Ben Brereton Diaz

[tomphil]

That kind of money invested sensibly this season might deliver a stab at the play offs.  Why not tie a lump of it up in a good centre half who can serve us a few seasons even if his value might not increase dramatically ?

[Admiral Nelsen]

21 minutes ago, tomphil said:

That kind of money invested sensibly this season might deliver a stab at the play offs.  Why not tie a lump of it up in a good centre half who can serve us a few seasons even if his value might not increase dramatically ?

Keep a player for 4-5 seasons, his value might end up going up substantially just through player inflation

[tomphil]

Just now, Admiral Nelsen said:

Keep a player for 4-5 seasons, his value might end up going up substantially just through player inflation

Yes it all seems to be focussing on value increasing considerably on each signing or over the hill experienced with no fee.  We need to be bang in the middle on at least a couple of them and yes a good one will cost money and wages but if you got a say 28/29 year old good defender for a few million and he becomes a reliable rock in defence for four years or more surely it's money well spent even if he doesn't have resale profit.

It's got to be about good medium term team building as well as future profit or cheaper gap plugging I think they've lost sight of that at Ewood.

Edited May 31, 2019 by tomphil

[Tom]

Sure just seen him limping around the Trafford centre 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Anyone know how much he's paid per week?

[Stuart]

3 hours ago, Tom said:

Sure just seen him limping around the Trafford centre 

Limping?

[OldEwoodBlue]

3 hours ago, Tom said:

Sure just seen him limping around the Trafford centre 

Presume another shopper brushed past him and knocked him over.

 

[Tom]

Definitely saw Derrick Williams with heavily pregnant wife and Tyrone Dobbs - not together, and still think it was Big Ben although I would have thought they would have been in Dubai or similarly 

[K-Hod]

Brereton been posting on Instagram from Greece today, so I don’t think it will have been him...

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, OldEwoodBlue said:

Presume another shopper brushed past him and knocked him over.

 

It was the weight of his wallet that was causing the problem.

[Tom]

1 hour ago, K-Hod said:

Brereton been posting on Instagram from Greece today, so I don’t think it will have been him...

Well his doppelgänger is injured 

[Mike E]

5 hours ago, Stuart said:

Limping?

It’s a way to walk where you favour one leg more than the other. But that’s not important right now...

[DeeCee]

23 minutes ago, Mike E said:

It’s a way to walk where you favour one leg more than the other. But that’s not important right now...

?

[Stuart]

6 hours ago, Mike E said:

It’s a way to walk where you favour one leg more than the other. But that’s not important right now...

?

[RoversClitheroe]

On 03/06/2019 at 22:10, Tom said:

Well his doppelgänger is injured 

Amazing spot Tom, maybe we've not seen the real Ben playing which is mad to think.

[philipl]

Here's looking forward to what I am hoping will be Ben's breakthrough season.

[Husky]

On 03/06/2019 at 18:21, Stuart said:

Limping?

Still limping?

[Stuart]

Just now, Husky said:

Still limping?

Since June? He’d better pack in!

[Husky]

Just now, Stuart said:

Since June? He’d better pack in!

He's not even made the bench for a while so perhaps he has? I haven't heard any news about more training goal awards or loan moves.

Does anyone in the know have an update?

[sparky12]

Just now, Husky said:

He's not even made the bench for a while so perhaps he has? I haven't heard any news about more training goal awards or loan moves.

Does anyone in the know have an update?

injured

[Husky]

Just now, sparky12 said:

injured

So we'll put this one down as probably still limping for now.

[USABlue]

Anybody else think this knee injury ends his Rovers career.  Not that bad of an injury but given his lack of confidence, his lack of stregth, does this play on his mind as he shits out of challenges.  I think it does

[Ossydave]

5 hours ago, USABlue said:

Anybody else think this knee injury ends his Rovers career.  Not that bad of an injury but given his lack of confidence, his lack of stregth, does this play on his mind as he shits out of challenges.  I think it does

Not really no, in fact it may turn out to be a positive in a weird way. He'll end up in the u23 team to regain match fitness and will play as a striker and bang some goals in. Maybe TM will then take note.

[MarkBRFC]

1 hour ago, Ossydave said:

Not really no, in fact it may turn out to be a positive in a weird way. He'll end up in the u23 team to regain match fitness and will play as a striker and bang some goals in. Maybe TM will then take note.

Spoiler....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He won't.

Edited September 14, 2019 by MarkBRFC

[arbitro]

1 hour ago, Ossydave said:

Not really no, in fact it may turn out to be a positive in a weird way. He'll end up in the u23 team to regain match fitness and will play as a striker and bang some goals in. Maybe TM will then take note.

He played in the under 23's towards the end of last season and scored some goals. I didn't see any improvement in him when he got first team game time after that.