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Benni: I'm ready to sign deal
11:22am Tuesday 4th March 2008
Comments (54)
BENNI McCarthy has indicated he is ready to spend the rest of his career at Blackburn Rovers.
The former Porto star, who is Rovers' second top scorer this season with 11 goals in all competitions, has hinted he is willing to sign a new contract with the club.
Several rounds of talks have already taken place between Rovers chairman John Williams and McCarthy's advisers, and, with the striker saying he can see himself playing under manager Mark Hughes for the rest of his career, there is a strong chance a deal could be thrashed out between the two parties in the next couple of weeks.
McCarthy, who was in Blackburn town centre yesterday to help launch the club's new season ticket promotion, said: "I can definitely see myself playing under Mark Hughes until I finish my career.
"I've been fortunate to play for two managers who are very similar in terms of being laid-back and easy going, and they are able to get the best out of you.
"One of those was Jose Mourinho, and Mark Hughes is very similar.
"He's young and full of energy, and he wants to achieve a lot of things.
"For a player like me, it's great to be playing for a manager who is so optimistic about wanting to achieve things, and wanting to win things.
"You just want to be part of all that, and I can see myself easily playing for a manager like that for the rest of my career."
McCarthy still has two years left to run on his existing deal after this season, but Hughes is eager to secure the South African's services beyond 2010, believing the 30-year-old still has plenty to offer.
The Rovers chief said: "I really feel he wants to stay here. "He's under contract but we want to make Blackburn Benni's club.
"It could be the last big contract of his career, you could never say. But we'd love for him to stay here for a long time.
"Technically, and in terms of manoeuvring the ball, he's as good as there is and if we can get him in the right areas then he can produce."
McCarthy has scored an impressive 35 goals in 81 appearances for Rovers since he joined the club from Porto in a £2.5 million deal at the beginning of last season.
At one point last summer, he did admit his head was turned by speculation linking him with a move to Chelsea but, once that opportunity disappeared, he has since knuckled down again and now appears focused on the job of firing Rovers back into Europe.
He said: "The club has been nothing but generous to me. "They've given me an opportunity that not many other clubs would have given me in the Premiership and I feel I'm repaying them.
"In all fairness, the only way you can repay them is by pledging your future.
"I think my shot at playing in the Champions League has gone if I don't make it with Blackburn.
"If we can't do it then there's probably only four teams where you are guaranteed an easier run of playing Champions League football.
"Either you go to United, you go to Chelsea, or Arsenal, or Liverpool. If you go to any of the other clubs then your chances are limited.
"Blackburn are right up there with the rest (outside the big four)."
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Radsen, oslo says...
12:24pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Bob, Derby says...
12:39pm Tue 4 Mar 08
pop, Blackburn says...
12:43pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Daniel, Spain says...
1:01pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Bob, Chester says...
1:08pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Woody Riversider, Blackburn says...
1:18pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Of course he hasn't been up to his standards that we know he is capable of reaching but he looks like he his coming into the form we know he can produce.
There are many many counter arguments to why he his staying but I feel we will get a good few years out of BM & from his talk sounds like he wants to give it a good go here at Blackburn.
I applaud this move by Rovers & with a few more additions come pre season I feel we will be in with a good shout for euro footy next season.
Arte et labore
Mrs Fat Garner, says...
1:33pm Tue 4 Mar 08
PA Fitzsimmons, Thankfully not in Derby!! says...
1:39pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Bob wrote:I've never heard a more stupid rant in my life!
Get him out of our club. The guy is a complete joke and has limited ability. My ticket money goes towards paying him and i want him out. lets get somebody else in like Emille Heskey or Henri Camara
Heskey has played well when fit this season and the end of last, but he isn't and never has been a goalscorer. Santa Cruz does the job that Heskey would do for us now but bags more goals to boot!
As for Henri Camara, has he been better than average for any premiership side? I don't think so. I think Benni's performance this season so far would be above that of Cammara's for every season he's been here. Has he ever scored more than 11 goals by March? I'd seriously doubt it.
Yes he can be frustrating but we couldn't get a better forward around on our budget. On his day he's a class act.
Chico, Still a'chasin that pesky ol'blimp! Blimp + Chico = More that 9000 fans at Turf Moor for a change! says...
1:47pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Mrs Fat Garner wrote:Ooh look...
I would rather he sign on the dole than sign this contract, he's not half the player my fat Simon was, before he went to nick.
A dingle!!!
All wave at the dingle! Be very quiet though, they're not very brave and have been known to soil themselves when they get nervous!
Finger Bang, Blackburn says...
1:57pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Bob wrote:Good thinking Bob - considering Benni is having an off season he has still scored 11 goals for every goal that Emile Heskey has scored this season, whilst Henri Camara has not even scored.
Get him out of our club. The guy is a complete joke and has limited ability. My ticket money goes towards paying him and i want him out. lets get somebody else in like Emille Heskey or Henri Camara
I'm not entirely sure of your definition of "limited ability"!
Finger Bang, Blackburn says...
2:00pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Daniel wrote:Yeah those foreign Bellamy's are ten a penny, "like Santa Cruz, but with more pace". Perhaps Mark could find five of em for us, then we could sell four at a profit!
He lost my respect when he wanted out to chelsea, he's looked lathargic and lazy for large parts of this season. I say sell him for 7M this summer and trust Mark to find someone younger and hungrier, like Santa Cruz, but with more pace, a foreign Bellamy. I'm sure Mark could find one for 4M which would leave us with another 3M to spend.
ossy rover, ossy says...
2:06pm Tue 4 Mar 08
lets also not forget 2nd season syndrome, benni performed wonders last season and he set himself high targets which he has struggled to live up to, but as i've said many times class is permanent, form is temporary.
as i said in the introduction if the hughsie thinks he's worth it then it can only be good that they get him to sign a longer deal.
KEEP THE FAITH
Toby, UAE says...
2:06pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Bob wrote:Spot on
I honestly believe he gets a bit of stick as he is black. There are quite a few of our fans that make a few disgusting comments when i am at the games and it turns my stomach. just think back to the Dwight Yorke incident. Some of our fans are vile and need sorting out. For what it is worth i would keep BM as he is a class player
History Man, Accrington says...
2:09pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Finger Bang wrote:Hi Finger - thought you had been banned you've been that quiet! Think we could have been 4th this year if Benny had got his finger (no pun intended) out rather than sulking so much for 30k a week. Sums up current footy really I suppose. But MH has proved he knows best so back him.
Daniel wrote:Yeah
He lost my respect when he wanted out to chelsea, he's looked lathargic
and lazy for large parts of this season. I say sell him for 7M this
summer and trust Mark to find someone younger and hungrier, like Santa
Cruz, but with more pace, a foreign Bellamy. I'm sure Mark could find
one for 4M which would leave us with another 3M to spend.
those foreign Bellamy's are ten a penny, "like Santa Cruz, but with
more pace". Perhaps Mark could find five of em for us, then we could
sell four at a profit!
Finger Bang, Blackburn says...
3:00pm Tue 4 Mar 08
History Man wrote:Nope I've just been away.
Finger Bang wrote:Hi Finger - thought you had been banned you\'ve been that quiet! Think we could have been 4th this year if Benny had got his finger (no pun intended) out rather than sulking so much for 30k a week. Sums up current footy really I suppose. But MH has proved he knows best so back him.Daniel wrote: He lost my respect when he wanted out to chelsea, he\'s looked lathargic and lazy for large parts of this season. I say sell him for 7M this summer and trust Mark to find someone younger and hungrier, like Santa Cruz, but with more pace, a foreign Bellamy. I\'m sure Mark could find one for 4M which would leave us with another 3M to spend.Yeah those foreign Bellamy\'s are ten a penny, \"like Santa Cruz, but with more pace\". Perhaps Mark could find five of em for us, then we could sell four at a profit!
Just to catch up, whilst I've been away, have you done anything other than constantly moan about something or other? I'm guessing by your typical down in the dumps 4th place comment that it's a big no :)
I bet people would rather stick pins in their eyes than get stuck talking to you at a party, I know I would.
History Man, Accrington says...
3:11pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Finger Bang wrote:Only thing of note well you were away Finger Bang was John Williams admitting the idea History gave him 5 years ago has proved a great success and will be carried forward to next season with prices frozen again. Sorry for being such a disadvantage to the club that gates and up prices are down and the atmosphere is getting back at Ewood as a result.Just a pity he did not listen 5 years ago rather than thinking like you that it was just a moan!! Cheer up or we will think you support Burnley - I mean can't debate anything serious Finger?
History Man wrote:
Finger Bang wrote:Hi Finger -DanielYeah those foreign Bellamy\'s are ten a penny, \"like
wrote: He lost my respect when he wanted out to chelsea, he\'s looked
lathargic and lazy for large parts of this season. I say sell him for
7M this summer and trust Mark to find someone younger and hungrier,
like Santa Cruz, but with more pace, a foreign Bellamy. I\'m sure Mark
could find one for 4M which would leave us with another 3M to
spend.
Santa Cruz, but with more pace\". Perhaps Mark could find five of em
for us, then we could sell four at a profit!
thought you had been banned you\'ve been that quiet! Think we could
have been 4th this year if Benny had got his finger (no pun intended)
out rather than sulking so much for 30k a week. Sums up current footy
really I suppose. But MH has proved he knows best so back him.
Nope I've just been away.
Just to catch up, whilst I've been away, have you done anything other
than constantly moan about something or other? I'm guessing by your
typical down in the dumps 4th place comment that it's a big no :)
I bet people would rather stick pins in their eyes than get stuck
talking to you at a party, I know I would.
Parky, Manchester says...
3:29pm Tue 4 Mar 08
I thought he was overrated last year, but he's been utterly abysmal this year. If you take out the penalties (none of which he's won) and taps in's from rebounds, he's scored few this year.
Killer stat for me though, number of assists last year: 1, number this year: 1. The man is sporadically lazy, greedy, and a defensive liability.
Also stats don't lie: He's in the worst team of the year on Uerosport based on Opta stats.
http://uk.eurosport.
yahoo.com/03032008/5
8/premier-league-wee
kend-winners-losers.
html
Sell him! He's only going to get worse, not better at his age.
Gem, Rossendale says...
3:31pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Daniel wrote:Got to say i agree i said sell benni ages ago
He lost my respect when he wanted out to chelsea, he's looked lathargic and lazy for large parts of this season. I say sell him for 7M this summer and trust Mark to find someone younger and hungrier, like Santa Cruz, but with more pace, a foreign Bellamy. I'm sure Mark could find one for 4M which would leave us with another 3M to spend.
jolly, Blackburn says...
3:43pm Tue 4 Mar 08
ossy rover, ossy says...
4:03pm Tue 4 Mar 08
KEEP THE FAITH
Si, RoversVille says...
4:04pm Tue 4 Mar 08
jolly wrote:Has he really been that much of a disappointment? Not many strikers have scored more goals than him this season and if you were comparing to last season then whatever he achieved was bound to be some sort of a disappointment. Lets not forget that he was scarily good last term and we haven't had anyone come close since Big Al back when we were winning the league. All you people who are saying SELL SELL SELL, who would you get to replace him that would be anywhere near as good?
doe's anyone actually beleive we would get £7 million for 30 y/o McCarthy, this season's major dissapointment...IF any of the bigger clubs had come in for him at the end of last season, then fair enough, we would have got 7 mil for him, this season he would be worth half of that, so I think along with many of the GENUINE posts on here that keeping him and getting him back to the way he was last season is far more profitable than getting rid!!
I love Parky's comment 'If you take out the penalties (none of which he's won) and taps in's from rebounds, he's scored few this year'
And how many goals would Gary Lineker have scored if you take away the tap ins, rebounds and penalties? hahaha and he's one of the best strikers this country has ever produced!
Trev, manchester says...
4:12pm Tue 4 Mar 08
jeppo, yorks says...
4:14pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Jamie Wrexham, season ticket holder says...
4:24pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Personally I think Bellamy has been poor for Wham this season and they might be looking to offload him, Im thinkin for £3-4m he's worth a punt, possibly at the expense of Matty D.
Massimo, Darwen says...
4:24pm Tue 4 Mar 08
I think if Benni signs on for a long term deal this will attract bigger and better players form accross the world.
I agree with Benni we are the best outside the big four and we will break into it again one day.
hammertime, Romford says...
4:36pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Jay, London says...
4:37pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Jamie Wrexham wrote:Jamie your stupidity really does know no bounds.
I like Benni but I think you can find yourself a bit limited with what you can do with him. Without doubt his effectiveness is magnified the closer to goal you get. The deeper he plays the worse it is tho. I like Roberts and given a decent run in the team would become more rounded. Personally I think Bellamy has been poor for Wham this season and they might be looking to offload him, Im thinkin for £3-4m he's worth a punt, possibly at the expense of Matty D.
Bellamy has been injured for 75% of the season and even then his stats are very good, in fact better than any of our strikers. He has started 8 games for the hammers this season and scored 4 goals. Marginally better than Rocky's 15 goals in 31 starts.
And then to top it all off you suggest selling Derbyshire. Nice one...
History Man, Accrington says...
5:05pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Jamie Wrexham wrote:Don't be too harsh folks. Jamie's analysis of Benni is good - the mixed comments on here tell us perhaps we should expect more if he wants to go from 30k a week to 40k a week. I mean he will be on the same as Grabbie then!! But Jamie as good as Bellamy was when fit I would not sell MD as he looks like he could be the man for the next 5 years at Ewood if given a run and who knows England with finishes like at Newcastle where he showed a certain M Owen how to do it!
I like Benni but I think you can find yourself a bit limited with what
you can do with him. Without doubt his effectiveness is magnified the
closer to goal you get. The deeper he plays the worse it is tho. I like
Roberts and given a decent run in the team would become more rounded.
Personally I think Bellamy has been poor for Wham this season and they
might be looking to offload him, Im thinkin for £3-4m he's worth a
punt, possibly at the expense of Matty D.
pop, Blackburn says...
5:31pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Dave, Horwich says...
6:34pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Bob wrote:Listen Bob. I admire your honesty and realism. I've been saying for years that every bunch of fans has it's morons. Racism is despicable and has no place. The thing is, if you see these people you HAVE to report them. I have actually done this in the past. The guy in question had his 10yr old with him. Bigotry flourishes because people let it. Don't get me wrong Bob, the onus is not all on you, but if you can't complain about it and not follow it through. If I hear it I don't tolorate it.
I honestly believe he gets a bit of stick as he is black. There are quite a few of our fans that make a few disgusting comments when i am at the games and it turns my stomach. just think back to the Dwight Yorke incident. Some of our fans are vile and need sorting out. For what it is worth i would keep BM as he is a class player
Dave, says...
6:37pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Chico wrote:Name me the last CLASS forward you ever had. Do remember i'm only 42!
Mrs Fat Garner wrote: I would rather he sign on the dole than sign this contract, he\'s not half the player my fat Simon was, before he went to nick.Ooh look... A dingle!!! All wave at the dingle! Be very quiet though, they\'re not very brave and have been known to soil themselves when they get nervous!
Grey Rover, Blackpool says...
6:45pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Bob wrote:If I heard anything like that I would take the seat number of the person concerned and report them to the club. Get scum out of the ground.
I honestly believe he gets a bit of stick as he is black. There are quite a few of our fans that make a few disgusting comments when i am at the games and it turns my stomach. just think back to the Dwight Yorke incident. Some of our fans are vile and need sorting out. For what it is worth i would keep BM as he is a class player
Jamie wrexham, Season ticket holder says...
9:26pm Tue 4 Mar 08
I dont know who our targets will be in the summer but if Craig is one i think you'll know i'll be happy. He gets some sick from some people but he's got alot of time for the fans.
I take some stick on this site, its hard to take from real local fans because I respect your opinion. However if your a southern fairy then jog on. Wheres your season tickets???
We'll see!!!
mike, says...
9:56pm Tue 4 Mar 08
hammertime wrote:Why are u so bothered about little old Blackburn, that you have to come onto our site so often slagging us off?
jamie from Wrexham you are a complete plum. bellamy has been injured and is still injured and that is the only reason is is not playing for the hammers this season. We will not sell him and as we paid 8 million for him you wouldnt get near him for 4 million and as that is your entire budget for next season gone just forget about it. We dont need your few pennies that you can scrape together.
Do you do the same on the message boards of all the other 18 premiership clubs?
Get a life u saddo!!!!
P.s good result against 10 man chelsea!
Mike, says...
9:58pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Do you not remember his 20 goals last season?
I guess u all will be wanting Bentley, Santa Cruz or Friedel out if they have a bad season next year, will you?
trueblue, livesey says...
10:04pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Chico wrote:Your a clown who fuels dingles to come on here and talk sh!t.
Mrs Fat Garner wrote: I would rather he sign on the dole than sign this contract, he's not half the player my fat Simon was, before he went to nick.Ooh look... A dingle!!! All wave at the dingle! Be very quiet though, they're not very brave and have been known to soil themselves when they get nervous!
Oh look there is a d!ck all wave at the d!ck!!
Be careful though he may only make these comments on a internet site because he is a soft tw a t!!
Mrs Fat Garner, says...
10:34pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Dave wrote:Andy Cole, Kyle Lafferty, Andy Gray, Robbie Blake. And of course Micha Hyde I remember 1 goal he scored that will place him in Burnley folklore forever. Now name me one that you have had since Shearer that anyone else wants.
Chico wrote:Name me the last CLASS forward you ever had. Do remember i'm only 42!Mrs Fat Garner wrote: I would rather he sign on the dole than sign this contract, he\'s not half the player my fat Simon was, before he went to nick.Ooh look... A dingle!!! All wave at the dingle! Be very quiet though, they\'re not very brave and have been known to soil themselves when they get nervous!
Mrs Fat Garner, says...
10:36pm Tue 4 Mar 08
trueblue wrote:Anytime, Any place true blue.!!!
Chico wrote:Your a clown who fuels dingles to come on here and talk sh!t. Oh look there is a d!ck all wave at the d!ck!! Be careful though he may only make these comments on a internet site because he is a soft tw a t!!Mrs Fat Garner wrote: I would rather he sign on the dole than sign this contract, he's not half the player my fat Simon was, before he went to nick.Ooh look... A dingle!!! All wave at the dingle! Be very quiet though, they're not very brave and have been known to soil themselves when they get nervous!
bigbearhoddy, is laughing says...
11:52pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Mrs Fat Garner wrote:Erm, you may have just mentioned one. he was a little better back then as well!
Dave wrote:Andy Cole, Kyle Lafferty, Andy Gray, Robbie Blake. And of course Micha Hyde I remember 1 goal he scored that will place him in Burnley folklore forever. Now name me one that you have had since Shearer that anyone else wants.Chico wrote:Name me the last CLASS forward you ever had. Do remember i'm only 42!Mrs Fat Garner wrote: I would rather he sign on the dole than sign this contract, he\'s not half the player my fat Simon was, before he went to nick.Ooh look... A dingle!!! All wave at the dingle! Be very quiet though, they\'re not very brave and have been known to soil themselves when they get nervous!
Dean, Blackburn says...
8:49am Wed 5 Mar 08
Mrs Fat Garner wrote:Sutton - Chelsea
Dave wrote:Andy Cole, Kyle Lafferty, Andy Gray, Robbie Blake. And of course Micha Hyde I remember 1 goal he scored that will place him in Burnley folklore forever. Now name me one that you have had since Shearer that anyone else wants.Chico wrote:Name me the last CLASS forward you ever had. Do remember i\'m only 42!Mrs Fat Garner wrote: I would rather he sign on the dole than sign this contract, he\\\'s not half the player my fat Simon was, before he went to nick.Ooh look... A dingle!!! All wave at the dingle! Be very quiet though, they\\\'re not very brave and have been known to soil themselves when they get nervous!
Jansen - Spurs/Liverpool
Bellamy - Liverpool/Celtic/Wes
tham
Paul Gallagher - Stoke/Preston
McCarthy - Chelsea/Liverpool
Kevin Gallagher - Newcastle
(notice how the clubs who wanted our players are big clubs (part from Stoke)!! Now who wants your has beens?)
Now the difference here is that all here are internationals apart from Jansen (even though he did get a call up before his accident). Now you have a has been in Mr Cole, Gray and Blake would not get a sniff in the Premiership, only decent striker you have is Lafferty, who is setting the Championship on fire!!! BUT so did a certain Mr Nugent, and look whats happened to him in the BIG league.
The sooner Lafferty see's sense and realises he is not going to fullfil his potential at Burnley and signs for a better club than yours (Wont be hard) the better!
Bob, Blackburn says...
10:49am Wed 5 Mar 08
Mrs Fat Garner wrote:Pedersen (Tottenham).
Dave wrote:Andy Cole, Kyle Lafferty, Andy Gray, Robbie Blake. And of course Micha Hyde I remember 1 goal he scored that will place him in Burnley folklore forever. Now name me one that you have had since Shearer that anyone else wants.Chico wrote:Name me the last CLASS forward you ever had. Do remember i'm only 42!Mrs Fat Garner wrote: I would rather he sign on the dole than sign this contract, he\'s not half the player my fat Simon was, before he went to nick.Ooh look... A dingle!!! All wave at the dingle! Be very quiet though, they\'re not very brave and have been known to soil themselves when they get nervous!
I remember one goal that he scored that had you crying in the Darwen End yet again and will place him in Blackburn folklore forever.
Oh and we mustn't forget "5-0 and you can't go home, 5-0 and you can't go home". Damian Duff played that day and we got £17m for him off Chelsea.
How's your never-ending, season-in season-out nudge at promotion going?
ossy rover, ossy says...
11:23am Wed 5 Mar 08
before anybody says anything i know its gone 11:00am and the lazy blighters are probably still in thier pits but theyve usualy got a comment or two, by now.
to all true rovers fans out there
KEEP THE FAITH
Feep the Kaith, says...
1:16pm Wed 5 Mar 08
ossy rover wrote:"And the lazy blighters are still in their pits" and your first post today 11.23am. Just got up?
strange old world isnt it, when a certain local team gets a decent result we get lods of posts on here from thier supporters (as soon as the ref has blown his whistle in some instances) extolling the virtues of that club and ridiculing ours. why is it they are all quiet today i wonder, ive looked on the various post subjects and not seen any as yet, and its over 12 hours since thier last match.
before anybody says anything i know its gone 11:00am and the lazy blighters are probably still in thier pits but theyve usualy got a comment or two, by now.
to all true rovers fans out there
KEEP THE FAITH
By the look of your posts you are either a dole waller or a dithering old tw#t.
Roveria, england says...
1:58pm Wed 5 Mar 08
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ossy rover, ossy says...
2:07pm Wed 5 Mar 08
Feep the Kaith wrote:hey less of the dithering
ossy rover wrote: strange old world isnt it, when a certain local team gets a decent result we get lods of posts on here from thier supporters (as soon as the ref has blown his whistle in some instances) extolling the virtues of that club and ridiculing ours. why is it they are all quiet today i wonder, ive looked on the various post subjects and not seen any as yet, and its over 12 hours since thier last match. before anybody says anything i know its gone 11:00am and the lazy blighters are probably still in thier pits but theyve usualy got a comment or two, by now. to all true rovers fans out there KEEP THE FAITH"And the lazy blighters are still in their pits" and your first post today 11.23am. Just got up? By the look of your posts you are either a dole waller or a dithering old tw#t.
KEEP THE FAITH
BRFC, says...
3:13pm Wed 5 Mar 08
Dave, Horwich says...
3:41pm Wed 5 Mar 08
Bob wrote:Andy Cole, former premiership player , Kyle Lafferty boundless top div experience, Andy Gray ref to the former Robbie Blake, oh yes he set the Prem on fire. Oh and last but not least Mr Hyde. Give me his goal record again. Like I said forward i.e. striker, GOALSCORER. Is that your best then? I rest my case.lol lol lol
Mrs Fat Garner wrote:Pedersen (Tottenham). I remember one goal that he scored that had you crying in the Darwen End yet again and will place him in Blackburn folklore forever. Oh and we mustn\'t forget \"5-0 and you can\'t go home, 5-0 and you can\'t go home\". Damian Duff played that day and we got £17m for him off Chelsea. How\'s your never-ending, season-in season-out nudge at promotion going?Dave wrote:Andy Cole, Kyle Lafferty, Andy Gray, Robbie Blake. And of course Micha Hyde I remember 1 goal he scored that will place him in Burnley folklore forever. Now name me one that you have had since Shearer that anyone else wants.Chico wrote:Name me the last CLASS forward you ever had. Do remember i\'m only 42!Mrs Fat Garner wrote: I would rather he sign on the dole than sign this contract, he\\\'s not half the player my fat Simon was, before he went to nick.Ooh look... A dingle!!! All wave at the dingle! Be very quiet though, they\\\'re not very brave and have been known to soil themselves when they get nervous!
ossy rover, ossy says...
4:07pm Wed 5 Mar 08
Keep the faith
ossy rover, ossy says...
4:23pm Wed 5 Mar 08
ossy rover wrote:youve gone quiet after your outrageous remarks about being a ditherer, i guess youve been fed, and now sloped of back to your pit.
Feep the Kaith wrote:hey less of the dithering KEEP THE FAITHossy rover wrote: strange old world isnt it, when a certain local team gets a decent result we get lods of posts on here from thier supporters (as soon as the ref has blown his whistle in some instances) extolling the virtues of that club and ridiculing ours. why is it they are all quiet today i wonder, ive looked on the various post subjects and not seen any as yet, and its over 12 hours since thier last match. before anybody says anything i know its gone 11:00am and the lazy blighters are probably still in thier pits but theyve usualy got a comment or two, by now. to all true rovers fans out there KEEP THE FAITH"And the lazy blighters are still in their pits" and your first post today 11.23am. Just got up? By the look of your posts you are either a dole waller or a dithering old tw#t.
to all rovers fans
KEEP THE FAITH
Morst The Dingle (88 mins) Heartbreaker, Accrington says...
10:07am Thu 6 Mar 08
ossy rover wrote:Hi Ossy, Nearly right!!
dont forget Keith Fear wasnt really a class forward, but he did score
in the cup final for southampton, but more importantly he got a hat
trick on the turf when we won 4-0, i think that gives him a bit of
folklore status.
Keep the faith
Keith Fear was signed on Xmas Eve and made debut at Turf on Boxing Day 1977. We won 3-2 (Murdered em but they got 2nd in 95th min) and he missed a penalty. He only scored two goals in 5 games for Rovers and one was in this game - not a hat-trick. This game was memorable for 15,000 Rovers fans invading and taking over the Turf. I went through the away gate on the longside at 1.30 pm for 3pm KO and the police shouted shut it now it's already over capacity. You can imagine where the other 10,000 Rovers fans had to end up. We scored early and the ground erupted everywhere - cue mass brawls!! Still Clarets highest gate in 30 years.
Martin, USA says...
3:17pm Thu 6 Mar 08
Yes, Benni's had a hard season, but he's still reached double figures in goals (the last time I checked, Pens and tap-ins were worth just as much as 30-yard screamers). It's also worth noting that Benni has had to survive on practically half the supply than he got last season, with MGP struggling for form this year.
As for the guy who suggested Bellamy could return - the reason he didn't come back last summer apparently was because Friedel and Nelsen told Hughes they didn't want him back, becasue he apparently used to 'bully' MGP.
I'm glad to hear Benni come out and say he wants to stay with Rovers - sign him up!
ossy rover, ossy says...
3:51pm Thu 6 Mar 08
Martin wrote:i agree on the benni bit martin were did you hear bout the bullying of MGP thats a new one. i like peds but his form has been erratic for nearly 12 months to say the least and i hope he gets back to how he was playing 2 years ago, but its strange thats when bellemy was here.
We need to keep hold of the likes of Benni if we are to have any hope of continuing to challenge the top 6. Yes, Benni's had a hard season, but he's still reached double figures in goals (the last time I checked, Pens and tap-ins were worth just as much as 30-yard screamers). It's also worth noting that Benni has had to survive on practically half the supply than he got last season, with MGP struggling for form this year. As for the guy who suggested Bellamy could return - the reason he didn't come back last summer apparently was because Friedel and Nelsen told Hughes they didn't want him back, becasue he apparently used to 'bully' MGP. I'm glad to hear Benni come out and say he wants to stay with Rovers - sign him up!
peds does say some encouraging things on the clubs website today though.
KEEP THE FAITH
duck, melbourne says...
6:29am Fri 7 Mar 08
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Trev, manchester says...
12:10pm Tue 4 Mar 08
Now lets get Santa, Warnock & Bentley secured then we're sorted.