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1:20pm Saturday 10th December 2011 in Sport
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
BLACKBURN Rovers are determined to keep their January transfer plans close to their chest as they bid to add some experience to their youthful squad.
Rovers boss Steve Kean insisted he would not be commenting on potential targets in the build up to the January transfer window or on his transfer kitty, but said he did know his available budget.
Kean refused to confirm or deny whether Ghanian midfielder Stephen Appiah had been on trial at Brockhall, but did say: “I did not see him here.”
He also insisted he was not aware of any issues with the bank and that Monday’s board meeting between him and directors had been scheduled for the past six months.
He said: “I don’t want to say the figure but I am aware of the funds I have. Without going into specific positions we will be looking for a bit of experience. I am not aware of an issues with the banks.
“When you look at the make up of the squad we have enough young players, and I think it is important for the profile of the squad to have a bit of experience. That is what we will be trying to do.
“I always prefer a purchase and I would have loved to have purchased Jermaine Jones in the last window but we could only get him on loan.
“Unfortunately sometimes when you get a good loan and they do well their parent cluib wants them back and you don’t get them. We would prefer to buy but if it is a loan, hopefully a loan with an option to buy.”
Meanwhile Junior Hoilett and Chris Samba are expected to attract bids from Premier League and foreign rivals in January but Kean re-iterated Rovers’ desire to keep their prized assets.
“I would imagine we will get enquiries for our better players but we will resist as much as we can,” said Kean. “We would like to add and progress the squad and try to keep the lads we have together.
Comments(67)
Billypieman
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1:43pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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1:44pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Billypieman wrote:Hey Biilythekid you were too fast on the draw. My thoughts 100%!
Hopefully his plans for January involve sitting on a beach somewhere spending his not so well earned redundancy money.
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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1:46pm Sat 10 Dec 11
originalindianrover
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1:56pm Sat 10 Dec 11
OnePostThenTheOther
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2:07pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Lancs - pensioner wrote:No. It was Kean's decision to let Jones go. As Hunt is eager to stress in another article the manager has the last call on transfers into and out of the club. Similarly it will be Kean's decision on whether Samba, Hoillet and Nzonzi leave.
I would imagine we will get enquiries for our better players but we will resist as much as we can,” said Kean.
Like you resisted with Phil Jones, Samba and Hiolett are going Mr Kean and you know it, I for one dont blame them leaving a sinking ship.
Venkys = Asset Strippers
dorsetclaret
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2:07pm Sat 10 Dec 11
alfa111
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2:09pm Sat 10 Dec 11
bigste
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2:14pm Sat 10 Dec 11
god Im bored
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2:25pm Sat 10 Dec 11
IvanDobsky
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2:25pm Sat 10 Dec 11
stick to football
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3:05pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Mark-brfc-till-i-die
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3:08pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Stone Island
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3:24pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Mark-brfc-till-i-die wrote:Hello Steve, got your tactics sorted for tomorrow have you? How do you think we'll get on?
Kean in!
BJS
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3:52pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Stone Island
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4:04pm Sat 10 Dec 11
BJS wrote:I'd be willing to stake a substantial amount of money, on that being the case.
Heard it all before, several times. What's the betting the selling figure will be greater than the buying figure?
kazz
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4:08pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Arthur Labore
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4:09pm Sat 10 Dec 11
madari
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4:18pm Sat 10 Dec 11
noddymcleod
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4:34pm Sat 10 Dec 11
bypass06
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4:39pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Arthur Labore
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4:40pm Sat 10 Dec 11
flagstone
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4:52pm Sat 10 Dec 11
dorsetclaret wrote:I WANT TO ASK YOU A SERIOUS QUESTION ,why do you spend your tim on a rovers fan site when your a six fingered dingle , rovers fans would never even want to waste their lives commenting on your site--- sad man , sod off on to your own you pathetic claret ****
championship your sinking to league 1 where you belong muppets
Baileyblue
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4:54pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Keith Myath
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4:58pm Sat 10 Dec 11
fitz808
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4:58pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Billypieman
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5:00pm Sat 10 Dec 11
fitz808 wrote:Kean out.
have you lot got nothing better to do than to wait, fingers poised, for the next article to appear on here so you can slag off the management or the owners.
there's nothing in this article to be particularly critical of, so how about we keep it a kean out /venky's out free zone? it's hugely tedious.
philmoulden
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5:08pm Sat 10 Dec 11
madari
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5:30pm Sat 10 Dec 11
philmoulden wrote:Madari the snake charmer says:
the scum got beat at home pompompompompey they are a shower of sh!te pompompompompey got beat by another blue pompompompompey pompompompey pompompompey christmas spirit ,
Stone Island
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5:42pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Billypieman wrote:Venky's out!
fitz808 wrote:Kean out.
have you lot got nothing better to do than to wait, fingers poised, for the next article to appear on here so you can slag off the management or the owners.
there's nothing in this article to be particularly critical of, so how about we keep it a kean out /venky's out free zone? it's hugely tedious.
granty
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6:04pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Stone Island wrote:wasting your time Fitz I'm afraid
Billypieman wrote:Venky's out!
fitz808 wrote:Kean out.
have you lot got nothing better to do than to wait, fingers poised, for the next article to appear on here so you can slag off the management or the owners.
there's nothing in this article to be particularly critical of, so how about we keep it a kean out /venky's out free zone? it's hugely tedious.
baldie
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6:54pm Sat 10 Dec 11
French Rover
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6:59pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Stone Island wrote:2-0 to the Rovers Stone island...surefire win and no goals conceded. You know I have an excellent prediction record...
Mark-brfc-till-i-die wrote:Hello Steve, got your tactics sorted for tomorrow have you? How do you think we'll get on?
Kean in!
dp1978
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7:18pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Arthur Labore wrote:rochina? Formica? dann?
he said in the summer,trust me when i get my signings in,well (Yakubu apart),we are still waiting, wudnt trust him in another transfer window .
Kean OUT
dp1978
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7:26pm Sat 10 Dec 11
fitz808 wrote:These lot on here have lost all perspective on reality in their obsession with Steve Kean! It's almost as if 95% of people who post comments on here are Burnley fans, as they certainly don't offer any support to Rovers! Thankfully half of em don't even go to the games, and their opinions are far from representative. In fact there are only about 100 regular posters on here playing the same old record.
have you lot got nothing better to do than to wait, fingers poised, for the next article to appear on here so you can slag off the management or the owners.
there's nothing in this article to be particularly critical of, so how about we keep it a kean out /venky's out free zone? it's hugely tedious.
Stone Island
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7:32pm Sat 10 Dec 11
French Rover wrote:LOL. Can't see us keeping a clean sheet to be honest. I would have been quietly confident of getting something up there, had they not sacked Bruce. Will be difficult now, with MON taking over. They've slipped into the bottom 3 today, with Wigan winning away again! and he'll have them well fired up, along with 35k+ Mackems. I'm afraid I can't see anything other than a home win.
Stone Island wrote:2-0 to the Rovers Stone island...surefire win and no goals conceded. You know I have an excellent prediction record...
Mark-brfc-till-i-die wrote:Hello Steve, got your tactics sorted for tomorrow have you? How do you think we'll get on?
Kean in!
ossyrover1
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7:41pm Sat 10 Dec 11
dp1978 wrote:you two need to get a room
fitz808 wrote:These lot on here have lost all perspective on reality in their obsession with Steve Kean! It's almost as if 95% of people who post comments on here are Burnley fans, as they certainly don't offer any support to Rovers! Thankfully half of em don't even go to the games, and their opinions are far from representative. In fact there are only about 100 regular posters on here playing the same old record.
have you lot got nothing better to do than to wait, fingers poised, for the next article to appear on here so you can slag off the management or the owners.
there's nothing in this article to be particularly critical of, so how about we keep it a kean out /venky's out free zone? it's hugely tedious.
riversidefan
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8:40pm Sat 10 Dec 11
dp1978 wrote:Rochina? Formica? It's common knowledge these were the work of Anderson. The problem is whoever is manager in January they need the full backing of the Venky's to fix the mess they've created. If the summer is anything to go by we'll miss out on our main targets. Yakubu for example was far from first choice of targets but all the other bids failed. Given our league position no ambitious player will join, so a couple of quality loan signing might be the best way to go.
Arthur Labore wrote:rochina? Formica? dann?
he said in the summer,trust me when i get my signings in,well (Yakubu apart),we are still waiting, wudnt trust him in another transfer window .
Kean OUT
riversidefan
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9:01pm Sat 10 Dec 11
baldie wrote:I'm shocked at that, not that he scored but the fact when I last looked Ipswitch were 2 down. Anyway good for him given what he had to endure at the Rovers.
Andrews has just got another 2
Dukes
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9:31pm Sat 10 Dec 11
merlinrabbit
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9:39pm Sat 10 Dec 11
alfa111
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11:09pm Sat 10 Dec 11
merlinrabbit wrote:Sk is alright as he says so himselfhe is very thick skinned, it doesnt bother him in the least so dont feel sorry for
Being a Rovers fan is becoming excrutiatingly embarrassing. I dont know which is worse, seeing Steve Kean is still manager, hearing our own fans booing during games or the continuous criticism we are getting on sky sports soccor saturday - today being particularly bad. Glen Mullen stated today that many arent going to games because of Kean but he failed to say many arent going because of the negativity during games. There are two sides to this story being presented to the public but there is a third perspective that isnt and its those in the middle who are equally as concerned about the situation but also feel the protests towards Kean during games is adding to the problem. They feel sorry for him and is it any wonder when they hear that booing as we have scored.
Riggers7
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11:32pm Sat 10 Dec 11
bypass06
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11:46pm Sat 10 Dec 11
bypass06
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11:50pm Sat 10 Dec 11
fitz808 wrote:http://www.dailymail
have you lot got nothing better to do than to wait, fingers poised, for the next article to appear on here so you can slag off the management or the owners.
there's nothing in this article to be particularly critical of, so how about we keep it a kean out /venky's out free zone? it's hugely tedious.
alfa111
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12:25am Sun 11 Dec 11
eddie the eagle
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12:53am Sun 11 Dec 11
alfa111 wrote:The Sunday people is carrying at least three stories that make very depressing reading.
Venkys warned by barclay bank not to use its assets- players to pay off there debt of £10million as this would cause adepresion in there value and it would send abad message,they had promised to use there own money from venky india when first taking out there loans from the barclay bank, but venkys decided to use BRFC its assets to pay off instead,how many times has this been stated on here by myself and others ten months atleast no wonder kean doesnt want to show his cards yet, Mrs desia is angry becouse she thinks she can use BRFC to pay debts loans taken out by venkys india.
eddie the eagle
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12:53am Sun 11 Dec 11
alfa111 wrote:The Sunday people is carrying at least three stories that make very depressing reading.
Venkys warned by barclay bank not to use its assets- players to pay off there debt of £10million as this would cause adepresion in there value and it would send abad message,they had promised to use there own money from venky india when first taking out there loans from the barclay bank, but venkys decided to use BRFC its assets to pay off instead,how many times has this been stated on here by myself and others ten months atleast no wonder kean doesnt want to show his cards yet, Mrs desia is angry becouse she thinks she can use BRFC to pay debts loans taken out by venkys india.
alfa111
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1:10am Sun 11 Dec 11
bypass06
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2:52am Sun 11 Dec 11
bypass06
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2:53am Sun 11 Dec 11
Dan11
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7:04am Sun 11 Dec 11
blythknight
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9:06am Sun 11 Dec 11
dorsetclaret wrote:what a bell end!
championship your sinking to league 1 where you belong muppets
bigste
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9:11am Sun 11 Dec 11
Iii1111
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9:18am Sun 11 Dec 11
eddie the eagle wrote:Just for you ed
alfa111 wrote: Venkys warned by barclay bank not to use its assets- players to pay off there debt of £10million as this would cause adepresion in there value and it would send abad message,they had promised to use there own money from venky india when first taking out there loans from the barclay bank, but venkys decided to use BRFC its assets to pay off instead,how many times has this been stated on here by myself and others ten months atleast no wonder kean doesnt want to show his cards yet, Mrs desia is angry becouse she thinks she can use BRFC to pay debts loans taken out by venkys india.The Sunday people is carrying at least three stories that make very depressing reading.
Iii1111
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9:26am Sun 11 Dec 11
bigste wrote:"Blackburn Rovers may not be able to pay their players in the New Year according to a report in the Mail On Sunday.
Have a look online at yahoo. If it's true the crap will hit the fan in January. http://uk.eurosport. yahoo.com/11122011/5 8/paper-round-blackb urn-risk-financial-m eltdown.html
hasslem hasslem
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9:42am Sun 11 Dec 11
Iii1111
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9:58am Sun 11 Dec 11
hasslem hasslem wrote:talking of icebergs....hope Steve isn't related to Edward John Smith!
as black adder said when faced with going over the top in black adder goes forth - it rhymes with "clucking bell". . mail on sunday article pretty much says it as we had all feared. kean out - granted....but he is just the tip of the iceberg.
Iii1111
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10:03am Sun 11 Dec 11
Robbie
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10:20am Sun 11 Dec 11
Bigbry
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11:26am Sun 11 Dec 11
dorsetclaret wrote:Play up Pompey
championship your sinking to league 1 where you belong muppets
Bigbry
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11:39am Sun 11 Dec 11
samsno2millfan
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12:37pm Sun 11 Dec 11
dp1978 wrote:I apologise for the clear loss of perspective shown by the mindless minority of so called Rovers fans.
fitz808 wrote: have you lot got nothing better to do than to wait, fingers poised, for the next article to appear on here so you can slag off the management or the owners. there's nothing in this article to be particularly critical of, so how about we keep it a kean out /venky's out free zone? it's hugely tedious.These lot on here have lost all perspective on reality in their obsession with Steve Kean! It's almost as if 95% of people who post comments on here are Burnley fans, as they certainly don't offer any support to Rovers! Thankfully half of em don't even go to the games, and their opinions are far from representative. In fact there are only about 100 regular posters on here playing the same old record.
Road Runner Road Runner
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12:48pm Sun 11 Dec 11
Ewood-b-happy
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1:35pm Sun 11 Dec 11
samsno2millfan wrote:Woke up today in a positive mood. Hoping the team would do well. Reading the mail, brought the mood crashing down. I have protested for Kean to go, but it is now more important to get Venkys out of our club as soon as possible.
dp1978 wrote:I apologise for the clear loss of perspective shown by the mindless minority of so called Rovers fans.
fitz808 wrote: have you lot got nothing better to do than to wait, fingers poised, for the next article to appear on here so you can slag off the management or the owners. there's nothing in this article to be particularly critical of, so how about we keep it a kean out /venky's out free zone? it's hugely tedious.These lot on here have lost all perspective on reality in their obsession with Steve Kean! It's almost as if 95% of people who post comments on here are Burnley fans, as they certainly don't offer any support to Rovers! Thankfully half of em don't even go to the games, and their opinions are far from representative. In fact there are only about 100 regular posters on here playing the same old record.
I'm sorry for feeling a little concerned the club's bankers are demanding £10mill, members of staff have been told they will lose their jobs and players may not be paid.
I apologise if we have reacted to our club sitting in the bottom three of the PL with an owner, who knows nothing about football (on their own admission) feeling it appropriate to ignore 12 months results and the direction the team has been going on the basis of a player high-fiving the manager (who brought him out of the wilderness at Everton). Sorry.
I am sorry for thinking it suspicious the man appointed manager (a client of the owner's advisor), promptly signed the said advisor's son who could not make the (struggling) Aberdeen team and has since been rewarded for the worst twelve months' results for God knows how long with an improved contract; really sorry
Forgive me, I could go on, you know, how we couldn't get a shirt sponsor despite playing in the most widely broadcast league on the planet etc. etc., but I wouldn't want to bore you.
If the views of the 100 are "far from representative" and the majority of Rovers fans are happy with what is going on, as you suggest, then so be it. We're just supporters of the CLUB (which is more than just cheering on a Saturday afternoon, by the way) who are clearly just getting a touch too emotional. Please forgive us and I'm sorry, really, truly sorry if you have been upset in any way.
Livesey rover
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bburnrover
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Lancs - pensioner says...
1:40pm Sat 10 Dec 11
Like you resisted with Phil Jones, Samba and Hiolett are going Mr Kean and you know it, I for one dont blame them leaving a sinking ship.
Venkys = Asset Strippers