[Archived] Potential Summer Transfers (2010)

[Captain Spaulding]

Just hope that Norwegian is nonsense aswell as he doesnt look fit for purpose in a Rovers team.

But he's got a beard...he'd fit right in with Givet...and Dunn could grow his back too (people have forgotten how brilliantly rugged he looked with it).

To summarise....beards rule

[smithsblue]

God help us if we waste anything on Sylvester ex Arsenal - he is truly awful.

Can't believe he's lasted this long in the Premiership.

[nick1979]

But he's got a beard...he'd fit right in with Givet...and Dunn could grow his back too (people have forgotten how brilliantly rugged he looked with it).

To summarise....beards rule

Seconded! I like your style!

[Guest roverspogges]

You all don't want heskey and that's fine but I'm sticking to my guns. I would snap him up if the price was right.

[brian_gallagher85]

You can have him

[Roost]

Heskey 2 years ago maybe....nowadays - it would just be like signing another Jason Roberts with perhaps 1 or 2 extra years in his tank.

No thanks!

Other Transfer news:

Big Club release Chucho Benetiz

Big powerful, younger & quick....although his goal record wasnt too good for Brum.

Midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker has told Aston Villa that he is prepared to sit out the remaining year on his contract and leave for free next summer rather than sign agreements with Blackburn or Stoke.

Full story: Daily Mirror

IF thats the case - then he seems to be another that likes the correct attitude to play for us - so leave him alone id say!

Benitez was a headless chicken - fast strong & useless. Some might say we already have one of those up front already! 4 goals in a season shows what a poor finisher he was - even big club didnt want him.

As for Heskey - oh dear, no thanks.

[Tom]

2 players looking very likely to leave....

Khizanishvili is trying to manufacture a permanent move from Blackburn Rovers to Reading

Reid Opens talks with West Brom

With Judge being told he can leave too....& Di Santo's loan not being renewed....+ Benni has already gone....AND MGP looking like he could well be off.

Thier must be quite a saving on the wage budget opening up ready for our summer business?!

Nope it's all going to pay Salgados wages

[ewoodpo]

You all don't want heskey and that's fine but I'm sticking to my guns. I would snap him up if the price was right.

Ok then , you tell us what Hesky would bring us that we haven't got already in Roberts.

Also this guy would command silly wages for what a couple of goals a season.

[PAFELL]

Are we the only club in the Premier League that has owners unwilling to put a penny of their own money into transfers?

Possible so.

But maybe the only owners in the prem who do not take a lot OUT of the club either.

Owners who have only put IN and not taken OUT.

Also one of a few clubs that haven't had owners saddle the club with huge debts.

Even though they have said for the past few years they do not want the club anymore, hence it being up for sale, therefore they have with held anymore funding.

I suggest we have to be grateful for what they have done, even if it is history.

Grateful for the things that they have NOT done, as mentioned earlier.

The sad thing for them and for the club is that we are still no nearer to a takeover or any investment for the club. Speculation of a takeover, a few weeks ago appears to have died.

The fact that the club is a well run club (is this also down to the appointments of the personel by the trust) is something we should be grateful for.

Yes we would all like more, but. Compare Rovers to such clubs as WHU, Pompey, Hull and the dingles. clubs saddled with debt as Man U, Liverpool. I Don't know the situation at Brum, Spurs, Villa with their owners - how much debt have they put on the club? I think we have every reason to be grateful for what we do have.

Ok then , you tell us what Hesky would bring us that we haven't got already in Roberts. A ZIMMER FRAME

Also this guy would command silly wages for what a couple of goals a season.

[unluckymorton]

Possible so.

But maybe the only owners in the prem who do not take a lot OUT of the club either.

Owners who have only put IN and not taken OUT.

Also one of a few clubs that haven't had owners saddle the club with huge debts.

Even though they have said for the past few years they do not want the club anymore, hence it being up for sale, therefore they have with held anymore funding.

I suggest we have to be grateful for what they have done, even if it is history.

Grateful for the things that they have NOT done, as mentioned earlier.

The sad thing for them and for the club is that we are still no nearer to a takeover or any investment for the club. Speculation of a takeover, a few weeks ago appears to have died.

The fact that the club is a well run club (is this also down to the appointments of the personel by the trust) is something we should be grateful for.

Yes we would all like more, but. Compare Rovers to such clubs as WHU, Pompey, Hull and the dingles. clubs saddled with debt as Man U, Liverpool. I Don't know the situation at Brum, Spurs, Villa with their owners - how much debt have they put on the club? I think we have every reason to be grateful for what we do have.

Buy that man a drink.

[den]

Possible so.

But maybe the only owners in the prem who do not take a lot OUT of the club either.

Owners who have only put IN and not taken OUT.

Also one of a few clubs that haven't had owners saddle the club with huge debts.

Even though they have said for the past few years they do not want the club anymore, hence it being up for sale, therefore they have with held anymore funding.

I suggest we have to be grateful for what they have done, even if it is history.

Grateful for the things that they have NOT done, as mentioned earlier.

The sad thing for them and for the club is that we are still no nearer to a takeover or any investment for the club. Speculation of a takeover, a few weeks ago appears to have died.

The fact that the club is a well run club (is this also down to the appointments of the personel by the trust) is something we should be grateful for.

Yes we would all like more, but. Compare Rovers to such clubs as WHU, Pompey, Hull and the dingles. clubs saddled with debt as Man U, Liverpool. I Don't know the situation at Brum, Spurs, Villa with their owners - how much debt have they put on the club? I think we have every reason to be grateful for what we do have.

Yes, but on the other hand we had the same viewpoints when we were falling towards the bottom of division three.

The trustees should have continued funding until a buyer was in place. That's what Jack would have wanted.

[Steve Moss]

Per his agent, conversations concerning Hoseth are going on with unnamed English clubs.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11676_6152436,00.html

[braddock]

because you know exactly what jack would have wanted don't you den...

[unluckymorton]

because you know exactly what jack would have wanted don't you den...

Half a Guinness, that's what he wanted when I offered to buy him a drink in the Knowles Arms this day 15yrs ago!

[den]

He wouldn't have wanted this situation Braddock.

[braddock]

He wouldn't have wanted this situation Braddock.

i think he'd be satisfied that we were a self sufficient club which could punch above it's weight on its own. not ideal, but satisfactory. regardless, he isn't here anymore and it is up to those who are to make the decisions now.

[Amo]

Piquionne wouldn't be too bad, if we can get him on the cheap. He was one of the stand-out players in Pompey's side.

[gumboots]

is that a let's get back on topic effort? I wouldn't mind him either.

[Hughesy]

Piquionne wouldn't be too bad, if we can get him on the cheap. He was one of the stand-out players in Pompey's side.

11 goals in 32 starts – Piquionne (Age 31)

10 goals in 22 starts - Dindane (Age 29)

[Amo]

11 goals in 32 starts – Piquionne (Age 31)

10 goals in 22 starts - Dindane (Age 29)

I would prefer Dindane, but looks like he's off the radar.

[gumboots]

11 goals in 32 starts – Piquionne (Age 31)

10 goals in 22 starts - Dindane (Age 29)

Price/wages/length of contract would also come into the equation. I've never understood the widespread opposition to Dindane either. For me either or both of these 2 could do a job at Rovers depending on what they and their parent clubs wanted out of the deal

[den]

i think he'd be satisfied that we were a self sufficient club which could punch above it's weight on its own. not ideal, but satisfactory. regardless, he isn't here anymore and it is up to those who are to make the decisions now.

So you don't know either?

I think he would have wanted the trustees to fund the club until owners could be found who could take the club on. I doubt very much that he would have wanted all funding withdrawn before then.

There is nothing in writing for the trustees to act upon. I assume therefore, that it is their decision to change direction and withdraw the funding. Jack never did it in his time and the trustees continued to fund until the last few seasons.

Why does every post on here turn into an argument?

is that a let's get back on topic effort? I wouldn't mind him either.

Hint taken Gumboots.

[gumboots]

Why does every post on here turn into an argument?

Because it's about opinions and being able to air them, provided they are not offensive, and see what others think. the only problem is that too many folk want to score points rather than read the other person's opinion and think about it and so we end up arguing and going round in circles. The truth with this one is that nobody knows what Jack Walker would have wanted, but there is reasonable grounds to suspect that he would not have wanted the club to struggle to bring in players who might enhance the team and push us higher up the table if it could be done with relatively modest investment. However, he might by now have got fed up with putting more and more money into Rovers and have withdrawn funding himself. We don't know and no amount of specualtion or arguing can get us any nearer knowing so it's not worth arguing about.

[ada2020]

i think he'd be satisfied that we were a self sufficient club which could punch above it's weight on its own. not ideal, but satisfactory. regardless, he isn't here anymore and it is up to those who are to make the decisions now.

While I'm inclined to agree with this, I do think Den is right that Jack would have put a bit more into the club besides what it earns.

I know self sufficency was allways the aim, but I do think he would have dipped into his fortune from time to time and back the manager. No where near the same way he did back in the day, but then football and transfers have changed beyond recognition since the early 90's.

[AggyBlue]

Because it's about opinions and being able to air them, provided they are not offensive, and see what others think. the only problem is that too many folk want to score points rather than read the other person's opinion and think about it and so we end up arguing and going round in circles.

The simple use of IMO after many statements would rseolve the issue.

Many opinions posted on here are posted as though they are facts IMO.