Signings

[keith79]

We got anyone yet 😂

[Filo]

26 minutes into the transfer window and nothing, no ambition this club 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[RedJ]

Brammall out.

[since-1969]

None expected

[dickos1]

None expected by who?

[phil old leake]

Looking good on Houghton.  Won’t believe it until he signs.   He’s too good for us at this level.  I’ll be surprised if we’re not gazumped

[RedJ]

Bet you're fun at parties.

[1879Rovers]

Today could be the last games for Houghton, Kongolo and Whiteman so we can't hang around. I hope we get something positive in Fergie's post match interview.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Ferguson said yesterday Houghton deal isn't far away.

[IDM]

And also that Sheffield Utd appear to be happy for Whiteman to stay..

[roversdude]

And also that Sheffield Utd appear to be happy for Whiteman to stay..

Think it was stated a while ago that Whiteman would be staying

[Alan Southstand]

It's not sounding too positive on any new signings though, which is disappointing to hear. We've been here before and not done anything in January and suffered the consequences. Surely, we are not going to fall into the same trap again!

It's not like we need major surgery, but we do need a bit more experience.

I'll be overjoyed if we sign Jordan permanently, like everyone else, but we've managed to claw our way back up the league to a very healthy looking 10th place, but......it doesn't take much to fall right back down again. The league seems to be breaking up into a mini-league of the top 8 or so, and the rest. We really have our work cut out if we want to break into that top 8. A bit of extra experience will help us enormously and, of course, with the promise of a couple of new faces of our own in February, we could be in a position to make it an exciting finish.

[southwestexile]

If we got Houghton to sign then we could bring in a loan

[Colemans Left Hook]

it makes sense to keep quiet about transfers until we know who Rovers get in the Fa cup draw on Monday a big fish live on TV and it's a different ball game 

[Lesonthewest]

It's not sounding too positive on any new signings though, which is disappointing to hear. We've been here before and not done anything in January and suffered the consequences. Surely, we are not going to fall into the same trap again!

It's not like we need major surgery, but we do need a bit more experience.

I'll be overjoyed if we sign Jordan permanently, like everyone else, but we've managed to claw our way back up the league to a very healthy looking 10th place, but......it doesn't take much to fall right back down again. The league seems to be breaking up into a mini-league of the top 8 or so, and the rest. We really have our work cut out if we want to break into that top 8. A bit of extra experience will help us enormously and, of course, with the promise of a couple of new faces of our own in February, we could be in a position to make it an exciting finish.

Agree with that Alan, we have some really tough games coming up, it would be a shame to drop back down the league for the want of a bit of experience & cover for left back, would love to see a terrier type midfielder to come in to help break up play & help keep possession a bit more, Houghton & Whiteman are excellent players, but we tend to forget how young & inexperienced they are, just need that bit more experience to get us through in my opinion. If we do I believe we will finish really strongly.

[balbyrover]

it makes sense to keep quiet about transfers until we know who Rovers get in the Fa cup draw on Monday a big fish live on TV and it's a different ball game

That is of course,providing that we progress on Saturday.

[dickos1]

We're only a few hours into a 31 day window.so not sure why it's not looking good already

[Alan Southstand]

Who said it's not looking good?

[dickos1]

Not looking too positive then, there's 30 days left

[since-1969]

Were very much second best this season , it just hasn’t worked out . From the start of the season transfer plans have never been all the organized with players staying when told to leave etc etc . January seems to be about securing what we’ve got with Houghton , Kongolo . Money is not in abundance at Rovers if they get anyone it’s likely to be a loan or no fee player . If anything the players have proved themselves as a team now and with a little tweaking it will get us through to the end of the season and take a long look at it from there. There’s more chance of players going out on loan than coming in imo.

[Bessie Red]

If we get Jordan on a permanent deal  I will be happy. Best holding midfielder I've seen at Rovers in my 45 years watching them. He is the sort of player you build a team around. Hopefully he will be ours for a very long time.

[MachoMadness]

It's not sounding too positive on any new signings though, which is disappointing to hear. We've been here before and not done anything in January and suffered the consequences. Surely, we are not going to fall into the same trap again!

It's not like we need major surgery, but we do need a bit more experience.

This is a very good point. Two years ago we really suffered from complacency in the transfer window, and complacency in general actually, and got slapped down a league for it.

Not too fussed at this early stage but a bit of strengthening up front and maybe some fresh legs at the back would be useful given our defenders' tendency to all get crocked at once for some reason.

[Alan Southstand]

Dickos, before you start jumping up and down on your 'let's all be positive' rant, it wasn't me who said we needed to get our business done early a few weeks ago, it was the manager. That positive statement by the manager has turned into a much less positive statement saying that if we sign Houghton, there won't be much left in the kitty and we'll have to wait until later in the month.

The consensus of opinion on here seems to be saying the same thing, that is we need a bit of extra experience where it matters. Nobody is suggesting we need to bring in half a dozen players and there needs to be radical changes, but we are short in one or two areas. Hats off to Fergie for managing the squad the best he can under the circumstances, but all I'm saying is now's the time he needs the support of the Board and I sincerely hope they are not found wanting.

[GazLaz]

If we get Jordan on a permanent deal  I will be happy. Best holding midfielder I've seen at Rovers in my 45 years watching them. He is the sort of player you build a team around. Hopefully he will be ours for a very long time.

Brian Stock won’t be happy!

[Campsall rover]

Brian stock is the best one we have had by a mile in my my time.
The midfield of Coppinger, Green, Stock, Wellens & Oster (usually 4 of the 5 would play) was probably the best this club have ever had.
Didn’t see the 50’s team though. 

[The Red Baron]

Brian stock is the best one we have had by a mile in my my time.
The midfield of Coppinger, Green, Stock, Wellens & Oster (usually 4 of the 5 would play) was probably the best this club have ever had.
Didn’t see the 50’s team though. 

I agree. The only comparable one was when we had Alan Little and the Snodins.

[DaveDRFC]

Oster and Green never played in the same Rovers team. Green left in 2008 and we didn't sign Oster until 2009.

[Jonathan]

Brian Stock is the best midfielder I’ve seen play for us, just shading Wellens. It’s hard to set Houghton’s place after just two parts of seasons on loan so far. But I feel like we’ve seen enough to know he’s a very very good player and well worth the investment. He plays with a calmness and maturity that defies his years, is always in position to intercept and he doesn’t shy away from a tackle. He protects the ball well and has an eye for a pass, this is also an area I feel he can develop and improve in further and become a bit bolder with passing choices as he has it in his locker. All the qualities are there and if you watch the way he talks and organises other players through the game I’d have him down as future captain material. He’s captained Chelsea and England youth teams (no mean feat) and it would be a major coup for us to secure him in the long term.

Obviously in an ideal world it’d be nice to get one or two more in. But I can absolutely see why getting Houghton is the priority for now. Once that’s done I would assume we’ll look at the other options available.

[BillyStubbsTears]

And yet...

Brian Stock struggled to break into a very weak Wales side whereas Paul Green was a regular for a couple of years in a much stronger Republic of Ireland side.

Stock was (sometimes) a sumptuous orchestrator. Green was pretty much always a relentless terrier.

Without a doubt it was O’Driscoll’s biggest mistake to fail to appreciate and properly harness Green’s talent. Green was a bit part player throughout 2007 when we badly misfired. He was central to the side that finally achieved greatness in early 2008. O’Driscoll said at the end of 2007/08 he’d been surprised by how well Green had played. But by then, Green had jumped ship. Given that our second half of 08/09 was promotion form, I often wonder what we might have achieved if Green had remained for that first Championship season.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

28 days left to decide whether Billy Sharp is surplus at the Blades and available for loan.

I'm surprised a few Blades fans calling RS and suggesting he's not the future. Even if Billy hasn't been starting I can't see Wilder letting him go although they have Ched Evans and Hanson in the wings to add to Clarke and Donaldson.

I would love this to happen albeit unlikely!