[Archived] Keith Andrews - Time He Went

[Exiled_Rover]

If I was forced to choose someone to score against us it would be him.

I'd be more than happy for him to score against us as long as it's a guarantee that he never dons the blue and white halved shirt again. Utter, utter @#/?.

[Plastic Head]

Dear Mr Steve Kean (whoever you are), Blackburn Rovers manager

As a punishment for yesterdays shameful behaviour in picking number 17 in your team please write out the following sentance 1 million times.

"Never pick no 17 he is a useless tuurd".

This is how he works Mr Steve Kean:

He finds yards of space but only when the opposition have the ball.

He then jogs towards the ball only for it to be passed to another player when he gets to within 5 yards.

He then points to someone and sets off slowly towards the ball again.

When we do win the ball he jogs alongside the referee, letting others do the leg work.

The attack breaks down just as he arrives and he then runs alongside his opponent for 20 yards before giving up and letting him run free into our defensive third.

His passing is poor, sometimes catastrophic, usually back to a centre back or the keeper.

I have never seen him head the ball or win a tackle, occasionally stumbling over the ball in a ruck. His kit therefore is always immaculate.

He never appears to have a very bad game as he is incapable of affecting the game in any way.

He upsets all out fine supporters and even his own team mates don't seem to want to pass to him.

As a season ticket holder of approaching 40 years I consider it an insult that I have to suffer such an ordeal.

Please send your apology to Mr P Head, Riverside Block 4 along with a cheque for £5000 as compensation.

Regards.

P Head (Dr)

PS Boooo

[Seggie]

Thought he was rubbish last night.

The booing was counter productive though, the manager was never going to take the player off with everyone booing him it would have killed whatever was left inside him could you imagine a home player walking off to a chorus of boos not only would it kill the credibility of the manager and player but that of the clubs fans.

It was ridiculous.

[dr_awol]

You are a joke.

Personally I'm hoping for the captain to come out and criticise the booers, or the manager. Like when Souness slagged ff those who booed Carsley.

Andrews was far from the worse rovers player last night, the booers are the type of supporters that go to games to get rid of there frustrations.

nothing to boo spurs about :-(

ref is having an OK game cant boo him :-(

venkys have signed players cant boo them :-(

were playing nice football cant boo the manager :-(

o wait i just noticed Keith is playing boooooooooooo

don't know why anyone can booo him hes a good squad player, samba was at fault for the goal Salgado was skinned all game, the forwards where poor, but because they dont have the the lower leagues and signed by Paul ince tags, there forgiven.

[blue_and_white]

Brilliant post dr_awol and absolutely hit the nail on the head. If Andrews is playing they boo him, if he isn't they boo Roberts, if Roberts isn't playing they boo Pedersen. As you said its always the same people and you can recognise them a mile off because of their permanently sour face, toilet language and occasional fits of rage. Rovers is used as a frustration vent because where else in life can you throw torrents of abuse at someone and not get a whack on the nose?

[braddock]

Andrews was far from the worse rovers player last night, the booers are the type of supporters that go to games to get rid of there frustrations.

nothing to boo spurs about :-(

ref is having an OK game cant boo him :-(

venkys have signed players cant boo them :-(

were playing nice football cant boo the manager :-(

o wait i just noticed Keith is playing boooooooooooo

don't know why anyone can booo him hes a good squad player, samba was at fault for the goal Salgado was skinned all game, the forwards where poor, but because they dont have the the lower leagues and signed by Paul ince tags, there forgiven.

Ref had a shocker. He was in their pocket all game.

Salgado kept Lennon quiet.

Andrews wasn't the worst player on the pitch. Made one bad pass, and I remember another forward pass he made which didn't go as planned, but the amount that Dunny wastes means he should be getting booed far more. I remember two of our defenders colliding at one point too, which I thought was worse than what Andrews had done given his only proper mistake was clearly affected by constant booing. Theirs was schoolboy lack of communication. People forget about that though, as you said.

I am not saying he deserves to start but I think some of the 'fans' need to look at exactly who we are. He is good enough to be a squad player for us, and he was playing ahead of two midfielders coming back from injury, that is all. We can not afford to have vast amounts of quality on the bench, however when we don't have a full team he will play, like he has done recently. The quicker the thicko's get that into their skulls the better.

Brilliant post dr_awol and absolutely hit the nail on the head. If Andrews is playing they boo him, if he isn't they boo Roberts, if Roberts isn't playing they boo Pedersen. As you said its always the same people and you can recognise them a mile off because of their permanently sour face, toilet language and occasional fits of rage. Rovers is used as a frustration vent because where else in life can you throw torrents of abuse at someone and not get a whack on the nose?

And when those three aren't playing you've just got to feel sorry for their spouse.

[braddock]

I think the booing is a message to Kean more than anything else. Andrews is frustrating - but he is picked to play by...?

He got picked ahead of two players coming back from injury, one of whom also appears to have an attitude problem.

Best man for the job in my opinion until they improve.

I'm confident most managers in his position would pick him too.

[sparky12]

to be fair to keef the last 20 minutes he played some alright passes and didnt do much wrong... dont agree on the booing though!! it doesnt matter how sh!te someone is we support blackburn rovers and he plays for blackburn rovers and as long as that continues i will obviously critisize him but never boo him!! no player deserves that from their own fans!!

[riverside returns]

Agreed Sparky, never should a home crowd boo a player of their own on the pitch. So anti productive. Well unless of course that player was Lucash!

[Amo]

I just wish I could understand WHY he gets picked... There was no excuse last night. We had a host of options in midfield, and Andrews isn't even match-fit anyway, so it's not like THAT give him the edge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfJe8hQ8ha0

[braddock]

I just wish I could understand WHY he gets picked... There was no excuse last night. We had a host of options in midfield, and Andrews isn't even match-fit anyway, so it's not like THAT give him the edge.

Grella isn't match fit and N'Zonzi isn't either, however he also appears to have an attitude problem. Ironically the only person you'd expect to have a problem would be Andrews. Andrews will likely be ahead of Grella and if not N'Zonzi then he'll be ahead of him mentally. How long he'll be able to play without being affected by the idiots remains to be seen. He's clearly made of relatively strong stuff.

[BPF]

Can't believe that there are people defending his selection. It put a downer on the game the moment his name was read out...

His only contribution to the game was to slow things down, there is no doubting that. I've never seen a player have to stop, look up and then short pass (ineffectively) every time they pick up the ball.

It's not his fault, he is a League One player playing in the Premier League. I feel sorry for him.

[ada2020]

Grella isn't match fit and N'Zonzi isn't either, however he also appears to have an attitude problem. Ironically the only person you'd expect to have a problem would be Andrews. Andrews will likely be ahead of Grella and if not N'Zonzi then he'll be ahead of him mentally. How long he'll be able to play without being affected by the idiots remains to be seen. He's clearly made of relatively strong stuff.

Where does this belief stem from?

[RovertheHill]

Pretty much everyone saying that Dunn misplaced more passes or that Jones was worse or player y tackled less are completely missing the point. Those players bring something to the team. Dunn made 2 chances for himself and was a constant threat. Jones pressed the ball and disrupted their midfield very effectively, including playing a brilliant through ball that Mame should have scored from. Andrews brings NOTHING. You could put most lower league players in a premier league team and say to them "if you get the ball roll it 5 yards to the player next to you" or "track this player" and they would probably do it like Keith. But a premier league player needs more than that. We are effectively playing with 10 men when he plays

[brian_gallagher85]

Well in my opinion, me and the guy sat next to me said in the 1st half that because andrews is absolutly useless and dosent challange the player with the ball, jones had to do alot of running round and covering for him. i personally dont see the point in andrews, he brings nothing to the team atall, booing him is maybe harsh, but i can understand why is it done tho, and it was more directed at kean for not subbing him i think anyway. but i suppose every one that disagrees with you brian is a narrow minded idiot! do you honestly think he is a premier league standard player???

For a start the booing of Andrews was evident before kick off and not just limited to the substitutions.

I'm not going to judge Jones on a game or two, but he was very poor last night and this is not just my view but also the view shared by quite a few people sat next to me in the Darwen End last night. Jones was a red card waiting to happen at times last night as a result of some very poor tackles made as a result of some very poor passing.

Finally it's nothing to do with a difference in opinions with regards to being a narrow minded idiot. Any fool should know that booing your own team isn't going to inspire them!

[thenodrog]

You are a joke.

Personally I'm hoping for the captain to come out and criticise the booers, or the manager. Like when Souness slagged ff those who booed Carsley.

I mentioned him last night. Carsley was OK and imo would have been Ok for us now. Goodness only knows why but a good section of Rovers fans ALWAYS need someone to boo. Currently it's Andrews but in the past 20 years we've seen damned good players like Lucas Neill, Jason Wilcox and unbelievably even Captain fantastic Tim Sherwood cop for it. I'm sure others will remember more too.

Without a doubt Andrews is poor but booing will only make him worse. Best thing about booing him though is that MGP / Roberts / Nelsen etc get an easy ride. If Andrews was sold in the summer the goons in the crowd would find another scapegoat in double quick time.

[ada2020]

For a start the booing of Andrews was evident before kick off and not just limited to the substitutions.

I'm not going to judge Jones on a game or two, but he was very poor last night and this is not just my view but also the view shared by quite a few people sat next to me in the Darwen End last night. Jones was a red card waiting to happen at times last night as a result of some very poor tackles made as a result of some very poor passing.

Finally it's nothing to do with a difference in opinions with regards to being a narrow minded idiot. Any fool should know that booing your own team isn't going to inspire them!

They were booing the weak link, not the team.

[BPF]

They were booing the weak link, not the team.

Well said.

[S15]

Out of interest, did anyone here boo him?

[brian_gallagher85]

They were booing the weak link, not the team.

So targeting a supposed weak link means the team are stronger how?

[NookRover]

They were booing the weak link, not the team.

Ah well, that's alright then!

[Robbo]

In my opinion Andrews is a 1500m runner who for some inexplicable reason has managed to end up playing professional football.

I have never been a fan of his and find it hard to describe what he offers to the team. Jogging around playing Batty/N'Zonzi type sideways and backwards passes is all well and good but if you're going to play in the middle how about actually tackling and closing down players properly not just using your 1500m experience to saunter around like your saving your energy for something else. He has no zip, bite, tenacity, creativity or positional sense to play at this level football. He continually avoids responsibility on the pitch as he is clearly aware of his own limitations. In short, he contributes little to the team.

I'm sure he's a nice bloke and fair play to him.....he's earning good money at Rovers for doing very little but his time must be nearly up, surely.

I also find it strange that many managers do rate him. I can only think that he has a vast portfolio of Polaroid's of these managers in compromising situations. What othe reason could there be? :-)

Perhaps the PFA should start an investigation into Andrews. Not for the alledged polaroids, that may or may not exist, but for the reprehensible crime of impersonating a footballer.

[OscarRaven]

You are a joke.

Personally I'm hoping for the captain to come out and criticise the booers, or the manager. Like when Souness slagged ff those who booed Carsley.

Nope. But I can take a joke and know when something is said tounge in cheek.

Sorry if I upset you, you clearly take the premier league pantomime a little bit more seriously than me. I hope the manager tells all the bad little boo boys and girls off too... oh yeah and tells them all not come again!

P.S. Try to keep personal insults out of it, makes for a better board and helps make people feel free to express an OPINION.

[Andy Kennedys Hairdo]

I mentioned him last night. Carsley was OK and imo would have been Ok for us now. Goodness only knows why but a good section of Rovers fans ALWAYS need someone to boo. Currently it's Andrews but in the past 20 years we've seen damned good players like Lucas Neill, Jason Wilcox and unbelievably even Captain fantastic Tim Sherwood cop for it. I'm sure others will remember more too.

Without a doubt Andrews is poor but booing will only make him worse. Best thing about booing him though is that MGP / Roberts / Nelsen etc get an easy ride. If Andrews was sold in the summer the goons in the crowd would find another scapegoat in double quick time.

Spot on Gordon. I well remember Jimmy Quinn having to endure the irie of the Ewood boo boys during pre game warm ups in the 80's. The barracking/booing of Andrews last night was disgraceful and I for one felt embarrassed. Granted, Keith's not the world's best player but I have no doubt that he gives 100% for the club every time he's picked. Nicky Reid, Wilcox, Super Atko and Jim Brangan, to name but a few, were never favourites of mine but I'd never verbally abuse them. Do people really think that jeering players is going to make them play better ? If they do then they must be handing their brains in at the turnstiles prior to the game.

[ada2020]

So targeting a supposed weak link means the team are stronger how?

Didn't suggest it would make the team stronger, do you think cheering every cock up makes it better?

Do you expect us to applaud sympathetically, and say never mind, he's giving his all, "Trapatoni rates him you know".

You only get so many chances before people get rightly hacked off, Keith used all his sympathy up about two seasons ago.

In my opinion he's ######, and always will be.

All this pap about which managers rate him and man of the match awards will not change my opinion on the man.

One of the best things about this season so far for me has been knowing he won't be anywhere near the team.

I can tell you honestly that I am more than a little shocked that he has strolled back into the team with such ease.

Maybe that says all manner of bad things about the quality of our squad.

I hope Kean realises that he made the wrong choice and does not pick him again.

In this day and age the fans opinion is not easily heard, they get the chance to have their say from the stands.

If we are not happy with a player or manager then we are fully entitled to say so, it may be harsh but it is part of the game and our right.

I would not like it, but then if I don't do my job well my employer let's me know about it, and if I did it as bad as Keith I would probably find myself out on my arse.