level" indeed!

[Admiral Nelsen]

  On 17/01/2025 at 15:37, Eddie said:

An absolute no-brainer for a player who will at least hold his value.

We will absolutely not do it. 

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I haven't seen him play much beyond games against Rovers and highlights, but I'm not sure I'd call it a no brainer. 

It seems like he would eat up the majority if not all of what we have to spend, and he's never done much above L1. Okay he was young then and he seems to have added goals to his game, but we're counting on him being able to do it at a higher level.

Don't get me wrong I'd definitely take him, but he would need to play out wide if Cantwell is in the team and he seems a bit one-paced whenever I've seen him. It's all very well saying that he'll keep his value, but there's not much cash around in the Championship away from parachute clubs or those who have just sold a player for big money. He'd need to be delivering consistently at this level to get someone to part with decent money. 

[B16Rover]

I think we've missed out on Germain too now 

[pick32]

  On 17/01/2025 at 16:00, RevidgeBlue said:

Oh give it a rest.

"At our level" Sunderland and Sheffield United are looking for a striker - yeah, they've put matching £13m bids in for one!

"Our level" indeed!

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With the money we have brought in from Sales it’s 💯 our level if we had decent owners who don’t hide away in a different country 

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  On 17/01/2025 at 15:03, bluebruce said:

I guessed it was gonna be Burnley...good lad, endearing himself quickly!

Needs better taste than Lynx Africa and Drake 

 

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Hahaha right 🤣

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  On 17/01/2025 at 15:56, Exiled_Rover said:

Yep, that's the crux of the matter. We'll have played 7 Championship games in 2025 by the end of January with a depleted squad.

It's make or break time.

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Definitely a deciding moment to our season and possibly the next

[bluebruce]

  On 17/01/2025 at 16:15, B16Rover said:

I think we've missed out on Germain too now 

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Yeh he moved weeks ago to Ohashi's old club.

[Eddie]

  On 17/01/2025 at 15:53, Exiled_Rover said:

What position does he play for us?

He's not a striker and he's not a fast winger.

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A better version to fill Buckley's role. As an alternative to Cantwell. Out on the wing (he's better than the options we currently have). There are quite a few possibilities. 

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  On 17/01/2025 at 14:50, KentExile said:

Dion Sanderson following on from his debut with a great answer to the question "name the one thing that is really overrated in life"

 

A - "Burnley"

lol

 

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"Oh Dion Dion!

Where have you been all my life?

You were born to be Blue and White,

Oh Dion Dion!"

(Que sera 🎶)

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