January Transfer window

[JHRover]

10 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Unless I’m forgetting someone I think we’ve gone over a year since a senior player signed a new deal.

 

Indeed, and I don't think it is any coincidence that the last two to sign were then sold the following transfer window. I'm convinced that there was some sort of plan or understanding in place that those deals were contingent on a sale following soon after.

[Tom]

I think Thomas-Asante should be the one we are going for, if nothing else let’s get as many double barreled names in the team we can. 
 

Cozier-Durberry

O’Grady-Macken

Rankin-Costello

Murphy-Worrall

I just feel you need more to build a proper squad! 

[Ossydave]

Kone only signed a new contract in November. Easy to forget that prior to signing for Wycombe he was playing in the Essex senior league, late bloomer or a flash in the pan, only time will tell....

[RoversClitheroe]

8 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

I haven't seen too much of him. Looks quite quick, technical and scored with a header tonight. Asante is good but not the best finisher, but would definitely strengthen our starting eleven.

 

36 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Obviously but can he at championship level? 

BTA is the one for me we should be going for.

Can Rudy deliver a quality striker and wide left attacking player before the deadline? 

 

38 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

he scores goals

 

1 hour ago, Torgeir said:

Richard Kone with a brace for Wycombe tonight versus Barnsley.

 

49 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Is he what we need up front or would Thomas-Asante be a better option?.

What are Kone's qualities? 

I've just come back from the Wycombe game.

Let me tell you.

Kone is the real deal.

Fast, good hold up play, ball sticks to his feet, physical, good eye for goal.

I guarantee if we signed him we'd get playoffs.

£8m now resale value of £20m+.

[yeti-dog]

1 hour ago, Exiled_Rover said:

He's had his chance. He's far too slow and unathletic to play out wide at this level.

You'd HAVE to play him as a #10, which there's a queue for. 

Having said that, he has an eye for goal - unlike Dolan whose finishing is abysmal,.

[TugaysMarlboro]

10 minutes ago, Tom said:

I think Thomas-Asante should be the one we are going for, if nothing else let’s get as many double barreled names in the team we can. 
 

Cozier-Durberry

O’Grady-Macken

Rankin-Costello

Murphy-Worrall

I just feel you need more to build a proper squad! 

Venkys think that's 8 players on the books.

[chaddyrovers]

40 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Obviously as you've already implied there's not a lot going on behind closed doors. One certain truth is club has lost respect even more so now and this will effect current players.

Any signings now will take weeks to bed in 

We don't know what going on behind the scenes but we know we haven't renew players contracts this season or even offered Eustace a new contract. 

We deffo should have offered Eustace a new contract plus to our best players who should be on long term contract like Brittain, Hyam, Carter, Travis, Tronstad, Pickering, Pears. 

36 minutes ago, Ricky said:

I know you’re quite keen on the idea of Thomas-Asante as a striker. I don’t see that signing him will get us a play off place. We need so much more. Do you think he has the quality to get us that play off place or are you thinking him plus a quality striker? 

I think his movement, pace, ability to hold the ball up plus goals is what we lack. 

I'm thinking him plus a good attacking left sided player. 

26 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

I haven't seen too much of him. Looks quite quick, technical and scored with a header tonight. Asante is good but not the best finisher, but would definitely strengthen our starting eleven.

Thanks for the reply

[47er]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Luton have the PL parachute money to spend.

And so would we if we ever had a squad able to be promoted.

[1874]

1 hour ago, onlyonejackwalker said:

Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton as newly relegated clubs qualify for 49 million in parachute payments in the year following relegation.

The year just gone the three parachute payment teams in Leicester and Southampton went up and Leeds finished third. 

Although they have struggled this season, Luton are flush with cash.

Unless they get promoted at which point they get zero parachute payment. If Leeds, that lot and Sheff utd were promoted and Luton got relegated then next season there would be no teams with parachute payments

[Ghost7]

The fact that the club directors weren't receptive (back in December) of the the fact we were 5th, had ridden our luck in terms of investment and squad size - in relation to league position and weren't primed to go, will remain unforgivable... it is the perfect example of the incompetence still riddled within the club.

From the scouting, to the decision making, to a willingness (or lack of) to influence the owners in a way to get the team better results. They are incompetent in all departments now overseen again by Waggott. It's not a coincidence.

We've struggled in all January fixtures to put a team capable of winning together and will struggle again on Friday, it will be too even. We knew where the squad needed strengthening to push on and needed to do more.

I can tell you whatever they do in the next 6 days, will not make up for it. There's no excuses this time.

The prize is the Premier League. THE PREMIER LEAGUE. We made the player sales to invest reasonably within FFP in the summer and now, and the owners didn't bother... AGAIN.... As a club under Venky's we are not serious. They've made it clear there is no strategy to get there. Under Waggott we are being lied to.

This is happening season after season. We have got to get Suhail, Waggott and Venky's OUT!

I do not mind being an ambitious club that fails, what I can't stand is being a passive club that fails.

We are a far cry from the Blackburn Rovers of the 90s and 00s, and the reason (Venky's) isn't good enough. We need owners that want to invest their millions in improving all aspects of the club - the stadium, the players, the training ground, the pitch and the brand.

You can mention Blackburn Rovers almost anywhere in the world and people know it; in America, Europe and across the Far East.

Let's get them out!

[roversfan99]

42 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

We don't know what going on behind the scenes but we know we haven't renew players contracts this season or even offered Eustace a new contract. 

We deffo should have offered Eustace a new contract plus to our best players who should be on long term contract like Brittain, Hyam, Carter, Travis, Tronstad, Pickering, Pears. 

I think his movement, pace, ability to hold the ball up plus goals is what we lack. 

I'm thinking him plus a good attacking left sided player. 

Thanks for the reply

No new deals for Dolan or Hedges?

[roverstdt]

I think we need to be careful about how we spend our cash just because we raised 40m doesn’t mean we should spend it all from memory I think our cost are around 20-25m ish may be wrong don’t quote my on it. I remember historically unless we sold we were losing money. I think there are clever signings to be done that don’t necessarily cost a lot.

having seeing Marcus Forss I would rather him over Bamford who to me has always been over rated. 
Ryan Kent no idea why this hasn’t been done especially with the Todd Cantwell connection. Will Osula is exciting.

I previously mentioned Ronaldo Viera who has lost his way but young enough. 
I actually do like Harry Leonard as well and we need to create a path for him. 
Ryan manning cherry on the cake for me 

[1874]

The prize for most clubs in this division is a minimum of one years prem money then two years of parachute payments beyond that

[Ghost7]

2 minutes ago, roverstdt said:

I think we need to be careful about how we spend our cash just because we raised 40m doesn’t mean we should spend it all from memory I think our cost are around 20-25m ish may be wrong don’t quote my on it. I remember historically unless we sold we were losing money. I think there are clever signings to be done that don’t necessarily cost a lot.

having seeing Marcus Forss I would rather him over Bamford who to me has always been over rated. 
Ryan Kent no idea why this hasn’t been done especially with the Todd Cantwell connection. Will Osula is exciting.

I previously mentioned Ronaldo Viera who has lost his way but young enough. 
I actually do like Harry Leonard as well and we need to create a path for him. 
Ryan manning cherry on the cake for me 

I don't think you need to worry about the owners spending the cash on players.

[JHRover]

9 minutes ago, roverstdt said:

I think we need to be careful about how we spend our cash just because we raised 40m doesn’t mean we should spend it all from memory I think our cost are around 20-25m ish may be wrong don’t quote my on it.

Don't worry yourself about this bit, uncle Steve and Sohail are being very careful, we won't spend any of it.

[roverstdt]

Doesn’t mean we don’t need to spend fyi but splashing 5m in a transfer window don’t believe is the way forward either 🤣

[roverstdt]

1 minute ago, roverandout said:

Spending any money would be a start but the fact that we have bought in a free transfer and a loan obviously tells you venkys have no interest in rovers

There has been no interest for years so why surprised now…they are not going anywhere either so we are stuck in limbo with a bunch of lazy owners who simply don’t care 

[bluebruce]

6 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

10 goals at an average of 1 every 135 minutes.

I believe that's about 6.5% of all the league goals he has scored in his career. Or about 9% of his Championship goals. We should've signed him if only to stop him doing that to us...

[booth]

3 hours ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

Heard osula on a loan is a possibility 

 

2 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Kone is the real deal.

 

2 hours ago, Tom said:

I think Thomas-Asante should be the one we are going for

The only one that seems suitable for us right now is Kone but we're never going to match or better Luton's offer. And can he make the step up?

Asante has scored 3 in 28 appearances for Coventry.

Kone hasn't been in the professional league for long.

 Osula is another embryo, a big embryo at 6ft4, but he's only ever scored 2 goals professionally against Accy Stanley when he was 18/19, so who knows what he would bring.

That said they are probably all better than what we've got. It's a sad state.

When's Yuki back?

[booth]

Btw I don't know if this has been mentioned about Barlaser?

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/blackburn-rovers-told-not-to-prioritise-signing-middlebrough-barlaser/

[Bbrovers2288]

1 hour ago, Ghost7 said:

The fact that the club directors weren't receptive (back in December) of the the fact we were 5th, had ridden our luck in terms of investment and squad size - in relation to league position and weren't primed to go, will remain unforgivable... it is the perfect example of the incompetence still riddled within the club.

From the scouting, to the decision making, to a willingness (or lack of) to influence the owners in a way to get the team better results. They are incompetent in all departments now overseen again by Waggott. It's not a coincidence.

We've struggled in all January fixtures to put a team capable of winning together and will struggle again on Friday, it will be too even. We knew where the squad needed strengthening to push on and needed to do more.

I can tell you whatever they do in the next 6 days, will not make up for it. There's no excuses this time.

The prize is the Premier League. THE PREMIER LEAGUE. We made the player sales to invest reasonably within FFP in the summer and now, and the owners didn't bother... AGAIN.... As a club under Venky's we are not serious. They've made it clear there is no strategy to get there. Under Waggott we are being lied to.

This is happening season after season. We have got to get Suhail, Waggott and Venky's OUT!

I do not mind being an ambitious club that fails, what I can't stand is being a passive club that fails.

We are a far cry from the Blackburn Rovers of the 90s and 00s, and the reason (Venky's) isn't good enough. We need owners that want to invest their millions in improving all aspects of the club - the stadium, the players, the training ground, the pitch and the brand.

You can mention Blackburn Rovers almost anywhere in the world and people know it; in America, Europe and across the Far East.

Let's get them out!

As much as I agree with you , this isn’t our club as we all know it and fell in love with, how are we as middling fans going to get them out because if there was a way I’m sure we would have activated it by now. We can’t do anything but voice our disapproval by whatever channels we have but in reality, it’s doing nothing. Nobody can get them out but themselves 

[chaddyrovers]

2 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

No new deals for Dolan or Hedges?

Look at my comment "best players". 

Dolan is already in talks. 

Hedges is squad player 

[OnionBalaji]

Blackburn Rovers - where hope and ambition go to die. 

5 days to go, window open for 29 so far. 2 very subpar signings as quick plasters for filling the gaps of baker and Fadz.

Squad Depth - 0 

All the excuses are poor for lack of spending… i really hope on Friday night the heat is turned right up on the fat controller, Granville gestede his work experience boy and the sideboob suckler.

if we showed some ambition, acted quickly in the window and had a go at it, even if we failed or new players didn’t hit the ground running there’d be some forgiveness, fans would come back slowly and season ticket sales an improvement on this year undoubtedly 

Life is full of disappointment, you just learn that faster supporting rovers 

roll on a February meeting called by Waggott for the annual deflection of blame and vitriol when we start to slide further down the table faster than a waggott monster turd in the bowl 

 

[Ossydave]

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

Dolan is already in talks. 

 

There's still time for him to leave this window, I have a sneaky suspicion he might too.

How on earth can it take 12 months of contract discussions, I mean seriously, for an average championship player if they're genuine about signing one?

If Swansea offer anything up to a million he's gone and the best you'll get in replacement is a loan.

2025 Blackburn Rovers......

[BigHoz]

Anyone got a table of some sort on how much money clubs actually lose in the championship? I feel like it’s just us that loses money therefore we cant spend, “well apparently” 👀