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Rovers waiting on Silva decision
8:11am Monday 16th July 2012 in Football
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
ADRIEN Silva is expected to make a final decision on his future in the next 48 hours as Blackburn Rovers finally look for an end to their long running battle for his signature.
The Portuguese midfielder has been at the centre of a tug of war between Rovers and current employers Sporting Lisbon for more than a fortnight but the next couple of days are now understood to be key.
The 23-year-old has already turned down one offer of an extended contract at Sporting but is now mulling over an improved deal as the Portuguese outfit battle to keep him.
Silva thought he would be allowed to leave this summer, after a dispute with manager Ricardo Sa Pinto and spending last season on loan at Academica, but the club are now fighting to keep him.
They have already this summer accepted a bid from Montpellier but Silva rejected the move, but Rovers’ bid has so far been unanswered.
Other clubs remain interested in the former Portugal under 21 skipper, including an unnamed Premier League team.
Rovers remain hopeful the player will tell Sporting Lisbon today that his future lies away from the club and are confident a deal can be agreed - with Kean understood to have flown to Portugal in an attempt to speed the process up on Friday.
Silva’s deal only has a year left to run and it is believed Sporting will cut their losses now and sell him this summer if they fail to get him to agree to a new contract.
Sources close to Sporting Lisbon though told the Lancashire Telegraph yesterday they expect Silva to put pen to paper on an extended deal imminently.
Failure to land Silva would see Rovers look elsewhere to strengthen the central midfield berth as they look for a partner for new boy Danny Murphy.
Meanwhile, Junior Hoilett is expected to make a final decision on his future this week after attracting interest from home and abroad.
It is understood he held further talks with Borussia Monchengladbach over the weekend, but sources close to the player believe QPR are in pole position to seal his signature.
Rovers have yet to receive any bids for want away midfielder Steven Nzonzi as his future continues to be shrouded in uncertainty.
Nzonzi was left out of the club’s pre-season training camp in Austria after he made clear his intention to leave the club and is likely to remain out of the club’s plans for the new Championship season.
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Comments (117)
8:16am Mon 16 Jul 12
RUinsane says...
8:42am Mon 16 Jul 12
Gaz M says...
8:55am Mon 16 Jul 12
TrueBlue87 says...
9:00am Mon 16 Jul 12
bring back the good old days says...
It appears to me to be a player whos using leverage to obtain himself the best financial deal possible at maybe SL (by staying, as he really wishes to) or, at AN other club.
For me its yet another tiresome, boring episode of 'everday players' talking up their own self importance.
All of a sudden a guy who is not especially special 'appears' to be 'in demand' - ah oh right!!!
9:12am Mon 16 Jul 12
Roy of the says...
Is it Everton again Andy?
9:13am Mon 16 Jul 12
GAZHAY says...
9:18am Mon 16 Jul 12
vicn1956 says...
9:21am Mon 16 Jul 12
1rover says...
9:32am Mon 16 Jul 12
Lancs - pensioner says...
9:43am Mon 16 Jul 12
RUinsane says...
9:54am Mon 16 Jul 12
A Darener says...
9:55am Mon 16 Jul 12
MxMave says...
9:59am Mon 16 Jul 12
penemo says...
10:06am Mon 16 Jul 12
Road Runner Road Runner says...
48 hours need 48
48 hours need 48
Thrills
48 thrills............
Arte et labore
10:10am Mon 16 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
WELCOME to crazy town NF, if you an experienced maradonna replacement, don't go for Roy Keane, there's only ONE Kean who can guarantee you promotion (see relegation) to the champions(ship) leagues..
For some srange reason, this actually cheered me up this morn lol
10:10am Mon 16 Jul 12
RUinsane says...
10:11am Mon 16 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
10:14am Mon 16 Jul 12
Only1Garner says...
We over hear in Blackburn have noticed that you are looking for a new manager and we may have just the person.
If you are interested in our 'Brilliant Manager' just shout and there are circa 20,000 volunteers willing to drive him over on hand, he would drive himself but some nasty person spiked his drink, put a brick on his acelerator and taped a mobile phon to his ear and as such he is paying the price.
There are a few over hear who may miss him, Paul Agnew, Derek Shaw and some 7 Dan bodyguard, but that is about it.
He will willingly spend your money on no marks, and has beens and will also fall out with any decent player you may have and also **** off your entire fan base, but look on the positive side, just think how easy it will be to get to games (something some owners never do by the way).
Only trying to help.
Regards
Blackburn Rovers disenfranchised fan base.”
10:16am Mon 16 Jul 12
Only1Garner says...
So that's Kean, Agnew, Shaw and Singh then!
10:24am Mon 16 Jul 12
RUinsane says...
10:55am Mon 16 Jul 12
Road Runner Road Runner says...
All is well with you ?
Arte et labore
11:09am Mon 16 Jul 12
French Rover says...
11:14am Mon 16 Jul 12
A Darener says...
11:15am Mon 16 Jul 12
A Darener says...
11:18am Mon 16 Jul 12
The-Jerome-and-Steve-Show says...
When will we spend the Samba money? and will the owners invest anything this summer?
11:19am Mon 16 Jul 12
A Darener says...
11:36am Mon 16 Jul 12
GAZHAY says...
11:41am Mon 16 Jul 12
RUinsane says...
11:51am Mon 16 Jul 12
A Darener says...
12:02pm Mon 16 Jul 12
RoversSwiss says...
Colin Hendry has done a hell of a lot more for BRFC than anyone posting on this website and criticism of Hendry is ludicrous.
He played a major role in making a summer's day in 1987 one of the best days out we ever had. Shearer and Sutton may have grabbed the headlines, but Colin's courage and never-say-die attitude was crucial in 1985 and in producing the greatest moment in Rover's history.
No-one can ever criticise Colin Hendry's devotion to the Rovers.
12:06pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Keen O to Get Kean Out says...
12:14pm Mon 16 Jul 12
RUinsane says...
12:14pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Roy Race says...
12:18pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Judge Nic Sanders says...
or City or Rangers or himself
12:20pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Keen O to Get Kean Out says...
12:21pm Mon 16 Jul 12
bluerob says...
12:23pm Mon 16 Jul 12
BlueSkies says...
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How to come over as a complete prune in one simple post. LMFAO!
12:27pm Mon 16 Jul 12
benal13 says...
12:28pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Keen O to Get Kean Out says...
12:58pm Mon 16 Jul 12
hasslem hasslem says...
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surely sealing the deal and negotiating the contract should be the job of the harpo, groucho and chico that have just come on board......that is, of course, unless there is another agenda at play. just call me a cynic (or someone who has seen kean and co screw it up before)
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pavone anybody?
1:12pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Wild Rover says...
Ahh , I see the problems with this idea..
No guts
No ticket
And definitely no Rovers fan.
But, hey that's only my opinion
1:14pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Lancs - pensioner says...
1:20pm Mon 16 Jul 12
peely says...
1:20pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Robbie says...
oh they are offering this.... what will you give me....
oh they have come back with this offer... can you beat it?
oh they have just trumped your offer, can you do any better?
1:23pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Lancs - pensioner says...
Colin the player, Lionheart gave his all for our club and other clubs, just what we need at the back right now.
Colin the person/coach, has gone through some hard times which i sympathies with but he has let a lot of people down (pensioners and "uncle Jack"). Coaching/Manager role, pretty poor so far.
Just my honest opinion, no hidden agenda
1:33pm Mon 16 Jul 12
bring back the good old days says...
1:36pm Mon 16 Jul 12
benal13 says...
E,AND PORTO ,to come and join the circuse.kean is going over to see if he realy can JUGGLE first hand ,you cant trust those agents videos, hope that will help HSSLEMHASSLEM!
1:50pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Robbie says...
2:16pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Bangkok Rover says...
Peter Shilton was a great but soon lost the respect of the players with his gambling issues when a manager.
Why can't we bring in a tried and trusted coach with no skeletons in the closet....ah yes....we tried that a few times last season and they all leave. Wonder why.
2:29pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Dan11 says...
2:29pm Mon 16 Jul 12
unclejacklegend says...
2:37pm Mon 16 Jul 12
petemcglinn says...
Coyb
3:23pm Mon 16 Jul 12
bburnrover says...
3:28pm Mon 16 Jul 12
juanbbien says...
3:29pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Roy of the says...
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"One-time Sunderland target Adrien Silva could be on his way to Championship side Blackburn Rovers. The 23-year-old Sporting Lisbon midfielder was linked with interest from Sunderland in January but he was on loan at Academica and a £5million agents’ fee put off Martin O’Neill.
Six months on and Silva is being linked with a £1million move to Ewood."
His agent appears to be Tel Aviv based Pini Zahavi.
3:29pm Mon 16 Jul 12
benal13 says...
3:40pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Iiii1111 says...
3:57pm Mon 16 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
3:58pm Mon 16 Jul 12
hasslem hasslem says...
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loved hendry when he played for rovers (along with garner, noel and tugs the most iconic rovers players). However, i know we have all got a few skeletons but it would seem colin has a few more unsavoury ones than most and tend to think these may surface with the current regime - if it were a more stable, controlled environment - i may think different.
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i wish colin well and hope he can sort out the tangled web which appears to be his private life - but as for him joining rovers, there is enough of a trail of destruction with lord haw haw without colin joining the freak show.
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....and wild rover i would have no problem telling him so mano-mano, from what i have heard - he is not so steady on his feet these days.
4:21pm Mon 16 Jul 12
bring back the good old days says...
4:30pm Mon 16 Jul 12
A Darener says...
Sky sports quote.....well why didn't he do more to stay n PL?
Sunderland after him!
4:31pm Mon 16 Jul 12
hasslem hasslem says...
4:32pm Mon 16 Jul 12
hasslem hasslem says...
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=04GOYRjC3
3I
4:44pm Mon 16 Jul 12
merlinrabbit says...
4:55pm Mon 16 Jul 12
chegwin says...
5:09pm Mon 16 Jul 12
gleechy says...
5:22pm Mon 16 Jul 12
French Rover says...
Kean not having 'overall' control of all things Venkys is the biggest positive of all. It maybe gives Venkys room to manouvere around him and move him out.
Murphy, Best and Gomes for instance are all positives and are all players that are welcome at Ewood - and probably that would have been the case even if we had still been in the premiership.
There are more (not many just a few) but me teas ready now.....so they will have to wait till another day!
5:26pm Mon 16 Jul 12
A Darener says...
The only control over Venky's Kean appears NOT to have is over their breeding chickens. Certainly ALL aspects of running the Rovers appears to be in Kean's hands.
5:34pm Mon 16 Jul 12
ronnie clayton says...
com.
5:34pm Mon 16 Jul 12
ronnie clayton says...
com.
5:34pm Mon 16 Jul 12
ronnie clayton says...
com.
5:36pm Mon 16 Jul 12
A Darener says...
5:40pm Mon 16 Jul 12
IrishRover3 says...
5:44pm Mon 16 Jul 12
1rover says...
6:02pm Mon 16 Jul 12
French Rover says...
I believe that a lot of people (but not all of us) have done things in our lives that we perhaps not too proud of - but people do change and do move-on in their lives and things should not always be held against them. It is like the old proverb that says let he who is without sin and all that...like I said Colin is an easy target for hurtful people.
6:03pm Mon 16 Jul 12
French Rover says...
6:06pm Mon 16 Jul 12
A Darener says...
6:49pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Road Runner Road Runner says...
No room for error. The knives are sharpened with it all to do.
Pure professionalism is required from the off.
Mr French - is it possible to contact you via e-mail ? I'd like to have a chat with you mate ?
T'up the Rovers :)
7:00pm Mon 16 Jul 12
petemcglinn says...
I suppose most people on this site are squeaky clean never done any thing wrong.
Wot time will you be going to church on Sunday you holier than thous.
Hendry will kick sum ar$e and I for one wish him good luck.
Coyb
7:53pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Wild Rover says...
I have read many of your posts and if lies and twisted half truths make you honorable then fine, but they don't.
As for opininated, if by that you mean I have an opinion that differs from the one sided I hate everything posts that spew out from posters like you then yes, guilty as charged
Actually if you read your own comment back the description fits you better than most
As I said , just my opinion, and you really should not call me a pratt just because I say something you dont like, very childish!
8:12pm Mon 16 Jul 12
BlueSkies says...
He had legendary status at this club, now, he has divided opinions. Ok, in his professional life he has to move on, but surely his decision to support this management team is folly.
8:22pm Mon 16 Jul 12
gleechy says...
8:35pm Mon 16 Jul 12
French Rover says...
8:39pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Jack Herer says...
Is this another part of the Venkys plan to take us to the stratosphere? They thought we should help someone who just needs help. Admirable behaviour, however with season start so close shouldn't we be looking for staff with proven records in coaching? Especially after that debacle with our current goon.
For those saying forgive and forget for Col; if I knew one of my mates had swindled someone out of their pension, I'm not too sure that I would be talking to them again. This isn't like being a Jack the lad, it's something I'd think someone should be trying to rectify.
If it has happened then why can't Col pay this couple back from his gravy train money? Every little helps.
9:06pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Wild Rover says...
I think you just proved my point pretty much
All your ramblings here are quite bizzare, why a teacher??
So far wide of the mark its hilarious.
All the bullying comes from your side of the fence, every Rovers fan on here that dares not to scream Kean Out and the Venkys are asset stripping line are subjected to insults and invective constantly
Its people like you who are the really bully boys but only from the safety of your keyboard-which is where I came in so you have proved me right, go to the top of the class
Genius!
9:08pm Mon 16 Jul 12
ROVERBOY says...
Still thinking a struggle ahead as Kean's done nothing to a truly awful defence from last season.
9:19pm Mon 16 Jul 12
darwenrover123 says...
9:24pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Wild Rover says...
9:34pm Mon 16 Jul 12
whappen says...
I would hardly describe the points raised on the site as weak; they sound pretty damning to me. Plus, as someone mentioned, there would have been solicitors' letters flying here, there and everywhere if it wasn't true.
As for judging somebody we don't know; don't we all? Usually on the basis of information in the public domain. Regrettably this is usually courtesy of the red tops which have few morals or concern for the damage they may do; they are after all only tomorrow's chip paper, as the saying goes. The evidence in this instance is far more compelling.
If you are comfortable with your football club employing Hendry then so be it, I am not. We all appreciate he has had a rough time. My problem with this issue is he does not seem to have shown any remorse or made any attempt to repay the debt, despite being on a more than comfortable pension.
It may have been written off as part of his bankruptcy, but that doesn't stop him acknowledging he has acted, shall we say, inappropriately and trying to put right his wrongs. An apology wouldn't go amiss either.
If he were to do that, and commit to paying his dues to those who considered him a friend they wanted to help out of a tight spot, then it would be a start, a pretty considerable start, to restoring mine and I'm sure a lot of other people's faith in him, as a person. £90k would not be that big a chunk out of his no doubt handsome salary - plus his pension (quoted as being £50k pa) - over time.
Banks and credit companies budget for people going bankrupt and the consequent bad debt - ordinary folk don't.
However, on a purely football basis, his CV does not warrant putting much faith in him as a coach, regardless. It does in itself beg the question, why has he been/is going to be hired?
9:36pm Mon 16 Jul 12
ronnie clayton says...
com should be taken off the internet , I`m sure that would be very easily done all Hendry has to do is pay the pensioners their money back, don`t forget Hendry will make much more money in the future , he has 2 million pound pension fund,but that old couple have to go into retirement less their savings knowing that the reward for helping a neighbour in trouble was being swindled , no the website is the only voice these pensioners have , how would you feel if he done it to your parents.
9:49pm Mon 16 Jul 12
eddyo says...
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Enough people complain the club is owned and managed by charlatans and then we gain another one and that is OK because he once played for us. Hrr - no. And if that is hurtful - boo hoo - it's not half as hurtful as allegedly conning somebody out of their life savings.
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Let's also not ignore the fact that Hendry's non-playing career in football has been dire. His only relevant qualifications seem to be that he is a Scot who likes to chase easy money and therefore both Kean and (somewhere in the shadows no doubt) Anderson can trust him.
9:58pm Mon 16 Jul 12
ronnie clayton says...
10:33pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Wild Rover says...
And my point is? Colin may not act against you but under the 2003 Communications Act anyone can raise a complaint to report this kind of hate crime. I work in the Comms industry so I am clear on this
I will be discussing this with the Web editor tomorrow
One last point is why do you call yourself after a true gentleman and Rovers legend? You are not worthy to use his name to peddle your hateful obsession
10:40pm Mon 16 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
10:58pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Judge Nic Sanders says...
Blackburn County Court found Hendry liable for £91,000-this is in the public domain.
Whats your Communications job?You must let us know what your Web Editor says.
11:01pm Mon 16 Jul 12
ronnie clayton says...
there is no hate crime there is simply the truth ,and why are you scared of the truth ?
11:27pm Mon 16 Jul 12
ronnie clayton says...
11:29pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Wild Rover says...
And I was referring to the Telegraph web editor
I am sure you will correct me again if I am wrong
11:36pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Wild Rover says...
Must be a quick reader too, but watch this space. Did you read the whole act in detail
And yes of course that is your real name..retires to bed chuckling
11:50pm Mon 16 Jul 12
Love Rovers Hate Venkys says...
12:20am Tue 17 Jul 12
Blackburn Yoof says...
12:55am Tue 17 Jul 12
Love Rovers Hate Venkys says...
If this website was full of lies and libelous content, then it would have been shut down, and the person/s responsible would be in very serious trouble. The fact that it's still 'up there', tells me that there must be a lot of truth in it's content.
Kean OUT! Venky's OUT! Borat OUT! and it pains me to say it, Hendry OUT!
5:03am Tue 17 Jul 12
Roverthere says...
6:55am Tue 17 Jul 12
ronnie clayton says...
8:21am Tue 17 Jul 12
Judge Nic Sanders says...
He was lucky he had moved his assets really or he could have ended up broke.
8:30am Tue 17 Jul 12
dangerous dave says...
OUT WITH KEAN VENKYS SINGH AGNEW AND HENDRY!!
8:38am Tue 17 Jul 12
French Rover says...
I have not been defending him at all over something he may or may not have done in the past, I just said that I think it seems to be harsh to continue to condemn him so much. Everyone has said what they think and now is the time to let it go.
I was talking about him as an iconic Rovers player who gave us all so many excellent footballing moments and memories and who I think could be a good defensive coach for the current squad.
Enough said on this now I think.
8:42am Tue 17 Jul 12
RUinsane says...
What is this sensationalistic bullsheite that you are spreading, who are you? Are you wilemina? You fail to tell everyone that Hendry was filming this woman on his mobile phone at the time, gathering info for an assault case against her husband.
Question, how can he walk towards her aggressively whilst filming her on his mobile? Was he creating a happy slapping video for posting later on Youtube?. The paper ran the story in June and the incident occurred a week earlier, so why are you getting involved with an ongoing dispute
So I have to ask you, what is your hidden agenda, are you a relative of the pensioner, Has hendry at one time done something to you?
So there is lies in the perception you are giving. This was a sensationalistic headline given over to a bitter victim. Or was Hendry going to attack her and film it on his mobile. Stop spreading this rubbish.
As the story says its in the hands of the legal teams.
So why stick your oar in and get involved in a tit for tat civil dispute?
Jog On and let the authorities deal with it.
9:07am Tue 17 Jul 12
Ianwhittam says...
On behalf of all Rovers supporters, would you please ask Steve Kean why he has not felt the need to at least make a public apology regarding his abhorrent management of the club we love. In all honesty ( and sincerely) without malice, it makes my stomach turn when article after article mentions that kean has gone here or done this and that, shot over to Portugal etc. I cringe when the phrase 'Rovers boss' is applied to him. Surely Andy, every time the telegraph does approach Kean, or interviews him face to face, questions should constantly be put to him until answers are finally unearthedl. Their is no rocket science involved here. The supporters deserve to hear Kean say that he bogged up, they need to hear him say that in any normal football club his position would have been untenable months ago, and he would, by now, have been sacked. No true Rovers supporter, whether a mouthy dissenter like me, or the hundreds who have been worn down by the 'Lack of kean PR machine.' {catchy eh?) will ever be happy with kean in charge, because that would mean accepting, and, being a part of his sad delusional world. He has the job, he has the wage, but whilst at Rovers, unless he accepts that Northerners value honesty, pride and hard work and he crawls, begging for forgiveness and another chance. He will never have the kudos of a top rated football manager because his record at Rovers will haunt him as well as us. I could not live like that, no Lancastrian I know could live like that....... why should we have to put up with someone like that.
Every Match, let the Rovers Roar KEAN OUT!!!!!
9:14am Tue 17 Jul 12
Rovers 1495 says...
9:59am Tue 17 Jul 12
Wild Rover says...
Oh and for Blackburn Yoof, yep my agenda is very simple , support my club through thick and thin, good and bad like I have since long before you were spawned.
10:35am Tue 17 Jul 12
RUinsane says...
1:16pm Tue 17 Jul 12
gleechy says...
4:55pm Tue 17 Jul 12
ronnie clayton says...
4:58am Wed 18 Jul 12
Roverthere says...
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MatthewCA says...
10:32am Wed 18 Jul 12
Roverthere says...