[Archived] Nicko's January Rumour Mill

[chester mackem]

  Mozzer said:

maybe with bent + cash for jones

also..darren bent altho at tottenham has looked really poor is a proven premierleague goalscorer-proven at charlton and tottenham..

i dont get how people have figures of over 10million for kenwayne jones-he has 1 good game in 10-doesnt score that many to be worth that much..

Rumoured we've already turned it down.

Jones has potential to be a top player and is still quite young. I wouldn't like to see us sell him for 10million, rather keep him

[Esulx]

Nicko, is this "wow" news going to be published in the press tomorrow or is it likely to be a slow-burner culminating in a weekend blockbuster for the People?

[Balwer]

Oh look at the time.....11 O'Clock......*cough*.....

[braddock]

  Balwer said:

Oh look at the time.....11 O'Clock......*cough*.....

cheeky

[Mc Love]

Its a nightmare getting out of OT

[RoverRich]

He likes to drag out his teases does our Nicko!

[Sandiway Blue]

  Mozzer said:

maybe with bent + cash for jones

also..darren bent altho at tottenham has looked really poor is a proven premierleague goalscorer-proven at charlton and tottenham..

i dont get how people have figures of over 10million for kenwayne jones-he has 1 good game in 10-doesnt score that many to be worth that much..

I thought it was just me that thought he wasn`t worth that much.I can`t say as i rate him at all...

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Stop pressing F5

[nicko]

TRAFFIC - bad.

WOW - Might be in the news pages tomorrow...three papers know the story but it is obviously a difficult one...the new Ronnie Biggs?...if you knew the legal issues involved you would know why I can't go into detail.

SWAP - Mido to Wigan, King to Middlesbrough in a double loan. King fell out with Phil Brown, Wigan and Hull agreed to cancel that loan and replace it with another. Good idea all round.

ROVERS STRIKERS - I know calls are being made for one, which suggests to me that they are checking out potential Roque replacements. Janko sounds too dear, Sturridge has had a 'hands off' from Man City, others are being checked on.

ROQUE - I don't know if Man City do signings any more or just discuss projects with humanitarians...what a bunch of bams...get on with it.

ZORO - Hear it is unlikely.

CALVE - Doing OK.

GUEYE - Mixed reviews...getting a 'squad man' vibe on that one.

[Paulsman]

Hey Nicko,

Dont know if you know anything about this, but the strong rumour in Manchester is that Shay Given will be signing for Man City tomorrow?

Heard anything about that?

[nicko]

  Paulsman said:

Hey Nicko,

Dont know if you know anything about this, but the strong rumour in Manchester is that Shay Given will be signing for Man City tomorrow?

Heard anything about that?

Is he a humanitarian?

Man City are taking forever to agree fees, so possibly but not certainly.

[Ewood and I Would]

  nicko said:

TRAFFIC - bad.

WOW - Might be in the news pages tomorrow...three papers know the story but it is obviously a difficult one...the new Ronnie Biggs?...if you knew the legal issues involved you would know why I can't go into detail.

Gary Cook run off with the 100 mil and now living in Brazil in one of Kaka's gold festooned Churches?

[benlloninho]

Thanks for the updates

[Hi Mack]

Hope Sam has got his eye on a decent striker and RW alot of names doing the rounds but none

you would say better than average! Could be another dissapointing window esp. if RSC goes with no replacement!

[EwoodGlory]

  Paulsman said:

Hey Nicko,

Dont know if you know anything about this, but the strong rumour in Manchester is that Shay Given will be signing for Man City tomorrow?

Heard anything about that?

Heard yesterday they made another approach, so it would fit in with that.

Still no right wingers then, damn!

[Blue n White Rover]

  Hi Mack said:

Hope Sam has got his eye on a decent striker and RW alot of names doing the rounds but none

you would say better than average! Could be another dissapointing window esp. if RSC goes with no replacement!

I don't think Sam will let Roque leave without a replacement. He knows it is too much of a gamble to let our best striker leave without bringing in an ideal replacement.

By the way is that Janko chap any good?

[BRFC1995]

Removed

[Hi Mack]

  blue n wite rover said:

I don't think Sam will let Roque leave without a replacement. He knows it is too much of a gamble to let our best striker leave without bringing in an ideal replacement.

By the way is that Janko chap any good?

Seen very little of him but hes always impressed (albeit in the Austrian league)

Big lad good in the air and got tidy feet........5M+ is excessive and a risk!

Saying that 30 goals in 20 games is quality at any level of the game!

[tony gale's mic]

  nicko said:

WOW - Might be in the news pages tomorrow...three papers know the story but it is obviously a difficult one...the new Ronnie Biggs?...if you knew the legal issues involved you would know why I can't go into detail.

Obviously I'm not discussing the actual reason for him being in Brazil, but is there any indication he might stay over there or is the Biggs reference to be taken a bit less literally? Or can you not say?

[Ste B]

  tony gale's mic said:

Obviously I'm not discussing the actual reason for him being in Brazil, but is there any indication he might stay over there or is the Biggs reference to be taken a bit less literally? Or can you not say?

Anybody who labours this point will be banned for a while, as you just have been.

NO arguments. Please understand that we are trying on more than 1 front to keep this site going. Firstly keeping bandwidth and server utilisation down until we move servers (until this this strictly has to be Rovers only) and the second is I dont want to be sued.

[Blue n White Rover]

  villa84 said:

Hi Nicko, have you heard anything about this supposed bid for a Villa player that Man City have made? Apparently it has been accepted and he is a big English talent? It was on talksport. Hopefully its rubbish.

Guessing it's Gabby or Ashley Young. Don't see why they would swap a CL challenging side for a relegation dog scrap. As they say though, money talks

[Hi Mack]

  villa84 said:

Hi Nicko, have you heard anything about this supposed bid for a Villa player that Man City have made? Apparently it has been accepted and he is a big English talent? It was on talksport. Hopefully its rubbish.

Ste- surely give "tony gales mic" a warning and get idiots like Villa84 banned!

1 post earlier you asked for Rovers related only and then he asks a villa related question!

Plus TGM usually has some good points to make and certainly doesnt warrant a ban!

[nicknj72]

I heard somethin about ashley Young. I mean, as if...come on !!! No way would AY swap Villa for City !! Just ignore it mate, i am.

nick

[Tris]

  nicko said:

ROVERS STRIKERS - I know calls are being made for one, which suggests to me that they are checking out potential Roque replacements. Janko sounds too dear, Sturridge has had a 'hands off' from Man City, others are being checked on.

ROQUE - I don't know if Man City do signings any more or just discuss projects with humanitarians...what a bunch of bams...get on with it.

How can that bunch of clowns say "hands off" when they're chucking around enough cash to buy Yorkshire - in order to hire in ready-made forwards who are pushing Sturridge down the pecking order?

HEAR THIS HUGHES - 20 million quid cash PLUS Daniel Sturridge (permanently, not a loan).

Otherwise "hands off" RSC, to quote a phrase.

[Hughesy]

Cant we negotiate with Danny Sturridge now with him being out of contract in less than 6 months??? Thought we could.

Either way I agree - £20m cash + sturridge or no deal.