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Blackburn Rovers aiming for Portuguese treble
10:00am Wednesday 4th July 2012 in News
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
PORTUGUESE star Nuno Gomes completed his move to Blackburn Rovers last night – with Steve Kean looking to make it an Iberian treble later this week.
Former Benfica and Portugal ace Gomes put pen to paper on a two-year-deal after turning down lucrative offers to move to America or the Middle East.
His compatriot and Portimonese’s 19-year-old winger Fabio Nunes will sign for Rovers on Thursday for a nominal fee, after completing his medical yesterday.
Boss Steve Kean remains hopeful he can make it a Portuguese hat-trick before the weekend with 23-year-old Sporting Lisbon midfielder Adrien Silva keen on coming to Ewood.
The former Portugal under 21 skipper is understood to be in negotiations with Lisbon about the terms of his release but Rovers are hopeful it can be sorted imminently.
Silva has had interest from Porto and Marseilles but it is understood Blackburn Rovers are his preferred destination – as long as he can finalise matters with his current employers.
Rovers have already signed Danny Murphy and Leon Best this summer and remain on the look out for another striker ahead of the Championship campaign.
The Lancashire Telegraph understands that reports linking Cardiff City defender Anthony Gerrard to Ewood are wide of the mark.
Meanwhile new boy Best has pledged to repay Steve Kean’s faith in him with goals after signing from Newcastle for in the region of £3million earlier this week.
He told Roversplayer: “With that number nine shirt, I will be looking to score some goals.
“I said to my agent this is the third club I have been at that Shearer was at. A little bit of pressure.
“I will set myself targets. I will give 110 per cent and if I am not scoring I will try and help others to. I am delighted by the move, it is a new start to my career and hopefully we are going straight back up.
“I have been with Steve Kean before and I know what he is about. He showed me a lot of loyalty and I am showing some back.
“I have never really had a good solid run in any team. Either injuries have hit me or good strikers have come in, or the manager has not given me a chance.
“I have spoken with Steve and I feel he is going to stand by me and give me a chance. He has given me the number nine shirt and that means a lot, I just need to get my head down and look forward to playing a lot of games.
“We have a good manager, a good structure, we have kept a lot of the good players and now it is a case of going back up and signing a few more.”
Comments(78)
bypass06
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10:07am Wed 4 Jul 12
merlinrabbit
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10:10am Wed 4 Jul 12
happycyclist wrote:I distrust anybody who says they have been with Steve Kean before.
I distrust anyone who claims to be able to give 110%. They're not realists.
merlinrabbit
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10:12am Wed 4 Jul 12
benal13
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10:13am Wed 4 Jul 12
bypass06 wrote:yes hes got a fetish for old men and portugeezers!
Oh dear, He's caught the bug.
makaveli96
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10:14am Wed 4 Jul 12
RobbyRover
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10:15am Wed 4 Jul 12
Hippocroccapig
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10:16am Wed 4 Jul 12
As opposed to yourself Leon?
merlinrabbit
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10:19am Wed 4 Jul 12
Hippocroccapig wrote:I dont know much about him as a footballer which probably says a lot about his talent but I know already he wasnt at the front of the queue when they were giving out brains
Love this quote from Best 'Either injuries have hit me or good strikers have come in'
As opposed to yourself Leon?
speedie_rovers_legend
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10:30am Wed 4 Jul 12
makaveli96
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10:32am Wed 4 Jul 12
merlinrabbit wrote:Maybe not, but hes better on the eye than Lescott, Ribery and the whole Burnley squad and fans!
Hippocroccapig wrote: Love this quote from Best 'Either injuries have hit me or good strikers have come in' As opposed to yourself Leon?I dont know much about him as a footballer which probably says a lot about his talent but I know already he wasnt at the front of the queue when they were giving out brains
makaveli96
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10:35am Wed 4 Jul 12
makaveli96 wrote:And hes not called a girly name like Jeremy, Nigel or Jerome!
merlinrabbit wrote:Maybe not, but hes better on the eye than Lescott, Ribery and the whole Burnley squad and fans!Hippocroccapig wrote: Love this quote from Best 'Either injuries have hit me or good strikers have come in' As opposed to yourself Leon?I dont know much about him as a footballer which probably says a lot about his talent but I know already he wasnt at the front of the queue when they were giving out brains
adcr
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10:37am Wed 4 Jul 12
On the surface it appears to be good news that we are showing some intent to get back up. Unfortunately, when we delve into what is happening though it is same old, same old. To sign one player 35 years old or over is a luxury, but to sign two, I fear is foolish. And again, we appear to be signing players that nobody has heard of. If it was mark hughes or sam allardyce, I wouldn't be too concerned, but Kean's track record is the likes of bruno and modeste.
I think the biggest task this pre-season is going to be keeping most of our better players here next season. If we can keep most of the players here, I think even with Kean in charge we can still get promotion. But, if the likes of robinson, olsson, nzonzi and givet follow hoilett and yak out of the club, then, I fear the worst. Out of all of Kean's signings only the yak has really starred; formica and rochina have done okay and everybody else has been a disappointment.
Good luck for the coming season, I feel this year will be the best chance of getting back up, if we fail then that's it I’m afraid.
makaveli96
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10:39am Wed 4 Jul 12
Leon said after meeting Mrs D for the first time in the boardroom!! He doesnt mess around does the lad, RESPECT!
penemo
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10:40am Wed 4 Jul 12
thresholdweller
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10:43am Wed 4 Jul 12
So, good luck to Leon Best. Hope it all works out for him, Murphy and Gomes.
Venkys do at last seem to be putting in a structure to run the club and sorting out transfers in time to prepare for the season. Not sure what happens if we lose a defender or two at the last minute, but we are at last preparing. I am still not convinced to put my hand in my pocket, but things are a lot better than 3 weeks ago.
makaveli96
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10:43am Wed 4 Jul 12
makaveli96 wrote:"............I just need to get my head down and look forward............"
............and hopefully we are going straight back up." Leon said after meeting Mrs D for the first time in the boardroom!! He doesnt mess around does the lad, RESPECT!
Leon, please no more!! You have only been here a day! Steve has known Mrs D for months!
Hippocroccapig
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10:44am Wed 4 Jul 12
makaveli96 wrote:Does he do it for you makeveli?
merlinrabbit wrote:Maybe not, but hes better on the eye than Lescott, Ribery and the whole Burnley squad and fans!
Hippocroccapig wrote: Love this quote from Best 'Either injuries have hit me or good strikers have come in' As opposed to yourself Leon?I dont know much about him as a footballer which probably says a lot about his talent but I know already he wasnt at the front of the queue when they were giving out brains
Aww that's kind of sweet that you have a crush on him.
Bless
James.NoNayNever
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10:47am Wed 4 Jul 12
benal13
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10:48am Wed 4 Jul 12
speedie_rovers_legenspeedie rovers LEG END you could have picked a better name than that steve like keanokioe, drink driver ,ect, ect.
d wrote:
I see all the pessimists are up early, while not a Kean fan give the new signings a chance. or are you all to stubborn and stuck in a rat pit of a town with dismal weather and potholes to see further than your noses!
pepperpot2296
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10:53am Wed 4 Jul 12
paddyjohn
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10:54am Wed 4 Jul 12
blueblooded
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10:55am Wed 4 Jul 12
Naismith for Everton and Whittaker for Norwich and Kewell turned down.
Antony Gerrard
Nicky Shorey
Wilfried Zaha
still on the books, as are a few others. Hope we land Gerrard though, I dont think Zaha will happen, dont know about Shorey.
makaveli96
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10:57am Wed 4 Jul 12
James.NoNayNever wrote:And she's never had 15 pints in the Toll Bar like the rest of us!
Looking forward to going to away matches, Mrs D has made it a personal feud between her and the fans over Kean,,the only way to hit her back is in the pocket. KEAN OUT OR NO RETURN TO EWOOD. see how much his players enjoy playin in front of 8,000 fans.
French Rover
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11:01am Wed 4 Jul 12
adcr wrote:surely you know (it is pretty common knowledge after all) that the players you named in your post are all leaving soon ADCR?
What is it with having to employ mates all the time? Kean and agnew are both at it. When we had people like Williams in charge nobody got a job here unless they were the best candidate that we could afford.
On the surface it appears to be good news that we are showing some intent to get back up. Unfortunately, when we delve into what is happening though it is same old, same old. To sign one player 35 years old or over is a luxury, but to sign two, I fear is foolish. And again, we appear to be signing players that nobody has heard of. If it was mark hughes or sam allardyce, I wouldn't be too concerned, but Kean's track record is the likes of bruno and modeste.
I think the biggest task this pre-season is going to be keeping most of our better players here next season. If we can keep most of the players here, I think even with Kean in charge we can still get promotion. But, if the likes of robinson, olsson, nzonzi and givet follow hoilett and yak out of the club, then, I fear the worst. Out of all of Kean's signings only the yak has really starred; formica and rochina have done okay and everybody else has been a disappointment.
Good luck for the coming season, I feel this year will be the best chance of getting back up, if we fail then that's it I’m afraid.
Robinson, Olsson and NZonzi are all on their way out and maybe Givet as well. You can add Dann to that list also. Maybe also Formica.
But then again (alongside the bad management) these are the players that were generally so poor last season that we got justifiably relegated.
Personally I would like to keep Nzonzi, Givet and Formica but all the rest can go....
benal13
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11:04am Wed 4 Jul 12
Harwoodstblue
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11:07am Wed 4 Jul 12
paddyjohn wrote:Again, no plan or strategy. All these signings look to be in preparation for the expected exodus. Apart from Best, all past their sell by date or unproven foreigners who cost virtually nowt. Sounds familiar ?
Strikers and midfielders! look at the figures for last season kean...we need defenders!
gleechy
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11:10am Wed 4 Jul 12
What he can't understand is that he can't control his gob, and will turn any good players bad, like last season. Like last season though, some fans will follow words, some actions.
We will be looking to players with less than a year at the club to be the leaders, which is unhealthy.
vicn1956
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11:10am Wed 4 Jul 12
gleechy
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11:23am Wed 4 Jul 12
The-Jerome-and-Steve-Show
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11:33am Wed 4 Jul 12
The """owners""" of the club have now removed to board rooms in 18 months, and are now building a third board around lifelong Rovers fans Agnew and Shaw (the bald baffoons mates),
Why do the """owners""" have no problem removing players or directors even managers??
and yet they cannot remove kean, despite knowing that upto 10k season tkts could be sold on the back of it.
hasslem hasslem
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11:33am Wed 4 Jul 12
/radio/player/p00tq8
v1
agnew's interview on radio lancs last night from about 8 mins - 40 mins
apparently the crowd's reaction was unacceptable towards the end of the season.....funny that, i thought kean was unacceptable.
.
according to kean's NBF the club knows what it needs to do to win the supporters back, its by winning games on the pitch....well, sort of. but the easiest way to get the fans back onside is to get rid of one key member of venkys personnel, but you don't want to get rid of him as he is allowing the rest of you to dip your snouts in the trough.
Lancs - pensioner
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11:35am Wed 4 Jul 12
I am starting to believe with a previous posters comments Kean cannot JUST be the manager of BRFC he must have some sort of vested financial interest as well.
Jason Wilcox is now towing the the club live now, how can he say Kean is a quality manger, disgusted with him.
makaveli96
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11:39am Wed 4 Jul 12
benal13 wrote:Wilcox was never one of us! Hes from Bolton
JASON WILCOX in last nights LT quote: its time to put all the anger and disappointment behind us:and that steve kean is a quality coach,the propaganda has started again from him , its amazing what some people will say to get free entry to a football gound
lowelife
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11:40am Wed 4 Jul 12
Yet another Kean old boy signing here! Dear God, where will it all end
blueblooded
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11:41am Wed 4 Jul 12
Nzonzi, Hoillett and Olsson are the only ones expected in the "mass exodus". Most everyone else will be staying with renegotiated contracts.
The only surprise exit I expect is Formica if they cant tie him down.
sean_brfc
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11:41am Wed 4 Jul 12
blueblooded wrote:Zaha's a real up-and-comer, therefore highly unlikely. Kean's only capable of signing old mates, old men and the Portuguese.
Silva will sign for sure. Nunes a cert as said above.
Naismith for Everton and Whittaker for Norwich and Kewell turned down.
Antony Gerrard
Nicky Shorey
Wilfried Zaha
still on the books, as are a few others. Hope we land Gerrard though, I dont think Zaha will happen, dont know about Shorey.
Harwoodstblue
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11:46am Wed 4 Jul 12
hasslem hasslem wrote:I don't think they want to get rid of him as he's part of the 'Venkeys, Anderson, Kean "Team."
http://www.bbc.co.uk
/radio/player/p00tq8
v1
agnew's interview on radio lancs last night from about 8 mins - 40 mins
apparently the crowd's reaction was unacceptable towards the end of the season.....funny that, i thought kean was unacceptable.
.
according to kean's NBF the club knows what it needs to do to win the supporters back, its by winning games on the pitch....well, sort of. but the easiest way to get the fans back onside is to get rid of one key member of venkys personnel, but you don't want to get rid of him as he is allowing the rest of you to dip your snouts in the trough.
He's in it as much as they are and now surrounding themselves with "friends" in the boardroom.
RoversSwiss
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11:47am Wed 4 Jul 12
benal13
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11:54am Wed 4 Jul 12
hasslem hasslem wrote:agnew also said on radio lancs last night that he was the first person to ever do a live football forum with the fans 22 years ago for P N E.WOW i cant wait for him to do one in blackburn with him kean Mrs D, and her brothers, lets get it on!
http://www.bbc.co.uk
/radio/player/p00tq8
v1
agnew's interview on radio lancs last night from about 8 mins - 40 mins
apparently the crowd's reaction was unacceptable towards the end of the season.....funny that, i thought kean was unacceptable.
.
according to kean's NBF the club knows what it needs to do to win the supporters back, its by winning games on the pitch....well, sort of. but the easiest way to get the fans back onside is to get rid of one key member of venkys personnel, but you don't want to get rid of him as he is allowing the rest of you to dip your snouts in the trough.
lowelife
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11:57am Wed 4 Jul 12
thresholdweller wrote:No, things are not better than three weeks ago;tere may be astructure but the appointees are questionable, to say the least. Agnew (a failed executive at PNE) has been promoted to board level; his friend and fellow PNE lifelong fan, sacked as Chairman at PNE by Trevor Hemmings, has been appointed MD and Kean has signed Murphy and Best, who owe him favours from previous clubs, together with a 36 year old striker. How is that better? Player sales will be witheld until the last minute and then the remaining vestiges of pre-Kean and pre-Venky experience will be sold. Wake up and smell the coffee! Stop listening to the Agnew popaganda spewing out here from his nominated minions!
Right, we have all got the message about what many on here think of Steve Kean. So, good luck to Leon Best. Hope it all works out for him, Murphy and Gomes. Venkys do at last seem to be putting in a structure to run the club and sorting out transfers in time to prepare for the season. Not sure what happens if we lose a defender or two at the last minute, but we are at last preparing. I am still not convinced to put my hand in my pocket, but things are a lot better than 3 weeks ago.
Hippocroccapig
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11:58am Wed 4 Jul 12
"Really?? I would be amazed if anyone came in for him, he was far and away our worst defender last season"
Harwoodstblue
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11:59am Wed 4 Jul 12
Lancs - pensioner wrote:Jason Wilcox judgement of all things football has just gone down in my estimation.
I have got tO agree with most posts today, buying in cheap foreigners to replace some talent that will be going is not the best thing to do especially with Keans purchases from abroad last year, smells of Assett stripping at its best,
I am starting to believe with a previous posters comments Kean cannot JUST be the manager of BRFC he must have some sort of vested financial interest as well.
Jason Wilcox is now towing the the club live now, how can he say Kean is a quality manger, disgusted with him.
After his record of the last 18 months, how the hell can he say Kean is a good manager.
Don't make a fool of yourself Jason.
makaveli96
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12:06pm Wed 4 Jul 12
makaveli96
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12:07pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Which got me thinking "I wonder if the Queen ever says that to Prince Philip?"
benal13
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12:08pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Harwoodstblue wrote:like i said earlier he spewed out his propaganda for kean last season a leoperd never changes its spots i bet theres more to come watch this space
Lancs - pensioner wrote:Jason Wilcox judgement of all things football has just gone down in my estimation.
I have got tO agree with most posts today, buying in cheap foreigners to replace some talent that will be going is not the best thing to do especially with Keans purchases from abroad last year, smells of Assett stripping at its best,
I am starting to believe with a previous posters comments Kean cannot JUST be the manager of BRFC he must have some sort of vested financial interest as well.
Jason Wilcox is now towing the the club live now, how can he say Kean is a quality manger, disgusted with him.
After his record of the last 18 months, how the hell can he say Kean is a good manager.
Don't make a fool of yourself Jason.
makaveli96
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12:13pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Apparently she found out that he'd been in 'A Few Good Men'.
makaveli96
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12:14pm Wed 4 Jul 12
The assistant replied, "Have you tried switching it off and on?"
RobbyRover
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12:16pm Wed 4 Jul 12
hasslem hasslem wrote:Ironically they could kill two birds with one stone - sack Kean and the crowds will come back straight away, and the team will have a better chance of winning matches!
http://www.bbc.co.uk
/radio/player/p00tq8
v1
agnew's interview on radio lancs last night from about 8 mins - 40 mins
apparently the crowd's reaction was unacceptable towards the end of the season.....funny that, i thought kean was unacceptable.
.
according to kean's NBF the club knows what it needs to do to win the supporters back, its by winning games on the pitch....well, sort of. but the easiest way to get the fans back onside is to get rid of one key member of venkys personnel, but you don't want to get rid of him as he is allowing the rest of you to dip your snouts in the trough.
thresholdweller
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12:21pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Lancs - pensioner wrote:I may be wrong, but I think he said a quality coach and did not say quality manager.
I have got tO agree with most posts today, buying in cheap foreigners to replace some talent that will be going is not the best thing to do especially with Keans purchases from abroad last year, smells of Assett stripping at its best,
I am starting to believe with a previous posters comments Kean cannot JUST be the manager of BRFC he must have some sort of vested financial interest as well.
Jason Wilcox is now towing the the club live now, how can he say Kean is a quality manger, disgusted with him.
Why is it that anybody that tries to say anything positive is accused of toeing the club line? Some of the changes, may be for the better. We will see in a couple of months time.
Finally, those who say that "free" players are free are forgetting wages. With the attendances at Ewood, the club is going to have to be run on a tight budget.
benal13
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12:24pm Wed 4 Jul 12
RoversSwiss wrote:its just about being honest with the supporters now thats not hard, IS IT?
The pessimists and cynics are out in force today. How many of you would criticise your Boss in public when you had just started a new job? Or perhaps you all work in places where the Bosses are flawless!
bypass06
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12:25pm Wed 4 Jul 12
.vitalfootball.co.uk
/article.asp?a=28632
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The Newcastle United Blog talks Leon Best
Billypieman
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12:26pm Wed 4 Jul 12
RoversSwiss wrote:They don't need to criticise him. Keeping their mouths shut might be an idea. And by the way, I've had several bosses, none of which have been as incompetent or as dishonest as Keanocchio.
The pessimists and cynics are out in force today. How many of you would criticise your Boss in public when you had just started a new job? Or perhaps you all work in places where the Bosses are flawless!
nearly sane
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12:52pm Wed 4 Jul 12
hasslem hasslem wrote:Well said
http://www.bbc.co.uk /radio/player/p00tq8 v1 agnew's interview on radio lancs last night from about 8 mins - 40 mins apparently the crowd's reaction was unacceptable towards the end of the season.....funny that, i thought kean was unacceptable. . according to kean's NBF the club knows what it needs to do to win the supporters back, its by winning games on the pitch....well, sort of. but the easiest way to get the fans back onside is to get rid of one key member of venkys personnel, but you don't want to get rid of him as he is allowing the rest of you to dip your snouts in the trough.
merlinrabbit
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12:57pm Wed 4 Jul 12
RoversSwiss wrote:You are one simple minded person. Must have a low IQ to see things like that and not be able to see below the surface of an issue. Nobody criticises their boss in public at any time but those players do not have to say things that arent true either. They could stick to the facts about themselves rather than talking about Steve Kean's non-existent abilities before theyve even suffered a game with him, talking about most players staying whilst in the same paragraph saying he hasnt actually met the other players. Get the drift?
The pessimists and cynics are out in force today. How many of you would criticise your Boss in public when you had just started a new job? Or perhaps you all work in places where the Bosses are flawless!
Lancs - pensioner
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12:57pm Wed 4 Jul 12
thresholdweller wrote:Hi Thresh
Lancs - pensioner wrote:I may be wrong, but I think he said a quality coach and did not say quality manager.
I have got tO agree with most posts today, buying in cheap foreigners to replace some talent that will be going is not the best thing to do especially with Keans purchases from abroad last year, smells of Assett stripping at its best,
I am starting to believe with a previous posters comments Kean cannot JUST be the manager of BRFC he must have some sort of vested financial interest as well.
Jason Wilcox is now towing the the club live now, how can he say Kean is a quality manger, disgusted with him.
Why is it that anybody that tries to say anything positive is accused of toeing the club line? Some of the changes, may be for the better. We will see in a couple of months time.
Finally, those who say that "free" players are free are forgetting wages. With the attendances at Ewood, the club is going to have to be run on a tight budget.
I take your point it may have been coach, but seeing him on the touch line and the debacle at Spurs, even his coaching is poor to say the least, your point on towing the c
Lancs - pensioner
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1:03pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Roy of the
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1:03pm Wed 4 Jul 12
This is what Kean spouted:
Manager Steve Kean, who, along with the club's Global Advisor Shebby Singh, fought hard to secure the new man's services, said: "Not only is Nuno a proven, top international striker, with a great pedigree and hugely impressive scoring record, but he is also renowned for being one of the top providers of assists at every club he has played for. He is a real 'route-to-goal' player.
"Ace" Gomez scored 4 goals in the 2009-10 season, 5 goals in the 2010-11 season, and 6 goals last season. Seems he is improving! His average since 2000 is 7 goals per season, so the last few years he has dipped below par, but a "real route-to-goal player?"
vicn1956
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1:12pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Praise where praise is due-
citicism where criticm is due.
Where have you been f 8 months?
MxMave
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1:13pm Wed 4 Jul 12
bb3_brfc
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1:15pm Wed 4 Jul 12
benal13
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1:16pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Roy of the wrote:you should know by now ROY the trouble with kean is his right hand dosent know what his left hand is doing,im sure theres a medical name for it and im sure someone will tell us!
Steve Kean commented on the official Rovers website about the man that Cryer chooses to call "Former Benfica and Portugal Ace."
This is what Kean spouted:
Manager Steve Kean, who, along with the club's Global Advisor Shebby Singh, fought hard to secure the new man's services, said: "Not only is Nuno a proven, top international striker, with a great pedigree and hugely impressive scoring record, but he is also renowned for being one of the top providers of assists at every club he has played for. He is a real 'route-to-goal' player.
"Ace" Gomez scored 4 goals in the 2009-10 season, 5 goals in the 2010-11 season, and 6 goals last season. Seems he is improving! His average since 2000 is 7 goals per season, so the last few years he has dipped below par, but a "real route-to-goal player?"
vicn1956
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1:18pm Wed 4 Jul 12
bburnrover
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1:54pm Wed 4 Jul 12
blueblooded
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2:55pm Wed 4 Jul 12
"I'm surprised more hasn't been made of Nuno Gomes's transfer to Blackburn. One of the best Portuguese strikers from the past decade or so, a bit past it I reckon but would be a great addition to English football and at a decently competitive level too."
jimbo22350
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3:53pm Wed 4 Jul 12
benal13
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3:59pm Wed 4 Jul 12
jimbo22350 wrote:never expect the obvious from keanochioe
True to form signing forwards when we need defenders 78 against only one club worse than us! 48 for! only six clubs better than us and two same and no talk of defenders perhaps a rethink is needed.
plymouthrover
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4:07pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Not bad looking .
makaveli96
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4:26pm Wed 4 Jul 12
plymouthrover wrote:It wouldnt suit a ginger though!
New away shirt leaked on newsnow.co.uk Not bad looking .
Especially a bald scottish one...
MxMave
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4:31pm Wed 4 Jul 12
It seems a little odd that all of our targets are Portugese, looks like another sly plan from the bald headed moron.
benal13
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4:39pm Wed 4 Jul 12
MxMave wrote:lololololololololo
Doesn't Kean speak Portugese? Funny that weve signed 3 Portugese players.... no doubt trying to create a squad that would crumble if he left due to language barriers, securing his position even more.
It seems a little odd that all of our targets are Portugese, looks like another sly plan from the bald headed moron.
Love Rovers Hate Venkys
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4:52pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Lancs - pensioner wrote:Maybe Wilcox is after a seat on the gravy train?
I have got tO agree with most posts today, buying in cheap foreigners to replace some talent that will be going is not the best thing to do especially with Keans purchases from abroad last year, smells of Assett stripping at its best,
I am starting to believe with a previous posters comments Kean cannot JUST be the manager of BRFC he must have some sort of vested financial interest as well.
Jason Wilcox is now towing the the club live now, how can he say Kean is a quality manger, disgusted with him.
Love Rovers Hate Venkys
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4:54pm Wed 4 Jul 12
jimbo22350 wrote:Perhaps a manager that knows what he's doing is needed.
True to form signing forwards when we need defenders 78 against only one club worse than us! 48 for! only six clubs better than us and two same and no talk of defenders perhaps a rethink is needed.
Love Rovers Hate Venkys
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5:03pm Wed 4 Jul 12
lowelife wrote:League Two would be my bet.
Can someone please tell Agnew, who is undoubtedly writing the scripts for these player comments, that 110% is a mathematical impossibility.
Yet another Kean old boy signing here! Dear God, where will it all end
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5:04pm Wed 4 Jul 12
French Rover wrote:I think just about everybody (who can get a better deal elsewhere) wants out frenchie. I think it will boil down to can we strongarm a few of them to stay. I hope we can, but i do have my doubts, just imagine having to replace a full team before the season starts. I have a feeling that players such as goodwillie will come good next season. Mainly because he is a rough and tough player who will be playing in a rough and tough league against inferior players than he is used to. atm only olsson and nzonzi are attracting the attention of the big clubs, so I would have to say that they are gone, but some of the others as of yet aren't courting too much attention. Yes, we expect this to change, but Venky's would want most of their money back for players such as dann and who would be prepared to pay it?
adcr wrote:surely you know (it is pretty common knowledge after all) that the players you named in your post are all leaving soon ADCR?
What is it with having to employ mates all the time? Kean and agnew are both at it. When we had people like Williams in charge nobody got a job here unless they were the best candidate that we could afford.
On the surface it appears to be good news that we are showing some intent to get back up. Unfortunately, when we delve into what is happening though it is same old, same old. To sign one player 35 years old or over is a luxury, but to sign two, I fear is foolish. And again, we appear to be signing players that nobody has heard of. If it was mark hughes or sam allardyce, I wouldn't be too concerned, but Kean's track record is the likes of bruno and modeste.
I think the biggest task this pre-season is going to be keeping most of our better players here next season. If we can keep most of the players here, I think even with Kean in charge we can still get promotion. But, if the likes of robinson, olsson, nzonzi and givet follow hoilett and yak out of the club, then, I fear the worst. Out of all of Kean's signings only the yak has really starred; formica and rochina have done okay and everybody else has been a disappointment.
Good luck for the coming season, I feel this year will be the best chance of getting back up, if we fail then that's it I’m afraid.
Robinson, Olsson and NZonzi are all on their way out and maybe Givet as well. You can add Dann to that list also. Maybe also Formica.
But then again (alongside the bad management) these are the players that were generally so poor last season that we got justifiably relegated.
Personally I would like to keep Nzonzi, Givet and Formica but all the rest can go....
Love Rovers Hate Venkys
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5:07pm Wed 4 Jul 12
god Im bored
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5:27pm Wed 4 Jul 12
if you lose 3 of your 1st 6 games, it should be goodnight Vienna.
Kean out, Venkies out, & take all the other cronies with you!
3bricks
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7:15pm Wed 4 Jul 12
happycyclist says...
10:06am Wed 4 Jul 12