January Transfer window

[JBiz]

6 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Have you just come on to be the negativity police?

It’s not as if the post says everyone is shit and we are all doomed.

Maybe not but it would take a liar to argue the average daily diatribe isn’t anything but your last sentence. 

[roverandout]

1 minute ago, JBiz said:

Pretty impressive since I’ve had a season ticket since 1991

I don't want a ban so I'll leave it there

[JBiz]

Just now, booth said:

Objectively

Forshaw - couldn't get into Plymouth's team down the bottom of the league.
Sanderson - couldn't get into Birmingham's team in L1.
Woodrow - couldn't get into Luton's team, also down the bottom of the league.
Dennis - hasn't played in 9 months.
Ribiero - LB, six month contract.
Kargbo - Serie B player for 6 months.

Let's be positive and hope that Woodrow and Kargbo can surprise us, Dennis can get match fit quickly and score some goals and the backup players can provide better backup than Forshaw has done so far.

Let's really hope that Tronstad and Ohashi can come back and Ohashi after a long rest can be as prolific as he was in the opening few games.

If that’s objectively then I need to resit English GCSE

[DeeCee]

How long is it before we know whether the transfers have officially gone through? (Or not).

[roversfan99]

2 minutes ago, JBiz said:

Maybe not but it would take a liar to argue the average daily diatribe isn’t anything but your last sentence. 

Why dont you just do what everyone else does and share your opinion on the signings rather than go around just repeatedly implying that its just an echo chamber of negativity? I am no clearer as to what you think.

[BRFC4EVA]

At least Dennis has a bit of time to get up to speed. Any players signed today were always going to miss QPR. Then it's the cup on Sat. Might not be ready for WBA, but then Plymouth at Ewood. So best part of 2 weeks to get ready for that game and would only miss 1 league game.

Edited February 4 by BRFC4EVA

[roverandout]

2 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Why dont you just do what everyone else does and share your opinion on the signings rather than go around just repeatedly implying that its just an echo chamber of negativity? I am no clearer as to what you think.

He doesnt

[JBiz]

5 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Why dont you just do what everyone else does and share your opinion on the signings rather than go around just repeatedly implying that its just an echo chamber of negativity? I am no clearer as to what you think.

Would be lost in the miasma of crap wouldn’t it. Pointing out we’ve had the same owners for 14 years and lost money in every one but this, I mean what’s the point of that when you’ve 95% screaming for Rao investment?

I said recently I’d be happy if the Rao’s, never put a penny into the club again and @RevidgeBlue , a very constant poster over the last decade said I “must be a Burnley fan”

So there you go. As pointless as it was fulfilling your request, I’d rather the club washed its own face all day long.

[USABlue]

The first step must be rid this club of the arselicking self preservationists that are literally stealing a living.

 Get rid of maggot and the Indian ghost.  Get in some proper football people.  A few that know football and are not afraid to TELL the Venks how it needs to be instead of bendin over for em.

I have no doubt in my mind, as do others, that as absurd as it sounds, the power brokers Waggot et al fabricated our failure to bring in those quality signings kast fee seasons.  Make it look like we tried.  Such low lifes are they that they looked out for their own earnings and bonuses without regard for damage done to anyone else, including players and their families.

If Venks are so worried about money why have their executives been allowed MILLIONS to go amiss do to piss poor managing of contracts and selling players way under market value.  Heads should have rolled for that alone

Also being a bit if a Cynic I always felt the ther hiring of Broughton and JDT was to provide scapegoats for our incumbant man at the top.

Found myself wondering if Waggot got em conviced we do not need to spend.  Why?  Because look how good we are doing now with all our injuries we can ealk it once everyone is back.  FUCKIN EMBARRASSING.

I love my club but shit this is horrible.  Even in our darkest days we have never been ran this poorly.  We did not have a pot to piss in but what we had in droves was heart.

[1874]

Honest perspective

 

[JCRovers]

17 minutes ago, JBiz said:

Wow. You’ll fit right in here 

Go on then, prove your footballing skills. What's your rating of our transfer activity this window? Do you find it acceptable that we only spent £1 million in total on six signings, whereby three on loan and two on a free? Do you acknowledge the fact that the club now has not spent more than £1 million in a single window during the last six winter transfer windows? Do you know anything about Kargbo that we don't?

I'm trying to be realistic in my judgement but some posters on here seem to be happy to cheer the club on regardless of what is happening. 

[USABlue]

5 hours ago, ... said:

That's the man that made us who we are. They need to know how we feel after this, for the sake of his legacy because its flame is almost snuffed out and we owe it to him to save it.

We were who we were long before Sir Jack.  He put us on the World Stage because of who we were 

[booth]

7 minutes ago, USABlue said:

Found myself wondering if Waggot got em conviced we do not need to spend.

Earlier in this thread someone said Suhail had convinced them not to spend.

[ageoftherover]

The problem with signing a CM in a window like this is that it's probably our strongest area of the field at full strength. Our two best players are there, one of whom is our captain. Yes Tronstad is out for a while more and both are high risk in terms of injury and suspensions, but if you're a guy like O'Brien, who should really be one of the first picked at this level, you're going to favor a club where there's a bit more of an opening. 

We needed cover there and got Forshaw, who certainly doesn't look like he belongs at this level anymore. Not making excuses as it's a poor bit of business no matter how you slice it, but I think expecting a guy of O'Briens caliber to join in a window like this isn't realistic.

I think the recruitment team has done ok (but no better than that), given our awful, apathetic owners.

[bigbrandjohn]

25 minutes ago, booth said:

Objectively

Forshaw - couldn't get into Plymouth's team down the bottom of the league.
Sanderson - couldn't get into Birmingham's team in L1.
Woodrow - couldn't get into Luton's team, also down the bottom of the league.
Dennis - hasn't played in 9 months.
Ribiero - LB, six month contract.
Kargbo - Serie B player for 6 months.

Final thoughts (for JBiz who can't work it out for himself)

Let's be positive and hope that Woodrow and Kargbo can surprise us, Dennis can get match fit quickly and score some goals and the backup players can provide better backup than Forshaw has done so far.

Let's really hope that Tronstad and Ohashi can come back and Ohashi after a long rest can be as prolific as he was in the opening few games.

Gueye was a gamble, Yuki was a gamble. 

In JE we trust to get the best out of these players. Travis was written off, Brittain and Batth are playing out of of their skin. The only JE magic dust that hasnt worked so far is Siggy. 

[USABlue]

5 hours ago, Polky said:

😳😳😳

Scares the bejeezus outta me just lookin at him.

[bluebruce]

20 minutes ago, JBiz said:

Would be lost in the miasma of crap wouldn’t it. Pointing out we’ve had the same owners for 14 years and lost money in every one but this, I mean what’s the point of that when you’ve 95% screaming for Rao investment?

I said recently I’d be happy if the Rao’s, never put a penny into the club again and @RevidgeBlue , a very constant poster over the last decade said I “must be a Burnley fan”

So there you go. As pointless as it was fulfilling your request, I’d rather the club washed its own face all day long.

You didn't even fulfil his request, you just danced around it. He asked, what do you think of the signings?

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9 minutes ago, USABlue said:

We were who we were long before Sir Jack.  He put us on the World Stage because of who we were 

He made us premier league winners. That's the angle I was aiming for.

Of course our famous blue and white halves and brand of football were recognised long before Uncle Jack came on the scene

[DeeCee]

I've resorted to picking up errors on websites tonight 🤦‍♂️

[roverandout]

It's been a slightly below average window.  Not the window we needed yet again.  While other clubs have significantly strengthened we've bought in mostly squad players.  What I hate is people praising the 'owners' when they've done nothing.  I just hope Eustace can keep working his magic 

[norwichblue]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

I dont get why anyone thinks that much will change if and when it is resolved. 

Didn’t mention anything would change. Just considering that this window was particularly budget in our already-low standards.

Edited February 4 by norwichblue

[lraC]

55 minutes ago, islander200 said:

In the summer we lose 12 or 13 of the squad signings have to happen, if we want have a squad not filled with 16 year old 

This window we had leeway with ffp, we could spend if the desire was  there and I'm pretty certain Eustace was under the impression more money than the relative to the league pittance we spent was available 

Like I said we should be using the position in the table to try entice players.They will have to spend something in the summer monet should have been spent on longer deals in this window 

We will probably sign some more artists in the summer. I wouldn’t banksy on it though and if anyone kicks off in the ground canvassing for better players, they  could get arrested by the local constable.

At least we didn’t sign anyone as bad as John Lowry and from those  painting a picture of positivity, draw your own concussions. 

[roverandout]

1 minute ago, lraC said:

We will probably sign some more artists in the summer. I wouldn’t banksy on it though and if anyone kicks off in the ground canvassing for better players, they  could get arrested by the local constable.

At least we didn’t sign anyone as bad as John Lowry and from those  painting a picture of positivity, draw your own concussions. 

The biggest artists own the club

[Exiled_Rover]

I think it's too little, too late. There's absolutely no reason why all of these signings couldn't have been done on Jan 1.

We've barely paid a fee - we've simply picked up unwanted players (Sanderson, Forshaw, Ribeiro, Woodrow and Dennis). Kargbo is the only one who was regularly playing for his side. 

If we'd have picked up points against Oxford / Bristol City et al I'd feel much better about this window.

As it is I think Boro have locked up that 5th Playoff spot with their deals this January and Sheffield United, Leeds, Sunderland and Burnley have built up too big a gap to catch them - so everyone else is playing for 6th.

Still, at least we've finally signed some pace, eh?

Edited February 4 by Exiled_Rover

[USABlue]

6 minutes ago, ... said:

He made us premier league winners. That's the angle I was aiming for.

Of course our famous blue and white halves and brand of football were recognised long before Uncle Jack came on the scene

One of a kind.  Bless him.  To think if Jack came along tomorrow he would not be allowed to help like that   More regulations stitchin it up for the big boys.  I missed it ALL but thanks Jack.