Blackburn Rovers new guy Gomes faces 'biggest battle' at Ewood Park

NEW BOY Veteran striker Nuno Gomes NEW BOY Veteran striker Nuno Gomes

SHEBBY Singh insists Nuno Gomes has the desire to succeed in the “biggest battle of his life” – as Blackburn Rovers look to conclude most of their summer business before the weekend.

Rovers’ global advisor is adamant the signing of former Portugal striker Gomes is not a gamble and believes the veteran will add vital experience to their Premier League promotion push.

Gomes, who turned 36 today, joins Danny Murphy, Leon Best and young Portuguese winger Fabio Nunes, who signed a three-year deal yesterday, as Rovers’ new boys this summer and Singh is happy with the progress made so far.

Sporting Lisbon midfielder Adrien Silva is believed to still be a top target for Rovers, as the player looks to negotiate his release from his current employers, with Singh admitting business is now nearly done - ahead of today’s return to pre season training.

He said: “We have signed Danny Murphy, Leon Best, Nuno Gomes, and Fabio Nunes.These four are already here to start pre season.

“We hope we can conclude the one more signing that we want by the end of the week, maybe then we will look for one more player but we want our plans in place for the weekend.

“You never can say never because something exceptional might come up but I would say I only expect two more players to come in, at the most, and that will be it before January. I am hopeful one of these will be before the weekend.

“We have to have almost concluded everything by this weekend because we want everyone to start pre-season training together.”

Rovers want Silva in England for talks tomorrow as they look to land their man.

Eyebrows have been raised at Rovers giving Gomes a two-year deal but Singh has quickly played down talk of his signing being a risk.

He insists the player turned down more lucrative offers to start his Rovers adventure and believes his desire, despite having played at the top level for most of his career, will be there for all to see.

“It is a big signing, like Danny Murphy was for us,” he said.

“We see Nuno Gomes playing in the withdrawn striker role, linking the midfield and striker, with his ability and experience to hold the ball up.

“We know it is going to be hard and fast and that is where players like Danny Murphy and Nuno Gomes become very important.

“When the rain is pelting down, and it becomes very hard, we know Danny and Nuno will help the younger lads through. We know Danny Murphy won’t shirk the responsibility and we know Nuno will not shirk the responsibility.

“Nuno turned down offers from Australia, the MLS and the Middle East, after chats with myself and the manager. That speaks volumes of his desire.

“He could have gone to sunnier climes, where there was more money available, but he wanted to come to the most difficult league in the world to get out of. That desire he has expressed is very, very important.

“Of course there were more lucrative offers on the table for him for an easier life but he has come because he has a desire to succeed in what could be the biggest battle of his entire career.

“We don’t see it as a gamble. We are not expecting 20 goals from him. Having a player of his experience and stature can only help the likes of Ruben Rochina, Mauro Formica, David Goodwillie and Leon Best.”

Discussions are expected with a number of the club’s want away players as they return for pre season today, as a few look to renegotiate their contracts after enforced pay cuts.

Martin Olsson and Steven Nzonzi both want to quit Ewood, while Paul Robinson’s future is also still uncertain. Argentinian outfit River Plate are understood to be interested in Mauro Formica but have yet to make contact with Rovers.

Comments(134)

dangerous dave says...
10:23am Thu 5 Jul 12

Come on Mr Cryer - 'OUR GLOBAL ADVISER' - we must be a laughing stock with titles like this - we are a small Lancashire Town and did have a great well run Club until these idiots arrived on the scene along with their second rate Manager - this is just more idiotic 'hot air' from people full of their own self importance.
OUT WITH KEAN VENKYS AGNEW SINGH
And Mr Cryer it would appear from your script that you have fallen into the trap of believing their garbage!!

Ossy blue says...
10:24am Thu 5 Jul 12

If the 'In's' are almost concluded then it all depends on the 'Out's' now.....

bypass06 says...
10:27am Thu 5 Jul 12

We see Nuno Gomes playing in the withdrawn striker role

Substituted every match.

TrueBlue87 says...
10:29am Thu 5 Jul 12

He speaks as if rochina and goodwillie are going to get a chance this season. Hopefully they do because i think they could shine in this division. I think if we only lose olsson robbo and nzonzi we will still have a very good chance at promotion despite the bald one still being in charge. Things are looking a little brighter... a little. RTID.

Blue&whiteforever says...
10:29am Thu 5 Jul 12

The only other transfer we want to see is KEAN OUT and a manager in. Then Shebby you can have the clean slate that you want. All the fans will be back. Job done.

It's easy really

RTID

thresholdweller says...
10:29am Thu 5 Jul 12

On the plus side, he is communicating and there is a plan for midfield and forwards. However what about the defence particularly if Givet or Dann go? We seem to need another central defender.

stick to football says...
10:34am Thu 5 Jul 12

Well hope that that is 2 quality defenders bearing in mind Nelsen Salgado and Samba left - Olson is likely to join them and all we got in was that guy from QPR -Orr The jury is still out on Dann and Handley so if it dont work or injuries strike God help us.

Maybe we are going to be like Spain 9 Midfielders 1 Goalkeeper and a front man -our only problem is we cant hold the ball and not fast enough to break if Hoillet and Olson go

bring back the good old days says...
10:34am Thu 5 Jul 12

Pretty much as expected.
That's the 'ins' almost done.
The important bit is now the 'outs'.
It is hard to say whether all of our known 'wish for outs', will actually leave. Due to Rovers agreeing, clubs actually coming in for them, or a change of heart by the indvidual.
Will Shebby be able to entice one or two to stay? Its hard to say.
Will Kean still in charge be the 'stumbling block'? Reduced salary is certainly an issue.
I certainly think Shebby will be 'checking the pulse' of the support toward these signings, and so far there are some that have got the 'itch' back to return. Can't criticize them for that, its a very hard habit to shake off.
However, for myself the proof is in the pudding, as I have heard all this before (but from Kean) . Time will tell whether Shebby truly is a 'new broom'.

Daniel81 says...
10:35am Thu 5 Jul 12

Well for once there is not just talk, things are happening and I am now starting to look forward to the season and watch the preseason friendlies. I would love to see one defender join and no one else to leave.

BRFCs says...
10:37am Thu 5 Jul 12

Would love to see Rochina more next season. A dark horse for top Championship scorer next season provided he plays regularly and in his preferred position.

Desperately in need of another Centre Back and Left Back if Olsson goes.

Let's see what happens. Not convinced anything changes with Kean still in charge.

Lancs - pensioner says...
10:38am Thu 5 Jul 12

Chaos utter chaos, now read the small print, all the players who hate Kean are leaving, we wOnt have any left.

Kean Out

Gaz M says...
10:38am Thu 5 Jul 12

The defence last season was at times pathetic and inept, yet we have signed nothing but strikers and midfielders.It is looking likely that Kean believes by getting Colin Hendry on board he will improve the existing staffs performance,for me las season Dann looked anything like a central defender and with Givet not certain to stay it looks like the youngsters will be thrown in again I just hope Kean does,nt ruin them. Ihave never been so unpassionate about a new season ever!and like others have already stated wait now for the exodus.

egbutnobacon says...
10:39am Thu 5 Jul 12

Centre-half required.

Oh and a new manager whilst your at it.

Tuo Neak says...
10:39am Thu 5 Jul 12

TrueBlue87 wrote:
He speaks as if rochina and goodwillie are going to get a chance this season. Hopefully they do because i think they could shine in this division. I think if we only lose olsson robbo and nzonzi we will still have a very good chance at promotion despite the bald one still being in charge. Things are looking a little brighter... a little. RTID.
You have to agree with this, the squad on paper is more than good enough to achieve promotion even with those two players lost. What I fail to understand is why we are going to play the season with a handicap. A manager that will sabotage the team throughout the season by his presence, why are Venky's or whoever makes the decisions still sticking by a proven loser.

How can Blackburn Rovers have a fresh start without clearing the most incompetent part of the club. If the players are allowed to play and don't have contract issues or mysterious injuries we'll have a decent season.

dallydally says...
10:40am Thu 5 Jul 12

We heard all this positive spin about last season's signings which - apart from the Yak - were dismal. So as they say "the proof of the pudding is in the eating". You had better have got it right Shebby or you will face a greater barrage than previously!

Grovers says...
10:44am Thu 5 Jul 12

We still need defenders. We were relegated because we let in too many goals. We've not replaced Samba or Nelsen and others are likely to leave.

blueblooded says...
10:45am Thu 5 Jul 12

thresholdweller wrote:
On the plus side, he is communicating and there is a plan for midfield and forwards. However what about the defence particularly if Givet or Dann go? We seem to need another central defender.
really hope this means renegotiated contracts - if no other signings, which is disappointing - since Gerrard rumour seems now squashed - we're going to come up short on defence AGAIN.

Oi Keano! haven't you ever heard of defence?

D-E-F-E-N-C-E!

bring back the good old days says...
10:47am Thu 5 Jul 12

dangerous dave wrote:
Come on Mr Cryer - 'OUR GLOBAL ADVISER' - we must be a laughing stock with titles like this - we are a small Lancashire Town and did have a great well run Club until these idiots arrived on the scene along with their second rate Manager - this is just more idiotic 'hot air' from people full of their own self importance.
OUT WITH KEAN VENKYS AGNEW SINGH
And Mr Cryer it would appear from your script that you have fallen into the trap of believing their garbage!!
Andy Cryer can only report what he is given from the club. It is not in his interests to 'put his own slant' on it all.
In all that he 'issues' it will go through the editor to be proof read.
Since the debacle of he who must not be named the LT editing will still be a bit of a minefield.
It would be a very brave man who put a downer on every individual capture, before they have even laced their boots up. This despite what each individual, including AC think of the guy.
In the background wheels are turning with respect to Venkys (mis?)handling of BRFC, so I think its best that we just let that proceed to its conclusion, and what will be will be.
We will soon be finding out how are 'new dawn' is shaping up. I, like yourself do not harbour great hopes, based upon past performance, but lets wait and see.

Gaz M says...
10:49am Thu 5 Jul 12

Tuo Neak wrote:
TrueBlue87 wrote:
He speaks as if rochina and goodwillie are going to get a chance this season. Hopefully they do because i think they could shine in this division. I think if we only lose olsson robbo and nzonzi we will still have a very good chance at promotion despite the bald one still being in charge. Things are looking a little brighter... a little. RTID.
You have to agree with this, the squad on paper is more than good enough to achieve promotion even with those two players lost. What I fail to understand is why we are going to play the season with a handicap. A manager that will sabotage the team throughout the season by his presence, why are Venky's or whoever makes the decisions still sticking by a proven loser.

How can Blackburn Rovers have a fresh start without clearing the most incompetent part of the club. If the players are allowed to play and don't have contract issues or mysterious injuries we'll have a decent season.
Quite right and we had a squad capable of retaining our premier league status last season,and acording to Kean and Venkys capable of a top six finish!!we might have a half decent squad for the championship if we manage to keep the majority of the staff, the big drawback is we will still have a inept ,nomark useless manager in charge midtable finish for me Ihate to say.

blueblooded says...
10:59am Thu 5 Jul 12

Gaz M wrote:
Tuo Neak wrote:
TrueBlue87 wrote:
He speaks as if rochina and goodwillie are going to get a chance this season. Hopefully they do because i think they could shine in this division. I think if we only lose olsson robbo and nzonzi we will still have a very good chance at promotion despite the bald one still being in charge. Things are looking a little brighter... a little. RTID.
You have to agree with this, the squad on paper is more than good enough to achieve promotion even with those two players lost. What I fail to understand is why we are going to play the season with a handicap. A manager that will sabotage the team throughout the season by his presence, why are Venky's or whoever makes the decisions still sticking by a proven loser.

How can Blackburn Rovers have a fresh start without clearing the most incompetent part of the club. If the players are allowed to play and don't have contract issues or mysterious injuries we'll have a decent season.
Quite right and we had a squad capable of retaining our premier league status last season,and acording to Kean and Venkys capable of a top six finish!!we might have a half decent squad for the championship if we manage to keep the majority of the staff, the big drawback is we will still have a inept ,nomark useless manager in charge midtable finish for me Ihate to say.
Maybe its because its not a case of "won't fire" its more a case of "can't fire"?

Lets not kid ourselves, if we polled all Rovers fans and asked them whether they believe that Kean owns a share of Rovers, i think the emphatic answer would be "YES".

All we can hope for then, is that if Shebby is as good as his word, if results don't go our way quickly, that he pushes the shining one upstairs behind a desk.

Keith Myath says...
11:09am Thu 5 Jul 12

I've got no real problem with the arrival of the "new faces" but I'd be a lot happier if we could get rid of the old faeces currently running the club.

gleechy says...
11:10am Thu 5 Jul 12

I am happy to make a few predictions here.
1,Shebby and Kean fall out.
2, Rovers bottom three at mid season.
3,Gomez will be good for a few games, then look lazy.
4, Some players will openly revolt, more than last season.

I feel the owners are looking for a desperate buyer, because they are now polishing their terd, if they find the mugs, sooner rather than later, there will definately be wholesale changes.

katrew says...
11:10am Thu 5 Jul 12

There can be no clean slate for most fans until Kean has been quite rightly fired. He has shown how utterly useless he is as a manager ever since he took over. If Venky's want to shackle the club by sticking with him then that is their perogative as owners. The players who wish to leave will now take place over the next couple of weeks. Defensively we are still suspect and there has been no attempt to remedy that as yet. Bringing Hendry in as a defensive coach won't cut it as you can't make bricks without clay as the saying goes. It is an individual decision for fans as to whether they purchase / renew a season ticket but I am not going to do until Kean and Venky's have gone. I think the club cannot make any progress when they remain along with their installed politburo of yes men.

Roy of the says...
11:12am Thu 5 Jul 12

Well £2M net spent and the transfers are nearly done! Samba money (£12M) went where again?
What happens to the money if Nzonzi, Robinson and Olsson are sold?

RoverKyle says...
11:14am Thu 5 Jul 12

You would assume that once we have completed the proposed signing of Adrien Silva, the other signing mentioned will be a defender. He refers to Best, Goodwillie, Gomes, Rochina and Formica, which is plenty of cover up front when we have Slew in contention for a striking role as well. The target should really be a centre back as we're thin on the ground in that position, especially of Olsson leaves and Givet has to cover at left back for parts of the season.

makaveli96 says...
11:21am Thu 5 Jul 12

“He could have gone to sunnier climes...........


Shebbys comments confirm my beliefs that you shouldnt even TALK anout BLACKBURN unless:

1) you were born within 3 miles of the ground

2) you live in the town

3) you work in the town

4) you con other towns to bring EXTRA money into the town

5) you wifes from the town

6) you have a pure Blackburn accent

7) you have attended 95% of home fixtures, 50% of away, and 50% of reserve fixtures over 50% of your life

8) you drink at least 25 pints a week, in the town

9) Pies are your main form of food

10) you have never voted for the Conservatives

11) you have more than 3 dodgy addresses so you can open more betting accounts with more free bets!

12) your not called Jerome, Nathanial, Timothy, Gurtrude or Trevor!

Love Rovers Hate Venkys says...
11:22am Thu 5 Jul 12

Tuo Neak wrote:
TrueBlue87 wrote:
He speaks as if rochina and goodwillie are going to get a chance this season. Hopefully they do because i think they could shine in this division. I think if we only lose olsson robbo and nzonzi we will still have a very good chance at promotion despite the bald one still being in charge. Things are looking a little brighter... a little. RTID.
You have to agree with this, the squad on paper is more than good enough to achieve promotion even with those two players lost. What I fail to understand is why we are going to play the season with a handicap. A manager that will sabotage the team throughout the season by his presence, why are Venky's or whoever makes the decisions still sticking by a proven loser.

How can Blackburn Rovers have a fresh start without clearing the most incompetent part of the club. If the players are allowed to play and don't have contract issues or mysterious injuries we'll have a decent season.
I agree. Also, I think the squad last season was more than capable of PL survival. The problem was, and still is, Kean. He is obviously not up to the job. How long will it be until the numpty says; judge me now, this is my team. And how long will it take for some numpty fans to say; lets give him 'till Christmas and all that ****.

As long as conman Kean has ANYTHING to do with this once proud club, our trip to oblivion will gather pace.

Kean OUT! Venky's OUT! Borat OUT! Anderson OUT! Agnew OUT!

RoversSwiss says...
11:24am Thu 5 Jul 12

Agree with all those who say we have to sign defenders. It has to be the priority.

I still think if we had signed 2 good full backs in the last close season instead of playing the pensioners Salgado and Givet (Centre half not full back) at full back we would never have been in relegation trouble. We were cruising 1-0 up against Fulham away, another soft goal given away because of a full backs mistake changed the game and we lost yet another game we should have won.

blueblooded says...
11:31am Thu 5 Jul 12

Dear Steve,

Please can you help? I cant see our name on that list: http://m.skysports.c
om/article/sports//7
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oh wait..

garydavies2304 says...
11:33am Thu 5 Jul 12

Do people think that the chants of kean out will ring out this season ? i would thing most of the fans who did including me wont be going to home games just away. just a though!

blueblooded says...
11:37am Thu 5 Jul 12

makaveli96 wrote:
“He could have gone to sunnier climes...........


Shebbys comments confirm my beliefs that you shouldnt even TALK anout BLACKBURN unless:

1) you were born within 3 miles of the ground

2) you live in the town

3) you work in the town

4) you con other towns to bring EXTRA money into the town

5) you wifes from the town

6) you have a pure Blackburn accent

7) you have attended 95% of home fixtures, 50% of away, and 50% of reserve fixtures over 50% of your life

8) you drink at least 25 pints a week, in the town

9) Pies are your main form of food

10) you have never voted for the Conservatives

11) you have more than 3 dodgy addresses so you can open more betting accounts with more free bets!

12) your not called Jerome, Nathanial, Timothy, Gurtrude or Trevor!
You're a rather odd sort of "ist" maka that's your problem. A Blackburn"ist".

Do you drive only cars made in Blackburn or only buy petrol from Blackburn's many oil wells?

Maybe you feel only people from Blackburn should be allowed to play in the team too?

Accepting that most of what you say is tongue-in-cheek, I rather hope this is too.

bburnrover says...
11:37am Thu 5 Jul 12

I agree with everyone about Kean but maybe its time we just ignored the fact that he is the manager and sing Blacks blue and white army to get his back up.

I do not feel somehow that are squad will not adapt easily to the Championship as the other managers in there are experienced guys who have their teams fully organised.We have Portugese,Argentinia
ns and Spaniards who may have more technical qualities but will they count for anything on a cold winter's day at Hull?We also have the bald one who really needs to go back to training college and re learn tatics and coaching as he tended to lose matches we had already won by making stupid substitutions last season.

makaveli96 says...
11:37am Thu 5 Jul 12

I was watching the Power Rangers this morning and it got me thinking how similar they were to the Scottish Football club. They've both only got 5 people in their team.

makaveli96 says...
11:38am Thu 5 Jul 12

I don't know why everyone is having a go at Rangers football club, everyone knows they're in a league of their own.

Or they will be next season.

makaveli96 says...
11:42am Thu 5 Jul 12

My wife,who has never even seen a dartboard,much less played a game,has decided to join my team so we can "spend more time together".

As we walked to the pub she excitedly asked me what she would have to do.

"Well,"I told her,"since it's your first time,we'll probably just put you in goal".

vicn1956 says...
11:44am Thu 5 Jul 12

Word Global Adviser. It's like haing a European suite at Turf Moor!

TrueBlue87 says...
11:44am Thu 5 Jul 12

Love Rovers Hate Venkys wrote:
Tuo Neak wrote:
TrueBlue87 wrote:
He speaks as if rochina and goodwillie are going to get a chance this season. Hopefully they do because i think they could shine in this division. I think if we only lose olsson robbo and nzonzi we will still have a very good chance at promotion despite the bald one still being in charge. Things are looking a little brighter... a little. RTID.
You have to agree with this, the squad on paper is more than good enough to achieve promotion even with those two players lost. What I fail to understand is why we are going to play the season with a handicap. A manager that will sabotage the team throughout the season by his presence, why are Venky's or whoever makes the decisions still sticking by a proven loser.

How can Blackburn Rovers have a fresh start without clearing the most incompetent part of the club. If the players are allowed to play and don't have contract issues or mysterious injuries we'll have a decent season.
I agree. Also, I think the squad last season was more than capable of PL survival. The problem was, and still is, Kean. He is obviously not up to the job. How long will it be until the numpty says; judge me now, this is my team. And how long will it take for some numpty fans to say; lets give him 'till Christmas and all that ****.

As long as conman Kean has ANYTHING to do with this once proud club, our trip to oblivion will gather pace.

Kean OUT! Venky's OUT! Borat OUT! Anderson OUT! Agnew OUT!
Yeah i agree he was and still is the problem. I just think even with the buffoon in charge we will still push for promotion with this squad.. pending departures obviously. I am still sceptical of the whole venkys kean n singh thing but i just think these players have the ability to do BRFC proud. Maybe the penny has dropped n venkys have finally started to right their wrongs... we wont know until about 10 games into thr season. But as much as i detest that plank kean i would love to be sat at the top of the championship come may celebrating promotion... with or without him. And for that reason i am going to get behind those players wearing the blue n white! RTID.

makaveli96 says...
11:45am Thu 5 Jul 12

Robin Van Persie says he's leaving Arsenal because he's desperate to win the league.

Celtic are now favourites to sign him.

makaveli96 says...
11:46am Thu 5 Jul 12

Just hours after discovering the Higgs Boson particle, the physics team involved have decided to dedicate themselves to finding something even more elusive - Bob Diamond's sense of decency.

formerover says...
11:46am Thu 5 Jul 12

Put plain and simply we will not get promoted with kean at the helm end of. The three lads from Portugal are untried at this level and will be therefore a large risk, it is only from now until the end of August that we will see who is really leaving us and so we could be in a much worse situation in a few weeks time, yes Murphy and Best will be ok for us but it is not all the players fault its the fool who managed to take a solid premier league team down.

formerover says...
11:47am Thu 5 Jul 12

Put plain and simply we will not get promoted with kean at the helm end of. The three lads from Portugal are untried at this level and will be therefore a large risk, it is only from now until the end of August that we will see who is really leaving us and so we could be in a much worse situation in a few weeks time, yes Murphy and Best will be ok for us but it is not all the players fault its the fool who managed to take a solid premier league team down.

makaveli96 says...
11:47am Thu 5 Jul 12

My wife ended up in A&E last night. Seems we where on different terms when she said she wanted decking on the patio

makaveli96 says...
11:49am Thu 5 Jul 12

I called our local sea-life centre today.

They told me my call may be used for training porpoises.

bburnrover says...
11:49am Thu 5 Jul 12

I think if Rangers start in division 3 a few Scottish clubs will go to the wall.

makaveli96 says...
11:55am Thu 5 Jul 12

I went on a date with a simile.

I dunno what I metaphor

makaveli96 says...
11:57am Thu 5 Jul 12

blueblooded wrote:
makaveli96 wrote: “He could have gone to sunnier climes........... Shebbys comments confirm my beliefs that you shouldnt even TALK anout BLACKBURN unless: 1) you were born within 3 miles of the ground 2) you live in the town 3) you work in the town 4) you con other towns to bring EXTRA money into the town 5) you wifes from the town 6) you have a pure Blackburn accent 7) you have attended 95% of home fixtures, 50% of away, and 50% of reserve fixtures over 50% of your life 8) you drink at least 25 pints a week, in the town 9) Pies are your main form of food 10) you have never voted for the Conservatives 11) you have more than 3 dodgy addresses so you can open more betting accounts with more free bets! 12) your not called Jerome, Nathanial, Timothy, Gurtrude or Trevor!
You're a rather odd sort of "ist" maka that's your problem. A Blackburn"ist". Do you drive only cars made in Blackburn or only buy petrol from Blackburn's many oil wells? Maybe you feel only people from Blackburn should be allowed to play in the team too? Accepting that most of what you say is tongue-in-cheek, I rather hope this is too.
No my wife drives me to the pub and back, on our Blackburn bred horse "Ewood"!

A Darener says...
11:57am Thu 5 Jul 12

makaveli96 wrote:
Just hours after discovering the Higgs Boson particle, the physics team involved have decided to dedicate themselves to finding something even more elusive - Bob Diamond's sense of decency.
Are you sure Kean didn't find it?????????

makaveli96 says...
11:59am Thu 5 Jul 12

What do Eskimos get from sitting on the ice too long?

Polaroids.

makaveli96 says...
12:00pm Thu 5 Jul 12

blueblooded wrote:
makaveli96 wrote: “He could have gone to sunnier climes........... Shebbys comments confirm my beliefs that you shouldnt even TALK anout BLACKBURN unless: 1) you were born within 3 miles of the ground 2) you live in the town 3) you work in the town 4) you con other towns to bring EXTRA money into the town 5) you wifes from the town 6) you have a pure Blackburn accent 7) you have attended 95% of home fixtures, 50% of away, and 50% of reserve fixtures over 50% of your life 8) you drink at least 25 pints a week, in the town 9) Pies are your main form of food 10) you have never voted for the Conservatives 11) you have more than 3 dodgy addresses so you can open more betting accounts with more free bets! 12) your not called Jerome, Nathanial, Timothy, Gurtrude or Trevor!
You're a rather odd sort of "ist" maka that's your problem. A Blackburn"ist". Do you drive only cars made in Blackburn or only buy petrol from Blackburn's many oil wells? Maybe you feel only people from Blackburn should be allowed to play in the team too? Accepting that most of what you say is tongue-in-cheek, I rather hope this is too.
Mmmm, tongue in cheek.....

blueblooded says...
12:07pm Thu 5 Jul 12

makaveli96 wrote:
blueblooded wrote:
makaveli96 wrote: “He could have gone to sunnier climes........... Shebbys comments confirm my beliefs that you shouldnt even TALK anout BLACKBURN unless: 1) you were born within 3 miles of the ground 2) you live in the town 3) you work in the town 4) you con other towns to bring EXTRA money into the town 5) you wifes from the town 6) you have a pure Blackburn accent 7) you have attended 95% of home fixtures, 50% of away, and 50% of reserve fixtures over 50% of your life 8) you drink at least 25 pints a week, in the town 9) Pies are your main form of food 10) you have never voted for the Conservatives 11) you have more than 3 dodgy addresses so you can open more betting accounts with more free bets! 12) your not called Jerome, Nathanial, Timothy, Gurtrude or Trevor!
You're a rather odd sort of "ist" maka that's your problem. A Blackburn"ist". Do you drive only cars made in Blackburn or only buy petrol from Blackburn's many oil wells? Maybe you feel only people from Blackburn should be allowed to play in the team too? Accepting that most of what you say is tongue-in-cheek, I rather hope this is too.
No my wife drives me to the pub and back, on our Blackburn bred horse "Ewood"!
Was this before after she ended up in A&E? :p

Hippocroccapig says...
12:11pm Thu 5 Jul 12

vicn1956 wrote:
Word Global Adviser. It's like haing a European suite at Turf Moor!
Been to the European Cup quarter-finals have you?

My only memory of Blackburn in Europe is of Trelleborgs and two of your players ****-slapping each other.

AndyW says...
12:19pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Blue&whiteforeve
r
wrote:
The only other transfer we want to see is KEAN OUT and a manager in. Then Shebby you can have the clean slate that you want. All the fans will be back. Job done.

It's easy really

RTID
100% agreed.

They can sign who they like, but it won't make one iota of difference for as long as the bald weasel is involved.

The sooner he's finally shown the door for his massively gross incompetence at everything he touches, the sooner things can start to get better at our club.

givet82 says...
12:32pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Hippocroccapig wrote:
vicn1956 wrote:
Word Global Adviser. It's like haing a European suite at Turf Moor!
Been to the European Cup quarter-finals have you?

My only memory of Blackburn in Europe is of Trelleborgs and two of your players ****-slapping each other.
At least we still got the memories you tool,what have bumley ever done????????????????
????????????????????
???? O that's right one season in the pl and got ripped apart

penemo says...
12:44pm Thu 5 Jul 12

At least we are getting some communication now but please Mr global adviser Mr managing Director and Mr operations director make two more transfers - one defender required and con man kean kicked out of the club then i and many others will renew s.t.

GameRoverMan says...
12:55pm Thu 5 Jul 12

makaveli96 wrote:
blueblooded wrote:
makaveli96 wrote: “He could have gone to sunnier climes........... Shebbys comments confirm my beliefs that you shouldnt even TALK anout BLACKBURN unless: 1) you were born within 3 miles of the ground 2) you live in the town 3) you work in the town 4) you con other towns to bring EXTRA money into the town 5) you wifes from the town 6) you have a pure Blackburn accent 7) you have attended 95% of home fixtures, 50% of away, and 50% of reserve fixtures over 50% of your life 8) you drink at least 25 pints a week, in the town 9) Pies are your main form of food 10) you have never voted for the Conservatives 11) you have more than 3 dodgy addresses so you can open more betting accounts with more free bets! 12) your not called Jerome, Nathanial, Timothy, Gurtrude or Trevor!
You're a rather odd sort of "ist" maka that's your problem. A Blackburn"ist". Do you drive only cars made in Blackburn or only buy petrol from Blackburn's many oil wells? Maybe you feel only people from Blackburn should be allowed to play in the team too? Accepting that most of what you say is tongue-in-cheek, I rather hope this is too.
No my wife drives me to the pub and back, on our Blackburn bred horse "Ewood"!
... and have a good northern name like ... Makaveli!!!

Makawally seems more appropriate.

unclejacklegend says...
1:06pm Thu 5 Jul 12

ONE MORE SIGNING??

DE - FEN - DERS

Wild Rover says...
1:14pm Thu 5 Jul 12

garydavies2304 wrote:
Do people think that the chants of kean out will ring out this season ? i would thing most of the fans who did including me wont be going to home games just away. just a though!
Some good news then, in fact just stay away, buy a Man U shirt and pretend to be a lifelong fan

benal13 says...
1:21pm Thu 5 Jul 12

blueblooded wrote:
makaveli96 wrote:
“He could have gone to sunnier climes...........


Shebbys comments confirm my beliefs that you shouldnt even TALK anout BLACKBURN unless:

1) you were born within 3 miles of the ground

2) you live in the town

3) you work in the town

4) you con other towns to bring EXTRA money into the town

5) you wifes from the town

6) you have a pure Blackburn accent

7) you have attended 95% of home fixtures, 50% of away, and 50% of reserve fixtures over 50% of your life

8) you drink at least 25 pints a week, in the town

9) Pies are your main form of food

10) you have never voted for the Conservatives

11) you have more than 3 dodgy addresses so you can open more betting accounts with more free bets!

12) your not called Jerome, Nathanial, Timothy, Gurtrude or Trevor!
You're a rather odd sort of "ist" maka that's your problem. A Blackburn"ist".

Do you drive only cars made in Blackburn or only buy petrol from Blackburn's many oil wells?

Maybe you feel only people from Blackburn should be allowed to play in the team too?

Accepting that most of what you say is tongue-in-cheek, I rather hope this is too.
take a chill pill blueblood your looking for things that arnt there!

makaveli96 says...
1:24pm Thu 5 Jul 12

GameRoverMan wrote:
makaveli96 wrote:
blueblooded wrote:
makaveli96 wrote: “He could have gone to sunnier climes........... Shebbys comments confirm my beliefs that you shouldnt even TALK anout BLACKBURN unless: 1) you were born within 3 miles of the ground 2) you live in the town 3) you work in the town 4) you con other towns to bring EXTRA money into the town 5) you wifes from the town 6) you have a pure Blackburn accent 7) you have attended 95% of home fixtures, 50% of away, and 50% of reserve fixtures over 50% of your life 8) you drink at least 25 pints a week, in the town 9) Pies are your main form of food 10) you have never voted for the Conservatives 11) you have more than 3 dodgy addresses so you can open more betting accounts with more free bets! 12) your not called Jerome, Nathanial, Timothy, Gurtrude or Trevor!
You're a rather odd sort of "ist" maka that's your problem. A Blackburn"ist". Do you drive only cars made in Blackburn or only buy petrol from Blackburn's many oil wells? Maybe you feel only people from Blackburn should be allowed to play in the team too? Accepting that most of what you say is tongue-in-cheek, I rather hope this is too.
No my wife drives me to the pub and back, on our Blackburn bred horse "Ewood"!
... and have a good northern name like ... Makaveli!!! Makawally seems more appropriate.
Im sorry for offending you Jerome

jack01 says...
1:25pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Global Adviser. What does that mean? He is advising whom? Venkys? I don't think so, that's Kean's role.
What does Shabby actually 'advise' on? Its laughable that a guy who probably can't even name half the clubs in the Championship and who has no right to even talk about English football having never had any experience of it is in a position to tell Rovers supporters what is happening and hold an influential role at BRFC. The sooner this clown follows Kean out the door the better.
I don't want to listen to what some muppet from Malaysia has to say about MY football club. Singh has shown he has no morals by taking the money and changing his mind over Kean. I want to hear what the man himself has to say. Still waiting for that apology Steve.

Hippocroccapig says...
1:26pm Thu 5 Jul 12

GameRoverMan wrote:
makaveli96 wrote:
blueblooded wrote:
makaveli96 wrote: “He could have gone to sunnier climes........... Shebbys comments confirm my beliefs that you shouldnt even TALK anout BLACKBURN unless: 1) you were born within 3 miles of the ground 2) you live in the town 3) you work in the town 4) you con other towns to bring EXTRA money into the town 5) you wifes from the town 6) you have a pure Blackburn accent 7) you have attended 95% of home fixtures, 50% of away, and 50% of reserve fixtures over 50% of your life 8) you drink at least 25 pints a week, in the town 9) Pies are your main form of food 10) you have never voted for the Conservatives 11) you have more than 3 dodgy addresses so you can open more betting accounts with more free bets! 12) your not called Jerome, Nathanial, Timothy, Gurtrude or Trevor!
You're a rather odd sort of "ist" maka that's your problem. A Blackburn"ist". Do you drive only cars made in Blackburn or only buy petrol from Blackburn's many oil wells? Maybe you feel only people from Blackburn should be allowed to play in the team too? Accepting that most of what you say is tongue-in-cheek, I rather hope this is too.
No my wife drives me to the pub and back, on our Blackburn bred horse "Ewood"!
... and have a good northern name like ... Makaveli!!!

Makawally seems more appropriate.
i think his lastname is Crapjokeup

As in Makavelli Crapjokeup

Already got my coat!!

1rover says...
1:39pm Thu 5 Jul 12

ARE BIGGEST BATTLE IS TO GET KEAN OUT AND WEE WILL

Hippocroccapig says...
1:45pm Thu 5 Jul 12

1rover wrote:
ARE BIGGEST BATTLE IS TO GET KEAN OUT AND WEE WILL
Y WINKIE???

earwego says...
1:54pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Hippocroccapig wrote:
vicn1956 wrote:
Word Global Adviser. It's like haing a European suite at Turf Moor!
Been to the European Cup quarter-finals have you?

My only memory of Blackburn in Europe is of Trelleborgs and two of your players ****-slapping each other.
Best manager Brumley had,was John Bond, he was best thing that happened to Brumley. He very nearly succeeded,That's the only good memories anybody have of the Dingles.

Hippocroccapig says...
1:59pm Thu 5 Jul 12

earwego wrote:
Hippocroccapig wrote:
vicn1956 wrote:
Word Global Adviser. It's like haing a European suite at Turf Moor!
Been to the European Cup quarter-finals have you?

My only memory of Blackburn in Europe is of Trelleborgs and two of your players ****-slapping each other.
Best manager Brumley had,was John Bond, he was best thing that happened to Brumley. He very nearly succeeded,That's the only good memories anybody have of the Dingles.
In terms of wrecking a club John Bond wasn't a patch on the Kean-meister though was he?

Matt Newcastle says...
2:11pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Moral integrity and Fortitude

Our club has been attacked by an incompetent individual and management consortium to which no apologyor sign of remorse for their actions has been forthcoming.

We should not grace them with our presence until they have done the decent thing and acknowledged the fact and dismissed the key person for our demise.

Only then would the true process of reconciliation begin.

Moral integrity and fortitude is required in these testing of times.

Don't relent even under the temptations that they are so obviously trying to put in out way.

To actually show the personal qualities required has proven beyond them and I include certain senior players of responsibility within the club as well.

fitz808 says...
2:27pm Thu 5 Jul 12

jack01 wrote:
Global Adviser. What does that mean? He is advising whom? Venkys? I don't think so, that's Kean's role.
What does Shabby actually 'advise' on? Its laughable that a guy who probably can't even name half the clubs in the Championship and who has no right to even talk about English football having never had any experience of it is in a position to tell Rovers supporters what is happening and hold an influential role at BRFC. The sooner this clown follows Kean out the door the better.
I don't want to listen to what some muppet from Malaysia has to say about MY football club. Singh has shown he has no morals by taking the money and changing his mind over Kean. I want to hear what the man himself has to say. Still waiting for that apology Steve.
oh dear. madness alert.
where's the evidence to suggest he couldn't name half the clubs in the championship? and how will it stack up against the fact that it was his job to talk about english football pretty much every single day of the year? granted the focus was largely on the premier league, but would you say the same about the MOTD presenters?
you may not like the regime or the situation, but with comments like that you just show yourself up to be ill-informed and somewhat xenophobic.

fitz808 says...
2:32pm Thu 5 Jul 12

anothe day and another thread that descends into an anti-kean/venkys/new signings/backroom staff rant.
good luck to gomes. hope he gets the opportunity to add some guile and experience to the squad.

i completely agree that the defence seems a bit short. i would like to see some efforts to bolster that department.

i simply don't buy the statements of 'fact' about the players that will leave. we simply don't know yet, so let's see how things pan out. and then assess the coming season.

waggyonthewing says...
2:43pm Thu 5 Jul 12

makaveli,you are a complete idiot,a raving loony infact you are so stupid you,re great,i think you should put your name down for a place on the board,you couldnt do any worse.keep up the good work fella.

earwego says...
2:46pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Hippocroccapig wrote:
earwego wrote:
Hippocroccapig wrote:
vicn1956 wrote:
Word Global Adviser. It's like haing a European suite at Turf Moor!
Been to the European Cup quarter-finals have you?

My only memory of Blackburn in Europe is of Trelleborgs and two of your players ****-slapping each other.
Best manager Brumley had,was John Bond, he was best thing that happened to Brumley. He very nearly succeeded,That's the only good memories anybody have of the Dingles.
In terms of wrecking a club John Bond wasn't a patch on the Kean-meister though was he?
He did what Rovers have done,sold the best players,difference is you sacked your guy,we got stuck with ours. But we wont end up in what was 4th division needing last game to stay in Football league.

makaveli96 says...
2:50pm Thu 5 Jul 12

waggyonthewing wrote:
makaveli,you are a complete idiot,a raving loony infact you are so stupid you,re great,i think you should put your name down for a place on the board,you couldnt do any worse.keep up the good work fella.
A G N B:

That's bang out of order.

RUinsane says...
2:51pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Nearly done??? what about a centre half? We have Hanley, now crocked, Dann, now crocked and Givet, who only plays half a game, gets carted off by air abulance, touch and go whether he survives, only to come back out saying there is nothing wrong with me so Keanochio now says its cramp.
So considering we had no centre backs at one point, why do we need another striker when we have signed two already?

waggyonthewing says...
2:56pm Thu 5 Jul 12

but makaveli dont you understand,you are the one who could save us,you must not be selfish,you must share your wisdom and make things better!

makaveli96 says...
3:03pm Thu 5 Jul 12

We call our grandad "Spiderman".

He hasn't got any super powers - he just finds it difficult to get out of the bath.

Hippocroccapig says...
3:06pm Thu 5 Jul 12

earwego wrote:
Hippocroccapig wrote:
earwego wrote:
Hippocroccapig wrote:
vicn1956 wrote:
Word Global Adviser. It's like haing a European suite at Turf Moor!
Been to the European Cup quarter-finals have you?

My only memory of Blackburn in Europe is of Trelleborgs and two of your players ****-slapping each other.
Best manager Brumley had,was John Bond, he was best thing that happened to Brumley. He very nearly succeeded,That's the only good memories anybody have of the Dingles.
In terms of wrecking a club John Bond wasn't a patch on the Kean-meister though was he?
He did what Rovers have done,sold the best players,difference is you sacked your guy,we got stuck with ours. But we wont end up in what was 4th division needing last game to stay in Football league.
That's true, I suppose administration would be a better option wouldn't it.......?

blueblooded says...
3:07pm Thu 5 Jul 12

fitz808 wrote:
anothe day and another thread that descends into an anti-kean/venkys/new signings/backroom staff rant.
good luck to gomes. hope he gets the opportunity to add some guile and experience to the squad.

i completely agree that the defence seems a bit short. i would like to see some efforts to bolster that department.

i simply don't buy the statements of 'fact' about the players that will leave. we simply don't know yet, so let's see how things pan out. and then assess the coming season.
Its only a handful of people and its always by and large the same people. Do what I do and try and skip past them and move onto constructive comments regarding the actual article.

And yes, I think we're all agreed, the defence needs shoring up.

vicn1956 says...
3:11pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Throw a stone and watch the ripples!
Kean-"I'm colour blind.Hic! The new away kit is fantastic."

BashirShah says...
3:47pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Leonel Besti
Adrien "David" Silva
Nuno "Mario" Gomes

I get it.. Kean's buying all the players names that appear on footy games that can't afford real player licences.

Of course Danny "Eddie" Murphy would be a complete mystery as would Fabio "Capello" Nunes..

Bazzer says...
3:48pm Thu 5 Jul 12

So Shebby thinks we are in the most difficult league in the world to get out of. Should be easy with Kean in charge.

Harwoodstblue says...
4:01pm Thu 5 Jul 12

blueblooded wrote:
fitz808 wrote:
anothe day and another thread that descends into an anti-kean/venkys/new signings/backroom staff rant.
good luck to gomes. hope he gets the opportunity to add some guile and experience to the squad.

i completely agree that the defence seems a bit short. i would like to see some efforts to bolster that department.

i simply don't buy the statements of 'fact' about the players that will leave. we simply don't know yet, so let's see how things pan out. and then assess the coming season.
Its only a handful of people and its always by and large the same people. Do what I do and try and skip past them and move onto constructive comments regarding the actual article.

And yes, I think we're all agreed, the defence needs shoring up.
Centre halves ?

He won't have thought about that.

Spending nearly done and they've spent nowt.

What's changed ?

jimbo22350 says...
4:14pm Thu 5 Jul 12

lets not get giddy, they have signed two oap's and a couple of unknowns, best i think might be ok but lets face it, if he was any good, prem clubs would be after him! also if that's it for signings what about our "defence" 77 goals leaked last season only one club worse than us! Also lets wait for the exodus they haven't signed these players as "extras" to join the squad they will want high wage earners out to pay for them no matter who or what!

givet82 says...
4:20pm Thu 5 Jul 12

looks like robbo and his young family want to stay, would be selfish to pack up and move young kids to turkey.Don't think anyone from the premiership want's him,as for our signings i feel it's been good for a championship club like most though know we need a defender of some sort, hope we keep most we have at the back with orr lowe hanley dann givet olssons henley we may have enough coyb

Gaz M says...
4:24pm Thu 5 Jul 12

I.ll bet you said the same towards the end of last season fitz808! lets see how things pan out!! we have been watching things pan out for over 18 months now and dont like how things have panned out hence the dissent.We are all Rovers fans but some of us have had enough of the lies and bul***t from the owners and their minions I for one hope we can come out all guns blazing and win the first 10 plus games but to be brutally honest I cannot see it,up the blue and whites.

AndyW says...
4:26pm Thu 5 Jul 12

makaveli96 wrote:
We call our grandad "Spiderman".

He hasn't got any super powers - he just finds it difficult to get out of the bath.
But Spiderman can get out of a bath tub quite easily.

He stands up and walks out, like most adult humans do.

Apart from Weasel Kean, who claims to have invented, designed and built the bath himself, after (of course) he discovered water and the entire concept that Spiderman wouldn't theoretically be able to get himself out of the aforementioned bath.

But then Kean is an alcoholic, a criminal and a liar.

And most depressingly, his job title suggests that he is the manager of our football club (even if the reality shows that he's nothing more than a massively overpromoted bibs & cones man).

vicn1956 says...
4:31pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Kean-I invented cones and bibs.Hic.

BJS says...
4:33pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Nothing's changed! Business nearly completed? So the defence is OK. You couldn't make it up.

in moses we trust says...
5:03pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Joke club in freefall.

lowelife says...
5:03pm Thu 5 Jul 12

blueblooded wrote:
Gaz M wrote:
Tuo Neak wrote:
TrueBlue87 wrote: He speaks as if rochina and goodwillie are going to get a chance this season. Hopefully they do because i think they could shine in this division. I think if we only lose olsson robbo and nzonzi we will still have a very good chance at promotion despite the bald one still being in charge. Things are looking a little brighter... a little. RTID.
You have to agree with this, the squad on paper is more than good enough to achieve promotion even with those two players lost. What I fail to understand is why we are going to play the season with a handicap. A manager that will sabotage the team throughout the season by his presence, why are Venky's or whoever makes the decisions still sticking by a proven loser. How can Blackburn Rovers have a fresh start without clearing the most incompetent part of the club. If the players are allowed to play and don't have contract issues or mysterious injuries we'll have a decent season.
Quite right and we had a squad capable of retaining our premier league status last season,and acording to Kean and Venkys capable of a top six finish!!we might have a half decent squad for the championship if we manage to keep the majority of the staff, the big drawback is we will still have a inept ,nomark useless manager in charge midtable finish for me Ihate to say.
Maybe its because its not a case of "won't fire" its more a case of "can't fire"? Lets not kid ourselves, if we polled all Rovers fans and asked them whether they believe that Kean owns a share of Rovers, i think the emphatic answer would be "YES". All we can hope for then, is that if Shebby is as good as his word, if results don't go our way quickly, that he pushes the shining one upstairs behind a desk.
If, as rumoured, Kean has a minority shareholding in the club, it is still perfectly possible to sack him. Minority ownership and executive positions are two entirely different disciplines.

On another note, I see that Dr. Goebbels' (sorry, Agnew's) syncophatic little minions have been on here in force, again, praising the signings!

lowelife says...
5:09pm Thu 5 Jul 12

fitz808 wrote:
jack01 wrote: Global Adviser. What does that mean? He is advising whom? Venkys? I don't think so, that's Kean's role. What does Shabby actually 'advise' on? Its laughable that a guy who probably can't even name half the clubs in the Championship and who has no right to even talk about English football having never had any experience of it is in a position to tell Rovers supporters what is happening and hold an influential role at BRFC. The sooner this clown follows Kean out the door the better. I don't want to listen to what some muppet from Malaysia has to say about MY football club. Singh has shown he has no morals by taking the money and changing his mind over Kean. I want to hear what the man himself has to say. Still waiting for that apology Steve.
oh dear. madness alert. where's the evidence to suggest he couldn't name half the clubs in the championship? and how will it stack up against the fact that it was his job to talk about english football pretty much every single day of the year? granted the focus was largely on the premier league, but would you say the same about the MOTD presenters? you may not like the regime or the situation, but with comments like that you just show yourself up to be ill-informed and somewhat xenophobic.
Was this sent from Agnew's email address?

baldie says...
5:24pm Thu 5 Jul 12

lowelife wrote:
blueblooded wrote:
Gaz M wrote:
Tuo Neak wrote:
TrueBlue87 wrote: He speaks as if rochina and goodwillie are going to get a chance this season. Hopefully they do because i think they could shine in this division. I think if we only lose olsson robbo and nzonzi we will still have a very good chance at promotion despite the bald one still being in charge. Things are looking a little brighter... a little. RTID.
You have to agree with this, the squad on paper is more than good enough to achieve promotion even with those two players lost. What I fail to understand is why we are going to play the season with a handicap. A manager that will sabotage the team throughout the season by his presence, why are Venky's or whoever makes the decisions still sticking by a proven loser. How can Blackburn Rovers have a fresh start without clearing the most incompetent part of the club. If the players are allowed to play and don't have contract issues or mysterious injuries we'll have a decent season.
Quite right and we had a squad capable of retaining our premier league status last season,and acording to Kean and Venkys capable of a top six finish!!we might have a half decent squad for the championship if we manage to keep the majority of the staff, the big drawback is we will still have a inept ,nomark useless manager in charge midtable finish for me Ihate to say.
Maybe its because its not a case of "won't fire" its more a case of "can't fire"? Lets not kid ourselves, if we polled all Rovers fans and asked them whether they believe that Kean owns a share of Rovers, i think the emphatic answer would be "YES". All we can hope for then, is that if Shebby is as good as his word, if results don't go our way quickly, that he pushes the shining one upstairs behind a desk.
If, as rumoured, Kean has a minority shareholding in the club, it is still perfectly possible to sack him. Minority ownership and executive positions are two entirely different disciplines.

On another note, I see that Dr. Goebbels' (sorry, Agnew's) syncophatic little minions have been on here in force, again, praising the signings!
Agreed,we don't want any of that hope optimsim on here.

French Rover says...
5:27pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Just read that due to Police objections we can't have the historic and traditional 'coffin burial' ceremony at Bamber Bridge this year.

Always in the past (since the forties I think) Rovers and Preston fans have either dug-up or buried coffins depending on when one of the teams got relegated or promoted. Seems the Preston fans caused some problems after the 'celebrations' at their latest burial after last seasons relegation. (The burial is in the 'cellar' of local BB pub)

However the good news is that some Rovers fans and a Preston councilor got together and arranged for the Rovers coffin to be taken across to Blackburn and on the 22nd July it will be taken in a short procession from the Fox and Hounds to the Aqueduct where the Rovers 'burial' will take place amid many pints and much commiserations.

Unfortunately the usual floats and band etc will not be able to be included due to the busy road etc...but at least we can keep one Rovers tradition going.

bring back the good old days says...
5:44pm Thu 5 Jul 12

French Rover wrote:
Just read that due to Police objections we can't have the historic and traditional 'coffin burial' ceremony at Bamber Bridge this year.

Always in the past (since the forties I think) Rovers and Preston fans have either dug-up or buried coffins depending on when one of the teams got relegated or promoted. Seems the Preston fans caused some problems after the 'celebrations' at their latest burial after last seasons relegation. (The burial is in the 'cellar' of local BB pub)

However the good news is that some Rovers fans and a Preston councilor got together and arranged for the Rovers coffin to be taken across to Blackburn and on the 22nd July it will be taken in a short procession from the Fox and Hounds to the Aqueduct where the Rovers 'burial' will take place amid many pints and much commiserations.

Unfortunately the usual floats and band etc will not be able to be included due to the busy road etc...but at least we can keep one Rovers tradition going.
I take it Kean is being invited to dig the hole!!!

dart97 says...
6:11pm Thu 5 Jul 12

ONLY TWO MORE SIGNINGS WE NEED AT LEAST 5 MORE TO BE CONTENDERS THIS IS RIDICOULOUS THE CURRENT PLAYERS WILL LEAVE AND WE ARE ONLY SIGNING TO MORE!!!!!

Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! says...
6:23pm Thu 5 Jul 12

French Rover wrote:
Just read that due to Police objections we can't have the historic and traditional 'coffin burial' ceremony at Bamber Bridge this year.

Always in the past (since the forties I think) Rovers and Preston fans have either dug-up or buried coffins depending on when one of the teams got relegated or promoted. Seems the Preston fans caused some problems after the 'celebrations' at their latest burial after last seasons relegation. (The burial is in the 'cellar' of local BB pub)

However the good news is that some Rovers fans and a Preston councilor got together and arranged for the Rovers coffin to be taken across to Blackburn and on the 22nd July it will be taken in a short procession from the Fox and Hounds to the Aqueduct where the Rovers 'burial' will take place amid many pints and much commiserations.

Unfortunately the usual floats and band etc will not be able to be included due to the busy road etc...but at least we can keep one Rovers tradition going.
I hope your coming over FR for the highlight of the season until Keanocchio is sacked!
.
34th.....

Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! says...
6:29pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Sorry - v.busy this week.
.
But just caught up with Agnew's interview. Quote .... 10% of fans will renew whatever. 10% will not under Venky's and 80% are very unhappy and have made it known and we need to win them back.
.
I make that 90% unhappy and 10% total fanatics who probably don't like Kean either?
.
Shebby, Aggers, Derek Shaw - let me make that solution so easy for you - SACK KEAN or thousands will not be back.
.
Never in the history of life have so many been sacrificed for only one useless numpty.
.
Don't renew fellow blues - clearly it is working and it is the only weapon we have.
.
34th......

Arthur Labore says...
6:49pm Thu 5 Jul 12

The only battle Gomes will have is to believe anything Kean says.

Love Rovers Hate Venkys says...
6:50pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Roy of the wrote:
Well £2M net spent and the transfers are nearly done! Samba money (£12M) went where again?
What happens to the money if Nzonzi, Robinson and Olsson are sold?
Disappears to India, never to be seen again.

Love Rovers Hate Venkys says...
6:52pm Thu 5 Jul 12

garydavies2304 wrote:
Do people think that the chants of kean out will ring out this season ? i would thing most of the fans who did including me wont be going to home games just away. just a though!
There won't be many Kean out chants, because the ones that continue to go, obviously support the current regime.

Love Rovers Hate Venkys says...
6:58pm Thu 5 Jul 12

in moses we trust wrote:
Joke club in freefall.
You came down with us, you thick t***!

Harwoodstblue says...
7:10pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Brian Potter wrote:
i'm rovers through and through but you keyboard gangsters make me fcuking ill...talking absolute **** conspiracy's this conspiracy's that get behind the team fcukin losers or ill smash you all over the blackburn end ha
You're talking off ale.

Love Rovers Hate Venkys says...
7:11pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Brian Potter wrote:
i'm rovers through and through but you keyboard gangsters make me fcuking ill...talking absolute **** conspiracy's this conspiracy's that get behind the team fcukin losers or ill smash you all over the blackburn end ha
Sing something simple, you simple ****!

RUinsane says...
7:31pm Thu 5 Jul 12

in moses we trust wrote:
Joke club in freefall.
Look i've told you about putting your notlob shirt on, looking at yourself in the mirror and then typing the first thing that pops in your head when you see yourself.

Love Rovers Hate Venkys says...
7:46pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Brian Potter wrote:
Love Rovers Hate Venkys wrote:
Brian Potter wrote:
i'm rovers through and through but you keyboard gangsters make me fcuking ill...talking absolute **** conspiracy's this conspiracy's that get behind the team fcukin losers or ill smash you all over the blackburn end ha
Sing something simple, you simple ****!
your a cancer..and im the cure
Venky's are the cancer, and they are systematically destroying this once proud club. If you can't see that, then you need a check up, from the neck up.

Kean OUT! Venky's OUT! Borat OUT! Anderson OUT! Agnew OUT! Simpletons OUT!

BlueSkies says...
7:49pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Brian Potter wrote:
i'm rovers through and through but you keyboard gangsters make me fcuking ill...talking absolute **** conspiracy's this conspiracy's that get behind the team fcukin losers or ill smash you all over the blackburn end ha
Brian Potter? Bolton fan. Get back to that rubbish night-club of yours!

BlueSkies says...
8:07pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:
Sorry - v.busy this week.
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But just caught up with Agnew's interview. Quote .... 10% of fans will renew whatever. 10% will not under Venky's and 80% are very unhappy and have made it known and we need to win them back.
.
I make that 90% unhappy and 10% total fanatics who probably don't like Kean either?
.
Shebby, Aggers, Derek Shaw - let me make that solution so easy for you - SACK KEAN or thousands will not be back.
.
Never in the history of life have so many been sacrificed for only one useless numpty.
.
Don't renew fellow blues - clearly it is working and it is the only weapon we have.
.
34th......
A sincere apology to the fans would be a start, but seeing as NOBODY at the club can relate to the fans, that most definitely will not happen.
.
Anyway, an apology at this point wouldn't suffice anyway. An apology and the removal of the brilliant one, well then, there's a different story.
.
Away games it is then. Got a Millwall mate to get back in touch with!!!!
.
Last time at Millwall we won 4-1, last game, they were celebrating promotion and were all pickled!. Their fans charged over to us at the end of the game, us thinking we'd get our heads kicked in, and it was a big love-in. Aaaahh. Happy days.

noddymcleod says...
8:25pm Thu 5 Jul 12

After a much belated spell of printing any old rubbish that Kean and Venkys put out, Cryer found some integrity and started asking some good questions. When it became clear that Venkys and Kean were staying and we had signed a "Global Adviser" Cryer has gone back to uncritical regurgitator of PR pap.
Do we need a "global adviser"? To advise on what ? Surely we need a "how to get out of the Championship adviser" someone with experience of doing the job in hand.
Do Venkys and Shebby seriously think that the world is longing for news about a provincial club which has sunk to absolute lows on and off the field ?
Kean's thin credentials were that he had played in the Portuguese lower division and coached some unsuccessful clubs and now Shebby... man of the match against Shrewsbury. Talk about inspiring respect in the dressing room and fear in the opposition.
Three Portuguese who've never played in England doesn't inspire much hope.
Shebby alas will find it easier to get out of the Championship than he thinks - but in the wrong direction.
Bottom half of the division at best by Xmas and the shame of being below Burnley, I predict.

blueblooded says...
8:32pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Trabzonspor interested in Blackburn Rovers midfielder Mauro Formica:

http://www.turkish-f
ootball.com/news_rea
d.php?id=3143

peely says...
8:33pm Thu 5 Jul 12

fitz808 wrote:
jack01 wrote: Global Adviser. What does that mean? He is advising whom? Venkys? I don't think so, that's Kean's role. What does Shabby actually 'advise' on? Its laughable that a guy who probably can't even name half the clubs in the Championship and who has no right to even talk about English football having never had any experience of it is in a position to tell Rovers supporters what is happening and hold an influential role at BRFC. The sooner this clown follows Kean out the door the better. I don't want to listen to what some muppet from Malaysia has to say about MY football club. Singh has shown he has no morals by taking the money and changing his mind over Kean. I want to hear what the man himself has to say. Still waiting for that apology Steve.
oh dear. madness alert. where's the evidence to suggest he couldn't name half the clubs in the championship? and how will it stack up against the fact that it was his job to talk about english football pretty much every single day of the year? granted the focus was largely on the premier league, but would you say the same about the MOTD presenters? you may not like the regime or the situation, but with comments like that you just show yourself up to be ill-informed and somewhat xenophobic.
Oh dear i thought it was only a matter of time before that fateful word "xenophobic " came up !! just because we want to question some Malaysian guys knowledge of English football we are all gonna targeted as xenophobes ?? pathetic , at least the MOTd presenters have beed brought up with and played English football all their lives and not just sat in some far eastern Tv studio prattling on to the football uneducated !

RTID RKID says...
8:35pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Love Rovers Hate Venkys wrote:
garydavies2304 wrote: Do people think that the chants of kean out will ring out this season ? i would thing most of the fans who did including me wont be going to home games just away. just a though!
There won't be many Kean out chants, because the ones that continue to go, obviously support the current regime.
Try this simple thought, I have a larger love for Rovers than dislike for the regime?? Too many on your bandwagon captain

RTID RKID says...
8:46pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Buzzing for the new season. Decent young squad with a couple of real quality experienced heads. Hanley, Dann, Formica, Rochina, Best, Lowe, Murphy, Gomes, Dunny, MGP, Goodwillie etc are gonna rip the Championship a new arsehole

blueblooded says...
8:51pm Thu 5 Jul 12

http://www.clicklanc
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ckburn-rovers-fc/121
2896-fulham-target-b
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er-robinson.html

BlueSkies says...
9:03pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Brian Potter wrote:
RTID RKID wrote:
Buzzing for the new season. Decent young squad with a couple of real quality experienced heads. Hanley, Dann, Formica, Rochina, Best, Lowe, Murphy, Gomes, Dunny, MGP, Goodwillie etc are gonna rip the Championship a new arsehole
thats the spirit r'kid
LOL!!!! It's the AgnewKean Roadshow. Hilarious!

wilyrover says...
9:04pm Thu 5 Jul 12

The most pertinent question of all is, what the f*ck does Shebby know?

BlueSkies says...
9:18pm Thu 5 Jul 12

RTID RKID wrote:
Buzzing for the new season. Decent young squad with a couple of real quality experienced heads. Hanley, Dann, Formica, Rochina, Best, Lowe, Murphy, Gomes, Dunny, MGP, Goodwillie etc are gonna rip the Championship a new arsehole
LOL! No keeper. Bellender.

BlueSkies says...
9:30pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Brian Potter wrote:
RTID RKID wrote:
Buzzing for the new season. Decent young squad with a couple of real quality experienced heads. Hanley, Dann, Formica, Rochina, Best, Lowe, Murphy, Gomes, Dunny, MGP, Goodwillie etc are gonna rip the Championship a new arsehole
thats the spirit r'kid
"that's the spirit r'kid"
.
definitely not Blackburn speak
.
Wot u on Potter?
.
That's Manc talk.
.
You don't belong here.

Judge Nic Sanders says...
9:32pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Zigger Zagger Zigger Zagger
Sheb-by Singh

The pride of Gay Meadow

RTID RKID says...
10:02pm Thu 5 Jul 12

BlueSkies wrote:
Brian Potter wrote:
RTID RKID wrote: Buzzing for the new season. Decent young squad with a couple of real quality experienced heads. Hanley, Dann, Formica, Rochina, Best, Lowe, Murphy, Gomes, Dunny, MGP, Goodwillie etc are gonna rip the Championship a new arsehole
thats the spirit r'kid
"that's the spirit r'kid" . definitely not Blackburn speak . Wot u on Potter? . That's Manc talk. . You don't belong here.
Sounds like your in the 'I enjoy doing **** all but be a negative ****' stage of life BlueSkies. Either that or the bostik's wearing off baghead

BlueSkies says...
10:21pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Wow, you guys are biting at the bait!
.
Look at my history, been there and done it, big style. I am a BLUE!
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You pair of halfwits are not BRFC fans.
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You could be Kean/Agnew/Shaw/Hend
ry, not Shebby though, he has more class than you muppets.
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You're not BRFC fans so do one!

makaveli96 says...
10:34pm Thu 5 Jul 12

After my mother -in-law died, I hacked into her facebook and updated her status as "Wow, I didn't know hell has wireless". I thought I was sick until 25 people liked it

Reality50 says...
10:36pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Murphy is 35 and Gomes 36 so that tells me you are going backwards and have no vision for the future.Best you can hope for is to reach the top 10 but squad wise you are well behind Bolton-who will walk the league- Wolves Leicester Cardiff Birmingham and with Forest being taken over by the Kuwaitis that will be the top 6 done and dusted.

Road Runner Road Runner says...
10:37pm Thu 5 Jul 12

French Rover wrote:
Just read that due to Police objections we can't have the historic and traditional 'coffin burial' ceremony at Bamber Bridge this year.

Always in the past (since the forties I think) Rovers and Preston fans have either dug-up or buried coffins depending on when one of the teams got relegated or promoted. Seems the Preston fans caused some problems after the 'celebrations' at their latest burial after last seasons relegation. (The burial is in the 'cellar' of local BB pub)

However the good news is that some Rovers fans and a Preston councilor got together and arranged for the Rovers coffin to be taken across to Blackburn and on the 22nd July it will be taken in a short procession from the Fox and Hounds to the Aqueduct where the Rovers 'burial' will take place amid many pints and much commiserations.

Unfortunately the usual floats and band etc will not be able to be included due to the busy road etc...but at least we can keep one Rovers tradition going.
On that Mr French :)

The intrigue as always wanted me to go attend one of these.

Grand tradition. Good dignity.

Arte et labore

NICEONESUNSHINE, says...
10:49pm Thu 5 Jul 12

Ha ha Is a "withdrawn striker" a psychological condition? Thanks Shebby keep them coming.

burnleyglentoran says...
11:16pm Thu 5 Jul 12

makaveli96 wrote:
“He could have gone to sunnier climes...........


Shebbys comments confirm my beliefs that you shouldnt even TALK anout BLACKBURN unless:

1) you were born within 3 miles of the ground

2) you live in the town

3) you work in the town

4) you con other towns to bring EXTRA money into the town

5) you wifes from the town

6) you have a pure Blackburn accent

7) you have attended 95% of home fixtures, 50% of away, and 50% of reserve fixtures over 50% of your life

8) you drink at least 25 pints a week, in the town

9) Pies are your main form of food

10) you have never voted for the Conservatives

11) you have more than 3 dodgy addresses so you can open more betting accounts with more free bets!

12) your not called Jerome, Nathanial, Timothy, Gurtrude or Trevor!
13, You've got no idea who or where your father is!!!!!

GOD SAVE THE KEAN

Love Rovers Hate Venkys says...
1:41am Fri 6 Jul 12

RTID RKID wrote:
Love Rovers Hate Venkys wrote:
garydavies2304 wrote: Do people think that the chants of kean out will ring out this season ? i would thing most of the fans who did including me wont be going to home games just away. just a though!
There won't be many Kean out chants, because the ones that continue to go, obviously support the current regime.
Try this simple thought, I have a larger love for Rovers than dislike for the regime?? Too many on your bandwagon captain
Do you have many simple thoughts?

Love Rovers Hate Venkys says...
1:48am Fri 6 Jul 12

RTID RKID wrote:
Buzzing for the new season. Decent young squad with a couple of real quality experienced heads. Hanley, Dann, Formica, Rochina, Best, Lowe, Murphy, Gomes, Dunny, MGP, Goodwillie etc are gonna rip the Championship a new arsehole
Talking of arseholes...

Love Rovers Hate Venkys says...
2:03am Fri 6 Jul 12

I see there are another couple of 'new posters' on here tonight, noticeably; Brian Potter & RTID RKID. I don't know, the lengths that this club will go to, to cause divisions amongst the fans! A classic Kean tactic.

It's not working. We can see through your PR CR@P! There can't be anyone as simple as these two.

HilariousClinton says...
2:21am Fri 6 Jul 12

Myles Anderson and Bruno Riberiro will solve our defensive woes

alphajono says...
7:33am Fri 6 Jul 12

Reality50 wrote:
Murphy is 35 and Gomes 36 so that tells me you are going backwards and have no vision for the future.Best you can hope for is to reach the top 10 but squad wise you are well behind Bolton-who will walk the league- Wolves Leicester Cardiff Birmingham and with Forest being taken over by the Kuwaitis that will be the top 6 done and dusted.
Bolton dont make me laugh they have a S*it squad dont have any money with a manager that is only just better than our own freak.

Wolves = LOL S*it
Leicester= scrapping the barrel with that one
Cardiff= playoffs just
Birmingham= S*it
Forest= your having a laugh aint ya with that one

Gaz M says...
7:53am Fri 6 Jul 12

Love Rovers Hate Venkys wrote:
I see there are another couple of 'new posters' on here tonight, noticeably; Brian Potter & RTID RKID. I don't know, the lengths that this club will go to, to cause divisions amongst the fans! A classic Kean tactic.

It's not working. We can see through your PR CR@P! There can't be anyone as simple as these two.
I beg to differ love rovers hate venkys turf moors full of em!!

TrueBlue (Formerly GetRealUIdiot) says...
8:04am Fri 6 Jul 12

Roy of the wrote:
Well £2M net spent and the transfers are nearly done! Samba money (£12M) went where again?
What happens to the money if Nzonzi, Robinson and Olsson are sold?
Here here, Got to say some people on here are easily convinced this shower are turning a corner. Two has beens, two youngsters and Best who we have actually spent a couple of million on and some short sighted Idiots think all`s well In the garden!! Just like you say 12m for Samba, probably Olssen, N`zonzi, and a couple more will move on besides Hoilett, which will bring in a few more million, and we are supposed to believe they have turned a corner, another corner to taking this club to It`s knees and a bumper pay day for the parasites who own and run the club. Biggest scam yet In my opinion. For those choosing to stay away, good on you, for those who carry on going down to Ewood, your choice, but don`t let this shower fool you any longer. I`ll be back once Kean, Anderson, Singh, Venky`s and any other parasite that Is In with them sod off. Love Rovers, hate the parasites that are eating away at Jacks legacy.

petemcglinn says...
8:11am Fri 6 Jul 12

burnleyglentoran wrote:
makaveli96 wrote:
“He could have gone to sunnier climes...........


Shebbys comments confirm my beliefs that you shouldnt even TALK anout BLACKBURN unless:

1) you were born within 3 miles of the ground

2) you live in the town

3) you work in the town

4) you con other towns to bring EXTRA money into the town

5) you wifes from the town

6) you have a pure Blackburn accent

7) you have attended 95% of home fixtures, 50% of away, and 50% of reserve fixtures over 50% of your life

8) you drink at least 25 pints a week, in the town

9) Pies are your main form of food

10) you have never voted for the Conservatives

11) you have more than 3 dodgy addresses so you can open more betting accounts with more free bets!

12) your not called Jerome, Nathanial, Timothy, Gurtrude or Trevor!
13, You've got no idea who or where your father is!!!!!

GOD SAVE THE KEAN
In your case glenfidich, it's your brother and he's in bed with your sister again.

Coyb

jgb12348 says...
8:48am Fri 6 Jul 12

DE _FEN _DERS
thats 3 new players we need,where are they????????????????
???

RTID RKID says...
9:39am Fri 6 Jul 12

Love Rovers Hate Venkys wrote:
I see there are another couple of 'new posters' on here tonight, noticeably; Brian Potter & RTID RKID. I don't know, the lengths that this club will go to, to cause divisions amongst the fans! A classic Kean tactic. It's not working. We can see through your PR CR@P! There can't be anyone as simple as these two.
Divisions amongst the fans are a shame LRHV, but I am sick of negativity and looking forward to the season. I'm not a Kean fan, but I'm not completely obsessed with him getting sacked either. But for now LRHV, it appears you've uncovered a conspiricy theory on this forum so crack on with your obsession.

RTID RKID says...
10:07am Fri 6 Jul 12

Gaz M wrote:
Love Rovers Hate Venkys wrote: I see there are another couple of 'new posters' on here tonight, noticeably; Brian Potter & RTID RKID. I don't know, the lengths that this club will go to, to cause divisions amongst the fans! A classic Kean tactic. It's not working. We can see through your PR CR@P! There can't be anyone as simple as these two.
I beg to differ love rovers hate venkys turf moors full of em!!
Turf Moors full of **** like this forum. The notion that you aint a proper fan til you are overcome with hate for venkys n kean is a **** joke

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