[Archived] Blackburn Rovers Transfer Topic

[Guest ErinBrown]

OFFICIAL: http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,...1753844,00.html

[j166429]

From what I've heard in the press in France, Rothen will be signing within the next few hours.

[unleaded]

Training photos from Ewood!..........

Grella looking very strong and Fit...........

Emerton and Reid doing the slogg......

and theres a surprise player amongst them!................Must be the longest trial in the History of the game..........

[rovers1995]

How did you get in to watch them train? I didn't see them today at all and I live on the same street as the ground

[RibbleValleyRover]

and theres a surprise player amongst them!................Must be the longest trial in the History of the game..........

Hmm, van der Meyde looks in good condition considering all the rumours when he was at Everton. Good to see Emo in full training, big player for us.

[Bobby G]

Whose the player wearing number 14?

Whose the guy in the background next to Grella in the pic with Emo in the foreground?

[vyeo]

Sorry, but who's the fearsome looking bald dude wearing training tee number 48 with a tatoo on his right shin?

[RibbleValleyRover]

Sorry, but who's the fearsome looking bald dude wearing training tee number 48 with a tatoo on his right shin?

van der Meyde according to the caption.

Whose the guy in the background next to Grella in the pic with Emo in the foreground?

N'Zonzi?

[ROVERS]

who is that number 14 and the guy stretching with beard moustache and a tatoot on his left leg????

both look familiar

emerton and reid looks fit, and robo pic looks artistic, hope his saves are just as artistic

[John]

Allardyce - who is hoping to tie up a deal for Real Madrid veteran Michel Salgado by the start of next week - has had to be frugal with his own spending this summer, but believes he has got a strong enough squad to compete.

"I and the chairman have had to satisfy the financial side of the club first and what we've got left we've tried to spend as well as we possibly can," he said.

"It gets a little frustrating, but being in this position now for many, many years, I understand the financial plight of football clubs today in the Premier League. You have to live with that and do the best with what you've got.

"We've got no funds to spend any more money, we've been told by the chairman. The funds are all gone so we lie with the squad that we've got.

"There are one or two fringe players that we've had enquiries about and we may let them go but at the moment if what we've got is all we've got to go with, then I'm comfortable with that."

[RibbleValleyRover]

who is that number 14 and the guy stretching with beard moustache and a tatoot on his left leg????

both look familiar

It tells you on the right hand side.

14 is Jason Lowe

guy with the beard is Givet, looks a bit different with his hair cut.

[pksrover]

Whose the player wearing number 14?

Whose the guy in the background next to Grella in the pic with Emo in the foreground?

Number 14 is Jason Lowe I think - so it says on one of the images anyway

Edit: RvR beat me to it..

[ricsipontaz]

Hmm, van der Meyde looks in good condition considering all the rumours when he was at Everton. Good to see Emo in full training, big player for us.

Is Van der Meyde still with the team? This is new for me. I thinked he left.

[John]

On Salgado, Sam says he will do a similar role to that of Hierro when he was at Bolton.

After signing him, that will be it.

[rovers1995]

Allardyce - who is hoping to tie up a deal for Real Madrid veteran Michel Salgado by the start of next week - has had to be frugal with his own spending this summer, but believes he has got a strong enough squad to compete.

"I and the chairman have had to satisfy the financial side of the club first and what we've got left we've tried to spend as well as we possibly can," he said.

"It gets a little frustrating, but being in this position now for many, many years, I understand the financial plight of football clubs today in the Premier League. You have to live with that and do the best with what you've got.

"We've got no funds to spend any more money, we've been told by the chairman. The funds are all gone so we lie with the squad that we've got.

"There are one or two fringe players that we've had enquiries about and we may let them go but at the moment if what we've got is all we've got to go with, then I'm comfortable with that."

Sounds like Warnock isn't going then, surely the fringe players are Gallagher and maybe Kishinishvilli.

[Presty On Tour]

Seen Sam talking on ssn, sounded very miserable.

Cheers for the photos Unleaded, Givet looks really different!

[RibbleValleyRover]

On Salgado, Sam says he will do a similar role to that of Hierro when he was at Bolton.

After signing him, that will be it.

Interesting. I haven't seen him play for a long time, does he have the qualities to play in the centre of midfield or a makeshift DM? I know he was pretty combative years ago and when he tackled you, you knew about it!

[Kelbo]

Whose the player wearing number 14?

Whose the guy in the background next to Grella in the pic with Emo in the foreground?

Number 14 is Jason Lowe

[unleaded]

Seen Sam talking on ssn, sounded very miserable.

Cheers for the photos Unleaded, Givet looks really different!

Happy Sam......

These photos tell a different story from todays Press conference........Is that Nicko on the front row?..........Sams Looks happy now he knows hes got his Spainish Legend.............

[imy9]

Happy Sam......

These photos tell a different story from todays Press conference........Is that Nicko on the front row?..........Sams Looks happy now he knows hes got his Spainish Legend.............

Is this definite?

[daveoftherovers]

I don't think you should put the words Playable, Fit and Reid into the same sentance. Its obvious his body isn't upto them Prem...so get a couple of million from someone like sheff utd and move on....Barton needs to be bought with the funds.

I actually don't believe I read this...

Don't right Reidy off just yet and Barton! Well, that just so wrong on so many levels...!

[stuwilky]

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[Presty On Tour]

Does anyone know which prem club bid four million for Duff?

We have been mentioned but I don't think it's us as we haven't got the money. I've heard Sunderland, Everton, Bolton, Fulham and Hull as possibilities but nothing concrete.

[stuwilky]

No we haven't. According to the accounts the last two years published have been profitable. The trustees appear to be trying to reduce the value of their investment to the detriment of the team.

According to the document I have the last 1 was profitable, with the previous 4 losses.

Net losses totalling £17.4m over 5 trading years.

Page 4 of the 2007/08 accounts.

[DeadlyDirk]

Does anyone know which prem club bid four million for Duff?

We have been mentioned but I don't think it's us as we haven't got the money. I've heard Sunderland, Everton, Bolton, Fulham and Hull as possibilities but nothing concrete.

Bolton have been the club rumoured in most of the articles I read, but that's probably a case of one paper making an assumption and the rest following. (Fuham seem to be the other mentioned, wouldn't rule Hull out although they've just brought in Ghilas and he's left sided. Pompey would be an option if they can agree on a long term payment structure like they tried to organise for Kalinic.

I just love the way Newcastle are 'Currently considering the bid', you've been offered 4m and he's on about 65k a week, meanwhile you are skint and need to raise some cash, what the hell's to consider!!!!!!