PFA issue statement over Singh's Pedersen comment

THE PFA have issued a statement defending Morten Gamst Pedersen after comments made by Blackburn Rovers global advisor Shebby Singh on Saturday.

Singh likened Pedersen to 'a pensioner' at an open meeting with fans but has since apologised.

The PFA, however, were not satisfied with Singh's apology - confirming that many Rovers players were upset by the initial comments.

A statement read: "The PFA have been in discussions with the players at Blackburn Rovers in relation to the recent comments made by Shebby Singh.

"We share their considerable disappointment that anyone connected to Blackburn Rovers would make such disrespectful comments about a player like Morten Gamst Pedersen.

"The feeling within the squad is that as a group of players they support each other but particularly someone like Morten who is so respected within the club and indeed the game.

"Personal criticism of this nature is never acceptable and the players are shocked that someone from within their club has seen fit to make such comments.

"Whilst accepting that anyone can have an opinion on football, someone in such a position of responsibility should be more mindful of the comments he makes particularly when you consider what a valuable member of the team Morten is and the great contribution he has made and continues to make to Blackburn Rovers and Norway.

"Any comments that are made should be based on fact, and it is our understanding that the club’s statistics on Prozone over the last season completely disproves any such uninformed views.

"He should be mindful of bringing the game and the club into disrepute and being completely disrespectful to a player who has served Blackburn Rovers with distinction during his eight-year career representing the club in 260 matches and scoring 34 goals.

"The situation has not been helped by the subsequent apology which didn't seem to retract the comments, rather Mr Singh simply implied he was ‘too honest for his own good’.

"The PFA are very concerned about this situation and naturally we are fully supportive of Morten and the other players at Blackburn Rovers."

Steve Kean and Danny Murphy have this afternoon spoken out and defended the players’ stance over the PFA statement.

“That’s the first I’ve heard about the statement,” said Kean. “It shows the players are together and look out for each other.”

“The comments were unwanted and ill-timed and the players were upset about comments on of their own.”

Murphy said: “It’s just something you don’t want. It was ill-advised and should just not have been said. We need everyone together, and that is why we have come out to defend one of our team-mates.”

Comments(65)

dallydally says...
1:12pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Rhubarb. He apologised so that is that. However, we are undoubtedly becoming the biggest laughing stock in football

moh says...
1:16pm Thu 16 Aug 12

dallydally wrote:
Rhubarb. He apologised so that is that. However, we are undoubtedly becoming the biggest laughing stock in football
are they going to ask the management from last season to apologise for the shambles and no communication with the fans.

jack01 says...
1:17pm Thu 16 Aug 12

The PFA has seen fit to come out and criticise Shebby Singh after the comments he made about Pedersen. I agree that the comments were shocking for a high ranking club employee to make, and Singh deserves all the criticism he gets.
Presumably now it is time the LMA come out and make a statement about Steve Kean's equally shocking drunken rant against Sam Allardyce, which has been in the public domain for months and yet no comment from the authorities.

stony bloke says...
1:17pm Thu 16 Aug 12

I disagree. The PFS's statement is welcome. Singh must be made to realise the magnitude of what he said. As the PFA said, Singh didn't even retract his comment. Said he was "too honest". In short he still thinks the same. The guy should go, along with Kean and the Venkys.

StLedge says...
1:20pm Thu 16 Aug 12

There is more to it that this, clearly this has been blown out of proportion by someone wishing to now discredit Shebby!!!
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........Mr Anderson.....Come Out Come Out wherever you are.......

PpMac says...
1:20pm Thu 16 Aug 12

....WHOOOOO HOLD YOUR HORSES PFA....if your that concerned with regards to comments being made against a player which could suggest bringing the 'game; into disrepute, then perhaps you and your other footballing authorities could review Steve Kean's comments over the last 20 months...I mean its not like he said anything to bring the game into disrepute, i.e. throwing a semi final cup game, telling senior players that are not right in the head to play football, so sit out, oh and your sold...calling his predecessor a 'crook'...the list goes on - do us a favour PFA, go back and hide under the rock along with the others, because as far as the fans are concerned, MGP being called a pensioner is the least of our worries!!

Iiii1111 says...
1:21pm Thu 16 Aug 12

The tuk tuk man seems to have all the credentials needed by the Indians…..I can feel a promotion in the air, perhaps the manager’s job!………….can it get any worse?..............
.all that’s bad in the professional game surrounds our ‘owners’(and now our once great club)…I wonder why!!!

makaveli96 says...
1:28pm Thu 16 Aug 12

The issue in todays society is the PC brigade.

In days gone by Pederson could of give Shebby a "whats for" and all this would be over!

Tuo Neak says...
1:34pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Interesting the PFA have taken an interest here, were they not interested last season when Salgado had his contractual problems? N'Zonzi frozen out at the moment until he apologises to the manager. Thank god the players are represented so well eh...

bring back the good old days says...
1:39pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Can't disagree with most of commenters, and yes its a sickly pc world we live in.
But, Shebby was well out of order.
He is also reflective of what our owners / regime are all about.
What this will do is reinforce our stance and standing with regards to the 'outsiders' view of our dilemma.

MatthewCA says...
1:39pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Singh become one night hero in english cubs talks doing a foolish comment on Pedersen, that is surely unacceptable in any form of a club language in public, I feel he is a great player and a good midfielder who controls the ball over 25 mts of each game. He may be slow in couple of month or season, but he is still doing a fair ground presence in club matches with experience. next day after this comment, he got a goal for club- that is the commitment to our club from this player, he is great in 25-30 yard freekick convertion too.

I feel after the apology, any media takeing it up the same issue will promt in our game and as a team we need to win all the game in the season,that is our focus. So please give freedom to Kean and his players to produce result. we agree that for 3 consecutive loss, Kean will be out, so wait and see.

Let Shebby Singh cursified !!!
Kean is King, Game ON.

jack01 says...
1:40pm Thu 16 Aug 12

I see that Grayson is unhappy with Kean for announcing our 'bid' for Rhodes in public. He alludes to it being a stunt to get the fans onside.

No doubt in my mind that we've been taken for fools once again by Kean and Agnew. All made up to try and sell some more season tickets and keep the fans quiet for a couple of weeks. More fool me, I actually thought for a minute that we were serious about getting quality players but no, they cost money which Venky's certainly are not going to spend.

IF we get any more signings they will be either loanees or freebies or Portuguese under 20's who will make a couple of appearances each and then disappear like Rochina and Vukcevic. Disgraceful. This club has about as much chance of promotion this season as I have of winning the US Presidential election.

1riversider says...
1:42pm Thu 16 Aug 12

SS has all the credentials needed to continue working at the circus that BRFC has become. In fact he is eminently suited to be considered as one of the Three Stooges, and continue to make us the laughing stock of football.

Walter Mitty, Three Stooges and Venky's, do us all a favour, and get out of our club!

waggyonthewing says...
1:44pm Thu 16 Aug 12

dear oh dear oh dear,what has our football club become,this whole sorry mess is heartbreaking.soul destroying and so very very frustrating.BRAG please carry on your work,eventually the truth has got to come out.i am totally devastated at what is happening at rovers,surely the powers that be must realise something is not right.at the end of last season i vowed not to return until obvious changes had happened,but i am weak and i will be there against hull,i know its wrong and they only want my money,but it also feels wrong to stay away because of morons and chancers,anybody who comes on this site or any fan sites saying they dont care anymore are just kidding themselves,if you didnt careyou wouldnt be reading this,face upto it you do care and the only way to beat this lot is by sticking together and coming back stronger every time they fling some crap at us.WE WILL BEAT THEM IN THE END.

wilyrover says...
1:45pm Thu 16 Aug 12

I seldom agree with any stance that the PFA take as I believe that players are far too protected nowadays. The PFA often loose credibility by trying to defend the indefensible, in the misguided belief that its members are exempt from the same ethics and codes of behaviour as society in general. However on this occasion, I think that this organisation is correct in coming out in support of Pedersen, who to the best of my knowledge has always been a decent professional and role model in terms of his behaviour both on and off the pitch. Singh is just a mouth piece on an ego trip.

Jansen_10 says...
1:45pm Thu 16 Aug 12

"Any comments that are made should be based on fact" - I agree.

- Morten Gamst Pedersen on average over 90 minute matches did more running than any other Blackburn player last season (therefore his legs haven't 'gone' Shebby). He also, I'm led to believe, provided more assists than any other player
- However, his lack of composure on the ball, wasted crosses, loss of possession and poor tackling proved that he is not a premier league standard player and certainly contributed to our lowly league position and then relegation

That is a FACT

Other facts contributing to relegation include inept tactics (Steve Kean & coaching staff), lack of motivation (Steve Kean & coaching staff), giving the ball back to the opposition at any available opportunity (Robbo, Dann), poor Passing (Dann, Petrovic), poor finishing (Modeste, Goodwillie, et al), poor fitness (Dunny, Petrovic), poor contract negotiations (Steve Kean/Hoilett).

FACTS

Jansen_10 says...
1:47pm Thu 16 Aug 12

MatthewCA wrote:
Singh become one night hero in english cubs talks doing a foolish comment on Pedersen, that is surely unacceptable in any form of a club language in public, I feel he is a great player and a good midfielder who controls the ball over 25 mts of each game. He may be slow in couple of month or season, but he is still doing a fair ground presence in club matches with experience. next day after this comment, he got a goal for club- that is the commitment to our club from this player, he is great in 25-30 yard freekick convertion too.

I feel after the apology, any media takeing it up the same issue will promt in our game and as a team we need to win all the game in the season,that is our focus. So please give freedom to Kean and his players to produce result. we agree that for 3 consecutive loss, Kean will be out, so wait and see.

Let Shebby Singh cursified !!!
Kean is King, Game ON.
this has got to be some sort of sick joke right?

I dont know if I'm more offended by your poor grasp of basic english or your 'Kean is King' comment.

Boris Bear says...
1:48pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Kean's comments about Allardyce definitely bring the game into disrepute but no action was taken at the time by the relevant authorities which was disappointing.As legal action is being taken I would assume nothing can be done at the moment and as the PFA represent players I imagine it's outside their remit.

I think Singh's comments re Pedersen were totally unacceptable and a public meeting is not the place to make derogatory comments about players. In future Singh should engage his brain before opening his mouth.

petergray says...
1:57pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Another brilliantly executed scheme by kean.

Part of teamvenkyscum have brought in a hit man to get rid of our useless manager but he has moved swiftly to get his corrupt mates in the game and press to expose shabby for the idiot he is which will greatly reduce his authority.

kean 1 - shabby 0

jack01 says...
1:58pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Jansen_10 wrote:
MatthewCA wrote:
Singh become one night hero in english cubs talks doing a foolish comment on Pedersen, that is surely unacceptable in any form of a club language in public, I feel he is a great player and a good midfielder who controls the ball over 25 mts of each game. He may be slow in couple of month or season, but he is still doing a fair ground presence in club matches with experience. next day after this comment, he got a goal for club- that is the commitment to our club from this player, he is great in 25-30 yard freekick convertion too.

I feel after the apology, any media takeing it up the same issue will promt in our game and as a team we need to win all the game in the season,that is our focus. So please give freedom to Kean and his players to produce result. we agree that for 3 consecutive loss, Kean will be out, so wait and see.

Let Shebby Singh cursified !!!
Kean is King, Game ON.
this has got to be some sort of sick joke right?

I dont know if I'm more offended by your poor grasp of basic english or your 'Kean is King' comment.
He's a dingle, just ignore him.

Burnley FC gearing up for their biggest season in history. Their existence in the Championship this season consists of two objectives - beat Blackburn and beat Bolton. Achieve either of those and their fans will celebrate their most successful season in living memory. That's it for a club of their 'calibre'.

bring back the good old days says...
2:18pm Thu 16 Aug 12

waggyonthewing wrote:
dear oh dear oh dear,what has our football club become,this whole sorry mess is heartbreaking.soul destroying and so very very frustrating.BRAG please carry on your work,eventually the truth has got to come out.i am totally devastated at what is happening at rovers,surely the powers that be must realise something is not right.at the end of last season i vowed not to return until obvious changes had happened,but i am weak and i will be there against hull,i know its wrong and they only want my money,but it also feels wrong to stay away because of morons and chancers,anybody who comes on this site or any fan sites saying they dont care anymore are just kidding themselves,if you didnt careyou wouldnt be reading this,face upto it you do care and the only way to beat this lot is by sticking together and coming back stronger every time they fling some crap at us.WE WILL BEAT THEM IN THE END.
There will be no criticism from the majority as they fully understand the 'pull'.
It is up to each individual to decide hats best. Me, I'm a no go, simple as.
I would though not have a go at anyone else who cannot stay away.

Chrissaces says...
2:36pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Yeah PF fcuking A! Fcuk off!!!

You authorities say nothing, I repeat nothing, when all the dribble of scum and diarrhoea comes out of keans mouth! You imbiciles!!

Pederson is widely regarded as a down and out by rovers fans! He trips over balls like a pensioner, he runs up and down the pitch like a pensioner, and he even looks a little bit like a pensioner!

Shebby Singh should not be ashamed of one word he has said about peder 'zimmer frame' son, or baldy d1ck head either! He has only said what most of us rovers fans would have said if publically put in the limelight... And I don't give a sh1t if he's global advisor and you think he shouldn't be saying it, because we have news for you.... He should be saying it and he is right!

Thanks for the slight breath of fresh air shebby, whether it was a publicity stunt to sell season tickets or not! At least someone said it publically (and backed it up in his apology!! Haha!!)

RTID

MxMave says...
2:46pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Well if the players have requested this it shows what massive in-fighting still exists in the club.

MxMave says...
2:47pm Thu 16 Aug 12

PpMac wrote:
....WHOOOOO HOLD YOUR HORSES PFA....if your that concerned with regards to comments being made against a player which could suggest bringing the 'game; into disrepute, then perhaps you and your other footballing authorities could review Steve Kean's comments over the last 20 months...I mean its not like he said anything to bring the game into disrepute, i.e. throwing a semi final cup game, telling senior players that are not right in the head to play football, so sit out, oh and your sold...calling his predecessor a 'crook'...the list goes on - do us a favour PFA, go back and hide under the rock along with the others, because as far as the fans are concerned, MGP being called a pensioner is the least of our worries!!
Pro Point.

MxMave says...
2:48pm Thu 16 Aug 12

bring back the good old days wrote:
Can't disagree with most of commenters, and yes its a sickly pc world we live in.
But, Shebby was well out of order.
He is also reflective of what our owners / regime are all about.
What this will do is reinforce our stance and standing with regards to the 'outsiders' view of our dilemma.
I cant speak for your local pc world but mine isnt too darn shebby!

reggie0008 says...
3:01pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Chrissaces wrote:
Yeah PF fcuking A! Fcuk off!!!

You authorities say nothing, I repeat nothing, when all the dribble of scum and diarrhoea comes out of keans mouth! You imbiciles!!

Pederson is widely regarded as a down and out by rovers fans! He trips over balls like a pensioner, he runs up and down the pitch like a pensioner, and he even looks a little bit like a pensioner!

Shebby Singh should not be ashamed of one word he has said about peder 'zimmer frame' son, or baldy d1ck head either! He has only said what most of us rovers fans would have said if publically put in the limelight... And I don't give a sh1t if he's global advisor and you think he shouldn't be saying it, because we have news for you.... He should be saying it and he is right!

Thanks for the slight breath of fresh air shebby, whether it was a publicity stunt to sell season tickets or not! At least someone said it publically (and backed it up in his apology!! Haha!!)

RTID
Personally i think Pedersen receives lots of unwarranted criticism from fans, he still has the quality as proved by some of the goals/free kicks he scored last season, he is also probably the hardest working player in the team, Okay he has not been as good as he was a couple of years back but he has like the rest of the team had the disadvantage of having to play under Kean's poor tactics and management.

It would be nice if you could offer a more balanced opinion rather than acting like a keyboard warrior/troll.

Reg

French Rover says...
3:02pm Thu 16 Aug 12

A certain Mr. Kean and his pals must be very worried about the Shebmeister.....this looks like an attempt to discredit him quickly now. Hope Shebby stands firm....

Lancs - pensioner says...
3:17pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Jansen_10 wrote:
MatthewCA wrote:
Singh become one night hero in english cubs talks doing a foolish comment on Pedersen, that is surely unacceptable in any form of a club language in public, I feel he is a great player and a good midfielder who controls the ball over 25 mts of each game. He may be slow in couple of month or season, but he is still doing a fair ground presence in club matches with experience. next day after this comment, he got a goal for club- that is the commitment to our club from this player, he is great in 25-30 yard freekick convertion too.

I feel after the apology, any media takeing it up the same issue will promt in our game and as a team we need to win all the game in the season,that is our focus. So please give freedom to Kean and his players to produce result. we agree that for 3 consecutive loss, Kean will be out, so wait and see.

Let Shebby Singh cursified !!!
Kean is King, Game ON.
this has got to be some sort of sick joke right?

I dont know if I'm more offended by your poor grasp of basic english or your 'Kean is King' comment.
Just ignore the tosser, he tends to go away then!

kitchener2 says...
3:22pm Thu 16 Aug 12

It seems that murphy has now taken on the role of keans chief mouthpiece. Don't insult our intelligence pal, when are we going to recieve an apology for the last year and a halfs debacle that we have had to endure. The manipulation and conniving of this cretin of a manager has to be seen to be believed. All the players that had any balls have left or want to leave. Kean is surrounding himself with yes men and kids who know no better.....It gets worse by the day!

carlmc1 says...
3:36pm Thu 16 Aug 12

It is pretty obvious that we have a very divided camp at Ewood. It doesn't take a genious to work out that Kean and Shebby are at loggerheads. Add to this the fact that the brothers don't agree with the sister. Brothers want rid of Kean, yet she makes the decison to keep him. I assume brothers wanted Singh appointed but sister didn't. Singh now tells fans Kean has X number of games to collect x number of points. Kean probably thinks, up yours pal, Mrs Desai will decide my fate not you.

Amost every fan hates Kean and because of this players who back Kean hate fans so much so that they wouldn't spit on us if we were on fire. So we have players who hate fans, but back Kean and players who hate Kean but back fans.

All in all we are 3 days away from the real action starting and we have nothing but in fighting arguing, cat calling and complete chaos yet again at our club.

A week in I would be amazed if this in fighting causes anything other than 2 or 3 defeats. I have never know success achieved in any walk of life unless at least a degree of organisation exists. Who gets the blame for this poor start remains to be seen. Take your pick, the fans, Shebby, the players the owners or the manager. Which ever way you look at it, unless this is sorted out fast, we will be looking down not up the league!

batesempire says...
3:59pm Thu 16 Aug 12

I can’t wait for Saturday to see Morten do the Zimmer dance when bags a brace I think that worth a tenner. But on a more serious note I could hear last season people around me slagging Pederson off but any decent supporter will know how much good work he does in each game the lad will give his best unfortunately S.k does the game plan and that’s our problem we have a fitness coach managing the team. Good luck Rovers next season I be there supporting the team but not the manager KEAN OUT that will be best result in 18 months.

batesempire says...
3:59pm Thu 16 Aug 12

I can’t wait for Saturday to see Morten do the Zimmer dance when bags a brace I think that worth a tenner. But on a more serious note I could hear last season people around me slagging Pederson off but any decent supporter will know how much good work he does in each game the lad will give his best unfortunately S.k does the game plan and that’s our problem we have a fitness coach managing the team. Good luck Rovers next season I be there supporting the team but not the manager KEAN OUT that will be best result in 18 months.

IrishEnglish says...
4:20pm Thu 16 Aug 12

jack01 wrote:
The PFA has seen fit to come out and criticise Shebby Singh after the comments he made about Pedersen. I agree that the comments were shocking for a high ranking club employee to make, and Singh deserves all the criticism he gets. Presumably now it is time the LMA come out and make a statement about Steve Kean's equally shocking drunken rant against Sam Allardyce, which has been in the public domain for months and yet no comment from the authorities.
What are you talking about? If anything, in light of the PFA decision to defend Pedersen, the LMA could feel duty bound to make a similar statement against Singh for his ad hominem against Kean. In what possible context do you imagine the LMA would intepret this as being an opportunity to attack one of it's own members for the comments about Allardyce which A) was presumed to have been made in confidence (not, as with Singh, in a public forum), and B) is apparently a matter being pursued in the civil courts? I don't even like Kean and agree he's not up to the job but the level of sheer nonsensical drivel vomited onto these comment pages, purely to have a pop at him, is getting beyond a joke now. Stick to capitalised KEAN/VENKY'S OUT slogans which, while tiresome, are at least succinct and bear some degree of logical sense.

moh says...
4:40pm Thu 16 Aug 12

batesempire wrote:
I can’t wait for Saturday to see Morten do the Zimmer dance when bags a brace I think that worth a tenner. But on a more serious note I could hear last season people around me slagging Pederson off but any decent supporter will know how much good work he does in each game the lad will give his best unfortunately S.k does the game plan and that’s our problem we have a fitness coach managing the team. Good luck Rovers next season I be there supporting the team but not the manager KEAN OUT that will be best result in 18 months.
Pederson was poor last year and so were some other players. Never mind Shebby but Pederson national manager also stated Pederson has been below par.

jogalot says...
4:44pm Thu 16 Aug 12

MatthewCA wrote:
Singh become one night hero in english cubs talks doing a foolish comment on Pedersen, that is surely unacceptable in any form of a club language in public, I feel he is a great player and a good midfielder who controls the ball over 25 mts of each game. He may be slow in couple of month or season, but he is still doing a fair ground presence in club matches with experience. next day after this comment, he got a goal for club- that is the commitment to our club from this player, he is great in 25-30 yard freekick convertion too.

I feel after the apology, any media takeing it up the same issue will promt in our game and as a team we need to win all the game in the season,that is our focus. So please give freedom to Kean and his players to produce result. we agree that for 3 consecutive loss, Kean will be out, so wait and see.

Let Shebby Singh cursified !!!
Kean is King, Game ON.
Mrs Desai, it is great to see you taking an interest in football at last even though your understanding has a lot be desired. But keep trying, we all have to start somewhere.
.
Unfortunately, Google Translate is a very poor translater and your attempts at communication maybe misconstrued. I can understand you backing lover-boy Kean to the hilt -- that's what happens when you have a crush on somebody -- but you seem to be saying Stevie W_n_er will be sacked after 3 consecutive losses. Is this really true? Even though he is a part shareholder of the club? Also what is Shabby Singe's status now? Will he still become manager if Kean has to be dismissed even though he is such a comedian?

plymouthrover says...
5:02pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Just seen on the BBC website that Kean is not content with Shebby's apology.

This fella really has some nerve, your day will come Kean, I hope BFS takes you to the cleaners and hangs you out to dry.
You are a disgrace and a double standard, back stabbing .....
Get out of our Club, no matter what you achieve, we will always hate you.

Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! says...
5:14pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Shabby - just sack kean and all these problems will go away in one stroke - it really is that simple. You have come into the middle of a Civil War between the most hatedand worst performing manager in Rovers history and the fans of the club who he also alienated with his behaviour.
.
Overnight you could become Shebby the hero and everyone 100% behind moving forward again and giving Venky's a second chance. But the more you only keep scratching at the sore that is Kean the more it will bleed and itch away and never heal.
.
34th....
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Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! says...
5:15pm Thu 16 Aug 12

plymouthrover wrote:
Just seen on the BBC website that Kean is not content with Shebby's apology.

This fella really has some nerve, your day will come Kean, I hope BFS takes you to the cleaners and hangs you out to dry.
You are a disgrace and a double standard, back stabbing .....
Get out of our Club, no matter what you achieve, we will always hate you.
In that case all together -
.
Shebby In
.
Kean Out!

A Darener says...
5:35pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Blackburn Rovers reputation goes from bad to worse, if that is possible. Not only are we brought into disrepute by Shabby, now Kean is again to the fore speaking to the press about an offer for Jordan Rhodes. No wonder Simon Grayson is livid. When will it all end?

Answer when Kean goes!!

gleechy says...
6:03pm Thu 16 Aug 12

The whole club is a mish mash of people doing duties that they cannot do.

We have a kit man as Manager a cricket fan as so called owner. The idiots that failed at Preston doing something at the ground.

A Man with a poor coaching CV and no scruples as defence coach.
A bodyguard as something else to do with the ground.

An advisor that can't advise without putting his foot in it.

Low and behold we go and get a rake of mid and forwards after finishing last season with a very good goal record and extreemly poor defence.

The normally reliable players were half the players they used to be, do some people think shouting out loud for the club will rectify all this shambles?

Not a chance, This circus is on a mission, and it's got very little to do with football.

1rover says...
6:27pm Thu 16 Aug 12

plymouthrover wrote:
Just seen on the BBC website that Kean is not content with Shebby's apology.

This fella really has some nerve, your day will come Kean, I hope BFS takes you to the cleaners and hangs you out to dry.
You are a disgrace and a double standard, back stabbing .....
Get out of our Club, no matter what you achieve, we will always hate you.
nice one plymouthrover

wat ar we doin says...
6:53pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Wel well well all I've heard is pfa thinking shabby sorry shebie who cares he,s a plonker any way what ever his name is, think he may bring the game into dis re puke this once proud club who can boast a great tradition from the early 18 hundreds to ? Well last year are run by lick arse kiss my bum muppets, why oh why have we not been investigated by the Fa, they the stink,ys seem to be digging one big hole after another and as for Steve has bean whose cv reads? Lost lost lost oh win lost lost lost plus many more,is still employed even when he critisied a former employee, we seem to be owned by an agent not chicken farmer these are a smoke screen to what's happening sort this club out and quick we are not making any friends in this industry yes this is an industry not a football club,the owners or who ever owns us have made us an industry of a laughing stock even the six fingered neighbours are laughing at us the Fa and the PFA get some research done and kick these guys out, jack walker would have done,this god rest his soul

A Darener says...
7:01pm Thu 16 Aug 12

wat ar we doin wrote:
Wel well well all I've heard is pfa thinking shabby sorry shebie who cares he,s a plonker any way what ever his name is, think he may bring the game into dis re puke this once proud club who can boast a great tradition from the early 18 hundreds to ? Well last year are run by lick arse kiss my bum muppets, why oh why have we not been investigated by the Fa, they the stink,ys seem to be digging one big hole after another and as for Steve has bean whose cv reads? Lost lost lost oh win lost lost lost plus many more,is still employed even when he critisied a former employee, we seem to be owned by an agent not chicken farmer these are a smoke screen to what's happening sort this club out and quick we are not making any friends in this industry yes this is an industry not a football club,the owners or who ever owns us have made us an industry of a laughing stock even the six fingered neighbours are laughing at us the Fa and the PFA get some research done and kick these guys out, jack walker would have done,this god rest his soul
We appear to have attracted another one! Where do we find them?

speedie_rovers_legend says...
7:13pm Thu 16 Aug 12

The pfa are all for the overpaid footballers , and do not give a **** about what they have done to our club they disgust me the fa the pfa all lining their pockets with your money, sitting in the best seats in the best stadiums eating and drinking with the fa bigwigs what a corrupt game it is now.

blueblooded says...
8:22pm Thu 16 Aug 12

A Darener wrote:
wat ar we doin wrote:
Wel well well all I've heard is pfa thinking shabby sorry shebie who cares he,s a plonker any way what ever his name is, think he may bring the game into dis re puke this once proud club who can boast a great tradition from the early 18 hundreds to ? Well last year are run by lick arse kiss my bum muppets, why oh why have we not been investigated by the Fa, they the stink,ys seem to be digging one big hole after another and as for Steve has bean whose cv reads? Lost lost lost oh win lost lost lost plus many more,is still employed even when he critisied a former employee, we seem to be owned by an agent not chicken farmer these are a smoke screen to what's happening sort this club out and quick we are not making any friends in this industry yes this is an industry not a football club,the owners or who ever owns us have made us an industry of a laughing stock even the six fingered neighbours are laughing at us the Fa and the PFA get some research done and kick these guys out, jack walker would have done,this god rest his soul
We appear to have attracted another one! Where do we find them?
dunno, but his Google Translate is buggered.

on a lighter note, RvP is a lucky man.. his whole career mapped out for him already.. six, seven years at United, then a free transfer and 35k a week wage awaiting him in Kean's Clown College to see out his final years.. life doesn't get better than that..

blueblooded says...
9:11pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Lancs - pensioner wrote:
Jansen_10 wrote:
MatthewCA wrote:
Singh become one night hero in english cubs talks doing a foolish comment on Pedersen, that is surely unacceptable in any form of a club language in public, I feel he is a great player and a good midfielder who controls the ball over 25 mts of each game. He may be slow in couple of month or season, but he is still doing a fair ground presence in club matches with experience. next day after this comment, he got a goal for club- that is the commitment to our club from this player, he is great in 25-30 yard freekick convertion too.

I feel after the apology, any media takeing it up the same issue will promt in our game and as a team we need to win all the game in the season,that is our focus. So please give freedom to Kean and his players to produce result. we agree that for 3 consecutive loss, Kean will be out, so wait and see.

Let Shebby Singh cursified !!!
Kean is King, Game ON.
this has got to be some sort of sick joke right?

I dont know if I'm more offended by your poor grasp of basic english or your 'Kean is King' comment.
Just ignore the tosser, he tends to go away then!
What worries me more lp is that he may not be from abroad or pretending to be, he's just as likely to be a product of our broken education system - now that IS a scary thought!

ste.g says...
9:14pm Thu 16 Aug 12

propoganda

ste.g says...
9:15pm Thu 16 Aug 12

propaganda

Arthur Labore says...
9:49pm Thu 16 Aug 12

Never mind the clown Shabby,Im still waiting for the imposter of a manager to apologise to the fans for the last 18 months of shambles!
Why do the PFA not look into this?
Kean/Agnew/Venkys/Sh
abby/Hendry OUT

noddymcleod says...
6:44am Fri 17 Aug 12

General Secretary of the PFA is former Rovers player Gordon Taylor who still lives in the Ribble Valley and is a Rovers fan who tries to see Rovers games when possible. He is known to be in utter despair about the way Rovers are being run by Venkys, Kean and now foot-in-mouth diplomat of the year Shabby.
The PFA is quite right to protect its players from idiot mangement that thinks mouthing off and showing off to try to win an audience is the way to run a club.
Rovers will soon be in the relegation zone again and Kean and Shabby will still be draining every penny they can from a once proud and respected club which they have made into a laughing stock.

forever-a-blue-jean says...
8:54am Fri 17 Aug 12

We clearly have a power struggle at Ewood between Shebby and Kean / Agnew/ Anderson & Co.

Box clever Shebby and don't let keans smear camapign work.

kill or be killed it's clear that one will be leaving Ewood, lets hope and pray that Shebby wins through.

RIP Uncle Jack you must look down in dismay at our club.

Steve Kean
Paul Agnew
Jerome Andrson
Balaji Rao
Venkatesh Rao
Anurdha Desai

on this day of all days 12 years since a true Rovers passed over, take a long look in the mirror and hang your heads in shame.

vintageclaret says...
9:07am Fri 17 Aug 12

dallydally wrote:
Rhubarb. He apologised so that is that. However, we are undoubtedly becoming the biggest laughing stock in football
What do you mean "Becoming?" Where have you been since Venkys took over?

BRFC are ALREADY the biggest laughing stock not only in UK football but across the entire globe.

RUinsane says...
9:41am Fri 17 Aug 12

Pity yhe PFA don't issue a statement about Keans performance with his players in the last 18 months. And his performance is measurable and history unlike Shaggy's which are just words.
I watched the video of it. Was that Glenn Mullan next to him? nodding in agreement ?

A Darener says...
9:55am Fri 17 Aug 12

It would appear that today has been designated, get at Shebby day. The vitriol eminating from the manager, players and PFA is nothing short of disgraceful. Admittingly what Shebby said about MGP was uncalled for, but he was just trying to bring some lightheartedness into a tense meeting. He did go over the top but he is known for speaking first and thinking second.
But Kean is using this as a distraction to divert attention away fromhis forecoming embarassment tomorow.
If it is to be a straight choice between Kean and Shebby then I am afraid it will unfortunately be goodbye Shebby!

Good luck to the team tomorrow, take your defeat well in the knowledge it is one more step towards Kean's departure.

maltese blue n white says...
9:57am Fri 17 Aug 12

Lancs - pensioner wrote:
Jansen_10 wrote:
MatthewCA wrote:
Singh become one night hero in english cubs talks doing a foolish comment on Pedersen, that is surely unacceptable in any form of a club language in public, I feel he is a great player and a good midfielder who controls the ball over 25 mts of each game. He may be slow in couple of month or season, but he is still doing a fair ground presence in club matches with experience. next day after this comment, he got a goal for club- that is the commitment to our club from this player, he is great in 25-30 yard freekick convertion too.

I feel after the apology, any media takeing it up the same issue will promt in our game and as a team we need to win all the game in the season,that is our focus. So please give freedom to Kean and his players to produce result. we agree that for 3 consecutive loss, Kean will be out, so wait and see.

Let Shebby Singh cursified !!!
Kean is King, Game ON.
this has got to be some sort of sick joke right?

I dont know if I'm more offended by your poor grasp of basic english or your 'Kean is King' comment.
Just ignore the tosser, he tends to go away then!
Hey Lanc's.... had it not been for Thatcher's care in the community scheme, Matthew would still be locked up and wearing one of those nice tight jackets that fasten at the back.....

noddymcleod says...
10:11am Fri 17 Aug 12

There's no power struggle at Rovers between Andeson, Shabby, Keano, Venkys - they are all in it together. Rats trying to get as much as possible before the ship goes down.

merlinrabbit says...
10:12am Fri 17 Aug 12

vintageclaret wrote:
dallydally wrote:
Rhubarb. He apologised so that is that. However, we are undoubtedly becoming the biggest laughing stock in football
What do you mean "Becoming?" Where have you been since Venkys took over?

BRFC are ALREADY the biggest laughing stock not only in UK football but across the entire globe.
So you acknowledge Blackburn Rovers is a global concern? Global football can only laugh if they are actually know about our club and are interested to follow the story. Even in our situation, our club is more significant than yours

merlinrabbit says...
10:43am Fri 17 Aug 12

carlmc1 wrote:
It is pretty obvious that we have a very divided camp at Ewood. It doesn't take a genious to work out that Kean and Shebby are at loggerheads. Add to this the fact that the brothers don't agree with the sister. Brothers want rid of Kean, yet she makes the decison to keep him. I assume brothers wanted Singh appointed but sister didn't. Singh now tells fans Kean has X number of games to collect x number of points. Kean probably thinks, up yours pal, Mrs Desai will decide my fate not you.

Amost every fan hates Kean and because of this players who back Kean hate fans so much so that they wouldn't spit on us if we were on fire. So we have players who hate fans, but back Kean and players who hate Kean but back fans.

All in all we are 3 days away from the real action starting and we have nothing but in fighting arguing, cat calling and complete chaos yet again at our club.

A week in I would be amazed if this in fighting causes anything other than 2 or 3 defeats. I have never know success achieved in any walk of life unless at least a degree of organisation exists. Who gets the blame for this poor start remains to be seen. Take your pick, the fans, Shebby, the players the owners or the manager. Which ever way you look at it, unless this is sorted out fast, we will be looking down not up the league!
Put very well. What a disaster of a situation

michael.seed-donnelly says...
11:27am Fri 17 Aug 12

In defence of morten.I say make the most of your athletic engine.The unfair appraisal of your talents will motivate you to show you are a box to box speciialist with a free-kick to match.I think morten and colin will score at Ipswich. All the best Mike

Plasticbertrand says...
11:45am Fri 17 Aug 12

MxMave wrote:
Well if the players have requested this it shows what massive in-fighting still exists in the club.
I totally agree, it show's they don't have any respect for Steve Kean and they know that he's not to be trusted. In any other organisation you would complain to your manager, if someone within your company had been bad mouthing you, or making false accusations in public.

AndyW says...
12:08pm Fri 17 Aug 12

So where were the PFA when Kean came out with his comments about Big Sam?!

Or when he tried to blame the Rovers fans for spiking his drink, when he was caught 3 times over the legal drink/drive limit, on the phone and undertaking a police car?

vintageclaret says...
12:32pm Fri 17 Aug 12

merlinrabbit wrote:
vintageclaret wrote:
dallydally wrote: Rhubarb. He apologised so that is that. However, we are undoubtedly becoming the biggest laughing stock in football
What do you mean "Becoming?" Where have you been since Venkys took over? BRFC are ALREADY the biggest laughing stock not only in UK football but across the entire globe.
So you acknowledge Blackburn Rovers is a global concern? Global football can only laugh if they are actually know about our club and are interested to follow the story. Even in our situation, our club is more significant than yours
BRFC are only known globally for the Comedy of Errors and nothing else

But I have to agree with your last line BRFC is more significant as a comedy show and judging from Kean's comments about "Unity" the show goes on.

However, good luck for the forthcoming season you are going to need it in the Championship were a rude awakening beckons.

Hot tip for your new manager "Fred Karno"

stick to football says...
3:41pm Fri 17 Aug 12

On yer bike Shebby - another one out of the Venkys stabke - who has not a clue - here for the cash knowing Venkys are paralysed when it comes to action re Rovers

jonsta says...
7:43pm Sat 18 Aug 12

the statment regarding GMP from inside the club sounds like it came from a poorly educated man who is probably passed thier sell by date

silverstan says...
2:18pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Shame they were not so quick to speak out when Venkys & clown prince Kean got us dumped out of the Premier League !!!

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