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Silva attempts to force Blackburn Rovers move
9:43am Thursday 12th July 2012 in News
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
ADRIEN Silva has turned down Sporting Lisbon’s offer of a lucrative new contract as he sets his sights on completing his move to Blackburn Rovers.
The Portuguese midfielder has been in Rovers’ sights for the past couple of weeks but Sporting have been dragging their heels during negotiations in a bid to keep him.
Sporting are believed to have just offered Silva the opportunity to sign an extended deal with them - with his current contract expiring next summer – but the player has turned it down and told them he wants to quit the club.
Silva is already believed to have snubbed moves to the likes of Porto, Montpellier and Marseille, with Rovers and Sporting Lisbon now just needing to agree on a price.
Rovers have remained confident they would get their man throughout, despite the prolonged negotiations, with Silva himself now trying to help force through a move to Ewood Park.
Silva is a former Portugal under 21 skipper and is seen by Rovers as an ideal foil for Danny Murphy in central midfield.
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Comments (112)
10:07am Thu 12 Jul 12
sonny says...
10:08am Thu 12 Jul 12
ibby128 says...
10:08am Thu 12 Jul 12
Lancs - pensioner says...
10:17am Thu 12 Jul 12
A Darener says...
10:19am Thu 12 Jul 12
A Darener says...
10:29am Thu 12 Jul 12
French Rover says...
Silva was actually born here in France and spent some time with Bordeaux as a young lad. The current French Champions Montpellier are very interested in signing him right now also.
3.5 million is the price mentioned in the French sports papers and there are other French clubs interested as well and also Stuttgart in Germany.
Looks like he could be a very good midfield signing for us!
10:56am Thu 12 Jul 12
adcr says...
10:56am Thu 12 Jul 12
bring back the good old days says...
Going for the biggest 'pay day' does not always guarantee the requisite quality in return. Ask Carroll etc.
10:59am Thu 12 Jul 12
lusorover says...
11:01am Thu 12 Jul 12
lusorover says...
11:01am Thu 12 Jul 12
BRFCs says...
That would be a very productive and balanced midfield/attack.
Who's making these signings? Seems much better than last season, just not sure why we didn't make them then. Beggar's belief......
11:01am Thu 12 Jul 12
grover_the_rover says...
11:03am Thu 12 Jul 12
grover_the_rover says...
11:12am Thu 12 Jul 12
midas says...
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11:22am Thu 12 Jul 12
grover_the_rover says...
11:24am Thu 12 Jul 12
bburnrover says...
11:29am Thu 12 Jul 12
adcr says...
11:29am Thu 12 Jul 12
forever blue and white says...
No matter what the headline you can rely on Lancs pensioner to get it back to slating Kean and Venkys.
I am pretty sure everyone feels the same as Lancs does including the ones that have renewed their season tickets.
However it is beyond boring reading it all the time.
For all his and others moaning (I do understand why) it has not achieved anything and only contributes towards fans falling out with each other.
Surely this is a good news item that someone wants to play for BRFC and therefore should receive the correct comments.
11:47am Thu 12 Jul 12
K2rockall says...
11:50am Thu 12 Jul 12
Road Runner Road Runner says...
As good as this lad is lauded by a wider audience will his progression continue under such as the Odious One ?
I'm sorry, but my confidence in this imposter is zero%. I have no believe in him what so ever.
I guess we are going to find out soon enough, but after 4/5 games this should be the bench mark for the removal of this imposter.
Doesn't always work out, but Cotterill and Dyche have been shown the door by new owners, and I see and expect top class ex footballers will be installed as managers giving them the best chance for success ?
Us ? it's like something out of Beano, Dandy and Topper !
His excuses have run OUT !
Arte et labore
11:52am Thu 12 Jul 12
grover_the_rover says...
A man can dream can't he?!
COYB!
12:00pm Thu 12 Jul 12
adcr says...
12:07pm Thu 12 Jul 12
Keen O to Get Kean Out says...
but its harder than the prem , and Kean made a real mess there, well be lucky to survive with all the best players in the world
12:11pm Thu 12 Jul 12
Keen O to Get Kean Out says...
big problem----
we have a complete bafoon of a manger, so why buy ANY players
12:29pm Thu 12 Jul 12
whappen says...
On a separate matter; anybody know anything about an Ian Leigh and Bergander Sport?
They're some kind of management company and
Rovers' appear to be one of their clients. Their website says they are involved with Premiership and Championship clubs and shows our crest as one of them.
Have Venkys changed tack or are these just more fingers in the pie?
12:29pm Thu 12 Jul 12
bburnrover says...
12:39pm Thu 12 Jul 12
whappen says...
Interesting distinction between team and club.
The incompetence shown by those acting as the "club" had the immediate consequence of the "team" falling apart and the club being relegated.
There is a distinct possibility these imbeciles may destroy the club, and therefore the team, completely.
You can't have one without the other. Similarly, you can't support one without being seen to support the other.
12:40pm Thu 12 Jul 12
A Darener says...
12:46pm Thu 12 Jul 12
thetop5 says...
12:47pm Thu 12 Jul 12
Keen O to Get Kean Out says...
12:48pm Thu 12 Jul 12
adcr says...
12:57pm Thu 12 Jul 12
A Darener says...
"Therefore, I am going to start the season very cautiously optimistic until results tell me otherwise. We will see when the season starts how big a handicap Kean is"
Thsat will be the first two games then?
1:01pm Thu 12 Jul 12
A Darener says...
That will be the first two games then?
Dyslexia rules K.O!!!
1:18pm Thu 12 Jul 12
RUinsane says...
1:24pm Thu 12 Jul 12
benal13 says...
1:26pm Thu 12 Jul 12
whappen says...
1:39pm Thu 12 Jul 12
Only1Garner says...
KEAN OUT!!
1:42pm Thu 12 Jul 12
StLedge says...
1:51pm Thu 12 Jul 12
givet82 says...
hnically no chance.It's a very hard league to get of granted and the team's are very similar(no chealsea,arsenal,man u man c away games should make for open exciting games.Silva would be a amazing signing if we get him
2:00pm Thu 12 Jul 12
Keen O to Get Kean Out says...
2:13pm Thu 12 Jul 12
benal13 says...
2:15pm Thu 12 Jul 12
French Rover says...
But normally (in different circumstances) then that does sound a bit of a short time/match target to judge someone on?
using four or five games a s a benchmark would mean that right now there is a big doubt in the owners minds about Keans ability (as indeed there should be) so if there is any doubt at all and based on last seasons disgraceful management record then why would they give him any games at all?
Just sack the man.
2:27pm Thu 12 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
2:28pm Thu 12 Jul 12
A Darener says...
Can't wait for the season to start. It is very frustrating waiting to see how long he survives.
2:39pm Thu 12 Jul 12
givet82 says...
3:12pm Thu 12 Jul 12
J.C - Rishton says...
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Firstly at Macabia Haifa and secondly at lowly Porteguese club Acedemica ?
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The same attacking midfielder who has failed to score a single goal for Sporting Lisbons first team in his 5 years there.
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I would be amazed if this "Sporting, Porto, Barca, Chelsea, Montpellier, Marseille etc etc" are after him, it is all bull$hit, put out by either his agent or the Rovers PR machine (just like they said Gomes had rejected Everton to come to Ewood - Everton has said today they have never had any interest in signing Gomes, nor had their been any contact with him or any of his hangers on or with his club)
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Why would Sporting want to keep him at all if they rate him so highly that they've loaned him out for the last 2 years - that dosent make sense.
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I've never seen him play so I don't have a clue if he is the next Messi or the next Modeste - only time will tell although I fear he's more likely to be like the latter rather than the former.
3:16pm Thu 12 Jul 12
French Rover says...
3:26pm Thu 12 Jul 12
benal13 says...
3:30pm Thu 12 Jul 12
J.C - Rishton says...
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I've no idea if he's any good or not because I've never seen him play, have you ?
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If not, how do you know he'll be any good ?
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All I can go off is FACTS -
FACT 1 - He has never scored a single goal for Sporting Lisbon yet he has been their player for 5 seasons - thats hardly a stat to get our pulses racing.
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FACT 2 - He has spent the last 2 seasons away from Sporting, firstly in Israel and then in the lower reaches for the Portuguese league -again, hardly something for us to be doing cartwheels about.
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FACT3 - Last season we signed a senior Sporting Lisbon 1st teamer in SV who has hardly lit up Ewood since his arrival and in the greater scheme of things Silva would have been way down the pecking order at Sporting behind SV - so if SV can't make it at Ewood, why do we expect one of their reserves to ? - thats just illogical.
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He may turn out to be a good signing but the way some people are reacting (when I doubt that any of us have actually ever seen him play) you would think we were trying to sign Messi's more skillfull young brother !
3:45pm Thu 12 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
3:58pm Thu 12 Jul 12
AndyW says...
With this tactically-challenge
d no-mark at our club, Lionel Messi would look like Keith Andrews.
It's better to have a well organised and assembled team of poor players than a poorly organised set of good players.
See Allardyce, S vs Kean, S.
4:01pm Thu 12 Jul 12
benal13 says...
4:12pm Thu 12 Jul 12
Iiii1111 says...
4:14pm Thu 12 Jul 12
givet82 says...
4:20pm Thu 12 Jul 12
BlueSkies says...
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His agent is Tel Aviv based Pini Zahavi.
4:22pm Thu 12 Jul 12
Lancs - pensioner says...
Apart from that **** *** (sorry it will take a while to stop saying it)
4:27pm Thu 12 Jul 12
givet82 says...
4:34pm Thu 12 Jul 12
Rome says...
4:37pm Thu 12 Jul 12
French Rover says...
4:38pm Thu 12 Jul 12
benal13 says...
4:39pm Thu 12 Jul 12
BlueSkies says...
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Stay positive posters say. Yeah, right.
4:48pm Thu 12 Jul 12
BlueSkies says...
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Look at his agent.
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I smell a rat!
4:55pm Thu 12 Jul 12
benal13 says...
4:57pm Thu 12 Jul 12
gleechy says...
we were one of the best teams at the bottom of the league going forward last year, but we let too many goals in.
Each transfer window they look to strengthen the mid and attack, and then funny enough we let loads of goals in can't think why.
The defence has been decimated with the loss of top players, they were replaced with up and coming and very little else, and do you know ever since the good defenders were pushed out, we have been very poor at the back, there has to be a reason.
Is anyone responsible for the football played at Ewood, Or is it just about getting some desperate cheapos to keep those who don't actually care about the club long term happy?
This is their third transfer window and they stock pile mid and attack again, but forget to bring good defenders in, who runs this club?
5:12pm Thu 12 Jul 12
French Rover says...
5:15pm Thu 12 Jul 12
benal13 says...
5:20pm Thu 12 Jul 12
benal13 says...
5:23pm Thu 12 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
5:28pm Thu 12 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
5:38pm Thu 12 Jul 12
Only1Garner says...
6:05pm Thu 12 Jul 12
baldie says...
6:18pm Thu 12 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
6:54pm Thu 12 Jul 12
azza234 says...
7:02pm Thu 12 Jul 12
guiderover says...
7:07pm Thu 12 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
Yeah I know, let's not get carried away with the excitement of it all..
7:31pm Thu 12 Jul 12
god Im bored says...
Billy Liar?
7:33pm Thu 12 Jul 12
French Rover says...
7:40pm Thu 12 Jul 12
P888HOW says...
7:48pm Thu 12 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
But it seems to be true that he wants to come here.
8:11pm Thu 12 Jul 12
Rover Pete says...
Most of the 'exciting' players he has signed he has refused to play except in emmergency and he is now trying to sell them on again. Petrovic, Formica, Goodwillie, Rochina have all, so we hear in the press are all surplus and can go.
8:37pm Thu 12 Jul 12
oldblue says...
8:59pm Thu 12 Jul 12
wampam says...
9:03pm Thu 12 Jul 12
baldie says...
This site gets madder.
9:11pm Thu 12 Jul 12
ste.g says...
9:20pm Thu 12 Jul 12
lovemyrovers says...
I was just going to post that he probably believed in Area 51 and the Roswell incident too!
9:24pm Thu 12 Jul 12
lovemyrovers says...
9:44pm Thu 12 Jul 12
baldie says...
Meeting in Derek Shaw's office tomorrow,9am sharp.
10:14pm Thu 12 Jul 12
lovemyrovers says...
11:23pm Thu 12 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
11:27pm Thu 12 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
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11:33pm Thu 12 Jul 12
roverfor60years says...
He's a power-broker...invol
ved in multi-million £ agent's fees...third party ownership...Gaydamak at Portsmouth...Abramov
ich and Chelsea...West Ham and the Tevez-Mascherano affair... and his business dealings are described as 'a labyrinth'...
I don't know if he is still 'advising' Venky's
11:55pm Thu 12 Jul 12
whappen says...
12:05am Fri 13 Jul 12
whappen says...
Lost a bit of mobility but excellent in the air.
12:39am Fri 13 Jul 12
Road Runner Road Runner says...
Carry on J Walkers legacy ?
This lot have BRFC by the short and curly's .
They are not fit to lace his boots. The passion, believe and desire is way short of J Walker.
We are at the mercy of these merciless b'stards and I loathe them for their rhetoric crap.
Kean = scum
Arte et labore
12:51am Fri 13 Jul 12
deano162 says...
12:57am Fri 13 Jul 12
eddie the eagle says...
I take the point about posting negative comments but while kean is about I find it difficult to be positive about any thing.Very dificult to extol the signing of a player I hav'nt seen play.
2:23am Fri 13 Jul 12
Love Rovers Hate Venkys says...
5:11am Fri 13 Jul 12
reiko082 says...
7:26am Fri 13 Jul 12
alphajono says...
8:05am Fri 13 Jul 12
banned again phil.m says...
,there ,frustration released ,spat in the faces of fans ,spat in the face of uncle jack ,took us down . not 1 penny will i give to kean and venkys .
why are there always so many negatives on here?
HAHAHA
KEAN OUT VENKYS OUT KEAN OUT VENKYS OUT !!!!!!!!!
8:38am Fri 13 Jul 12
bburnrover says...
8:58am Fri 13 Jul 12
bring back the good old days says...
8:59am Fri 13 Jul 12
Judge Nic Sanders says...
9:33am Fri 13 Jul 12
whappen says...
According to the (Daily) Telegraph, the judge "...must decide whether the Chelsea captain intended to offend Ferdinand when he used the words “f------ black c---”.
Errr.
Perhaps he was just expressing his preference.
9:35am Fri 13 Jul 12
whappen says...
9:47am Fri 13 Jul 12
A Darener says...
10:01am Fri 13 Jul 12
whappen says...
They are a sports management company which advises on all aspects of running a club. Everton, Chelsea and Newcastle are also their clients. It may explain the sudden change of tack by appointing a load of new officials and actually speaking to the fans, albeit through a "Global Advisor" and our former press officer.
It may also explain why Kean has been relatively silent this Summer.
The first piece of advice they should have given was "For God's sake, tell that heejut to keep his head down and his mouth shut".
Well, perhaps that should have been the second; the first should obviously have been, "Do yourselves a favour and just fire the useless b@st@rd".
10:24am Fri 13 Jul 12
gleechy says...
10:48am Fri 13 Jul 12
BlueSkies says...
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There have always been dodgy dealings in football, 'brown envelopes' etc. The agents are more recently on the scene and the massive amounts of money involved in today's game simply invites people to get a piece of the action.
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The business is corrupt because the dodgy deals are known about and allowed to happen. Players and managers all know but will never speak out because too many are implicated.
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Problem for us at Rovers is that it's all a little bit too much 'in yer face' to stomach at present.
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Sadly the only honest people in the game are the fans.
2:15pm Fri 13 Jul 12
mrconcept says...
3:08pm Fri 13 Jul 12
Wild Rover says...
???
8:16pm Fri 13 Jul 12
mattkulak says...