Blackburn Rovers new boy eyes Premier bid (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Well said but it clearly takes longer for our club to do the deals as we have to via India for the go ahead !

At least the targets being mentioned are good ones !

COYB !

At last a manager who has identified our weakest areas, lets hope he can strengthen these positions. COYB.

well said ma at the moment our play is very disjointed because of our lack of width . I hope you get the nod to bring in the right players to improve the squad.Keep up the good work .coyb

Extremely happy with how MA is applying himself and long may it continue. To the people who are still critical of the teams performances you need to understand that you cant play pretty football all the time, winning games the hard way through sheer effort is sometimes what's needed and 3 points whilst playing non attractive football is better that 0 points and playing total football. Special mention to Rhodes....... Simply Amazing!

Good vibes coming from Appleton lets hope it is the sames with the owners.

Not bothered about performances from now to the end of the season. All that matters are the results. Let's continue the good run the team are on. A win tonight, a record breaking goal for Jason Rhodes and another clean sheet, that will do nicely. Setting us up for a meeting with Arsenal on Saturday where the team can relax, enjoy the game and hopefully get another positive result.

GET INTO EM!

With the history and track record of Lee Williamson (that is his name isn't it?), how can we fail?

Angry From Accrington wrote:
With the history and track record of Lee Williamson (that is his name isn't it?), how can we fail?

I suspect a hint of sarcasm/pessimism?

RTID

good luck to Lee he needs it and on signing more players, we shall wait and see.

A Darener Jason Rhodes?

ChrisDeBerg wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:
With the history and track record of Lee Williamson (that is his name isn't it?), how can we fail?

I suspect a hint of sarcasm/pessimism?

RTID

I'm sure I heard on Saturday that he scored 14 goals for Sheff Utd from midfield last season. That's good form.

Saying that, us rovers fans always give these type of players a chance, ask Keith Andrews. :P

a hard tackling thug in midfield ! JUst what our squad lacks ! bring on the axe

let's put the last 12 months behind us - its been longer than 12 months!

no problem with a positive attitude - but please rather than talk about the premiership - can we not just do the boring old "take each game as it comes" stuff.

yes, from the moment he arrived appleton appears to have instilled a new belief and organisation within the club. everybody hopes that this continues and it is not a false-dawn.

but please - no talk of premiership - sure have it as a goal - - but let's be honest we all guffawed when shabby did the "premiership, or bust!" nonsense earlier in the season. personally in the remote chance that we went up - we are in no state yet to handle the attrition of the prem a would bet a right hiding. i know it goes against everything that one should think about your team but let's end the season strongly - get rid of all the garbage (on and off the field) and try and stablise the club for a proper do next season.

already we look a better team and a better club....let's try and build on those foundations.

Rovers to get above Dingles? - - we've got an App for that!

and as for the arsenal game - let's give it a real go at them. what's the worst that can happen - we have had some right hammerings down there, so another one won't do any harm - and let's face it everybody expects us to get a doing.

take no prisoners -- lets have wenger scowling through the game rather than smiling.....you never know they just might be there for the taking.

Nice to read an article on Rovers signing players without there being any mention of our Shebby!

I think this point about playing style versus results is a really good point that deserves a sensible discussion. I was never a big fan of Big Sam but he brought some league success and if you look at his last 3 teams before westham, Bolton, Newcastle and Blackburn all have suffered relegation in recent times. The problem I always felt under allardyce was we were a one trick pony, hit the box early and pick up the knock downs.

Its a real catch 22 in many ways if your in the premiership you can attract the better players that can maybe play the more attractive football , but while you are developing a side to play that way you can struggule to get results, Liverpool is a really good example of this, Rodgers is trying to change the way they play and you can see taht transisition, fortunatley for him there is no spector of relegation, Lambert at Villa does not have that luxury, so where as many Liverpool fans are saying they are in transisition and are prepared to see it evolve, a change in style at Villa is causing chaos and absolute panic.

Fans around me last year got frustrated with Blackburn keeper Robinson being used to hoof the ball up from the back all the time, this year when are back line puts 3 passes togethor people start screaming to go forward. The one thing for sure is we do not get extra points for style, but when a team plays well and wins confidence is lifted and the genreal mood around the club becomes positive.

I suppose my point is I am looking form the transition from Winning and playing poorly to winning and playing well as opposed just transisitioning from playing poorly to playing well.

Mascara Gorkks is not wanted by a team with the third worst goals against record in the Premiership but good enough for us. Another example of Appleton taking the easy option of another old mate rather than the challenge of a quality player that might test his leadership. By the end of the season we will be renamed Portpool Albion

Angry From Accrington wrote:
Mascara Gorkks is not wanted by a team with the third worst goals against record in the Premiership but good enough for us. Another example of Appleton taking the easy option of another old mate rather than the challenge of a quality player that might test his leadership. By the end of the season we will be renamed Portpool Albion

Imagine what would've happened if any of our previous managers had signe pdlayers they'd worked with before. It always spells disaster...

Oh, hang on. Souness brought in Tugay, Hughes brought in Savage and Bellamy, Allardyce brought in Diouf. Just a few examples of getting it right when you already know a player's strengths.

Angry From Accrington wrote:
Mascara Gorkks is not wanted by a team with the third worst goals against record in the Premiership but good enough for us. Another example of Appleton taking the easy option of another old mate rather than the challenge of a quality player that might test his leadership. By the end of the season we will be renamed Portpool Albion

Yet hes been involved in two promotions from the Championship over the last two years with QPR and Reading. Shows how much you know really

Angry From Accrington wrote:
Mascara Gorkks is not wanted by a team with the third worst goals against record in the Premiership but good enough for us. Another example of Appleton taking the easy option of another old mate rather than the challenge of a quality player that might test his leadership. By the end of the season we will be renamed Portpool Albion

We aren't even in the Premiership anymore... He's had two promotions with Reading and QPR, it's a different sort of player that does well in the championship to the premiership.

You complain about everything without knowing much about the players.

leitchy wrote:
Well said but it clearly takes longer for our club to do the deals as we have to via India for the go ahead !

At least the targets being mentioned are good ones !

COYB !

Let's hope someone in India can be bothered to get out of bed to answer the phone.

I am ANGRY FROM ACCRINGTON, not Rational from Rochdale

hasslem hasslem wrote:
let's put the last 12 months behind us - its been longer than 12 months!

no problem with a positive attitude - but please rather than talk about the premiership - can we not just do the boring old "take each game as it comes" stuff.

yes, from the moment he arrived appleton appears to have instilled a new belief and organisation within the club. everybody hopes that this continues and it is not a false-dawn.

but please - no talk of premiership - sure have it as a goal - - but let's be honest we all guffawed when shabby did the "premiership, or bust!" nonsense earlier in the season. personally in the remote chance that we went up - we are in no state yet to handle the attrition of the prem a would bet a right hiding. i know it goes against everything that one should think about your team but let's end the season strongly - get rid of all the garbage (on and off the field) and try and stablise the club for a proper do next season.

already we look a better team and a better club....let's try and build on those foundations.

Rovers to get above Dingles? - - we've got an App for that!

Good post!!!!

inflightmagazine wrote:
I think this point about playing style versus results is a really good point that deserves a sensible discussion. I was never a big fan of Big Sam but he brought some league success and if you look at his last 3 teams before westham, Bolton, Newcastle and Blackburn all have suffered relegation in recent times. The problem I always felt under allardyce was we were a one trick pony, hit the box early and pick up the knock downs.

Its a real catch 22 in many ways if your in the premiership you can attract the better players that can maybe play the more attractive football , but while you are developing a side to play that way you can struggule to get results, Liverpool is a really good example of this, Rodgers is trying to change the way they play and you can see taht transisition, fortunatley for him there is no spector of relegation, Lambert at Villa does not have that luxury, so where as many Liverpool fans are saying they are in transisition and are prepared to see it evolve, a change in style at Villa is causing chaos and absolute panic.

Fans around me last year got frustrated with Blackburn keeper Robinson being used to hoof the ball up from the back all the time, this year when are back line puts 3 passes togethor people start screaming to go forward. The one thing for sure is we do not get extra points for style, but when a team plays well and wins confidence is lifted and the genreal mood around the club becomes positive.

I suppose my point is I am looking form the transition from Winning and playing poorly to winning and playing well as opposed just transisitioning from playing poorly to playing well.

It will always be a problem for Allardyce, he's under pressure again at West Ham, he gets results and will keep a team in the Premiership, but it's dire stuff and is not the dream football of the marketing men, directors and owners of football clubs.

I agree with Appelton, first things first, get the defence in order and then think about playing more constructive football, with Allardyce there is no attempt to change his one way formula.

Tough tough game tonight, Appelton got the tactics right for the home game, hopefully it will work again. A big ask, but perhaps with a better result, another clean sheet at Brighton would be great.

Kaspars Gorkks has signed for Wolves, strange one IMO

http://www.wolves.vi
talfootball.co.uk/ar
ticle.asp?a=308933

I would take results over attractive football and not getting points any day, you don't win the league by playing attractive football, you win by gaining the most points anyway possible!

Angry From Accrington wrote:
I am ANGRY FROM ACCRINGTON, not Rational from Rochdale

Well then you should team up with Dangerous Dave and Dick from Darwen
Start your own little Out Out Out Gang
oh sorry you cant cos you are all of them..

Angry From Accrington wrote:
I am ANGRY FROM ACCRINGTON, not Rational from Rochdale

Well then you should team up with Dangerous Dave and Dick from Darwen
Start your own little Out Out Out Gang
oh sorry you cant cos you are all of them..

Angry From Accrington wrote:
I am ANGRY FROM ACCRINGTON, not Rational from Rochdale

Nice one

RoversSwiss wrote:

inflightmagazine wrote:
I think this point about playing style versus results is a really good point that deserves a sensible discussion. I was never a big fan of Big Sam but he brought some league success and if you look at his last 3 teams before westham, Bolton, Newcastle and Blackburn all have suffered relegation in recent times. The problem I always felt under allardyce was we were a one trick pony, hit the box early and pick up the knock downs.

Its a real catch 22 in many ways if your in the premiership you can attract the better players that can maybe play the more attractive football , but while you are developing a side to play that way you can struggule to get results, Liverpool is a really good example of this, Rodgers is trying to change the way they play and you can see taht transisition, fortunatley for him there is no spector of relegation, Lambert at Villa does not have that luxury, so where as many Liverpool fans are saying they are in transisition and are prepared to see it evolve, a change in style at Villa is causing chaos and absolute panic.

Fans around me last year got frustrated with Blackburn keeper Robinson being used to hoof the ball up from the back all the time, this year when are back line puts 3 passes togethor people start screaming to go forward. The one thing for sure is we do not get extra points for style, but when a team plays well and wins confidence is lifted and the genreal mood around the club becomes positive.

I suppose my point is I am looking form the transition from Winning and playing poorly to winning and playing well as opposed just transisitioning from playing poorly to playing well.

It will always be a problem for Allardyce, he's under pressure again at West Ham, he gets results and will keep a team in the Premiership, but it's dire stuff and is not the dream football of the marketing men, directors and owners of football clubs.

I agree with Appelton, first things first, get the defence in order and then think about playing more constructive football, with Allardyce there is no attempt to change his one way formula.

Tough tough game tonight, Appelton got the tactics right for the home game, hopefully it will work again. A big ask, but perhaps with a better result, another clean sheet at Brighton would be great.

i was very much one from the 'not upset that allardyce has gone' camp. and despite the madness that has ensued, i stick by that. i think it is important to separate the two things too. it was entirely possible for venkys to get rid of allardyce yet not go on to make a stream of poor decisions for the club.

my dislike of allardyce stems from the 1 trick pony idea, as you say, inflight. and at points it was just unbearable to watch. but i think it also goes a little beyond that. there were clearly games where he accepted that we couldn't win and the team played accordingly. i know every team can get hammered away from home by the big 5/6, but too often, we would put in an incredibly timid performance against these big sides, no because we were just outplayed, but because there seemed to be an acceptance from the start of the game. when you're a small club like ours, with no chance of claiming silverwear or even scraping a european place, then it is the giant-killings which remain to keep you interested in the season.

i don't see appleton adopting that attitude. he seems generally a much more upbeat sort who would take a team to a big club with enthusiasm to cause an upset. i hope that continues to be true, as this is what i want from my club - that they try.
i hope that appleton also differs from allardyce in his approach to style. allardyce has no desire to change his approach, regardless of situation. if appleton wins ugly now, but shows a desire to improve and entertain when we have better resources etc, then i am up for that. there has to be improvement towards entertainment. some games will have to be tough, but as long as there is progress, that's fine for a club like us.

Wild Rover wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:
I am ANGRY FROM ACCRINGTON, not Rational from Rochdale

Well then you should team up with Dangerous Dave and Dick from Darwen
Start your own little Out Out Out Gang
oh sorry you cant cos you are all of them..

no need to start up any sort of a gang there's still 9000 fans plus out there staying away from Ewood because of the way the Club is being run by Shaw Agnew Singh Venkys Coar and hangers on such as Hendry so I would keep your meaningless comments to yourself.
OUT WITH THE LOT OF THEM

Wild Rover wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:
I am ANGRY FROM ACCRINGTON, not Rational from Rochdale

Well then you should team up with Dangerous Dave and Dick from Darwen
Start your own little Out Out Out Gang
oh sorry you cant cos you are all of them..

Is that Dangerous Dave AND Dick from Darwen or Dangerous Dave THE Dick from Darwen? Even a dingle would struggle to moan and whinge as much as that will everything they have to put up with. You've got to give it to the whinging brigade, always look on the bright side of life will never be their theme tune.

fitz808 wrote:

RoversSwiss wrote:

inflightmagazine wrote:
I think this point about playing style versus results is a really good point that deserves a sensible discussion. I was never a big fan of Big Sam but he brought some league success and if you look at his last 3 teams before westham, Bolton, Newcastle and Blackburn all have suffered relegation in recent times. The problem I always felt under allardyce was we were a one trick pony, hit the box early and pick up the knock downs.

Its a real catch 22 in many ways if your in the premiership you can attract the better players that can maybe play the more attractive football , but while you are developing a side to play that way you can struggule to get results, Liverpool is a really good example of this, Rodgers is trying to change the way they play and you can see taht transisition, fortunatley for him there is no spector of relegation, Lambert at Villa does not have that luxury, so where as many Liverpool fans are saying they are in transisition and are prepared to see it evolve, a change in style at Villa is causing chaos and absolute panic.

Fans around me last year got frustrated with Blackburn keeper Robinson being used to hoof the ball up from the back all the time, this year when are back line puts 3 passes togethor people start screaming to go forward. The one thing for sure is we do not get extra points for style, but when a team plays well and wins confidence is lifted and the genreal mood around the club becomes positive.

I suppose my point is I am looking form the transition from Winning and playing poorly to winning and playing well as opposed just transisitioning from playing poorly to playing well.

It will always be a problem for Allardyce, he's under pressure again at West Ham, he gets results and will keep a team in the Premiership, but it's dire stuff and is not the dream football of the marketing men, directors and owners of football clubs.

I agree with Appelton, first things first, get the defence in order and then think about playing more constructive football, with Allardyce there is no attempt to change his one way formula.

Tough tough game tonight, Appelton got the tactics right for the home game, hopefully it will work again. A big ask, but perhaps with a better result, another clean sheet at Brighton would be great.

i was very much one from the 'not upset that allardyce has gone' camp. and despite the madness that has ensued, i stick by that. i think it is important to separate the two things too. it was entirely possible for venkys to get rid of allardyce yet not go on to make a stream of poor decisions for the club.

my dislike of allardyce stems from the 1 trick pony idea, as you say, inflight. and at points it was just unbearable to watch. but i think it also goes a little beyond that. there were clearly games where he accepted that we couldn't win and the team played accordingly. i know every team can get hammered away from home by the big 5/6, but too often, we would put in an incredibly timid performance against these big sides, no because we were just outplayed, but because there seemed to be an acceptance from the start of the game. when you're a small club like ours, with no chance of claiming silverwear or even scraping a european place, then it is the giant-killings which remain to keep you interested in the season.

i don't see appleton adopting that attitude. he seems generally a much more upbeat sort who would take a team to a big club with enthusiasm to cause an upset. i hope that continues to be true, as this is what i want from my club - that they try.
i hope that appleton also differs from allardyce in his approach to style. allardyce has no desire to change his approach, regardless of situation. if appleton wins ugly now, but shows a desire to improve and entertain when we have better resources etc, then i am up for that. there has to be improvement towards entertainment. some games will have to be tough, but as long as there is progress, that's fine for a club like us.

Well said Fitz, but does the MA approach to playing bigger clubs mean that we will beat Arsenal at the weekend? Hope so mate!

Angry From Accrington wrote:
Mascara Gorkks is not wanted by a team with the third worst goals against record in the Premiership but good enough for us. Another example of Appleton taking the easy option of another old mate rather than the challenge of a quality player that might test his leadership. By the end of the season we will be renamed Portpool Albion

Shut up

Gorkss signs for Wolves with view to permanent transfer once fee decided - so no wonder not coming to Ewood only freebies/loans allowed in no money for Transfer of decent players!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!
OUT WITH THE LOT OF THEM.

hasslem hasslem wrote:
and as for the arsenal game - let's give it a real go at them. what's the worst that can happen - we have had some right hammerings down there, so another one won't do any harm - and let's face it everybody expects us to get a doing.

take no prisoners -- lets have wenger scowling through the game rather than smiling.....you never know they just might be there for the taking.

Oh Appy days.......contempla
ting a 2 h drive to Hove...thought about it...might watch celts then again I only like glenfiddich;-)

Siminitt wrote:
Extremely happy with how MA is applying himself and long may it continue. To the people who are still critical of the teams performances you need to understand that you cant play pretty football all the time, winning games the hard way through sheer effort is sometimes what's needed and 3 points whilst playing non attractive football is better that 0 points and playing total football. Special mention to Rhodes....... Simply Amazing!

Doesnt have to be all or nothing. There is an option of a bit of both. I recall SA having a more pragmatic approach and the fans moaned and groaned and Venks got rid.

bburnrover wrote:
Well one down we lost out to Wolves they were more serious than us probably didn't have to wait for their owner to finish having his nails done and a new full stop on his forehead.

Or it could be because Saunders may have guaranteed him first team football from the outset, Wolves may have offered him better terms, he might not want to move home meaning Wolverhampton would be an easier commute, etc. Also, keep your borderline derogatory comments to yourself.

bburnrover wrote:
Well one down we lost out to Wolves they were more serious than us probably didn't have to wait for their owner to finish having his nails done and a new full stop on his forehead.

Sexist and racist comment. I'm guessing you are homophobic too?