Blackburn Rovers braced for new Roque Santa Cruz bid (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Blackburn Rovers braced for new Roque Santa Cruz bid
11:40am Monday 12th January 2009 in Sport
Blackburn Rovers are today bracing themselves for a latest bid for Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz from Manchester City - after rejecting one in the region of £15million late last week.
The club though would be determined to line up a replacement for Santa Cruz before even considering parting with their prized asset - with obvious candidates very thin on the ground.
Rovers are still insistent there is no pressure to sell Santa Cruz, for whatever price, as they realise adequate striking options are vital in their bid to preserve their Premier League safety.
Rovers chairman John Williams declined to discuss any potential transfer targets but did admit this January was turning out to be a particularly slow window.
He said: “It is far easier to sell than it is to buy and that is why you are seeing little activity anywhere this January.
“In January prices are inflated and there is no doubt it is a difficult period for any club.”
Comments(13)
mshaw28
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11:55am Mon 12 Jan 09
Robbie
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11:59am Mon 12 Jan 09
Cisse is a good player if he can get the service.
i think most people will agree our main target should be a right winger.
jeppo
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12:12pm Mon 12 Jan 09
ashowopikin
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12:29pm Mon 12 Jan 09
Mike Costa
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12:47pm Mon 12 Jan 09
jeppo wrote:Mike Costa says:
...a QUICK right winger. Though we'd need a centre forward as well, if Roque is going
Jim Beattie to the rescue !
Nick him before Stoke sign him up.
eddie the eagle
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12:48pm Mon 12 Jan 09
then lets all move on and start talking about Rovers.On another subject Fulham should be made to pay
the travel costs of Rovers fans who bought tickets.
mshaw28
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12:54pm Mon 12 Jan 09
Mike Costa wrote:No thanks.
jeppo wrote:Mike Costa says:
...a QUICK right winger. Though we'd need a centre forward as well, if Roque is going
Jim Beattie to the rescue !
Nick him before Stoke sign him up.
Get Diouf now! Alright the guys a tw@ but putting that aside and he'd be an astute signing.
Cheap
Fast
Runs at players
Great delivery
Scores goals!
£2m he's ours
RoverDownSouth
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1:24pm Mon 12 Jan 09
PS What ever happened to the talk about that guy Janko as a possible replacement for RSC?
kingkenny
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1:50pm Mon 12 Jan 09
bed and breakfast man !
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7:30pm Mon 12 Jan 09
Morst the 88th min Heartbreaker
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8:39pm Mon 12 Jan 09
bed and breakfast man ! wrote:Agreed bed and breakfast man !
To be honest ,i am getting fed up with RSC saga,Will he , wont he ?
We supported our clubs for over 100 years and kept them afloat and then when the mega billion TV deals should have kept prices cheap instead greed ridden clubs have just taken the proverbial out of fans to put yet another note on the end of players wages.
I come on here for old times sake but am amazed footy fans have not revolted and gone on national strike - Footy fans are the most thickest people on the planet except for RAyzer to put up with it!
It works like a drug - be honest you are simply addicted!
31 YEARS.....
Champion Sound
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9:36pm Mon 12 Jan 09
Dislike El Hadji Diouf, but so did i Savage when he signed for us.
Riverside Ant
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9:05am Tue 13 Jan 09
eddie the eagle wrote:Spot on ETE, let's stop all the mucking about and get it sorted over a tuna mayo salad barm and pint of Thwaites Smooth!
City want Roque,Roque wants city,Rovers want the best deal we can get.So instead of bids being made and rejected every 2-3 days,lets invite City for a butty and a pint and thrash out the deal, then lets all move on and start talking about Rovers.On another subject Fulham should be made to pay the travel costs of Rovers fans who bought tickets.
Security words KIND-CITY let's hope they are!
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