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Kazim-Richards completes Rovers move
4:13pm Friday 10th August 2012 in News
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
Blackburn Rovers have completed the loan signing of Colin Kazim-Richards from Galatasaray.
The Turkish international striker joins on a season-long loan, with a view to a permanent deal.
The 25-year-old becomes Rovers’ eighth signing of a busy summer for manager Steve Kean.
He started his career with Bury, before enjoying short spells with Brighton and Sheffield United.
In June 2007, he joined Turkish giants Fenerbahce, who he helped reach the Champions League quarter-finals a year later, scoring in the 2-1 first leg victory over Chelsea.
After three-and-a-half seasons with Fenerbahce, including a loan spell with Toulouse, Colin made the move to their bitter local rivals Galatasaray in January 2011.
Shortly after arriving, the versatile forward famously scored the first derby goal in Galatasaray’s new stadium against his former club.
He spent the second half of last season on loan at Olympiakos, where he won the league and cup double, before returning to Galatasaray, where he also picked up a Turkish league winners’ medal.
Colin, who has 36 international caps to his name, has been on trial with Rovers since the pre-season trip to Holland and after finalising his loan switch, he will now feature in Rovers’ final friendly against Cork City this Sunday.
Comments(34)
rankoutsider
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4:28pm Fri 10 Aug 12
Good luck Colin, leave the attitude in Turkey & you have a good chance to make it work over here
MxMave
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4:34pm Fri 10 Aug 12
azza234
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4:57pm Fri 10 Aug 12
MxMave wrote:he's not unknown he's far more known then fabio nunes for exanple plus i believe he is better then goodwillie not saying goodwillie souldnt get a chance
Another unknown signing, I expect another roberts/benjani coming onto the pitch and walking around ineffectually for 90mins. We shoudnt waste pitch time on a loan signing when goodwillie (our player) needs pitch time.
Dukes
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5:03pm Fri 10 Aug 12
azza234
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5:05pm Fri 10 Aug 12
penemo
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5:08pm Fri 10 Aug 12
When is this idiot of a manager going to sign a quality defender as this is where our major problem was last year.
Look forward to watching geoff stelling on sky next weekend with my st money still in my pocket.
KEAN OUT
J.C - Rishton
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5:19pm Fri 10 Aug 12
He has failed at every club he has ever played at and has a worse goalscoring record than Jason Roberts.
The only surprising thing about him is that he has been picked for Turkey 35 times - scoring a paltry 2 goals in the process.
This is NOT the calabre of signing that is going to frighten the best 5 or 6 teams in the championship (unlike Leon Best/Jordon Rhodes which are strikers that the other best clubs in the division would be worried by).
A typical Kean, "Anthony Modeste" signing - still, I'm sure the agent and manager got a nice kick-back for the loan to go through.
Dan11
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5:19pm Fri 10 Aug 12
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He is not a player that we need at all in the slightest, is about the 20th first team midfielder we now have at the club FFS.
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Karl sign a defender please, and sell Paul Robinson
Road Runner Road Runner
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5:21pm Fri 10 Aug 12
Expect the sparks to fly between the marginalized Odious One and numerous players within 6 weeks ! if he gets that long ?
What am I going to do with my Saturdays, and not forgetting midweek :( ?
Cheers Walter for shatting all over me !
Arte et labore
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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5:24pm Fri 10 Aug 12
gleechy
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5:38pm Fri 10 Aug 12
gleechy
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5:48pm Fri 10 Aug 12
Why does the club have to suffer another season before the governing body listens?
On paper we have a weak defence, after some lower league oposition pre season,it still looks bad, and they have brought in more attackers, are they trying to break the record for fastest drop through the leagues?
It will be a miracle if they stay in the league.
French Rover
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6:04pm Fri 10 Aug 12
dale88brfc
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6:06pm Fri 10 Aug 12
Markhecky
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6:07pm Fri 10 Aug 12
Stone Island:
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6:28pm Fri 10 Aug 12
dangerous dave
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7:21pm Fri 10 Aug 12
Huddersfield Examiner tonight - Simon Grayson says Rhodes has never asked for a move and is very much in their plans for the new season says unlikely to sell him - maybe you can believe Grayson more than the 'plank' Kean who knows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets give our 'global adviser idiot' some searching questions to answer it will be interesting to see what substance if any comes from his 'big mouth'
OUT WITH KEAN HENDRY AGNEW SINGH VENKYS
baldie
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8:13pm Fri 10 Aug 12
dangerous dave wrote:Grayson's admitted they have a valuation,just depends if Rovers are prepared to meet it.
Yes another freebie with not such a good history - just what we have come to expect!!
Huddersfield Examiner tonight - Simon Grayson says Rhodes has never asked for a move and is very much in their plans for the new season says unlikely to sell him - maybe you can believe Grayson more than the 'plank' Kean who knows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets give our 'global adviser idiot' some searching questions to answer it will be interesting to see what substance if any comes from his 'big mouth'
OUT WITH KEAN HENDRY AGNEW SINGH VENKYS
ronnie clayton
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8:50pm Fri 10 Aug 12
baldie wrote:Simon Grayson was the man that turned around Blackpool after Hendry made a pigs arse out of his managership with them .
dangerous dave wrote:Grayson's admitted they have a valuation,just depends if Rovers are prepared to meet it.
Yes another freebie with not such a good history - just what we have come to expect!!
Huddersfield Examiner tonight - Simon Grayson says Rhodes has never asked for a move and is very much in their plans for the new season says unlikely to sell him - maybe you can believe Grayson more than the 'plank' Kean who knows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets give our 'global adviser idiot' some searching questions to answer it will be interesting to see what substance if any comes from his 'big mouth'
OUT WITH KEAN HENDRY AGNEW SINGH VENKYS
Hendry got the sack at Blackpool 5 games before the season ended ,and Blackpool were GOING down, Grayson took over and Blackpool won 4 out of the last 5 and kept them up.
Grayson great coach , Hendry good with the media about all.
alfa111
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8:59pm Fri 10 Aug 12
J.C - Rishton wrote:As they say its not what you know but who you know ask keanocchio.Spot on about players agents WHO EVER THEY ARE? they are making a mint with all the transfer dealings in and out of BRFC since kean anderson and venkys took control its a win,win win for agent kean and Co
Very underwelming signing.
He has failed at every club he has ever played at and has a worse goalscoring record than Jason Roberts.
The only surprising thing about him is that he has been picked for Turkey 35 times - scoring a paltry 2 goals in the process.
This is NOT the calabre of signing that is going to frighten the best 5 or 6 teams in the championship (unlike Leon Best/Jordon Rhodes which are strikers that the other best clubs in the division would be worried by).
A typical Kean, "Anthony Modeste" signing - still, I'm sure the agent and manager got a nice kick-back for the loan to go through.
flyingv1
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9:03pm Fri 10 Aug 12
ronnie clayton wrote:And your point?
baldie wrote:Simon Grayson was the man that turned around Blackpool after Hendry made a pigs arse out of his managership with them . Hendry got the sack at Blackpool 5 games before the season ended ,and Blackpool were GOING down, Grayson took over and Blackpool won 4 out of the last 5 and kept them up. Grayson great coach , Hendry good with the media about all.dangerous dave wrote: Yes another freebie with not such a good history - just what we have come to expect!! Huddersfield Examiner tonight - Simon Grayson says Rhodes has never asked for a move and is very much in their plans for the new season says unlikely to sell him - maybe you can believe Grayson more than the 'plank' Kean who knows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets give our 'global adviser idiot' some searching questions to answer it will be interesting to see what substance if any comes from his 'big mouth' OUT WITH KEAN HENDRY AGNEW SINGH VENKYSGrayson's admitted they have a valuation,just depends if Rovers are prepared to meet it.
blueblooded
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9:29pm Fri 10 Aug 12
MxMave
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9:36pm Fri 10 Aug 12
flyingv1 wrote:I think his point is kean and hendry are useless and even a manager with no prem experience is 1000% better than kean with 0 experience. Also Rhodes is a fool to leave the guidance of a pro for amature hour.
ronnie clayton wrote:And your point?
baldie wrote:Simon Grayson was the man that turned around Blackpool after Hendry made a pigs arse out of his managership with them . Hendry got the sack at Blackpool 5 games before the season ended ,and Blackpool were GOING down, Grayson took over and Blackpool won 4 out of the last 5 and kept them up. Grayson great coach , Hendry good with the media about all.dangerous dave wrote: Yes another freebie with not such a good history - just what we have come to expect!! Huddersfield Examiner tonight - Simon Grayson says Rhodes has never asked for a move and is very much in their plans for the new season says unlikely to sell him - maybe you can believe Grayson more than the 'plank' Kean who knows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets give our 'global adviser idiot' some searching questions to answer it will be interesting to see what substance if any comes from his 'big mouth' OUT WITH KEAN HENDRY AGNEW SINGH VENKYSGrayson's admitted they have a valuation,just depends if Rovers are prepared to meet it.
Babbar Divino
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9:41pm Fri 10 Aug 12
Gaz M
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9:48pm Fri 10 Aug 12
blueblooded
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10:01pm Fri 10 Aug 12
Gaz M wrote:old news, there's been a revised bid since.
On sky sports transfer news its stating Huddersfield have turned down Rovers 2 million offer!! the mind boggles at what the numpties at Rovers are playing at.
Road Runner Road Runner
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10:08pm Fri 10 Aug 12
blueblooded wrote:Aye, 10 bob !
Gaz M wrote:old news, there's been a revised bid since.
On sky sports transfer news its stating Huddersfield have turned down Rovers 2 million offer!! the mind boggles at what the numpties at Rovers are playing at.
Sorry bloodblooded I'm not casting affliction on your post.
But, if it is anything to go by with the reported miserly offer thus far then.......
Let us see, eh ?
Arte et labore
blueblooded
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10:17pm Fri 10 Aug 12
Road Runner Road Runner wrote:Nota problem Road Runner, it appears though that SSN are only reporting this because HT have only just announced the rejection of the first bid.
blueblooded wrote:Aye, 10 bob !
Gaz M wrote:old news, there's been a revised bid since.
On sky sports transfer news its stating Huddersfield have turned down Rovers 2 million offer!! the mind boggles at what the numpties at Rovers are playing at.
Sorry bloodblooded I'm not casting affliction on your post.
But, if it is anything to go by with the reported miserly offer thus far then.......
Let us see, eh ?
Arte et labore
2nd bid is in the 5m plus substabtial addons including a profit share clause should Rovers sell him on in the future at a higher price I'm led to believe. Trying to stay positive only because I want to see Rhodes in the Blue and White.. oh yeah!
flyingv1
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10:32pm Fri 10 Aug 12
MxMave wrote:Let "Ronnie" explain himself. I feel it very offensive that he/she should use the "alias" of such a well respected Rovers player, and come out with such offensive comments, not just in this case, but in many others. He/she should be ashamed of him/herself, or perhaps he/she is a dingle, and I would expect such attitude.
flyingv1 wrote:I think his point is kean and hendry are useless and even a manager with no prem experience is 1000% better than kean with 0 experience. Also Rhodes is a fool to leave the guidance of a pro for amature hour.ronnie clayton wrote:And your point?baldie wrote:Simon Grayson was the man that turned around Blackpool after Hendry made a pigs arse out of his managership with them . Hendry got the sack at Blackpool 5 games before the season ended ,and Blackpool were GOING down, Grayson took over and Blackpool won 4 out of the last 5 and kept them up. Grayson great coach , Hendry good with the media about all.dangerous dave wrote: Yes another freebie with not such a good history - just what we have come to expect!! Huddersfield Examiner tonight - Simon Grayson says Rhodes has never asked for a move and is very much in their plans for the new season says unlikely to sell him - maybe you can believe Grayson more than the 'plank' Kean who knows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets give our 'global adviser idiot' some searching questions to answer it will be interesting to see what substance if any comes from his 'big mouth' OUT WITH KEAN HENDRY AGNEW SINGH VENKYSGrayson's admitted they have a valuation,just depends if Rovers are prepared to meet it.
In short - change your alias, if you must, and keep the hallowed name of Ronnie Clayton away from such comments.
flyingv1
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11:20pm Fri 10 Aug 12
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:You are better than that Morst
Kean Out!
bburnrover
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9:11am Sat 11 Aug 12
MatthewCA
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9:38am Sat 11 Aug 12
dwillie/Rochina/"one more waiting".....
best wishes
ronnie clayton
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10:39am Sat 11 Aug 12
flyingv1 wrote:QUOTING FACTS ABOUT HENDRY`S COACHING HISTORY ,HE HAS BEEN AN ABJECT FAILURE ,THAT IS THE "POINT THAT IS FACT.
MxMave wrote:Let "Ronnie" explain himself. I feel it very offensive that he/she should use the "alias" of such a well respected Rovers player, and come out with such offensive comments, not just in this case, but in many others. He/she should be ashamed of him/herself, or perhaps he/she is a dingle, and I would expect such attitude.
flyingv1 wrote:I think his point is kean and hendry are useless and even a manager with no prem experience is 1000% better than kean with 0 experience. Also Rhodes is a fool to leave the guidance of a pro for amature hour.ronnie clayton wrote:And your point?baldie wrote:Simon Grayson was the man that turned around Blackpool after Hendry made a pigs arse out of his managership with them . Hendry got the sack at Blackpool 5 games before the season ended ,and Blackpool were GOING down, Grayson took over and Blackpool won 4 out of the last 5 and kept them up. Grayson great coach , Hendry good with the media about all.dangerous dave wrote: Yes another freebie with not such a good history - just what we have come to expect!! Huddersfield Examiner tonight - Simon Grayson says Rhodes has never asked for a move and is very much in their plans for the new season says unlikely to sell him - maybe you can believe Grayson more than the 'plank' Kean who knows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets give our 'global adviser idiot' some searching questions to answer it will be interesting to see what substance if any comes from his 'big mouth' OUT WITH KEAN HENDRY AGNEW SINGH VENKYSGrayson's admitted they have a valuation,just depends if Rovers are prepared to meet it.
In short - change your alias, if you must, and keep the hallowed name of Ronnie Clayton away from such comments.
chegwin says...
4:25pm Fri 10 Aug 12