January Transfer window

[Emerald Isle Rover]

13 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Ok let's dispel this, it keeps coming up.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/brandon-thomas-asante/leistungsdaten/spieler/451747

Incomplete data, as transfermarkt don't tend to put position played for substitutes, but in the league games he has started, he has played 7 up front and 1 at RW. These are the bulk of his minutes, as he played over an hour in all of them and 84+ minutes in over half of them, with none of his sub appearances being particularly lengthy.

In the cups, 90+ minutes at CF in the FA Cup, 90+ minutes at CF in the League Cup, and another two full matches in the Leage Cup, one at LW, one at RW. He scored in each of those games played wide, one of them against Spurs.

So actually, all told, he's scored twice as many goals out wide as he has up front, in a fraction of the game time. Not only has he not been mostly played wide, but it isn't what's holding back his scoring.

But the majority of all league games he’s behind their number one striker or even their number 2 striker 

point is he hasn’t been played sufficiently enough at 9 at Coventry for fans to say he’s bollox 

when wright plays he’s the 9 BTA operates the wings more just because he might have lined out there doesn’t mean he played there. That’s the problem with websites the don’t tell the full story 

Edited January 15 by Emerald Isle Rover

[Exiled_Rover]

51 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

Oh yeah, he has some positive physical attributes for sure.

What I said, is that he's possibly the worst footballer i've ever seen; his touch, ball control, shooting, dribbling, positioning. Absolutely not of Championship standard.

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

[davulsukur]

Random twitter guy (who i think got something correct in the summer?) Reckons Richard Kone and Derek Kutesa are high on our list.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

3 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Random twitter guy (who i think got something correct in the summer?) Reckons Richard Kone and Derek Kutesa are high on our list.

He also stated that Dolan was going to sheff United and Brewster was coming here a few days ago 

[Tom]

Howard always seems rather familiar….

[Mike E]

2 hours ago, Rover down South said:

https://www.corriereromagna.it/sport/calcio/cesena/mercato-cesena-un-club-inglese-di-championship-ha-visionato-kargbo-AI1192615?_gl=1*quw3ov*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTY5MjU1ODY0Ni4xNzM2OTQyNzAx*_ga_13JXXKTGMG*MTczNjk0MjcwMC4xLjEuMTczNjk0MjcxOS4wLjAuMA..

Saw on X. Link to an Italian local paper. Roughly translates to say a Blackburn representative was at the Cesena game on Sunday to watch Augustus Kargbo. Game finished 0-0 and he was subbed off.

 

Are they on this forum? I mentioned that fella yesterday. I wouldn’t call myself a ‘Blackburn Representative’, nor was I in Italy.

[RevidgeBlue]

10 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Random twitter guy (who i think got something correct in the summer?) Reckons Richard Kone and Derek Kutesa are high on our list.

A poster on here mentioned those exact same names a bit earlier. Either he saw Howard's offering and posted or Howard saw his.

[den]

1 hour ago, smiller14 said:

Bellamy was played on the wing by some managers, and he's a bloody good striker. It happens, especially if they're fast,

Bellamy was a striker who was even better when he drifted out wide. He was never selected and played as a winger.

[Mike E]

2 hours ago, Rover down South said:

https://www.corriereromagna.it/sport/calcio/cesena/mercato-cesena-un-club-inglese-di-championship-ha-visionato-kargbo-AI1192615?_gl=1*quw3ov*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTY5MjU1ODY0Ni4xNzM2OTQyNzAx*_ga_13JXXKTGMG*MTczNjk0MjcwMC4xLjEuMTczNjk0MjcxOS4wLjAuMA..

Saw on X. Link to an Italian local paper. Roughly translates to say a Blackburn representative was at the Cesena game on Sunday to watch Augustus Kargbo. Game finished 0-0 and he was subbed off.

 

Sorry to quote again, but there may be something in it. I’ve just clocked that he’s mentioned in the very first post on this thread via a Nixon link.

[B16Rover]

7 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

A poster on here mentioned those exact same names a bit earlier. Either he saw Howard's offering and posted or Howard saw his.

I literally made Kutesa up as a name because he scores for fun on my football manager save and someone linked a YouTube video of some Argentine who scores goals in Switzerland too.

 

That said, his highlight reel does look like what we need!

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, onlyonejackwalker said:

Who do you think sourced Gueye and Ohashi?

If they were not Eustaces preferred signings then I can fully understand why he is now solely focusing on experienced players who can cope at this level.

Meanwhile a 1 in 2 proven championship striker costs 8m to 12m.  

We have to ve realistic. In my view, we are relying on Eustace's knowledge to identify some potential unseen by others. 

The main question is whether he fits the bill of being the goalscorer that Eustace would like based on his media comments. He isnt a natural goalscorer so no.

He brings other things, hes quick, he works hard and he has scored goals at this level but at best at a 1 in 4 ish rate. At worst, we have seen that this season. Question is whether you get someone like Thomas Asante where you know roughly what you are going to get, and its certainly not a top 6 level goalscorer, but offers more than our current dearth of options. Or if youve got the expertise, you perhaps gamble abroad, there is better value there but if you ger a mixture of bad scouting and bad luck then you get another dud like Gueye.

1 hour ago, Tugayisgod said:

Clearly unaware of any interest and keeping things vague.

15 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Random twitter guy (who i think got something correct in the summer?) Reckons Richard Kone and Derek Kutesa are high on our list.

Reads like Mercer. And based off his previous track record, similar accuracy.

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

I literally made Kutesa up as a name because he scores for fun on my football manager save and someone linked a YouTube video of some Argentine who scores goals in Switzerland too.

Grist to Howard's X feed though.

Lol.

[davulsukur]

10 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

I literally made Kutesa up as a name because he scores for fun on my football manager save and someone linked a YouTube video of some Argentine who scores goals in Switzerland too.

 

That said, his highlight reel does look like what we need!

😂

Howard RV with his finger on the pulse!

[B16Rover]

5 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

😂

Howard RV with his finger on the pulse!

I'm choosing to believe the universe has shifted and I am now the football manager of Blackburn Rovers.

 

Be warned everyone, were signing nothing but 17-19 year olds.  Anyone over 30 is taken out back to retire on a farm.  None stop 4 2 3 1 gegenpress 

[smiller14]

28 minutes ago, den said:

Bellamy was a striker who was even better when he drifted out wide. He was never selected and played as a winger.

He definitely did at Newcastle and it caused a blazing row. Asante may have just been more polite about it. Obviously there's no comparison in ability

[Exiled_Rover]

48 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Random twitter guy (who i think got something correct in the summer?) Reckons Richard Kone and Derek Kutesa are high on our list.

I'm much more interested in this than Bamford, Wallace, Asante-Thomas. 

[Exiled_Rover]

14 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

I'm choosing to believe the universe has shifted and I am now the football manager of Blackburn Rovers.

 

Be warned everyone, were signing nothing but 17-19 year olds.  Anyone over 30 is taken out back to retire on a farm.  None stop 4 2 3 1 gegenpress 

Personally I'm a big fan of a 3-5-2. Three big, athletic CBs and two big, athletic CFs. It's murder at set pieces. 

[B16Rover]

Just now, Exiled_Rover said:

Personally I'm a big fan of a 3-5-2. Three big, athletic CBs and two big, athletic CFs. It's murder at set pieces. 

News Alert : Blackburn into double deal with Udinese, Simone Pafundi and Lorenzo Lucca incoming.  

[BankEnd Rover]

Dereck kutesa looks a player...Not happening.

[Ricceh]

Howard is secretly Harold Bishop from Neighbours. Definitely an avid Rovers fan.

[RoversClitheroe]

20 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

News Alert : Blackburn into double deal with Udinese, Simone Pafundi and Lorenzo Lucca incoming.  

Banter?

[davulsukur]

14 minutes ago, Ricceh said:

Howard is secretly Harold Bishop from Neighbours. Definitely an avid Rovers fan.

This makes me feel better tbh

[B16Rover]

18 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Banter?

Yeh in relation to the chat I was having about football manager.  Believe me if we signed both of them I'd be a bit more jubilant 

[Devon Rover]

7 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

Yeh in relation to the chat I was having about football manager.  Believe me if we signed both of them I'd be a bit more jubilant 

20 minutes until 'Howard' posts it on X? 😉

[Southside Rover]

Rabbi Matondo agreed loan to European club with £2million option to buy apparently...