January Transfer window

[TheRevAshton]

24 hours left of the window…

We won’t get O’Brien.

We won’t get Mohamed.

We won’t get Danns.

It seemed like we could maybe salvage the window a little with a good deadline day, the very least they should do after all of the points dropped whilst they did shag all. The quality players linked might have provided a beacon of hope… but nope, if it seems too good to be true it always, always is with Rovers.

At best, we might strengthen our bench - whilst those around us have massively strengthened their starting XI.

Playoffs seem further and further away each day… buckle up, we’re in for a rollercoaster tomorrow lads!

[Penwortham Blue]

Surely there must be more incoming players. This Board is going to go into absolute meltdown if they don’t deliver a striker at the very least 🙈

[bluebruce]

  On 02/02/2025 at 22:30, wilsdenrover said:

Based on the other criteria not the games/minutes one (although I’ve got confused as to if @bluebruce thinks Ohashi is on 14 or 15 points 😁)

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The GBE calculator has Ohashi on 14 points. I was talking about 15 only to say he would probably be on 15 so far if he hadn't been injured.

[islander200]

  On 02/02/2025 at 22:46, 47er said:

Eustace has done very well here. It will have been noticed and he'll have no problem getting a job with an ambitious

Championship club. I'm not saying he will but he definitely could if he wanted it.

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No job available right now 

It also isn't a good look to criticise your employers in public , owners of other clubs will not like that. 

Summer he will be off but there is no job to take right now and we are 5th he isn't going to rock the boat he will see the last 15 games out unless he gets a job offer he finds attractive 

[Tom]

Right get Harry Chapman from whatever non league club he’s at these days. We need some deadline day excitement.

[wilsdenrover]

  On 02/02/2025 at 22:53, bluebruce said:

The GBE calculator has Ohashi on 14 points. I was talking about 15 only to say he would probably be on 15 so far if he hadn't been injured.

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Thanks for the clarification, I’ve updated my earlier posts to point out  my error.

Apologies, hopefully you’ve at least learnt something (even if that’s only that I need to read things more carefully!)

Edited February 2 by wilsdenrover

[LDRover]

  On 02/02/2025 at 22:55, islander200 said:

No job available right now 

It also isn't a good look to criticise your employers in public , owners of other clubs will not like that. 

Summer he will be off but there is no job to take right now and we are 5th he isn't going to rock the boat he will see the last 15 games out unless he gets a job offer he finds attractive 

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Derby will sack Warne and he'll go there, I'm almost certain of it.

[bluebruce]

  On 02/02/2025 at 23:05, wilsdenrover said:

Thanks for the clarification, I’ve updated my earlier posts to point out  my error.

Apologies, hopefully you’ve at least learnt something (even if that’s only that I need to read things more carefully!)

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Of course, you do a great job digging out these rules and making them clearer. It's appreciated!

[Gamst]

I suppose if we signed O’Brien we could save a few quid and use the photos from 2 years ago. This might be an incentive for Waggot. 

[bluebruce]

  On 02/02/2025 at 22:55, islander200 said:

It also isn't a good look to criticise your employers in public , owners of other clubs will not like that.

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At this point, surely criticising Venkys is basically just stating the obvious to the football community. A bit like announcing footballs are round.

I'd expect most other club owners would fancy themselves to be considerably better owners than Venkys and not come in for the same treatment.

[islander200]

  On 02/02/2025 at 23:14, LDRover said:

Derby will sack Warne and he'll go there, I'm almost certain of it.

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With 15 games to go though even finishing in the top 8 or 10 will be seen as admirable by many other clubs with no backing

In the summer Southampton could be available or another team with more spending power than Derby County.

Granted they have invested more money than us but they are far off a squad challenging for promotion. 

[islander200]

  On 02/02/2025 at 23:23, bluebruce said:

At this point, surely criticising Venkys is basically just stating the obvious to the football community. A bit like announcing footballs are round.

I'd expect most other club owners would fancy themselves to be considerably better owners than Venkys and not come in for the same treatment.

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You have a point but I just don't see Eustace reacting similar to JDT.

He will express some disappointment but then move on to the players he does have and throw out a few cliches about the togetherness and belief etc 

 

[Bethnal]

Why are we looking at central midfielders when we brought Forshaw in? He’s garbage, I think we’re all agreed, but why waste the money, the effort, the time and the registration place on him at all, if we were always going to be looking for another one? It wasn’t hard to shuffle the team around until players were back, less than ideal, but needs must. We’ve got kids we could’ve played and been at least as useful as Forshaw has proven so far.

Squad planning is surely the first port of call for recruitment. Why have they failed so badly here?

players requiring registration that could do a job at CM/DM after the window:

Trav, Sonny, JRC, Buckley, Forshaw, Sanderson, Cantwell, Weimann, McDonnell (new from L’pool)

Depth of 9 for two positions, nice one, great job, pick your cheque up and back to eating play-doh, you fucking morons.

Edited February 2 by Bethnal
Depth of 9, not the 8 I initially counted.

[onlyonejackwalker]

  On 02/02/2025 at 23:23, bluebruce said:

At this point, surely criticising Venkys is basically just stating the obvious to the football community. A bit like announcing footballs are round.

I'd expect most other club owners would fancy themselves to be considerably better owners than Venkys and not come in for the same treatment.

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Who are all these brilliant owners you reference? The only clubs above us are either awash with parachute payments, or Sunderland averaging 38,000 each home game.

 

[Forever Blue]

  On 02/02/2025 at 23:37, onlyonejackwalker said:

Who are all these brilliant owners you reference? The only clubs above us are either awash with parachute payments, or Sunderland averaging 38,000 each home game.

 

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Obtuse

Edited February 3 by Forever Blue

[roversfan99]

  On 02/02/2025 at 23:36, Bethnal said:

Why are we looking at central midfielders when we brought Forshaw in? He’s garbage, I think we’re all agreed, but why waste the money, the effort, the time and the registration place on him at all, if we were always going to be looking for another one? It wasn’t hard to shuffle the team around until players were back, less than ideal, but needs must. We’ve got kids we could’ve played and been at least as useful as Forshaw has proven so far.

Squad planning is surely the first port of call for recruitment. Why have they failed so badly here?

players requiring registration that could do a job at CM/DM after the window:

Trav, Sonny, JRC, Buckley, Forshaw, Sanderson, Cantwell, Weimann, McDonnell (new from L’pool)

Depth of 9 for two positions, nice one, great job, pick your cheque up and back to eating play-doh, you fucking morons.

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Forshaw was a terrible signing. But Weimann, Cantwell and definitely Sanderson could not play in central midfield.

[Tom]

Wonder how Ethan Brierley is getting on 2 years after his own transfer collapse on the same day as O’Brien

He moved to Brentford but think he’s only played in the league cup from what I can see 

[Hi Mack]

Seems like we may miss out on Danns due to others offering better deals but have been offered James McDonnell instead. 
 

Haven’t seen him play tbh.
 

 

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[Exiled_Rover]

  On 02/02/2025 at 23:14, LDRover said:

Derby will sack Warne and he'll go there, I'm almost certain of it.

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Window closed, team in the bottom 3 on 27 points and in horrendous form?

I doubt he'd be chomping at the bit to take that challenge on.

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 03/02/2025 at 00:09, Hi Mack said:

Seems like we may miss out on Danns due to others offering better deals but have been offered James McDonnell instead. 
 

Haven’t seen him play tbh.
 

 

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A polite "thanks, but no thanks" should suffice.

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 02/02/2025 at 23:53, Tom said:

Wonder how Ethan Brierley is getting on 2 years after his own transfer collapse on the same day as O’Brien

He moved to Brentford but think he’s only played in the league cup from what I can see 

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He essentially hasn't played a game of professional football since May 2023. 

[bluebruce]

  On 02/02/2025 at 23:37, onlyonejackwalker said:

Who are all these brilliant owners you reference? The only clubs above us are either awash with parachute payments, or Sunderland averaging 38,000 each home game.

 

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Someone with a user name like yours should know better than making a post like that.

What you said isn't even worth the dignity of a serious response.

[bluebruce]

  On 02/02/2025 at 23:32, islander200 said:

You have a point but I just don't see Eustace reacting similar to JDT.

He will express some disappointment but then move on to the players he does have and throw out a few cliches about the togetherness and belief etc 

 

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I didn't see JDT doing it, with his big smiley face, either. He'd made a couple of cheeky remarks about the bus etc but still. And I think Eustace has far more of a temper. I think he'll see the season through as there's no reasonable clubs likely to come up, but I wouldn't rule it out if one appears, nor some choice remarks 

[Brfcrule1]

  On 02/02/2025 at 22:56, Tom said:

Right get Harry Chapman from whatever non league club he’s at these days. We need some deadline day excitement.

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He's at Barnet FC pal & me, my nephew, Godchild and sister went to see him a few months ago he played very well & scored an excellent goal & I have to say Barnet were very accommodating in helping me meet him get some photos & get items signed & the Beef Brisket pie was gorgeous lovely ground, lovely people and club & he played very well for them don't know how he'd cope in the championship let's hope tomorrow brings lots of excitement! 👍