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Optimistic Campbell hoping to strike goals
7:40am Monday 25th February 2013 in News
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
DJ Campbell believes Blackburn Rovers’ have a strike force to envy as he looks to open his own account to boost the club’s bid for the play-offs.
The striker is yet to get off the mark since joining on loan from QPR earlier this month, having returned to the team in Saturday’s goalless draw at home to Leeds.
Striker Leon Best is hoping to move a step closer to his first team return in today’s reserve game at Middlesbrough, with Rhodes, Campbell and Kazim-Richards all battling for the striking slots.
Campbell said: “It (firepower) is as good as any in the league. We are trying to work each other’s games out.
“I am more determined to get back there having experienced the Premier League.
“I chose the team because of the players we’ve got and I spoke to the manager and was impressed with his ideas. With a few more additions this is a Premier League team.
“Once the players click together I am sure we will start to win games.
“A lot of people expected Blackburn to win the Championship.
“We need to start to win a few games and I need to stick a few chances in the back of the net.”
Saturday’s draw leaves Rovers still seven points adrift of the play-off places but, with 13 games to go, Campbell insists the top six is still a realistic target.
He said: “We have 13 games left and the gaffer said that all it needs is three or four wins on the bounce and we will be right up there.
“We have not done badly recently, this is a brilliant club with a new manager trying to get his ideas across and lots of new players.
“We are all sticking together and once we win a few games you will see the quality come through.
“We should be fighting for the automatic places, but I think that is beyond us although we are only seven points off the play-offs and that is achievable. I did it with Blackpool and Reading did it last season.”
He continued: “The pitch wasn’t the best. Both teams plugged away to get the win.
“It was a game of very few chances. A point gained rather than lost and a point closer to where we want to be in the play-offs.”
Campbell added that he hoped the Rovers fans were appreciating the forward momentum at Ewood Park.
Campbell said: “I wasn’t here with Steve Kean, but watching it from the outside it is the fans who make the club and they pay their hard-earned money they deserve the players and manager to give their all and for some reason it wasn’t happening.”
Comments(16)
Riverside 7
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8:51am Mon 25 Feb 13
Campbell was appalling on Saturday and contributed absolutely nothing.
How he stayed on the pitch for the full 90 minutes whilst Gomes and Goodwillie remained sat on the bench - only Appleton can tell us.
If we do bring in even more loan players, then they have got to be better than those we already have.
dangerous dave
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9:00am Mon 25 Feb 13
OUT WITH THE LOT OF THEM
Iiii1111
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9:06am Mon 25 Feb 13
Harwoodstblue
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9:14am Mon 25 Feb 13
Riverside 7 wrote:I think Appleton kept Campbell on the pitch because he "is rusty" as Andy Cryer said.
I agree with Hovis 1945.
Campbell was appalling on Saturday and contributed absolutely nothing.
How he stayed on the pitch for the full 90 minutes whilst Gomes and Goodwillie remained sat on the bench - only Appleton can tell us.
If we do bring in even more loan players, then they have got to be better than those we already have.
He needs to get some game time under his belt, as does Bentley or they'll never be match fit. If you don't play you won't be at your best.
leitchy
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9:56am Mon 25 Feb 13
Yes DJ we do so why don't you start giving your all??? On saturday you were rubbish...Rhodes did all your running for you...Whilst Lowe did all Murphys running......WE CAN'T AFFORD TO CARRY PLAYERS IN OUR TEAM !!
Riverside 7
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11:20am Mon 25 Feb 13
Harwoodstblue wrote:Well I could accept the likes of Leon Best being a bit rusty after being out since August after a serious injury but not Campbell.
Riverside 7 wrote:I think Appleton kept Campbell on the pitch because he "is rusty" as Andy Cryer said.
I agree with Hovis 1945.
Campbell was appalling on Saturday and contributed absolutely nothing.
How he stayed on the pitch for the full 90 minutes whilst Gomes and Goodwillie remained sat on the bench - only Appleton can tell us.
If we do bring in even more loan players, then they have got to be better than those we already have.
He needs to get some game time under his belt, as does Bentley or they'll never be match fit. If you don't play you won't be at your best.
Campbell played 17 times for Ipswich in the 3 month period to 5th October to 5th January 2013.
He then returned to QPR before joining Rovers on 8th February.
He has been training every day, came on after 57 minutes against Ipswich, and then played a full 90 mnutes at Brighton and came on after 58 minutes at Hull.
He certainly shouldn't have been rusty.
Lets be honest he was crap on Saturday and should have been replaced.
moh
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1:08pm Mon 25 Feb 13
Riverside 7 wrote:The others were not signed by him.
I agree with Hovis 1945. Campbell was appalling on Saturday and contributed absolutely nothing. How he stayed on the pitch for the full 90 minutes whilst Gomes and Goodwillie remained sat on the bench - only Appleton can tell us. If we do bring in even more loan players, then they have got to be better than those we already have.
fanny.tickler.
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1:16pm Mon 25 Feb 13
Harwoodstblue
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1:35pm Mon 25 Feb 13
Riverside 7 wrote:Another bad signing then ?
Harwoodstblue wrote:Well I could accept the likes of Leon Best being a bit rusty after being out since August after a serious injury but not Campbell.
Riverside 7 wrote:I think Appleton kept Campbell on the pitch because he "is rusty" as Andy Cryer said.
I agree with Hovis 1945.
Campbell was appalling on Saturday and contributed absolutely nothing.
How he stayed on the pitch for the full 90 minutes whilst Gomes and Goodwillie remained sat on the bench - only Appleton can tell us.
If we do bring in even more loan players, then they have got to be better than those we already have.
He needs to get some game time under his belt, as does Bentley or they'll never be match fit. If you don't play you won't be at your best.
Campbell played 17 times for Ipswich in the 3 month period to 5th October to 5th January 2013.
He then returned to QPR before joining Rovers on 8th February.
He has been training every day, came on after 57 minutes against Ipswich, and then played a full 90 mnutes at Brighton and came on after 58 minutes at Hull.
He certainly shouldn't have been rusty.
Lets be honest he was crap on Saturday and should have been replaced.
Riverside 7
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2:32pm Mon 25 Feb 13
Harwoodstblue wrote:Only time will tell whether he proves to be a good loan signing but what I am saying is that he contributed absolutely nothing on Saturday and he should have been replaced.
Riverside 7 wrote:Another bad signing then ?
Harwoodstblue wrote:Well I could accept the likes of Leon Best being a bit rusty after being out since August after a serious injury but not Campbell.
Riverside 7 wrote:I think Appleton kept Campbell on the pitch because he "is rusty" as Andy Cryer said.
I agree with Hovis 1945.
Campbell was appalling on Saturday and contributed absolutely nothing.
How he stayed on the pitch for the full 90 minutes whilst Gomes and Goodwillie remained sat on the bench - only Appleton can tell us.
If we do bring in even more loan players, then they have got to be better than those we already have.
He needs to get some game time under his belt, as does Bentley or they'll never be match fit. If you don't play you won't be at your best.
Campbell played 17 times for Ipswich in the 3 month period to 5th October to 5th January 2013.
He then returned to QPR before joining Rovers on 8th February.
He has been training every day, came on after 57 minutes against Ipswich, and then played a full 90 mnutes at Brighton and came on after 58 minutes at Hull.
He certainly shouldn't have been rusty.
Lets be honest he was crap on Saturday and should have been replaced.
After all we are paying the likes of Gomes and Goodwillie thousands of pounds per week to sit on the bench.
As for Dunny - where is he? Has anyone seen him?
fanny.tickler.
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3:07pm Mon 25 Feb 13
The lengths these football players will go to in order to earn a new contract.
Chico!
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4:59pm Mon 25 Feb 13
fanny.tickler. wrote:...and then you woke up, and your Netto baked bean stained Claret onesie had a little warm sticky patch.
David Dunn was last seen giving oral pleasure to Madam Desai on a mid-season trip to Pune. The lengths these football players will go to in order to earn a new contract.
Filthy dingle dole chimp.
Bless x
67 Bonster
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5:27pm Mon 25 Feb 13
Harwoodstblue
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6:43pm Mon 25 Feb 13
Riverside 7 wrote:I agree, why not give Gomez a game or two. There's nothing to lose as he can't be worse than some who are getting a game regularly.
Harwoodstblue wrote:Only time will tell whether he proves to be a good loan signing but what I am saying is that he contributed absolutely nothing on Saturday and he should have been replaced.
Riverside 7 wrote:Another bad signing then ?
Harwoodstblue wrote:Well I could accept the likes of Leon Best being a bit rusty after being out since August after a serious injury but not Campbell.
Riverside 7 wrote:I think Appleton kept Campbell on the pitch because he "is rusty" as Andy Cryer said.
I agree with Hovis 1945.
Campbell was appalling on Saturday and contributed absolutely nothing.
How he stayed on the pitch for the full 90 minutes whilst Gomes and Goodwillie remained sat on the bench - only Appleton can tell us.
If we do bring in even more loan players, then they have got to be better than those we already have.
He needs to get some game time under his belt, as does Bentley or they'll never be match fit. If you don't play you won't be at your best.
Campbell played 17 times for Ipswich in the 3 month period to 5th October to 5th January 2013.
He then returned to QPR before joining Rovers on 8th February.
He has been training every day, came on after 57 minutes against Ipswich, and then played a full 90 mnutes at Brighton and came on after 58 minutes at Hull.
He certainly shouldn't have been rusty.
Lets be honest he was crap on Saturday and should have been replaced.
After all we are paying the likes of Gomes and Goodwillie thousands of pounds per week to sit on the bench.
As for Dunny - where is he? Has anyone seen him?
Wild Rover
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9:22pm Mon 25 Feb 13
He may also have a view on the shape of the team and the type of players that he wants, just a guess...
Still, the Naysayer has to get his negative fix somehow I suppose
Hovis1945 says...
8:43am Mon 25 Feb 13
I commented about DJ near the end of the game saying 'what has that guy done since he came on'. The guy in front of me said 'He's been on since the beginning' - I said - 'exactly'!!!