Blackburn Rovers name 21-man squad
5:00pm Wednesday 1st September 2010 in
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- By Andy Cryer » Blackburn Rovers reporter
JASON Roberts has been named in Blackburn Rovers’ senior Premier League squad today after the transfer window slammed shut with him still at Ewood Park.
The striker had agreed with Sam Allardyce it would be best for him to move on if possible but, with no acceptable offer having been made, he remains a Rover.
Rovers were expecting a Premier League club, understood to be Wigan, to make a bid yesterday.
The lack of movement meant Rovers dropped their interest in Bulgarian Ivelin Popov.
Roberts is unlikely to be allowed out on loan once the window opens again for Championship clubs.
This afternoon, Rovers announced a 21-man squad to comply with new rules which mean top-flight clubs have to register a maximum of 25 players with the Premier League.
It leave four available spaces should any free agents attract Rovers’ attention.
The full squad is: Paul Robinson; Jason Brown; Frank Fielding; Mark Bunn; Chris Samba; Gael Givet; Pascal Chimbonda; Ryan Nelsen; Brett Emerton; Vince Grella; Steven Nzonzi; Keith Andrews; Michel Salgado; David Dunn; Martin Olsson; Morten Gamst Pedersen; El-Hadji Diouf; Nikola Kalinic; Mame Biram Diouf; Jason Roberts; Benjani.
In addition, Rovers have seven players under the age of 21: Aaron Doran, Gavin Gunning, Grant Hanley, Junior Hoilett, Phil Jones, Amine Linganzi and Josh Morris.
Changes can be made to the squad once the transfer window re-opens in January.
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Miller11
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1:34pm Wed 1 Sep 10
Mike Costa
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2:00pm Wed 1 Sep 10
Anybody out there old enough to remember Don Martin, the comeback kid?
My moneys on Jason proving all the detractors wrong.
MidlandRover85
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2:11pm Wed 1 Sep 10
samblue
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2:21pm Wed 1 Sep 10
I remember him scoring a brilliant goal, when he had his back to the goal, flicked the ball over his head and over his marker, and then volleying it past the keeper.
I think it was at the Darwen End, but no idea who the opposition was.
Just as an add, I'm also happy Roberts is staying - at least he's a trier.
londonrover
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2:21pm Wed 1 Sep 10
johnny rover
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2:27pm Wed 1 Sep 10
ossy rover
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3:02pm Wed 1 Sep 10
for all you who dont remember or have never heard of Don Martin, he was our star striker in the late 60's and 70's does anybody remember him going in the nets and having a blinder, i think it was qpr and a midweek match and it ended up 0-0,
this was the days before multi subs too.
the chant in those days was
'come on without
come on within
you aint seen nothing
don martin'
sung with much gusto to the tune of the mighty quinn by manfred mann
here endeth the lesson
to all true rovers fans out there
keep the faith
Miller11
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3:23pm Wed 1 Sep 10
ossy rover wrote:One of my earliest memories is my Dad singing that song! The Don Martin version I mean!
the thing with JR is you know what your going to get, hes a work horse and puts a shift in, but at prem level it isnt enough. in saying that ide rather have him available and an option than just have the 3 out and out forwards.
for all you who dont remember or have never heard of Don Martin, he was our star striker in the late 60's and 70's does anybody remember him going in the nets and having a blinder, i think it was qpr and a midweek match and it ended up 0-0,
this was the days before multi subs too.
the chant in those days was
'come on without
come on within
you aint seen nothing
don martin'
sung with much gusto to the tune of the mighty quinn by manfred mann
here endeth the lesson
to all true rovers fans out there
keep the faith
kevin e
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4:14pm Wed 1 Sep 10
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If we do play two-up he will unsettle defences and the likes of Benjani and Niko will profit.
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Don Martin was a solid player who also gave his all and I remember him playing a blinder in goal. He made a number of saves of which a keeper would have been pleased to have pulled off.
JOJO-007
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4:34pm Wed 1 Sep 10
MidlandRover85
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4:58pm Wed 1 Sep 10
he6rt6gr6m
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5:12pm Wed 1 Sep 10
Ronaldpetercooper
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5:36pm Wed 1 Sep 10
We will need Dunn to play at least 25/30 games andsomeone to score 12/15 goals. If not we could be in the proverbiable. Good luck Sam I think you will need it.
MJ Rover
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7:09pm Wed 1 Sep 10
MidlandRover85 wrote:I also read that and it also said that we wanted 1m for him! If both those things are tru, then it is easy to see why no-one wanted him. And surely, if Rovers wanted shut of him so badly then they could have given him away for free to get him off the wage bill (and then sign a replacement).
I read somewhere that JR is on £35k a week! Couldnt believe it was that much! Would make sense why we wanted him off the wage bill and probably why nobody would take him off us!
ghost of sceptic
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8:28pm Wed 1 Sep 10
folkdevil
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8:54pm Wed 1 Sep 10
Matt--
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9:00pm Wed 1 Sep 10
he6rt6gr6m wrote:How do you figure that out? I figure Paul Robinson, Frank Fielding, Mark Bunn, David Dunn, Jason Roberts makes 5 first team senior players plus 2 players under the age of 21, Phil Jones and Josh Morris. That makes 7.
Six English-men, three of them GK's.
We also have 5 british players in Keith Andrews, Jason Brown, Aaron Doran, Gavin Gunning, Grant Hanley and I think Olsson and Hoilett are classed as home grown. That's a decent number really.
Abbot
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10:21pm Wed 1 Sep 10
Mike Costa wrote:One of the best games I've ever seen at Ewood was Rovers victory over Plymouth Argyle in the 1974/75 season when Rovers won the old 3rd division title. After going 0 - 2 down early on in the game, Rovers went on to win 5-2. Plymouth were our main rivals for the title at that point and we went on to win the league over Plymouth by a point. I seem to recall that Don Martin had a fantastic game that day.
Mike Costa says: Anybody out there old enough to remember Don Martin, the comeback kid? My moneys on Jason proving all the detractors wrong.
Woody Riversider
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10:33pm Wed 1 Sep 10
Arte et labore
blueandwhitey79
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10:44pm Wed 1 Sep 10
blueandwhitey79
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10:45pm Wed 1 Sep 10
Matt-- wrote:Andrews isnt British, hes republic of ireland... which isnt part of Britain
he6rt6gr6m wrote: Six English-men, three of them GK's.How do you figure that out? I figure Paul Robinson, Frank Fielding, Mark Bunn, David Dunn, Jason Roberts makes 5 first team senior players plus 2 players under the age of 21, Phil Jones and Josh Morris. That makes 7. We also have 5 british players in Keith Andrews, Jason Brown, Aaron Doran, Gavin Gunning, Grant Hanley and I think Olsson and Hoilett are classed as home grown. That's a decent number really.
Dubai Rover
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5:16am Thu 2 Sep 10
Matt--
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7:58am Thu 2 Sep 10
blueandwhitey79 wrote:Fair comment.
Matt-- wrote:Andrews isnt British, hes republic of ireland... which isnt part of Britainhe6rt6gr6m wrote: Six English-men, three of them GK's.How do you figure that out? I figure Paul Robinson, Frank Fielding, Mark Bunn, David Dunn, Jason Roberts makes 5 first team senior players plus 2 players under the age of 21, Phil Jones and Josh Morris. That makes 7. We also have 5 british players in Keith Andrews, Jason Brown, Aaron Doran, Gavin Gunning, Grant Hanley and I think Olsson and Hoilett are classed as home grown. That's a decent number really.
Dubai Rover
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8:41am Thu 2 Sep 10
Matt-- wrote:As mentioned above - homegrown doesn't mean British - just that the player was registered at an english club for 3 years before 21.
blueandwhitey79 wrote:Fair comment.
Matt-- wrote:Andrews isnt British, hes republic of ireland... which isnt part of Britainhe6rt6gr6m wrote: Six English-men, three of them GK's.How do you figure that out? I figure Paul Robinson, Frank Fielding, Mark Bunn, David Dunn, Jason Roberts makes 5 first team senior players plus 2 players under the age of 21, Phil Jones and Josh Morris. That makes 7. We also have 5 british players in Keith Andrews, Jason Brown, Aaron Doran, Gavin Gunning, Grant Hanley and I think Olsson and Hoilett are classed as home grown. That's a decent number really.
Andrews is a homegrown player as is Martin Olssen.
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roverinmanchstr
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10:51am Thu 2 Sep 10
Tetley Drinker
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11:24am Thu 2 Sep 10
Standards for supporters are less demanding;-)
rudeboy84
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11:35am Thu 2 Sep 10
onlyonesimongarner
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12:23pm Thu 2 Sep 10
rudeboy84 wrote:Id he isn`t then he must lik ethe place for holidays or something, because he does an lot of charity work for Grenada.
Hi Tell me if I'm wrong but is Jason Roberts not Grenadian?
Check out :: http://www.jasonrobe
rtsfoundation.com/
stefjam
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1:08pm Thu 2 Sep 10
SouthernRover
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2:24pm Thu 2 Sep 10
Doesnt Cesc Fabregas count in these rules? I dont really see how it helps the development of English players like it was supposed to. It just means English clubs will buy foreign players younger!
Why not have 4 keepers in the 25? We dont have any other outfield players to fill the spaces!
superclaret
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2:45am Fri 3 Sep 10
tinybrfc
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4:40am Fri 3 Sep 10
SouthernRover wrote:No he plays for ITV
Jason Roberts plays for Granada, but was born in England. Also, as has been stated many times, he played for an English club for three years before he was 21. Therefore it does not matter where he was born or what country he plays for! Doesnt Cesc Fabregas count in these rules? I dont really see how it helps the development of English players like it was supposed to. It just means English clubs will buy foreign players younger! Why not have 4 keepers in the 25? We dont have any other outfield players to fill the spaces!
Tetley Drinker
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2:11pm Sat 4 Sep 10
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makaveli96 says...
1:33pm Wed 1 Sep 10
Roberts is a much better forward than Di Santo!