[Archived] Roque Santa Cruz Thread

[thenodrog]

I'd rather have Crouchy over Bendtner.

Crikey Crouch and Samba together??! Ped had better get on a serious fitness regime. He would be vital.

[Blue n White Rover]

Crikey Crouch and Samba together??! Ped had better get on a serious fitness regime. He would be vital.

More chances of his pointless, over-hit crosses meeting a head

[Blue blood]

You're dreaming big style.

Agreed. Don't think Julio has done anything since coming here other than keep his brother company. Not sure he adds too much to the reserves really. If he wasn't Rocky's brother I reckon we'd have shipped him out a long time ago.

[JAL]

Swapping Santa Cruz for Bendtner would be very good business for Rovers.

Having trouble sleeping BTW ?

I wouldnt agree that it would very good business but more highly feasible. Wouldnt be too dispappointed if Rovers signed Bendtner he is mobile and tall but how would he judge a career move to Blackburn to make it happen.

[Guest benmaxwell]

Mostly BS (i'm sure!) article in this mornings Daily Express: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/98227/...-12m-SANTA-CRUZ

£12 million for Roque surely isn't enough...

[DanLad]

Mostly BS (i'm sure!) article in this mornings Daily Express: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/98227/...-12m-SANTA-CRUZ

£12 million for Roque surely isn't enough...

BS? I thought BS stood for Big Sam nowadays?

[Hughesy]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz his number one summer transfer target - and hopes he can land him for a cut-price £12m. (Daily Express)

Full story

Wenger's interest in Santa Cruz could signal the end of Emmanuel Adebayor's Arsenal career. (Daily Mirror)

Full story

Manchester City say they may miss out Santa Cruz but are back in the race to sign £35m-rated Valencia striker David Villa. (The Independent)

[Cocker]

It really makes me laugh sometimes with these reporters. Villa has been quoted many times saying that if he was to leave he would still stay in Spain and wouldnt come to anyone in England.

My guess is that Man City will try and sign anyone they can but everyone will turn them down and they will have to fall back on Santa. Tell every one to go away and wait for City to come crawling is what I say.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Is he slower than Berbatov?

I'd say yes, but I'd also say that's why Berbatov hasn't been a great success at O.T.

[Hughesy]

I honestly cannot see teams offering anywhere near the £18m or so we have been quoting everyone for RSC. For anyone to pay that, they must be made - simples...

[Bobby G]

I think we will get between 12 and 15 million and hopefully it all stays with us.

Effectively if we sell him at that price, does he get anything out of it?

[SamTheShrew]

to be fair, 12 is still a cracking price for a crock who has had one good season. sure his all round game makes him a very good striker, but no point having that type of player in the physio room not being utilised.

take the cash, strengthen elsewhere, move on.

god knows we have done it enough times with other 'ambitious' players

[gumboots]

isn't that the 3 clubs agent speak article we keep getting told is usually rubbish?

[SamTheShrew]

perhaps, but make no qualms, there will be/is interest there in RSC

perhaps more so now that he has been injured and the sharks have smelt blood thinking they can get a knock down price

[Hughesy]

Paid £3.5m - had 1 good season - sold for £15m.

That would represent excellent business.

[Hughesy]

Daily Mail on RSC case. All this has been created by him showing us pure disrespect - it shall be an interesting summer with him

Big Boys wrong to Believe in Santa

"He is simply not worth that money and the idea that he would be an adequate replacement for Emmanuel Adebayor at Arsenal is laughable".

ALSO - Sam has confirmed that RSC will play no part in our remaining 4 games (Suprise, Suprise eh)

[kandi]

Daily Mail on RSC case. All this has been created by him showing us pure disrespect - it shall be an interesting summer with him

Big Boys wrong to Believe in Santa

"He is simply not worth that money and the idea that he would be an adequate replacement for Emmanuel Adebayor at Arsenal is laughable".

ALSO - Sam has confirmed that RSC will play no part in our remaining 4 games (Suprise, Suprise eh)

Why is he "sulky" while he is Recovering from Injury?This Comments are laughable either..

[The Prof.]

He might still be here next season though. We've all called Benni this season but he's had the guile to last 3 seasons and his goals alone have kept us out of the bottom 3.

[LeChuck]

The only thing Roque has done wrong is go to the papers and say he wants to leave this summer.

How anyone can have a go at him for being injured and having an operation I'll never know! It was plain to all that he wasn't very comfortable in the games he played before the operation.

[kandi]

The only thing Roque has done wrong is go to the papers and say he wants to leave this summer.

How anyone can have a go at him for being injured and having an operation I'll never know! It was plain to all that he wasn't very comfortable in the games he played before the operation.

Spot on!

[Hughesy]

I think the sulky bit, comes from the amount of times he has gone public on how he wants to move etc.

Agreed the injury isnt his fault but could he of played under injections like Dunn until we were safe?

[Blueheart]

I cant understand why people are having a go at RSC.

Lets face it he could have spat his dummy out for a move last summer when Ince was appointed, but actually stuck with us and signed a 4 year deal, which gave a no lose situation for rovers when he became a very much more saleable asset.

We have to admit that Rocky does have some respect and fealing for our club and he cant play if he is injured.

Ok he has said that he would like to play for a bigger club, but hey thats a fact of life in our situation.

[waggy]

i think we will be taking a big loss on santa in the summer,we could have had £15/18/20/25 million in jan but the powers to be thought otherwise,if we get 12million i'll be over the moon

[gbax]

i think we will be taking a big loss on santa in the summer,we could have had £15/18/20/25 million in jan but the powers to be thought otherwise,if we get 12million i'll be over the moon

You can't make a loss on what you never had. If we make over 3.5 at summer, then we mad a profit on what we paid (minus his wage bill!).

[Jim J]

whatever happened to his brother?