[Archived] Man of the Match v Swansea

[Hughesy]

Think this one might be pretty straight forward considering one player got 4 goals, the first for Rovers since Garner in 86 I think someone said?

Or did you think someone else deserved a mention?

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[oozy]

No doubt Yakubu will get pretty much all the votes, but I feel Gael Givet was a star today. Pretty much epitomised by a lung bursting run at the end to keep the ball from going out for a throw in, and then winning a corner. Added to an assist and a solid defensive display, I felt it deserved a mention and probably 0.1% of the vote.

Vukcevic deserves a mention too.

[Tom]

Dunny all the way

[cmb211087]

I voted Givet. He was fantastic, like oozy stated already. Would have been Yakubu but he didnt a double hat trick like I wanted haha

[American Rover12]

Had to vote for Yak. Four goals? Amazing.

Givet played a hell of a great game today though, so he comes in a very close second. Great work from him, still a favorite of mine.

[Lathund]

Has to be the Yak, but I want to second (fourth?) the praise for Givet, as well as to give a mention to Mauro Formica who had a very good game as well.

[Andy]

Dunny all the way

To the pie shop.

Has to be Yakubu - 4 goals in one Premiership game is an amazing feat and one we've never seen before at Ewood, even with the likes of Shearer, McCarthy and Bellamy around.

Givet did do well, as did Simon - though on the flipside I thought Hoilett looked uninterested again and, although I am a big fan, Robbo probably should have saved their 2nd.

[Amo]

If you had a sense of humour you'd have only listed Yakubu.

I rest my case.

[booth]

Yak, but as said below...

Vukcevic deserves a mention too.

And Givet had another good game. Shame the team's doing so badly at the moment as Givet's performances are being overlooked.

[ABBEY]

Kean... Awesome manager!

[Eddie]

Who hasn't voted for Yakubu?

[booth]

Who hasn't voted for Yakubu?

Bugger that! Who voted Roberts!

[bazza]

I voted Yak, obviously, but the player who is improving every game to me is Formica.

How come The People label him as "Blackburn flop Formica"?

I certainly hope he stays with us and doesn't go back to Argentina in January.

[perthblue02]

How come The People label him as "Blackburn flop Formica"?

I certainly hope he stays with us and doesn't go back to Argentina in January.

Well that will be up to Kean's friend and if it will be beneficial to their nest eggs

[chocky]

No point, we all know it's The Yak.

[RoversFanUSA]

I voted for robbo. Us keepers gotta stick together!!

[J*B]

Cant find a thread for him, but Mauro Formica played excellent on Saturday. I spent a lot of time watching him, his work rate was sublime, he always made himself available for the ball and he was very creative. I'm a massive fan, so im rating him MOTM.

[Hughesy]

Cant find a thread for him, but Mauro Formica played excellent on Saturday. I spent a lot of time watching him, his work rate was sublime, he always made himself available for the ball and he was very creative. I'm a massive fan, so im rating him MOTM.

I was thinking about his performance yesterday too and think he did very well also.

Him and Rochina dont look like bad signings to me. And the Yak is proving a real bargain!

[LeChuck]

Him and Rochina dont look like bad signings to me.

Kean said in the LET phone-in podcast that Kentaro had control of transfers in January, but that since then he's been the one choosing players.

Jerome Anderson has done a better job than Kean at identifying players; Jermaine Jones was a good one as well. Obviously the problem is that he charges handsomely to do work that a competent manager should be able to do.

Yakubu has probably repaid his measly fee already as we definitely would be cut off from the pack without his goals. The rest of Kean's signings have made little positive impact, and Dann looks a colossal waste of money.

[neophox]

I think we saw the importance of Samba today when back in the team! Then Givet played well amd of course our 4 goal star Yakubu, long may it continue but two players who blossomed this game was Mauro Formica and Simon Vukcevic....great performerances from both and this is just what we need. You have to remember that Simon played with an nasty mask the whole game.

[SouthAussieRover]

I voted for Yakubu even though he cost me $130.

I had $5 on a 3-2 win

[Rovers_Dan]

4 goals in one game. Its got to be the Yak!

Thought there was good showings all round to be honest. Even Petrovic played well when he came in and helped retain the ball better. I think he will do well eventually.

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