[Archived] Loanees

[cn174]

Yeah, you're right on both counts. We're is Bentley now ? If ever a player missed his way it's him.

FC Rostov!!

[chris_h]

I wouldn't mind being a quid (or rouble) behind him.

Any loanee who bags against the Hillbillies is a ledge for me. Step forward messrs Fear and Di santo.

[OJRovers]

Was Markus Babel a loan? Did well for us.

[ackroyd75]

How can anyone look past Ossie Ardilles! Or even Steve Archibald. Both massive players when signed.

More recently I think David Bentley had to be the best due to how he developed with us and made us some money.

+100 I agree completley!

[rover2000]

I remember Souness signing Henning Berg on loan from Manchester United. Whatever happened to him?

[Waggy76]

I wouldn't mind being a quid (or rouble) behind him.

Any loanee who bags against the Hillbillies is a ledge for me. Step forward messrs Fear and Di santo.

Didn't Fear miss the penalty at the Turf when we were 3-0 up ?

The great David Wagstaffe should have taken it , we could have hit 6 that afternoon ...Instead of hanging on 3-2

Jay Boythroyd - similar to Modeste the highlight of his rovers career was a silly red card

Bothroyd was utter crap , surprised he did well anywhere , but Modeste is one of the worst players I have ever seen play for Rovers !

[chris_h]

Didn't Fear miss the penalty at the Turf when we were 3-0 up ?

The great David Wagstaffe should have taken it , we could have hit 6 that afternoon ...Instead of hanging on 3-2

Bothroyd was utter crap , surprised he did well anywhere , but Modeste is one of the worst players I have ever seen play for Rovers !

He did. I was just a nipper at the time in the Cricket field stand. Was it just on half time? Just before Jim Smith's premature half time victory pitch invasion? Either way, respect to him for scoring against that lot.

(was he on loan from Plymouth btw?)

[gumboots]

Didn't Fear miss the penalty at the Turf when we were 3-0 up ?

The great David Wagstaffe should have taken it , we could have hit 6 that afternoon ...Instead of hanging on 3-2

Bothroyd was utter crap , surprised he did well anywhere , but Modeste is one of the worst players I have ever seen play for Rovers !

5 in 12 for bastia this season though

[adsfortheblues]

Off topic but no replies on other thread. Is alcohol band at turf moor next week?

[Waggy76]

He did. I was just a nipper at the time in the Cricket field stand. Was it just on half time? Just before Jim Smith's premature half time victory pitch invasion? Either way, respect to him for scoring against that lot.

(was he on loan from Plymouth btw?)

I think , it was Bristol City but not sure ..

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

5 in 12 for bastia this season though

Bloody hell, I'll get my boots down from the loft. If they've got a crap centre forward they might need a crap left back.

[jim mk2]

Turkey legend Hakan Sukur ? Played nine goals scoring two goals and then fell out with Souness.

Going back to the 1970s, was Bobby Bell on loan ? He was (in)famous for pulling out injured before a match because he cricked his neck washing his hair.

[CapeTownRover]

didnt Roque come in on loan 1st, then signed permanently? Or did he sign permanently, then leave, then came back on loan?

[Black Burn]

didnt Roque come in on loan 1st, then signed permanently? Or did he sign permanently, then leave, then came back on loan?

If you're talking about Roque Santa Cruz, then yes, it is the latter. Mark Hughes signed him from Bayern Munich for 3.5 million, but took him over to Manchester City with him when he became manager there. Santa Cruz found first team opportunities limited there, so he returned to Rovers on loan last year. It didn't work out for him.

[gumboots]

seems to be doing all right with Malaga again now.

[RoyRover]

Ttook him over to Manchester City with him when he became manager there. Santa Cruz found first team opportunities limited there, so he returned to Rovers on loan last year. It didn't work out for him.

Yet another Rovers example of how the grass isn't always greener. His career has been stuttering along since.

[Blandy]

dino baggio??

Souey signed him on loan the same year we had Babbel - I don't think he was any good for us to be honest,

[tomphil]

Souey signed him on loan the same year we had Babbel - I don't think he was any good for us to be honest,

Dino Baggio had the cleanest kit in Rovers history....at the end of every game he played for us!!

[LeChuck]

Yeah Dino Baggio was useless.

Was Hakan Sukur a loan? I was gutted when he didn't stay permanently, he was one of my favourite non-Rovers strikers when I was younger (have no idea why though).

[nellybc]

Hull city fan at work says he would of liked him back with them. Bags of pace apparently. He said that king didn't get much game time at hull. He was not convinced he was an out and out striker.

[G Somerset Rover]

Yeah Dino Baggio was useless.

Was Hakan Sukur a loan? I was gutted when he didn't stay permanently, he was one of my favourite non-Rovers strikers when I was younger (have no idea why though).

Pretty sure it was a loan. And Jim - wasn't it a hat-trick away to Fulham? Remember thinking we had a worldy on our hands at that point. But then he was off not long after!

[Exiled in Toronto]

He did. I was just a nipper at the time in the Cricket field stand. Was it just on half time? Just before Jim Smith's premature half time victory pitch invasion? Either way, respect to him for scoring against that lot.

(was he on loan from Plymouth btw?)

Penalty was early in the 2nd half, I seem to recall Metcalfe wanting to take it but Fear grabbing the ball. Fear was definitely from Bristol City, quite well known at the time.

[The Dart]

Alan Mahon came on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal in December 2000 making his debut in the 2-0 win at the Dingles. I remember he had a bullet of a shot saved late on. He was signed permanently the next summer.

He also played on loan for the Dingles in 2006 and signed permanently subsequently.

[donnermeat]

Did Dino Baggio score a late goal away at Leeds after coming on as a substitute? I think we lost 3-1 or something like that.

[Amo]

Hakan Unsal might as well have been a loan.

He was straight back to Gala once he used us to get into Turkey's WC squad.