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FULL-TIME: Blackburn Rovers reserves 1 Hull City reserves 0
8:40pm Monday 8th March 2010 in
VINCE Grella's injury-plagued Blackburn Rovers career continued this evening after being withdrawn from this evening's reserve squad after suffering a knock in the warm-up.
The Australian midfielder was due to be in the starting line-up against Hull City's second string at Ewood Park but had to be replaced by Josh Morris just half an hour before kick off.
David Dunn, Brett Emerton, Franco Di Santo, Junior Hoilett and Yildiray Basturk did all start for a strong Rovers side though as they beat the Tigers 1-0. David Dunn's 46th minute strike from 20 yards was enough to secure the win, with Jason Lowe hitting the bar soon after.
Dunn was the star of the show, as he pushes for a start for Saturday's trip to Tottenham, while Hoilett also looked sharp in attack.
Amine Linganzi also impressed in a centre-back role, while Emerton got a valuable 90 minutes under his belt.
ROVERS: Jake Kean, Jason Lowe, Jackson Ramm, Grant Hanley, Amine Linganzi, Josh Morris, Brett Emerton, David Dunn, Franco Di Santo, Yildiray Basturk, Junior Hoilett.
SUBS: Maceo Rigters, Josh Swann, Nick Blackman, Michael Potts, Jason Banton.
HULL CITY: Matt Duke, John Leonard, Bernard Mendy, Seyi Olofinjana, Ibrahima Sonko, Liam Cooper, Kamel Ghilas, Dean Marney, Jozy Altidore, Caleb Folan, Geovanni.
SUBS: Aiden Davison, Nicky Featherstone, Ryan Rendall, Danny Wilkinson, Dean Deagle
Comments(13)
blueandwhitey79
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7:28pm Mon 8 Mar 10
bed and breakfast man_!
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7:34pm Mon 8 Mar 10
The word ' Joke' Comes to mind.
rovergeoff
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7:49pm Mon 8 Mar 10
BlueSkies
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7:54pm Mon 8 Mar 10
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Thanks Incy, we were well right to get rid of you!
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Seriously, can Rovers buy out his contract? He's a plonker.
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Grella, Dunn, Reid!!! That's an awful lot of money paid out weekly for NO return.
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FFS, it's people like these who make you want to give up this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Absolute Bo!!ocks. I am so angry!!!!
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BlueSkies
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8:00pm Mon 8 Mar 10
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Aussie? Thote they were tuff?
Lamp it!
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10:17pm Mon 8 Mar 10
hasslem hasslem
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10:26pm Mon 8 Mar 10
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problem is lamp it that the likes of grella is on 4 year contract, and not two years into it.
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who we gonna ship him out to? who is gonna take on a crock, that is on good folding, looks ok for 20 mins then either gets injured or booked, or sent off.
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christ he even got injured tonight warming up!
Miller11
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11:17pm Mon 8 Mar 10
MJ Rover
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1:54am Tue 9 Mar 10
It is frustrating to see us handing out so much cash to these seemingly never-fit players. I know that the club or Allardyce's hands are tied somewhat, but then when he has a chance to do something about it what does he do? Goes and gives Dunn a new contract! Why? Why not wait til the end of the season and see how many games he plays between now and then?
I know some will probably say that he is on "pay-as-you-play" but even if he is you can't tell me that the club won't have these wages factored in to the overall budget and it will be preventing us from getting someone else in.
Reid looks like he is seeing the end of the line at Rovers by talking up the possibility of staying on at West Brom.
Ince shouldn't receive all the stick for signing Grella though. He was already lined up to be brought in by Hughes until he left and Ince went along with it.
MidlandRover85
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8:57am Tue 9 Mar 10
Miller11 wrote:Lol cracking post! Seriously though....i think reidy will be recalled as a result of this. Or it could be a blessing in disguise as surely now Basturk will at least make the bench next game?!
I think the most humane thing to do would be to have Grella put down.
Morst
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9:28am Tue 9 Mar 10
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28th - Dingle Down Day (looks like Wigan have got going so it could be 2 from 3 now)
onlyonesimongarner
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9:57am Tue 9 Mar 10
MidlandRover85 wrote:It was good to see the reserves at Ewood for once.
Miller11 wrote:Lol cracking post! Seriously though....i think reidy will be recalled as a result of this. Or it could be a blessing in disguise as surely now Basturk will at least make the bench next game?!
I think the most humane thing to do would be to have Grella put down.
But If last night is anything to go by, I would not pin my hopes on Basturk. He is about 5 foot 3" and look like he gets out of breath is he leaves the centre circle.
Grella, was laughing and Joking with Bobby Mimms in the dug out, he could not give a sh1t so long as he gets his wad of cash. Get Rid as soon as we can.
Di Santo looks like he is back at Chelsea already.
Emerton was doing everything he could to avoid a tackle and another knock
On the positive side Dunny and Junior played OK and Jackson Ramm looks one for the future
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hasslem hasslem says...
7:12pm Mon 8 Mar 10
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harry kewell
mark viduka
vince grella
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i thought aussies were meant to be hard!