January Transfer window

[RoversClitheroe]

O'Brien to Swansea back on hahahah

[davulsukur]

20 minutes ago, BigHoz said:

Another reason we should be pro active. 
yet certain individuals believe we should be waiting till the last hour to find the “best deals” 😂

Yep, spot on. No idea if we tried or would have been able to land him but had we attempted this early doors, who knows.

[Tugayisgod]

[Exiled_Rover]

11 minutes ago, Eddie said:

If we find a goalscorer then we'd have an (outside) chance. I'd struggle to see us beating any playoff side over two legs as it's difficult to rely on them misfiring for 180 minutes and we will find it hard to score the 2-4 goals we would need to go through.

We don't rely on anyone misfiring. We're a very, very well drilled defensive unit.

[Gamst]

Just now, Tugayisgod said:

You’d think they might stretch the budget a little given our league position. What is the point of owning a football club? 

[Craigman]

Just now, Tugayisgod said:

 

Can we just give up! Eff the Venky's and Waggott, They need to go. Another season of not reaching the playoffs and this is down to them, they knew what we needed back in December, and have not acted on it. 

[...]

12 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Morning Guys- fair warning, I've hidden a few posts where people are  really getting at each other and we don't need any of that.

Any more of that and there will be bans handed out unfortunately.

Appreciate that Venky's are sh1theads that constantly let us down, sell our best players and don't re-invest the proceeds, but we still need to show each other some respect.

Ta.

👏 

[Exiled_Rover]

3 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

O'Brien to Swansea back on hahahah

Genuinely, what problems does O'Brien solve? An expensive loan to play third string to Travis and Tronstad. 

Even Dann - he'd have been great as a third option at CF. He's not someone you want to hang your hat on upfront. 

We've fucked it this window as we should have sorted transfers at the start of the month, but I'm not losing sleep over a lad who's lost two years of his career in the MLS and a lad with 6 professional games under his belt.

I am losing sleep over us trying (and failing) to loan an international striker who's available for only £3.6m and of course our lack of another winger. 

[Mercer]

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Yet alot of clubs do it, including some of the Best PL teams who need a striker or defensive midfielder 

What mark out of 10 would you give Waggott and Gestede for their management of this window?

To help you, I'll give you my mark based upon what's happened so far in 30 odd days with just 12 hours or so to go.

And my mark is 1 out of 10.  IMO, a p1ss poor performance and I would put money on even you doing better.

[Devon Rover]

Blackburn Rovers can't "find the cash to match Swansea". 

Our corrupt and negligent ownership, in a nutshell....

[Wegerleswiggle]

Yes please 

[pick32]

Yeh not bothered about O’Brien, he doesn’t get in the team when Tronstads back, Need a goalscorer or two 

[RoversClitheroe]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Genuinely, what problems does O'Brien solve? An expensive loan to play third string to Travis and Tronstad. 

Even Dann - he'd have been great as a third option at CF. He's not someone you want to hang your hat on upfront. 

We've fucked it this window as we should have sorted transfers at the start of the month, but I'm not losing sleep over a lad who's lost two years of his career in the MLS and a lad with 6 professional games under his belt.

I am losing sleep over us trying (and failing) to loan an international striker who's available for only £3.6m and of course our lack of another winger. 

We need a CM, Tronstad out for another 4 weeks?! 

[Devon Rover]

1 minute ago, Mercer said:

What mark out of 10 would you give Waggott and Gestede for their management of this window?

To help you, I'll give you my mark based upon what's happened so far in 30 odd days with just 12 hours or so to go.

And my mark is 1 out of 10.  IMO, a p1ss poor performance and I would put money on even you doing better.

What informed the one mark? Not giving Travis to someone else in the league for a bit?!

[Exiled_Rover]

12 minutes ago, BigHoz said:

Excellent window for our playoff rivals boro btw although they lost latte lathh 

whittaker 

lling junior

giles 

Iheachihdjskshdj whatever his name is. 

They spend big every window, it's crazy.

[BankEnd Rover]

3 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

We need a CM, Tronstad out for another 4 weeks?! 

The club have brought in CM. He's fucking shite but thats our other option after Buckley sadly. 
 

[Exiled_Rover]

3 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

We need a CM, Tronstad out for another 4 weeks?! 

£40k a week to cover for a month? What does he do for the rest of the time he's here?

We're through our busy period, it's basically 1 game a week from here on out.

[Lancaster Rover]

It was mad that we gave Travis away for 6 months wasn't it, kind of forgotten that it happened it's so mental!

[Blue&WhiteArmy]

Eustace's press conference at midday, be interesting to see what he says on incomings.

The realism of managing under this inept ownership has probably now well and truly sunk in, if not already.

If there is no chance whatsoever of a striker or two, I hope he confirms as much so I can get on with my day and give up any glimmer of hope I may of had this morning.

Venky's Out!

Edited 5 hours ago by Blue&WhiteArmy

[Admiral Nelsen]

Just now, RoversClitheroe said:

We need a CM, Tronstad out for another 4 weeks?! 

 

 

I'm annoyed that we've not spent more of the money we've brought in - but you don't pay someone £20k a week in our position because someone is injured for four weeks. 

Swansea have just sold their captain who plays in the same position as O'Brien, and they're being dragged into a dog fight. Sadly their need is greater than ours when it comes to O'Brien and that's torpedoed our chances of getting him on the cheap. 

If we have that sort of money to throw around, it has to go on a decent attacker. More depth in midfield is a bonus. 

[Lancaster Rover]

The O'Brien thing is weird, 3 years ago it was a coup, now it would be like going back to a jilted ex, a needless and expensive signing. 2 seasons in MLS and an injury plagued spell at Boro, who aren't trying to get him back which probably says a lot about where he is at level wise/VFM.

Edited 5 hours ago by Lancaster Rover

[davulsukur]

6 minutes ago, Wegerleswiggle said:

Yes please 

Be an unbelievable signing but we're 3rd in the queue there. He might have reservations about crossing the divide to Sunderland but he's hardly a Newcastle Legend.

[MB Rover]

3 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

£40k a week to cover for a month? What does he do for the rest of the time he's here?

We're through our busy period, it's basically 1 game a week from here on out.

One game a week with John Buckley is one game a week too many.

[RoversClitheroe]

3 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

£40k a week to cover for a month? What does he do for the rest of the time he's here?

We're through our busy period, it's basically 1 game a week from here on out.

£40k a week for a shot at promotion/play offs.

Yes please 

[Exiled_Rover]

Just now, BankEnd Rover said:

The club have brought in CM. He's fucking shite but thats our other option after Buckley sadly. 
 

We all want a better option than Forshaw, but what's done is done. You have Buckley and JRC to hold down the fort until Tronstad returns.

I'd LOVE another option in there (it looks like we have a few Academy kids they really like the look of in CM), but I'd be looking at standout young L1 / L2 players than loaning O'Brien for £40k a week. You're talking over £500k on wages. I'd rather buy someone and pay them a quarter of that.