Nice one Roque hope you stay for many years to come.. Shame other players like David Bentley dosent think the same way.. Cant wait to see you in action again next year.

UP THE ROVERS

Is anyone else getting sick of the potential 'price tag' for Roque Santa Cruz.

Considering Berbatov, a year older, apparantly still has an asking price of £30mil when I've read reports this morning that £11mil for Santa and Derbyshire might 'test the water'.

Anything less than £15mil for Santa would be robbery, even Anelka who was no more impressive at Man City or Bolton has just left for £16mil.

Half these reporters seem to think Blackburn's transfers are frozn at mid-nighties prices.

Well said Roque, lets just hope Sparky signs another quality striker to partner him next season

i agree with you stephen. papers quote 12mill for bentley. bent went to spurs for nearly 17mill and hes older and crap! 2omill for bentley MIGHT test the water! i'd take santa over berbatov so to say he's worth 3 times less than him is a joke. if teams wana offer for our players or papers wana spread rumours at least make it realistic and dont insult our intelligence!

Well said Stephen...Rovers always seem to get a harsh ride of transfer fees. Look at Darren Bent £17m..and Barbietov £30m...Santa is a better player than both. If Hughes does think a sale is good for the team I wouldnt even look at it unless it said £20m on it before clauses! Same goes for Bentley..£17m Mascherano..and he wont score you 10 and get 15 assists in a season. £20m or he doesnt leave, that would be fair i think, given his age, potential and performances...

I can't see Gareth Barry leaving Villa for less than £15m so why should Rovers do any worse

Stephen wrote:
Is anyone else getting sick of the potential 'price tag' for Roque Santa Cruz. Considering Berbatov, a year older, apparantly still has an asking price of £30mil when I've read reports this morning that £11mil for Santa and Derbyshire might 'test the water'. Anything less than £15mil for Santa would be robbery, even Anelka who was no more impressive at Man City or Bolton has just left for £16mil. Half these reporters seem to think Blackburn's transfers are frozn at mid-nighties prices.

Absolutely right stephen, at any other club some of these prices quoted would be twice at much.

don't worry yourselves gents, no Rovers players are going anywhere unless we get an offer that makes it a very good deal for the club.

Mark Hughes wrote:
don't worry yourselves gents, no Rovers players are going anywhere unless we get an offer that makes it a very good deal for the club.

Mark, At the moment NO offer would be good for the club. The top players HAVE to stay this time around. The fans will feel cheated if Rocky or Bentley leaves.
Also Mark, I have heard a rumour from a very good source that Tom Huddlestone and Ledley King are on your target list. True or false?

Does anyone else agree that we need a new strike partner for Roque, if so who would you like Hughes to sign and please don't say Bellamy

Michael wrote:
Does anyone else agree that we need a new strike partner for Roque, if so who would you like Hughes to sign and please don't say Bellamy

I think we need another striker but i feel Roberts, given time and games, can be the perfect partner for Roque.

Monkey wrote:

Michael wrote: Does anyone else agree that we need a new strike partner for Roque, if so who would you like Hughes to sign and please don't say Bellamy

I think we need another striker but i feel Roberts, given time and games, can be the perfect partner for Roque.

I see where your coming from but at the end of the day we need to score more goals and Roberts is never going to be the man to score 15-20 goals a season in the premiership

roque - you are a fantastic player and a fantastic guy. in my opinion head and shoulders above david bentley. santa has been our player of the season. although all year me and my dad have said - roque would be amazing at manchester united. i hope he does stay but he is that good i wonder how long we can keep him. if berbatov is worth allegedly 30million then roque is surely a 25million kind of guy!!!! at least!!! f*ck david bentley!

Michael wrote:
Does anyone else agree that we need a new strike partner for Roque, if so who would you like Hughes to sign and please don't say Bellamy

Just seen we've been linked with Andrei Arshivan for £4.5m, Javier Saviola for 2m, Justin Hoyte for 2m and Tal ben Haim for 1.5m.

Saviola is only 26 so is an interesting name, definitely a quality player, not sure if he'd come to us or not.

Hoyte would be an interesting signing for right back, he's young and improving.

I'm not entirely sure what to make of Tal ben Haim, he was very good at Bolton, one of the main reasons they did so well. 1.5m isn't much so i'd consider it.

Daniel wrote:

Michael wrote: Does anyone else agree that we need a new strike partner for Roque, if so who would you like Hughes to sign and please don\'t say Bellamy

Just seen we\'ve been linked with Andrei Arshivan for £4.5m, Javier Saviola for 2m, Justin Hoyte for 2m and Tal ben Haim for 1.5m. Saviola is only 26 so is an interesting name, definitely a quality player, not sure if he\'d come to us or not. Hoyte would be an interesting signing for right back, he\'s young and improving. I\'m not entirely sure what to make of Tal ben Haim, he was very good at Bolton, one of the main reasons they did so well. 1.5m isn\'t much so i\'d consider it.

Hi Daniel, where are you gettin this information from?

Arshivan is a quality player and by the looks of things we may miss out on Bradley from Heerenveen to Everton so he is another option

Daniel wrote:

Michael wrote: Does anyone else agree that we need a new strike partner for Roque, if so who would you like Hughes to sign and please don't say Bellamy

Just seen we've been linked with Andrei Arshivan for £4.5m, Javier Saviola for 2m, Justin Hoyte for 2m and Tal ben Haim for 1.5m. Saviola is only 26 so is an interesting name, definitely a quality player, not sure if he'd come to us or not. Hoyte would be an interesting signing for right back, he's young and improving. I'm not entirely sure what to make of Tal ben Haim, he was very good at Bolton, one of the main reasons they did so well. 1.5m isn't much so i'd consider it.

where have you seen these storys?

saviola is a very tempermental player, no doubting his skill tho. would love to see him at rovers. who is this arshivan guy?

I think we might miss out on a number of our earlier targets and those mentioned if we miss out on europe, but if we can keep bentley and santa that is just as good, we dont need a lot of new faces and keepin the ones we have can improve us as a team to gel, too many changes can unsettle us...

agree with monkey bout roberts, they're startin to form a decent partnership and understanding!

hope we dont sign bellamy, hes crap and will be injured, waste of money, we dont need him.

Dear Mr. Hughes,
I'm confident that you will (as always!)make the correct choices as and when the right deals present themselves e.g. The Admiral:Bents;Benni;
The Wall and The Rockstar...need I say more
Big Respect...Eddio

Guys, You dont realise I have very good contacts at Barca. What we need at ewood is a full house so we are going all out for the bucked toothed wonder to provide the service to the Roque who is going nowhere. 15M from Newcastle for Bents to good to refuse im afraid but he only wants Liverpool or Chelsea.

Mark Hughes wrote:
Guys, You dont realise I have very good contacts at Barca. What we need at ewood is a full house so we are going all out for the bucked toothed wonder to provide the service to the Roque who is going nowhere. 15M from Newcastle for Bents to good to refuse im afraid but he only wants Liverpool or Chelsea.

*waves @ the sad dingle*

ledley king? Tel ben haim yeh, right, hughsey's gunna spend all his transfer budget on a centre half, course he is. Honestly, some of you are absolutely clueless! Gents, if we get offered an 'over the odds' amount from a Man U or Milan size club, the player will leave. We should be realistic, and assume that this will not happen, and likewise, if it does, this will be the right deal for the club as well, as it helps move us up a level by increasing the kitty. Muppets.

riverside ron wrote:
ledley king? Tel ben haim yeh, right, hughsey's gunna spend all his transfer budget on a centre half, course he is. Honestly, some of you are absolutely clueless! Gents, if we get offered an 'over the odds' amount from a Man U or Milan size club, the player will leave. We should be realistic, and assume that this will not happen, and likewise, if it does, this will be the right deal for the club as well, as it helps move us up a level by increasing the kitty. Muppets.

Now Ron, before you call us "muppets" perhaps it would be beneficial for you to finish primary school and get some extra tuition on maths. "yeh, right, hughsey's gunna spend all his transfer budget on a centre half, course he is. Honestly, some of you are absolutely clueless!"

Now, see Mark has roughly a 10m transfer kitty this summer. Tal ben Haim is gonna cost around the 1.5/2m so what you do is this:

10-2=8

That's 8m left (not all the budget gone on a centre half then)

Now run along back to class, play time is over.

As for my information, i just look at a wide range of publications and sources and put the most likely ones here for the other Rovers fans to see and comment on.

as they say every player has his price, but its good to hear that Roque is happy were he is at the moment.
the problem the club has had over the last few years is a second goalscorer, 2006 Bellamy was main striker, then last season Benni, and this season Roque without a second striker hitting the net regularly. (i know Benni has banged in 10+ this season, but mainly pens and when was the last time he scored from open play?) Jr has been playing well the last few weeks, and he seems to have built up a good understanding with Roque but he's not a prolific scorer. Hughsie obviously thinks that there is more to come from Benni otherwise why extend his contract and give him a pay rise. as for buying another striker, strikers demand big fees and at the moment rovers dont spend big money so unless hughsie sees someone out there who he rates and he can afford then i think that the four strikers we have will be the same four next season.
we all think we know what area's need strengthening, but Hughsie doesnt buy for buying sake and unless a player can add to the squad then he wont be coming.
in Hughsie we trust

Keep the faith

Daniel wrote:

riverside ron wrote: ledley king? Tel ben haim yeh, right, hughsey's gunna spend all his transfer budget on a centre half, course he is. Honestly, some of you are absolutely clueless! Gents, if we get offered an 'over the odds' amount from a Man U or Milan size club, the player will leave. We should be realistic, and assume that this will not happen, and likewise, if it does, this will be the right deal for the club as well, as it helps move us up a level by increasing the kitty. Muppets.

Now Ron, before you call us "muppets" perhaps it would be beneficial for you to finish primary school and get some extra tuition on maths. "yeh, right, hughsey's gunna spend all his transfer budget on a centre half, course he is. Honestly, some of you are absolutely clueless!" Now, see Mark has roughly a 10m transfer kitty this summer. Tal ben Haim is gonna cost around the 1.5/2m so what you do is this: 10-2=8 That's 8m left (not all the budget gone on a centre half then) Now run along back to class, play time is over. As for my information, i just look at a wide range of publications and sources and put the most likely ones here for the other Rovers fans to see and comment on.

Bloody hell Daniel you been caught out in the sun again lol. your like a jekyl and hyde. just be carefull that hyde starts to be the dominant charactor.
Just going back to your comments on ben Haim do we need another centre half?

keep the faith

This quote from Santa has Alan Shearer written all over it!!
Thanks for the memories mate, good luck for the future,
Yours truly

A sad but thankfull Rovers fan.x

turn back the clock wrote:
This quote from Santa has Alan Shearer written all over it!! Thanks for the memories mate, good luck for the future, Yours truly A sad but thankfull Rovers fan.x

*waves @ the dingle*

Undoubtedly a magnificent and shrewd purchase by our splendid Manager. 'Well done Sparky'!

Santa Cruz would get my vote for 'out' player of the year - although others have performed their tasks magnificently all Season long too.

Brad HAS to be THE player of the year, however. He is the quintessential Keeper and a truly great individual - all of which greatly assists his team-mates on, and off, the pitch.

IF ONLY we can keep our 'star' players - which are getting quite sizeable in number - we'll have a marvellous season next year.

ossy rover wrote:

Daniel wrote:

riverside ron wrote: ledley king? Tel ben haim yeh, right, hughsey\'s gunna spend all his transfer budget on a centre half, course he is. Honestly, some of you are absolutely clueless! Gents, if we get offered an \'over the odds\' amount from a Man U or Milan size club, the player will leave. We should be realistic, and assume that this will not happen, and likewise, if it does, this will be the right deal for the club as well, as it helps move us up a level by increasing the kitty. Muppets.

Now Ron, before you call us \"muppets\" perhaps it would be beneficial for you to finish primary school and get some extra tuition on maths. \"yeh, right, hughsey\'s gunna spend all his transfer budget on a centre half, course he is. Honestly, some of you are absolutely clueless!\" Now, see Mark has roughly a 10m transfer kitty this summer. Tal ben Haim is gonna cost around the 1.5/2m so what you do is this: 10-2=8 That\'s 8m left (not all the budget gone on a centre half then) Now run along back to class, play time is over. As for my information, i just look at a wide range of publications and sources and put the most likely ones here for the other Rovers fans to see and comment on.

Bloody hell Daniel you been caught out in the sun again lol. your like a jekyl and hyde. just be carefull that hyde starts to be the dominant charactor. Just going back to your comments on ben Haim do we need another centre half? keep the faith

LOL Appologies Ossy, the sun does tend to fry your brain :p Sometimes i see stupid comments and just ignore them, but they mount up and every so often i feel complelled to let fly LOL

With regards to Ben Haim, Samba has been poor this season, but, i'm cautiously willing to right that off as second syndrome. This happens a lot with unheard of players, they come in and make a major impact the first season, then dip, ie: Mokoena, Gresko etc. He came in and for that half season was fantastic at left back, then he went back to being pants. Needs to be said though Samba has the attributes to be quality.

There are far more pressing signings we need as you know. Pacey striker to play alongside Santa Cruz, but i saw Hughesy was quoted as saying he's happy with the 4 strikers he has, so maybe he won't buy another striker.

Right back, Hoyte is you know, quite good LOL at least he's young and improving, and if Mark says he'll cut it, i'll back his judgement.

I think our current squad has way more potential but it would be intresting to see who Hughs will add next.

Any club can be a a top four....you just need money....but atleast Rovers make themselves noticed =]

Roberts and Derbyshire are never going to be 20 goal a season strikers in the Premiership so I say we can let them go. Ebanks-Blake from Wolves has good potential, maybe even have a look at Nicky Maynard from Crewe

daniel, I try not to criticise fellow fans on here, but you haven't got a clue, fella. The last centre half to leave chelsea was Huth, £6m to Middlesboro, the last reserve to leave Arsenal was Diara to Pompey for £5m, so why you think we will be in for hoyt/ben haim is absolutely beyond me. 1) we definately don't need a centre back 2) we are nowhere near the financial league to be paying top money for any player that we don't need 3) There are a couple of positions that we really do need to spend money on, and as with bellamy/benni, if its a top quality player that we can improve further, Hughsey is happy to spend most of his budget on that key player. Daniel, I've spent about ten minutes looking up these transfer fees so that I can help get you to understand the situation better. Please don't waste any more of my time - have a good think about Rovers and the way we are (excellently) run, then try to be a bit more thoughtfull in your future posts! No offence fella, please re read this before responding.

lads, please be realistic...we need cover for the left midfield, and possibly a creative central midfielder. More than anything we need pace, which would give us a better attacking threat. We don't need any defenders, and the liklihood re any attacking options is that he will be a relatively unknown, and from abroad, or from a relegated club. Rovers cannot be paying top dollar for any player, all of our recent buys have been 'risky' for one reason or another, but that also means within our budget eg Roque/Righters. Its probably best not to throw random names into the hat, as Hughsey will have his targets all sorted, and I would imagine all of them will not have been mentioned on here! (and ben haim definately won't be one - I dont have inside knowledge, its just common sense!)

riverside ron wrote:
daniel, I try not to criticise fellow fans on here, but you haven't got a clue, fella. The last centre half to leave chelsea was Huth, £6m to Middlesboro, the last reserve to leave Arsenal was Diara to Pompey for £5m, so why you think we will be in for hoyt/ben haim is absolutely beyond me. 1) we definately don't need a centre back 2) we are nowhere near the financial league to be paying top money for any player that we don't need 3) There are a couple of positions that we really do need to spend money on, and as with bellamy/benni, if its a top quality player that we can improve further, Hughsey is happy to spend most of his budget on that key player. Daniel, I've spent about ten minutes looking up these transfer fees so that I can help get you to understand the situation better. Please don't waste any more of my time - have a good think about Rovers and the way we are (excellently) run, then try to be a bit more thoughtfull in your future posts! No offence fella, please re read this before responding.

wan(cough)ker no idea what ya talking about. bugger off to burnley cus ya stink of dingle

"Roberts and Derbyshire are never going to be 20 goal a season strikers in the Premiership so I say we can let them go. Ebanks-Blake from Wolves has good potential, maybe even have a look at Nicky Maynard from Crewe"

What makes you think either of those strikers would be better in the premiership than Roberts and Derbyshire.

One of the things Hughes has done superbly is going for continuity. He believes in the players he's got. Sure, he could swap out two players with premiership experience for two unknowns, but he won't.

I think any of Derbyshire, Roberts and McCarthy have the potential to be 20 goal strikers next year - and looks like Hughes is going to give them that chance.

Michael wrote:
Roberts and Derbyshire are never going to be 20 goal a season strikers in the Premiership so I say we can let them go. Ebanks-Blake from Wolves has good potential, maybe even have a look at Nicky Maynard from Crewe

Mick your talking cr ap mate.
Sell those and replace them with simalar players.
numpty.

overrated clown..hope he goes to man united

riverside ron wrote:
daniel, I try not to criticise fellow fans on here, but you haven't got a clue, fella. The last centre half to leave chelsea was Huth, £6m to Middlesboro, the last reserve to leave Arsenal was Diara to Pompey for £5m, so why you think we will be in for hoyt/ben haim is absolutely beyond me. 1) we definately don't need a centre back 2) we are nowhere near the financial league to be paying top money for any player that we don't need 3) There are a couple of positions that we really do need to spend money on, and as with bellamy/benni, if its a top quality player that we can improve further, Hughsey is happy to spend most of his budget on that key player. Daniel, I've spent about ten minutes looking up these transfer fees so that I can help get you to understand the situation better. Please don't waste any more of my time - have a good think about Rovers and the way we are (excellently) run, then try to be a bit more thoughtfull in your future posts! No offence fella, please re read this before responding.

Jus ignore this fool Daniel my friend!!

he is obviously like the guy who sits behind me who continuously whinges, no matter what!!!

i find your speculation on player rather exciting to read, as the majority of the time this forum is jus full of idiots starting arguements !

I'm hoping that 10m is right for what we might have to spend this summer - presuming that a takeover doesn't happen. Of course, should one of our 'stars' leave, I would expect the entire transfer fee to be added to Sparky's budget.

I agree in that a centre-half wouldn't be my top priority. We have 4 top centre-halves in our squad (Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen and Zurab) and we have more pressing issues. So whilst Ben Haim might represent good value at 2m (if that's his price), I would still say no.

I agree that a 2nd goalscoring forward has been our problem for some time now, but most other clubs around us have similar problems. I'm not sure I follow the argument about Benni - why does it matter that he's scored a few pens this year? A goal is only worth one, regardless of where it comes from. Yes, he might not have hit the heights of last season, but then neither has Pedersen - Nelsen and Samba have also had dips in form. JR has had a good run in the side and has proven a decent foil for Roque, but I, like others, am not sure he will get the goals we need. He would be useful to keep around as an impact player, but maybe Derbyshire could play that role too.

Hopefully it will be an exciting summer for Rovers and that the talk will be of who we've added, rather than replaced. In the meantime, let's give those who are here the benefit of the doubt for the last home game against Derby! We should know by know what the media is like in stirring up trouble and unrest - we need to get behind our best players like Benni and Bents, not jump on their backs when things appear in the newspaper.

Monkey wrote:

riverside ron wrote: daniel, I try not to criticise fellow fans on here, but you haven't got a clue, fella. The last centre half to leave chelsea was Huth, £6m to Middlesboro, the last reserve to leave Arsenal was Diara to Pompey for £5m, so why you think we will be in for hoyt/ben haim is absolutely beyond me. 1) we definately don't need a centre back 2) we are nowhere near the financial league to be paying top money for any player that we don't need 3) There are a couple of positions that we really do need to spend money on, and as with bellamy/benni, if its a top quality player that we can improve further, Hughsey is happy to spend most of his budget on that key player. Daniel, I've spent about ten minutes looking up these transfer fees so that I can help get you to understand the situation better. Please don't waste any more of my time - have a good think about Rovers and the way we are (excellently) run, then try to be a bit more thoughtfull in your future posts! No offence fella, please re read this before responding.

Jus ignore this fool Daniel my friend!! he is obviously like the guy who sits behind me who continuously whinges, no matter what!!! i find your speculation on player rather exciting to read, as the majority of the time this forum is jus full of idiots starting arguements !

Thanks man, appreciate that. Totally agree, most people on here just start an arguement, generally Dingles, (not mentioning any names...*cough* Ron) :p

Roque you are my hero. You are a genuine nice person.
Re: Bents, a lot of it is paper speculation to unsettle the players, Bents will still be in blue n white halves next season, it is thanks to Hughsey that he has done so well, he still has a lot to learn and Hughsey is the one to teach him.
Come on boys lets have those last 6 points and even if we don't get into europe we will have done well.

he he, theres more like you out there daniel!! Boys please, I'm just trying to be realistic, and positive. It just frustrates me when I read your fantasies about signing defenders from Chelsea and Arsenal - it aint gunna happen because the club is far too well run to waste money. Blackburn Rovers spend their money very wisely and I'm proud of that.

riverside ron wrote:
he he, theres more like you out there daniel!! Boys please, I'm just trying to be realistic, and positive. It just frustrates me when I read your fantasies about signing defenders from Chelsea and Arsenal - it aint gunna happen because the club is far too well run to waste money. Blackburn Rovers spend their money very wisely and I'm proud of that.

They're not my fantasies, i read the speculation elsewhere and posted them (with the reported prices) on here for true Rovers fans to see and comment on. I simply said what i thought if they were available for those prices.

I think "the big 4" will wait and see what Roque does next season before looking to buy. So many players have a great 1st season in the prem, and then fade the previous year, with Benni being the perfect example (along with the Reading 1st team squad).
RSC has been a suberb signing, but let's not forget Roque previously averaged 5 goals a season for bayern Munich.

As for a strike partner, id love to see us go for James Mcfadden. He had a bad time with Everton, but has looked different class for Birmingham and Scotland, and could do the same job as Bellamy did for us.

As for Ledley King? why would we want someone that only plays 2 games a season?

I remember last close season when it was announced that we were about to buy Roque - Benni & JR both said we don't need another striker as they weren't going to give up their places in the team. There was also a lot of posts from fans questioning why we needed a striker when we already had those two scoring for fun (remember at the end of last season JR was also scoring a lot).
The same can be applied to a centre back. We may have decent quality, but if someone can come in at the expense of one of Samba, Ooijer, Nelsen or Zurab then he will be worth while. None of those four have been faultless this season, and Ben Haim may well not be the answer, but if we do go for him, it will be beacause Sparky believes it will improve what we have. If he can work the usual Sparky magic, then we will all be happy this time next season.

bluenwhite wrote:
overrated clown..hope he goes to man united

Roque's one of the best buy's of this season and for him to score 21 goals in his debut season is a mighty success. You can just tell when a player comes to a club and does so well there would definately be something there for him. Roques proved to be a phenominal player and for him to say he's not going any where brings a smile to my face. And if he was to leave the last place i'll want him to go to is shityted. Let's hope he scores a few more in our last two games and takes us into the the Intertoto. I wouldnt exactly associate the word 'clown' with Santa.
THE FIGHT FOR EUROPE IS STILL ON!!
COME ON ROVERS!!

Rovers girl wrote:

bluenwhite wrote: overrated clown..hope he goes to man united

Roque's one of the best buy's of this season and for him to score 21 goals in his debut season is a mighty success. You can just tell when a player comes to a club and does so well there would definately be something there for him. Roques proved to be a phenominal player and for him to say he's not going any where brings a smile to my face. And if he was to leave the last place i'll want him to go to is shityted. Let's hope he scores a few more in our last two games and takes us into the the Intertoto. I wouldnt exactly associate the word 'clown' with Santa. THE FIGHT FOR EUROPE IS STILL ON!! COME ON ROVERS!!

Silly girl, dont you recognise a dingle trying to support a proper team?
That is an imposter.

Just seen this morning that Pique could be leaving United. Now he is REAL quality, saw him play for Valencia on loan, he's a quality player now even though he's young, with tonnes of potential. Don't know regarding price range, but would be a TOP signing.

Daniel wrote:
Just seen this morning that Pique could be leaving United. Now he is REAL quality, saw him play for Valencia on loan, he's a quality player now even though he's young, with tonnes of potential. Don't know regarding price range, but would be a TOP signing.

He's a player linked with a return to Barcelona!

If he does move it is unlikely he will stay in England and even if he did, Blackburn would be far behind the likes of Tottenham in the race for his siganture.

Any player even remotely linked with Barcelona will not end up at Blackburn anytime soon.

Keep dreaming...

what a load of tosh being directed threw these channals lately...Rovers Girl, will u get a grip and stop responding to 'dingle dribble' and give up on the catch phases, Roy Walker gettin a bit p!ss with it...Daniel you seem to know more about Rovers potential transfers than MH, and to say ur based in Spain really is amazing, ur either a scout or an extra in the Benidorm sit-com, whatever 'riverside ron' is actually a rovers fan and cause he challanges you and your related bum-chums don't make him a dingle fan, ur in Spain so you must be a Barca fan.....nope did'nt think so - and boring Robbie (emuff said about u SHAMELESS) - as for Roque Santa Cruz wanting to stay, then good, well done..where all happy!

Michael wrote:
Does anyone else agree that we need a new strike partner for Roque, if so who would you like Hughes to sign and please don't say Bellamy

Remember seeing something in the papers over the weekend suggesting Everton are ready to let Andy Johnson go....

riverside ron wrote:
daniel, I try not to criticise fellow fans on here, but you haven't got a clue, fella. The last centre half to leave chelsea was Huth, £6m to Middlesboro, the last reserve to leave Arsenal was Diara to Pompey for £5m, so why you think we will be in for hoyt/ben haim is absolutely beyond me. 1) we definately don't need a centre back 2) we are nowhere near the financial league to be paying top money for any player that we don't need 3) There are a couple of positions that we really do need to spend money on, and as with bellamy/benni, if its a top quality player that we can improve further, Hughsey is happy to spend most of his budget on that key player. Daniel, I've spent about ten minutes looking up these transfer fees so that I can help get you to understand the situation better. Please don't waste any more of my time - have a good think about Rovers and the way we are (excellently) run, then try to be a bit more thoughtfull in your future posts! No offence fella, please re read this before responding.

You all seem to be having at go because of this post but you've not said what's wrong with it. I think riverside ron has been spot on with what he's said. It's all very well for you to dream up players to come to us but ron has said it how it is. Why the hell would we pay over the odds for a player we don't need, it just doesn't make sense. Hughes is THE shrewdest manager in the league when it comes to transfers so to think he'd blow what limited money he has on 'big' names is absurd.

Hughes said he'd be first in line to sign Giggs and Scholes if they were to go on sale. Does this mean we're getting them both in the summer? No. Giggs would stay to get his appearance record and Scholes would have just played in a champions league final. Sparky trusts the players he's got and therefore won't get rid of any of our main 16 by choice, therefore we wouldn't need to replace them with top 4 rejects.

I like your ambition but I wish you'd all use a bit more common sense!

Oh it's fiesty on here at the moment !!

I have to agree with RON on this. BRFC very rarely dabble in fantasy. The club as to remain well run within it's financial constraints.

MH will surprise us all again in the summer with some very astute signings who will improve the team again.

I am still of the opinion that MH will want to rectify this season with an assault on all fronts 08/09. Obviously he will want to keep his major players & his signings will help to keep them here for 08/09 season. I feel that the speculated players owe us as fans & club another season at least & more importantly,for me MH deserves this from these players.

Vogel will become a major player for BRFC next season because for me you can already see his quality's.
I doubt very much Cruz will have the second season cyndrome,he just seems too level headed & focused.

MH will do us all proud once again.

Arte et labore

If we did go in for Justin Hoyte, he would cost £2.5m at the very most .
Diarra and Huth, went for big money as they are experienced, and have played many high profile champions league and premiership games for arsenal and chelsea, as well as being full internationals. I personally think £6m for Diarra is a bargain, the guy is class!

Hoyte on the other hand is a youngster, who hardly ever plays for Arsenal, and is in a similar position their as Bentley was before he signed for us (for £500k).

Im sorry, but to compare Hoyte, to Diarra is rediculous.

good to see some hackles are being raised on here today, Ully dont beat about the bush mate just say what you mean are you getting milder with age?
hughsie has a decent squad as it stands we need a bit more depth to go through a season plus the cup comps so there wont be wholesale changes a couple of incomers and some of the fringe players out.
we have a chance of finishing the season on 61 points and most seasons thats good enough to get you a european spot, sadly this year maybe not. i wouldnt mind having a wager that hughsie at the start of the season had a target of 60.
as rovers fans we have got to be pleased with the season and if we do keep hold of our better players next season will be as good if not better.

anyway time for a catchphrase or two

as far as the seasons concerned didnt we do welland all you posters on here
say what you see it would be better if more of you could
come on down to ewood.

sorry Ully

to all true rovers fans out there

KEEP THE FAITH

ossy rover wrote:
good to see some hackles are being raised on here today, Ully dont beat about the bush mate just say what you mean are you getting milder with age? hughsie has a decent squad as it stands we need a bit more depth to go through a season plus the cup comps so there wont be wholesale changes a couple of incomers and some of the fringe players out. we have a chance of finishing the season on 61 points and most seasons thats good enough to get you a european spot, sadly this year maybe not. i wouldnt mind having a wager that hughsie at the start of the season had a target of 60. as rovers fans we have got to be pleased with the season and if we do keep hold of our better players next season will be as good if not better. anyway time for a catchphrase or two as far as the seasons concerned didnt we do welland all you posters on here say what you see it would be better if more of you could come on down to ewood. sorry Ully to all true rovers fans out there KEEP THE FAITH

Hey Ossy hows you pal ?
Were be Morst ?
ULLY your naughty !! Hope your well too?

hey Woody im good thanks, full of optimism for the final two games and looking forward to next season, yeah were is morst he must be on his hols lol, he'l be chuffing on a fat cigar and swigging down a glass or two of a nice red no doubt. the working classes heh 'dont know thier bloody born'.
in saying that Gem s dissapeared again she might have gone doing her shopping in iceland again, or even gone with morst feeding him grapes between the swig of the red stuff or a chuff on the cigar.


keep the faith

Hi' i'm stuck.

Gem wrote:
Hi' i'm stuck.

lol your gettin about a bit arnt you? its a long way to go for the shopping was iceland closed lol? or are you out there on a scouting mission? has hughsie sent you out spying on potential targets?
hope your back in time for sats game, could well be the turks last appearance we need to give him a rousing send off if it is

ossy rover wrote:
hey Woody im good thanks, full of optimism for the final two games and looking forward to next season, yeah were is morst he must be on his hols lol, he'l be chuffing on a fat cigar and swigging down a glass or two of a nice red no doubt. the working classes heh 'dont know thier bloody born'. in saying that Gem s dissapeared again she might have gone doing her shopping in iceland again, or even gone with morst feeding him grapes between the swig of the red stuff or a chuff on the cigar. keep the faith

Ossy found him on another page(Utd Arrests) on his way home from the Sth of France !! No doubt chuffing them cigars & fine wine!!

Hey Morst are you gonna get down for TUGAYS possible last game? If you do buy a season ticket while your at it!!

ully/features/ossy - thanks gents, i was about to give up the fight for common sense yesterday lol, but at least there are a few out there that properly understand our great club!!

..alrite ossy, woody & Roy Walker....not that i'm being funny with the guys, but anyone who calls themselves 'riverside ron' simply cannot be a dingle....foolish fools as they are - anyway guys roll on next season, funny how the team are finishing this season as we started off, whoever comes in or out, this is a club financially secure, very well supported, with exceptional football players...proud to be a rover! (yes Morst, I am an actual Rovers fan)!

Woody Riversider wrote:

ossy rover wrote:
hey Woody im good thanks, full of optimism for the final two games and
looking forward to next season, yeah were is morst he must be on his
hols lol, he'l be chuffing on a fat cigar and swigging down a glass or
two of a nice red no doubt. the working classes heh 'dont know thier
bloody born'. in saying that Gem s dissapeared again she
might have gone doing her shopping in iceland again, or even gone with
morst feeding him grapes between the swig of the red stuff or a chuff
on the cigar. keep the faith

Ossy found him on another
page(Utd Arrests) on his way home from the Sth of France !! No doubt
chuffing them cigars & fine wine!!
Hey Morst are you gonna get down for TUGAYS possible last game? If you
do buy a season ticket while your at it!!

Woodybine cigars of course!! Yeah got caught up with the Barca fans yesterday - but great bunch of blokes - pity Sc*m got so scabby having barely come out of their half over the two legs!
That said don't hate them as much as Ice man - have you seen that quote on the arrest's page? Even Ully would not go that far and he's a true Rover!
What's a season ticket Ossy - my brain is getting old. Talking of which any news on prices from May 1st or match day yet? - bet they screw it up again.
If Gem's in Iceland then she's one too cool babe for me lads (and probably about 30 years to young) lol!

If man utd does buy santa cruz, i think we should do a player swap. Saha for Santa cruz and maybe abit of cash. Yes i know saha is injury prone but we need pace and flare up forward. Bellamy had that abd he was injury prone as well