[Archived] Transfer Talk Part 4

[thenodrog]

  On 25/08/2015 at 21:32, thenodrog said:

Jordan Rhodes ineptitude at playing up top on his own forces the 4-4-2 formation.

  On 25/08/2015 at 21:35, Athlete said:

What is your problem with JR

FFS! Do you have problem understanding the written word? My point surely shouldn't need further explanation to even the thickest of the thick!

Then again Athlete it is you that I'm having to deal with.

[den]

  On 25/08/2015 at 21:41, Athlete said:

He's better with someone at his side or with service he scores goals end of.. But for some on here the golfer included it isn't good enough

Some on here...... His managers in Blackburn and Scotland........and virtually every manager in the league above. In fact any decent manager would tell you it isn't enough.

[broadsword]

  On 25/08/2015 at 21:33, Buckshaw Rover said:

Midfielder, 19 years old and been in everything. Good legs and finds space.

I know we don't need that position...

You can never have too many midfielders man.

[Darwen Rover 007]

All seems to have gone quiet re transfers on here??

[G Somerset Rover]

  On 25/08/2015 at 21:58, Darwen Rover 007 said:

All seems to have gone quiet re transfers on here??

Think the club need to sort out the future of our manager first! But then indecision has always been Venkys best friend.

[West Yorks Rover]

  On 25/08/2015 at 21:58, Darwen Rover 007 said:

All seems to have gone quiet re transfers on here??

That's true, two full working days and not a murmur from the LT or Ewood.

Perhaps their minds are on other things and they have been told no more incomings for now ?

[tomphil]

  On 25/08/2015 at 21:54, den said:

Some on here...... His managers in Blackburn and Scotland........and virtually every manager in the league above. In fact any decent manager would tell you it isn't enough.

We never exactly seem to prosper when he's out though to be fair.

[chaddyrovers]

Tbh, we were need another signing tbh.

We have only 1 space left in 24 man squad.

Unless its a unbelieve player who will improve our squad massive or a couple of players leave then I wouldnt looking to sign any more.

[Baz]

  On 25/08/2015 at 22:11, chaddyrovers said:

Tbh, we were need another signing tbh.

We have only 1 space left in 24 man squad.

Unless its a unbelieve player who will improve our squad massive or a couple of players leave then I wouldnt looking to sign any more.

We could definitely use another centre half Chaddy.

[ABBEY]

  On 25/08/2015 at 21:35, Athlete said:

What is your problem with JR

Rhodes refused to carry his golf clubs

  On 25/08/2015 at 21:54, den said:

Some on here...... His managers in Blackburn and Scotland........and virtually every manager in the league above. In fact any decent manager would tell you it isn't enough.

Our "new" strikers are miles better are they not ?

Sigh

[Athlete]

  On 25/08/2015 at 21:54, den said:

Some on here...... His managers in Blackburn and Scotland........and virtually every manager in the league above. In fact any decent manager would tell you it isn't enough.

Football is about putting the ball in the net

[broadsword]

  On 25/08/2015 at 22:41, Baz said:

We could definitely use another centre half Chaddy.

I'd rather see a Portuguese midfielder come in.

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

  On 26/08/2015 at 06:36, Athlete said:

Football is about putting the ball in the net

I think we showed last season that it is also about stopping the opposition putting the ball in the net.

[EgyptianPete]

  On 26/08/2015 at 12:02, DavidMailsTightPerm said:

I think we showed last season that it is also about stopping the opposition putting the ball in the net.

Well that didn't work well did it, thankfully our forwards were a class nay a mile better than our defenders.

[AllRoverAsia]

  On 26/08/2015 at 06:36, Athlete said:

Football is about putting the ball in the net

It used to be.

Now it's about a coach pretending to be a manager and being paid extremely well to, hopefully but as yet unproven, learn on the job.

Amazingly in Rhodes we are blessed to have a born goalscorer who can still bang them in despite the best endeavours of Bowyer to set teams up to nullify his gift.

Anyone who thinks that Rhodes is 'inept' needs to give their head a serious wobble. We would already be in L1 without him.

[punerover]

Football is about putting the ball in the net AND stopping the opposition from putting the ball into your net.

[J*B]

  On 26/08/2015 at 12:28, punerover said:

Football is about putting the ball in the net AND stopping the opposition from putting the ball into your net.

You know too much to be from Pune...

[AllRoverAsia]

  On 26/08/2015 at 12:28, punerover said:

Football is about putting the ball in the net AND stopping the opposition from putting the ball into your net.

I hear Jordan is quite a good keeper too. The lad can walk on water.

[den]

  On 26/08/2015 at 06:36, Athlete said:

Football is about putting the ball in the net

Wrong

  On 26/08/2015 at 12:02, DavidMailsTightPerm said:

I think we showed last season that it is also about stopping the opposition putting the ball in the net.

Right.

..................

Actually it's about having better "players" than the opposition. That's what the top managers are trying to accumulate. From there results under a good manager should follow. Having Jordan Rhodes in your team - as we all know - doesn't guarantee anything.

[Amo]

  On 25/08/2015 at 21:54, den said:

Some on here...... His managers in Blackburn and Scotland........and virtually every manager in the league above. In fact any decent manager would tell you it isn't enough.

And yet Bruce & Karanka were willing to pay eight-figure sums for his services, den.

[Gav]

  On 26/08/2015 at 13:44, Amarillo said:

And yet Bruce & Karanka were willing to pay eight-figure sums for his services, den.

Dens backed himself into a corner over Rhodes.

His goal scoring record is the envy of every manager in this league and a few in the Premiership that can't quite afford him. For a supporter of 2015 Blackburn Rovers to think he's not good enough for us is living in cloud cuckoo land, and once he goes we'll see just how valuable he was.

Its madness to even be debating it

[T J Hooker]

Im pretty sure that if Rhodes was a proper full blooded born and raised Scot they'd build their national team around him.

[den]

  On 26/08/2015 at 13:44, Amarillo said:

And yet Bruce & Karanka were willing to pay eight-figure sums for his services, den.

Bruce - yeah. Karanka's in our league isn't he?

Interestingly I heard a comment from Bruce not long ago. He said that a team is only as good as its strikers. That says two things to me, firstly that he's wrong and secondly it explains why he's had little real success as a manager. It also explains why he wanted Jordan.

[Amo]

  On 26/08/2015 at 13:52, den said:

Bruce - yeah. Karanka's in our league isn't he?

Yes, and he wants to get out of it by signing a proven goalscorer.

[den]

  On 26/08/2015 at 13:51, GAV said:

Dens backed himself into a corner over Rhodes.

His goal scoring record is the envy of every manager in this league and a few in the Premiership that can't quite afford him. For a supporter of 2015 Blackburn Rovers to think he's not good enough for us is living in cloud cuckoo land, and once he goes we'll see just how valuable he was.

Its madness to even be debating it

Dens absolutely right Gav. It was madness staking all that money on him. It's got us nowhere. Totally wasted. Now that money used to bring in half a team who could contribute for a full 90 minutes every game would have made us a far better side. Without Bowyer mind.