If the Rovers are about to give away two of our superstars AND the heart of our defense those Indians better bl00dy spend! I was telling everyone how Phil Jones will be the future England captain and the fact Man Utd just splurged £15/16 million on him goes a long way to proving that despite the audacity of the claim it may not be so far off the mark. He is quality and I am really sad to see a Rovers fan leave the club but I can totally understand if Man Utd come knocking you have to answer that call. Now Samba looks like he is going to Arsenal which particularly rubs salt into my wounds considering my brother is a Gooner!
That is possibly in excess of £30 million so I fully expect Venkys to spend big. They stated that we didn't need to sell at all which in essence means that all of that should be put in the kitty to let Stevo get some good lads in. The problem is Steve Kean is not a big name and will not attract big name players across the world as easily. He is still unproven but I am giving him the benefit of the doubt as I did see some improvement towards the end of the season.
I just hope that the Rao family don't hoard the cash I am not being being funny but Indians can be quite good at hoarding money that is all I am saying. We will see what happens but I do think that we are getting the money we should do as we have some amazing talent at Ewood. Hopefully this will be a catalyst for our beloved Rovers and we can get some good quality in and bolster our squad for a top half finish.
We must be positive though and I think we will see a lot more of Mauro and Ruben next season hopefully they can flourish. Niko is yet to gain consistency but I still believe he can be a double figures scorer in the league given a good run in the team. Personally I saw enough in Jermaine Jones to get him back in as long as he keeps an eye on his disciplinary form he was pretty solid. Not sure about Roque, he was class for us before but he is such a sick note now and I am unconvinced he can recapture his previous form.
I was gutted to see 606 go down but I am glad that this site has been made and it seems as though there are many of the same lads on here. Who would you like to see us sign in the summer? I think we should try and get Ba off West Ham and Seb Larsson would be good in midfield too. We are obviously going to need a stalwart maybe we could get Cahill if we break the bank but that is probably wishful thinking. Any ideas maybe one of the City players who doesn't play all the time Lescott? Again I am probably dreaming but that is the kind of money we should be spending to replace Samba the beast he is so immense, I hope our captain stays but it looks pretty ominous.
Venky's Better Spend
posted on 9/6/11
Spending big is the key, but how do we replace a £16m centre back and a £12m centre back without spending £28m on two centre backs?
As for the 'answer the call' statement, bull!
He was already on more per year than many of us will see in a lifetime, playing for his boyhood club. I'd have answered the call "cufk off red nose"...
posted on 9/6/11
The LET says that we now have a 30mln transfer kitty and that we more or less broke the bank trying to keep Jones,now which part of that is true?
posted on 9/6/11
Easy way to keep Jones, don't put a clause in his contract! Will this £30m be used to tempt Ronaldiniho and Kaka and end up with a loan move for Lee Bowyer?
posted on 9/6/11
If all the money is spent on new players then this could still work out ok for us. If there was one position in the squad where we had depth it was centre half, even if Samba goes we still have Nelsen, Hanley and Givet. Obviously if he goes too we'll need to buy at least one more (preferably one worth around £10m) but the rest of the money can go towards our weaker positions. Cancelling out Samba's fee with another equally priced centre half, we'd then have £25m to spend on a midfielder and a striker. I'm placing my trust in Kean because I desperately wanna be a positive fan again (had enough of the dark side now, its not much fun). He got Jermaine Jones, either our prayers will be answered and he'll sign him + 2/3 others like him, or it'll be p*ssed away and next season will be another struggle. Be a darn interesting summer for a change at least!
posted on 10/6/11
Provided we sign Jermaime permanently and get a left back I will be relatively happy.
If we blow a wad of cash on a decent striker then great.
Got a feeling we might just end up with RSC and Mame Diouf.
posted on 10/6/11
comment by mcteeth (U2221)
posted 14 minutes ago
Provided we sign Jermaime permanently and get a left back I will be relatively happy.
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so we'd basically end up with the same team as the second half of last season minus Phil Jones (arguably our most consistent performer), and you'd be happy.
which means you'd be happy with a relegation scrap.
wonderful.
what we need is:
A defender to replace Jones.
A midfielder who can create.
2 strikers.
A new manager.
Jerome Anderson and his son to F off.
and i'd be relatively happy.
posted on 10/6/11
A defender to replace Jones.
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What like Hanley, Givet and Nelsen?
A midfielder who can create.
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What like Hoilett, Dunn and the hopeful emergence of Formica and Rochina.
A new manager.
Jerome Anderson and his son to F off.
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You tell em!
posted on 10/6/11
How many times have Rovers gone for a big name,they always go to a so called bigger club.I still feel that this is a cash asset exercise with our chicken (friends)owners.How any person can put their trust in Keen is beyond the pale.We got lucky this season,next might be the end.Players going Jones.Nelson,Samba and a few more possibly,it might even turn into a stampede.
posted on 10/6/11
Hanley, giver and nelsen, are all vastly inferior to jones. Can you argue with that? So you're happy for our defence to be weaker.
Hoilett is not a creative midfielder. Dunn is passed it, or so last season would suggest. Formica and rochina could be anything.
posted on 11/6/11
We do not nearly have the depth in defence that some people are suggesting:
Hanley - promising youngster but unproven
Nelson - another year older, coming back from quite a bad injury, won't have Samba along side him (if sold)
Givet - not someone you would call a solid starting centre half at premiership level even if he is suitable back up
Also, I hope we don't waste any more money keeping Santa Cruz. I thought he was poor nearly every match he played. Our strike force needs quite a big overhaul. Benjani and Roberts are fairly similar players only which we need one of and Mame Diouf often looked like a headless chicken when running towards goal/finishing. We need one decent 8-12 million pound striker along with keeping Niko, Roberts and Formica.