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Duo set for Rovers return
1:25pm Thursday 15th November 2012 in Sport
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
COLIN Kazim-Richards and Gael Givet are expected to return to Blackburn Rovers' squad for Saturday's trip to Peterborough as boss Henning Berg looks for his first win.
The duo have been out through injury but, along with Jason Lowe and Nuno Gomez, are now available for selection.
Berg is hopeful his players on international duty this week have all come through unscathed.
He said: "A big squad is important to us, we want competition for places and we think we will have that on Saturday."
Comments(31)
Jansen_10
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1:32pm Thu 15 Nov 12
makaveli96 wrote:Has Makaveli apologised to true Rovers fans yet?
Has Kazim apologised to the ROVERS fans for his penalty miss yet?
Kazim........
roverfoxy
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2:13pm Thu 15 Nov 12
makaveli96 wrote:Does he need to?!? He slipped!! Happens to the best - Get real!!!
Has Kazim apologised to the ROVERS fans for his penalty miss yet? Kazim........
roverfoxy
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2:16pm Thu 15 Nov 12
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=sAuexTsAf
aY
Wonder if he apologised!!!
blueblooded
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3:05pm Thu 15 Nov 12
Jansen_10 wrote:touche.
makaveli96 wrote:Has Makaveli apologised to true Rovers fans yet?
Has Kazim apologised to the ROVERS fans for his penalty miss yet?
Kazim........
And very true. used to think Maka was just a jester, then he started getting annoying and then personal.
I'm not from Lancashire originally Maka. wheres my apology for all the prejudiced comments you made?
blueblooded
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3:06pm Thu 15 Nov 12
COYB
MxMave
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3:10pm Thu 15 Nov 12
If you really think CKR is a decent player, check his record on his Wiki page. How could any manager in the right mind sign a player with that kind of record!? Oh yes it was Steve.
Berg should send CKR back in January. The most annoying issue i have with him is the fact that he shoots from 40 yards every time he has the ball even when theres several players in good positions. The penalty incident confirmed that CKR is only looking out for his own personal glory. Incase some of you havent noticed, his shooting is TERRIBLE.
Don't agree with me? Watch the next couple of games he plays in.
MxMave
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3:12pm Thu 15 Nov 12
makaveli96 wrote:Agreed. It's not the fact that he missed it. Its the fact that he stood as much chance of robbo with that penalty, ALL the fans in the Blackburn End were gritting thier teeth when he stood up. The man CANT SHOOT hence why all his previous managers have played him down a wing.
Has Kazim apologised to the ROVERS fans for his penalty miss yet?
Kazim........
greenscreener
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3:34pm Thu 15 Nov 12
blueblooded wrote:Not from Lancashire !!!!!! you're lucky he makes any comment about you at all.
Jansen_10 wrote:touche.
makaveli96 wrote:Has Makaveli apologised to true Rovers fans yet?
Has Kazim apologised to the ROVERS fans for his penalty miss yet?
Kazim........
And very true. used to think Maka was just a jester, then he started getting annoying and then personal.
I'm not from Lancashire originally Maka. wheres my apology for all the prejudiced comments you made?
I was born and bred in Blackburn but as I was conceived during the Wakes Weeks Maka believes that deep down I must be a Blackpool fan !
diamonds2india
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3:35pm Thu 15 Nov 12
greenscreener
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3:46pm Thu 15 Nov 12
MxMave wrote:Not sure he will get 2 more starts if Jordan Rhodes stays fit. He's not effective out wide and we have better players in Rochina and Gomes to support the main man so really CKR only useful as replacement target man until Best is available.
HOW can CKR possibly get back into the squad?! He is so far below par it is unfunny. One of the worst players i've ever seen don a Rovers shirt. Of course there will be some Rovers fans who think hes epic because he scored 2 tap ins over 180 mins of DIRE play.
If you really think CKR is a decent player, check his record on his Wiki page. How could any manager in the right mind sign a player with that kind of record!? Oh yes it was Steve.
Berg should send CKR back in January. The most annoying issue i have with him is the fact that he shoots from 40 yards every time he has the ball even when theres several players in good positions. The penalty incident confirmed that CKR is only looking out for his own personal glory. Incase some of you havent noticed, his shooting is TERRIBLE.
Don't agree with me? Watch the next couple of games he plays in.
blueblooded
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4:08pm Thu 15 Nov 12
greenscreener wrote:agreed. CK-R is on loan anyway, so as far as I'm concerned not a big issue - and we need to backup anyway as you said.
MxMave wrote:Not sure he will get 2 more starts if Jordan Rhodes stays fit. He's not effective out wide and we have better players in Rochina and Gomes to support the main man so really CKR only useful as replacement target man until Best is available.
HOW can CKR possibly get back into the squad?! He is so far below par it is unfunny. One of the worst players i've ever seen don a Rovers shirt. Of course there will be some Rovers fans who think hes epic because he scored 2 tap ins over 180 mins of DIRE play.
If you really think CKR is a decent player, check his record on his Wiki page. How could any manager in the right mind sign a player with that kind of record!? Oh yes it was Steve.
Berg should send CKR back in January. The most annoying issue i have with him is the fact that he shoots from 40 yards every time he has the ball even when theres several players in good positions. The penalty incident confirmed that CKR is only looking out for his own personal glory. Incase some of you havent noticed, his shooting is TERRIBLE.
Don't agree with me? Watch the next couple of games he plays in.
I want to see Nuno start again and Best back from injury of course, but on paper at least, there's a promising squad there for Berg to work with.
Still think Dunn should be for the chop. The Vuk has to start more, and Nunes needs more game-time. What happened to these other portugese players? I cant even remember their names apart from that Diogo Rosado kid, not one have even appeared on the line-up!
French Rover
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4:10pm Thu 15 Nov 12
MxMave wrote:I keep getting CKR mixed-up with Slatan Abrimovic,,,,,which one of them was it that scored four goals last night against England MxMave?
HOW can CKR possibly get back into the squad?! He is so far below par it is unfunny. One of the worst players i've ever seen don a Rovers shirt. Of course there will be some Rovers fans who think hes epic because he scored 2 tap ins over 180 mins of DIRE play.
If you really think CKR is a decent player, check his record on his Wiki page. How could any manager in the right mind sign a player with that kind of record!? Oh yes it was Steve.
Berg should send CKR back in January. The most annoying issue i have with him is the fact that he shoots from 40 yards every time he has the ball even when theres several players in good positions. The penalty incident confirmed that CKR is only looking out for his own personal glory. Incase some of you havent noticed, his shooting is TERRIBLE.
Don't agree with me? Watch the next couple of games he plays in.
merlinrabbit
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4:15pm Thu 15 Nov 12
makaveli96 wrote:I dont understand how Rovers fans have become so resistent to moving on. Can anybody make a mistake and be forgiven? Theres always a player that a section of the fans have it in for or insult. Yorke, Neil, Andrews, Pedersen, Orr, now CKR. Let;s get on with the games and giving full support. These are young men. My son is about the same age and if he wasnt ever forgiven for the stuff he does and says, god knows where he'd be. You lot must all be perfect and beautiful
Has Kazim apologised to the ROVERS fans for his penalty miss yet?
Kazim........
Captain Dreckley
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4:20pm Thu 15 Nov 12
greenscreener
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4:44pm Thu 15 Nov 12
blueblooded wrote:Big problem for Berg this, he needs to get a side settled to get them playing together if he wants to pick up points. But to understand his squad he's got quite a few players and combinations that all look fairly adequate without standing out. How much can he afford to keep experimenting and introducing yet more players from Keans bargain bucket.
greenscreener wrote:agreed. CK-R is on loan anyway, so as far as I'm concerned not a big issue - and we need to backup anyway as you said.
MxMave wrote:Not sure he will get 2 more starts if Jordan Rhodes stays fit. He's not effective out wide and we have better players in Rochina and Gomes to support the main man so really CKR only useful as replacement target man until Best is available.
HOW can CKR possibly get back into the squad?! He is so far below par it is unfunny. One of the worst players i've ever seen don a Rovers shirt. Of course there will be some Rovers fans who think hes epic because he scored 2 tap ins over 180 mins of DIRE play.
If you really think CKR is a decent player, check his record on his Wiki page. How could any manager in the right mind sign a player with that kind of record!? Oh yes it was Steve.
Berg should send CKR back in January. The most annoying issue i have with him is the fact that he shoots from 40 yards every time he has the ball even when theres several players in good positions. The penalty incident confirmed that CKR is only looking out for his own personal glory. Incase some of you havent noticed, his shooting is TERRIBLE.
Don't agree with me? Watch the next couple of games he plays in.
I want to see Nuno start again and Best back from injury of course, but on paper at least, there's a promising squad there for Berg to work with.
Still think Dunn should be for the chop. The Vuk has to start more, and Nunes needs more game-time. What happened to these other portugese players? I cant even remember their names apart from that Diogo Rosado kid, not one have even appeared on the line-up!
How many of the current squad would you say are dead certs on his team sheet right now ?
blueblooded
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5:18pm Thu 15 Nov 12
greenscreener wrote:The brum lineup was largely unchanged and I'd say CK is probably the only change we'll see against the Posh. As desperate as we are for a win, its still early days for Berg to find the combination that works for him. Getting shut of Orr though shows that he's already on top of who he DOESN'T need.
blueblooded wrote:Big problem for Berg this, he needs to get a side settled to get them playing together if he wants to pick up points. But to understand his squad he's got quite a few players and combinations that all look fairly adequate without standing out. How much can he afford to keep experimenting and introducing yet more players from Keans bargain bucket.
greenscreener wrote:agreed. CK-R is on loan anyway, so as far as I'm concerned not a big issue - and we need to backup anyway as you said.
MxMave wrote:Not sure he will get 2 more starts if Jordan Rhodes stays fit. He's not effective out wide and we have better players in Rochina and Gomes to support the main man so really CKR only useful as replacement target man until Best is available.
HOW can CKR possibly get back into the squad?! He is so far below par it is unfunny. One of the worst players i've ever seen don a Rovers shirt. Of course there will be some Rovers fans who think hes epic because he scored 2 tap ins over 180 mins of DIRE play.
If you really think CKR is a decent player, check his record on his Wiki page. How could any manager in the right mind sign a player with that kind of record!? Oh yes it was Steve.
Berg should send CKR back in January. The most annoying issue i have with him is the fact that he shoots from 40 yards every time he has the ball even when theres several players in good positions. The penalty incident confirmed that CKR is only looking out for his own personal glory. Incase some of you havent noticed, his shooting is TERRIBLE.
Don't agree with me? Watch the next couple of games he plays in.
I want to see Nuno start again and Best back from injury of course, but on paper at least, there's a promising squad there for Berg to work with.
Still think Dunn should be for the chop. The Vuk has to start more, and Nunes needs more game-time. What happened to these other portugese players? I cant even remember their names apart from that Diogo Rosado kid, not one have even appeared on the line-up!
How many of the current squad would you say are dead certs on his team sheet right now ?
Jake Kean is another I want to see more of too. Question is, with so many on the book, unless we see some more axed or loaned out, are we really expecting MORE new faces in the January windows as people are hoping?
xrayspex77
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5:58pm Thu 15 Nov 12
wampam
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6:05pm Thu 15 Nov 12
realisticrovers
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6:06pm Thu 15 Nov 12
roverfoxy wrote:Beckham comes to mind
makaveli96 wrote:Does he need to?!? He slipped!! Happens to the best - Get real!!!
Has Kazim apologised to the ROVERS fans for his penalty miss yet? Kazim........
realisticrovers
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6:14pm Thu 15 Nov 12
Rovers75
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8:02pm Thu 15 Nov 12
xrayspex77 wrote:yep..... and he's not a lying drunkard who's sh1t at managing
Gael Givet! Surely the righteous ones wouldn't want a convicted drink driver in the team?? Oh it's OK because it's not Steve Kean . . .
makaveli96
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9:15pm Thu 15 Nov 12
RIP Sam Allardyce.
makaveli96
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9:26pm Thu 15 Nov 12
Surely it would have made more sense to inject the horse
French Rover
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9:53pm Thu 15 Nov 12
makaveli96 wrote:quite funny way to end the night...glad to have u back maka...
Frankie Dettori tests positive for drugs
Surely it would have made more sense to inject the horse
noddymcleod
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5:47am Fri 16 Nov 12
Glad Berg has sorted out Orr, a Kean sycophant. Bergie was frequently RB for Rovers and as they say - it takes one to know one - so it's no surprise that the first one shown the door is Orr.
bburnrover
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7:49am Fri 16 Nov 12
ChrisDeBerg
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8:33am Fri 16 Nov 12
MxMave wrote:I'm actually going to agree with you there.. I've said this since his first couple of 'tap ins' (and that's what they was). He just holds the ball up too long and then makes a bad pass while being swamped by their players or gets the ball taken off him... Or, takes a shot and doesn't get it on target!
HOW can CKR possibly get back into the squad?! He is so far below par it is unfunny. One of the worst players i've ever seen don a Rovers shirt. Of course there will be some Rovers fans who think hes epic because he scored 2 tap ins over 180 mins of DIRE play.
If you really think CKR is a decent player, check his record on his Wiki page. How could any manager in the right mind sign a player with that kind of record!? Oh yes it was Steve.
Berg should send CKR back in January. The most annoying issue i have with him is the fact that he shoots from 40 yards every time he has the ball even when theres several players in good positions. The penalty incident confirmed that CKR is only looking out for his own personal glory. Incase some of you havent noticed, his shooting is TERRIBLE.
Don't agree with me? Watch the next couple of games he plays in.
The penalty snatch just made me angry but that was not the reason I have ever said he is greedy.. It's because he is greedy! As the post above says, anyone going to the games just keep your eye on him, he does just go for glory all the time... Fair enough, don't shoot then you don't score.. But when you have Rhodes wide open in a perfect shooting position and then you pass to a marked man (which I've seen him do a few times now) its just stupid, I think he has a problem with Rhodes getting all the goals maybe? It would be much wiser of him to poach Rhodes' rebounds from the keeper, then I'd say both Rhodes and Kazim would get more goals!
RTID
unclejacklegend
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10:29am Fri 16 Nov 12
xrayspex77 wrote:Well ye, not far from the mark. What's your point?
Gael Givet! Surely the righteous ones wouldn't want a convicted drink driver in the team?? Oh it's OK because it's not Steve Kean . . .
MxMave
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2:12pm Fri 16 Nov 12
ChrisDeBerg wrote:First home game he played in where he scored and went off injured was when i started to realise what the guy was all about. A dreadful performance, he taps in a close range efford, the crowd sing his name and he decides he has the skill of Ronaldo, 40 yards? 50 yards? not a problem. I actually made a bet with someone straight after that game that he wouldnt score more than 8 goals this season, i'm pretty confident i'm on track for my winnings.
MxMave wrote:I'm actually going to agree with you there.. I've said this since his first couple of 'tap ins' (and that's what they was). He just holds the ball up too long and then makes a bad pass while being swamped by their players or gets the ball taken off him... Or, takes a shot and doesn't get it on target!
HOW can CKR possibly get back into the squad?! He is so far below par it is unfunny. One of the worst players i've ever seen don a Rovers shirt. Of course there will be some Rovers fans who think hes epic because he scored 2 tap ins over 180 mins of DIRE play.
If you really think CKR is a decent player, check his record on his Wiki page. How could any manager in the right mind sign a player with that kind of record!? Oh yes it was Steve.
Berg should send CKR back in January. The most annoying issue i have with him is the fact that he shoots from 40 yards every time he has the ball even when theres several players in good positions. The penalty incident confirmed that CKR is only looking out for his own personal glory. Incase some of you havent noticed, his shooting is TERRIBLE.
Don't agree with me? Watch the next couple of games he plays in.
The penalty snatch just made me angry but that was not the reason I have ever said he is greedy.. It's because he is greedy! As the post above says, anyone going to the games just keep your eye on him, he does just go for glory all the time... Fair enough, don't shoot then you don't score.. But when you have Rhodes wide open in a perfect shooting position and then you pass to a marked man (which I've seen him do a few times now) its just stupid, I think he has a problem with Rhodes getting all the goals maybe? It would be much wiser of him to poach Rhodes' rebounds from the keeper, then I'd say both Rhodes and Kazim would get more goals!
RTID
Like you said, if we want to play fast paced counter attacking football we can't have a guy who holds the ball up, makes bad decisions and shoots from 40 yards in the team.
handyamBRFC
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12:41pm Sat 17 Nov 12
ok
WHY are we not WINNING games...??
in my opinion its because we have too many elderly and slow players in the team.
FOOTBALL is a fast game and they need to be able to last for 90 minutes
Unfortunately BRFC have too many slow or over the hill type players.
For me that's the biggest issue within the team.
we have too many slow players not able to last 90 minutes.
Dann, Hanley, Givet are slow
Murphy, Etuhu, Pederson, Dunn are old and past it.
Gomes is old and not strong enough.
and there's more
what do you think...?
We need fast young energetic players
The centre of our defence is slow and the centre of our midfield is slow.
we certainly can't compete with those players especially as we aim to get back where we belong in the Premiership.
We are missing a midfield general, to dictate play and link up the strikers
We need a big target man to play alongside Rhodes.
We need a fast center back who can play....!!!
what do you think...????

makaveli96 says...
1:28pm Thu 15 Nov 12
Kazim........