Andrews joins West Brom on short term deal while Nelsen set for Spurs (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Thanks Keith and good luck. Nelson for Spurs though?! Didn't see that one coming

You have got to be joking....

NELSEN? RELEASING HIM? ARE YOU CRAZY?

WTF Nelson injured all season, obviously another lie, peed off back to NZ, to injured to play & now he's off to Spurs !!!!!!

well we all know now where we stand with the Venkys ,they have no intention of spending money on the club they are using us as a vehicle to advertise their brand and to do it on a shoestring budget they have spent zilch after promisimg substantial funding when they took over we have all been victims of the pune shiesters venkys out!

On a brighter note we kept hold and Samba and Hoilet

stefjam wrote:
WTF Nelson injured all season, obviously another lie, peed off back to NZ, to injured to play & now he's off to Spurs !!!!!!

Most likely another one they didn't want to play as it probably meant a clause was sprung to give him another deal.

Dirty filthy lying scum - Venky's out.

QPR made great signings we are dooooooooooooooomedd
dddd

For the life of me, i can't understand why all you football fans get so upset about football matters, There is so many other things in life that are important than football. just a thought.

captain ian wrote:
For the life of me, i can't understand why all you football fans get so upset about football matters, There is so many other things in life that are important than football. just a thought.

fag

Nelsens gone.

Why are you even on here Captain Ian!?

As for Nelsen being released, WHAT THE PHUCK!?

I aint gonna go on about Kean because as of late, we've picked up some decent results (i know i will get stick for not blaming kean) but Venkys, Seriously!?...Erm...
ye...words just can't describe! THEY'RE A DISGRACE!

Joey99 wrote:
On a brighter note we kept hold and Samba and Hoilet

Anybody want to talk about that?

Lets give the geordies hell tomorrow and do our goal difference apower of good come on the blue and whites the season starts !

So we have been lied to about Nelsen as well as all the rest , its never ending and unfortunately its starting to wear me down to the point I am starting to lose interest after 47 years of going down to Ewood.

Saw Keith Andrews interviewed on SSN after signing for WBA , he said the difference between the club he signed for and just left was like "chalk and cheese".

how many players can kean pick who dont have a clause in their contract that will give them extra years on their contract.looks like nelson had not been injured all the while if spurs want him

Any club in the bottom half signing samba and hoiliet would be well happy ! We've kept them so that's great ! As venkys would have taken all the money for them and told kean to sign more frebbies ..so not all bad ..what is crystal clear venkys don't want to spend anything on rovers and we are now in a worst state than when we had the trust fund looking after us .. I hope we sell in the summer because I fear for rovers now
5 million per transfer window ?
Bobby zamora 4 mill
Wayne bridge free
Pieaner loan would of sorted us out nothing flash ?

gosportdunc wrote:
Any club in the bottom half signing samba and hoiliet would be well happy ! We've kept them so that's great ! As venkys would have taken all the money for them and told kean to sign more frebbies ..so not all bad ..what is crystal clear venkys don't want to spend anything on rovers and we are now in a worst state than when we had the trust fund looking after us .. I hope we sell in the summer because I fear for rovers now
5 million per transfer window ?
Bobby zamora 4 mill
Wayne bridge free
Pieaner loan would of sorted us out nothing flash ?

Thats like saying my house burnt down but at least 2 of my 5 kids survived.

gosportdunc wrote:
Any club in the bottom half signing samba and hoiliet would be well happy ! We've kept them so that's great ! As venkys would have taken all the money for them and told kean to sign more frebbies ..so not all bad ..what is crystal clear venkys don't want to spend anything on rovers and we are now in a worst state than when we had the trust fund looking after us .. I hope we sell in the summer because I fear for rovers now
5 million per transfer window ?
Bobby zamora 4 mill
Wayne bridge free
Pieaner loan would of sorted us out nothing flash ?

Maybe they didnt sell because Barclays would have taken the money ?

Spurs sign Rovers crock - I thought it must have been Grella !! So just how injured is / was Nelsen ?

Joey99 wrote:

Joey99 wrote:
On a brighter note we kept hold and Samba and Hoilet

Anybody want to talk about that?

Yes. We only kept them because nobody bid for Hoilett, and the bid for Samba, by QPR was a pi$$ take. There is absolutely NO CHANCE of either of them starting next season for Rovers.
The annoying thing is, is that we probably wont get more than £10/12M for the pair of them.

I think we could stay up cos Wolves & Wigan & Bolton are crap & Fulham lose Zamora... But we gotta get the Venkys out, before we have nobody left to sell, Hoilett & Samba only here because no team would pay over the odds for them OR even a fair price!!!

bluerob wrote:
So we have been lied to about Nelsen as well as all the rest , its never ending and unfortunately its starting to wear me down to the point I am starting to lose interest after 47 years of going down to Ewood.

Saw Keith Andrews interviewed on SSN after signing for WBA , he said the difference between the club he signed for and just left was like "chalk and cheese".

Venky's + Kean = LIES, LIES and MORE LIES!

Hmmm. If they both go in the summer I'm not sure what we'll get for Hoilet as it will be compensation rather than a fee. Sambas true work around £7m I'd say

*worth

We need to back Keen now it's our only hope. He has shown a bit of form of late under difficult circumstances. He has managed to hold a lead on the last few occasions of which didn't happen before. Lets hope he can scrap our way out of it. We kicked him for good reason in the first half of the season for poor results. Now we need to back him for better reasons in the later half, for the good of our own club and hope he can pull off a miracle. At least we have kept the better players, a shock about Nelson though.

Unbelievable. Still, I think that Orr will be a decent signing. He'll give us a bit of shape and experience in defence. And we can play Lowe in midfield where I think he could be excellent.

It'll have to be 100% support from now on, even if Venky's are a complete joke.

captain ian wrote:
For the life of me, i can't understand why all you football fans get so upset about football matters, There is so many other things in life that are important than football. just a thought.

fk off you cck end.

Hahahahah. Brilliant transfer window for Rovers. They really hit the ground running. Those quality signings you made. Ronaldino (the guy who owns the kebab shop), Carlos Tavez (butty shop near the bus station ) and Wayne Roodley (gay hairdresser).

Moochers and looters the lot of you.

Just "released" like that... so we couldn't give him even a send off for his services?

I'm truly gutted by this. No in fact I'm infuriated by this!

Joey99 wrote:

Joey99 wrote: On a brighter note we kept hold and Samba and Hoilet

Anybody want to talk about that?

But he isn't going to play Samba ???? Some sense there !!!

If this the extent of hitting the ground running and if they are happy with the business done then we are definitely in dire straits..........it will be interesting to see if Samba does play again or if they ice him out

I guess the season starts tomorrow v the bar codes and an opportunity to distance ourselves from Wolves and Wigan so let's take it

Nice work Venkys. 0.5mill spent and 0.5 mill shaved off the wages bill. Now that's called investing?
Take a look at the INDIAN chairman and Asian owners of QPR. They will show you how a Premier League club should be run.
Please sell before you totally ruin us

Vince Grella the aussie international who is supposdley always injured?
Me thinks this could be another porkie pie by the club, apparantley he is on £25, 000 a week and gets another bonus if he steps on the pitch. Appearance money,should be dissaperence.

December: Senior people/person at the club plot to remove Kean, Mrs D Ignores it and shows Kean the letter.

Jan 31st Club Captain Sold after being sent away to New Zealand


Thanks for trying Ryan, you will always be remembered for you efforts at Ewood .

We are being constantly lied to, and there is newt we can do.

Will the last person to leave Ewood please turn out the lights and lock the gates!

So Nelsen went back home for treatment? Now suddenly he's left, and turns up at Spurs!

So come on Kean and/or Venky's, explain this one away!

Better still can the board explain anything? No they can't, because they don't know what is going on. If they had an ounce of dignity between them, they would resign en masse, and show the utter shambles our club has become!!

Administration here we come.

Venky' out, Venky's out, Venky's out.

COME ON YOU BLUES

venkys dont know how to run a football club ?? local authorities should takeover blackburn from venkys...

Based on last years squad, Venkys must be saving 20m+ p\a on player wages alone.

So much for investing in their baby?

Why are foreigners allowed to buy our companys??????

I knew all this "smaller world" syndrome would end in tears!!!

If your not from with 5 miles (born and live) of the ground you shouldnt be able to:

1) Purchase the club
2) support the club
3) speak about the club

Lets get back to basics!

This world trade and EC rubbish have ruined us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!

captain ian wrote:
For the life of me, i can't understand why all you football fans get so upset about football matters, There is so many other things in life that are important than football. just a thought.

Next you will be telling me you enjoy going shopping wife your wife more!!

indianrovers wrote:
venkys dont know how to run a football club ?? local authorities should takeover blackburn from venkys...

Smack on Indian Rovers!!

Couldnt agree more, but the local authorities in this country are more likely to spend money and time on:

1) criminals (prison costs etc)
2) giving money and health care to those who refuse work
3) painting health and safety signs!

stefjam wrote:
WTF Nelson injured all season, obviously another lie, peed off back to NZ, to injured to play & now he's off to Spurs !!!!!!

We have been lied to from the start!

What do they do with liars in some less developed countries?

No tongue cant speak comes to mind!

captain ian wrote:
For the life of me, i can't understand why all you football fans get so upset about football matters, There is so many other things in life that are important than football. just a thought.

Ive never been so annoyed with a Captain since Captain Chris and his poor effort on Saturday!!

We were pomised Premiership players to get us up and running early in the window!

What happened we sign players noone wants and if Mark Hughes gets rid they are not worth having,Nelson our most experienced defender has supposedly been injured all season so how can he pass a medical and sign for Spurs? Does the club and Kean not care about telling so many lies to the good people of Blackburn and District? I cannot recall in over 50 years of watching Rovers so many lies made in the press and on tv it seems we just do not matter.Please LET ask Mr Keane why Nelsen was sold and why was he not injured as reported all season?

Nelson going is a bit of a blow, he was a good servant to the club and a great Defender when playing....however I do think some are over reacting, he hasnt played for a long time, he is old and the club are trimming the wage bill, for whatever reason, infact the outgoings I am pleased with (Roberts,Nelson, Andrews) I am also pleased we didnt sell Formica as I think he is a good player and hope that we can keep hold of him. The incomings are a bit of a disapointment I would have prefered Sutter to Orr as he is younger and the other 2 are unknown and unproven which is a big disapointment, And again the Venky dictatorship have proved that they are not going to invest the 5 mil per window they promised....to be honest I cant stand them anymore when I see pictures of there face it makes me feel sick....they are disgusting people who do not care about anything but themselves. Go now Venkys be of with you.

Totally shocked and dissapointed about nelson he deserved better I hope he speaks out about the owners and KEAN and gives us some truth about wats goin on venkys out u absolute discrace

bluerob wrote:
So we have been lied to about Nelsen as well as all the rest , its never ending and unfortunately its starting to wear me down to the point I am starting to lose interest after 47 years of going down to Ewood.

Saw Keith Andrews interviewed on SSN after signing for WBA , he said the difference between the club he signed for and just left was like "chalk and cheese".

Yes there are serious problems at a higher level, but as far as andrews goes he was treated very poorly by our fans. He could well have been referring to that. Good luck to him.

MxMave wrote:

gosportdunc wrote:
Any club in the bottom half signing samba and hoiliet would be well happy ! We've kept them so that's great ! As venkys would have taken all the money for them and told kean to sign more frebbies ..so not all bad ..what is crystal clear venkys don't want to spend anything on rovers and we are now in a worst state than when we had the trust fund looking after us .. I hope we sell in the summer because I fear for rovers now
5 million per transfer window ?
Bobby zamora 4 mill
Wayne bridge free
Pieaner loan would of sorted us out nothing flash ?

Thats like saying my house burnt down but at least 2 of my 5 kids survived.

And actually one of the kids was nowhere near the house. Nobody bid for Hoillet! And nobody put in a remotely sensible offer for Samba. That's why they are still here. I do think the club handled the Samba thing well, but apart from that they have ballsed everything up that they possibly could have done.

Kean on Raidio Lancs last night still trying to talk up the good business done in the market. Really? A Bordeaux reserve, a fellow relegation struggler's third choice right back, and a free transfer from a Swedish second division club who hasn't played for his club for over 6 months. Total of 4 premier league appearances between the. This is our (at least) 4 quality premier league expereinced players who will hit the ground running whilst also keeping our squad in tact- Kean's own words. Also when asked yesterday about Nelsen and his injury he said he was out in the field playimng for us against Huddersfield in a practise match and would see how his knee reacted. No investment, no structure, no communication, no premier league.

makaveli96 wrote:

indianrovers wrote:
venkys dont know how to run a football club ?? local authorities should takeover blackburn from venkys...

Smack on Indian Rovers!!

Couldnt agree more, but the local authorities in this country are more likely to spend money and time on:

1) criminals (prison costs etc)
2) giving money and health care to those who refuse work
3) painting health and safety signs!

You do know Jeremy Clarkson has already invented this character, and he is annoying enough

captain ian wrote:
For the life of me, i can't understand why all you football fans get so upset about football matters, There is so many other things in life that are important than football. just a thought.

What great pespective. Nice one Captain, that's cheered me up for the day.

Jesus! Theres something very peculiar going on down at Ewood...thats for sure!!

No surprises in the January window because we all knew (although was hoping to be proved wrong) that the Venky,s were not going to invest has was suggested by the conman Kean.
Roberts and Andrews of no great lose, yet to see Ryan Nelson despatched in this way and having been given no play time for the last two months suggest all was not well between the two parties.
Best of luck to him because he has been a very commited player over the last five seasons...and remember he cost the club nothing !
So, well done Venky and Kean....that is the way you treat your ex club captain....that is the way you treat the fans....hopingly what goes around comes around.
It is all about the team in the next month, especially with everyone from Manager to the whole squad members needing to make it happen on this shoestring budget.
Of the Venky,s I can,nt believe the arrogance of not making any attempt of up-front communication with the fans and sponsors.... they certainly deserve all the negative feedback via the (world) media.

1riversider wrote:
Will the last person to leave Ewood please turn out the lights and lock the gates! So Nelsen went back home for treatment? Now suddenly he's left, and turns up at Spurs! So come on Kean and/or Venky's, explain this one away! Better still can the board explain anything? No they can't, because they don't know what is going on. If they had an ounce of dignity between them, they would resign en masse, and show the utter shambles our club has become!! Administration here we come. Venky' out, Venky's out, Venky's out. COME ON YOU BLUES

Well well well, just when you think things are perhaps stabilising, holding on to Samba and Hoilett.
Nelson to Spurs??
A few weeks ago it was said he may be finished, comes back from NZ and ready to play er should have been to find another club. We need every fit and experienced player in the defence now till the end of the season. But the Venky's are just frauds, cuts, cuts and more cost cutting, they should be in government.
Its just reiterates again Venkys Out!!!!

Nelsen as always been a hero at rovers and will always be...but come on guys he is 34 how much longer do you think he cud av kept up the pace with the likes of rooney etc etc....ok maybe lies av been told about his availability and injuries,,,but we av to start getting these younger players playing on a regular basis if wer to progress, you all know salgado this season as been a waste of space slow and makin to many mistakes that av cost us....and nelsen wud probaly be to slow in todays fast paced prem...so come on...get behind the new young ones and help them they av to be our future for the next few yrs....we still av some experinced players around them to help them on so ..come on get behind the new look rovers it had to be done sooner or later ...bonus is we still av hoilett and samba

Last night after work I went to see my cousin, went to the gym, came home and cooked my tea before watching telly with a glass of hot ribena then fell asleep. I'm just trying to work out at what point I got so drunk that I can't read words properly this morning - I swear it says on my iPad that Ryan Nelsen has signed for Spurs, but that can't be true!

wind2170 wrote:
Nelsen as always been a hero at rovers and will always be...but come on guys he is 34 how much longer do you think he cud av kept up the pace with the likes of rooney etc etc....ok maybe lies av been told about his availability and injuries,,,but we av to start getting these younger players playing on a regular basis if wer to progress, you all know salgado this season as been a waste of space slow and makin to many mistakes that av cost us....and nelsen wud probaly be to slow in todays fast paced prem...so come on...get behind the new young ones and help them they av to be our future for the next few yrs....we still av some experinced players around them to help them on so ..come on get behind the new look rovers it had to be done sooner or later ...bonus is we still av hoilett and samba

So why would Spurs sign him then? They're doing far better than we are at the moment and (as much as I dislike him) Redknapp is a great manager! Certainly better than our kit man.

We've signed Dunn on a contract that includes a coaching role - I'd take Nelly over Dunn as a coach any day of the week

no problem with andrews going to wba - cos the club and supporters have treated him with contempt.
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BUT NELSEN -- BL00DY HELL!!
.
How many lies do we have to put up with? - if he is fit enough to pass a medical for spuds then surely he is fit enough to at least be on our bench.
.
what our club is crying out for is stability and a calm hand on the tiller.
.
Nelsen's departure is just another to add to the list of balls ups from the current regime and as kean is the direct report into madame d - then he is top of the shop when it comes to blame being attributed.
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emerton
andrews
hoilett
samba
salgado
roberts (although nobody minds him going)

and on the reverse side grella - still at the club draining resource
and huff n puff dunn being given another 18 months.
.
blackburn rovers is a professional football club being run by amateurs.

kiwipom73 wrote:
No surprises in the January window because we all knew (although was hoping to be proved wrong) that the Venky,s were not going to invest has was suggested by the conman Kean.
Roberts and Andrews of no great lose, yet to see Ryan Nelson despatched in this way and having been given no play time for the last two months suggest all was not well between the two parties.
Best of luck to him because he has been a very commited player over the last five seasons...and remember he cost the club nothing !
So, well done Venky and Kean....that is the way you treat your ex club captain....that is the way you treat the fans....hopingly what goes around comes around.
It is all about the team in the next month, especially with everyone from Manager to the whole squad members needing to make it happen on this shoestring budget.
Of the Venky,s I can,nt believe the arrogance of not making any attempt of up-front communication with the fans and sponsors.... they certainly deserve all the negative feedback via the (world) media.

I know we have become used to lies and more lies from our owners et al, but you are a bit off the mark on this I think Kiwi....

It is only a couple of weeks ago that Skippy Nelson was making statements to the worlds media as below:

Nelsen came home to New Zealand to consult specialists seeking confirmation the problem in his right knee would not prevent him playing at the highest level again.

"The medical team at Blackburn have been brilliant, they are world class, but it's always good to get a second opinion from guys I know and trust. It's always good when a New Zealander sees a New Zealander."

Nelsen said the visit had confirmed that he can expect to play again. Some Kiwi summer sunshine in Christchurch, Marlborough and Auckland has also helped him feel physically and mentally refreshed, "and hopefully I can get back and help the team".

But he is still taking a cautious approach, saying it is too early to say when he will be able to play at premier league level. "I played a game against Aston Villa in August when some other players weren't available. It set me back really, long term.

"I just don't want that same thing to happen again. I want to be sure when I do come back that I won't be doing long-term damage."

The All Whites' 2010 World Cup finals hero does not feel the injury will prematurely end his career but the 34-year-old quipped: "When you get to my age, you can't guarantee anything!"

The Cantabrian, who returns to England early next week, said it had been "really painful and frustrating having to sit on the sidelines and watch" as Blackburn struggled at the foot of the premier league table this season.

Don't we all know it mate.....

However no need to 'skip' off to bleeding Spurs without even saying bye-bye to the folks who generally supported you really well and appreciated your efforts AND helped pay your wages!

Can only think that Nelson was not a Venkys/Kean fan and just couldn't wait to get away to NZ to get NZ surgeons confirm he is fit to play again. Then he lines up his exit plan. But he didn't need to do it in this underhand way surely?


The Spuds fans don't seem too impressed either, as the comments about signing Nelson are quite derogatory - they cant understand why Old Harry let Bassong go and signed Nelson! just have a look on some of their sites and you will see what I mean.

Anyway lets go beat the Geordies tonight and celebrate another victory...

Nelsen played for the reserves yesterday. It looks to me as if that was to prove to Spurs that he is not finished. Spurs are presumably getting him as cover. He could be like Ledley King - knackered knee but with careful management able to play the odd reliable game. We'll see how many games he plays. I would think that a final stage of his career, in front of big crowds, the possibility of silverware and the odd European game, would suit him and not be a kick in the teeth. I could be wrong. We will see what he says in good time.

RobbyRover wrote:

wind2170 wrote:
Nelsen as always been a hero at rovers and will always be...but come on guys he is 34 how much longer do you think he cud av kept up the pace with the likes of rooney etc etc....ok maybe lies av been told about his availability and injuries,,,but we av to start getting these younger players playing on a regular basis if wer to progress, you all know salgado this season as been a waste of space slow and makin to many mistakes that av cost us....and nelsen wud probaly be to slow in todays fast paced prem...so come on...get behind the new young ones and help them they av to be our future for the next few yrs....we still av some experinced players around them to help them on so ..come on get behind the new look rovers it had to be done sooner or later ...bonus is we still av hoilett and samba

So why would Spurs sign him then? They're doing far better than we are at the moment and (as much as I dislike him) Redknapp is a great manager! Certainly better than our kit man.

We've signed Dunn on a contract that includes a coaching role - I'd take Nelly over Dunn as a coach any day of the week

Well av you ever asked yourself the ? maybe Nelsen ddnt want to coach and dunn did thats why...dunn is rovers thru and thru..ok he may not be the player he was but he has been a hero for so many rovers fans and to help coach younger players i thinks he is the right man...we need look foward trouble is with a lot of rovers fans at moment is no patience...see how we go tonite against newcastle and see if our improved form over recent weeks is working..i thinks so ..just give the new younguns a chance..rome wasnt built in a day and niether will the rovers be...you know it takes time....and being in the prem there is never a right time as we know cus you need to get out the starting blocks...but wer still ok we win tonight and things will look brighter....we av been unlucky in 3 games i know of this season wer we shud av ad all 9 points from them....if we had we wud be nearly half way up the table..but wer not but thats footy....we are looking good while teams around us are starting to look bad..so lets hope we can keep playing like we know we can defend better and we will be just fine

French Rover wrote:

kiwipom73 wrote:
No surprises in the January window because we all knew (although was hoping to be proved wrong) that the Venky,s were not going to invest has was suggested by the conman Kean.
Roberts and Andrews of no great lose, yet to see Ryan Nelson despatched in this way and having been given no play time for the last two months suggest all was not well between the two parties.
Best of luck to him because he has been a very commited player over the last five seasons...and remember he cost the club nothing !
So, well done Venky and Kean....that is the way you treat your ex club captain....that is the way you treat the fans....hopingly what goes around comes around.
It is all about the team in the next month, especially with everyone from Manager to the whole squad members needing to make it happen on this shoestring budget.
Of the Venky,s I can,nt believe the arrogance of not making any attempt of up-front communication with the fans and sponsors.... they certainly deserve all the negative feedback via the (world) media.

I know we have become used to lies and more lies from our owners et al, but you are a bit off the mark on this I think Kiwi....

It is only a couple of weeks ago that Skippy Nelson was making statements to the worlds media as below:

Nelsen came home to New Zealand to consult specialists seeking confirmation the problem in his right knee would not prevent him playing at the highest level again.

"The medical team at Blackburn have been brilliant, they are world class, but it's always good to get a second opinion from guys I know and trust. It's always good when a New Zealander sees a New Zealander."

Nelsen said the visit had confirmed that he can expect to play again. Some Kiwi summer sunshine in Christchurch, Marlborough and Auckland has also helped him feel physically and mentally refreshed, "and hopefully I can get back and help the team".

But he is still taking a cautious approach, saying it is too early to say when he will be able to play at premier league level. "I played a game against Aston Villa in August when some other players weren't available. It set me back really, long term.

"I just don't want that same thing to happen again. I want to be sure when I do come back that I won't be doing long-term damage."

The All Whites' 2010 World Cup finals hero does not feel the injury will prematurely end his career but the 34-year-old quipped: "When you get to my age, you can't guarantee anything!"

The Cantabrian, who returns to England early next week, said it had been "really painful and frustrating having to sit on the sidelines and watch" as Blackburn struggled at the foot of the premier league table this season.

Don't we all know it mate.....

However no need to 'skip' off to bleeding Spurs without even saying bye-bye to the folks who generally supported you really well and appreciated your efforts AND helped pay your wages!

Can only think that Nelson was not a Venkys/Kean fan and just couldn't wait to get away to NZ to get NZ surgeons confirm he is fit to play again. Then he lines up his exit plan. But he didn't need to do it in this underhand way surely?


The Spuds fans don't seem too impressed either, as the comments about signing Nelson are quite derogatory - they cant understand why Old Harry let Bassong go and signed Nelson! just have a look on some of their sites and you will see what I mean.

Anyway lets go beat the Geordies tonight and celebrate another victory...

What's underhand about what he's done? He's returned, and by all accounts the club have released him from his contract. It's hardly his fault they want the higher earners off the wage bill.

DISGRACE Its time for the Admiral to speak and let his devout followers know what the hell is going on down there.

So, on the whole we got shut of two players who haven't figured for 6 months, brought in a dedicated right back and Olssons twin brother as well, obviously there is plenty of room for the moaning minnies to manouvre somewhere in between. Samba stays as does Hoilett Nzonzi Formica and Rochina but some on here are still having a moan.
We need a name change to Victor Meldrew FC.

captain ian wrote:
For the life of me, i can't understand why all you football fans get so upset about football matters, There is so many other things in life that are important than football. just a thought.

For the life of me, I can't understand why someone with absolutely no interest in football would take the time and effort to comment on a football story. Having said that, judging by the poor punctuation, maybe you haven't spent too much time on your post.

So, all the rumours of asset stripping are once again quashed. Hang your heads in shame you rock belly crawlers. Maybe the said same people who say there are hidden agenda's are actually speaking about themselves, spreading lies and tomshittery at every opportunity to try and destabilise the club. For what reason you have to ask yourself. As I said the other day, I'm getting a bit tired of all this nonesense being spread by our own so called supporters. Henny penny all of them. You know who you are. I honestly think some ae dingles having a right old hoot.

Admiral Nelsen does an Italian and abandons the sinking ship!!!

The proof will be on show tonite that what kean is doin is the right thing..he said he wanted a younger squad and slowly he as done that and also still got a few older experienced heads around...tonite rovers will av thier moment 3-0 to beat newcastle and our first clean sheet of the season Good Luck lads show the doubters

The main thing is we got through the window without loosing any of our better players ,and we got a couple of lads who have everything to prove so should be eager to impress. Tonight we have a glorious chance to pull away from Wolves and Wigan and catch up three points on those above us.Lets hope Samba can put his disapointment behind him and lead us to safety come on you blue and whites!

I think the club has missed Nelsen through 'injury' god sake and now he has gone.

I can understand why he left he loves this club he doesn't want to be here in this state.

But why did we let him go!?!

Well at least we did our delaing early so they could hit the ground running.

More b0ll0cks again !!!

dis-illusioned Rover wrote:
Well at least we did our delaing early so they could hit the ground running.

More b0ll0cks again !!!

Clearly meant "dealings" - still annoyed the morning after !!!

Clucking-hell@BRFC wrote:
Based on last years squad, Venkys must be saving 20m+ p\a on player wages alone. So much for investing in their baby?

Having seen what they have done with our club, does this not make them, technically, paedophiles?

I bet Samba's not right chuffed this morning with Nelsen going. He was hoping it would be the other way around.

captain ian wrote:
For the life of me, i can't understand why all you football fans get so upset about football matters, There is so many other things in life that are important than football. just a thought.

dont come here then tit

bluerob wrote:
So we have been lied to about Nelsen as well as all the rest , its never ending and unfortunately its starting to wear me down to the point I am starting to lose interest after 47 years of going down to Ewood. Saw Keith Andrews interviewed on SSN after signing for WBA , he said the difference between the club he signed for and just left was like "chalk and cheese".

Think you can disregard these words of wisdom from Andrews, obviously a bitter man. How does he know WBA will be any better than BRFC, he's only been there 2 minutes and, be honest, he's no Messi.

Many thanks for the 5m per window transfer funds Venkys, much appreciated.

Samba has come out and said he can't give 100% for us anymore. The petulant stance both he and the club have taken has done neither party any favours. With a bit of sensible dialogue, I'm sure a compromise could have been found. As it stands, I doubt he will play again. And if his heart isn't in it, he shouldn't. I think Kean is slowly getting rid of those older heads who had a bit of influence on the younger lads. If Robinsons form hadn't been so exceptional, he'd be another.

Best of luck to Roberts, Nelsen and Andrews. All deserved much better, and 2 should have walked into our starting 11.

Won't say to much it seems to touch the nerve ends of some people - the fact that Nelsen has gone at the age of 34 is not surprising - its the way it has been done - Kean and the Venkys have no respect what so ever for the Rovers fans - they bring this hostility upon themselves by not being up front and communicating with them.
Nelsen has been a good club man unlike some and it would have been nice for the fans to see him and wish him well but not to be - we just have to sit back say nothing and accept all the fairy tales we are told by Kean - well not me!!!!
So much then for the 4 premiership players we were going to buy and who would hit the ground running - instead one undisclosed small fee and two freebies and none playing for there current teams - excellent buys and now we can see why Kean kept these signings close to his chest.
Lastly when are we going to see the Venkys at Ewood supporting their so called 'baby' - only time will tell - I hope when the eventually do turn up they get the reception that they deserve.!!!!!!!
out with Kean and out withe the Venkys.

Keep Darwen Green wrote:
So, all the rumours of asset stripping are once again quashed. Hang your heads in shame you rock belly crawlers. Maybe the said same people who say there are hidden agenda's are actually speaking about themselves, spreading lies and tomshittery at every opportunity to try and destabilise the club. For what reason you have to ask yourself. As I said the other day, I'm getting a bit tired of all this nonesense being spread by our own so called supporters. Henny penny all of them. You know who you are. I honestly think some ae dingles having a right old hoot.

Agree KDG, I am breaking my own boycott by commenting but you are saying exactly what I have been getting at for two years +
Sick of the Trolls on here
Btw I was told that Nelsens injury was career ending back in October, he is 34 and gets a reaction to playing, he wont get many games now.Sorry to see him go but we move on.
3 points tonite, thermals out ready !
See y'all in May , back to my exile now

Remember the bungs Redknapp tried to get for Nelsen years ago looks like he finally got his man!

Keep Darwen Green wrote:
So, on the whole we got shut of two players who haven't figured for 6 months, brought in a dedicated right back and Olssons twin brother as well, obviously there is plenty of room for the moaning minnies to manouvre somewhere in between. Samba stays as does Hoilett Nzonzi Formica and Rochina but some on here are still having a moan. We need a name change to Victor Meldrew FC.

I admire your optimism; we've signed a relegation candidate's reserve full back and why should we get excited about Olssen's older/younger brother on the basis he is from the same gene pool?

And those we've kept? Two most definitely want away, one won't sign a contract, so we can assume he does as well, and we aren't too sure where the other two stand.

Time to rejoice for sure.

Keep Darwen Green wrote:
So, all the rumours of asset stripping are once again quashed. Hang your heads in shame you rock belly crawlers. Maybe the said same people who say there are hidden agenda's are actually speaking about themselves, spreading lies and tomshittery at every opportunity to try and destabilise the club. For what reason you have to ask yourself. As I said the other day, I'm getting a bit tired of all this nonesense being spread by our own so called supporters. Henny penny all of them. You know who you are. I honestly think some ae dingles having a right old hoot.

Keep Darwen Green
Where is the investment promised? You need to open your eyes and look at just what these unprincipled owners are doing to the club.

And before I forget I would like to welcome Mr Olsson and Mr Orr to our great club, Victor Meldrew FC.

Wild Rover wrote:

Keep Darwen Green wrote:
So, all the rumours of asset stripping are once again quashed. Hang your heads in shame you rock belly crawlers. Maybe the said same people who say there are hidden agenda's are actually speaking about themselves, spreading lies and tomshittery at every opportunity to try and destabilise the club. For what reason you have to ask yourself. As I said the other day, I'm getting a bit tired of all this nonesense being spread by our own so called supporters. Henny penny all of them. You know who you are. I honestly think some ae dingles having a right old hoot.

Agree KDG, I am breaking my own boycott by commenting but you are saying exactly what I have been getting at for two years +
Sick of the Trolls on here
Btw I was told that Nelsens injury was career ending back in October, he is 34 and gets a reaction to playing, he wont get many games now.Sorry to see him go but we move on.
3 points tonite, thermals out ready !
See y'all in May , back to my exile now

Aww 2 peas in a pod, I'd like to see your rosey gardens, happy, bright nicey nice ppl mwahh **** yum yum

Hovis1945 wrote:
Admiral Nelsen does an Italian and abandons the sinking ship!!!

ha ha nice 1,,thinking the same myself(greed like Friedal)

jeppo wrote:
Jesus! Theres something very peculiar going on down at Ewood...thats for sure!!

Not really……separati
ng the wheat from the chaff.


Any one nearing a clause in their contract that will cost the club (Venkeys!) substantial expense are being allowed to leave or frozen out (not allowing the clause to trigger ). All the players this applies to are players not adding any value to the worth to BRFC (in someone’s opinion!!)- in other words on the balance sheet they are liabilities not assets.

Samba, Holilet, Formica, Olsson, Yak (at the moment) and a few others are different, they are assets which are part of the overall club valuation.

Any betting the three new signings will have inferior negotiated contract to the players leaving.

Saying that, Kean/or someone!! must have advise the owners of the value of all individual players worth to the club……this approach is no different to how all the employees of BRFC are being treated, not just the multi-million footballers (which I haven’t the slightest concern with) but the office/labourers staff etc with their job security up in the air now is concerning.


Culling -in a word!!

Most of us are disappointed Nelsen has gone because he was so popular and in his day a very good player. But he is 34 and the last time we saw him play he looked very creaky running. What he will do at Spurs s0d knows - carry Harry's cash bags I imagine or his jim jams to The Scrubs.
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Andrews departure is a relief - to watch such a limited player is painful.
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Fulham have signed B-Listers and certainly not players to blow the bottom teams out of the water. Yeah, Hughes will get them coached-to-death playing his way and they will probably survive.
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Arguably, Olsson and Orr are C-Listers, but at least we have kept our best players.

It's all about money, cutting costs and nothing to do with Football. There's no footie strategy. Salgado hasn't been good lately, but I'd prefer him in a struggle than Orr, it's just that Orr is cheaper. I have never liked Andrews but he could have been handy in a relegation struggle, but Venkys wanted shutt of his higher wages.
Nelsen was probably offered some coaching chance at Spurs.
It's just like Emmo, he said publically he would have prefered to stay a bit longer then go to Oz, but venkys cleared him and his wages off the payroll double quick when there was the chance of cash.
"We're not a selling club" remember that one.
We've beome a "cash-and-carry" club.

Billypieman wrote:

captain ian wrote:
For the life of me, i can't understand why all you football fans get so upset about football matters, There is so many other things in life that are important than football. just a thought.

For the life of me, I can't understand why someone with absolutely no interest in football would take the time and effort to comment on a football story. Having said that, judging by the poor punctuation, maybe you haven't spent too much time on your post.

Sounds like a chap who's team got beat last night 5-1 to me.

A Rover 45 years and over wrote:
We need to back Keen now it's our only hope. He has shown a bit of form of late under difficult circumstances. He has managed to hold a lead on the last few occasions of which didn't happen before. Lets hope he can scrap our way out of it. We kicked him for good reason in the first half of the season for poor results. Now we need to back him for better reasons in the later half, for the good of our own club and hope he can pull off a miracle. At least we have kept the better players, a shock about Nelson though.

Did Keen not know about Nelson fitness to play football.I think someone is telling porkies.
Mr Keen is 100% to the owners. Do you think he cares what happens to our club.The players deserve our full support. Mr Keen needs to be ignored then he may go away when this season ends.

Nelsen played against Huddersfield at Brockhall yesterday. Not a bad feat for a crock.

hassy bloke wrote:

bluerob wrote:
So we have been lied to about Nelsen as well as all the rest , its never ending and unfortunately its starting to wear me down to the point I am starting to lose interest after 47 years of going down to Ewood. Saw Keith Andrews interviewed on SSN after signing for WBA , he said the difference between the club he signed for and just left was like "chalk and cheese".

Think you can disregard these words of wisdom from Andrews, obviously a bitter man. How does he know WBA will be any better than BRFC, he's only been there 2 minutes and, be honest, he's no Messi.

Nothing to do with WBA. Andrews was comparing the Rovers he joined too the Rovers be left.

True Amdrews was / is no Messi, but he did not deserve the treatment he got from so called Rovers fans.

BJS wrote:

Keep Darwen Green wrote:
So, all the rumours of asset stripping are once again quashed. Hang your heads in shame you rock belly crawlers. Maybe the said same people who say there are hidden agenda's are actually speaking about themselves, spreading lies and tomshittery at every opportunity to try and destabilise the club. For what reason you have to ask yourself. As I said the other day, I'm getting a bit tired of all this nonesense being spread by our own so called supporters. Henny penny all of them. You know who you are. I honestly think some ae dingles having a right old hoot.

Keep Darwen Green
Where is the investment promised? You need to open your eyes and look at just what these unprincipled owners are doing to the club.

The poison posting is starting early I see. Before we went in the window we were selling Nzonzi Formica Samba Hoilett and the YAK. Now its shut and we sold Andrews let Nelsen leave for free and its blown all the asset stripping tomsh1ttery out of the water. So now we have to roll out the hey wheres the investment bandwagon so come next tranfer window the dung beatles will have amassed another big ball of sh1t to spread and to hoof around.
They didn't strip any assets we took on some steady away signings, we have reduced the average age of the squad for the second period. So all you lot can do is moan. Typical Victor Meldrew FC.

BJS wrote:

Keep Darwen Green wrote:
So, all the rumours of asset stripping are once again quashed. Hang your heads in shame you rock belly crawlers. Maybe the said same people who say there are hidden agenda's are actually speaking about themselves, spreading lies and tomshittery at every opportunity to try and destabilise the club. For what reason you have to ask yourself. As I said the other day, I'm getting a bit tired of all this nonesense being spread by our own so called supporters. Henny penny all of them. You know who you are. I honestly think some ae dingles having a right old hoot.

Keep Darwen Green
Where is the investment promised? You need to open your eyes and look at just what these unprincipled owners are doing to the club.

Get used to it, the greenest thing in darwen is this numpty who changes her oppinion like the weather. What this shows is that Venkys are crap at business. A defender who's interception stats are bettered by only by two other defenders in the Prem and they 'let him go'. The fact is, if you can't afford to offer someone another contract you'll take anything, including letting people go for nothing. My argument about Venky's is that they don't have any money to invest and know nothing about football, yet want to dictate every move......'from the safety of India'. They are investing nothing and simply waiting to earn a gauranteed £12million a year over the next four years, then and only then will they drop the club like a brick. The whole deal stinks of ......(insert your own words here)

"Asset stripping" the removal of assets and who have Rovers brought in? Free transfers, a guy they turned down in 2006 and a player not good enough to play for another relegation battler, QPR. On the argument of asset stripping, they can hardly be said to have replaced any assets like for like. The farce that was the transfer window will not improve Rovers chances. speaks volumes when Kieth Andres has said he couldn't wait to get away from Rovers.