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Blackburn Rovers boss Kean admits he's close to concluding January dealings
2:25pm Tuesday 31st January 2012 in News
STEVE Kean has confirmed that he thinks Blackburn Rovers' transfer dealings will be done once Bradley Orr completes his move later today.
Anthony Modeste and Marcus Olsson have already joined the ranks at Ewood Park in the January transfer window, while Rovers manager Kean confirmed during this afternoon's press conference that Orr is close to joining.
Keith Andrews could still exit by the close of play today, with three or four clubs still believed to be in the hunt for the Republic of Ireland midfielder.
But Kean is adamant that Chris Samba and Junior Hoilett will not be leaving Rovers in January.
Comments(65)
Dan11
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2:32pm Tue 31 Jan 12
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We will sign premiership quality players who can hit the ground running early in the window. Instead we sign championship/League One level cast-offs on the final day of the window.
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We are looking to invest money into the club on big name players such as Kaka and Ronaldindho, instead we get Bruno Ribiero and the agents useless son Myles Anderson.
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We are looking for Champions league football in 3 season. Instead we are facing Championship football in 2 seasons.
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You could not make it up!
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Please Venkys Sell now. Please Sell the club.
stick to football
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2:32pm Tue 31 Jan 12
One can understand Chris Samba's feelings if this is seriously what Venkys commitment extends to.
The only other good news I would like to hear today is that Venkys will sell up a.s.a.p
formerover
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2:40pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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2:41pm Tue 31 Jan 12
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1) BRFC owners make £2m goodwill payment to Barclays bank.
2) Chairlady A Desai says that "Never under Venky ownership will a situation be allowed to happen that staff and player salaries are not paid"
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Well its news in the positive direction at least even if it does have potential loopholes!
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If we don't sell Key players in the next few hours then it will be better than we feared. But its gonna be like watching Rovers in the last 20 mins with a one goal lead!
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33rd.........
smithsblue
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2:43pm Tue 31 Jan 12
A 'manager' would have done much better without the now usual spouting, which always fail to materialise - or does he not even recognise that !
We know why he doesn't push back on anything of course.
New deal, and no hope of any other gainful employment.
When the word dignity is used by the media and others I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Onwards and downwards... again.
Dan11
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2:44pm Tue 31 Jan 12
formerover wrote:At every turn we have been lied to. Every promise made has been just another lie. Venkys and Kean are just liars.
Disgraceful after what we were promised one year ago, absolutely disgraceful, this window has shown exactly what venkys are about, this level of signings we lead to continual decline.
tombo1984
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2:52pm Tue 31 Jan 12
In the 8 games he has taken part in QPR conceded 16 goals.
Meanwhile former trialist Scott Sutter has played a total of 16 games for Young Boys this season. Completing 994 minutes in 16 games in which his team conceded 15 goals with him at Right Back.
Wrap your head around the logic behind rejecting Sutter and signing Orr with those stats and information!
buzzinfly
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2:53pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Other Premier League Managers must be kicking themselves that the've missed out on this lot!
You've pulled off a major coup or should that be coop!!!
Venkys out , everybody out!!
brfcbanksy
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2:53pm Tue 31 Jan 12
bburnrover
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2:55pm Tue 31 Jan 12
The owners are not in a financial position to operate a Premier League Club and it is now confirmed after this window which league we will be in next season.
RovingSA
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2:57pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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2:57pm Tue 31 Jan 12
buzzinfly wrote:LOL - but its players out that worried me most. If we lost Samba, Hoilett, Ollson, Rochina or Formica etc it would be difficult to replace them even if we had time which we won't. Fingers crossed for next few hours?
Good job you decided to keep these signings close to your chest Steve.
Other Premier League Managers must be kicking themselves that the've missed out on this lot!
You've pulled off a major coup or should that be coop!!!
Venkys out , everybody out!!
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MORTEN GAMST 84
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2:58pm Tue 31 Jan 12
dangerous dave
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3:08pm Tue 31 Jan 12
not long back, after a dreadful match at Wigan Kean said he had not signed a fresh contract and would not do so until after the relegation battle - behind the scene he did the reverse and looked after himself!!!!
Then promised fresh signings in January saying that the Venkys had given him funds - was he not shrewed enough to have this written into his new contract - no just loked after himself and to hell with what he may have promised the fans!!!!!
So we have got our 'buy one get one free's' with no Premiership experience what so ever - Championsgip sides have done better and as one person said above its a good job Kean kept these signings close to his chest until the death or we would have been a laughing stock for a bit longer!!!!
Yes Kean is a very shrewed man in looking after himself and to hell with the fans - what other fairy tales has Kean yet got in store for us!!! I wait with baited breath.
Out with Kean Out with the Venkys
makaveli96
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3:09pm Tue 31 Jan 12
The club is in Blackburn!
Its called Blackburn Rovers!
Its our land!
Its our Club!
Why are you all scrared of these EC American British made up laws!
Why did our Grandads fight them on the beaches?
Brears
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3:12pm Tue 31 Jan 12
pwaw_whipp
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3:13pm Tue 31 Jan 12
French Rover
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3:41pm Tue 31 Jan 12
tombo1984 wrote:Maybe he went for Orr because he has played in the Prem - if only for a short while - but probably more importantly he has played a lot of games as RB in the championship and he knows the 'English' game!
Bradley Orr has taken part in a grand total of 8 games (6 Premier League & 2 cup against low legal opposition) this season for QPR playing a grand total of 368 minutes and being on the losing team 5 times.
In the 8 games he has taken part in QPR conceded 16 goals.
Meanwhile former trialist Scott Sutter has played a total of 16 games for Young Boys this season. Completing 994 minutes in 16 games in which his team conceded 15 goals with him at Right Back.
Wrap your head around the logic behind rejecting Sutter and signing Orr with those stats and information!
That may have more to do with Rovers signing him in preference to Suter.
The Bristol City fans rated Orr quite highly so he cant be that bad...and he was the RB for the PFA Championship team of the year in 2008.
And don't forget he was RB last season when QPR won the Championship!
QPR website describes him below:
A pacy right-back who loves to get forward and join the attack at every possible opportunity, Orr's excellent delivery alongside his defensive qualities makes him a coveted individual.
About time we had an experienced and decent RB!
Hello Bradley and Bye Bye Bruno!
Billypieman
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3:44pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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3:50pm Tue 31 Jan 12
pwaw_whipp wrote:Steady on! - they paid £23m for club and have invested £12m capital since (including £2m today - see above).
i was kind of giving venkys this window to see if they would invest! they are apparently worth over a billion! they haven't even invested a penny! they are still in pocket after the summer dealings! so maybe they are ridiculously tight and want to cream rovers??? all the have to do is buy the team £25m, sell some players, get relegated, pocket the £80m parachute payments and still probably get £20M or so to sell it on again!? Rather clever if you ask me! Wounding to a loving rovers fan! :(
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They lost £18m in the frist 12 months simply through very bad management of player signings, wages and agents fees. No great conspiracy or asset stripping plan - just plain bad management?
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The parachute is only £48m over 4 years so you can't get your hands on it if you sell.
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True they have not invested as much as we would like or bought the type of player they promised not just us but Samba etc as well and this is partly because they have run the club badly and that has used up most of the money? How much you attribute blame to Kean and Agents for the deals done is another matter. But all in all it has been a poor ownership but they have invested £35m to date.
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33rd............
stick to football
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3:50pm Tue 31 Jan 12
One thing so far - not a lot of cash into the club and unless increased late activity not a lot of players leaving
If the media still wonder why the supporters are angry - ask them to check out press comments and how often truth and reality are at either end of the spectrum.
Great idea not to sign another midfielder and let Andrews go - that sums up exactly Rovers financial situation - cut costs at any cost
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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4:01pm Tue 31 Jan 12
PpMac
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4:18pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:I agree...it is a simple case of whats come before them is a club of little value working magic staying afloat in the PL - with all due respect, we have the lowest value season tickets in the league, yet cannot get more than 20k Rovers fans in the ground, rergardless of the kind of football or results we are acheiving - the owners promises quickly turned into panic when seeing just exactly how much the books don't balance. I don't not pity them, they have made some shocking decisions and comments, as to the Manager - however I believe they are actually acting with genuine concern to the clubs wealthfair - WHY would they now go and get a big name player paying him £100k a week, get real people, Kean is cheap, the players in are cheap, a stance has been made against the highest earning player at our club, just like the stance made against ever moaning fans - believe it or not, Venkys and/or Kean are not the route to our problems, its the fact that after the great Jack Walkers money ceased, we did! - we are not big enough to sustain a financial challange in this league, ultimately resulting is lesser players trying to play their way in the big - get behind them tomorrow night, get behind them all and lets just see what happens!!!
pwaw_whipp wrote: i was kind of giving venkys this window to see if they would invest! they are apparently worth over a billion! they haven't even invested a penny! they are still in pocket after the summer dealings! so maybe they are ridiculously tight and want to cream rovers??? all the have to do is buy the team £25m, sell some players, get relegated, pocket the £80m parachute payments and still probably get £20M or so to sell it on again!? Rather clever if you ask me! Wounding to a loving rovers fan! :(Steady on! - they paid £23m for club and have invested £12m capital since (including £2m today - see above). . They lost £18m in the frist 12 months simply through very bad management of player signings, wages and agents fees. No great conspiracy or asset stripping plan - just plain bad management? . The parachute is only £48m over 4 years so you can't get your hands on it if you sell. . True they have not invested as much as we would like or bought the type of player they promised not just us but Samba etc as well and this is partly because they have run the club badly and that has used up most of the money? How much you attribute blame to Kean and Agents for the deals done is another matter. But all in all it has been a poor ownership but they have invested £35m to date. . 33rd............
BRFC 4 LIFE
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4:20pm Tue 31 Jan 12
I Wanted A Striker Like Johnson !
Jimmy Jambone
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4:21pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Moochers and looters the lot of you.
jezblue
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4:23pm Tue 31 Jan 12
jezblue
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4:24pm Tue 31 Jan 12
dangerous dave
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4:49pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Inspirational chat from Kean I doubt it - just another few fairy tales of what the future holds at Ewood under his and Venkys leadership!!
champs95
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5:05pm Tue 31 Jan 12
givet82
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5:20pm Tue 31 Jan 12
givet82
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5:24pm Tue 31 Jan 12
adcr
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5:54pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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5:56pm Tue 31 Jan 12
PpMac wrote:Actually PpMac I think we could sustain in this league with the investment Venkys have made.
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:I agree...it is a simple case of whats come before them is a club of little value working magic staying afloat in the PL - with all due respect, we have the lowest value season tickets in the league, yet cannot get more than 20k Rovers fans in the ground, rergardless of the kind of football or results we are acheiving - the owners promises quickly turned into panic when seeing just exactly how much the books don't balance. I don't not pity them, they have made some shocking decisions and comments, as to the Manager - however I believe they are actually acting with genuine concern to the clubs wealthfair - WHY would they now go and get a big name player paying him £100k a week, get real people, Kean is cheap, the players in are cheap, a stance has been made against the highest earning player at our club, just like the stance made against ever moaning fans - believe it or not, Venkys and/or Kean are not the route to our problems, its the fact that after the great Jack Walkers money ceased, we did! - we are not big enough to sustain a financial challange in this league, ultimately resulting is lesser players trying to play their way in the big - get behind them tomorrow night, get behind them all and lets just see what happens!!!
pwaw_whipp wrote: i was kind of giving venkys this window to see if they would invest! they are apparently worth over a billion! they haven't even invested a penny! they are still in pocket after the summer dealings! so maybe they are ridiculously tight and want to cream rovers??? all the have to do is buy the team £25m, sell some players, get relegated, pocket the £80m parachute payments and still probably get £20M or so to sell it on again!? Rather clever if you ask me! Wounding to a loving rovers fan! :(Steady on! - they paid £23m for club and have invested £12m capital since (including £2m today - see above). . They lost £18m in the frist 12 months simply through very bad management of player signings, wages and agents fees. No great conspiracy or asset stripping plan - just plain bad management? . The parachute is only £48m over 4 years so you can't get your hands on it if you sell. . True they have not invested as much as we would like or bought the type of player they promised not just us but Samba etc as well and this is partly because they have run the club badly and that has used up most of the money? How much you attribute blame to Kean and Agents for the deals done is another matter. But all in all it has been a poor ownership but they have invested £35m to date. . 33rd............
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What we can't do is run the club so badly and I think Kean and his Agent and other Agents have to take some responsibility for "cutting" these deals that have pushed us into major losses of £18.6m rather than following the trusted business model established under the Walker trust?
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Lets just hope Venkys now learn quick and we can survive which will help?
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33rd..........
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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5:59pm Tue 31 Jan 12
champs95 wrote:See above champs - I think its just under Kean and his agent we did not spend the money very wiseley?
And I thought the Walker trust were tight.
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Lets hope fingers burnt Venkys wake up?
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Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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6:01pm Tue 31 Jan 12
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Many agreed anyway with his comments about management of the club. But its time to put it all to one side for the next 3 months?
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We can take a deep breath at ST renewal time and decide what events are at that point?
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33rd..........
english rose 1
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6:09pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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6:24pm Tue 31 Jan 12
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"We have managed to secure one of the other Olsson twins"
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Perhaps he could advise how many other Twins there are!
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Still look fellow blues - Dingles have signed a player from Derry City!
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ROVERBOY
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6:25pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Venkys I thought you promised £5mill per window.
Venkys please go now that you have ruined a once proud,respected and well run club
MxMave
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6:37pm Tue 31 Jan 12
A) Nelsen trained today apparently.
B) Ba & Cisse not playing tomorrow & possibly cabaye
C) The official site rekons new ollson is quicker than current ollson, if thats the case it dosen't matter if he can't kick a ball he can just run it into the net.
MxMave
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6:39pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:I've gotta ask, after months wondering, wtf is 33rd...
I would like to see Samba back in the team tomos and given full support by the fans.
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Many agreed anyway with his comments about management of the club. But its time to put it all to one side for the next 3 months?
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We can take a deep breath at ST renewal time and decide what events are at that point?
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33rd..........
Reg Rover
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6:39pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Everton manager David Moyes blasted Blackburn Rovers fans following the home defeat against Bolton Wonderers saying “their behaviour towards Steve Kean was disgusting and no human being should be treated like that” he even said he was so disgusted was he left the ground at half time.
It’s ok for Moyes to issue such random statements but he does not fully understand the frustration and hurt felt by Rovers supporters as to what is happening to their once great family run club. Unfortunately for Kean he is at the forefront, but it was his choice to take the manager’s job not ours. Were the Rao family, Ventkatesh Rao, Balaji Rao, and Mrs (I like to be entertained) Anuradha Desai present at Ewood Park then the fans fury would be directed at them. Kean just happens to be in the firing line unfortunately for him.
It is allegedly reported that the Venky’s group considered the purchase of Everton FC but were put off with Chairman Bill Kenwright’s asking price.
What a lucky escape then Merseyside club had.
DAVID MOYES SHOULD THANK HIS LUCKY STARS.
Reg
www.regoftherovers.c
o.uk
Reg Rover
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6:40pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Fans favourite, David Dunn, has urged Blackburn Rovers owners Venky’s to end their silence and reveal their plans, reports the Sun newspaper.
Ewood Park fans have come under fire for their protests against the Indian poultry firm and Rovers manager Steve ( the man who cannot win football matches) Kean.
But fans are frustrated by the lack of communication from the Rao family. And Rovers favourite Dunn, said “the fans have been criticised from all ends of the country. “But in the last few games they’ve been fantastic, right behind us.
“I understand totally there needs to be some decisions made. It’s the owner’s decisions but there needs to be communication- that’s what the fans want. Great Harwood born Dunn and lifelong Rovers fan goes on to say “the fans have always been great for me but if they can protests outside the ground, we play with more confidence.”so let’s clear all the rubbish out and try to build up this great club again. “if everyone sticks together we can go on from here”. Concluded Dunn.
This is a far cry from Dunns statement in October 2011 when Rovers visited the Venky’s HQ in Pune in India. Dunn said then “despite fans reservations these are the people to take the club forward”.
Seems he is having second thoughts like most of us.
Reg
www.regoftherovers.c
o.uk
tom2malta2
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6:40pm Tue 31 Jan 12
VENKY'S OUT KEAN OUT. Thats the only way this club will survive.
Reg Rover
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6:41pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Despite all the spin from Steve Kean with regard how dedicated the Rao family are to Blackburn Rovers and statements to that effect from the Venky group, Chris Samba blew those statements ‘out of the water’ when he put in his transfer request and issued a statement saying “the club has not evolved and promises not been kept”.
This is exactly what supporters have been saying all along in fact rather than evolved the club has gone backwards alarmingly.
I don’t know if Venky’s and Kean were more annoyed with what Samba had to say, exposing the myth of a progressive club, or the fact he has asked for a transfer.
The Venky’s reaction was vicious, allegedly threating to pursue a loan made to Samba, a reported sizeable 6 figure lump sum to help him build a extension on his house. What a person earning a reported £60,000 per week wants with a loan goodness knows!
Venk’ys will have to tread carefully, if the so called loan was not written into Samba’s contract, Rovers will face a possible 6 point deduction for illegal payments.
Explanations are needed from this basket case of a club.
Reg
www.regoftherovers.c
o.uk
Reg Rover
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6:41pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Jason Roberts is reportedly frustrated at his lack of first team football and hampered by a clause in his contract which insists Blackburn must offer him and extra years stay if he plays two more matches for Rovers.
Roberts tweeted from Goodison Park on Saturday where Rovers were playing Everton that “he himself, Michel Salgado, and Keith Andrews were all available for selection but all hampered by the same clause with Venky’s not willing to offer new contract’s
The situation is farcical, we are in a relegation battle for goodness sake, some needs to get real.
Despite Kean’s over optimistic views of ‘sweetness and light’ in the dressing room there is allegedly a que of players looking for an Ewood exit.
Samba, Roberts, Salgado, Hoilett, Andrews, Dann, and Nzonzi amongst them.
Reg.
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MxMave
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6:42pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Jimmy Jambone wrote:Yet here you sit, reading Rovers news on TDD. Must be a lure somewhere.
You keep saying 'Venky's Sell Now' but who is going to buy? Who'd want to buy an 'orrible little club like BRFC with it's 'orrible gaudy colours and halved shirts? It's grotty little fans huddled together under the cold Blackburn skies demanding hand outs that they think they're entitled to.
Moochers and looters the lot of you.
Reg Rover
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6:43pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Is Robert Coar, former Blackburn Rovers chairman and former Rishton Cricket club chairman using his position as a Blackburn Rovers director to keep his prestigious standing as a FA councillor and a member FA professional game board, enquires Charles Sale of the Daily Mail.
Coar is the sole survivor of the Venky’s take over following the demise of his colleagues John Williams, Tom Finn and Martin Goodman.
Coar has kept remarkablely silent, despite the clamour from fans for more communication from the board about the Indian-owned club are being run, especially as he is the only senior representative remaining from previous Blackburn Regimes.
Could it be Coar is acting in his own interest to preserve his position as one of Footballs power brokers? Should he annoy the Rao family in any way and lose his position as Blackburn Rovers director he will forfeit his FA standing.
One would of thought that Coar a lifelong Blackburn Rovers supporter and a prominent figure in East Lancashire sporting circles would have been ideal to represent supporters feelings to the Venky’s board.
But it would seem not to be.
Reg
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o.uk
LittleRonnieHildersley
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7:22pm Tue 31 Jan 12
MxMave wrote:Come on, since we lost to that lot down the road!
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:I've gotta ask, after months wondering, wtf is 33rd...
I would like to see Samba back in the team tomos and given full support by the fans.
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Many agreed anyway with his comments about management of the club. But its time to put it all to one side for the next 3 months?
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We can take a deep breath at ST renewal time and decide what events are at that point?
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33rd..........
peely
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7:27pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Reg Rover wrote:Go back more than 25 years and you,ll find Robert Coar was a Dingle supporter !!
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ROBERT COAR? Is Robert Coar, former Blackburn Rovers chairman and former Rishton Cricket club chairman using his position as a Blackburn Rovers director to keep his prestigious standing as a FA councillor and a member FA professional game board, enquires Charles Sale of the Daily Mail. Coar is the sole survivor of the Venky’s take over following the demise of his colleagues John Williams, Tom Finn and Martin Goodman. Coar has kept remarkablely silent, despite the clamour from fans for more communication from the board about the Indian-owned club are being run, especially as he is the only senior representative remaining from previous Blackburn Regimes. Could it be Coar is acting in his own interest to preserve his position as one of Footballs power brokers? Should he annoy the Rao family in any way and lose his position as Blackburn Rovers director he will forfeit his FA standing. One would of thought that Coar a lifelong Blackburn Rovers supporter and a prominent figure in East Lancashire sporting circles would have been ideal to represent supporters feelings to the Venky’s board. But it would seem not to be. Reg www.regoftherovers.c o.uk
peely
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7:32pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Reg Rover wrote:The true reason why Dunn now decides to speak out is because he,s sitting on a new fat contract extension.
DUNN SPEAKS OUT Fans favourite, David Dunn, has urged Blackburn Rovers owners Venky’s to end their silence and reveal their plans, reports the Sun newspaper. Ewood Park fans have come under fire for their protests against the Indian poultry firm and Rovers manager Steve ( the man who cannot win football matches) Kean. But fans are frustrated by the lack of communication from the Rao family. And Rovers favourite Dunn, said “the fans have been criticised from all ends of the country. “But in the last few games they’ve been fantastic, right behind us. “I understand totally there needs to be some decisions made. It’s the owner’s decisions but there needs to be communication- that’s what the fans want. Great Harwood born Dunn and lifelong Rovers fan goes on to say “the fans have always been great for me but if they can protests outside the ground, we play with more confidence.”so let’s clear all the rubbish out and try to build up this great club again. “if everyone sticks together we can go on from here”. Concluded Dunn. This is a far cry from Dunns statement in October 2011 when Rovers visited the Venky’s HQ in Pune in India. Dunn said then “despite fans reservations these are the people to take the club forward”. Seems he is having second thoughts like most of us. Reg www.regoftherovers.c o.uk
Before he got this he was biggest brown noser of the Venkys at the club.
think about it - it isn,t rocket science, its called looking after No1 !! we,re all being taken for a ride ,except its not the big fat gravy train that they,re on !!!
Rover Pete
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7:54pm Tue 31 Jan 12
There is no chance of any respect from the fans for these constant let downs at every opportunity.
How can we ever be anything other than critical of them for the constant stream of rubbish.
Three very cheap signings that for various reasons are rejects at their previous clubs. You could not make it up!
Why say that they would be buying experienced Prem. players?
It would be nice if somebody would just come out and say - 'Sorry we would have liked to buy some experienced players but we cannot afford any. We are too hard up and we have no money so will not make any more silly promises.'
But as usual Kean will just think he has done no wrong and carry on as if what has happened was his idea from the start of the window. Then all his friends in the media will be on our backs for suggesting he may be out to dinner most of the time.
What a mess!
bring back the good old days
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8:01pm Tue 31 Jan 12
stick to football wrote:Be careful in quoting 'understanding' of Chris's opinion as: despite a lot of fans claims to the 'right' to slag off SK and Venkys, apparently it is well out of order for Chris to do.
Underwhelming - this is concrete evidence of Venkys commitment to Blackburn Rovers.
One can understand Chris Samba's feelings if this is seriously what Venkys commitment extends to.
The only other good news I would like to hear today is that Venkys will sell up a.s.a.p
I think some have a firing squad in mind.
I would call it hypocritical.
bring back the good old days
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8:01pm Tue 31 Jan 12
stick to football wrote:Be careful in quoting 'understanding' of Chris's opinion as: despite a lot of fans claims to the 'right' to slag off SK and Venkys, apparently it is well out of order for Chris to do.
Underwhelming - this is concrete evidence of Venkys commitment to Blackburn Rovers.
One can understand Chris Samba's feelings if this is seriously what Venkys commitment extends to.
The only other good news I would like to hear today is that Venkys will sell up a.s.a.p
I think some have a firing squad in mind.
I would call it hypocritical.
bring back the good old days
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8:13pm Tue 31 Jan 12
peely wrote:Commented on this many weeks back to a pal of mine.
Reg Rover wrote:Go back more than 25 years and you,ll find Robert Coar was a Dingle supporter !!
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ROBERT COAR? Is Robert Coar, former Blackburn Rovers chairman and former Rishton Cricket club chairman using his position as a Blackburn Rovers director to keep his prestigious standing as a FA councillor and a member FA professional game board, enquires Charles Sale of the Daily Mail. Coar is the sole survivor of the Venky’s take over following the demise of his colleagues John Williams, Tom Finn and Martin Goodman. Coar has kept remarkablely silent, despite the clamour from fans for more communication from the board about the Indian-owned club are being run, especially as he is the only senior representative remaining from previous Blackburn Regimes. Could it be Coar is acting in his own interest to preserve his position as one of Footballs power brokers? Should he annoy the Rao family in any way and lose his position as Blackburn Rovers director he will forfeit his FA standing. One would of thought that Coar a lifelong Blackburn Rovers supporter and a prominent figure in East Lancashire sporting circles would have been ideal to represent supporters feelings to the Venky’s board. But it would seem not to be. Reg www.regoftherovers.c o.uk
What role does he play?
Your suggestion sounds about right.
My thinking is that JW put RC's nose out of joint when he arrived. And subsequent accolades landing at JW's desk maybe made it more galling for RC.
So when BFS then JW departed the good ship BRFC, RC was maybe a lot happier and thinking back to something akin to his earlier 'standing'. He is maybe though also wise enough to behave puppet like for our esteamed owners (just so as not to rock the boat).
bring back the good old days
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8:21pm Tue 31 Jan 12
adcr wrote:You would need 4 Chris Sambas to swap for Kranjar.
i know we have said our business is done. but i wonder!! if spurs offered kranjcar, bassong and pienaar in a straight swap for samba would we take it???. i know i would, samba will always be a risk now and i have my doubts about keeping him knowing how grave our stuation is.
We should have grabbed him a season ago
adcr
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8:38pm Tue 31 Jan 12
bring back the good old days wrote:lol, i made the comments tongue in cheek. But the deal would have been good for both clubs. All three players are squad players at spurs and as spurs are chasing a champion’s league place and maybe even an outside chance of the title, they really need people who can make a difference to their first team and samba would do that. And getting three players off their wage bill would free up some more cash to sign another big player this window. It was never going to happen I know, but I do wish we could have put a bit more thought into wheeling and dealing this window.
adcr wrote:You would need 4 Chris Sambas to swap for Kranjar.
i know we have said our business is done. but i wonder!! if spurs offered kranjcar, bassong and pienaar in a straight swap for samba would we take it???. i know i would, samba will always be a risk now and i have my doubts about keeping him knowing how grave our stuation is.
We should have grabbed him a season ago
maltese blue n white
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8:43pm Tue 31 Jan 12
makaveli96 wrote:Perhaps you hadn't noticed but Blackburn is bereft of beaches...
Why are we letting this happen!!!!!
The club is in Blackburn!
Its called Blackburn Rovers!
Its our land!
Its our Club!
Why are you all scrared of these EC American British made up laws!
Why did our Grandads fight them on the beaches?
Stone Island.
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8:49pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Venky's and Steve Kean: You are beneath contempt. I DESPISE you!
Jimmy Jambone
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9:22pm Tue 31 Jan 12
givet82 wrote:Well! Here I am trying to help my friends in Blackburn come to some conclusions aout their predicament. I try to offer some of my sage advice and support, I try to part the clouds of confusion for you and help you see things as they are. And what do I get?
jimmy jambone you are obviously a scruffy dingle inbred,whos unemployed and lives in a smackhead town f**k off
Moochers and looters the lot you.
joef2204
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2:18am Wed 1 Feb 12
gefan.blogspot.com/
Check out my blog I just added a post about transfer deadline day!
samsno2millfan
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9:29am Wed 1 Feb 12
maltese blue n white wrote:......and they're more than 5 miles away in any case so why on earth did our grandfathers bother themselves with Johnny Foreigner until he got to, say, Accy?
makaveli96 wrote: Why are we letting this happen!!!!! The club is in Blackburn! Its called Blackburn Rovers! Its our land! Its our Club! Why are you all scrared of these EC American British made up laws! Why did our Grandads fight them on the beaches?Perhaps you hadn't noticed but Blackburn is bereft of beaches...
They didn't fight the Americans by the way. Sorry, there was the War of Independence I suppose. I don't think my grandad had a say in that one but come on Mak96, lets not hold a grudge eh?
CJB official
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10:09am Wed 1 Feb 12
RovingSA wrote:you sound like a gay
I love the Rovers no matter what!!! I don't care if stars are signed or not, if promises are broken or not. All i care about is the players that do wear the blue and white on game day
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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10:42am Wed 1 Feb 12
LittleRonnieHilderslIndeed - on April 14th it will become 34th!
ey wrote:
MxMave wrote:Come on, since we lost to that lot down the road!
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:I've gotta ask, after months wondering, wtf is 33rd...
I would like to see Samba back in the team tomos and given full support by the fans.
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Many agreed anyway with his comments about management of the club. But its time to put it all to one side for the next 3 months?
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We can take a deep breath at ST renewal time and decide what events are at that point?
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33rd..........
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Dingle fools day before then though!
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33rd Year And still Counting!
Jimmy Jambone
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12:42pm Wed 1 Feb 12
joef2204 wrote:Pft!
http://justyouravera
gefan.blogspot.com/
Check out my blog I just added a post about transfer deadline day!
Check out my blog, I just posted about a threesome I had on New Years Eve.
http://jimmyjambone.
com/category/escapad
es/
Moochers and looters, the lot of you.
click2find
handsj14 says...
2:28pm Tue 31 Jan 12