Blackburn Rovers Column: Rovers still look to the unknown (From Lancashire Telegraph)

So to sum up Andy, the owners and management haven't got a clue what to do to rectify THEIR mistakes from last year, which saw us relegated. This scattergun approach has already been shown not to work, and now it's more of the same. I will ask the question yet again - what about the defence?

Talk about the blind leading the blind! It simply reeks of total mismanagement by Walter Mitty and the Three Stooges, not to mention Venky's!

SHYSTERS GET OUT OF OUR CLUB

Get FIT players with 100% commitment to improve each game by game, Then current rovers are a good team in this championship. Get rid of unwanted players who is not fit into the Game PLAN of next 50 matchs, send to other club and ask to perform for them...........At least they get the taste of game than the bench time.

Kean IN , Game ON

It makes absolutely no sense to drive down the wage bill and clear the debt as they did last year only to load it all up again at a time when the revenue stream from ST sales/Corporate Hospitality/Merchand
ise etc has been decimated by relegation. If its their own money they are throwing at it fine but - if so - that is a fundamental change from their strategy to date and I for one am cynical about that. There's a real danger we go the way of Portsmouth, the mighty Rangers and others if this doesn't work i.e. we get back to the Premiership. IDIOTS!

Venkys Out
Andersons Out
Shabby Out
Kean; shoot the craw; ya boabie

Sorry that should have read "...and others if this doesn't work i.e. we don't get back to the Premiership".

I still do not understand the bald idiots transfer plan. We went down last season because we conceded far too many goals. Scoring was not to much of an issue. Yes the man had to replace the Yak, but whilst he insists on only playing 1 up front why do we need so many "strikers".

BFS may not have played pretty football, but he at least understood the key to winning a game was not to concede goals. So come on baldy, buy some decent defence.

I know the Venky strategy after they saw the Phil Jones transfer was develop young cheap talent and sell on for a profit. I take it that talented schoolboys with potential have told our academy to go do one. Therefore a pool of desperate Portuguese players is now the potential money pot to further bankroll Venky's vanity football project.

jackmetickler wrote:
Venkys Out Andersons Out Shabby Out Kean; shoot the craw; ya boabie

Good Morning , is there any In option in ur mind..............Ge
t well soon

MatthewCA wrote:
Get FIT players with 100% commitment to improve each game by game, Then current rovers are a good team in this championship. Get rid of unwanted players who is not fit into the Game PLAN of next 50 matchs, send to other club and ask to perform for them...........At least they get the taste of game than the bench time.

Kean IN , Game ON

Can you repeat this in English!

I think most of us are aware of what is happening it seems as if they are throwing huge salaries as bait for these players to be attracted here.The Portugese players are obviously players that some scouts have said will be good investments and maybe if we bring in 5 of them on the law of averages one of them will be worth a few million in the next two years.
Mark Hughes seemed to buy unkown players or players faltering in their careers and 90% of them turned into top professionals he didm't go for a lot of kids from one country so why is the present regime doing this? I totally agree the contracts far outweigh what we go in for Samba etc so financially last years loss of 18 million will be much worse unless we get promotion and that is why Kean's days are definately numbered.

For all their mistakes at least Venkys haven't turned Rovers into a Portsmouth or a Glasgow Rangers and we aren't in huge debt like Bolton, but the wage bill must be about 5 million pounds a month. If we don't get promoted immediately how can we afford such a wage bill? If Venkys don't bankroll the club, who else can or will? Fan's syndicates would never be able to honour these contracts. Without a return to the Premiership we could be very quickly 100 million in debt like Bolton.

The signings this summer do seem better than last year, definitely better than the terrible signings they made in the Xmas transfer window.

After watching England's pitiful attack in the European Championship, good strikers are clearly difficult to find. However, I would have thought that signing good defenders would have been our priority, unfortunately still no defenders signed so it seems like many of the same mistakes are being made as last year.

MatthewCA wrote:
Get FIT players with 100% commitment to improve each game by game, Then current rovers are a good team in this championship. Get rid of unwanted players who is not fit into the Game PLAN of next 50 matchs, send to other club and ask to perform for them...........At least they get the taste of game than the bench time.

Kean IN , Game ON

I think matthew has been on the sherry again

Kean is to swap dugouts this season ie: Rovers will use the away dugout and vice versa. This is to escape the " abuse " from the home fans. The area around the dugouts is also to be used for family and friends. Andy Cryer needs to ask the club if this is true. Looks like the fans are getting to him after all.

dallydally wrote:
It makes absolutely no sense to drive down the wage bill and clear the debt as they did last year only to load it all up again at a time when the revenue stream from ST sales/Corporate Hospitality/Merchand

ise etc has been decimated by relegation. If its their own money they are throwing at it fine but - if so - that is a fundamental change from their strategy to date and I for one am cynical about that. There's a real danger we go the way of Portsmouth, the mighty Rangers and others if this doesn't work i.e. we get back to the Premiership. IDIOTS!

I'm telling you, Evostick division 1 North here you come!.........Barnol
dswick Town away on Boxing day !!!!!

1riversider wrote:

MatthewCA wrote: Get FIT players with 100% commitment to improve each game by game, Then current rovers are a good team in this championship. Get rid of unwanted players who is not fit into the Game PLAN of next 50 matchs, send to other club and ask to perform for them...........At least they get the taste of game than the bench time. Kean IN , Game ON

Can you repeat this in English!

OK

Rovers need to FIX - Unknown factor's
Who is there for next season First team. How many more we need to win the Championship......?

Goal Keeper
Paul Robinson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Mark Bunn(injury)
Jake Kean(Loan or not - need to confirm)

====================
==========

Center Back

Gael Givet
Scott Dann(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Grant Hanley

====================
==========
Full Back Left

Martin Olsson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Adam Henley

====================
==========
Full back Right

Jason Lowe
Bradley Orr
Bruno Ribeiro
====================
==========
Defensive Midfield

Dickson Etuhu
Radosav Petrovic(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Steven N'Zonzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Amine Linganzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
====================
==========
Central Midfield
Danny Murphy
Paulo Jorge

====================
==========
Midfield Left

Marcus Olsson
Morten Gamst Pedersen(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Fabio Nunes
Josh Morris
====================
==========
Attacking Midfield

David Dunn
Mauro Formica
Simon Vukcevic

====================
==========
Forward/Strikers

Nuno Gomes
Ruben Rochina
David Goodwillie
Leon Best(injury)
Nick Blackman(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Jordan Slew(loan deal done - confirm)

Good Luck and best wishes for Blackburn Rovers Club.

bburnrover wrote:
I think most of us are aware of what is happening it seems as if they are throwing huge salaries as bait for these players to be attracted here.The Portugese players are obviously players that some scouts have said will be good investments and maybe if we bring in 5 of them on the law of averages one of them will be worth a few million in the next two years.
Mark Hughes seemed to buy unkown players or players faltering in their careers and 90% of them turned into top professionals he didm't go for a lot of kids from one country so why is the present regime doing this? I totally agree the contracts far outweigh what we go in for Samba etc so financially last years loss of 18 million will be much worse unless we get promotion and that is why Kean's days are definately numbered.

the current regime is buying Portuguese players so they can get on the good side of the Nandos restaurant chain -- as sure as eggs are eggs ther's Chickens to be sold :)

bburnrover wrote:
I think most of us are aware of what is happening it seems as if they are throwing huge salaries as bait for these players to be attracted here.The Portugese players are obviously players that some scouts have said will be good investments and maybe if we bring in 5 of them on the law of averages one of them will be worth a few million in the next two years.
Mark Hughes seemed to buy unkown players or players faltering in their careers and 90% of them turned into top professionals he didm't go for a lot of kids from one country so why is the present regime doing this? I totally agree the contracts far outweigh what we go in for Samba etc so financially last years loss of 18 million will be much worse unless we get promotion and that is why Kean's days are definately numbered.

the current regime is buying Portuguese players so they can get on the good side of the Nandos restaurant chain -- as sure as eggs are eggs there's Chickens to be sold :)

bburnrover wrote:
I think most of us are aware of what is happening it seems as if they are throwing huge salaries as bait for these players to be attracted here.The Portugese players are obviously players that some scouts have said will be good investments and maybe if we bring in 5 of them on the law of averages one of them will be worth a few million in the next two years.
Mark Hughes seemed to buy unkown players or players faltering in their careers and 90% of them turned into top professionals he didm't go for a lot of kids from one country so why is the present regime doing this? I totally agree the contracts far outweigh what we go in for Samba etc so financially last years loss of 18 million will be much worse unless we get promotion and that is why Kean's days are definately numbered.

the current regime is buying Portuguese players so they can get on the good side of the Nandos restaurant chain -- as sure as eggs are eggs there's Chickens to be sold :)

Thanks I note Grella and the new guys that we are about to sign need adding so I can see midfield is an area Kean feels is special and defence is a little lightweight.Was Kean a midfielder?

Venkys hadn't got a clue about the workings of a football club and with that the Club was always in vunerable hands.
They have bought into a culture in which they have no knowledge to promote their business. It has backfired tremendously for them. Through their lack of understanding of the beast and the ill advisement of their mentors, Blackburn Rovers and all that it stood for was sacrificed in what became a money merry go round for everyone involved. The good name of the Club, its tradition, its connection with its fans where left floating eddy downstream whilst people rubbed their hands together in the prospect of milking what they could out of a Club that founded the very game we all love. Venkys have been taken advantage of and they themselves have taken advantage of the bright lights and trappings of the Premier League.
Now ,we as fans are divided. Yes the Club is the foremost important thing in this issue, but can we really trust and support the very people that ripped the heart out of the Club, the fans and the history. The answer is NO. The trust and communication with the fans has gone. The enjoyment and matchday buzz has gone. I feel we've had two fingers stuck up in front of our faces why should we support that. They say the Club is bigger than anyone, well we we have STEVE KEAN who clearly thinks he is bigger than the club.

bburnrover wrote:
Thanks I note Grella and the new guys that we are about to sign need adding so I can see midfield is an area Kean feels is special and defence is a little lightweight.Was Kean a midfielder?

Could be wrong, but was Grella's contract not up this summer, unless he has been offered an extension??!!

Do all the incoming players have something in common? Like their agent?

I dont know the answer but maybe someone out there does !

The only people who are clogging up the wage bill and who have been for a year or two are pedersen and dunn for me. Pedersen has a decent throw in and free kick but thats it. Both are totally immobile and wouldnt be top players at any professional english club.

buzzinfly wrote:
Venkys hadn't got a clue about the workings of a football club and with that the Club was always in vunerable hands.
They have bought into a culture in which they have no knowledge to promote their business. It has backfired tremendously for them. Through their lack of understanding of the beast and the ill advisement of their mentors, Blackburn Rovers and all that it stood for was sacrificed in what became a money merry go round for everyone involved. The good name of the Club, its tradition, its connection with its fans where left floating eddy downstream whilst people rubbed their hands together in the prospect of milking what they could out of a Club that founded the very game we all love. Venkys have been taken advantage of and they themselves have taken advantage of the bright lights and trappings of the Premier League.
Now ,we as fans are divided. Yes the Club is the foremost important thing in this issue, but can we really trust and support the very people that ripped the heart out of the Club, the fans and the history. The answer is NO. The trust and communication with the fans has gone. The enjoyment and matchday buzz has gone. I feel we've had two fingers stuck up in front of our faces why should we support that. They say the Club is bigger than anyone, well we we have STEVE KEAN who clearly thinks he is bigger than the club.

NICE ONE .

At the end of last season, every man and his dog said we need at least 2 new defenders. Bradley orr is average at best and Dann and givet are not free from injury enough. So everyone said buy defenders.
So the clown that is Steve Kean gets 6 midfielders in and says they can play in defence when needed.
This guy is a fool, he is heading for another relegation scrap. Jeez even Bumley have a balanced squad. This nutter is devoid of any football knowledge at all. Has anyone checked to see if his pro coaching license is a fake?
I wanna see his license published online. The guys a faker.A proven liar, a chancer, a corner cutter, a liability and a complete and utter fruitcake. Is he on medication? If not he needs to be and he needs to be somewhere with welded shut windows and a nice view.
FAKE

buzzinfly wrote:
Venkys hadn't got a clue about the workings of a football club and with that the Club was always in vunerable hands.
They have bought into a culture in which they have no knowledge to promote their business. It has backfired tremendously for them. Through their lack of understanding of the beast and the ill advisement of their mentors, Blackburn Rovers and all that it stood for was sacrificed in what became a money merry go round for everyone involved. The good name of the Club, its tradition, its connection with its fans where left floating eddy downstream whilst people rubbed their hands together in the prospect of milking what they could out of a Club that founded the very game we all love. Venkys have been taken advantage of and they themselves have taken advantage of the bright lights and trappings of the Premier League.
Now ,we as fans are divided. Yes the Club is the foremost important thing in this issue, but can we really trust and support the very people that ripped the heart out of the Club, the fans and the history. The answer is NO. The trust and communication with the fans has gone. The enjoyment and matchday buzz has gone. I feel we've had two fingers stuck up in front of our faces why should we support that. They say the Club is bigger than anyone, well we we have STEVE KEAN who clearly thinks he is bigger than the club.

Quite right
the agents must take a share of the blame also , venkys could have done better to ask the fans FREE of charge , i would have advised them ,get a good manager ( oneil ) would have done , give the guy a budget ,sit back then watch and learn how a football club should be managed , BUT NOOOO
Why oh why did they give kean the job ,This is a very simple straight forward
question that needs to be asked of the venkys .
Im sure we will never know , Listen to good advise venkys ,SACK STEVE KEAN TODAY .

Kean in Pub last nite : - With every hair on my flourishing head I believe we can beat Bolton. Our closest title chasing enemies Wanderers will be no match for our fleet of midfield warriors. Their very name suggests they have no great discipline.

MatthewCA wrote:
Rovers need to FIX - Unknown factor's
Who is there for next season First team. How many more we need to win the Championship......?

Goal Keeper
Paul Robinson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Mark Bunn(injury)
Jake Kean(Loan or not - need to confirm)

====================

==========

Center Back

Gael Givet
Scott Dann(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Grant Hanley

====================

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Full Back Left

Martin Olsson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Adam Henley

====================

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Full back Right

Jason Lowe
Bradley Orr
Bruno Ribeiro
====================

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Defensive Midfield

Dickson Etuhu
Radosav Petrovic(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Steven N'Zonzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Amine Linganzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
====================

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Central Midfield
Danny Murphy
Paulo Jorge

====================

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Midfield Left

Marcus Olsson
Morten Gamst Pedersen(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Fabio Nunes
Josh Morris
====================

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Attacking Midfield

David Dunn
Mauro Formica
Simon Vukcevic

====================

==========
Forward/Strikers

Nuno Gomes
Ruben Rochina
David Goodwillie
Leon Best(injury)
Nick Blackman(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Jordan Slew(loan deal done - confirm)

Good Luck and best wishes for Blackburn Rovers Club.

This should read "from Blackburn Rovers"

Raj - you are fooling nobody. How many rupees is agnew paying you to post this Kean In nonsense?

Dear Mr Cryer,

As the "alleged" Blackburn Rovers reporter, you should know that last year Blackburn Rovers had a squad of players far superior than the likes of "Dickson Etuhu, Danny Murphy and Leon Best" Unfortunately the better players we had were sold off, driven out, not played, or refused to play under Keans management. Given the team Kean inherited from BFS I believe any half decent manager could and would have kept us in the premiership, however, Kean would have to improve 1000% to even be called "half decent".
I find the type of reporting from the LT to be an insult to the intelligence of the fans, do you really believe that we have forgotten the events of last season? or the season Kean took over?
The LT just rehashes whatever sh1te Kean spews out, and seems to have lost all connection with the fans... As was proved last year when all comments were removed on multiple occasions as the LT bowed to pressure from Keans agent...
If a local paper cannot air the views of it readers but merely "sits on the fence" then I genuinely struggle to see what right you have to use the title "reporter"

For we are going to have the league won by Christmas, replace with we are going to league one by Christmas. If Kean is still manager by then, I assure you that will be true.

The Club and the fans are bearing the brunt from one man's personal obession to be a football manager.

Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote:
Kean in Pub last nite : - With every hair on my flourishing head I believe we can beat Bolton. Our closest title chasing enemies Wanderers will be no match for our fleet of midfield warriors. Their very name suggests they have no great discipline.

I seen him as well , also saw his chaffeur Hendry sitting and waiting in Sir Keans car to drive him home, I noticed when Kean came out the pub Hnedry opened the back door for him and doffed his cap to him.

Whittle Wilky wrote:
I still do not understand the bald idiots transfer plan. We went down last season because we conceded far too many goals. Scoring was not to much of an issue. Yes the man had to replace the Yak, but whilst he insists on only playing 1 up front why do we need so many "strikers".

BFS may not have played pretty football, but he at least understood the key to winning a game was not to concede goals. So come on baldy, buy some decent defence.

I know the Venky strategy after they saw the Phil Jones transfer was develop young cheap talent and sell on for a profit. I take it that talented schoolboys with potential have told our academy to go do one. Therefore a pool of desperate Portuguese players is now the potential money pot to further bankroll Venky's vanity football project.

pretty much it.

I dont buy into the asset stripping theories but do believe it was a "rich daddy bought me a fooball ground to play championship manager in" deal.

MatthewCA wrote:
Rovers need to FIX - Unknown factor's
Who is there for next season First team. How many more we need to win the Championship......?

Goal Keeper
Paul Robinson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Mark Bunn(injury)
Jake Kean(Loan or not - need to confirm)

====================

==========

Center Back

Gael Givet
Scott Dann(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Grant Hanley

====================

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Full Back Left

Martin Olsson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Adam Henley

====================

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Full back Right

Jason Lowe
Bradley Orr
Bruno Ribeiro
====================

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Defensive Midfield

Dickson Etuhu
Radosav Petrovic(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Steven N'Zonzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Amine Linganzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
====================

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Central Midfield
Danny Murphy
Paulo Jorge

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Midfield Left

Marcus Olsson
Morten Gamst Pedersen(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Fabio Nunes
Josh Morris
====================

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Attacking Midfield

David Dunn
Mauro Formica
Simon Vukcevic

====================

==========
Forward/Strikers

Nuno Gomes
Ruben Rochina
David Goodwillie
Leon Best(injury)
Nick Blackman(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Jordan Slew(loan deal done - confirm)

Good Luck and best wishes for Blackburn Rovers Club.

Three centre backs to get through an entire season? And you say Dann (for sale/loan/transfer) does this make sense to you? I believe we have one of the best squads in the Championship, fantastic.

If we added another defender of reasonable quality for the division I would believe in automatic promotion. When you factor all of this in and add in the bonus of Steve Kean as manager, I predict we will finish 8th with a squad capable of so much more. The nightmare scenario as we will win enough for certain individuals to continue the lets give him 6 more games nonsense, but lose enough matches to keep protests, unhappiness and ultimately miss out on a Premier League return.

Tuo Neak wrote:

MatthewCA wrote:
Rovers need to FIX - Unknown factor's
Who is there for next season First team. How many more we need to win the Championship......?

Goal Keeper
Paul Robinson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Mark Bunn(injury)
Jake Kean(Loan or not - need to confirm)

====================


==========

Center Back

Gael Givet
Scott Dann(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Grant Hanley

====================


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Full Back Left

Martin Olsson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Adam Henley

====================


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Full back Right

Jason Lowe
Bradley Orr
Bruno Ribeiro
====================


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Defensive Midfield

Dickson Etuhu
Radosav Petrovic(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Steven N'Zonzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Amine Linganzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
====================


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Central Midfield
Danny Murphy
Paulo Jorge

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Midfield Left

Marcus Olsson
Morten Gamst Pedersen(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Fabio Nunes
Josh Morris
====================


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Attacking Midfield

David Dunn
Mauro Formica
Simon Vukcevic

====================


==========
Forward/Strikers

Nuno Gomes
Ruben Rochina
David Goodwillie
Leon Best(injury)
Nick Blackman(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Jordan Slew(loan deal done - confirm)

Good Luck and best wishes for Blackburn Rovers Club.

Three centre backs to get through an entire season? And you say Dann (for sale/loan/transfer) does this make sense to you? I believe we have one of the best squads in the Championship, fantastic.

If we added another defender of reasonable quality for the division I would believe in automatic promotion. When you factor all of this in and add in the bonus of Steve Kean as manager, I predict we will finish 8th with a squad capable of so much more. The nightmare scenario as we will win enough for certain individuals to continue the lets give him 6 more games nonsense, but lose enough matches to keep protests, unhappiness and ultimately miss out on a Premier League return.

Worryingly, I can see the same thing happening. With Kean doing just about enough to keep his job. And fans arguing amongst ourselves.

But, still I've got my Ipswich tickets. Bring on the new season!

Tel Ben Haim available on freebie! No thanks, but I bet the bald one might fancy it.

RTID wrote:

Tuo Neak wrote:

MatthewCA wrote:
Rovers need to FIX - Unknown factor's
Who is there for next season First team. How many more we need to win the Championship......?

Goal Keeper
Paul Robinson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Mark Bunn(injury)
Jake Kean(Loan or not - need to confirm)

====================



==========

Center Back

Gael Givet
Scott Dann(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Grant Hanley

====================



==========
Full Back Left

Martin Olsson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Adam Henley

====================



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Full back Right

Jason Lowe
Bradley Orr
Bruno Ribeiro
====================



==========
Defensive Midfield

Dickson Etuhu
Radosav Petrovic(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Steven N'Zonzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Amine Linganzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
====================



==========
Central Midfield
Danny Murphy
Paulo Jorge

====================



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Midfield Left

Marcus Olsson
Morten Gamst Pedersen(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Fabio Nunes
Josh Morris
====================



==========
Attacking Midfield

David Dunn
Mauro Formica
Simon Vukcevic

====================



==========
Forward/Strikers

Nuno Gomes
Ruben Rochina
David Goodwillie
Leon Best(injury)
Nick Blackman(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Jordan Slew(loan deal done - confirm)

Good Luck and best wishes for Blackburn Rovers Club.

Three centre backs to get through an entire season? And you say Dann (for sale/loan/transfer) does this make sense to you? I believe we have one of the best squads in the Championship, fantastic.

If we added another defender of reasonable quality for the division I would believe in automatic promotion. When you factor all of this in and add in the bonus of Steve Kean as manager, I predict we will finish 8th with a squad capable of so much more. The nightmare scenario as we will win enough for certain individuals to continue the lets give him 6 more games nonsense, but lose enough matches to keep protests, unhappiness and ultimately miss out on a Premier League return.

Worryingly, I can see the same thing happening. With Kean doing just about enough to keep his job. And fans arguing amongst ourselves.

But, still I've got my Ipswich tickets. Bring on the new season!

"bonus of Steve Kean as manager" I see the medication is obviously not working, a trip back to the doctors is in order!

MatthewCA wrote:
Rovers need to FIX - Unknown factor's
Who is there for next season First team. How many more we need to win the Championship......?

Goal Keeper
Paul Robinson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Mark Bunn(injury)
Jake Kean(Loan or not - need to confirm)

====================

==========

Center Back

Gael Givet
Scott Dann(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Grant Hanley

====================

==========
Full Back Left

Martin Olsson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Adam Henley

====================

==========
Full back Right

Jason Lowe
Bradley Orr
Bruno Ribeiro
====================

==========
Defensive Midfield

Dickson Etuhu
Radosav Petrovic(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Steven N'Zonzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Amine Linganzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
====================

==========
Central Midfield
Danny Murphy
Paulo Jorge

====================

==========
Midfield Left

Marcus Olsson
Morten Gamst Pedersen(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Fabio Nunes
Josh Morris
====================

==========
Attacking Midfield

David Dunn
Mauro Formica
Simon Vukcevic

====================

==========
Forward/Strikers

Nuno Gomes
Ruben Rochina
David Goodwillie
Leon Best(injury)
Nick Blackman(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Jordan Slew(loan deal done - confirm)

Good Luck and best wishes for Blackburn Rovers Club.

I think I preferred it when the only Rovers news you could read was in the Sports Pink.

well you certainly need them. seems like you've an irony deficiency lol!

A Darener wrote:

RTID wrote:

Tuo Neak wrote:

MatthewCA wrote: Rovers need to FIX - Unknown factor's Who is there for next season First team. How many more we need to win the Championship......? Goal Keeper Paul Robinson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm) Mark Bunn(injury) Jake Kean(Loan or not - need to confirm) ==================== ========== Center Back Gael Givet Scott Dann(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm) Grant Hanley ==================== ========== Full Back Left Martin Olsson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm) Adam Henley ==================== ========== Full back Right Jason Lowe Bradley Orr Bruno Ribeiro ==================== ========== Defensive Midfield Dickson Etuhu Radosav Petrovic(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm) Steven N'Zonzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm) Amine Linganzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm) ==================== ========== Central Midfield Danny Murphy Paulo Jorge ==================== ========== Midfield Left Marcus Olsson Morten Gamst Pedersen(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm) Fabio Nunes Josh Morris ==================== ========== Attacking Midfield David Dunn Mauro Formica Simon Vukcevic ==================== ========== Forward/Strikers Nuno Gomes Ruben Rochina David Goodwillie Leon Best(injury) Nick Blackman(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm) Jordan Slew(loan deal done - confirm) Good Luck and best wishes for Blackburn Rovers Club.

Three centre backs to get through an entire season? And you say Dann (for sale/loan/transfer) does this make sense to you? I believe we have one of the best squads in the Championship, fantastic. If we added another defender of reasonable quality for the division I would believe in automatic promotion. When you factor all of this in and add in the bonus of Steve Kean as manager, I predict we will finish 8th with a squad capable of so much more. The nightmare scenario as we will win enough for certain individuals to continue the lets give him 6 more games nonsense, but lose enough matches to keep protests, unhappiness and ultimately miss out on a Premier League return.

Worryingly, I can see the same thing happening. With Kean doing just about enough to keep his job. And fans arguing amongst ourselves. But, still I've got my Ipswich tickets. Bring on the new season!

"bonus of Steve Kean as manager" I see the medication is obviously not working, a trip back to the doctors is in order!

well you certainly seem to need them. looks like you have an irony deficiency lol!

bburnrover wrote:
Thanks I note Grella and the new guys that we are about to sign need adding so I can see midfield is an area Kean feels is special and defence is a little lightweight.Was Kean a midfielder?

NO. KEAN WAS NEVER ANTHING... Look Him up on Wikipedia... And he never was and never will be a football manager...

MatthewCA wrote:
Rovers need to FIX - Unknown factor's
Who is there for next season First team. How many more we need to win the Championship......?

Goal Keeper
Paul Robinson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Mark Bunn(injury)
Jake Kean(Loan or not - need to confirm)

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Center Back

Gael Givet
Scott Dann(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Grant Hanley

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Full Back Left

Martin Olsson(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Adam Henley

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Full back Right

Jason Lowe
Bradley Orr
Bruno Ribeiro
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Defensive Midfield

Dickson Etuhu
Radosav Petrovic(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Steven N'Zonzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Amine Linganzi(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
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Central Midfield
Danny Murphy
Paulo Jorge

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Midfield Left

Marcus Olsson
Morten Gamst Pedersen(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Fabio Nunes
Josh Morris
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Attacking Midfield

David Dunn
Mauro Formica
Simon Vukcevic

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Forward/Strikers

Nuno Gomes
Ruben Rochina
David Goodwillie
Leon Best(injury)
Nick Blackman(For sale/loan/transfer - not confirm)
Jordan Slew(loan deal done - confirm)

Good Luck and best wishes for Blackburn Rovers Club.

Dont you just love Matthew!

Kean Out Matthew In!

Just give us back our Rovers, get rid of Kean and his cohorts and watch the fans flock back. Seemples !!

Coeur de Lion wrote:
Just give us back our Rovers, get rid of Kean and his cohorts and watch the fans flock back. Seemples !!

I wrote to Anew in June when he had the other job title. He has just replied. Says they cannot affect what has been and gone.All they can do is learn and move on. Well they havent. Theyve kept on the lump of useles clap trap manager that got us relegated. He asks that I respectfully reconsider my decision to buy a ticket. Standard rubbish. they just arent listening are they? They keep ringing us to buy advertising space, offering us cut price deals. They are desparate

There needs to be a sensible analysis of what is happening, it is simple mathematics and investments. The owners would struggle to sell the club for a price that would show a return on their investment. The new sky deal is a 50% increase in the previous years TV money, now £60m per annum, which will equate to approx >90% of this coming seasons total income.

So for relatively little investment, considering the income from previous sales, there is a massive treasure chest awaiting the clubs that are promoted. Therefore with the clubs current squad plus recent signings they will have been advised they have a very good chance of promotion and the pot of gold.

Unfortunately the man who will have advised them of this, so wasn't sacked, may just be the weak link in the whole chain. None of the purchases are for the greater good of BRFC, but for the investment return, as in all non-fan owned football clubs/businesses.

i just want to know how many season tickets have been sold to date and compare to this time last year. anyone know???if you do email me at.....alan.atkinson
20@ntlworld.com.
thanks.

Season ticket sales are always down after relegation so the club cannot expect as many sales as usual plus they are aware of the fact that 2-300 fans wont renew because they hate Kean.

bburnrover wrote:
Season ticket sales are always down after relegation so the club cannot expect as many sales as usual plus they are aware of the fact that 2-300 fans wont renew because they hate Kean.

2-300?

Add a zero mate and multiply by 5.

What has been happening with BRFC.....??
BRFC have been through a period of misfortune and the blame does not lie with the current owners. Lets look at it BRFC carefully and you will understand.

By comparison BRFC are a small town club who have been elevated to the premier league due to Jack Walker and his money. Without him BRFC would be languishing in the lower leagues.
For the last 2 decades Blackburn have secured their status as a premier league club. They are an established club with premier written all over. They deserve to be up there. Their record speaks for itself over the last 20 years.
Unfortunately, a few teams have to go down every year and this time round it was BRFC.
Fortunately, BRFC will be head and shoulders better than the others in the championship and should come up sooner rather than later. With the playing staff at their disposal it should be a formality.

Also..........
The problems did not start with Venkeys taking over, rather the issues were that the Walker family did not want to back BRFC in the manner that 'Our Jack Walker' did.
The demise began from when the family of Jack walker were not prepared to back BRFC in the manner that OUR Jack Walker would have expected.
The family had been trying to sell BRFC secretly just after the death of Jack Walker.
The problems of BRFC started from that point onwards.
BRFC waited for many months / years to find some buyers but to no avail.
It seemed no one wanted to buy the club. Eventually Venkeys bought the club.
Actually BRFC were fortunate that Venkeys did buy as there did not seem to be any other interest at all.
BRFC had no choice as the family of Jack Walker wanted to get rid of the (BRFC) family jewels.

We need to get used to the idea that foreigners own our football clubs,
If the people of Blackburn were so interested why did we not come up with a plan for the club together with the Jack Walker foundation and family.
Unfortunately, the Walker family were not interested in selling to the people as they would have not got much money from the people of Blackburn.
And the Walker family sold as they knew it was time to stop bank rolling BRFC and get as much as they possibly could , which they did and have now disappeared. away from BRFC.

Finally, Real football fans are those who stick through Good and bad times.
I ask ...you BRFC supporters...Are you a real BRFC fan...???
You can’t always be winners
And compared to some premier teams we are really small

Let’s be positive and get on with our job as supporters

Let’s get behind the team and playing staff and BRFC

And this should lead us to GLORY and the premiership.....SIMP
LE