2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[47er]

53 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Disagree 

Whilst i wouldn't have been chucking silly money at him he's another who could have been tied down earlier for a more sensible offer, people have heard that from his own mouth.

For an academy grad who cost nowt he was a rugged enough defender who might have commanded a modest fee at some point.

I don't think anyone we've had since has been much better tbh.

Yeah that's the point isn't it? Ok let him go if that's the decision but not for nothing.

Ridiculous when we are under-funded and cost-cutting everywhere.

[RoversClitheroe]

Ohashi season over apparently.

[davulsukur]

21 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Ohashi season over apparently.

Shame, been looking good lately

[roversfan99]

25 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Ohashi season over apparently.

Where have you seen that?

[Tugayisgod]

18 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Shame, been looking good lately

Pity that, but as nothing to play for may as well take the opportunity to have a look at a couple of youngsters ?

 

[davulsukur]

16 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Pity that, but as nothing to play for may as well take the opportunity to have a look at a couple of youngsters ?

 

Yeah. Tyjon is back fit i think (was on the bench at Luton) be good to get him on the pitch over these last 4 games.

[47er]

37 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Yeah. Tyjon is back fit i think (was on the bench at Luton) be good to get him on the pitch over these last 4 games.

Yep, give Premier League clubs the chance to see if he's worth taking off us for next to nothing.

Sorry to be cynical but that's how I feel abut the club right now.

[davulsukur]

19 minutes ago, 47er said:

Yep, give Premier League clubs the chance to see if he's worth taking off us for next to nothing.

Sorry to be cynical but that's how I feel abut the club right now.

It's not that cynical, it's pretty much what's going to happen. There is a small chance however, that as he is only 17, if we give him some game time he might just sign a contract (whenever he is allowed to) to stay for another season or so. 

Small chance but not sure what else we can do

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

Where have you seen that?

Nothing on twitter or Rovers website 

[lraC]

14 hours ago, sammie said:

probably includes waggott and pasha 

I think we all consider them two to  be overpaid, but surely £25m on wages is not now the real cost.

[Tomphil2]

5 hours ago, 47er said:

Yeah that's the point isn't it? Ok let him go if that's the decision but not for nothing.

Ridiculous when we are under-funded and cost-cutting everywhere.

Well it cost them a couple of million to replace him anyway with Hyam so they didn't save a bean.

Looked a better player at first but defensively i don't think there's much between them, both good on their day but both with regular flaws.

[Tomphil2]

2 hours ago, lraC said:

I think we all consider them two to  be overpaid, but surely £25m on wages is not now the real cost.

How much does the actual first team wage bill cost ?

Think it was as low as 4 million when we hit league one.

[lraC]

2 hours ago, Tomphil2 said:

How much does the actual first team wage bill cost ?

Think it was as low as 4 million when we hit league one.

I honestly don't have the foggiest, but I guess the wages for the staff, and the CEO and COO are taken into consideration.

I would love to see how it all adds up though, as I suspect someone is on big wages somewhere, who is not a player or a "Hands on" director.

[Tomphil2]

18 minutes ago, lraC said:

I honestly don't have the foggiest, but I guess the wages for the staff, and the CEO and COO are taken into consideration.

I would love to see how it all adds up though, as I suspect someone is on big wages somewhere, who is not a player or a "Hands on" director.

Yep iv'e long said a glance at the true Blackburn Rovers payroll would be quite interesting.

[chaddyrovers]

55 minutes ago, lraC said:

I honestly don't have the foggiest, but I guess the wages for the staff, and the CEO and COO are taken into consideration.

I would love to see how it all adds up though, as I suspect someone is on big wages somewhere, who is not a player or a "Hands on" director.

the wage bill hasn't changed much over the years if you look at the company accounts 

3 hours ago, Tomphil2 said:

How much does the actual first team wage bill cost ?

Think it was as low as 4 million when we hit league one.

no way was it 4m league one. 

according to the club account the wage bill in our relegation season £22m and in league 1 season the wage bill was £16.8m 

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[lraC]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

the wage bill hasn't changed much over the years if you look at the company accounts 

no way was it 4m league one. 

according to the club account the wage bill in our relegation season £22m and in league 1 season the wage bill was £16.8m 

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I know it hasn’t and that’s the bit Im struggling with. We seem to have signed less talented players in the last 3-4 years, or to be fair, cheaper options, where you would expect lower wages to be paid, yet the £25m seems to be a constant.

[chaddyrovers]

Blackburn Rovers are eyeing a move for Reading’s Amadou Mbengue

‘Discussions are underway’ - Watford and Blackburn Rovers to tussle for free signing - Sport Witness

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Blackburn Rovers are eyeing a move for Reading’s Amadou Mbengue

‘Discussions are underway’ - Watford and Blackburn Rovers to tussle for free signing - Sport Witness

if there are other clubs interested then forget it,our wage offer will be pathetic,lovely to see we are trying  the free transfer market already 😁
 

[chaddyrovers]

2 minutes ago, lraC said:

I know it hasn’t and that’s the bit Im struggling with. We seem to have signed less talented players in the last 3-4 years, or to be fair, cheaper options, where you would expect lower wages to be paid, yet the £25m seems to be a constant.

not sure we signed less talented players 

 

[Tomphil2]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

the wage bill hasn't changed much over the years if you look at the company accounts 

no way was it 4m league one. 

according to the club account the wage bill in our relegation season £22m and in league 1 season the wage bill was £16.8m 

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The FIRST TEAM FOOTBALL WAGE BILL not the entire club.

Mowbray himself said they'd reduced it to something like 4 million in league 1, presumably taking into account the senior pros wage deferrals.

[chaddyrovers]

3 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

The FIRST TEAM FOOTBALL WAGE BILL not the entire club.

Mowbray himself said they'd reduced it to something like 4 million in league 1, presumably taking into account the senior pros wage deferrals.

The majority of the wage bill will be FIRST TEAM FOOTBALL PLAYERS WAGES

No way were the wage bill in league 1 4m. We had Mulgrew, Whittingham, Graham, Dack, Bennett, Conway, Smallwood, Armstrong, etc. You honestly think the wage bill was £4m for that season?

Wasn't it the case it was reduced by £4m not it was £4m

[JHRover]

Two of our directors are Ganhi Babu and Sreenivasa Rao. 

I'd love to know the grand total of times those two have ever visited Ewood Park, yet I expect both will be on the payroll and won't be on peanuts.

 

[Tomphil2]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

The majority of the wage bill will be FIRST TEAM FOOTBALL PLAYERS WAGES

No way were the wage bill in league 1 4m. We had Mulgrew, Whittingham, Graham, Dack, Bennett, Conway, Smallwood, Armstrong, etc. You honestly think the wage bill was £4m for that season?

Wasn't it the case it was reduced by £4m not it was £4m

Possibly, i think they took a 30% wage deferral but don't forget Rovers were still paying off some previously sacked people back then.

I just remember him banging on and 4 million sticks in the mind and there was also talk of a weekly wage budget for first team starters that meant players oddly left out occasionally.

Either way they weren't paying first team wages of 16.8 million to that squad in league 1.

[Tomphil2]

4 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Two of our directors are Ganhi Babu and Sreenivasa Rao. 

I'd love to know the grand total of times those two have ever visited Ewood Park, yet I expect both will be on the payroll and won't be on peanuts.

 

How many financial directors does a club need ?

There was Charlie Cheston also before he left so that's 3 finance men plus the Chief Operating bean counter Suhail and Waggot himself.

Plus i presume club accountants and payroll officers.

[chaddyrovers]

7 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

How many financial directors does a club need ?

There was Charlie Cheston also before he left so that's 3 finance men plus the Chief Operating bean counter Suhail and Waggot himself.

Plus i presume club accountants and payroll officers.

Mike Cheston was our previously financial director before retiring to be replaced by Matt Wright as CFO.

We havent had any other financial director at Rovers