Givet fit for Rovers test

1:58pm Thursday 20th September 2012 in Sport

GAEL Givet is expected to be fit for Blackburn's home game with Middlesbrough tomorrow night.

The Frenchman has recovered from the dead leg that forced him to miss Tuesday's win over Barnsley.

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Tatts says...
2:25pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Drop Scott Dann!

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cboyer says...
2:30pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Tatts wrote:
Drop Scott Dann!
totally agree him and pederson are p*ss poor

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MxMave says...
2:54pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Hanley is sub-standard

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bburnrover says...
3:05pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Thank god it shows you what we are up against with our best defender having a dicky heart and a wooden leg!

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Phoenix From The Ashes says...
3:18pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Givet is the man. It terms of heart, determination and overall defensive quality he's not just a warrior but a true warrior-killer and should be a guaranteed starter for each game, club captain material me thinks.

Now we just need someone to play with him at the back.

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rovertillidie says...
3:54pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Easiest decision you put Hanley on the bench. He is simply not good enough. That said Dann is not much better and Orr is poor too. Says a lot for our defence really and its no surprise we are conceding and looking so uncertain. I fear the defence will be our achilles heel this year as every good team is built on sound foundations.
The final piece in our team is a good solid experienced centre half.

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janus1947 says...
3:54pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Of the three, Hanley is the weakest link, so we've got to go with Dann and Givet with the current squad. Alternatively we could use the new guy instead of Dann, but I haven't seen him play ( although the coaching staff have - which doesn't count for anything really ) Givet is a similar player to Hendry, but even Hendry needed a good reader of the game alongside him. It needs sorting by a loan deal, or if not, in the January window. It's a confidence thing at the moment, which hopefully will resolve itself. Week in, week out, you see Premier league top defenders making mistakes, it's a very difficult position to fill.

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cboyer says...
4:28pm Thu 20 Sep 12

i do not see scott dann being better than hanley i think hanley is improving and scott dann is absolutly pathetic he loses us more points than anybody

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1bnc says...
4:47pm Thu 20 Sep 12

im not saying scott dann is great, but thank god we can get hanley out the team!

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1bnc says...
4:49pm Thu 20 Sep 12

cboyer wrote:
Tatts wrote:
Drop Scott Dann!
totally agree him and pederson are p*ss poor
you missed rochina and formica.

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the_iconoclast says...
5:00pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Danns been our best defender this year. Quality player. Its the Givets who knock it long and allow wave after wave of attack that need fixing.

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djbonlee says...
5:07pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Givet puts alot of effort in, still baffled on why we never bought a centre back (a proven one).

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djbonlee says...
5:07pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Givet puts alot of effort in, still baffled on why we never bought a centre back (a proven one).

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janus1947 says...
5:15pm Thu 20 Sep 12

the_iconoclast wrote:
Danns been our best defender this year. Quality player. Its the Givets who knock it long and allow wave after wave of attack that need fixing.
I'm afraid that with Murphy in midfield, knocking it long is currently sometimes the only option. In the Barnsley game, Etuhu played deep to cover the inability of Murphy to retain possession, similarly with Dann covering Hanley. Ok, Pedersen also loses the ball, but in less dangerous positions, as does Rochina. But Pedersen, with his dead ball ability, goal assists and the odd goal, brings far more to the team than Murphy. Put Pedersen alongside Etuhu, drop Kean's best mate and put a bit of pace, skill and ball retention in front of those 2. Defending starts at the front, there is currently no cover in front of the back 4.

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BRFC_riversider says...
5:18pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Manager to blame again, everyone could see that we needed at least one experienced defender to come in during the transfer window,

SK = clueless

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Forever-Blue says...
6:26pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Excellent news that Givet is fit to play.

I say give him the captains armband, Murphy does not deserve it and Dann is still sulking.

Givet would organise the defence far better than our ' defensive coach ' Hendry the Horrible could do.

Etuhu played far to deep against Barnsley and was ineffective, partly due to the ineptness of ' loads of money' Murphy. Does not contribute enough for me.

I think Givet is well liked amomgst the players, bar one or two and i think it would be a positive move in trying to improve an what has been the worst defending i have seen for many years from a Rovers team.

Think the Middlesboro team might be the first to get anything at Ewood even though there away record is awful.

Kean Disappear = Fans Reappear

Simples

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True_Blue says...
7:10pm Thu 20 Sep 12

just a thought.... instead of protesting why dont we organise for one game only to pack ewood and get behind the team to show venkys what they could have every week....just feel it'd be more effective to show em what they're missing but obviously an organised thing so they're aware what the aim is....

i dont know maybe i just feel low gates are what they expect and arent seeing the big picture

KEAN OUT!!!!!

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P888HOW says...
7:28pm Thu 20 Sep 12

True Blue ...No show them an empty Ewood that will show them.Then a full Ewood when they sack Kean.. simple
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Ewood say that! says...
8:20pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Givet will be welcomed back but it will be interesting who pays the price for Tuesday's poor performance,despite the win.
We were awful for large parts of the game on Tuesday.Kean's infactuation with Pederson is baffling.He's like one of those American Football special team players who you would only whell on for a corner or free kick.Other than that he's useless.I honestly cannot recall a player passing to the opposition as much as he did on Tuesday night,and I'm including at local league level.And to be fair he did most of last season too.
The midfield is crying out for some pace - Pederson,Murphy,Etuh
u and Formica must be the slowest midfield unit in the history of professional football! I think that's what Rhodes was hinting at in his comments about 'going for it'.Play Nunes on the left tomorrow night and get at them!

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wampam says...
9:00pm Thu 20 Sep 12

sad to see murphy so poor. he looked unhappy against hull and was arguing with dunn pre game. he was well off it v leeds. legs dont work so has to be well positioned all the time. shame, i used to think he was really good. kean signed him though so he is guaranteed. when they are no good, as alex f said, its easy.... get rid of the c****. kean has not got a clue...sack him

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True_Blue says...
9:05pm Thu 20 Sep 12

P888HOW wrote:
True Blue ...No show them an empty Ewood that will show them.Then a full Ewood when they sack Kean.. simple
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yeah i get you but like i said if they arent getting the point now and theres still that 11 or 12k going then it aint gonna work imo its better announcing pre match what we are doing then the following game the boycott it then think they might on abit....

god knows thats my view on it right now then if it is a case of hitting them in the pocket in that one game how will billy bullsh1tter get out of that one....

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True_Blue says...
9:09pm Thu 20 Sep 12

sorry meant to say that they might cop on

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WelshRover1 says...
9:55pm Thu 20 Sep 12

Its a tough one to call who's worse dann or hanley? Its no suprise we conceded so many last year and this year with a defence like ours, surely Hendry needs to go... Think nunes should start before pedersen and get at boro for a easy three points saying that Kean might park the bus, he's tactically inept just hope he starts with two strikers this time don't think he even knows what he's gonna do...

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Only1TonyFinnigan says...
10:12pm Thu 20 Sep 12

4-4-2 formation!!
That's all we need to do at home!
Crap defence or midfield or both doesn't matter in this league!
Grow a pair Kean and give us something to shout about other than your name - KEAN OUT!

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billrover says...
10:15pm Thu 20 Sep 12

The problem we have is that we are trying to pass it like Swansea and the players aren't good enough. We keep giving it away. Hanley is far worse than Dann in this respect. Murphy has been the biggest disappointment to me he had some decent games against us but looks slow and has not delivered a killer pass - too many sideways and backwards. Tugay at 40 would be miles better!!

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WelshRover1 says...
10:30pm Thu 20 Sep 12

billrover wrote:
The problem we have is that we are trying to pass it like Swansea and the players aren't good enough. We keep giving it away. Hanley is far worse than Dann in this respect. Murphy has been the biggest disappointment to me he had some decent games against us but looks slow and has not delivered a killer pass - too many sideways and backwards. Tugay at 40 would be miles better!!
Totally agree, think murphy should be dropped for rochina in a more attacking role, murphy without his legs is inadequate really he used to be good going forward but seems past it, ethuhu sitting in front of the back four can do the job and maybe give one of the boys a run out the problem is we haven't been comfortable enough yet

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sean_brfc says...
12:18am Fri 21 Sep 12

Please drop Dann. An absolute liability. I wouldn't let him anywhere near a football. At least Hanley is still young and improving. He may not be great, but he makes far fewer mistakes.

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kiwipom73 says...
5:26am Fri 21 Sep 12

Amazing that all knowledgeable Rovers fans can seethe problem with having Pedersen & Dunn & Murphy in the squad....their experience counts for nothing EXCEPT they are "laughing all the way the the bank"
All have foxed conman Kean into signing them & keeping them....YET the midfield is for players with energy and bit and vision.
You can afford mabe one "experiened" midfielder....BUT NO THREE !!!!
Was the same last season...lossing the ball, poor distribution and not energy/ability to put the opposition under pressure.
Orr is another one that is laughing his way to the bank each week...has sucked conman Kean in, YET he is not good enough and NO WAY his he he future for the club....
He can obviously very good at blowing his own trumpet, of course !!!

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bburnrover says...
8:02am Fri 21 Sep 12

Dann should go some Premier teams still want him they obviously havent watched him god knows if Kean ever saw him play. Hanley is younger so has an excuse and Hendry feels he will become a top defender,Givet is an higher class of player Orr is pathetic did Kean watch him or do these players pop up on a computer programme that says available to Blackburn? Pederson does not influence a game more than Murphy at all he constantly miss-controls the ball and just cannot pass and has no pace to get past a player he should be on the bench for late free kicks.I do think our players would look better if Kean wasnt manager has all the newer players look well motivated compared with last years players.they must recall their old manager's team talks lets hope their memories dont fade and they listen to the drivel Kean utters..

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French Rover says...
8:21am Fri 21 Sep 12

There are a lot on here slating Danny Murphy yet when I watched the Rovers at Bristol City he was bang-on his game. He and Etuhu both looked good and Murphy played some killer balls into Rhodes and Nunes and Olsson(s). He has a quite laid-back playing style and maybe that is what people are seeing and not seeing the excellent passing or openings he finds to play the forwards in...or maybe he just had one good game and that was what I saw. Excellent for us Rovers exiles that the game is on SKY tonight.....another win is on the cards to cement the top of the table position,...just hope we can tighten the defense up to make the win easier than any so far this season!
Allez les Bleus

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kronic says...
8:24am Fri 21 Sep 12

My team for today would be:

Robinson-Orr-Givet-H
enrique-Martin O.-Nunes-Etuhu-Gamst
-Vukcevic-Rhodes-Gom
es

Henrique has to be better than Dann, lets hope he is the new Samba.

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Rovers 1495 says...
8:52am Fri 21 Sep 12

kronic wrote:
My team for today would be:

Robinson-Orr-Givet-H

enrique-Martin O.-Nunes-Etuhu-Gamst

-Vukcevic-Rhodes-Gom

es

Henrique has to be better than Dann, lets hope he is the new Samba.
Is Vukcevic still here ?

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DirtyHarry says...
9:26am Fri 21 Sep 12

Your bubble is going to burst tonight and you'll get found out for what you are!!!

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proud burnley lad says...
9:33am Fri 21 Sep 12

we'l c wt rhodes cn du against bikey lol ur winnin days r ova b readi 4 2nite haha UTC

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angryandy says...
10:37am Fri 21 Sep 12

Ever since Dann arrived and the Admiral was "forced out" our defending has been sloppy at best, even with Samba we were very suspect. Givet is the 'Daddy' at the moment as mentioned in one of the first posts.

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angryandy says...
10:44am Fri 21 Sep 12

DirtyHarry wrote:
Your bubble is going to burst tonight and you'll get found out for what you are!!!
Hate to sort of agree but I think we are all fully aware of our substandard performances this season, WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE though and shouldn't really be being criticised by a Dingle. For your information our bubble burst when Keanocchio took charge, what's your excuse?

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bburnrover says...
11:41am Fri 21 Sep 12

Why do our fans persist in ringing talk sport to justify their hatred of Kean? The fan on this morning could not express himself properly so it made our case to get rid of Kean look pathetic with other clubs fans slagging us off and we are now tarred with being the worst fans in football.
I think we should have a verbally eloquent spokesperson to contact the radio or media as if we stammer how way through the questions we will look sick as we do now,Alan Brazil and Chicken look at us at the top of the league and cannot understand why we are not praising Kean and the fan this morning said he hoped we would lose 4 matches to get rid of Kean which gave them and the rest of the world the hump just as I het the hump when I hear about people not coming to Ewood because of Kean.Why dont they just look at themselves and say is that the real reason?Or is it the cost that is an issue maybe its because they are part time supporters and not fans.

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walshy2866 says...
12:08pm Fri 21 Sep 12

cboyer wrote:
Tatts wrote:
Drop Scott Dann!
totally agree him and pederson are p*ss poor
Agree on Dann but you're talking out of your @rse about Peds. 2 assists (inc a wonder pass at Leeds), cracking goal v Leicester and brings years of Prem experience and class to the side. Why's everyone got a downer on such a loyal servant?
It's that bald headed pr1ck in midfield you want to be venting your anger at. Danny Murphy, the most overrated midfielder this countries ever seen. Never fit to lace Dunnys boots but always got the call for England ahead of him because he played for the whinging scousers.
Open your eyes man!

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walshy2866 says...
12:44pm Fri 21 Sep 12

proud burnley lad wrote:
we'l c wt rhodes cn du against bikey lol ur winnin days r ova b readi 4 2nite haha UTC
Typical dingle, every Rovers striker over the last 33 years has had a field day against you fu.ckwits why should Rhodes be any different?
8 million is nowt for a big club, but it would buy entire squad, ground, club and most of that p1sspot town its in.
Jealous as fu.ck as usual cos we're in the headlines daily and nobody is interested in writing about or reading about a town full on inbreds who've won fu.ck all for over 50 years

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michael.seed-donnelly says...
1:58pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Givet was missed against barnsley.He makes our defence more solid.THE Barnsley game was entertaining with 3 quality goals.Our midfield play was too slow and predictable.It.is a concern that barnsley moved the ball about better than we did.The best part of the game came in last 15 minuteswith 3 cameo performances that were a joy to watch.FIRSTLY Gomes who gave the excellent Rhodes the support he needs,Nunes who provided the cross of the game and finally Perkins of Barnsley who showed us the art of finding space.pass and move,and never giving the ball away.With GIVET3-0 win..thanks Mike

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DirtyHarry says...
4:35pm Fri 21 Sep 12

angryandy wrote:
DirtyHarry wrote:
Your bubble is going to burst tonight and you'll get found out for what you are!!!
Hate to sort of agree but I think we are all fully aware of our substandard performances this season, WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE though and shouldn't really be being criticised by a Dingle. For your information our bubble burst when Keanocchio took charge, what's your excuse?
What makes you so sure I'm a dingle? It makes me laugh so much that because someone has the audacity to criticise Rovers it automatically makes them a Burnley fan. You lot are obsessed !!!

Have you played any teams yet with a potent attacking force? No, just wait until you do, your defensive frailties will be exposed and punished. A couple of defensive loan signings wouldn't go amiss for you lot. I'd like to see all the Lancs clubs do well this season, it would be good for the county to stamp some dominance over the championship.

And please don't be fooled by Proud Burnley Lad, it's clearly a wind up, nobody who can spell their own name could possibly go on to turn out that kind of semi attempted communication.

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darwenrover123 says...
5:05pm Fri 21 Sep 12

DirtyHarry wrote:
angryandy wrote:
DirtyHarry wrote:
Your bubble is going to burst tonight and you'll get found out for what you are!!!
Hate to sort of agree but I think we are all fully aware of our substandard performances this season, WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE though and shouldn't really be being criticised by a Dingle. For your information our bubble burst when Keanocchio took charge, what's your excuse?
What makes you so sure I'm a dingle? It makes me laugh so much that because someone has the audacity to criticise Rovers it automatically makes them a Burnley fan. You lot are obsessed !!!

Have you played any teams yet with a potent attacking force? No, just wait until you do, your defensive frailties will be exposed and punished. A couple of defensive loan signings wouldn't go amiss for you lot. I'd like to see all the Lancs clubs do well this season, it would be good for the county to stamp some dominance over the championship.

And please don't be fooled by Proud Burnley Lad, it's clearly a wind up, nobody who can spell their own name could possibly go on to turn out that kind of semi attempted communication.
So who do you support then?

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