'Selfish' Dunny shows he is a real team player
10:14am Monday 18th March 2013 in Sport
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
MICHAEL Appleton has hailed David Dunn’s “selfishness” and “passion” after calling for yesterday’s 1-1 draw to be the catalyst for an end of season revival.
The Blackburn Rovers boss revealed he asked all of his squad to tell him something about themselves during a ‘team exercise’ at the hotel on Saturday night and insists it helped him learn more about the “man not the player”.
Dunn’s 95th minute leveller spared Rovers blushes at Ewood Park yesterday and, with his contract up in the summer, Appleton was full of praise for the 33-year-old midfielder.
He said: “Dunny is a talent. He is one of those people similar to me in that when people want to knock you, he wants to prove them wrong and that is why I respect him as player and a person.
“He has probably been written off over the last couple of seasons but he keeps coming back. I was delighted for him.
“We talked about a potential new contract after dinner on Saturday night and I said ‘it depends what you over the next nine games’. He did remind me of that as he jumped on my back going into the dressing room after.
“The coaching staff behind me kept saying ‘are we alright with Dunny? We might have to take him off. I’m thinking ‘no’ if anyone is going to produce a moment it is Dunny. The fact it is Burnley and his passion about that club and this club was the decision that made me keep him on.
“At the hotel I told them to give an insight into the man not the player. I asked them ‘what motivates you, a fact I didn’t know about them’. It was interesting what came out.
“I took them out of their comfort zone because I knew at some point they would be out of their comfort zone and didn’t feel comfortable. That came at half time when we were 1-0 down. We got the reaction we got. “Dunny was telling me how selfish he was because he is an only child. That sums him up as a person, not in a bad way. The fact he got the goal, and I had the trust in him to keep him on the pitch that says it all.”
Burnley deserved the 1-0 half time lead they took through Jason Shackell’s header and looked as though they were going to hand on to maximum points even after the sending off on Ben Mee.
But, as Dunn’s late leveller moved Rovers four points away from the drop zone, Appleton insisted his side deserved the point.
He said: “I thought for the effort alone in the second half and the boys keeping their discipline where Burnley lost theirs, we stayed patient “The crowd at times were willing us to put the ball in the box but when you have centre halves as big as theirs it is not that easy.
“We stayed patient, luckily we kept Dunny on the pitch and hopefully that can be a catalyst for the next two or three games.”
Comments(72)
benal13
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10:30am Mon 18 Mar 13
100%ROVERS
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10:41am Mon 18 Mar 13
- Stubborn
- Inflexible
- Sycophant
- Clueless
- Incapable
The result yesterday was great .. but it masked an otherwise lacklustre performance ..
SCENARIO - you are 1 down AT HOME to your biggest LOCAL RIVALS .. your team are playing poorly with no URGENCY or seemingly great EFFORT .. What do YOU do manager ??
INSPIRE THEM WITH PASSION AT HALF TIME BREAK U DIMWIT !!!
MAKE CHANGES USING SUBS & DIFFERENT TACTICS U HALFWIT (jordan is no long ball target man FFS!!!)
CHANGE THE CLUB CAPTAIN DANN WHO CONTINUALLY CONCEDES OUR FIRST GOAL EVERY GAME !!!!
A loss at Bolton / lucky draw against Burnley / what next against Blackpool ..
There had better be passion & subs used in that game !!!!!
Big Rover
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10:43am Mon 18 Mar 13
It's going to take a long time to sort out the train crash that has been going on for the past two years. He talks with some honesty and common sense. Not like previous clowns we've had.
vicn1956
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10:45am Mon 18 Mar 13
They draw at Ewood and push out the windows of their OWN bus and have to travel back to buhnlay freezing.
As the psychiatrist said about Fawlty- "There's enough material there for a whole book."
Perhaps they should study this at their "university."
Crow27
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10:57am Mon 18 Mar 13
benal13
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11:03am Mon 18 Mar 13
Big Rover wrote:give the manager a chance he has already proved he is tacticaly inept and is now saying things that he thinks you want to hear like the lads sweat blood for me ater the millwall game , and its not rocket scence like i have said befor if it wasnt for his old preston mate shaw he would not be here!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Give the manager a chance!
It's going to take a long time to sort out the train crash that has been going on for the past two years. He talks with some honesty and common sense. Not like previous clowns we've had.
handyamBRFC
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11:09am Mon 18 Mar 13
He is doing a great job in his post. thats what hes good at. BUT Hes not a manager that we need for BRFC...!
Yes he did a good job as stand in...!
but hes not a manager.
he has a job..!..A good job
and he brings through the young ones at the club...!
that's what hes good at.
and we need him there as we will have to rely on home grown talent even more so as the prices quoted for average players is just astronomical.
Hence players less likely to move.
Riverside 7
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11:10am Mon 18 Mar 13
The team desperately needed the introduction of a creative player such as a Rochina - but remember Appleton couldn't wait to ship all the creative players out in January just days after his appointment.
Is it any wonder why we do not score goals any more?
Before the Burnley game we had failed to score in 5 out of the previous 6 games.
Our £8M striker is just not getting any service.
Appleton then replaced the likes of Rochina & Vucavic with inferior loan players such as;-
Rekik - too slow and not up to the pace of the game.
Campbell - hasn't looked like scoring in 7 or 8 games before his mystery injury.
Bentley - he has lost the little pace he had 4 years ago,
Stewart - lightweight, easily brushed off the ball. Not good enough for both Hull & Burnley this season so why did he sign him on loan?
As for Leon Best, he has been a huge disappointment so far. He hasn't won one header against a centehalf in the past 3 games, he was at fault for Shittu's goal and didn't appear to be trying yesterday.
Once again Givet remained on the bench when the obvious substitution yesterday was to bring him on and push Martin Olsson further forward
Instead Appleton brought on young Josh Morris - why?”
Even if we do stay up, based on his recruits to date, I have doubts over his ability to build a sucessful team.
I hope I am wrong.
Gammon Flap
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11:11am Mon 18 Mar 13
1952 rover wrote:Have you forgotten that in 2010 your animal fans ripped up over 150 seats and smashed the toilets in the Cricket Field Stand?
The Dingles must not have good toilets so they wreck ours shame on them and the clubs management for not even saying anything about what their so called fans did.
I suggest you drop your stone and step away from the glass house you hypocrite.
peely
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11:16am Mon 18 Mar 13
Did you ask the goalkeeper why he insists of side footing the ball 50 feet up in the air instead of trying to kick it somewhere in the region of a blue and white shirt!
You know simple things. - manager you haven,t got a fooking clue !
Keen O to Get Kean Out
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11:24am Mon 18 Mar 13
vicn1956 wrote:Just proves how bitter and twisted they are , cannot take still being second best to us.. They've achieved nothing and hate us for have a succsfull hisory as ex prem champions - a trophy they will NEVER have their name engraved on. I saw a few animals yesterday - an absolute disgrace
We win at Turd moor and they smash up THEIR own town. They draw at Ewood and push out the windows of their OWN bus and have to travel back to buhnlay freezing. As the psychiatrist said about Fawlty- "There's enough material there for a whole book." Perhaps they should study this at their "university."
GAZHAY
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11:30am Mon 18 Mar 13
Also you are happy to punt the ball 70 yards for it to come straight back but then when we geta free kick on the edge of the box nobody knows whom should be taking it and when we do finally take it Jones tries to flip the ball up in the air and it comes to nothing, do we practice this in training???. Again we get a corner and don't want to put the ball in the box. Utter shambles with your tactics and in my opinion this a big relegation battle looming as i can't see a win coming anytime soon.
Keen O to Get Kean Out
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11:35am Mon 18 Mar 13
GAZHAY wrote:agree , dire dire performance against another rubbish team, i cant believe how the standard drop month by month manager by manager. If we dont go down this season im afraid next. Venkys you need to get out , this is no good for you or us , go now whilst we still may survive as a club with some pride
The backroom staff were asking you if we should make a change. I'm surprised you actualy talked to them as you stand there arms folded all game!!!! When they went down to 10 men we should have made the change then. A defender should have been off and a new striker brought on. One nil down at home playing against 10 men and we still have one striker on the ptich....what is going on??? Also you are happy to punt the ball 70 yards for it to come straight back but then when we geta free kick on the edge of the box nobody knows whom should be taking it and when we do finally take it Jones tries to flip the ball up in the air and it comes to nothing, do we practice this in training???. Again we get a corner and don't want to put the ball in the box. Utter shambles with your tactics and in my opinion this a big relegation battle looming as i can't see a win coming anytime soon.
johnny rover
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11:35am Mon 18 Mar 13
Riverside 7 wrote:I hope you are wrong too, but I don't think you are. Simply cannot understand this hoofball - clearly its at Appleton's instructions. Straight from the kick off, pass back to Dann, hoof it up. Strangely in the last 2 games they started to pass the ball in the last 10 minutes or so. Almost as if the players are thinking "we've done what the boss wanted for 80 minutes and it hasn't worked, now we'll try it our way". Most teams do it the other way round. Pass the ball to feet, hoofing it in the last few mins if they need to.
Another inept Rovers' performance.
The team desperately needed the introduction of a creative player such as a Rochina - but remember Appleton couldn't wait to ship all the creative players out in January just days after his appointment.
Is it any wonder why we do not score goals any more?
Before the Burnley game we had failed to score in 5 out of the previous 6 games.
Our £8M striker is just not getting any service.
Appleton then replaced the likes of Rochina & Vucavic with inferior loan players such as;-
Rekik - too slow and not up to the pace of the game.
Campbell - hasn't looked like scoring in 7 or 8 games before his mystery injury.
Bentley - he has lost the little pace he had 4 years ago,
Stewart - lightweight, easily brushed off the ball. Not good enough for both Hull & Burnley this season so why did he sign him on loan?
As for Leon Best, he has been a huge disappointment so far. He hasn't won one header against a centehalf in the past 3 games, he was at fault for Shittu's goal and didn't appear to be trying yesterday.
Once again Givet remained on the bench when the obvious substitution yesterday was to bring him on and push Martin Olsson further forward
Instead Appleton brought on young Josh Morris - why?”
Even if we do stay up, based on his recruits to date, I have doubts over his ability to build a sucessful team.
I hope I am wrong.
benal13
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11:41am Mon 18 Mar 13
handyamBRFC wrote:i agree well put !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God knows why some people on here keep on going on about G Bowyer.
He is doing a great job in his post. thats what hes good at. BUT Hes not a manager that we need for BRFC...!
Yes he did a good job as stand in...!
but hes not a manager.
he has a job..!..A good job
and he brings through the young ones at the club...!
that's what hes good at.
and we need him there as we will have to rely on home grown talent even more so as the prices quoted for average players is just astronomical.
Hence players less likely to move.
benal13
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11:47am Mon 18 Mar 13
Gammon Flap wrote:everyone knows that was wind damage due to lack of maintinance by the turd moore staff Mu LORD
1952 rover wrote:Have you forgotten that in 2010 your animal fans ripped up over 150 seats and smashed the toilets in the Cricket Field Stand?
The Dingles must not have good toilets so they wreck ours shame on them and the clubs management for not even saying anything about what their so called fans did.
I suggest you drop your stone and step away from the glass house you hypocrite.
GAZHAY
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11:52am Mon 18 Mar 13
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote:Agreed. When Appleton came in he said it would get worse before it gets better. Well there is absolutely zero chance of this getting any better with these inept tactics. Utterly boring and clueless.
GAZHAY wrote: The backroom staff were asking you if we should make a change. I'm surprised you actualy talked to them as you stand there arms folded all game!!!! When they went down to 10 men we should have made the change then. A defender should have been off and a new striker brought on. One nil down at home playing against 10 men and we still have one striker on the ptich....what is going on??? Also you are happy to punt the ball 70 yards for it to come straight back but then when we geta free kick on the edge of the box nobody knows whom should be taking it and when we do finally take it Jones tries to flip the ball up in the air and it comes to nothing, do we practice this in training???. Again we get a corner and don't want to put the ball in the box. Utter shambles with your tactics and in my opinion this a big relegation battle looming as i can't see a win coming anytime soon.agree , dire dire performance against another rubbish team, i cant believe how the standard drop month by month manager by manager. If we dont go down this season im afraid next. Venkys you need to get out , this is no good for you or us , go now whilst we still may survive as a club with some pride
dangerous dave
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11:56am Mon 18 Mar 13
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW SINGH VENKEYS HENDRY COAR
Gammon Flap
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12:00pm Mon 18 Mar 13
benal13 wrote:And the damage to the toilets in the Darwen end was caused by a marauding love-struck horse galloping around.
Gammon Flap wrote:everyone knows that was wind damage due to lack of maintinance by the turd moore staff Mu LORD
1952 rover wrote:Have you forgotten that in 2010 your animal fans ripped up over 150 seats and smashed the toilets in the Cricket Field Stand?
The Dingles must not have good toilets so they wreck ours shame on them and the clubs management for not even saying anything about what their so called fans did.
I suggest you drop your stone and step away from the glass house you hypocrite.
Keen O to Get Kean Out
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12:07pm Mon 18 Mar 13
leitchy
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12:09pm Mon 18 Mar 13
handyamBRFC wrote:Spot on well said...Tony Parkes came in several times for Blackburn and did a good job...Doesn't mean he's a manager.
God knows why some people on here keep on going on about G Bowyer. He is doing a great job in his post. thats what hes good at. BUT Hes not a manager that we need for BRFC...! Yes he did a good job as stand in...! but hes not a manager. he has a job..!..A good job and he brings through the young ones at the club...! that's what hes good at. and we need him there as we will have to rely on home grown talent even more so as the prices quoted for average players is just astronomical. Hence players less likely to move.
We need an experienced manager to give us a chance of promotion next season!!
Stone Island:
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12:17pm Mon 18 Mar 13
leitchy wrote:Promotion? We will NEVER win promotion whilst Venky's have anything to do with our once proud club. If we don't go down this season, we'll go down the next. And we'll stay down. Whilst Venky's leave the day to day running of our club, to total incompetents like Shaw and Agnew, then our demise will continue unabated.
handyamBRFC wrote:Spot on well said...Tony Parkes came in several times for Blackburn and did a good job...Doesn't mean he's a manager.
God knows why some people on here keep on going on about G Bowyer. He is doing a great job in his post. thats what hes good at. BUT Hes not a manager that we need for BRFC...! Yes he did a good job as stand in...! but hes not a manager. he has a job..!..A good job and he brings through the young ones at the club...! that's what hes good at. and we need him there as we will have to rely on home grown talent even more so as the prices quoted for average players is just astronomical. Hence players less likely to move.
We need an experienced manager to give us a chance of promotion next season!!
Harwoodstblue
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12:25pm Mon 18 Mar 13
leitchy wrote:We want an experienced manager but it would appear Venkys dont ,as they've had over two years now for the penny to drop.............
handyamBRFC wrote:Spot on well said...Tony Parkes came in several times for Blackburn and did a good job...Doesn't mean he's a manager.
God knows why some people on here keep on going on about G Bowyer. He is doing a great job in his post. thats what hes good at. BUT Hes not a manager that we need for BRFC...! Yes he did a good job as stand in...! but hes not a manager. he has a job..!..A good job and he brings through the young ones at the club...! that's what hes good at. and we need him there as we will have to rely on home grown talent even more so as the prices quoted for average players is just astronomical. Hence players less likely to move.
We need an experienced manager to give us a chance of promotion next season!!
Gammon Flap
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12:28pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote:Yep, you have just scored a last gasp undeserved equaliser against a side with 10 men and you celebrate like you've won the Champions League.
we have been destroyed as a club, 11 demotivated players, upset fans, 3 rubbish managers, on the verge of relegation again and indian owners whose heads are on the moon. and Bunlee fromt tuff still can t beat us ,,, love it
Say hello to Preston next seson won't you, tell them we miss the proper derby.
Keen O to Get Kean Out
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12:35pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Gammon Flap wrote:seson ? is that season ?, spelt with an 'a' - go back to skool
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote: we have been destroyed as a club, 11 demotivated players, upset fans, 3 rubbish managers, on the verge of relegation again and indian owners whose heads are on the moon. and Bunlee fromt tuff still can t beat us ,,, love itYep, you have just scored a last gasp undeserved equaliser against a side with 10 men and you celebrate like you've won the Champions League. Say hello to Preston next seson won't you, tell them we miss the proper derby.
jennyspain
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12:43pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Wild Rover
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1:10pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Benal knows nowt about owt and so on
Yes we were crap but gritty too and we got something
As for all the crape about tactics, there was no long ball to speak of. Appy pushed Dann upfront after the sending off to support Rhodes and put Gomes on and pushed Stewart in from wide after Best went off. You can disagree with choices and timing but stop the lies about him being clueless and inactive
Anyway I am still buzzin on the equaliser, well Dunn that was David
Good on ya mate
comeonublues1875
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1:20pm Mon 18 Mar 13
He was the one true high note from a team that is in demise and reflects what started 2.5 years ago. How sad, we were grateful for a point from a very average Burnley team. COYB.
benal13
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1:21pm Mon 18 Mar 13
jennyspain wrote:cant keep sacking managers did kean and berg not deserve it,or are you one of the give em a chancers who cant see without your blue and white glasses on,!!!!!!!!!!!!
theres some real moaning fans, for god sake yes the performance was crap but lets just enjoy the fact they still havent beat us for 34 years!!! As for the manager he needs time, we cant keep sacking managers they have to be given time and the fans that we have left need to get behind him. stop whinging you miserable sods
Wild Rover
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1:21pm Mon 18 Mar 13
dangerous dave wrote:DimwitDingleDave..we drew, we drew
Appleton all dribble - if not for Dunns last minute winner another disaster of a performance by a very very poor Rovers side - Appleton you should be ashamed just taking the big bucks and like the rest of the Management at Ewood delivering nothing.
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW SINGH VENKEYS HENDRY COAR
I know it felt like a defeat for you, once more you prove to all that you are indeed a Dingle
Come on , be a man and come out of your Claret closet, face the world and admit the truth...
Gammon Flap
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1:23pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote:Skool = school, capital letter missing from the start of the sentence, full stop needed to denote the end of the sentence.
Gammon Flap wrote:seson ? is that season ?, spelt with an 'a' - go back to skool
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote: we have been destroyed as a club, 11 demotivated players, upset fans, 3 rubbish managers, on the verge of relegation again and indian owners whose heads are on the moon. and Bunlee fromt tuff still can t beat us ,,, love itYep, you have just scored a last gasp undeserved equaliser against a side with 10 men and you celebrate like you've won the Champions League. Say hello to Preston next seson won't you, tell them we miss the proper derby.
All the errors in just one line, look up the word 'irony' in the dictionary.
Nuttall Street
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1:31pm Mon 18 Mar 13
merlinrabbit
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1:31pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Gammon Flap wrote:But you keep telling us what a cack team we are, we will be playing Preston next. Surely you should be able to beat us with 9 men if we are as bad as you say or at the least hang on to the lead you had. Persistent fouling, feigning injury and timewasting got you. And it was very funny. We laughed at the deprived Burnley fans all the way back to the car.
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote:Yep, you have just scored a last gasp undeserved equaliser against a side with 10 men and you celebrate like you've won the Champions League.
we have been destroyed as a club, 11 demotivated players, upset fans, 3 rubbish managers, on the verge of relegation again and indian owners whose heads are on the moon. and Bunlee fromt tuff still can t beat us ,,, love it
Say hello to Preston next seson won't you, tell them we miss the proper derby.
Harwoodstblue
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1:42pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Gammon Flap wrote:You fool, he was taking the mickey and you fell for it.
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote:Skool = school, capital letter missing from the start of the sentence, full stop needed to denote the end of the sentence.
Gammon Flap wrote:seson ? is that season ?, spelt with an 'a' - go back to skool
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote: we have been destroyed as a club, 11 demotivated players, upset fans, 3 rubbish managers, on the verge of relegation again and indian owners whose heads are on the moon. and Bunlee fromt tuff still can t beat us ,,, love itYep, you have just scored a last gasp undeserved equaliser against a side with 10 men and you celebrate like you've won the Champions League. Say hello to Preston next seson won't you, tell them we miss the proper derby.
All the errors in just one line, look up the word 'irony' in the dictionary.
benal13
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1:53pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Gammon Flap wrote:dont get in a FLAP numb nuts its about opinions not a bloody spelling test !!!!!!!
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote:Skool = school, capital letter missing from the start of the sentence, full stop needed to denote the end of the sentence.
Gammon Flap wrote:seson ? is that season ?, spelt with an 'a' - go back to skool
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote: we have been destroyed as a club, 11 demotivated players, upset fans, 3 rubbish managers, on the verge of relegation again and indian owners whose heads are on the moon. and Bunlee fromt tuff still can t beat us ,,, love itYep, you have just scored a last gasp undeserved equaliser against a side with 10 men and you celebrate like you've won the Champions League. Say hello to Preston next seson won't you, tell them we miss the proper derby.
All the errors in just one line, look up the word 'irony' in the dictionary.
CARover
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2:18pm Mon 18 Mar 13
leitchy
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4:06pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Stone Island: wrote:Then perhaps we need new board room members and get rid of Shaw/Agnew....I don't think losing Venks will help us at all, as what other owners will come in and splash the cash?
leitchy wrote:Promotion? We will NEVER win promotion whilst Venky's have anything to do with our once proud club. If we don't go down this season, we'll go down the next. And we'll stay down. Whilst Venky's leave the day to day running of our club, to total incompetents like Shaw and Agnew, then our demise will continue unabated.
handyamBRFC wrote:Spot on well said...Tony Parkes came in several times for Blackburn and did a good job...Doesn't mean he's a manager.
God knows why some people on here keep on going on about G Bowyer. He is doing a great job in his post. thats what hes good at. BUT Hes not a manager that we need for BRFC...! Yes he did a good job as stand in...! but hes not a manager. he has a job..!..A good job and he brings through the young ones at the club...! that's what hes good at. and we need him there as we will have to rely on home grown talent even more so as the prices quoted for average players is just astronomical. Hence players less likely to move.
We need an experienced manager to give us a chance of promotion next season!!
bornindarwenliveinnottm
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4:27pm Mon 18 Mar 13
I really can't see us winning again this season as we have a team of reserve players hoofing the ball up to Rhodes who is not a target man. Add to that the negative atmosphere and lack of confidence that the players are showing and it all feels very familiar - this stage last season anyone?
I think it's League 1 next season people. Maybe, just maybe ,Venkys will cut their losses if that happens? They could trouser the transfer fee for Rhodes, Best, Robbo, Olson (the good one), Hanley and Dann and sell the club for a quid! They will have made themselves a tidy little profit over the last few seasons and obviously had the brand awareness that they clearly wanted......no such thing as bad publicity don't they say!
Maybe league 1 to get rid of Venky's will be worth it. Start a fresh with proper football people and give the club back to the local community. Sad to see what has happened over the last few years. Venkys, you are a disgrace and I hope your empire goes tits up and you end up on the streets like the stray dogs you are.
merlinrabbit
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4:31pm Mon 18 Mar 13
benal13 wrote:He's from Gannow Top. Enough said!
Gammon Flap wrote:dont get in a FLAP numb nuts its about opinions not a bloody spelling test !!!!!!!
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote:Skool = school, capital letter missing from the start of the sentence, full stop needed to denote the end of the sentence.
Gammon Flap wrote:seson ? is that season ?, spelt with an 'a' - go back to skool
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote: we have been destroyed as a club, 11 demotivated players, upset fans, 3 rubbish managers, on the verge of relegation again and indian owners whose heads are on the moon. and Bunlee fromt tuff still can t beat us ,,, love itYep, you have just scored a last gasp undeserved equaliser against a side with 10 men and you celebrate like you've won the Champions League. Say hello to Preston next seson won't you, tell them we miss the proper derby.
All the errors in just one line, look up the word 'irony' in the dictionary.
moh
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4:33pm Mon 18 Mar 13
CARover wrote:Looking at him on touchline during games he looks lost, he does'nt seem to have a plan. The job looks too big for him.
MA we are 4 points above the DROP zone so what is your plan? Not long ago we were 6 points off a playoff spot and all looked rosy in your world…. being relegated is unthinkable but sadly very possible with you at the helm
bornindarwenliveinnottm
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4:36pm Mon 18 Mar 13
“We are delighted, proud and humbled to be associated with Blackburn Rovers, a team with whom we share many values and ambitions. Going forward we plan to focus on leveraging the global influence in establishing Blackburn Rovers as a truly global brand. We will absolutely respect the Jack Walker legacy and will be actively supporting the organisation to ensure that Blackburn Rovers remains one of the best run Clubs within the Premier League. We are particularly pleased that the deal has the full support of the Walker Trust, the Chairman and the management team who will of course remain in place with our full support.
“Blackburn Rovers is an historic institution that has won the Premier League and we want the fans to embrace us so that we are able to do our best in the interests of the Club.”
Liars from the word go!
Stone Island:
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4:44pm Mon 18 Mar 13
bornindarwenliveinnoLIARS!
ttm wrote:
Anuradha J Desai, the Chairperson of Venky’s, said:
“We are delighted, proud and humbled to be associated with Blackburn Rovers, a team with whom we share many values and ambitions. Going forward we plan to focus on leveraging the global influence in establishing Blackburn Rovers as a truly global brand. We will absolutely respect the Jack Walker legacy and will be actively supporting the organisation to ensure that Blackburn Rovers remains one of the best run Clubs within the Premier League. We are particularly pleased that the deal has the full support of the Walker Trust, the Chairman and the management team who will of course remain in place with our full support.
“Blackburn Rovers is an historic institution that has won the Premier League and we want the fans to embrace us so that we are able to do our best in the interests of the Club.”
Liars from the word go!
leitchy
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4:46pm Mon 18 Mar 13
"But because it was Burnley I kept him on the field, I just knew from an adrenalin point of view that he would keep going until the end.
DAVID DUNN SAYS:- “The manager asked if I wanted to come off five minutes before I scored and there was no way I was coming off at 1-0 down.
UUUUUUMMMMMMMMM!!!!!
! I THINK APPY IS TRYING TO TAKE CREDIT......DUNNY DESERVES ALL THE CREDIT, HIS CHOICE TO STAY ON NOT APPY'S
Harwoodstblue
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5:02pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Stone Island: wrote:I've said it from the start. Their silence over two years says it all.... They are up to no good or they would be honest and open with the clubs fans.
bornindarwenliveinnoLIARS!
ttm wrote:
Anuradha J Desai, the Chairperson of Venky’s, said:
“We are delighted, proud and humbled to be associated with Blackburn Rovers, a team with whom we share many values and ambitions. Going forward we plan to focus on leveraging the global influence in establishing Blackburn Rovers as a truly global brand. We will absolutely respect the Jack Walker legacy and will be actively supporting the organisation to ensure that Blackburn Rovers remains one of the best run Clubs within the Premier League. We are particularly pleased that the deal has the full support of the Walker Trust, the Chairman and the management team who will of course remain in place with our full support.
“Blackburn Rovers is an historic institution that has won the Premier League and we want the fans to embrace us so that we are able to do our best in the interests of the Club.”
Liars from the word go!
They come from a place where corruption is rife, people dying in the streets whilst they make their millions.....The total wasters have never kept a single promise they made. Our honourable owners...NOT........ Disgusting.
noddy57
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5:18pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Stone Island:
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5:18pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Harwoodstblue wrote:Absolutely. As well as disgusting, they are also dishonourable untrustworthy and totally disrespectful. Scoundrels, the lot of 'em!
Stone Island: wrote:I've said it from the start. Their silence over two years says it all.... They are up to no good or they would be honest and open with the clubs fans.
bornindarwenliveinnoLIARS!
ttm wrote:
Anuradha J Desai, the Chairperson of Venky’s, said:
“We are delighted, proud and humbled to be associated with Blackburn Rovers, a team with whom we share many values and ambitions. Going forward we plan to focus on leveraging the global influence in establishing Blackburn Rovers as a truly global brand. We will absolutely respect the Jack Walker legacy and will be actively supporting the organisation to ensure that Blackburn Rovers remains one of the best run Clubs within the Premier League. We are particularly pleased that the deal has the full support of the Walker Trust, the Chairman and the management team who will of course remain in place with our full support.
“Blackburn Rovers is an historic institution that has won the Premier League and we want the fans to embrace us so that we are able to do our best in the interests of the Club.”
Liars from the word go!
They come from a place where corruption is rife, people dying in the streets whilst they make their millions.....The total wasters have never kept a single promise they made. Our honourable owners...NOT........ Disgusting.
A Rover 45 years and over
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5:21pm Mon 18 Mar 13
benal13
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5:31pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Stone Island: wrote:you have a point he only plays in the games he chooses now adays, should have looked after himselfe better a few years ago like sounes said bit sad realy local lads are few and far between now adays !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Harwoodstblue wrote:Absolutely. As well as disgusting, they are also dishonourable untrustworthy and totally disrespectful. Scoundrels, the lot of 'em!
Stone Island: wrote:I've said it from the start. Their silence over two years says it all.... They are up to no good or they would be honest and open with the clubs fans.
bornindarwenliveinnoLIARS!
ttm wrote:
Anuradha J Desai, the Chairperson of Venky’s, said:
“We are delighted, proud and humbled to be associated with Blackburn Rovers, a team with whom we share many values and ambitions. Going forward we plan to focus on leveraging the global influence in establishing Blackburn Rovers as a truly global brand. We will absolutely respect the Jack Walker legacy and will be actively supporting the organisation to ensure that Blackburn Rovers remains one of the best run Clubs within the Premier League. We are particularly pleased that the deal has the full support of the Walker Trust, the Chairman and the management team who will of course remain in place with our full support.
“Blackburn Rovers is an historic institution that has won the Premier League and we want the fans to embrace us so that we are able to do our best in the interests of the Club.”
Liars from the word go!
They come from a place where corruption is rife, people dying in the streets whilst they make their millions.....The total wasters have never kept a single promise they made. Our honourable owners...NOT........ Disgusting.
!!1
MatthewCA
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6:19pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Sherwoodforest
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7:08pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Wild Rover
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7:23pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Nuttall Street wrote:Well Nuttal St, when I look out of my window I gaze over the rolling West Pennine moors, a lovely view and it is my Butler who throws the window open. Then he makes my breakfast and runs my bath before I climb into my Alfa Romeo for a leisurely drive to the office to keep an eye on the minions...Where is this Manxman?
Wild Rover, when you wake up in the morning, throw open the windows and gaze out on the Manxman estate do you say to yourself " this is wonderful, this is the Babylon of East Lancashire?" No, of course you don't. You look at it and you say "this is a sh1thole", because that is the reality. So when you are watching the Rovers with Kean kicking long ball after long ball to immediately give away possession and draw the opposition on why do you not also face reality in the same way. Rubbish is rubbish and it has no redeeming features and, unfortunately, there is no sign of anything else coming out of Ewood at the moment.
Oh and Rovers are great, my team and if I want to see the good in them and not drag out every negative thought every 24/7 then I will...
Quick chorus of Always look on the Bright side of Life follows....
Hovis1945
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7:29pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Hovis1945
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7:30pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Hovis1945 wrote:Should have used the word EXPERIANCED in that post.
When you think Nigel Adkins is out of work, the ex-manager is out of work there are some choices available!!
Hovis1945
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7:32pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Hovis1945 wrote:Sorry, the ex-manager is the guy who Reading sacked. What a mess, that is what comes with having wine with my meal on a Monday (still celebrating 34 years - not the performance)
Hovis1945 wrote:Should have used the word EXPERIANCED in that post.
When you think Nigel Adkins is out of work, the ex-manager is out of work there are some choices available!!
RoversMCMLXXV
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7:46pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Gammon Flap wrote:Ironic you should mention the word irony p1ss flap. You're warped posts are littered with irony of the highest order.
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote:Skool = school, capital letter missing from the start of the sentence, full stop needed to denote the end of the sentence.
Gammon Flap wrote:seson ? is that season ?, spelt with an 'a' - go back to skool
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote: we have been destroyed as a club, 11 demotivated players, upset fans, 3 rubbish managers, on the verge of relegation again and indian owners whose heads are on the moon. and Bunlee fromt tuff still can t beat us ,,, love itYep, you have just scored a last gasp undeserved equaliser against a side with 10 men and you celebrate like you've won the Champions League. Say hello to Preston next seson won't you, tell them we miss the proper derby.
All the errors in just one line, look up the word 'irony' in the dictionary.
What's particularly ironic is that you think we celebrated scoring against you like we've won the champions league - of course we did, we relish pouring salt into your gaping wounds of envy and bitterness but the real irony is it's not so long ago that your joke club celebrated just being able to play Rovers like winning the champions league......
fragileworld
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8:08pm Mon 18 Mar 13
jennyspain wrote:Here we go again, if we employed a PROPER manager we wouldn't have to keep sacking them.Answer me this,why should we give time to incompetant dimwits to take us down to Div.1. These players can't turn this around they are not good enough,they would not survive in Div.1 as they are now.
theres some real moaning fans, for god sake yes the performance was crap but lets just enjoy the fact they still havent beat us for 34 years!!! As for the manager he needs time, we cant keep sacking managers they have to be given time and the fans that we have left need to get behind him. stop whinging you miserable sods
CARover
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8:20pm Mon 18 Mar 13
moh wrote:Agreed sad to say, remids me of Paul Ince
CARover wrote:Looking at him on touchline during games he looks lost, he does'nt seem to have a plan. The job looks too big for him.
MA we are 4 points above the DROP zone so what is your plan? Not long ago we were 6 points off a playoff spot and all looked rosy in your world…. being relegated is unthinkable but sadly very possible with you at the helm
indiana patel
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9:25pm Mon 18 Mar 13
We can't blame Venkys or Shebby cause it was that clown Shaw who picked you as the new manager.
Shaw Agnew Shebby and Hendry are all clowns in charge and Rovers is sinking fast like a Titanic .We are a laughing stock lying bottom of the table in 18th place.
Venkys must hire an experience manager and bring back John Williams as Chief Executive and spend about £50m on transfers cause Venkys got BRFC on the cheap £46m .Arsenal FC was offered £1.5bn from arab consortium.
£50m is chicken feed for Venkys cause they are billionaires .Venkys did say they are here for a long haul and there were reasons why they bought the club and it is a long term investment.
BlueSkies
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9:32pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Wild Rover wrote:Nuttall Street would have enjoyed yesterday but, he doesn't go to home games, pity. (and away games are debateable)
Nuttall Street wrote:Well Nuttal St, when I look out of my window I gaze over the rolling West Pennine moors, a lovely view and it is my Butler who throws the window open. Then he makes my breakfast and runs my bath before I climb into my Alfa Romeo for a leisurely drive to the office to keep an eye on the minions...Where is this Manxman?
Wild Rover, when you wake up in the morning, throw open the windows and gaze out on the Manxman estate do you say to yourself " this is wonderful, this is the Babylon of East Lancashire?" No, of course you don't. You look at it and you say "this is a sh1thole", because that is the reality. So when you are watching the Rovers with Kean kicking long ball after long ball to immediately give away possession and draw the opposition on why do you not also face reality in the same way. Rubbish is rubbish and it has no redeeming features and, unfortunately, there is no sign of anything else coming out of Ewood at the moment.
Oh and Rovers are great, my team and if I want to see the good in them and not drag out every negative thought every 24/7 then I will...
Quick chorus of Always look on the Bright side of Life follows....
I find this person to be quite insulting, referring to myself as a 'moron' and worse, insulting my family and heritage. But what can you expect from keyboard warriors?
handyamBRFC
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9:50pm Mon 18 Mar 13
he saved MA s arxxe...!!
anyway YEs for sure Dunn should get a new contract
but it should only be on a paid on a match to match contract
Pay as you play ...Dunn
Rovers need a fit and playing Dunn
Unfortunately, we all know he will only play 1 in every 20 games
max 2 -5 a in a year if were lucky.
If only he was younger and fitter...!
srvp28
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10:15pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Gammon Flap wrote:Undeserved equaliser? Both teams were poor but Burnley controlled the first-half and Rovers controlled the second-half, even before Mee was sent off. You defended well after you went down to ten men, as seems to be the norm, but with three times as many shots on target as you it was only fair that we got the draw. As for celebrating like we did when we got a last gasp equaliser, we had good reason to. We managed to maintain our 34 year old record. You equalised with a last gasp equaliser at your place in December and celebrated just as vociferously. The only difference being that you hadn't actually achieved anything.
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote:Yep, you have just scored a last gasp undeserved equaliser against a side with 10 men and you celebrate like you've won the Champions League.
we have been destroyed as a club, 11 demotivated players, upset fans, 3 rubbish managers, on the verge of relegation again and indian owners whose heads are on the moon. and Bunlee fromt tuff still can t beat us ,,, love it
Say hello to Preston next seson won't you, tell them we miss the proper derby.
Nuttall Street
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11:10pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Wild Rover wrote:Excellent, Wild Rover. I enjoyed that.
Nuttall Street wrote:Well Nuttal St, when I look out of my window I gaze over the rolling West Pennine moors, a lovely view and it is my Butler who throws the window open. Then he makes my breakfast and runs my bath before I climb into my Alfa Romeo for a leisurely drive to the office to keep an eye on the minions...Where is this Manxman?
Wild Rover, when you wake up in the morning, throw open the windows and gaze out on the Manxman estate do you say to yourself " this is wonderful, this is the Babylon of East Lancashire?" No, of course you don't. You look at it and you say "this is a sh1thole", because that is the reality. So when you are watching the Rovers with Kean kicking long ball after long ball to immediately give away possession and draw the opposition on why do you not also face reality in the same way. Rubbish is rubbish and it has no redeeming features and, unfortunately, there is no sign of anything else coming out of Ewood at the moment.
Oh and Rovers are great, my team and if I want to see the good in them and not drag out every negative thought every 24/7 then I will...
Quick chorus of Always look on the Bright side of Life follows....
Dukes
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11:24pm Mon 18 Mar 13
Give DUNN a new long term deal.
RespectTheK-Dog
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12:04am Tue 19 Mar 13
Dukes wrote:HAHA
it was Dunn who saved your bacon with that equaliser LOL
Give DUNN a new long term deal.
Blackburn's problem is that their fans are a set of massive ingrates.
Steve Kean battled hard for you and it was all out of his selfless love of BRFC. And how did you repay him? With your pathetic little marches up to the Town Hall and mis-spelled banners.
What woeful specimens you are.
Where is the respect for that great man?
Roverthere
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4:09am Tue 19 Mar 13
Riverside 7 wrote:Rochina was just ashow horse, a circus performer. Glad he has gone, did nothing!
Another inept Rovers' performance.
The team desperately needed the introduction of a creative player such as a Rochina - but remember Appleton couldn't wait to ship all the creative players out in January just days after his appointment.
Is it any wonder why we do not score goals any more?
Before the Burnley game we had failed to score in 5 out of the previous 6 games.
Our £8M striker is just not getting any service.
Appleton then replaced the likes of Rochina & Vucavic with inferior loan players such as;-
Rekik - too slow and not up to the pace of the game.
Campbell - hasn't looked like scoring in 7 or 8 games before his mystery injury.
Bentley - he has lost the little pace he had 4 years ago,
Stewart - lightweight, easily brushed off the ball. Not good enough for both Hull & Burnley this season so why did he sign him on loan?
As for Leon Best, he has been a huge disappointment so far. He hasn't won one header against a centehalf in the past 3 games, he was at fault for Shittu's goal and didn't appear to be trying yesterday.
Once again Givet remained on the bench when the obvious substitution yesterday was to bring him on and push Martin Olsson further forward
Instead Appleton brought on young Josh Morris - why?”
Even if we do stay up, based on his recruits to date, I have doubts over his ability to build a sucessful team.
I hope I am wrong.
Roverthere
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4:18am Tue 19 Mar 13
merlinrabbit wrote:We are at our lowest, they raised their game. And still they cannot beat us!
Gammon Flap wrote:But you keep telling us what a cack team we are, we will be playing Preston next. Surely you should be able to beat us with 9 men if we are as bad as you say or at the least hang on to the lead you had. Persistent fouling, feigning injury and timewasting got you. And it was very funny. We laughed at the deprived Burnley fans all the way back to the car.
Keen O to Get Kean Out wrote:Yep, you have just scored a last gasp undeserved equaliser against a side with 10 men and you celebrate like you've won the Champions League.
we have been destroyed as a club, 11 demotivated players, upset fans, 3 rubbish managers, on the verge of relegation again and indian owners whose heads are on the moon. and Bunlee fromt tuff still can t beat us ,,, love it
Say hello to Preston next seson won't you, tell them we miss the proper derby.
Come on you blues, now let's finish higher than these jokers in the league and prepare for next seasons PL assault.
whappen
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5:23am Tue 19 Mar 13
Gammon Flap wrote:That was YOUR end remember so whose was the horse? Perhaps someone had brought it along so they could have an intelligent conversation. That said, are they capable of having one? The Bonleh fans, that is.
benal13 wrote:And the damage to the toilets in the Darwen end was caused by a marauding love-struck horse galloping around.Gammon Flap wrote:everyone knows that was wind damage due to lack of maintinance by the turd moore staff Mu LORD1952 rover wrote: The Dingles must not have good toilets so they wreck ours shame on them and the clubs management for not even saying anything about what their so called fans did.Have you forgotten that in 2010 your animal fans ripped up over 150 seats and smashed the toilets in the Cricket Field Stand? I suggest you drop your stone and step away from the glass house you hypocrite.
You should be thanking Rovers fans you ingrate. You got some new loos and decent seats at last; I'd call that refurbishment.
I suppose you would call smashing up your own town centre "regeneration".
dangerous dave
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9:08am Tue 19 Mar 13
Stone Island: wrote:Sooner embrace 'wild rover' and puke afterwards than believe anything that the liars from India say - bloody ruined our club Sgaw Agnew Singh Coar and the likes of Kean and Appleton
bornindarwenliveinnoLIARS!
ttm wrote:
Anuradha J Desai, the Chairperson of Venky’s, said:
“We are delighted, proud and humbled to be associated with Blackburn Rovers, a team with whom we share many values and ambitions. Going forward we plan to focus on leveraging the global influence in establishing Blackburn Rovers as a truly global brand. We will absolutely respect the Jack Walker legacy and will be actively supporting the organisation to ensure that Blackburn Rovers remains one of the best run Clubs within the Premier League. We are particularly pleased that the deal has the full support of the Walker Trust, the Chairman and the management team who will of course remain in place with our full support.
“Blackburn Rovers is an historic institution that has won the Premier League and we want the fans to embrace us so that we are able to do our best in the interests of the Club.”
Liars from the word go!
OUT WITH THE LOT OF THEM
walshy2866
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10:45am Tue 19 Mar 13
A Rover 45 years and over wrote:Leave Dunny alone, he's the only member of the playing / coaching staff with blue and white blood running through his veins. A life long Rovers fan and it shows when he plays. He loves the club, always has done , always will do. I'd give him the managers job , he might not be "badged up" or done the FA @rse-licking course but at least he'd give a f**k about the club which nobody else has done since those slimy Indian punka-wallahs took over.
One game and Dunn is after a new contract, disgusting, even jumping on the managers back going into the dressing room to remind him. Shows MA isnt getting respect from his players. Talk about trying to milk a situation, I've have seen it all now.
You're right about Appleton though, best indication that players have no respect for the clown.
If we had 11 David Dunns in the side on Sunday we'd not be celebrating a hollow draw against the dingles , we'd have sent their hooligans back to the cess-pits they crawled out of , smarting from a 8loody good hammering.
LoobyLou369
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12:27pm Tue 19 Mar 13
This is why you've just been sacked!!!!
You and dunny are rubbish!!! He spent half the match on the floor, maybe he thought he was in a swimming pool...... and he cheated.... 3 Rovers players were off side!!!!
So if you MA can justify that, its no wonder your a goner!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh dear oh dear...What on earth is going to happen to Rovers now i wonder???!!!
Well, with players like David Dunn..... may aswell get back to Sunday league!!!!!!!!!!
fragileworld
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5:19pm Tue 19 Mar 13
1952 rover says...
10:28am Mon 18 Mar 13