[Archived] Should Dunny Have Come Home?

[den]

According to his interview, yes

Good, Good. See him in Leverkeusen then.

[Bobby G]

Ya he should have been available as we are allowed to revise a couple of players off our initial 25 man list.

[FourLaneBlue]

There is a very odd look to that poll. It's surely not half term is it? By far the majority have voted for the most stupid and obtuse option imaginable! Lift everyone the club?!? Eh? No one 'around' the club cares two hoots about BRFC in actuallity..... liklehood is that they will they will all support some other club anyway! Theirs is just a well paid job. Only those over the perimeter wall may be slightly uplifted. The likes of Bellamy / Shearer / Duff / Hendry / Sherwood and Duffer all in their prime would uplift me far more I've got to say.

I presume by 'around the club' they meant the fans more than the employees. That's how it seems to read as I doubt Benni or Shabani have hardly even heard of him.

The success or otherwise all depends on whether we can actually get him on the pitch enough. Time will tell...

[modes98]

Ya he should have been available as we are allowed to revise a couple of players off our initial 25 man list.

Don't you get 3 changes. With Lucas going we can add in Dunn as Warnock is Cup Tied. I think the deadline for that is early feb.

Edited January 19, 2007 by modes98

[herbergeehh]

Good, Good. See him in Leverkeusen then.

Like Gamst, Emerton and was it Savage was seen in Amsterdam?

I'm sure Matteo is in that 25 man squad too by the way.

[gumboots]

There is a very odd look to that poll. It's surely not half term is it? By far the majority have voted for the most stupid and obtuse option imaginable! Lift everyone the club?!? Eh? No one 'around' the club cares two hoots about BRFC in actuallity..... liklehood is that they will they will all support some other club anyway! Theirs is just a well paid job. Only those over the perimeter wall may be slightly uplifted. The likes of Bellamy / Shearer / Duff / Hendry / Sherwood and Duffer all in their prime would uplift me far more I've got to say.

actually a lot of those who work around the club are rovers fans - when your income depends on it you'd be daft not to be. Don't mean the players or management but the ordinary emplyees.

[joey_big_nose]

Incidentally something that hasn't been mentioned:

Surely Dunn's arrival means the end of Gallagher's career at Rovers? Gally plays right wing and striker. We now have have Dunn, Reid, Bentley, Emerton and Pedersen who can feature out wide. The striker list is even longer. I would suggest that McCarthy, Nonda, Roberts, Derbyshire, Dunn and Jeffers would all be favored over Gallagher up top. Maybe even Bentley.

I know he scored the last game he played, but does he really have any chance of climbing back into the sixteen?

And if we are as brassic as we seem mabe we will shift him out the door?

[Sparky Marky]

I think Gally's the last person Hughsey will be letting go. In my opinion he offers us something different and will come on strong in the next year or so. Some people take longer to develop.

[Fife Rover]

Song for Dunny:

(to the tune of Robin Hood)

David Dunn, David Dunn needs a walking stick

David Dunn, David Dunn always on the sick

He eats a lot of grub, and can't stay out the pub

Daaavid Dunn, David Dunn David Dunn.

That looks like an ideal song for the opposition fans to sing! Are you trying to flog it round the rest of the Prem?

[disgruntled]

I preferred the "They tried to make him go to Bolton but Dunn said No, No, No" one instead

[daren]

Ha, mixed reactions which is no surprise, really. Some good chants. Someone fill the drums with lead (or the drummers) so they can be completed!

(To the tune of wild Rover)

He was a wild rover for many a year,

but he spent all his money on whiskey and beer.

Now he's returning with craft in great store

And he never will be a wild rover no more

and it's no nay never (Da-vid Dunn)

no nay never no more....

I've been a wild rover, now I'm going to score!

Edited January 20, 2007 by daren

[Bobby G]

Cant see how he would have gained any match fitness over this weekend without playing so I think that pretty much rules him out of the Tuesday Watford game. However, if he plays a reserves game this week, if there is any, then he must be with a good chance to start in the FA Cup.

[philipl]

Hughes blamed himself for Ooijer's poor start by rushing him into the team too quickly. My guess he is not making the same mistake with Dunny who is coming from an inferior team of an inferior club with inferior coaching in an inferior league.

Bench at Watford probably.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Rovers are no doubt doing the sensible thing and fully assessing his personal fitness for themselves, behind closed door games,reserves,whatever it takes.....there is no rush!

Edited January 20, 2007 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[joeh8]

Rovers are no doubt doing the sensible thing and fully assessing his personal fitness for themselves, behind closed door games,reserves,whatever it takes.....there is no rush!

unless he injures himself again

[Presty On Tour]

I'm personally delighted with the dunn signing.

if hughes can get the best out of him, it can only benefit us and to reject bolton makes it all so much sweeter

[92er]

It could turn out to be an interesting signing. In many ways, it is last chance saloon for Dunn, who has seen his last 4 years go backwards. If he doesn't make it with us, it is possible somebody else in the Premiership would go for him, but it would not not be guaranteed.

For him to succeed, he will have to be very professional in his approach to his career-controlling what he eats and drinks, training properly and listening to advice from the manager and his team.

If he does all this, he has a higher chance of succeeding but it is very easy for high paid young men to think they know everything!

[gumboots]

Could his injury problems have partly been caused by the amount of driving he's been doing? Several players have found their hamstring problems have improved when their car's been adapted for them. If, as he says, he's spent a lot of time driving up and down to see his little girl and other family and friends perhaps he's less likely to get injured if he's here. I know it's not all benn down to that but could have been a contributory factor.

[stuwilky]

Cant see how he would have gained any match fitness over this weekend without playing so I think that pretty much rules him out of the Tuesday Watford game. However, if he plays a reserves game this week, if there is any, then he must be with a good chance to start in the FA Cup.

Ressies playing Wednesday

[Bobby G]

Im guessing thats the most likely scenario whereas he plays the reserve game then gets a run out in the FA Cup.

[Hannah]

Do you not think it is nice that someone wants to play for us?

I get fed up of hearing about how two or three clubs go in for a player and how often have players chosen some other club rather than Rovers! It is nice that there is a player out there who loves Rovers as much as we do!

[roversmum]

Could his injury problems have partly been caused by the amount of driving he's been doing? Several players have found their hamstring problems have improved when their car's been adapted for them. If, as he says, he's spent a lot of time driving up and down to see his little girl and other family and friends perhaps he's less likely to get injured if he's here. I know it's not all benn down to that but could have been a contributory factor.

Interesting point there. I was reading Paul Sturrock's column on the Swindon Town site and he said there will be a clause in new contracts along the lines that players live in the vicinity of Swindon so that they can be part of the community and are not driving long distances to and from home.

[Ste B]

Ressies playing Wednesday

Against Bolton. I can see Big Fat Sam being spiteful enough to get a young player to knobble him, so potentially not a good move.

[thenodrog]

Rovers are no doubt doing the sensible thing and fully assessing his personal fitness for themselves, behind closed door games,reserves,whatever it takes.....there is no rush!

Why? Do we not start paying him until he has made his debut?

[USABlue]

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QUOTE(Ste B @ Jan 21 2007, 17:43 ) 481886[/snapback]

Against Bolton. I can see Big Fat Sam being spiteful enough to get a young player to knobble him, so potentially not a good move.

Well if BFS has accepted the old brown envelope or two it would not be outside his thought process, heh heh. Has anyone clued Sparky in to this possibility.