Gomes set for Blackburn Rovers medical today (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Hippocroccapig wrote:
Got a real Dad's Army going on at Ewood nowadays.

'Don't tell him your name Kean'

Lancs - pensioner wrote:
36 years old and gets a good two year contract, God has he got the same agent as Myles Anderson!

This lad may be ok whilst the suns shining in August to October, I think he will struggle physically and mentally in the rain sleet and snow from November till April though.

Good luck to him getting one last big pay day, it's not coming from any money made from my pocket, I will check him out at away games.

Harwoodstblue wrote:

Hippocroccapig wrote:
Got a real Dad's Army going on at Ewood nowadays.

'Don't tell him your name Kean'

Dingles have gone very quiet though.

hugofakenham wrote:
Now the club's showing real intent I'm going to get my 4 sts for me and my lads.
My mates are convinced too.
We are turning the corner.
C'mon all you boycotters (Lancs Pensioner etc.) ..........get off your high horses and get the st bought. You know it makes sense.
COYB
RTID
34th. etc. etc.

Jack Herer wrote:

hugofakenham wrote:
Now the club's showing real intent I'm going to get my 4 sts for me and my lads.
My mates are convinced too.
We are turning the corner.
C'mon all you boycotters (Lancs Pensioner etc.) ..........get off your high horses and get the st bought. You know it makes sense.
COYB
RTID
34th. etc. etc.

I'm guessing the "fake" part of your name is the give away here.

You have got to be a dingle.

DanBlackburn wrote:
I really am disappointed to see people overly excited about this signing, Murphy and Best. Mediocrity for our now very mediocre club.
We are losing all our quality, by mid August our backbone will have gone, to be replaced by Uncle Festers cronies and ill informed ageing journeymen looking for their pension.
Do not be fooled, they are not investing only using a proportion of current and future sales.
As as we all keep saying - what is the point with the Vile One in charge? Some people are actually thinking we could succeed. Have you not been watching for the last 18 months?! Get a grip. Continue the boycott.

blueblooded wrote:
Genuinely excited about Gomes joining rovers at this stage and really surprised by the negativity on here for his age recently. Plenty of life left in the not so old dog, and those who keep saying the championship is much more demanding, is it really more demanding than where he is coming from or just more than the Premiership?

Personally, injury arguments accepted, providing he doesn't get injured he will be one of the shining lights at Ewood this season. His ambition, style of play technical ability speak for themselves.

A Darener wrote:
This is going to be the problem. Would love to see all these new players play. But! How can I without supporting the Kean/venky's? Perhaps if I watched from the hill at the back, like we have done in the past, when we couldn't get on the ground. Trouble is can only see part of the play. Just cannot give my money to this regime. Ah well! Maybe the season after.

benal13 wrote:
danny murphy said,, last nights L,T. it wasn,t about blackburn when he called our style of play rewind YOU TUBE 7 oct 2010 the stokes BLACKBURNS and wolves ,the fact is there players are so pumped up there is inevitably going to be problems if it wasn,t about BLACKBURN danny why mention us, or where you just telling lies in last nights paper, yes i think you will fit in well at ewood danny.

French Rover wrote:

DanBlackburn wrote:
I really am disappointed to see people overly excited about this signing, Murphy and Best. Mediocrity for our now very mediocre club.
We are losing all our quality, by mid August our backbone will have gone, to be replaced by Uncle Festers cronies and ill informed ageing journeymen looking for their pension.
Do not be fooled, they are not investing only using a proportion of current and future sales.
As as we all keep saying - what is the point with the Vile One in charge? Some people are actually thinking we could succeed. Have you not been watching for the last 18 months?! Get a grip. Continue the boycott.

Cant agree with your description or view of what is mediocre Dan....

Murphy is certainly not mediocre - he is a proven and experienced prem midfielder and Fulham wanted to keep him in the prem.

Best took a while to get going at Newcastle when he went there but actually scored some cracking goals once he got his chance and was really taken to heart by the Geordies who know and appreciate their center forwards. Best will wear the No 9 shirt at Rovers and I am sure he will do it and us proud.

They would both have been decent signings had we still been in the prem - so not sure where you are coming from on this?

Gomes looks to be a very good signing too - he will bring some top level European and international experience to the club which to be fair is really needed now.

We are 4-1 (fifth favourites) for promotion now and you can begin to see why when you see the team taking shape.

I know we will still lose some players like Hoilett (but he has been leaving for 12 months or more now in his own mind) but good luck to Junior wherever he goes. Robinson wont be that big a loss really (good bloke but worst saves to shots record in the prem) and we will probably also lose Olsson (good player but never really progressed as his performances for Sweden showed at the Euros) and maybe N'Zonzi. NZonzi would have been good playing alongside Murphy as he could give the young lad the confidence he so badly needs.

Just need a certain person to leave (now) and we could all be set to enjoy a decent season.

fitz808 wrote:

A Darener wrote:
This is going to be the problem. Would love to see all these new players play. But! How can I without supporting the Kean/venky's? Perhaps if I watched from the hill at the back, like we have done in the past, when we couldn't get on the ground. Trouble is can only see part of the play. Just cannot give my money to this regime. Ah well! Maybe the season after.

you could just go? contentious i know, but if you really do want to support the team, just go to the games. from what some seem to think, the evidence agains the 'fit and proper' criteria seems to be nailed on, so the whole lot will be in jail at some point and we will have new ownership.
if there turns out to be no evidence, then we can all just try an move on hoping things will improve. either way, going and supporting the team that you love seems to be the best thing to do from a fans point of view.
...yeah, yeah, i know. curse me for even suggesting it.

Harwoodstblue wrote:

Hippocroccapig wrote: Got a real Dad's Army going on at Ewood nowadays. 'Don't tell him your name Kean'

Dingles have gone very quiet though.

lusorover wrote:
Oh and Nuno - have a word with Adrien Silva beacuse he is a cracking player and would be a real capture.

fitz808 wrote:

benal13 wrote:
danny murphy said,, last nights L,T. it wasn,t about blackburn when he called our style of play rewind YOU TUBE 7 oct 2010 the stokes BLACKBURNS and wolves ,the fact is there players are so pumped up there is inevitably going to be problems if it wasn,t about BLACKBURN danny why mention us, or where you just telling lies in last nights paper, yes i think you will fit in well at ewood danny.

oh my lord! who cares? seriously, what difference does it make? he was speaking about a very specific situation at a very specific time and probably had a little bit of a point. we surely have to be big enough to take a spot of criticism here and there, reagrdless of whether it stands up. if he felt it was a big enough issue, he wouldn't be here, so what's the point of us worrying about it?

fitz808 wrote:

A Darener wrote:
This is going to be the problem. Would love to see all these new players play. But! How can I without supporting the Kean/venky's? Perhaps if I watched from the hill at the back, like we have done in the past, when we couldn't get on the ground. Trouble is can only see part of the play. Just cannot give my money to this regime. Ah well! Maybe the season after.

you could just go? contentious i know, but if you really do want to support the team, just go to the games. from what some seem to think, the evidence agains the 'fit and proper' criteria seems to be nailed on, so the whole lot will be in jail at some point and we will have new ownership.
if there turns out to be no evidence, then we can all just try an move on hoping things will improve. either way, going and supporting the team that you love seems to be the best thing to do from a fans point of view.
...yeah, yeah, i know. curse me for even suggesting it.

Tuo Neak wrote:

fitz808 wrote:

A Darener wrote:
This is going to be the problem. Would love to see all these new players play. But! How can I without supporting the Kean/venky's? Perhaps if I watched from the hill at the back, like we have done in the past, when we couldn't get on the ground. Trouble is can only see part of the play. Just cannot give my money to this regime. Ah well! Maybe the season after.

you could just go? contentious i know, but if you really do want to support the team, just go to the games. from what some seem to think, the evidence agains the 'fit and proper' criteria seems to be nailed on, so the whole lot will be in jail at some point and we will have new ownership.
if there turns out to be no evidence, then we can all just try an move on hoping things will improve. either way, going and supporting the team that you love seems to be the best thing to do from a fans point of view.
...yeah, yeah, i know. curse me for even suggesting it.

Here is the big problem, I have renewed. Never in doubt, but what happens when the first goal goes in for Hull at Ewood. I can already imagine the reaction and this is why the manager must be replaced before the season starts. The damage was done so long ago, there is no fresh start.

I first uttered the words "Kean Out" at Cardiff away, while our team was played off the park. The feeling will not leave me until he is removed. Judging from the comments on every story, its not just me that feels this way. Either the club wake up or we face another season of anger, protests and disappointing results on the field.

MidlandRover85 wrote:
From what i remeber of this guy he is a goal poacher so he wont need speed just a good football brain. Hoping he's like a teddy sheringham type signing for us. Great squad player imo. Plus he's got legendary status with the portugese so he could sell shirts and tempt a few signings our way. Could be clever signing

A Darener wrote:
Oops you've got me at it I meant ....tuo naek

hugofakenham wrote:
Now the club's showing real intent I'm going to get my 4 sts for me and my lads.
My mates are convinced too.
We are turning the corner.
C'mon all you boycotters (Lancs Pensioner etc.) ..........get off your high horses and get the st bought. You know it makes sense.
COYB
RTID
34th. etc. etc.

midas wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

Hippocroccapig wrote: Got a real Dad's Army going on at Ewood nowadays. 'Don't tell him your name Kean'

Dingles have gone very quiet though.

Only because we have so many things to laugh about we don't know where to start!
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Leon "1 in 4" Best (take out his goals scored for Yeovil and Bournemouth in the 3rd Div and his record is even worse!) and Nuno Gomes - released by Benfica, released by Braga and hasn't played a serious international match since 2008 (unsurprisingly dropped from the international squad because he wasn't getting enough game time at his club. He hasnt played more than 20 games a season since 2008/9.
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Having said all that Danny Murphy could be your Graham Alexander!
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I can't see anyone chanting "Stevie Keans Blue and White Army" so perhaps just "Dads Army" will do.

Tuo Neak wrote:

fitz808 wrote:

A Darener wrote: This is going to be the problem. Would love to see all these new players play. But! How can I without supporting the Kean/venky's? Perhaps if I watched from the hill at the back, like we have done in the past, when we couldn't get on the ground. Trouble is can only see part of the play. Just cannot give my money to this regime. Ah well! Maybe the season after.

you could just go? contentious i know, but if you really do want to support the team, just go to the games. from what some seem to think, the evidence agains the 'fit and proper' criteria seems to be nailed on, so the whole lot will be in jail at some point and we will have new ownership. if there turns out to be no evidence, then we can all just try an move on hoping things will improve. either way, going and supporting the team that you love seems to be the best thing to do from a fans point of view. ...yeah, yeah, i know. curse me for even suggesting it.

Here is the big problem, I have renewed. Never in doubt, but what happens when the first goal goes in for Hull at Ewood. I can already imagine the reaction and this is why the manager must be replaced before the season starts. The damage was done so long ago, there is no fresh start. I first uttered the words "Kean Out" at Cardiff away, while our team was played off the park. The feeling will not leave me until he is removed. Judging from the comments on every story, its not just me that feels this way. Either the club wake up or we face another season of anger, protests and disappointing results on the field.

blueblooded wrote:
Again, I question, if you've decided to give up attending the games because of Kean, who obviously isnt going anywhere on his own volition and even less likely to be sacked by Venkys if supporters dont attend but results are going our way, what are you doing constantly announcing to the world on LT about your intentions not to attend and your hatred for Kean??

I know a few deluded believe anyone of any clout actually reads LT's comments, but come on.. There are only two ways Kean will go. By force by sacking by Venky's if results are not going our way (doubtful), or if any wrong doings are proven, which could be a long long time in coming if the legal system in this country is anything to go by.

Either way, Kean is here for the medium term at least, so can we give it a rest with the Kean vitriol, because tbh, its getting boring. We come on here to read about latest Rovers signings and happenings, not endless rants about what has gone on which was frankly depressing enough at the time, and isnt made any better when its constantly repeated like a stuck record on here. No, we arent swayed by the new signings, but neither do we want to be negative nancy's about anything that happens at Rovers which doesnt involve Baldy's sacking - which would be like Christmas to any true blues ears.

hugofakenham wrote:
Now the club's showing real intent I'm going to get my 4 sts for me and my lads.
My mates are convinced too.
We are turning the corner.
C'mon all you boycotters (Lancs Pensioner etc.) ..........get off your high horses and get the st bought. You know it makes sense.
COYB
RTID
34th. etc. etc.

blueblooded wrote:
BREAKING: Vineeth Rao told to step down!

hugofakenham wrote:
Now the club's showing real intent I'm going to get my 4 sts for me and my lads.
My mates are convinced too.
We are turning the corner.
C'mon all you boycotters (Lancs Pensioner etc.) ..........get off your high horses and get the st bought. You know it makes sense.
COYB
RTID
34th. etc. etc.

Lancs - pensioner wrote:

hugofakenham wrote:
Now the club's showing real intent I'm going to get my 4 sts for me and my lads.
My mates are convinced too.
We are turning the corner.
C'mon all you boycotters (Lancs Pensioner etc.) ..........get off your high horses and get the st bought. You know it makes sense.
COYB
RTID
34th. etc. etc.

Hi Hugo
First of all I am not on a high horse I love my club, a couple if cheap signings and you have not seen who is about to leave and you think everything in the garden is rosy, have you forgotten what's happened to OUR club over the last eighteen months, relegation, lies, lies and more lies, you are entitled to your opinion and I respect that but don't try and get me back there whilst the shower are running the show, I have said previously this time of year should be great for all us fans but with the corruption about to be unfolded and Kean still manager, no thanks I will stay away a bit longer, may see you at away matches though, good luck, I hope it turns out well for both of us and we get a good manager who will be open and HONEST with us.

J.C - Rishton wrote:

lusorover wrote:
Oh and Nuno - have a word with Adrien Silva beacuse he is a cracking player and would be a real capture.

A cracking player, Silva ?? - how do you know ?? - how many times have you seen him play ?? (last season he played in Israel and the lower reaches of the Portugese league).
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I confess I havent seen him (like 99.9% of people on here) but I'm not very excited about either of these portuguese players.
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If you look at Silva's stats they are less than impressive - he obviously hasnt made the grade at Sporting Lisbon (33 appearances, 0 goals in 5 seasons ??) and the only clubs to really show an interest in him was Macabi Haiffa and some crappy small club in Portugal - hardly a signing to get the pulse racing !!
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Nuno Gomes - very good player in his day but is 36 !!, is coming to play in a 46 game, physical, kick and rush league in a cold wet climate.
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Non of which he'll have experienced before and non of which I think will suit him - also when you factor in that non of the 5 or 6 big teams in Portugal seem really interested in signing him, says it all. Way past his best (and they all know it) looking for one last decent payday - and he's found it at Ewood.
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Murphy and Best - potentially very good signings, they know what to expect, both football and living/climate wise and can fit straight into the team - the 2 Portugueses lads - ?? (bear in mind that Vukevic, unlike Silva was a regular 1st teamer at Sporting Lisbon and has hardly lit Ewood up since his arrival).
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I think these 2 Portuguese signings are simply because they can be made quickly (no one else really wants them) and it shows "real intent" and is aimed at getting the easily impressed and the guilible to renew their season tickets before the scale of the player exodus out of Ewood becomes obvious (Hoilett, Yak, Robinson, Olsson, Formica, Nzonzi, Dann, Rochina, Vukevic) with possibly Givet and Hanley also possibly departing - if they were to get better offers.

blueblooded wrote:
BREAKING: Vineeth Rao told to step down!

French Rover wrote:

J.C - Rishton wrote:

lusorover wrote:
Oh and Nuno - have a word with Adrien Silva beacuse he is a cracking player and would be a real capture.

A cracking player, Silva ?? - how do you know ?? - how many times have you seen him play ?? (last season he played in Israel and the lower reaches of the Portugese league).
.
I confess I havent seen him (like 99.9% of people on here) but I'm not very excited about either of these portuguese players.
.
If you look at Silva's stats they are less than impressive - he obviously hasnt made the grade at Sporting Lisbon (33 appearances, 0 goals in 5 seasons ??) and the only clubs to really show an interest in him was Macabi Haiffa and some crappy small club in Portugal - hardly a signing to get the pulse racing !!
.
Nuno Gomes - very good player in his day but is 36 !!, is coming to play in a 46 game, physical, kick and rush league in a cold wet climate.
.
Non of which he'll have experienced before and non of which I think will suit him - also when you factor in that non of the 5 or 6 big teams in Portugal seem really interested in signing him, says it all. Way past his best (and they all know it) looking for one last decent payday - and he's found it at Ewood.
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Murphy and Best - potentially very good signings, they know what to expect, both football and living/climate wise and can fit straight into the team - the 2 Portugueses lads - ?? (bear in mind that Vukevic, unlike Silva was a regular 1st teamer at Sporting Lisbon and has hardly lit Ewood up since his arrival).
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I think these 2 Portuguese signings are simply because they can be made quickly (no one else really wants them) and it shows "real intent" and is aimed at getting the easily impressed and the guilible to renew their season tickets before the scale of the player exodus out of Ewood becomes obvious (Hoilett, Yak, Robinson, Olsson, Formica, Nzonzi, Dann, Rochina, Vukevic) with possibly Givet and Hanley also possibly departing - if they were to get better offers.

Hi JC,

the climate wont be a problem for Gomes as Braga is in the north west of Portugal and they get quite wet and windy winters and around 9.5C temps. A bit like Blackburn.

As for none of the top five 'big' teams in Portugal wanting him well Nuno Gomes has actually played for three of them already so no shock that he wants to try elsewhere.

As for the 'ewood exodus' well that is well documented and everyone knows pretty much who has gone and who will be going...but players come and go at every club so its not exactly sensational news is it? Plus some of the players who are going spent most of the season on the bench - like Formica, Rochina and Vukevic.
Hoilett's heart has not been in it for some time and well as much as I love the Yak I am not sure he could repeat last seasons heroics again. BTW Hanley will stay for sure and will be a big player for us this season.

It is the team for next season that is most important now. And it is starting to look OK so you can see why the bookies have us as at 4-1 and fifth favourites for promotion.

We struggled for over two years now and it would be oh so good to see the team to start winning matches and doing well again.

The disgraceful off the field happenings of the last 18 months or so and the disgraceful arrogance of a certain bloke at Ewood prevents most of us getting the normal excitement at the coming seasons prospects.

But if it was not for all the off-field stuff (that hopefully BRSIT etc will bring out into the open) then most fans would be very pleased at these signings.

blueblooded wrote:
BREAKING: Vineeth Rao told to step down!

makaveli96 wrote:

blueblooded wrote:
BREAKING: Vineeth Rao told to step down!

Who?

French Rover wrote:

blueblooded wrote:
BREAKING: Vineeth Rao told to step down!

now that is excellent and very important news.....Kean next?

BananaClarets wrote:
- Danny Murphy - A 35 year old who, despite what he says, is clearly there for the money and because Wovers are the only team that would give an ageing midfielder a 2 year deal. Too old for that role in this division, and I doubt he'll be too motivated.

- Leon Best - An average striker at best, just 29 goals in the last 134 appearances, mostly at this level. Newcastle will be extremely happy with 3 million for a player they would probably have considered releasing anyway.

- Nuno Gomes - A 36 year old last seen winding down his career at S..C Braga

Add to all this the fact that Steve Kean is still in charge and I think it's safe to say that there's nothing to worry about here.

French Rover wrote:

DanBlackburn wrote:
I really am disappointed to see people overly excited about this signing, Murphy and Best. Mediocrity for our now very mediocre club.
We are losing all our quality, by mid August our backbone will have gone, to be replaced by Uncle Festers cronies and ill informed ageing journeymen looking for their pension.
Do not be fooled, they are not investing only using a proportion of current and future sales.
As as we all keep saying - what is the point with the Vile One in charge? Some people are actually thinking we could succeed. Have you not been watching for the last 18 months?! Get a grip. Continue the boycott.

Cant agree with your description or view of what is mediocre Dan....

Murphy is certainly not mediocre - he is a proven and experienced prem midfielder and Fulham wanted to keep him in the prem.

Best took a while to get going at Newcastle when he went there but actually scored some cracking goals once he got his chance and was really taken to heart by the Geordies who know and appreciate their center forwards. Best will wear the No 9 shirt at Rovers and I am sure he will do it and us proud.

They would both have been decent signings had we still been in the prem - so not sure where you are coming from on this?

Gomes looks to be a very good signing too - he will bring some top level European and international experience to the club which to be fair is really needed now.

We are 4-1 (fifth favourites) for promotion now and you can begin to see why when you see the team taking shape.

I know we will still lose some players like Hoilett (but he has been leaving for 12 months or more now in his own mind) but good luck to Junior wherever he goes. Robinson wont be that big a loss really (good bloke but worst saves to shots record in the prem) and we will probably also lose Olsson (good player but never really progressed as his performances for Sweden showed at the Euros) and maybe N'Zonzi. NZonzi would have been good playing alongside Murphy as he could give the young lad the confidence he so badly needs.

Just need a certain person to leave (now) and we could all be set to enjoy a decent season.

baldie wrote:

midas wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

Hippocroccapig wrote: Got a real Dad's Army going on at Ewood nowadays. 'Don't tell him your name Kean'

Dingles have gone very quiet though.

Only because we have so many things to laugh about we don't know where to start! . Leon "1 in 4" Best (take out his goals scored for Yeovil and Bournemouth in the 3rd Div and his record is even worse!) and Nuno Gomes - released by Benfica, released by Braga and hasn't played a serious international match since 2008 (unsurprisingly dropped from the international squad because he wasn't getting enough game time at his club. He hasnt played more than 20 games a season since 2008/9. . Having said all that Danny Murphy could be your Graham Alexander! . I can't see anyone chanting "Stevie Keans Blue and White Army" so perhaps just "Dads Army" will do.

Did you leave out Gomes' goal scoring record for effect?

Lancs - pensioner wrote:

Lancs - pensioner wrote:

hugofakenham wrote:
Now the club's showing real intent I'm going to get my 4 sts for me and my lads.
My mates are convinced too.
We are turning the corner.
C'mon all you boycotters (Lancs Pensioner etc.) ..........get off your high horses and get the st bought. You know it makes sense.
COYB
RTID
34th. etc. etc.

Hi Hugo
First of all I am not on a high horse I love my club, a couple if cheap signings and you have not seen who is about to leave and you think everything in the garden is rosy, have you forgotten what's happened to OUR club over the last eighteen months, relegation, lies, lies and more lies, you are entitled to your opinion and I respect that but don't try and get me back there whilst the shower are running the show, I have said previously this time of year should be great for all us fans but with the corruption about to be unfolded and Kean still manager, no thanks I will stay away a bit longer, may see you at away matches though, good luck, I hope it turns out well for both of us and we get a good manager who will be open and HONEST with us.

PS Hugo look at your score and how many people agree with you, it's only a guide line but take a look!!

blueblooded wrote:
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DanBlackburn wrote:

French Rover wrote:

DanBlackburn wrote:
I really am disappointed to see people overly excited about this signing, Murphy and Best. Mediocrity for our now very mediocre club.
We are losing all our quality, by mid August our backbone will have gone, to be replaced by Uncle Festers cronies and ill informed ageing journeymen looking for their pension.
Do not be fooled, they are not investing only using a proportion of current and future sales.
As as we all keep saying - what is the point with the Vile One in charge? Some people are actually thinking we could succeed. Have you not been watching for the last 18 months?! Get a grip. Continue the boycott.

Cant agree with your description or view of what is mediocre Dan....

Murphy is certainly not mediocre - he is a proven and experienced prem midfielder and Fulham wanted to keep him in the prem.

Best took a while to get going at Newcastle when he went there but actually scored some cracking goals once he got his chance and was really taken to heart by the Geordies who know and appreciate their center forwards. Best will wear the No 9 shirt at Rovers and I am sure he will do it and us proud.

They would both have been decent signings had we still been in the prem - so not sure where you are coming from on this?

Gomes looks to be a very good signing too - he will bring some top level European and international experience to the club which to be fair is really needed now.

We are 4-1 (fifth favourites) for promotion now and you can begin to see why when you see the team taking shape.

I know we will still lose some players like Hoilett (but he has been leaving for 12 months or more now in his own mind) but good luck to Junior wherever he goes. Robinson wont be that big a loss really (good bloke but worst saves to shots record in the prem) and we will probably also lose Olsson (good player but never really progressed as his performances for Sweden showed at the Euros) and maybe N'Zonzi. NZonzi would have been good playing alongside Murphy as he could give the young lad the confidence he so badly needs.

Just need a certain person to leave (now) and we could all be set to enjoy a decent season.

Hello French Rover, I normally appreciate your considered opinions on this messageboard, but reall? Gomes isn't a 36 year has-been? Of course he is, and Championship defenders will kick lumps out of him, he will manage 15 matches a season at best. And talking of Best I have seen him play a few times including at Coventry. He is mediocre. His goal ratio is almost as bad as Roberts. He is a Championship player not someone who will take it by storm. And as for Murphy , well I hope I am proved wrong but let's see shall we. Your summation of the players we shall lose is way off track - Olsson and Nzonzi are class, how can anyone thrive under Fester's stewardship. When motivated Hoillet is excellent as is Robinson who is also an established figure.
The squad is taking shape indeed. For bottom half Championship or worse.

benal13 wrote:

Lancs - pensioner wrote:

Lancs - pensioner wrote:

hugofakenham wrote:
Now the club's showing real intent I'm going to get my 4 sts for me and my lads.
My mates are convinced too.
We are turning the corner.
C'mon all you boycotters (Lancs Pensioner etc.) ..........get off your high horses and get the st bought. You know it makes sense.
COYB
RTID
34th. etc. etc.

Hi Hugo
First of all I am not on a high horse I love my club, a couple if cheap signings and you have not seen who is about to leave and you think everything in the garden is rosy, have you forgotten what's happened to OUR club over the last eighteen months, relegation, lies, lies and more lies, you are entitled to your opinion and I respect that but don't try and get me back there whilst the shower are running the show, I have said previously this time of year should be great for all us fans but with the corruption about to be unfolded and Kean still manager, no thanks I will stay away a bit longer, may see you at away matches though, good luck, I hope it turns out well for both of us and we get a good manager who will be open and HONEST with us.

PS Hugo look at your score and how many people agree with you, it's only a guide line but take a look!!

P.P.S.lans pensioner hugo is a dingle!

midas wrote:

baldie wrote:

midas wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

Hippocroccapig wrote: Got a real Dad's Army going on at Ewood nowadays. 'Don't tell him your name Kean'

Dingles have gone very quiet though.

Only because we have so many things to laugh about we don't know where to start! . Leon "1 in 4" Best (take out his goals scored for Yeovil and Bournemouth in the 3rd Div and his record is even worse!) and Nuno Gomes - released by Benfica, released by Braga and hasn't played a serious international match since 2008 (unsurprisingly dropped from the international squad because he wasn't getting enough game time at his club. He hasnt played more than 20 games a season since 2008/9. . Having said all that Danny Murphy could be your Graham Alexander! . I can't see anyone chanting "Stevie Keans Blue and White Army" so perhaps just "Dads Army" will do.

Did you leave out Gomes' goal scoring record for effect?

What 12 goals in the last three seasons!!! The last time he reached double figures was in 2005 though to be fair he did score 24 goals in 1998.

A Darener wrote:

French Rover wrote:

J.C - Rishton wrote:

lusorover wrote:
Oh and Nuno - have a word with Adrien Silva beacuse he is a cracking player and would be a real capture.

A cracking player, Silva ?? - how do you know ?? - how many times have you seen him play ?? (last season he played in Israel and the lower reaches of the Portugese league).
.
I confess I havent seen him (like 99.9% of people on here) but I'm not very excited about either of these portuguese players.
.
If you look at Silva's stats they are less than impressive - he obviously hasnt made the grade at Sporting Lisbon (33 appearances, 0 goals in 5 seasons ??) and the only clubs to really show an interest in him was Macabi Haiffa and some crappy small club in Portugal - hardly a signing to get the pulse racing !!
.
Nuno Gomes - very good player in his day but is 36 !!, is coming to play in a 46 game, physical, kick and rush league in a cold wet climate.
.
Non of which he'll have experienced before and non of which I think will suit him - also when you factor in that non of the 5 or 6 big teams in Portugal seem really interested in signing him, says it all. Way past his best (and they all know it) looking for one last decent payday - and he's found it at Ewood.
.
Murphy and Best - potentially very good signings, they know what to expect, both football and living/climate wise and can fit straight into the team - the 2 Portugueses lads - ?? (bear in mind that Vukevic, unlike Silva was a regular 1st teamer at Sporting Lisbon and has hardly lit Ewood up since his arrival).
.
I think these 2 Portuguese signings are simply because they can be made quickly (no one else really wants them) and it shows "real intent" and is aimed at getting the easily impressed and the guilible to renew their season tickets before the scale of the player exodus out of Ewood becomes obvious (Hoilett, Yak, Robinson, Olsson, Formica, Nzonzi, Dann, Rochina, Vukevic) with possibly Givet and Hanley also possibly departing - if they were to get better offers.

Hi JC,

the climate wont be a problem for Gomes as Braga is in the north west of Portugal and they get quite wet and windy winters and around 9.5C temps. A bit like Blackburn.

As for none of the top five 'big' teams in Portugal wanting him well Nuno Gomes has actually played for three of them already so no shock that he wants to try elsewhere.

As for the 'ewood exodus' well that is well documented and everyone knows pretty much who has gone and who will be going...but players come and go at every club so its not exactly sensational news is it? Plus some of the players who are going spent most of the season on the bench - like Formica, Rochina and Vukevic.
Hoilett's heart has not been in it for some time and well as much as I love the Yak I am not sure he could repeat last seasons heroics again. BTW Hanley will stay for sure and will be a big player for us this season.

It is the team for next season that is most important now. And it is starting to look OK so you can see why the bookies have us as at 4-1 and fifth favourites for promotion.

We struggled for over two years now and it would be oh so good to see the team to start winning matches and doing well again.

The disgraceful off the field happenings of the last 18 months or so and the disgraceful arrogance of a certain bloke at Ewood prevents most of us getting the normal excitement at the coming seasons prospects.

But if it was not for all the off-field stuff (that hopefully BRSIT etc will bring out into the open) then most fans would be very pleased at these signings.

Fifth favourites for promotion? Only three go up, so we miss out!

French Rover wrote:

DanBlackburn wrote:

French Rover wrote:

DanBlackburn wrote:
I really am disappointed to see people overly excited about this signing, Murphy and Best. Mediocrity for our now very mediocre club.
We are losing all our quality, by mid August our backbone will have gone, to be replaced by Uncle Festers cronies and ill informed ageing journeymen looking for their pension.
Do not be fooled, they are not investing only using a proportion of current and future sales.
As as we all keep saying - what is the point with the Vile One in charge? Some people are actually thinking we could succeed. Have you not been watching for the last 18 months?! Get a grip. Continue the boycott.

Cant agree with your description or view of what is mediocre Dan....

Murphy is certainly not mediocre - he is a proven and experienced prem midfielder and Fulham wanted to keep him in the prem.

Best took a while to get going at Newcastle when he went there but actually scored some cracking goals once he got his chance and was really taken to heart by the Geordies who know and appreciate their center forwards. Best will wear the No 9 shirt at Rovers and I am sure he will do it and us proud.

They would both have been decent signings had we still been in the prem - so not sure where you are coming from on this?

Gomes looks to be a very good signing too - he will bring some top level European and international experience to the club which to be fair is really needed now.

We are 4-1 (fifth favourites) for promotion now and you can begin to see why when you see the team taking shape.

I know we will still lose some players like Hoilett (but he has been leaving for 12 months or more now in his own mind) but good luck to Junior wherever he goes. Robinson wont be that big a loss really (good bloke but worst saves to shots record in the prem) and we will probably also lose Olsson (good player but never really progressed as his performances for Sweden showed at the Euros) and maybe N'Zonzi. NZonzi would have been good playing alongside Murphy as he could give the young lad the confidence he so badly needs.

Just need a certain person to leave (now) and we could all be set to enjoy a decent season.

Hello French Rover, I normally appreciate your considered opinions on this messageboard, but reall? Gomes isn't a 36 year has-been? Of course he is, and Championship defenders will kick lumps out of him, he will manage 15 matches a season at best. And talking of Best I have seen him play a few times including at Coventry. He is mediocre. His goal ratio is almost as bad as Roberts. He is a Championship player not someone who will take it by storm. And as for Murphy , well I hope I am proved wrong but let's see shall we. Your summation of the players we shall lose is way off track - Olsson and Nzonzi are class, how can anyone thrive under Fester's stewardship. When motivated Hoillet is excellent as is Robinson who is also an established figure.
The squad is taking shape indeed. For bottom half Championship or worse.

Ok Dan guess we have to agree to differ on this one....Gomes is only a 35 has-been btw (until thursday)!

Oh and have to say that there will be no bottom half finish for us. The bookies are not often wrong (they had us to go down last season!) and they now have as fifth fav's to go back up.

midas wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

Hippocroccapig wrote: Got a real Dad's Army going on at Ewood nowadays. 'Don't tell him your name Kean'

Dingles have gone very quiet though.

Only because we have so many things to laugh about we don't know where to start!
.
Leon "1 in 4" Best (take out his goals scored for Yeovil and Bournemouth in the 3rd Div and his record is even worse!) and Nuno Gomes - released by Benfica, released by Braga and hasn't played a serious international match since 2008 (unsurprisingly dropped from the international squad because he wasn't getting enough game time at his club. He hasnt played more than 20 games a season since 2008/9.
.
Having said all that Danny Murphy could be your Graham Alexander!
.
I can't see anyone chanting "Stevie Keans Blue and White Army" so perhaps just "Dads Army" will do.

Hippocroccapig wrote:

French Rover wrote:

DanBlackburn wrote:

French Rover wrote:

DanBlackburn wrote:
I really am disappointed to see people overly excited about this signing, Murphy and Best. Mediocrity for our now very mediocre club.
We are losing all our quality, by mid August our backbone will have gone, to be replaced by Uncle Festers cronies and ill informed ageing journeymen looking for their pension.
Do not be fooled, they are not investing only using a proportion of current and future sales.
As as we all keep saying - what is the point with the Vile One in charge? Some people are actually thinking we could succeed. Have you not been watching for the last 18 months?! Get a grip. Continue the boycott.

Cant agree with your description or view of what is mediocre Dan....

Murphy is certainly not mediocre - he is a proven and experienced prem midfielder and Fulham wanted to keep him in the prem.

Best took a while to get going at Newcastle when he went there but actually scored some cracking goals once he got his chance and was really taken to heart by the Geordies who know and appreciate their center forwards. Best will wear the No 9 shirt at Rovers and I am sure he will do it and us proud.

They would both have been decent signings had we still been in the prem - so not sure where you are coming from on this?

Gomes looks to be a very good signing too - he will bring some top level European and international experience to the club which to be fair is really needed now.

We are 4-1 (fifth favourites) for promotion now and you can begin to see why when you see the team taking shape.

I know we will still lose some players like Hoilett (but he has been leaving for 12 months or more now in his own mind) but good luck to Junior wherever he goes. Robinson wont be that big a loss really (good bloke but worst saves to shots record in the prem) and we will probably also lose Olsson (good player but never really progressed as his performances for Sweden showed at the Euros) and maybe N'Zonzi. NZonzi would have been good playing alongside Murphy as he could give the young lad the confidence he so badly needs.

Just need a certain person to leave (now) and we could all be set to enjoy a decent season.

Hello French Rover, I normally appreciate your considered opinions on this messageboard, but reall? Gomes isn't a 36 year has-been? Of course he is, and Championship defenders will kick lumps out of him, he will manage 15 matches a season at best. And talking of Best I have seen him play a few times including at Coventry. He is mediocre. His goal ratio is almost as bad as Roberts. He is a Championship player not someone who will take it by storm. And as for Murphy , well I hope I am proved wrong but let's see shall we. Your summation of the players we shall lose is way off track - Olsson and Nzonzi are class, how can anyone thrive under Fester's stewardship. When motivated Hoillet is excellent as is Robinson who is also an established figure.
The squad is taking shape indeed. For bottom half Championship or worse.

Ok Dan guess we have to agree to differ on this one....Gomes is only a 35 has-been btw (until thursday)!

Oh and have to say that there will be no bottom half finish for us. The bookies are not often wrong (they had us to go down last season!) and they now have as fifth fav's to go back up.

Hmm - the bookies favourites to go up last season in the Championship were not Reading and Southampton, and the season before it certainly wasn't Norwich and Swansea?

I would say when it comes to the Championship the bookies get it wrong pretty much every season.

baldie wrote:

midas wrote:

baldie wrote:

midas wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

Hippocroccapig wrote: Got a real Dad's Army going on at Ewood nowadays. 'Don't tell him your name Kean'

Dingles have gone very quiet though.

Only because we have so many things to laugh about we don't know where to start! . Leon "1 in 4" Best (take out his goals scored for Yeovil and Bournemouth in the 3rd Div and his record is even worse!) and Nuno Gomes - released by Benfica, released by Braga and hasn't played a serious international match since 2008 (unsurprisingly dropped from the international squad because he wasn't getting enough game time at his club. He hasnt played more than 20 games a season since 2008/9. . Having said all that Danny Murphy could be your Graham Alexander! . I can't see anyone chanting "Stevie Keans Blue and White Army" so perhaps just "Dads Army" will do.

Did you leave out Gomes' goal scoring record for effect?

What 12 goals in the last three seasons!!! The last time he reached double figures was in 2005 though to be fair he did score 24 goals in 1998.

Was meaning the 222 in 583 games,statistics and all that. Oh and 29 in 79 for Portugal.

makaveli96 wrote:
Seriously though - Vineeth, Jerome, Shebby, Mrs D, Nuno etc etc.....

I miss Jack, Alan, Tims, Chris, Colin, David, Mike........

A Darener wrote:
Getting in the playoffs is not getting promoted! According to the odds we would lose in the playoffs. NO promotion. QED. And no I didn't go to Darwen Tech.

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote:
Getting in the playoffs is not getting promoted! According to the odds we would lose in the playoffs. NO promotion. QED. And no I didn't go to Darwen Tech.

never mind the odds just get your money on the Rovers to go up Darener...be nice to see someone from Darwen with a smile on their face. ;)

Lancs - pensioner wrote:

benal13 wrote:

Lancs - pensioner wrote:

Lancs - pensioner wrote:

hugofakenham wrote:
Now the club's showing real intent I'm going to get my 4 sts for me and my lads.
My mates are convinced too.
We are turning the corner.
C'mon all you boycotters (Lancs Pensioner etc.) ..........get off your high horses and get the st bought. You know it makes sense.
COYB
RTID
34th. etc. etc.

Hi Hugo
First of all I am not on a high horse I love my club, a couple if cheap signings and you have not seen who is about to leave and you think everything in the garden is rosy, have you forgotten what's happened to OUR club over the last eighteen months, relegation, lies, lies and more lies, you are entitled to your opinion and I respect that but don't try and get me back there whilst the shower are running the show, I have said previously this time of year should be great for all us fans but with the corruption about to be unfolded and Kean still manager, no thanks I will stay away a bit longer, may see you at away matches though, good luck, I hope it turns out well for both of us and we get a good manager who will be open and HONEST with us.

PS Hugo look at your score and how many people agree with you, it's only a guide line but take a look!!

P.P.S.lans pensioner hugo is a dingle!

Thanks for the update!!! Here's me thinking he was a true blue.

blueblooded wrote:

midas wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

Hippocroccapig wrote: Got a real Dad's Army going on at Ewood nowadays. 'Don't tell him your name Kean'

Dingles have gone very quiet though.

Only because we have so many things to laugh about we don't know where to start! . Leon "1 in 4" Best (take out his goals scored for Yeovil and Bournemouth in the 3rd Div and his record is even worse!) and Nuno Gomes - released by Benfica, released by Braga and hasn't played a serious international match since 2008 (unsurprisingly dropped from the international squad because he wasn't getting enough game time at his club. He hasnt played more than 20 games a season since 2008/9. . Having said all that Danny Murphy could be your Graham Alexander! . I can't see anyone chanting "Stevie Keans Blue and White Army" so perhaps just "Dads Army" will do.

Well of course.. he's no George Porter from the heady heights of the Orient.. :p

givet82 wrote:

Lancs - pensioner wrote:

benal13 wrote:

Lancs - pensioner wrote:

Lancs - pensioner wrote:

hugofakenham wrote:
Now the club's showing real intent I'm going to get my 4 sts for me and my lads.
My mates are convinced too.
We are turning the corner.
C'mon all you boycotters (Lancs Pensioner etc.) ..........get off your high horses and get the st bought. You know it makes sense.
COYB
RTID
34th. etc. etc.

Hi Hugo
First of all I am not on a high horse I love my club, a couple if cheap signings and you have not seen who is about to leave and you think everything in the garden is rosy, have you forgotten what's happened to OUR club over the last eighteen months, relegation, lies, lies and more lies, you are entitled to your opinion and I respect that but don't try and get me back there whilst the shower are running the show, I have said previously this time of year should be great for all us fans but with the corruption about to be unfolded and Kean still manager, no thanks I will stay away a bit longer, may see you at away matches though, good luck, I hope it turns out well for both of us and we get a good manager who will be open and HONEST with us.

PS Hugo look at your score and how many people agree with you, it's only a guide line but take a look!!

P.P.S.lans pensioner hugo is a dingle!

Thanks for the update!!! Here's me thinking he was a true blue.

p.p.p.s not everyones a dingle who don't share the same boring opinion what more do you want from them?Obviously kean being sacked but it looks like it's not gonna happen in the immediate future anyway's.l.p hello to you but corruption come on tell us what you know

HighburyB&W wrote:

Jack Herer wrote:

hugofakenham wrote:
Now the club's showing real intent I'm going to get my 4 sts for me and my lads.
My mates are convinced too.
We are turning the corner.
C'mon all you boycotters (Lancs Pensioner etc.) ..........get off your high horses and get the st bought. You know it makes sense.
COYB
RTID
34th. etc. etc.

I'm guessing the "fake" part of your name is the give away here.

You have got to be a dingle.

Real intent? We've sold Yak for £1m bought Best for £2.5 or 3 and two free transfers.
Real intent will be if Robbo, Givet, Ollson and Nzonzi stay...my bet is 0 out of 4

midas wrote:

blueblooded wrote:

midas wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

Hippocroccapig wrote: Got a real Dad's Army going on at Ewood nowadays. 'Don't tell him your name Kean'

Dingles have gone very quiet though.

Only because we have so many things to laugh about we don't know where to start! . Leon "1 in 4" Best (take out his goals scored for Yeovil and Bournemouth in the 3rd Div and his record is even worse!) and Nuno Gomes - released by Benfica, released by Braga and hasn't played a serious international match since 2008 (unsurprisingly dropped from the international squad because he wasn't getting enough game time at his club. He hasnt played more than 20 games a season since 2008/9. . Having said all that Danny Murphy could be your Graham Alexander! . I can't see anyone chanting "Stevie Keans Blue and White Army" so perhaps just "Dads Army" will do.

Well of course.. he's no George Porter from the heady heights of the Orient.. :p

What an up and coming 20 year old who will hopefully improve and we will sell for a profit or a 36 year old released on a free by his last two clubs who will take a conservative £1,000,000 in wages before leaving for nothing.
.
Oh dear you lot are in for a rude awakening when the reality of Championship football kicks in!!!

Bigbry wrote:

HighburyB&W wrote:

Jack Herer wrote:

hugofakenham wrote:
Now the club's showing real intent I'm going to get my 4 sts for me and my lads.
My mates are convinced too.
We are turning the corner.
C'mon all you boycotters (Lancs Pensioner etc.) ..........get off your high horses and get the st bought. You know it makes sense.
COYB
RTID
34th. etc. etc.

I'm guessing the "fake" part of your name is the give away here.

You have got to be a dingle.

Real intent? We've sold Yak for £1m bought Best for £2.5 or 3 and two free transfers.
Real intent will be if Robbo, Givet, Ollson and Nzonzi stay...my bet is 0 out of 4

Robbo=sh1te
Gevet=ok at centre half
Ollson=when he can be arsed
Nzonz=spit ya dummy out. Sh1te

Not that difficult to replace any of them really

Kean out!!!

midas wrote:

blueblooded wrote:

midas wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

Hippocroccapig wrote: Got a real Dad's Army going on at Ewood nowadays. 'Don't tell him your name Kean'

Dingles have gone very quiet though.

Only because we have so many things to laugh about we don't know where to start! . Leon "1 in 4" Best (take out his goals scored for Yeovil and Bournemouth in the 3rd Div and his record is even worse!) and Nuno Gomes - released by Benfica, released by Braga and hasn't played a serious international match since 2008 (unsurprisingly dropped from the international squad because he wasn't getting enough game time at his club. He hasnt played more than 20 games a season since 2008/9. . Having said all that Danny Murphy could be your Graham Alexander! . I can't see anyone chanting "Stevie Keans Blue and White Army" so perhaps just "Dads Army" will do.

Well of course.. he's no George Porter from the heady heights of the Orient.. :p

What an up and coming 20 year old who will hopefully improve and we will sell for a profit or a 36 year old released on a free by his last two clubs who will take a conservative £1,000,000 in wages before leaving for nothing.
.
Oh dear you lot are in for a rude awakening when the reality of Championship football kicks in!!!

French Rover wrote:

J.C - Rishton wrote:

lusorover wrote:
Oh and Nuno - have a word with Adrien Silva beacuse he is a cracking player and would be a real capture.

A cracking player, Silva ?? - how do you know ?? - how many times have you seen him play ?? (last season he played in Israel and the lower reaches of the Portugese league).
.
I confess I havent seen him (like 99.9% of people on here) but I'm not very excited about either of these portuguese players.
.
If you look at Silva's stats they are less than impressive - he obviously hasnt made the grade at Sporting Lisbon (33 appearances, 0 goals in 5 seasons ??) and the only clubs to really show an interest in him was Macabi Haiffa and some crappy small club in Portugal - hardly a signing to get the pulse racing !!
.
Nuno Gomes - very good player in his day but is 36 !!, is coming to play in a 46 game, physical, kick and rush league in a cold wet climate.
.
Non of which he'll have experienced before and non of which I think will suit him - also when you factor in that non of the 5 or 6 big teams in Portugal seem really interested in signing him, says it all. Way past his best (and they all know it) looking for one last decent payday - and he's found it at Ewood.
.
Murphy and Best - potentially very good signings, they know what to expect, both football and living/climate wise and can fit straight into the team - the 2 Portugueses lads - ?? (bear in mind that Vukevic, unlike Silva was a regular 1st teamer at Sporting Lisbon and has hardly lit Ewood up since his arrival).
.
I think these 2 Portuguese signings are simply because they can be made quickly (no one else really wants them) and it shows "real intent" and is aimed at getting the easily impressed and the guilible to renew their season tickets before the scale of the player exodus out of Ewood becomes obvious (Hoilett, Yak, Robinson, Olsson, Formica, Nzonzi, Dann, Rochina, Vukevic) with possibly Givet and Hanley also possibly departing - if they were to get better offers.

Hi JC,

the climate wont be a problem for Gomes as Braga is in the north west of Portugal and they get quite wet and windy winters and around 9.5C temps. A bit like Blackburn.

As for none of the top five 'big' teams in Portugal wanting him well Nuno Gomes has actually played for three of them already so no shock that he wants to try elsewhere.

As for the 'ewood exodus' well that is well documented and everyone knows pretty much who has gone and who will be going...but players come and go at every club so its not exactly sensational news is it? Plus some of the players who are going spent most of the season on the bench - like Formica, Rochina and Vukevic.
Hoilett's heart has not been in it for some time and well as much as I love the Yak I am not sure he could repeat last seasons heroics again. BTW Hanley will stay for sure and will be a big player for us this season.

It is the team for next season that is most important now. And it is starting to look OK so you can see why the bookies have us as at 4-1 and fifth favourites for promotion.

We struggled for over two years now and it would be oh so good to see the team to start winning matches and doing well again.

The disgraceful off the field happenings of the last 18 months or so and the disgraceful arrogance of a certain bloke at Ewood prevents most of us getting the normal excitement at the coming seasons prospects.

But if it was not for all the off-field stuff (that hopefully BRSIT etc will bring out into the open) then most fans would be very pleased at these signings.

plymouthrover wrote:
Let's face it the fact we're still managing to attract and sign players has to be a bonus, I was dreading this summer. Best will score in this League and has the right frame and bulk to take the knocks, Murphy maybe older, but still has high work rate and will split midfields and defences in half. Gomes, let's hope he can use his experience, not only to bring on Best but Goodwillie and Rochina, time will tell.

An extract about Silva if your interested!

Talented midfielder has been watched by Everton, West Ham and Sunderland over recent months. Blackburn were also in for him in January but thought their chance had gone with relegation. However, talks have resumed and there is a strong chance of him finalising terms this week for a bargain fee of around £1million. Silva is an all-rounder with the ability to go box-to-box and score goals. He impressed on loan at Academica last season and even helped them to win the Portuguese Cup against his club Sporting but his celebrations did not sit well with the club’s owners. Could prove a vital signing alongside Danny Murphy in midfield.



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eddie the eagle wrote:
Why the fixation with Portugese players it was the same last season,next Venkys will be bringing over their Brazillian agent to help oil the wheels.The players to win the championship are already playing in the championship but the better ones cost more than 3mil.
Murphy could be a good signing if he stays fit but young portugese players and their grandads are not worth the gamble.

J.C - Rishton wrote:

French Rover wrote:

J.C - Rishton wrote:

lusorover wrote:
Oh and Nuno - have a word with Adrien Silva beacuse he is a cracking player and would be a real capture.

A cracking player, Silva ?? - how do you know ?? - how many times have you seen him play ?? (last season he played in Israel and the lower reaches of the Portugese league).
.
I confess I havent seen him (like 99.9% of people on here) but I'm not very excited about either of these portuguese players.
.
If you look at Silva's stats they are less than impressive - he obviously hasnt made the grade at Sporting Lisbon (33 appearances, 0 goals in 5 seasons ??) and the only clubs to really show an interest in him was Macabi Haiffa and some crappy small club in Portugal - hardly a signing to get the pulse racing !!
.
Nuno Gomes - very good player in his day but is 36 !!, is coming to play in a 46 game, physical, kick and rush league in a cold wet climate.
.
Non of which he'll have experienced before and non of which I think will suit him - also when you factor in that non of the 5 or 6 big teams in Portugal seem really interested in signing him, says it all. Way past his best (and they all know it) looking for one last decent payday - and he's found it at Ewood.
.
Murphy and Best - potentially very good signings, they know what to expect, both football and living/climate wise and can fit straight into the team - the 2 Portugueses lads - ?? (bear in mind that Vukevic, unlike Silva was a regular 1st teamer at Sporting Lisbon and has hardly lit Ewood up since his arrival).
.
I think these 2 Portuguese signings are simply because they can be made quickly (no one else really wants them) and it shows "real intent" and is aimed at getting the easily impressed and the guilible to renew their season tickets before the scale of the player exodus out of Ewood becomes obvious (Hoilett, Yak, Robinson, Olsson, Formica, Nzonzi, Dann, Rochina, Vukevic) with possibly Givet and Hanley also possibly departing - if they were to get better offers.

Hi JC,

the climate wont be a problem for Gomes as Braga is in the north west of Portugal and they get quite wet and windy winters and around 9.5C temps. A bit like Blackburn.

As for none of the top five 'big' teams in Portugal wanting him well Nuno Gomes has actually played for three of them already so no shock that he wants to try elsewhere.

As for the 'ewood exodus' well that is well documented and everyone knows pretty much who has gone and who will be going...but players come and go at every club so its not exactly sensational news is it? Plus some of the players who are going spent most of the season on the bench - like Formica, Rochina and Vukevic.
Hoilett's heart has not been in it for some time and well as much as I love the Yak I am not sure he could repeat last seasons heroics again. BTW Hanley will stay for sure and will be a big player for us this season.

It is the team for next season that is most important now. And it is starting to look OK so you can see why the bookies have us as at 4-1 and fifth favourites for promotion.

We struggled for over two years now and it would be oh so good to see the team to start winning matches and doing well again.

The disgraceful off the field happenings of the last 18 months or so and the disgraceful arrogance of a certain bloke at Ewood prevents most of us getting the normal excitement at the coming seasons prospects.

But if it was not for all the off-field stuff (that hopefully BRSIT etc will bring out into the open) then most fans would be very pleased at these signings.

I think Best and Murphy are good signings and we will have a reasonable/good championship side at the start of the season (although you've gotta factor in we've the worst manager in the division - and thats a HUGE downer ) - I disagree with you about Gomes - he played for the big sides in Portugal in the past but that is history - he's way past his sell by date now and (in my opinion) will be a high wage flop who, no doubt will keep getting picked ahead of Goodwillie who could look a good player at this level, if he gets the chance.
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As for Formica, Rochina and Vukevic - they are all class players (at this level) but unfortunately our great manager has isolated them all to the extent that I'm sure all 3 would walk over hot coals to leave the club.

Also, I don't know how you can write off Vukevic but say Gomes is a great signing.
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Vukevic hasnt made it at Rovers yet he was a big player at Sporting Lisbon and is almost 10 years younger than Gomes, someone who I think has played very very little football over the last few years but is expected to play in a 46 game a season league ??

As for Rovers being 4th or 5th favs for promotion -don't put your mortgage on us - Leicester were joint favs last season and finished mid table. Also, we still have the Kean factor and there will be (in my opinion) alot of Kean out chanting, especially in the away games and quite possibly in the pre-seasons.

midas wrote:

baldie wrote:

midas wrote:

baldie wrote:

midas wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

Hippocroccapig wrote: Got a real Dad's Army going on at Ewood nowadays. 'Don't tell him your name Kean'

Dingles have gone very quiet though.

Only because we have so many things to laugh about we don't know where to start! . Leon "1 in 4" Best (take out his goals scored for Yeovil and Bournemouth in the 3rd Div and his record is even worse!) and Nuno Gomes - released by Benfica, released by Braga and hasn't played a serious international match since 2008 (unsurprisingly dropped from the international squad because he wasn't getting enough game time at his club. He hasnt played more than 20 games a season since 2008/9. . Having said all that Danny Murphy could be your Graham Alexander! . I can't see anyone chanting "Stevie Keans Blue and White Army" so perhaps just "Dads Army" will do.

Did you leave out Gomes' goal scoring record for effect?

What 12 goals in the last three seasons!!! The last time he reached double figures was in 2005 though to be fair he did score 24 goals in 1998.

Was meaning the 222 in 583 games,statistics and all that. Oh and 29 in 79 for Portugal.

I'm sorry I didn't realise you were going back to......the last century!!!
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Hes coming to Rovers aged 36 not 26 and I have just looked at his contribution over the last 4 years.
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I will concede that, as a teenager and even into his twenties, he was a cracking player and could have well gone to one of the better premiership clubs. Its a pity you wil have to see him at the end of his career.

A Darener wrote:

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote:
Getting in the playoffs is not getting promoted! According to the odds we would lose in the playoffs. NO promotion. QED. And no I didn't go to Darwen Tech.

never mind the odds just get your money on the Rovers to go up Darener...be nice to see someone from Darwen with a smile on their face. ;)

What the heck do darreners have to smile about! We're wet, cold, and have to put up with living next to Blackburn. And now can't even take our pleasures at the Rovers.

benal13 wrote:

Lancs - pensioner wrote:

Lancs - pensioner wrote:

hugofakenham wrote: Now the club's showing real intent I'm going to get my 4 sts for me and my lads. My mates are convinced too. We are turning the corner. C'mon all you boycotters (Lancs Pensioner etc.) ..........get off your high horses and get the st bought. You know it makes sense. COYB RTID 34th. etc. etc.

Hi Hugo First of all I am not on a high horse I love my club, a couple if cheap signings and you have not seen who is about to leave and you think everything in the garden is rosy, have you forgotten what's happened to OUR club over the last eighteen months, relegation, lies, lies and more lies, you are entitled to your opinion and I respect that but don't try and get me back there whilst the shower are running the show, I have said previously this time of year should be great for all us fans but with the corruption about to be unfolded and Kean still manager, no thanks I will stay away a bit longer, may see you at away matches though, good luck, I hope it turns out well for both of us and we get a good manager who will be open and HONEST with us.

PS Hugo look at your score and how many people agree with you, it's only a guide line but take a look!!

P.P.S.lans pensioner hugo is a dingle!

baldie wrote:

midas wrote:

baldie wrote:

midas wrote:

baldie wrote:

midas wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

Hippocroccapig wrote: Got a real Dad's Army going on at Ewood nowadays. 'Don't tell him your name Kean'

Dingles have gone very quiet though.

Only because we have so many things to laugh about we don't know where to start! . Leon "1 in 4" Best (take out his goals scored for Yeovil and Bournemouth in the 3rd Div and his record is even worse!) and Nuno Gomes - released by Benfica, released by Braga and hasn't played a serious international match since 2008 (unsurprisingly dropped from the international squad because he wasn't getting enough game time at his club. He hasnt played more than 20 games a season since 2008/9. . Having said all that Danny Murphy could be your Graham Alexander! . I can't see anyone chanting "Stevie Keans Blue and White Army" so perhaps just "Dads Army" will do.

Did you leave out Gomes' goal scoring record for effect?

What 12 goals in the last three seasons!!! The last time he reached double figures was in 2005 though to be fair he did score 24 goals in 1998.

Was meaning the 222 in 583 games,statistics and all that. Oh and 29 in 79 for Portugal.

I'm sorry I didn't realise you were going back to......the last century!!! . Hes coming to Rovers aged 36 not 26 and I have just looked at his contribution over the last 4 years. . I will concede that, as a teenager and even into his twenties, he was a cracking player and could have well gone to one of the better premiership clubs. Its a pity you wil have to see him at the end of his career.

I'm not saying he will do well,it's just the manipulation of the figures i was getting at. You seem to be looking back far enough for your Best ammunition.

Accy Phil wrote:
Surely there has to be a little cause for some optimism. All this negative stuff is wearing Very thin. Things appear a little better than last season, proof will be in the pudding!!

Mattrovers wrote:
Last season all the talk was about not renewing season tickets and how we hate the venkys and kean... Now the talk is about new signings, all the fans that said they would stay away will be on the terraces at ewood. I am proud to tell you I renewed my season ticket in the blackburn end. The rest will follow....no wonder our team were relegated, the stupid campaigning fans cost us the pl..

Mattrovers wrote:
Last season all the talk was about not renewing season tickets and how we hate the venkys and kean... Now the talk is about new signings, all the fans that said they would stay away will be on the terraces at ewood. I am proud to tell you I renewed my season ticket in the blackburn end. The rest will follow....no wonder our team were relegated, the stupid campaigning fans cost us the pl..

Mattrovers wrote:
Last season all the talk was about not renewing season tickets and how we hate the venkys and kean... Now the talk is about new signings, all the fans that said they would stay away will be on the terraces at ewood. I am proud to tell you I renewed my season ticket in the blackburn end. The rest will follow....no wonder our team were relegated, the stupid campaigning fans cost us the pl..

Roverthere wrote:

Mattrovers wrote:
Last season all the talk was about not renewing season tickets and how we hate the venkys and kean... Now the talk is about new signings, all the fans that said they would stay away will be on the terraces at ewood. I am proud to tell you I renewed my season ticket in the blackburn end. The rest will follow....no wonder our team were relegated, the stupid campaigning fans cost us the pl..

A fool and his money!
I envisage the bad news will continue after the ST deadline date.

Do you work for Venky's PR team?