Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue May 23, 2023 9:04 am  

The issue Rovers will have going forward with these signings, is that they will be very top heavy on the salary cap, resulting in less squad depth. You have to pay more to bring a player to the club than you pay an academy squad player, resulting in a strong 17/18 players, but then your depth won't be up to much. They have to be careful with how they build. Saints/Wigan/Warrington seem to have the correct balance, of first team academy graduates and signings from elsewhere

[Mild Rover]

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue May 23, 2023 9:57 am  

Saints/Wigan/Warrington have more resource. Fair enough they do a decent job of using it efficiently as well, but the resource is a pre-requisite. Efficiency by itself will soon hit a ceiling.

If we have more resource than in the past that is potentially a game changer. The cap has a degree of elasticity. Also paying fees mean you can sign contracted players who have developed to a point where their earnings no longer reflect their value and still get them on a lower wage than you would in an open market. Transfer fees don’t count on the cap, so that is a fairly major cap efficiency.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue May 23, 2023 10:16 am  

Yet another thread derail …
Just to sum this up.
The same day food bank charity on Preston Road appeal for local businesses help.
Kr make it known they are enticing a contracted player with a 6 figure sum
No doubt unsettling the player and the club too.
kr posters on here will not agree but it just shows again how little class kr have.
Lets see what happens if they do sign Dupree , they will invite fans to have their pictures taken with them for a fiver..

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue May 23, 2023 10:42 am  

its dog eat dog. a bit like koucash waving his million pound cheque around on the pitch,are you saying pearson wouldnt go for someone if he had the financial backing,make hay whilst the sun shines,why relate a bid for a player to a food bank

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue May 23, 2023 12:14 pm  

Rumour knocking around that Satae has done a u turn on Catalan. Wonder if there’s any truth in it

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue May 23, 2023 12:25 pm  

It all sounded pretty done and dusted with Satae....

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue May 23, 2023 12:39 pm  

Whilst this thread has turned to the discussion about Rovers, it is decent discussion with some decent and decent Rovers fans (not Keith, best think I did was put him on ignore).

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue May 23, 2023 12:51 pm  

boardwalkempire4 wrote:

Yet another thread derail …
Just to sum this up.
The same day food bank charity on Preston Road appeal for local businesses help.
Kr make it known they are enticing a contracted player with a 6 figure sum
No doubt unsettling the player and the club too.
kr posters on here will not agree but it just shows again how little class kr have.
Lets see what happens if they do sign Dupree , they will invite fans to have their pictures taken with them for a fiver..

I’ve seen some turgid stuff on here but this is up there with the most embarrassing post I’ve ever seen.

How do you know what support rovers provide for the community? Should a club not spend money because local businesses are struggling as well in case it doesn’t look good. Jesus man.

What have rovers actually done wrong? Bids went in weeks a go and it’s only just come out, they are entitled to make bids to any player as long as done through the correct channels, which it was. How exactly is it a lack of class?

you shouldn’t be really, but it just shouts envy and jealousy with ridiculous comments like that. Discuss the merits of paying fees as others have but the whole foodbank whataboutery and accusations due to paying a transfer fee are bordering ridiculous. Come on mate

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue May 23, 2023 1:33 pm  

Not sure I'd keep Satae, too lazy in attack IMO.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue May 23, 2023 2:02 pm  

Was looking forward to Franklin Pele