[Archived] Vince Grella Signs

[KoNG]

He's looking mobile enough.

[jonv]

Ronaldo: The theatrics of diving.

It seems Japan have been watching the DVD over and over again for the past few weeks

[Nate]

I've never known Grella to been so injured, until he got to Rovers.

[KoNG]

He's through the first 45. Will be interesting to see if Pim now plays for the draw or adds some strikers for the win. Grella might be benched in place of strike power.

[Balwer]

He's through the first 45. Will be interesting to see if Pim now plays for the draw or adds some strikers for the win. Grella might be benched in place of strike power.

We were always playing to not lose here. A win would be a bonus though.

[KoNG]

Agreed. Although half time analysis can always change things. i thought he may have bought kennedy or macdonald on a little earlier sneak a win.

[Balwer]

Would have been nice, but happy with the away draw against our hardest opposition. Pretty funny watching how congested that midfield was! Not bad for a team with no Kewell or Emerton.

[DeadlyDirk]

Must be full time by now, did he come through unscathed for those that watched it?

[Nate]

Bring back Guus!

[KoNG]

Must be full time by now, did he come through unscathed for those that watched it?

yep. He played the full 90 and looked fine. That said our back 4 copped a battering, so maybe we were a few paces behind in the middle.?

[gazsimm]

he will no doubt be having a rest at the weekend agains coventry in the cup, especially if he has played the full 90mins, glad he has got another 90mins under his belt and come through it without any problems. Key player for us now till the end of the season.

[Amo]

Why is it everytime this topic is bumped, I expect to hear about an injury??

[KoNG]

Topman. I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for it to be bumped because he's scored a cracking left footer from outside the corner of the box.

[tsnuf]

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

Stretch Armstrong - still goin' strong.

[thenodrog]

Stretch Armstrong - still goin' strong.

As a matter of interest was Grella injured yesterday?

[roversmum]

No, he was injured last week, and is making it last to save being injured again this week

[bazza]

No, he was injured last week, and is making it last to save being injured again this week

Many a true word spoken in jest.

[Billy Castell]

Grella is useless. He may have a bit of talent, but he is worse than Darren Anderton. What are his legs made of? Stilton? Flakes?

[Hughesy]

How would people rank him so far - as bad a signing as Dvaies & Grabbi in terms of value??

[roversmum]

Many a true word spoken in jest.

I know I put the smiley in, but I was deadly serious...

[47er]

4 million quid for a 30 year old with no residual value, too slow to catch a cold and perennially injured. Good old Ince!

[beerwins]

Makes me wonder how many on the board twitched when he said he wanted to spend 4 mill on grella, for a club like rovers to justify giving 4 mill to a newly signed unproven manager to spend on an ageing injury prone player, bad bit of business tbh.

Every penny counts at rovers and i hoped that money of that amount would be spent on a good prospect for the future, now it seems were stuck with another championship player on a high wage who is injured way to often, nightmare stuff really.

[allanncd]

Desperation signing. Bit part journeyman player for lower/midtable teams in Serie A. Took Ince just 8 weeks to work out that was the midfield anchor he needed. Genius.

[joey_big_nose]

I like him, he is a decent player, agressive with a decent touch and simple passing. I think he could justify 4m - which is not a lot in todays market - if he wasn't injured all the time and he wasn't 30 years old. Sadly he is both! Which makes him a pretty awful aquisition.

And he really does struggle with runners through the centre of midfield.