Robinson faces season-ending operation

11:47am Friday 22nd March 2013 in Football

PAUL Robinson looks to have played his last game for Blackburn Rovers, after being pencilled in for a back operation next week.

The goalkeeper has not played since the 4-1 home defeat to Cardiff on December 7.

He was replaced by Jake Kean in the following fixture at Blackpool, and has not been in the 18-man squad at all since that Lancashire derby.

Surgery will rule the former England international out for the rest of the season, by which time the 33-year-old’s contract will have expired.

Robinson signed a five-year deal in the summer of 2008 under Paul Ince.

He was on the verge of leaving for West Ham as part of a swap deal with Stephen Henderson on transfer deadline day in January, but the chance to be reunited with former Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce fell through.

With Rovers now four points off the drop zone and facing a fight to stay in the Championship, rather than the promotion push they would have hoped for in their first season out of the Premier League, the club would be looking to trim wages.

With Robinson one of the club’s top earners there will be no attempt to persuade the former Leeds and Spurs stopper to stay.

Comments(12)

gb1882 says...
12:09pm Fri 22 Mar 13

Slipped a disc picking up his wallet

40k a week for staying at home, good lad robbo fleece them

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spike t says...
1:17pm Fri 22 Mar 13

not the only one at ewood watching his back!

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makaveli96 says...
1:27pm Fri 22 Mar 13

He was the spine of our team!!

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spoonfullofsugar says...
2:01pm Fri 22 Mar 13

A very sad end for in my opinion a true professional who has had to put up with a lot over the last few years and always supported the club and gave his all, hope everything goes well Robbo and good luck in your future.

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petestan says...
2:16pm Fri 22 Mar 13

I thought Mr Cryer said he had signed a new deal last year so he still had 2 or 3 years left on his contract that was why West Ham didn't sign him.

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Sherwoodforest says...
2:57pm Fri 22 Mar 13

crafty liposuction ??

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sonny says...
3:09pm Fri 22 Mar 13

spoonfullofsugar wrote:
A very sad end for in my opinion a true professional who has had to put up with a lot over the last few years and always supported the club and gave his all, hope everything goes well Robbo and good luck in your future.
He's not retired, he likely be at another premiere league club next season for a final payday.

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jimluftas says...
4:57pm Fri 22 Mar 13

I agree, a prem club will definitely take him on a free next season. Lose a few pounds and he can be in his prime.

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spoonfullofsugar says...
5:47pm Fri 22 Mar 13

Sonny who said he had retired it was meant from true Blackburn fans!

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RespectTheK-Dog says...
6:03pm Fri 22 Mar 13

Will you clowns be singing farewell Robbo and "TOO GOOD FOR ENGLAND" like you were earlier this year
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Mwahaha

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Nuttall Street says...
8:35pm Fri 22 Mar 13

Robbo originally came to Rovers in the hope of reviving his England career. Unfortunately for him, and also for all of us at that time, he had not realised that everything at Ewood turns to sh1t.

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spike t says...
12:53pm Sat 23 Mar 13

£40ka week with an hardcore of 9k gates as proved against Watford

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