Kalinic

[Glenn]

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/9095556.Kalinic_to_hold_talks_to_determine_Rovers_future/?ref=rss

[Exiled in Toronto]

This thread sums the poor chap up

[Mr. E]

Probably the biggest mistake Fat Sam has made in his career. For 6 million...

[Guest Rovers4Good]

Our transfer merry-go-round just got a whole lot worse: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_7051946,00.html

[MarkBRFC]

Can't say i will shed a tear over this, he's useless.

[Commondore]

It does seem like things have gone beyond the point of no return for Niko, but if we get someone better for those £4 million I'd be very surprised. I'll happily state that he will be worth three times as much in the future.

[slough_rover]

If Kean or Ince had signed him he would have been lauded as the flop of the decade by many on here. The guy is pretty awful and one of the clubs biggest flops of all time. Not far behind the likes of Grabbing and Davies.

[DE.]

I'll be disappointed to see Kalinic go, as I had high hopes for him when he arrived.

For whatever reason it just hasn't worked out for him at Rovers - he did/does have potential, there were a lot of people both in and out of the game who believed that, but for whatever reason he hasn't fulfilled it here.

I'd argue the club has failed Kalinic on many levels and I don't think we've aided his development much, however from what I understand he hasn't done himself a great deal of favours either... particularly in the last few months.

He may well go on to be a star elsewhere, but IMO he'll never be one here. Best to let him go and recoup as much money as we can for him.

[dopper69]

I too had high hopes when he first arrived at Ewood. Given the talent that Croatia have at their disposal for him to be described as 'the future of croatian football' means he must have something about him. I'm just not sure what it is to be honest.

Whether we as a club have let him down, the English game or whether he has let him self down is subject to debate. One thing id for certain however, is that he is not going to cut it here.

Expect to see him playing for Genoa or someone of their ilk in Serie A in the not distant future.

[donnermeat]

I am a fan of his but I think there is something not right regarding his situation. He seems to do well whenever he goes away with the national team, yet not here (or he does well in flashes)

[joey_big_nose]

I am a fan of his but I think there is something not right regarding his situation. He seems to do well whenever he goes away with the national team, yet not here (or he does well in flashes)

He has had two good games in a Rovers shirt. Really not looked up to it at al. The teams he plays against with Croatia are less physical than the PL and that is the side of the game he really struggles with.

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

He's had his chances and he has shown potential but he's not good enough in one area to make it in this league. He's not quick, he's not clinical and he's not strong. In a less physically demanding league Im sure he could go well but I think he's had his chance here. So long as the money we get from him is re-invested then I wont be sad to see him go.

[chris]

interesting comment:

“He wants to leave the club. It is simple. He is 23 and needs to be playing and it is clear he won’t be playing regularly at Blackburn Rovers."

On the back of Roberts turning 34 soon, Benjani not signing, RSC and both Diouf's gone or likely going.

He must know or be expecting a few new strikers, otherwise he has a real chance of playing.

[LeChuck]

As long as the transfer fee is invested in a young-ish striker then I have no issue with him leaving.

I do think he'll become a very good striker eventually, but he doesn't really fit into our system. We have some very good supporting attackers who need a physical forward to play off.

[den]

As long as the transfer fee is invested in a young-ish striker then I have no issue with him leaving.

I do think he'll become a very good striker eventually, but he doesn't really fit into our system. We have some very good supporting attackers who need a physical forward to play off.

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[LeChuck]

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You'll have to give me a clue Den, I wrote a few different things there.

[den]

You'll have to give me a clue Den, I wrote a few different things there.

The bit in bold LeC, We have some very good supporting attackers.

Who? I assume you mean Junior for one - who's not proven as a striker yet. Who are the others?

[LeChuck]

Well probably only Junior falls into that category. I probably should have said we'll be hoping that Rochina and Formica turn into very good supporting attackers...

[Amo]

Olsson?

[LeChuck]

Left back.

Either way I wouldn't call him a supporting attacker, even in midfield he's more of a conventional winger. You wouldn't play him off a target man, whereas the other three probably favour that position.

[broadsword]

The guy is pretty awful and one of the clubs biggest flops of all time. Not far behind the likes of Grabbing and Davies.

No chance, there's plenty who've been worse.

[Black Burn]

Kalinic refusing to go to Hong Kong

This doesn't look good, does it?

Then again the club and Venkys have their own mess to deal with, of course they wouldn't be able to talk to Kalinic about transfers.

But...this just doesn't bode well for Blackburn.

[super_arran]

I ain't gettin on no plane fool!

[steo]

I think Kalinic would have came good and i think he has been treated badly by kean.

[chris]

I think Kalinic would have came good and i think he has been treated badly by kean.