January Transfer window

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

9 minutes ago, roverandout said:

6 nil v Rochdale I think it was 

The night Dunny scored 3 pens. Wasn’t it 6-1 ?

[MarkBRFC]

It was indeed 6-1, think they equalised.

They also did us in the 90th minute in the first leg to draw 1-1!

[roverandout]

4 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

The night Dunny scored 3 pens. Wasn’t it 6-1 ?

Yes ur right. Remember being In the Blackburn end

Edited January 6 by roverandout

[roverandout]

Was that the season we won the league Cup?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 minute ago, roverandout said:

Was that the season we won the league Cup?

No. We won the cup the season after that one.

[MB Rover]

24 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Why?

He has played less than 200 minutes of senior football.

Looks like a Liam Delap type player, could be a savvy investment for somebody. Already scored in the Europa league.

[chaddyrovers]

24 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I never said they shouldnt give Eustace what he wants. They should, it should be a case of heres your budget, Eustace and associated footballing staff, use it how you choose. Sell and buy if you want.

But backing him equates to giving him a decent budget to sign players. 

Being linked to players is not backing. But assuming we do sign a couple of loanees that he has chosen from a list. That still isnt backing him, thats allowing him to select from a very limited list because he hasnt been properly backed.

Obviously talks from Rovers for players incomings are happening but transfers take time and this isn't like Football manager game. 

Its Eustace who has said he wants 2 or 3 players signings and he has said he has put his own targets to Gestede and Owen, and from what Nixon has said Schlupp is Eustace's target and Gestede/Owen have backed that one. 

The budget will allow Rovers to sign 3 players. It could be used in different ways whichever Eustace, Gestede and Owen decided. 

21 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Its good to have experience but we have absolutely no sellable assets or players who down the line we can polish up and sell on should we choose.

Problem is, they cost money, and absolutely none is being made available despite all of the sales we have made. We need to have players like that because our squad is full of plasters and they get ripped off in the short term.

So what is more important to you? sellable assets? or backing Eustace in what wants like 2 or 3 experience players who have promotion background? 

[MarkBRFC]

10 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Was that the season we won the league Cup?

Year we won promotion under Souness.

[roversfan99]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Obviously talks from Rovers for players incomings are happening but transfers take time and this isn't like Football manager game. 

Its Eustace who has said he wants 2 or 3 players signings and he has said he has put his own targets to Gestede and Owen, and from what Nixon has said Schlupp is Eustace's target and Gestede/Owen have backed that one. 

The budget will allow Rovers to sign 3 players. It could be used in different ways whichever Eustace, Gestede and Owen decided. 

So what is more important to you? sellable assets? or backing Eustace in what wants like 2 or 3 experience players who have promotion background? 

Sellable assets doesnt mean young lads who arent ready. Its bringing in higher quality than what is available fishing around to borrow players which isnt backing him.

[MB Rover]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Obviously talks from Rovers for players incomings are happening but transfers take time and this isn't like Football manager game. 

Its Eustace who has said he wants 2 or 3 players signings and he has said he has put his own targets to Gestede and Owen, and from what Nixon has said Schlupp is Eustace's target and Gestede/Owen have backed that one. 

The budget will allow Rovers to sign 3 players. It could be used in different ways whichever Eustace, Gestede and Owen decided. 

So what is more important to you? sellable assets? or backing Eustace in what wants like 2 or 3 experience players who have promotion background? 

Transfers do take time, they’ve had 4 months to get them lined up. 

[Paul Mani]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Obviously talks from Rovers for players incomings are happening but transfers take time and this isn't like Football manager game. 

Its Eustace who has said he wants 2 or 3 players signings and he has said he has put his own targets to Gestede and Owen, and from what Nixon has said Schlupp is Eustace's target and Gestede/Owen have backed that one. 

The budget will allow Rovers to sign 3 players. It could be used in different ways whichever Eustace, Gestede and Owen decided. 

So what is more important to you? sellable assets? or backing Eustace in what wants like 2 or 3 experience players who have promotion background? 

The most important thing is that JE gets the players he wants. The time to buy ‘saleable assets’ is never in January. We all know there’s no value in the market.

The board and Venky’s just need to go and get the 2/3 players who JE wants, asap and leave him to it. January transfers are all about what impact they can have…

 

[roversfan99]

There are often players with 6 months left on their deal that can be picked up cheaper than normal.

[chaddyrovers]

4 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Sellable assets doesnt mean young lads who arent ready. Its bringing in higher quality than what is available fishing around to borrow players which isnt backing him.

how about given Eustace the quality and experience he wants? 

We are in playoff hunt and if Eustace beliefs 2 or 3 experience players is what we need and want then as you back him. You keep saying back Eustace but then more concerned about sellable assets than players our head coach wants. 

Just now, Paul Mani said:

The most important thing is that JE gets the players he wants. The time to buy ‘saleable assets’ is never in January. We all know there’s no value in the market.

The board and Venky’s just need to go and get the 2/3 players who JE wants, asap and leave him to it. January transfers are all about what impact they can have…

 

exactly Paul and Eustace has get us there in the hunt for playoffs so lets give him what he wants. He has more than proven his worth. 

I just hope we get than quality striker we want

[chaddyrovers]

4 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

There are often players with 6 months left on their deal that can be picked up cheaper than normal.

interesting. I suggested Riis as potential signing given he is out of contract this summer but you dismiss this over cost 

[Paul Mani]

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Thanks for sharing your info and I trust your info. 

Eustace is in a strong position at the minute. Its does appears that Waggott and Suhail lost faith in GB and JDT quickly during the last 6 weeks of that reign and given what came out from certain players about JDT and fall out between them including Travis, Wharton and Brittain

Given the players we are being linked with and given Nicko's comments that its Eustace pushing these players he wanted. Looks like Rovers are backing him

Wasn't it a loan transfer that the admin error happened. Not the permanent transfer which the board withdraw Rovers from. I know GB and the recruitment team were keen on McGuire transfer but Waggott and Suhail appears from Paul Mani info keen on spending on that sort of money on him. 

why shouldn't it and do you have any actual info to say the info @Paul Manihas shared is wrong? 

Argh, I appreciate you trying but you genuinely don’t need to defend me to him mate. He doesn’t understand football, full stop. Keeps trying to goad me by misquoting shit which only proves that I live rent free in his mind. 

[MarkBRFC]

Fully agree that the January window is very much a "here and now" window, no time for letting people bed in etc.

Not particularly bothered whether they are loans or permanent signings, we need the best players that can make an impact now and not in 6/12 months.

Not sure if they are Schlupp and Hanley etc but we'll see.

[bluebruce]

13 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

interesting. I suggested Riis as potential signing given he is out of contract this summer but you dismiss this over cost 

Cheaper than normal isn't the same as being affordable though. TAA is out of contract this summer, but of course we can't remotely afford that one. Riis is obviously far more realistic, but our budget appears to be very small and it may still be a stretch. More likely we'd be looking at players from foreign leagues who are out of contract in 6 months. Our ability to pre-contract them would really force their clubs into selling cheap now, plus they're usually cheaper to begin with. Heard one or two players from Scandinavian leagues mentioned in this bracket, though I forget their names.

[islander200]

39 minutes ago, MB Rover said:

Looks like a Liam Delap type player, could be a savvy investment for somebody. Already scored in the Europa league.

Yeah he would be a longer term signing where as we need players who can come in and make an impact immediately if we are to have any chance to be top 6. 

And we already have Tyjon who the club will be looking to progress over the next year 

Delap had 2 poor loans in this division and it was 3rd time lucky at Hull before he made an impact 

Edited January 6 by islander200

[roversfan99]

22 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

interesting. I suggested Riis as potential signing given he is out of contract this summer but you dismiss this over cost 

Id likely take him but I dont see Eustace being backed which is why I said it will never happen. It will be pick from this list of loanees and hasbeens.

[Rover1984]

Brilliant comedy on X today. Blackburn fan,sports a club agent calling venkys out. Stating invest or sell. He’s even suggested he knows 12 investors who would be willing to take us on. Someone offered £25 million to take us on but venkys want £100. Not taking this seriously but it’s about time someone called them out

[chaddyrovers]

15 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Fully agree that the January window is very much a "here and now" window, no time for letting people bed in etc.

Not particularly bothered whether they are loans or permanent signings, we need the best players that can make an impact now and not in 6/12 months.

That's appears what Eustace and Gestede are targeting at the minute who can make an instant impact but experience

 

6 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Cheaper than normal isn't the same as being affordable though. TAA is out of contract this summer, but of course we can't remotely afford that one. Riis is obviously far more realistic, but our budget appears to be very small and it may still be a stretch. More likely we'd be looking at players from foreign leagues who are out of contract in 6 months. Our ability to pre-contract them would really force their clubs into selling cheap now, plus they're usually cheaper to begin with. Heard one or two players from Scandinavian leagues mentioned in this bracket, though I forget their names.

I would suggested that Eustace and Gestede appears from the links we seen so far appears to be experience player signings from England not looking into the foreign market and as MarkBRFC they seems to be targeting players who can play and start now not players that need to bed in. hence my suggest of Riis. 

[chaddyrovers]

11 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Id likely take him but I dont see Eustace being backed which is why I said it will never happen. It will be pick from this list of loanees and hasbeens.

Do you accept that Eustace wants experience players who can hit the ground running and zero bedding time? 

We can do permanent transfers but down to cost and budgets. These players being linked are players Eustace wants. Do you accept this? 

[bluebruce]

53 minutes ago, Paul Mani said:

Argh, I appreciate you trying but you genuinely don’t need to defend me to him mate. He doesn’t understand football, full stop. Keeps trying to goad me by misquoting shit which only proves that I live rent free in his mind. 

That's a ridiculous statement. RF99 is one of the better posters on here. I don't always agree with him, but he has a decent understanding of the game and wider strategy, and certainly doesn't display any less football knowledge than yourself or Chaddy do (Chaddy's wide knowledge of obscure players aside, I'm talking in general terms about the game). You simply disagree. Do so politely instead of claiming he doesn't understand football because he doesn't believe every rumour that comes from yourself or Nixon, and doesn't beat the positivity drum.

[Songman]

31 minutes ago, Rover1984 said:

Brilliant comedy on X today. Blackburn fan,sports a club agent calling venkys out. Stating invest or sell. He’s even suggested he knows 12 investors who would be willing to take us on. Someone offered £25 million to take us on but venkys want £100. Not taking this seriously but it’s about time someone called them out

I'll give them £100.

[bluebruce]

22 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I would suggested that Eustace and Gestede appears from the links we seen so far appears to be experience player signings from England not looking into the foreign market and as MarkBRFC they seems to be targeting players who can play and start now not players that need to bed in. hence my suggest of Riis. 

I'd suggest that's an unwise and untenable strategy. There are very few players who both fit our budget and have experience in this league or higher, and can also get goals. Riis might be the only one, and I'm not convinced he's in our budget. Especially since PNE will be reluctant to sell to us. We can want those sorts of players all we like, but with the money we have it's hard to see us getting any strikers like that. Other positions it may be workable, but anyone who is scoring goals at this level comes at a premium. If we stick to that, more likely our 'English experience' is going to end up being a youth loanee from a Prem club. Which may turn out to be great, but it doesn't really fit the criteria of being sure they'll hit the ground running (I'd certainly take Barry though from Villa, or Cannon, maybe the only such players I'm aware of who stands a decent chance of hitting the ground running, but we're unlikely to get to the front of the queue for those).

There are great deals to be found abroad, look at Tronstad. Didn't take long to bed in either.