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[Archived] Summer Transfer Topic

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LDRover World Cup

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I know the Scouts have been told to watch players in case the takeover is completed.

I suppose this means if it isnt completed in time the likes of Benjani Beattie etc may be the ONLY option! :wacko:

You're kidding me. You mean we've got scouts?

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you're a soft arse

were you really surprised when that happened?

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Our Young Raw Brazilian looks quite big for his age and reminds me so much of Tom Huddlestone of spurs..............runs around and sprays the long balls about........but looks a lot fitter then Mr spuds...........

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Our Young Raw Brazilian looks quite big for his age and reminds me so much of Tom Huddlestone of spurs..............runs around and sprays the long balls about........but looks a lot fitter then Mr spuds...........

Well he points as good as Keef if thats anything to go by... :unsure:

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I usually read this message board without posting. I read a lot of intelligent and well informed opinion and some drivel. One thing that characterises most posts, however, is the passion with which the views are expressed.

It is with this in mind that I feel moved to post my own thoughts about the current transfer debacle. I fully understand the financial arguments and I accept that Rovers has to maintain financial prudence if not to risk following other, more profligate, clubs down the path to financial ruin. And I accept that things are complicated by the apparent stand-off regarding the prospective take over.

Nevertheless, I am amazed at the lack of foresight and the surprising level of apparent inertia that is being displayed by the current owners and the board - and by the prospective new owners, to the extent that one assumes that they are serious in their desire to acquire the club and see it remain in the top flight of English football.

Surely Blackburn Rovers has to take some calculated risks in order to maximise its chances of staying in the Premier League and that means making a modest investment, but an investment nevertheless, in at least one striker and one creative midfield player, and before the sale of the last remnants of cast-offs, crocks and mercenaries as the transfer window closes in 5 weeks or so.

The consequence of not doing so is to greatly increase the chances of a season long relegation battle and likely financial (and operational) oblivion, if our worst relegation fears are realised. And then the club will have little or no realisable value to the Trust or to its new owners.

I can only hope that the supposed £2.5m budget for transfers is an arbitrary figure used for PR purposes and that in truth enough will be available to meet the need. This may be little more than double this amount, who knows, but extreme fiscal prudence will be a hollow victory for the balance sheet if the 2010/11 season starts with Rovers having just two strikers, an injury prone and goal shy midfield and a manager that is clearly at the end of his tether through lack of resources to allow his team to compete with its peers in mid-table.

Calculated risk in the transfer market now, in the hands of an experienced manager with a reasonable track record in securing decent value for money, should secure Premier League football for more than just the next season. And, if it does all go wrong and Rovers is to go down to the Championship at the end of next season, will a couple of £million really make that much difference to the melt down that will follow?

That said, regardless of their league status, Blackburn Rovers has been the club I have supported for over 30 years and nothing will change that.

This sums up my thoughts on the whole situation. I used to be very begrudging about the fact that we didn't spend any money despite playing in the richest league in the world. Over time I've come to accept that most of the money that we earn from the Premier League goes toward running the club (because we get so little from gate receipts and other external sponsorship), leaving next to nothing for players. It doesn't make it any easier to accept though. When you see teams spending £20 million on one player, it makes me jealous. Heck, at the moment, I'd take a transfer budget of half that. I see that there is a great prudence with money at our club and that is to be commended. The last thing I want is for us to go the way of Leeds or Portsmouth. The long term financial security of the club is the priority, but as you say scov, without taking a calculated risk in the transfer market now and freeing up more funds, the long term financial security could be put at greater risk. It's a difficult position for John Williams to be in, trying to get the board and Big Sam happy.

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'ZURAB Khizanishvili has been offered a route out of his Ewood Park nightmare'

I had a similar nightmare once, where I was getting £30,000 a week for doing nothing. Luckily, I woke up and realised that I was working 45 hours a week to keep a roof over my head. Phew!

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To be fair to the Brazilian kid on Unleaded's video...

At first I agreed with the detractors, it didn't look especially inspiring for a highlight video. Then I realised most of the footage was from 2 games. Games in which he scored, usually played quite tidy possession football, but occasionally played a poor pass that was lucky to not be intercepted. He looked fitter and stronger than the players he was against, made some assists, scored a goal or two (could be hard to tell who was scoring sometimes!), and seemed involved quite a lot for just two games. Goals and assists from defensive midfield isn't bad either, and he seemed to be constantly moving when not in possession. All I'm saying is he might have potential, and I'm happy to let Sam and his staff judge that properly.

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the danger of videos of course, is who selected those clips? if its all they had (due to poor facilities etc wherever he was playing), then yeah, maybe it was just an average game for him or soemthing., everyone misplays a ball once in a while, etc.. but if that was cherry picked as the best he has to offer, it might be viewed as more worrisome.

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