January Transfer window

[Southside Rover]

The only Juventus forward who played in Germany is Nicolas Gonzalez but he's on loan at Juve from Fiorentina.

At 26 years of age and a market value of £34 million i think it's more likely a steward!

[pick32]

8 minutes ago, MB Rover said:

Tronstad 8 weeks apparently

Playoff push was fun while it lasted 

[simongarnerisgod]

3 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

That's our season over if true. 

agreed,unless we spend some money to replace him (highly unlikely) it is over,tronstadt held us  together and i expect us to tumble down the league now

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Haven't I just posted what we need as priority in transfers before the window ends? 

So yes, you think that is good enough for a top 6 chasing side, clearly.

[CambridgeRover]

Huge miss, I do think Tronstad is our best player. 

As it stands, whether due to injury or loan recall, the squad will be in a worse position than before the window began.

[B16Rover]

Christ this is the second time I've accidently got a rumour going.  To Italian striker from Germany is reference to long standing Luca Toni rumours.

[davulsukur]

9 minutes ago, MB Rover said:

Tronstad 8 weeks apparently

Adam Forshaw, come on down!

"He's only a squad player"

"He'll get like 5mins off the bench"

"He's an experienced head to guide the younger lads in training"

"He's not coming as a starting player"

Laughable planning by the clubs hierarchy.

Worth noting, he was brought on in centre midfield, ahead of JRC yesterday. JE clearly doesn't rate JRC in CM.

[davulsukur]

1 minute ago, B16Rover said:

Christ this is the second time I've accidently got a rumour going.  To Italian striker from Germany is reference to long standing Luca Toni rumours.

😂😂

Alan Nixon is literally bricking it with your transfer prowess!

Get your patreon going!

[simongarnerisgod]

forshaw won`t be starting against coventry after that debacle yesterday

[roversfan99]

3 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Adam Forshaw, come on down!

"He's only a squad player"

"He'll get like 5mins off the bench"

"He's an experienced head to guide the younger lads in training"

"He's not coming as a starting player"

Laughable planning by the clubs hierarchy.

Worth noting, he was brought on in centre midfield, ahead of JRC yesterday. JE clearly doesn't rate JRC in CM.

Id say more than 50% of the fanbase (and Elliott Jackson) justified the signing of Forshaw in terms of budget allocation.

Theres no point signing anyone with the mindset of "oh they wont be starting every week" knowing they arent good enough. Weve seen in the last few years that form has fallen off a cliff after christmas due to not having a good enough squad. Yet no one learns.

Our midfield has been excellent all season, but as soon as one of them got injured we see the strength of the team become a big weakness.

[Exiled_Rover]

9 minutes ago, CambridgeRover said:

Huge miss, I do think Tronstad is our best player. 

As it stands, whether due to injury or loan recall, the squad will be in a worse position than before the window began.

We possibly had the best FBs and best CM pairing in the league - the only reason why we were competing in and around the Top 6. 

Both CMs are injured, the reliable loanee has gone back and we're left with... what for Coventry on Tuesday? Buckley, Forshaw, JRC and Garrett? Yikes. 

[Exiled_Rover]

4 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Id say more than 50% of the fanbase (and Elliott Jackson) justified the signing of Forshaw in terms of budget allocation.

Theres no point signing anyone with the mindset of "oh they wont be starting every week" knowing they arent good enough. Weve seen in the last few years that form has fallen off a cliff after christmas due to not having a good enough squad. Yet no one learns.

Our midfield has been excellent all season, but as soon as one of them got injured we see the strength of the team become a big weakness.

It was always going to happen - and it'll happen with Beck shortly. We've flogged a few players this season. 

[Hannoverover]

Maybe I've missed it but there is an Italian striker in Germany whose very highly thought of and will be sold before his contract ends in summer 2026: Nicolò Tresoldi from Hannover 96. Nothing about Juventus though unless they also want to sign him.

[RoversClitheroe]

7 minutes ago, Hannoverover said:

Maybe I've missed it but there is an Italian striker in Germany whose very highly thought of and will be sold before his contract ends in summer 2026: Nicolò Tresoldi from Hannover 96. Nothing about Juventus though unless they also want to sign him.

It was a joke by the wind up @B16Rover

[davulsukur]

16 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

forshaw won`t be starting against coventry after that debacle yesterday

I wouldn't bet against him starting tbh. Not sure who else there is.

[speeeeeeedie]

7 hours ago, Craigman said:

We have enquired about Lewis O’Brien on loan. They want majority of £40,000 a week wages covered. 

That has to be a wind up. Rovers messed him around 2 years ago and cost him all sorts. He'll not come to Ewood.  

[RoversClitheroe]

9 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

I wouldn't bet against him starting tbh. Not sure who else there is.

If we aren't reinvesting then Jake Garrett will start surely?

[JHRover]

We've got time, opportunity and money to do something about the Tronstad injury, before Tuesday if we really want.

But we won't.

Another example of CHOICES of the ownership and management torpedoing our fortunes on the pitch.

The most infuriating part is that there remain supporters who think these injuries are down to bad luck or that the club is powerless in this situation.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

With a hamstring injury it is likely to be months as opposed to weeks but people on here saying it’s 6 weeks apparently then it’s 8 weeks apparently. Where is this information coming from?

[simongarnerisgod]

3 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

With a hamstring injury it is likely to be months as opposed to weeks but people on here saying it’s 6 weeks apparently then it’s 8 weeks apparently. Where is this information coming from?

no idea but hamstrings are notoriously hard to treat,if you rush the player back he could end up with a tear which means an operation and months out

[Forever Blue]

38 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Id say more than 50% of the fanbase (and Elliott Jackson) justified the signing of Forshaw in terms of budget allocation.

Theres no point signing anyone with the mindset of "oh they wont be starting every week" knowing they arent good enough. Weve seen in the last few years that form has fallen off a cliff after christmas due to not having a good enough squad. Yet no one learns.

Our midfield has been excellent all season, but as soon as one of them got injured we see the strength of the team become a big weakness.

The justification was fair enough, the context being they wanted to spend the majority of the budget on forwards. What’s the alternative if there’s no decent budget? It’s not the fans fault, or Jackson’s. 

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, Forever Blue said:

The justification was fair enough, the context being they wanted to spend the majority of the budget on forwards. What’s the alternative if there’s no decent budget? It’s not the fans fault, or Jackson’s. 

Bringing in a bad player is just a waste of money even if he's relatively cheap.

Would have been better going with Garrett then we'd have had "even more" money for the forward positions.

[Forever Blue]

Just now, RevidgeBlue said:

Bringing in a bad player is just a waste of money even if he's relatively cheap.

Would have been better going with Garrett then we'd have had "even more" money for the forward positions.

The same Garrett who couldn’t get in a struggling L1 team? 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

9 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

no idea but hamstrings are notoriously hard to treat,if you rush the player back he could end up with a tear which means an operation and months out

Oh I know all to well with hamstrings was more questioning the ‘I’m hearing’ 

hearing from who Iv seen no official source confirm the extent of the injury 

[Forever Blue]

‘I’m hearing’ means seen on twitter.