January Transfer Window - Jan 2023 (Deadline Day starts page 112)

Dizzle said:

Richard Rufus to fundraise a transfer budget

Considering the dearth of strikers available/affordable who would people like us to bring in and be realistic?

kodfish said:

That’ll be their promotion push grind to a halt.

I personally thought before he got his dream move to QPR he was lazy & uninterested.

He's also overweight this season

sillav nitram said:

Considering the dearth of strikers available/affordable who would people like us to bring in and be realistic?

Mateo Joseph, Abu Kamara or Reyes Cleary, all averaging more than a goal a game in the PL reserves, get them in on loan for 6 months and see if they're better than what we have, and send our own young striker out on loan to develop too 

sam3110 said:

sillav nitram said:

Considering the dearth of strikers available/affordable who would people like us to bring in and be realistic?

Mateo Joseph, Abu Kamara or Reyes Cleary, all averaging more than a goal a game in the PL reserves, get them in on loan for 6 months and see if they're better than what we have, and send our own young striker out on loan to develop too 

Those are some impressive returns for all three players - Cleary looks an absolute unit as well

Dizzle said:

Has to be Ronnie Schwartz, not sure when his prime was though...

John Barnes or Allen Simonsen were decent in their prime 

Please make the yesteryear stuff a separate thread please 🙏

https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/blackburn-rovers-european-transfer-interest-25899274

Linked to Tayo Edun , Left Back/CB from Blackburn on loan. 

Swisdom said:

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

Bonne is okay at L1 level but given the intense dislike part of our fanbase have for him it would be a terrible move.

The neanderthal element of our support would be out in force....

Harsh.  I'm not a neanderthal.  I just think he is a very poor footballer

We have a squad of journeymen which he'd fit in with. My main issue would be the verbal abuse he'd get from some of our fanbase - that's the neanderthal element I'm referring to.

Hopefully he won't sign for us as it could prove toxic. 

MarcusH26 said:

https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/blackburn-rovers-european-transfer-interest-25899274

Linked to Tayo Edun , Left Back/CB from Blackburn on loan. 

Yes please!!

Edun is quality btw. No idea if he is the Left back we are in for, I will try to find out.

sillav nitram said:

I really hope Bonne isn’t coming back, like others, if he was the only striker that would be a huge let down, for me. Perhaps, if he was one and a n other and only a contract to the summer, then that may be acceptable.

I know Stockley is this years scapegoat and whipping boy but as said before he can score but as others have said before Garner was sacked the system didn’t suit his style. Maybe Holden will try and adapt to his strengths and if he could get back to last years form, then I'm sure he and Leaburn could do the trick.

That implies that he's receiving unfair criticism, and I don't think he is. Two goals in 24 league matches and various cup games is an awful return, and it's not like he's been testing keepers, or hitting the woodwork regularly.
A one in three striker in his place might have transformed our season, although I accept with the team playing poorly he would have had his work cut out. But you'd expect a much better return that two goals.

If we do sign Bonne it wouldn't be the end of the world imho, and it'd be an indication of our current status as a club. You'd hope we could sign better, but would better be willing to join us right now?