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Blackburn Rovers boss urges fringe players to seize their moment
8:30am Tuesday 27th September 2011 in Sport
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
WORRY Scott Dann and Gael Givet are doubts for Saturday’s game with Man City
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Steve Kean has challenged his fringe players to ‘seize the moment’ as he backs the squad’s strength in depth to cope with a potential injury crisis.
Rovers’ disappointing 3-1 reverse at Newcastle United was made all the worse by injuries to key players but Kean insists, even if they don’t make Saturday’s visit of Manchester City, his squad now has the power to make light of their absence.
The club were yesterday waiting on results on Scott Dann’s knee scan, after the £7.7million defender was injured while being fouled in the build-up to Newcastle’s controversial third goal, but a return in time for the weekend looks doubtful.
Michel Salgado (hamstring) and Gael Givet (leg) are also nursing injuries after the St James’ Park defeat, having been forced to limp through the last few minutes, while Martin Olsson will serve his suspension against the joint Premier League leaders following Saturday’s sending off.
Ryan Nelsen (knee) will also be unavailable although David Dunn (calf), Morten Gamst Pedersen (thigh) and David Goodwillie (thigh) are expected to be back in contention.
Kean also has the likes of Montenegrin international Simon Vukcevic, Serbian Radosav Petrovic, Grant Hanley, Jason Roberts and Ruben Rochina knocking on the door for a first team start with the Rovers boss adamant the club’s transfer window activity has eased any shortage worries.
Kean said: “There are a lot of injuries from one game and you can take that if you get something from the game but not to get anything from it is tough.
“We will get back on the training ground, prepare ourselves in the right way, see what bodies we can get and we will go again.
“Some of the players who perhaps haven’t had much of a run this season could get their chance. Obviously if the injuries tot up then the lads that have the opportunity have to grab that.
“If they get given the chance then they have to take it and these times are always a time when you look at the depth of the squad and thankfully we have other players in these positions and they can come in and play.”
Manchester City travel to Ewood on Saturday on the back of an unbeaten Premier League start, but Rovers will be full of confidence after consecutive impressive home displays against Arsenal and Everton - despite the stutter in the north east.
Kean said: “It was a disappointing result because we felt we could go to Newcastle and get something. I do think though the way we came back into the game was positive.
“It has checked that little bit of momentum we built up after beating Arsenal and getting into the next round of the Carling Cup but we will get back on the training ground and go again against Manchester City full of confidence.”
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Comments (69)
8:48am Tue 27 Sep 11
bburnrover says...
We have known all summer that we had not got a large enough squad to cope and most of our failings to buy quality players seem to be down to the Venkey's lack of funds.
8:49am Tue 27 Sep 11
bburnrover says...
We have known all summer that we had not got a large enough squad to cope and most of our failings to buy quality players seem to be down to the Venkey's lack of funds.
8:54am Tue 27 Sep 11
parkinsonc says...
Man City will cut through us at will unless Kean changes the system. The problem is that he's shown no evidence he can vary the way we play, so I predict City will score at least 3, and will have enough chances to score 6 or 7.
8:58am Tue 27 Sep 11
Gaz M says...
9:13am Tue 27 Sep 11
ROVERSPAL1 says...
..
HE THINKS HE WAS THE ONE WHO GAVE PJ HIS NUMBER?? AND GAVE JH HIS CHANCE THE REALITY IS FAR FROM THERE..JH SCORED OUR LAST GOAL THE SEASON BEFORE AND BFS HAD AN OFFER TO LET HIM GO TO GERMANY HE DIDN'T..
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IT'S TRUE HE'S NOT GOT A CLUE!
KEAN OUT KEAN OUT!!
9:45am Tue 27 Sep 11
Forever-Blue says...
9:48am Tue 27 Sep 11
lobby says...
10:05am Tue 27 Sep 11
Bluegoose says...
Least rovers should win in India at football in a few weeks time.
10:09am Tue 27 Sep 11
A Darener says...
Wouldn't put money on it!
10:15am Tue 27 Sep 11
Miller11 says...
Robinson
Lowe Dann/Hanley Samba Givet Morris
Hoilett Grella N'Zonzi Vukcevic
Yakubu
10:36am Tue 27 Sep 11
Steve BB2 says...
Salgado is falling short at right back and also injured, but would like to see Jason Lowe given a go at right back as he did well in Arsenal match when Salgado went off and I also think he wasnt quite up to the midfield battle at Newcastle.
We are really going to be up against it in the next match and think we will struggle even more if we have to go with a Samba / Hanley CB pairing. I just hope either dann or givet manage to get back to partner samba.
We need to close down teams much quicker than we have been doing and that would be the only way to contain the likes of City.
10:43am Tue 27 Sep 11
Bigbry says...
KEAN OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11:44am Tue 27 Sep 11
kazz says...
11:46am Tue 27 Sep 11
katrew says...
11:47am Tue 27 Sep 11
ChrisSutton says...
Er, what? Anyone else who watched the game will know we were NEVER in it. Hoiletts goal was against the run of play and was at the end of the first half. The second half was ALL Newcastle.
-D.K.O
11:51am Tue 27 Sep 11
MxMave says...
5-0 or 6-0 to City.
11:52am Tue 27 Sep 11
ChrisSutton says...
We're doomed unless Venkys see sense.
To this day I have never once chanted anything negative regarding Blackburn Rovers or our manager whilst in the ground. Once things (inevitably) go pear-shaped at Ewood against City, I'm going to be joining in any Kean out chants that are going.
Venkys are in attendence. If we're going to lose we might as well get a good tonking and have the whole ground chanting "stand up if you want Kean out".
It's a dreadful dreadful state of affairs to come to this, any other club would have got rid of Kean last season after our worst run in nearly 40 years. Kean may be able to delude the Venkys that only 1% of fans want him out, but when all of us are singing to get him out against City, maybe the Venkys will finally realise how strongly we all feel.
If Venkys don't get rid of Kean and we go down I will never forgive them and will want them the hell out of my club as well.
Venkys - at the moment Kean is getting all the fans stick, but if you don't act then soon we will turn on you.
Save yourselves and this great club, and get us a REAL manager NOW.
-D.K.O
12:02pm Tue 27 Sep 11
Forever-Blue says...
12:03pm Tue 27 Sep 11
eddie the eagle says...
12:04pm Tue 27 Sep 11
eddie the eagle says...
12:09pm Tue 27 Sep 11
jackmetickler says...
Whilst I dont disagree with your prognosis... I cant see how Hoilett isnt a flair player; and defensively he is a luxury that we can ill afford against the Mancs.. that said he is the best option as far as creating chances is concerned.
12:10pm Tue 27 Sep 11
ChrisSutton says...
A mate of mine is a Liverpool fan and was gobsmacked when I told him we've let Hoilett get to around 6 months left on his contract.
He's going to be a top, top player in this league no doubt. Shame that for whatever reason we let his contract run down this much. Should have been sorted out last season.
Oh wait, don't worry. Kean says he's going to: "sort it out in the next 48hrs".
-D.K.O
12:14pm Tue 27 Sep 11
onlyonesimongarner says...
12:20pm Tue 27 Sep 11
lobby says...
12:23pm Tue 27 Sep 11
lobby says...
12:29pm Tue 27 Sep 11
originalindianrover says...
12:44pm Tue 27 Sep 11
lobby says...
12:56pm Tue 27 Sep 11
bluenwhite says...
1:01pm Tue 27 Sep 11
Wild Rover says...
What a t* t you are , boycott the game? Yeah great idea
You support your team even when they lose you k**b
Talk about over reacting ! Kean will go or not on results not because of idiots like you
Probably a Dingle..
1:43pm Tue 27 Sep 11
lobby says...
1:56pm Tue 27 Sep 11
HilariousClinton says...
Or perhaps the brazilian Denis Irwin (that barely made it to the top division in brazil) has had enough time to "adapt "? Cant wait to see silva try to get past him, haaaaaaah.
If city gets a couple of early goals this could very well be the ugliest scoreline ewood has ever witnessed.
yeahyeahyeah, the young superpromising manager prodigy cant predict injuries, but there is no excuse for lack of cover.
I still cant believe they let emerton go after watching salgado perform the first game.
1:58pm Tue 27 Sep 11
ChrisSutton says...
Clearly a continuous run of abysmal results hasn't led to him losing his job so Rovers fans are considering alternatives, ie, chanting/protests/bo
ycotts.
Boycotts isn't for me either, but don't be so arrogant to accuse others of not being real supporters. They have the club at heart just as much as you.
The deluded Steve Kean fan-club now realise they cannot defend his disgusting record so have to resort to personal attacks on decent, good supporters.
Pathetic.
-D.K.O
2:09pm Tue 27 Sep 11
OnePostThenTheOther says...
So there's no momentum, yet we can
"go again against Manchester City full of confidence."
Because:
"when you look at the depth of the squad ......thankfully we have other players in these positions and they can come in and play."
Whatever.
2:09pm Tue 27 Sep 11
lobby says...
2:13pm Tue 27 Sep 11
Forever-Blue says...
OK they run a successful business in India but thats all tied up in bricks, mortar and stock.
Does anyone think they actually have a big bag of money to invest in our club as they stated in the early days, or was that just for our benefit. I have heard conflicting stories from different quarters, but for certain the majority think they have no capital to invest. It would appear thus looking at our transfer dealings, incoming transfer money more then outgoing. Am i worrying for no reason ? What do you chaps think ??
2:24pm Tue 27 Sep 11
lobby says...
2:25pm Tue 27 Sep 11
OnePostThenTheOther says...
Championship football next season.
Robinson gone.
Samba gone.
Nzonzi gone.
Hoillett gone.
Olsson gone.
Formica gone.
Rochina gone.
Parachute payments + transfer fees = ching ching investment capital for other of Venkys' genius mastermind world domination schemes.
2:46pm Tue 27 Sep 11
ChrisSutton says...
It could be a win-win for Venkys. A cheap manager (Kean) makes it work, our team play great football and we make top 10, Venkys get all the plaudits for their fulfilling their vision and sticking by their man.
Or, nightmarishly, we go down under Kean and Venkys sell the club with all the above mentioned players for HUGE profit. They can't lose.
But that said, I still believe Venkys, naive as they may be, do have their hearts in the right place. I completely endorse their transfer policy thus far tbh. Every signing, with the exception of Yakubu (I'm happy he's looking like proving me wrong) are young with their best years ahead of them and are real talents.
If it wasn't for SK I'd be 100% happy with Venkys. The longer this debacle goes on with this kit-man, the more respect I lose for the Venks.
Like I say, I hate to think this way, but if we're going to lose against City, we might as well get a good old tonking. That's what got Mrs D's goat up with Big Sam, and it may be the only real warning sign they recognise.
I will be joining in any anti-Kean chants on Saturday. Let's prove to the Venkys who attend the game, that their golden boy is lying to them when he says 99% of fans are behind him.
-D.K.O
3:08pm Tue 27 Sep 11
bb3_brfc says...
3:23pm Tue 27 Sep 11
Rickvtr says...
`he`s sendng us down, he`s sending us down,
that useless bald drink driver, he`s sending us down`
4:03pm Tue 27 Sep 11
Boris The Spider says...
Security Words - 'Kean Crap'. Honestly!
4:16pm Tue 27 Sep 11
Miller11 says...
We could do with Emerton back!
5:15pm Tue 27 Sep 11
in moses we trust says...
6:08pm Tue 27 Sep 11
ROVERSPAL1 says...
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ITS TRUE HES NOT GOT A CLUE!!
KEAN OUT KEAN OUT!!
6:47pm Tue 27 Sep 11
garyintandem says...
7:11pm Tue 27 Sep 11
Keep Darwen Green says...
Ngog only striker sh1tter than bendtner should do well in the championship.
7:11pm Tue 27 Sep 11
Keep Darwen Green says...
Ngog only striker sh1tter than bendtner should do well in the championship.
7:14pm Tue 27 Sep 11
Coeur de Lion says...
7:20pm Tue 27 Sep 11
Dr.alan79 says...
8:28pm Tue 27 Sep 11
in moses we trust says...
9:45pm Tue 27 Sep 11
Keep Darwen Green says...
Enjoy
10:14pm Tue 27 Sep 11
in moses we trust says...
I SAID LOOK WHO WE'VE HAD TO PLAY COMPARED TO ROVERS, 4 of the top clubs in Europe,now we've got Chelsea.You've played 1, Arsenal. yes we should have beaten Norwich burt then Rovers should have beaten Wolves,Everton,Fulha
m and Newcastle.Wait till Rovers play some good teams.
10:38pm Tue 27 Sep 11
Keep Darwen Green says...
. 1 win in 13 if it were me I'd demand me money back. That record is the worse management PL record in living history even kean has 4 wins in his last 11 so it shows how p1ss poor you are. Notlob bottom bandits, they take a good pounding every week and think Coyles a genius. We think he is as well. Keep up the good work agent Coyle your mission is bang on track. Maybe we can erect another statue of jimmy krankie and put it next to Fred Dibnah. By the way have Jimmy krankie and Neil warnock given shergar his teeth back yet? Bye bye notlob back to village football with you until fat sam comes back to hoof you back up again. I predict even wigan will turn you over.
10:51pm Tue 27 Sep 11
Keep Darwen Green says...
Well as kean says, you've got to take the positives out. Its going to be like this all season. We win a game nothing said, we draw a game, murmurings, we lose a game cue the lynch mob. ESMORELDA THE BELLS, THE BELLS.
All led a merry dance by the right said fred duo. Priceless.
11:55pm Tue 27 Sep 11
gleechy says...
12:00am Wed 28 Sep 11
Dr Zinc says...
Cryer is at it too....
" Rovers will be full of confidence after consecutive impressive home displays against Arsenal and Everton - despite the stutter in the north east."
Utter rubbish, we were lucky against Arsenal and awful against Everton untill SK had his hand forced due to injuries which resulted in Formica changing the game which he has failed to do since. Against Newcastle we were uotplayed all over the park.
As for SK's nonsence, we have come to expect nothing else.
His record speaks for itself....AWFUL !!!
And the proposed entertaining football he was spouting about must be playing in that fantastic brain of his, because team perfromances have been dire since his appointment.
12:21am Wed 28 Sep 11
CARover says...
I have said for months he is not the guy to take this club anywhere other than down, he has a million excuses but no rational ones and he has a tremendous win loss ratio that says relegation
Resign while you can!!!
12:32am Wed 28 Sep 11
baldie says...
4:59am Wed 28 Sep 11
Roverthere says...
7:50am Wed 28 Sep 11
ChrisSutton says...
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: the Steve Kean fan-club. Still up and running.
Incredible.
-D.K.O
7:55am Wed 28 Sep 11
ChrisSutton says...
The pro-Keaners accused many of us that saw sense as 'not real supporters'. In their world a real fan is not allowed to be sceptical of their manager, despite all facts backing their stance.
Hopefully now the continuing abysmal results have shut up most of the remaining hardcore Kean fans.
Let's now get a new/REAL manager in and we can all go onwards and upwards together.
-D.K.O
11:33am Wed 28 Sep 11
A Darener says...
12:50pm Wed 28 Sep 11
Wild Rover says...
12:54pm Wed 28 Sep 11
A Darener says...
Just thought I would say, one less forward for our "defence!!" to worry about. Pardon me for living!
1:18pm Wed 28 Sep 11
Wild Rover says...
What is really funny is that the clever t@@t does not know that I work for a Comms company in the Security sector and we have alot of experts on secure comms here. S@@t heading his way shortly as you always leave a trail when you hack....
Anyway, I was about to point out to the TNA today disguised as Sutty and Dr Who? that the rabid pro Kean stance that you try to throw at anyone who disagrees with YOUR view is a myth. Myself I have said ad -nauseam that I reserve judgement on Kean, that is, I am not convinced as I would say all the posters on here that are not false idents have also said. You got your protest and 200 + dog turned out, how is that a majority view??
I argue taht teh majority view is more pragmatic, -no one asked for Kean but he is here and some of what he does is good, but not all. do the majority think he can do do it? Probably not me included again but we have to play it out. Relegation while unwelcome is not the end of life as we know it -get a grip
I have been there before over the long years of SUPPORTING my team.
Running round screaming like a spoilt kid and shouting abuse at the Manager and Owners will help how?
The negative energy is unreal currently and will not help any one so if you are a REAL supporter (qualified by being aperson who actually exists and attends matches as opposed to some false ident on a forum) tone it down a bit eh? Boycotts will only show us up in a bad light and the players will be demotivated. Self fulling prophecy of doom
And KDG is right, how many numpty comments have there been about we need a proven manger like McClaren from your side of the fence?? He is failing at Forest ffs..
There are things in the pipeline at Ewood, failure has been allowed for and there may be some changes by or before Xmas but all the S''t meanwhile..unless I am right and you are not Rovers fans at all...hmmmm
2:36pm Wed 28 Sep 11
Keep Darwen Green says...
incrediblbe!
7:58pm Wed 28 Sep 11
Hemel Rover says...
I'm sure we'll be fine against City!?!
10:53pm Wed 28 Sep 11
Reg Rover says...
I have yet to receive one reply, just about sums up their attitude to Rover’s followers.
0Hence this rather aggressive website.
They say they are to include some supporters whose opinions they will seek, on the trip to India.
Who are these supporters?
Are they to be named?
Do they include organiser of the “KEAN OUT” movement, Glen Mullin?
Or is it all “PIE IN THE SKY” like a lot of Venky statements.
WE NEED TO KNOW
Reg
8:42am Thu 29 Sep 11
smellthecoffee says...