[Archived] Summer 2011 Transfer Window Part One

[True Blue & White]

Just seen Joey Barton speaking on SSN at Royal Ascot. He looked like a turd in a top-hat.

As opposed to his normal look of turd not in a top hat.

[steverovers]

As opposed to his normal look of turd not in a top hat.

:lol:

[Kremmin]

Only good he has done the past year is making my girlfriend wanna watch Rovers on tv

Keep paying Keith Andrews and get rid of Gamst? He's the best free kick taker we've got, dangerous at throw-ins and can score a goal in play as well. Not happy if he goes.

[chaddyrovers]

Rovers wanted £7million-rated Espanyol midfielder Javier Marquez

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3640395/Spurs-fulham-and-Blackburn-fight-for-Marquez.html

Mills set to sign a new deal at Reading

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3640561/Matt-Mills-to-stay-at-Reading.html

STEVE KEAN SET UP FOR EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR SWOOP for 12 million.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/196168/Steve-Kean-set-up-for-Emmanuel-Adebayor-swoop/

I would keep Pedersen! good player and good at set peices and can pass a ball aswell.

We should get rid of Grella, Andrews, EHD, Goulan,

[Mattyblue]

Annie Eaves - Venkys

are you referring to this? love the comment by TOM84 at the bottom.

'Dave Whelan put his money into Wigan, not even his own town'.

Err..

[Athlete]

'Dave Whelan put his money into Wigan, not even his own town'.

Err..

??????????? LOL Dave Whelan is from Wigan is parents owned a shop just up the road from my mums...( they had a few dotted around town before supermarkets came out in the 60's - they sold there biggest piece of land in the town centre to Morrisons , plus Daves compen from Wembley he was on his road to success as a businessman...not the most popular fella in the town due to the way he treats people )

[hawkiiz]

Keep paying Keith Andrews and get rid of Gamst? He's the best free kick taker we've got, dangerous at throw-ins and can score a goal in play as well. Not happy if he goes.

No. Keep playing Olsson/Hoilett insetad of Gamst. We can't keep a player just because he can throw the ball better than others. When was the last time he scored a set piece or hit one of our players from a corner? I can't remember the last time it happened. Last time he played for Norway he couldn't even get a penalty past the Lithuanian goalkeeper (though he netted the deflection). Gamst is not a very impressive player anymore. A prima-donna he is.

[Paul Mellelieu]

Annie Eaves - Venkys

are you referring to this? love the comment by TOM84 at the bottom.

Not much she got wrong as far as I can see.

[dhughes07]

What a lazy article by Annie Eaves, Dave Whelen however was not born in Wigan, just raised there. He was born in Bradford, so technically she is correct.

[Ferrit]

Nicko..any chance you could have a word with your colleague at the Mirror...something along the lines of if that's the best footy article she can manage she might be better sticking to covering netball

Also, send her this link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe

Might help her for future articles.

[Mattyblue]

What a lazy article by Annie Eaves, Dave Whelen however was not born in Wigan, just raised there. He was born in Bradford, so technically she is correct.

Exactly. She will have had a quick look on Wikipedia, seen 'Bradford' and off she went. Most new born Rovers fans around here will now be born in Burnley Hospital, doesn't make 'em Dingles.

[thenodrog]

He's reported to be on 60k a week

So what? Scott Parkers away and he must be on one hell of a bundle, Dyer (along with half a dozen other waistrals) must be on mega bucks too and if he tries to stick around for too long Gilbert or Sullivan will prob enlist some latter day Kray to persuade him that he's better off retiring before he gets retired permamanently. Also Jermaine Jones is on 80k pw isn't he? Fine player without a doubt but he doesn't score goals, Nolan does. Nolan is a massive plus signing for WHU imo. He played a massive part in getting NUFC up and I'm sure that he'll do it again at WH.

[budha]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jun/16/list-players-released-premier-league-clubs

So we've released Jordan Bowen, Jason Brown, Zurab Khizanishvili, Benjani Mwaruwari, Michael Potts and Maceo Rigters.

Possible names to speculate with from that list could be Carew, Reo-Coker, Larsson, McFadden, Cohen, Gera, Hargreaves, Gudjohnsen, Woodgate, Upson and David Jones. Nothing worth getting into a bidding war thou..

The likes of Sebek and Woods from Chelsea and Giles Barnes were considered as big prospects but probably not worthwhile even considering anymore.

[47er]

On strikers, Venkys and Kean could win a lot of Rovers fans over by simply signing Sturridge. He's young and hungry,proven in the Premier League and going to get better unlike Vucinic who doe not have another hefty transfer in him.

That 20 M could become way more in 3 or 4 years whereas 16M for Vucinic would simply disappear.

And Sturridge has done brilliantly in an ordinary Bolton team. No brainer for me

[philip369]

On strikers, Venkys and Kean could win a lot of Rovers fans over by simply signing Sturridge. He's young and hungry,proven in the Premier League and going to get better unlike Vucinic who doe not have another hefty transfer in him.

That 20 M could become way more in 3 or 4 years whereas 16M for Vucinic would simply disappear.

And Sturridge has done brilliantly in an ordinary Bolton team. No brainer for me

I agree entirely with all that.

Sturridge knows too, thats why he'll end up somewhere bigger, unfortunately.

[bastionRover]

http://www.guardian....er-league-clubs

So we've released Jordan Bowen, Jason Brown, Zurab Khizanishvili, Benjani Mwaruwari, Michael Potts and Maceo Rigters.

Possible names to speculate with from that list could be Carew, Reo-Coker, Larsson, McFadden, Cohen, Gera, Hargreaves, Gudjohnsen, Woodgate, Upson and David Jones. Nothing worth getting into a bidding war thou..

The likes of Sebek and Woods from Chelsea and Giles Barnes were considered as big prospects but probably not worthwhile even considering anymore.

I thought Benjani was offered another year long contract recently?

[Ralfinho]

I thought Benjani was offered another year long contract recently?

Lets hope he wasnt and he has since long gone

[Hughesy]

So we've released Jordan Bowen, Jason Brown, Zurab Khizanishvili, Benjani Mwaruwari, Michael Potts and Maceo Rigters.

Interesting - also interesting that Zurab & Rigters were still our players.

LT confirms Tugay & Gala's interest in MGP today, although states we still want him so would require a fee.

[rovers_rob]

I thought Benjani was offered another year long contract recently?

Kean did mention that before he went to India but hopefully he is aiming for better players now.

[neophox]

Nicko's gone quiet, something inniment on the transfer front?

Nicko Nicko where are you?

[Exiled_Rover]

Exactly. She will have had a quick look on Wikipedia, seen 'Bradford' and off she went. Most new born Rovers fans around here will now be born in Burnley Hospital, doesn't make 'em Dingles.

You'd be surprised how many Rovers fans aren't actually from Blackburn. Nobody I know is.

[Bobby G]

We want a fee for MGP? Of course we should want one. On a 4 year contract and only 29. We are becoming accustomed to releasing our players lately.

[nicko]

Nicko's gone quiet, something inniment on the transfer front?

Nicko Nicko where are you?

Celebrating.

Partick Thistle won a big trophy for the first time in 40 years.

[Mattyblue]

You'd be surprised how many Rovers fans aren't actually from Blackburn. Nobody I know is.

Always good to hear.

[bennyboyt11]

That list of the released players isn't quite correct, firstly Javier Garrido joined Lazio from City last summer, I remember that transfer for some reason. I'm sure a couple of other players are still at their clubs/left way before the summer.