Gomes ready to carry on scoring for Blackburn Rovers

RACING BACK TO THE TEAM Gael Givet is fit for tonight’s Championship clash with Middlesbrough at Ewood Park RACING BACK TO THE TEAM Gael Givet is fit for tonight’s Championship clash with Middlesbrough at Ewood Park

NUNO Gomes believes he has plenty of goals left in him after a good start to life at Blackburn Rovers – despite admitting his career had been written off by some in his native Portugal.

Gomes scored for a fourth successive game when he came off the bench to net the winner against Barnsley on Tuesday, and thinks his form can get even better as he continues to adapt to the Championship.

The Portugal international had been rested to protect his 36-year-old legs in midweek but is expected to be back in the starting line-up when Rovers host Middlesbrough in front of the Sky Sports cameras at Ewood Park tonight.

Defender Gael Givet is fit to return after a dead leg.

There was some initial scepticism, both in England and Portugal, about Rovers’ decision to sign Gomes on a two-year contract this summer.

And, while the veteran insists he has nothing to prove after a successful career, he revealed that some in his homeland did doubt he could revive his goalscoring days after leaving Braga.

FROM BACK PAGE “Part of the people, yes,” he said. “The ones who support you they always believe in you, the ones who don’t like you they just criticise.

“Some people said, ‘Oh, he is finished in football’.

“But you know I feel okay and I am happy to be here.

“I am happy to be a part of this team and to keep playing because I enjoy playing football.

“If I thought that I wasn’t ready for this challenge, I wouldn’t have come.

“I am happy that I have scored goals here, I am very glad, but if I can score more hopefully I will do in the next games.

“You get confidence and because it is my first time in England you start to know how they play the game here. In the future I think I can do better things.

“But I don’t want to show anyone, I just want to keep playing and of course keep scoring to help the team because I think that this club deserves to be in the Premier League all the time.”

Gomes’ decision to move to the English second tier might have seemed surprising on the face of it.

But the former Fiorentina and Benfica star thinks he is adapting well to a new style of football, and hopes his early form and Rovers’ position at the top of the table will now make people see that he joined a good club.

“I hope so, I hope they can think like that,” he said.

“In Portugal we see Blackburn as a big club in England, as a historic club, so I think it’s a shame that we are in the Championship because we have the structure like a Premier League club.

“I hope we can return as fast as we can.

“I am okay here, my family is happy to be here. Of course the weather is not the same as in Portugal but I am adapting, I am very glad to be here.

“The culture is almost the same, it is not a big difference from Portugal, the way of life is not a big difference.

“In football now everybody is working in virtually the same way, with the sport science and the other team members.

“On the pitch it is harder because players just keep running all the time and they don’t stop until the referee finishes the game, that is the difference I think you can find.

“It is a little bit harder but not that much harder.”

Comments(62)

forever-a-blue-jean says...
10:12am Fri 21 Sep 12

KEAN OUT FANS BACK

Watch on Tv tonight the empty seats and lack of sponsors are biting hard.

Kean has already given us two record low crowds in over twenty years let him make it three.

He claims the fans are backing HIM
He claims the stay aways are due to the WEATHER
He claims he is winning us over

Wipe the smarmy grin from his smug face.

Cue the Rovers Employees to tell us to be spartans

inflightmagazine says...
10:22am Fri 21 Sep 12

I have to say Gomes has been a great signing, his movement and touch is class, if he can pass that on to the young lads around him then that two year contract will be worth its weight in gold. I can imagine for the young portugeses lads it must be quite an experience having him their to help them settle and give them advice, hats off on this one to Rovers, i dont believe for one minute Mr Kean got him there and suspect others have persueded him to come.

Middelsborough next should be an interesting game, were not playing great at the minute and winning , which to be honest is better than playing well and losing ( Leicester suffering with this at the minute). Cant help feeling that with a good manager this team could really set this league on fire. In the mean time i will just enjoy the goals.

YarkshahRover says...
10:26am Fri 21 Sep 12

LT thanks for the up to date picture of the Riverside Stand.

angryandy says...
10:28am Fri 21 Sep 12

Don't want to get into the 'boycotting debate' today. I'd like to focus on getting three points tonight and enjoy being a Rovers fan for a change. Very confident of the three points but eventually we will be exposed at the back is another thing I can virtually guarantee! I'll be watching from my favourite position in my local pub in Preston with interest!

Harwoodstblue says...
10:30am Fri 21 Sep 12

inflightmagazine wrote:
I have to say Gomes has been a great signing, his movement and touch is class, if he can pass that on to the young lads around him then that two year contract will be worth its weight in gold. I can imagine for the young portugeses lads it must be quite an experience having him their to help them settle and give them advice, hats off on this one to Rovers, i dont believe for one minute Mr Kean got him there and suspect others have persueded him to come.

Middelsborough next should be an interesting game, were not playing great at the minute and winning , which to be honest is better than playing well and losing ( Leicester suffering with this at the minute). Cant help feeling that with a good manager this team could really set this league on fire. In the mean time i will just enjoy the goals.
"Cant help feeling that with a good manager this team could really set this league on fire."

Totally agree..... Everyone can see it but Venkys. Why won't they swing the axe and unite Ewood ?

Good luck to the TEAM tonight.

xrayspex77 says...
10:34am Fri 21 Sep 12

Where is Kazim-Richards? Hope it's not another one out for months

makaveli96 says...
10:40am Fri 21 Sep 12

angryandy wrote:
Don't want to get into the 'boycotting debate' today. I'd like to focus on getting three points tonight and enjoy being a Rovers fan for a change. Very confident of the three points but eventually we will be exposed at the back is another thing I can virtually guarantee! I'll be watching from my favourite position in my local pub in Preston with interest!
Andy why have you deserted the town?

Your club needs you!

We will fight them on the beaches!!

champs95 says...
10:41am Fri 21 Sep 12

angryandy wrote:
Don't want to get into the 'boycotting debate' today. I'd like to focus on getting three points tonight and enjoy being a Rovers fan for a change. Very confident of the three points but eventually we will be exposed at the back is another thing I can virtually guarantee! I'll be watching from my favourite position in my local pub in Preston with interest!
I think the LT should have two Rovers pages, one for debate about boycotts, ownership and sponsorship issues etc and the other one just for what happens on the pitch. 1-1 tonight, Kean doesn't win 3 on the bounce

inflightmagazine says...
10:42am Fri 21 Sep 12

xrayspex77 wrote:
Where is Kazim-Richards? Hope it's not another one out for months
latest info is one month out

angryandy says...
10:47am Fri 21 Sep 12

makaveli96 wrote:
angryandy wrote:
Don't want to get into the 'boycotting debate' today. I'd like to focus on getting three points tonight and enjoy being a Rovers fan for a change. Very confident of the three points but eventually we will be exposed at the back is another thing I can virtually guarantee! I'll be watching from my favourite position in my local pub in Preston with interest!
Andy why have you deserted the town?

Your club needs you!

We will fight them on the beaches!!
Because Blackburn is a dump, I foolishly thought the grass was greener!! I'll be back soon enough!!!!!!!!!

makaveli96 says...
10:57am Fri 21 Sep 12

angryandy wrote:
makaveli96 wrote:
angryandy wrote: Don't want to get into the 'boycotting debate' today. I'd like to focus on getting three points tonight and enjoy being a Rovers fan for a change. Very confident of the three points but eventually we will be exposed at the back is another thing I can virtually guarantee! I'll be watching from my favourite position in my local pub in Preston with interest!
Andy why have you deserted the town? Your club needs you! We will fight them on the beaches!!
Because Blackburn is a dump, I foolishly thought the grass was greener!! I'll be back soon enough!!!!!!!!!
Well done Andy glad your coming home pal! To the land of the EX-CHAMPIONS of 95

Hope you "infultrated" the Preston people! while you where there!

guiderover says...
10:58am Fri 21 Sep 12

Anyone know whats happened with Dunny?Is he injured or has he had a fall out?

Rovers 1495 says...
11:01am Fri 21 Sep 12

champs95 wrote:
angryandy wrote:
Don't want to get into the 'boycotting debate' today. I'd like to focus on getting three points tonight and enjoy being a Rovers fan for a change. Very confident of the three points but eventually we will be exposed at the back is another thing I can virtually guarantee! I'll be watching from my favourite position in my local pub in Preston with interest!
I think the LT should have two Rovers pages, one for debate about boycotts, ownership and sponsorship issues etc and the other one just for what happens on the pitch. 1-1 tonight, Kean doesn't win 3 on the bounce
1-1 tonight and Shebby better get sharpening the axe blade

Frisson says...
11:02am Fri 21 Sep 12

I think Kean will be sacked by Monday, dont know why, but just do. Tonights screend game may just be the deciding factor

A Darener says...
11:23am Fri 21 Sep 12

Frisson wrote:
I think Kean will be sacked by Monday, dont know why, but just do. Tonights screend game may just be the deciding factor
We live in hope.



Good luck to the team tonight.

Get into em!

Look forward to tomorrow when all the Spartans tell us how we won with style and flair! And their leader Kean is fighting the good fight.

garyintandem says...
11:26am Fri 21 Sep 12

Gomes could be our new Tugay. Class act. Re Kean, it would go some way to bring fans back if he came out and make a very public apology to the fans and acknowledge all the mistakes he made and lies he told over the last 2 years. It's the fact that he's so smarmy and thick skinned that fans are staying away. Agnew, do your job mate coz it's costing the club at the moment. There'd be at least 18000 on tonight if there was anybody else in charge.

RTID

the_iconoclast says...
11:37am Fri 21 Sep 12

guiderover wrote:
Anyone know whats happened with Dunny?Is he injured or has he had a fall out?
Rubbish player. Pedersen's next.

handsj14 says...
11:38am Fri 21 Sep 12

Gomes has made the kind of impact that I was hoping for... granted he is 36 and has no pace but Teddy Sheringham was a similar player with the same attributes and he was playing to 40!! Good to see Givet back tonight & massively hoping for 3 points!!

Bazzer says...
11:42am Fri 21 Sep 12

makaveli96 wrote:
angryandy wrote:
makaveli96 wrote:
angryandy wrote: Don't want to get into the 'boycotting debate' today. I'd like to focus on getting three points tonight and enjoy being a Rovers fan for a change. Very confident of the three points but eventually we will be exposed at the back is another thing I can virtually guarantee! I'll be watching from my favourite position in my local pub in Preston with interest!
Andy why have you deserted the town? Your club needs you! We will fight them on the beaches!!
Because Blackburn is a dump, I foolishly thought the grass was greener!! I'll be back soon enough!!!!!!!!!
Well done Andy glad your coming home pal! To the land of the EX-CHAMPIONS of 95 Hope you "infultrated" the Preston people! while you where there!
For openly bragging that he is watching the match on the TV in Preston and declaring at the same time that he is "enjoying being a Rovers' fan", he should be shot. In Blackburn.

French Rover says...
11:58am Fri 21 Sep 12

Due to living away from England I only have the tv to shout at when Rovers are on, apart from very rare matches I can get back to - so hope the stay-aways enjoy the same experience tonight. Not the same at all, no way no how. I cannot even contemplate how any Rovers fan can resist going down to Ewood to watch them 'live' especially at a night match, (love those nights at Ewood) and even more so when we are winning and top of the league.

Stuff Venkys and the Odious one and all the rubbish in the boardroom and get yourselves down and shout on the team. Your team. Surely you can see that you are not proving anything to anyone (not even yourselves if you are truthful) anymore by staying away any longer. Like the marches and the early protests they are only really effective at the beginning when it is all new and shocking.....but any success from any action fades away over time... and that is when protests need a new or fresher approach to keep the topic in the news and in our case to help get SK out? Seeing the arrogance on his face at matches It seems at the moment like he knows that he is not going anywhere soon. That has to change.

Brears says...
12:08pm Fri 21 Sep 12

I must admit I thought long and hard before renewing my ST this year. I will never accept SK after the lies, deceit and arrogance shown over the last couple of years. However it is essentail that we get down to Ewood and support the lads. If we miss out on next years bumper TV deal it will be a disaster for the club and us fans. SK will eventually go, he will not be manager for ever. The club and us fans will still be here. If we don't secure promotion this year there may be no way back for us.

Wild Rover says...
12:11pm Fri 21 Sep 12

No just cue for me to say to grow up, be a man watch your team live, if indeed you are not just a Dingle troll.
Another win tonight , keeps us clappers happy

A Darener says...
12:22pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Brears wrote:
I must admit I thought long and hard before renewing my ST this year. I will never accept SK after the lies, deceit and arrogance shown over the last couple of years. However it is essentail that we get down to Ewood and support the lads. If we miss out on next years bumper TV deal it will be a disaster for the club and us fans. SK will eventually go, he will not be manager for ever. The club and us fans will still be here. If we don't secure promotion this year there may be no way back for us.
If we do secure promotion this year there will be a way back for us....straight back down with Kean in charge!

angryandy says...
12:23pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Bazzer wrote:
makaveli96 wrote:
angryandy wrote:
makaveli96 wrote:
angryandy wrote: Don't want to get into the 'boycotting debate' today. I'd like to focus on getting three points tonight and enjoy being a Rovers fan for a change. Very confident of the three points but eventually we will be exposed at the back is another thing I can virtually guarantee! I'll be watching from my favourite position in my local pub in Preston with interest!
Andy why have you deserted the town? Your club needs you! We will fight them on the beaches!!
Because Blackburn is a dump, I foolishly thought the grass was greener!! I'll be back soon enough!!!!!!!!!
Well done Andy glad your coming home pal! To the land of the EX-CHAMPIONS of 95 Hope you "infultrated" the Preston people! while you where there!
For openly bragging that he is watching the match on the TV in Preston and declaring at the same time that he is "enjoying being a Rovers' fan", he should be shot. In Blackburn.
Whatever, Bazzer!!!!!!

makaveli96 says...
12:25pm Fri 21 Sep 12

All these jokes about Kates breasts are getting a bit flat.

makaveli96 says...
12:27pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Helicopter rescue pilots have the best pick up lines.

makaveli96 says...
12:31pm Fri 21 Sep 12

The IT lot in my office are a strange bunch. They've started writing names in pen on food items in the fridge. Just now I ate a tuna sandwich called Kevin

makaveli96 says...
12:33pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Its a shame Chelsea don't have Wayne Rooney... As that way they'd have absolutely finished off the Old Lady on Wednesday night

makaveli96 says...
12:36pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Prince William has been asked to take on extra royal duties.

Well it's not as though he has got his hands full is it!

makaveli96 says...
12:39pm Fri 21 Sep 12

My girlfriend asked me what I'd like to call our son?

I said, "I quite like Gwhatod.

"She said, "What in God's name is that?"

I said, "Yes."

makaveli96 says...
12:43pm Fri 21 Sep 12

My wife and mother in law have just broken down on the motorway and phoned me up to rescue them...When I got down there I said to my wife "what the happened?"

She said "puncture"

So I did, knocked her mum out sparko

AndyW says...
12:47pm Fri 21 Sep 12

guiderover wrote:
Anyone know whats happened with Dunny?Is he injured or has he had a fall out?
He's fat, lazy and unprofessional.

Always_a_blue says...
12:52pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Frisson wrote:
I think Kean will be sacked by Monday, dont know why, but just do. Tonights screend game may just be the deciding factor
14 points on the board, no games lost, yeah, tonight may just be it!! Honestly?? I don't support Kean but let's put this into perspective.

He is getting paid probably c.£1m for not doing his job well. Why would he walk away? He isn't going to land another job like this.

If they sack him, what other manager would join our club the state it is in. Players bought for you, minimal contact with the board, no back office support.

The guy is a yes man and happy to operate as one.

Unless a local fan wins the 10th Euromillions rollover or we manage to create another steel magnate who is a die hard fan then we are stuck with what we have.

It isn't ideal but it is fact. We need to get on with it. 5000 fans staying away is small beer compared to tv rights and marketing which is clearly what Venky's were after.

They buy the club for £40m sell players to at least that amount, are now known globally and could have a fire sale if we don't get promoted and still walk away quids in.

Get behind the team and enjoy the wins - For now!

Mike_82 says...
12:52pm Fri 21 Sep 12

A Darener wrote:
Brears wrote: I must admit I thought long and hard before renewing my ST this year. I will never accept SK after the lies, deceit and arrogance shown over the last couple of years. However it is essentail that we get down to Ewood and support the lads. If we miss out on next years bumper TV deal it will be a disaster for the club and us fans. SK will eventually go, he will not be manager for ever. The club and us fans will still be here. If we don't secure promotion this year there may be no way back for us.
If we do secure promotion this year there will be a way back for us....straight back down with Kean in charge!
These anti Kean posts are so BORING. He aint going anywhere, get over it or you're going to have a long, dissapointing season. COYB!!

walshy2866 says...
12:56pm Fri 21 Sep 12

YarkshahRover wrote:
LT thanks for the up to date picture of the Riverside Stand.
And the wrong player!!
LT is as incompetent and scared to say owt as the team.
Oh for the days of Peter White, proper reporter. Grow some Cryer!

bluerob says...
1:20pm Fri 21 Sep 12

YarkshahRover wrote:
LT thanks for the up to date picture of the Riverside Stand.
blimey people have told me that the official attendance figures have been inflated, but I didn't realise it looked so bad.

walshy2866 says...
1:26pm Fri 21 Sep 12

A Darener wrote:
Brears wrote:
I must admit I thought long and hard before renewing my ST this year. I will never accept SK after the lies, deceit and arrogance shown over the last couple of years. However it is essentail that we get down to Ewood and support the lads. If we miss out on next years bumper TV deal it will be a disaster for the club and us fans. SK will eventually go, he will not be manager for ever. The club and us fans will still be here. If we don't secure promotion this year there may be no way back for us.
If we do secure promotion this year there will be a way back for us....straight back down with Kean in charge!
For christs sake man, live for today, you never know what tomorrow brings (especially with all those ICI fumes you been happily breathing in for years!)
If this team was in the prem now we'd be bottom because we wouldn't have been given space to score and would have conceded more goals due to dire defending (coached by Hendry, a man who's lost so much respect in so shorter time)
However we're in the championship and from what I've seen there isn't an outstanding team in the whole division. So enjoy the moment , we've got the routine spanking of the inbreds coming up and believe me after talking to some proper cl@rets fans (there is the odd one or two believe it or not), they are 5hitting themselves about playing us.
What do you want you moaning b@stards?
Jacks gone and so has his legacy sadly , do you want a Bill Fox type club? 6000 gates , p1ssing against a wall in the Blackburn End bogs and excited by a free transfer of someone who played for Barcelona 5 years ago?
The lot of you moaning whining gits need to get a grip, support the team we love, abuse the manager we hate if you think it helps and try our best to get OUR club back in the top flight.
If you have your mind oggled with all the chemicals you've breathed in over the years then p1ss off and watch your other local club, plenty of room at the breezebock to watch that other snivelling , money grabbing fenian coyle make a mess of football management too.
Rant over, get behind the Blues tonight and live for today!

janus1947 says...
1:37pm Fri 21 Sep 12

the_iconoclast wrote:
guiderover wrote:
Anyone know whats happened with Dunny?Is he injured or has he had a fall out?
Rubbish player. Pedersen's next.
Even Dunny's a better option than Murphy

MxMave says...
1:46pm Fri 21 Sep 12

inflightmagazine wrote:
xrayspex77 wrote:
Where is Kazim-Richards? Hope it's not another one out for months
latest info is one month out
Yes because we really need that slow right wing player upfront when we have Rhodes, Rochina & Gomez.....

RTID says...
1:59pm Fri 21 Sep 12

MxMave wrote:
inflightmagazine wrote:
xrayspex77 wrote:
Where is Kazim-Richards? Hope it's not another one out for months
latest info is one month out
Yes because we really need that slow right wing player upfront when we have Rhodes, Rochina & Gomez.....
I'd quite like to see him play on the right wing... Think he might balance the team up a bit. At the moment we don't actually have a right winger.

forever blue and white says...
2:02pm Fri 21 Sep 12

walshy2866 wrote:
A Darener wrote:
Brears wrote:
I must admit I thought long and hard before renewing my ST this year. I will never accept SK after the lies, deceit and arrogance shown over the last couple of years. However it is essentail that we get down to Ewood and support the lads. If we miss out on next years bumper TV deal it will be a disaster for the club and us fans. SK will eventually go, he will not be manager for ever. The club and us fans will still be here. If we don't secure promotion this year there may be no way back for us.
If we do secure promotion this year there will be a way back for us....straight back down with Kean in charge!
For christs sake man, live for today, you never know what tomorrow brings (especially with all those ICI fumes you been happily breathing in for years!)
If this team was in the prem now we'd be bottom because we wouldn't have been given space to score and would have conceded more goals due to dire defending (coached by Hendry, a man who's lost so much respect in so shorter time)
However we're in the championship and from what I've seen there isn't an outstanding team in the whole division. So enjoy the moment , we've got the routine spanking of the inbreds coming up and believe me after talking to some proper cl@rets fans (there is the odd one or two believe it or not), they are 5hitting themselves about playing us.
What do you want you moaning b@stards?
Jacks gone and so has his legacy sadly , do you want a Bill Fox type club? 6000 gates , p1ssing against a wall in the Blackburn End bogs and excited by a free transfer of someone who played for Barcelona 5 years ago?
The lot of you moaning whining gits need to get a grip, support the team we love, abuse the manager we hate if you think it helps and try our best to get OUR club back in the top flight.
If you have your mind oggled with all the chemicals you've breathed in over the years then p1ss off and watch your other local club, plenty of room at the breezebock to watch that other snivelling , money grabbing fenian coyle make a mess of football management too.
Rant over, get behind the Blues tonight and live for today!
You will get it now Walshy!
Here come the usual moaners.
Just before all you moaners come on here stating we are Kean lovers even though every post I state that I am not.
If you had been at the game on Tuesday night, the ref went over to Kean to have a word with him.
12,500 Rovers fans immediately started to chant OFF OFF OFF.
So give it a rest calling all the fans that are going to the matches Kean luvvies.
There isn't one at Ewood.
Rovers are going up!!!

A Darener says...
2:03pm Fri 21 Sep 12

walshy2866 wrote:
A Darener wrote:
Brears wrote:
I must admit I thought long and hard before renewing my ST this year. I will never accept SK after the lies, deceit and arrogance shown over the last couple of years. However it is essentail that we get down to Ewood and support the lads. If we miss out on next years bumper TV deal it will be a disaster for the club and us fans. SK will eventually go, he will not be manager for ever. The club and us fans will still be here. If we don't secure promotion this year there may be no way back for us.
If we do secure promotion this year there will be a way back for us....straight back down with Kean in charge!
For christs sake man, live for today, you never know what tomorrow brings (especially with all those ICI fumes you been happily breathing in for years!)
If this team was in the prem now we'd be bottom because we wouldn't have been given space to score and would have conceded more goals due to dire defending (coached by Hendry, a man who's lost so much respect in so shorter time)
However we're in the championship and from what I've seen there isn't an outstanding team in the whole division. So enjoy the moment , we've got the routine spanking of the inbreds coming up and believe me after talking to some proper cl@rets fans (there is the odd one or two believe it or not), they are 5hitting themselves about playing us.
What do you want you moaning b@stards?
Jacks gone and so has his legacy sadly , do you want a Bill Fox type club? 6000 gates , p1ssing against a wall in the Blackburn End bogs and excited by a free transfer of someone who played for Barcelona 5 years ago?
The lot of you moaning whining gits need to get a grip, support the team we love, abuse the manager we hate if you think it helps and try our best to get OUR club back in the top flight.
If you have your mind oggled with all the chemicals you've breathed in over the years then p1ss off and watch your other local club, plenty of room at the breezebock to watch that other snivelling , money grabbing fenian coyle make a mess of football management too.
Rant over, get behind the Blues tonight and live for today!
Would you mind not trying to spoil my day. I am never happier than when I have something to moan about and with the goings on at Ewood I have my fill of things too moan about,

bburnrover says...
2:11pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Yes COYB tonight show us that you can really play passing football and decimate Boro. Rovers 3- Boro 1

makaveli96 says...
2:32pm Fri 21 Sep 12

RTID wrote:
MxMave wrote:
inflightmagazine wrote:
xrayspex77 wrote: Where is Kazim-Richards? Hope it's not another one out for months
latest info is one month out
Yes because we really need that slow right wing player upfront when we have Rhodes, Rochina & Gomez.....
I'd quite like to see him play on the right wing... Think he might balance the team up a bit. At the moment we don't actually have a right winger.
Are the Venkys and Kean RIGHT WING?

DirtyHarry says...
4:47pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Just to digress slightly, will Jordan Rhodes be able to play against Huddersfield in November or was there some kind of agreement in the deal preventing him playing in the league games ?

Lancs - pensioner says...
4:50pm Fri 21 Sep 12

I make my last impassioned plea to all fans including Spartans, make the ultimate sacrifice and stay away tonight.

One match only show Mrs D an empty stadium as she sits on her throne in India. RU and all Spartans return to normal after tonight's televised match.

All fans stay away BOYCOTT this match, show the owners we ALL want rid of Kean, the with -

Kean sacked the fans will flock back.

P.S. good luck to the team tonight, hopefully we will ALL be back soon to roar you on.

wrigglers says...
5:26pm Fri 21 Sep 12

I can see the headlines in the morning none will be about fans boycotting because of who the manager is it will be that rovers are a typical example of the modern game, Last season in the prem gates averaging 20k + now in the championship and playing against the likes of boro etc instead of the uniteds of this world fans will not bother attending. you can kid yourself all you want about sending this so called message in front of cameras and i hope that the fans aren't portrayed as glory hunters but we all know the media will slate fans like they did last season.

But back to the game another shambolic defensive display but a 3 - 2 win to stay ahead of the chasing pack

whappen says...
5:53pm Fri 21 Sep 12

French Rover wrote:
Due to living away from England I only have the tv to shout at when Rovers are on, apart from very rare matches I can get back to - so hope the stay-aways enjoy the same experience tonight. Not the same at all, no way no how. I cannot even contemplate how any Rovers fan can resist going down to Ewood to watch them 'live' especially at a night match, (love those nights at Ewood) and even more so when we are winning and top of the league. Stuff Venkys and the Odious one and all the rubbish in the boardroom and get yourselves down and shout on the team. Your team. Surely you can see that you are not proving anything to anyone (not even yourselves if you are truthful) anymore by staying away any longer. Like the marches and the early protests they are only really effective at the beginning when it is all new and shocking.....but any success from any action fades away over time... and that is when protests need a new or fresher approach to keep the topic in the news and in our case to help get SK out? Seeing the arrogance on his face at matches It seems at the moment like he knows that he is not going anywhere soon. That has to change.
You're right, the marches and protests probably only had any chance of being effective early on and there should now be a newer approach - perhaps staying away is it.

There's only been three home matches so its a bit early to be saying it is "not proving anything to anyone".

You may not be able to contemplate how any Rovers fan can resist going down to Ewood but, and I know it's a quaint old fashioned notion, but some people do still have principles.

whappen says...
6:09pm Fri 21 Sep 12

wrigglers wrote:
I can see the headlines in the morning none will be about fans boycotting because of who the manager is it will be that rovers are a typical example of the modern game, Last season in the prem gates averaging 20k + now in the championship and playing against the likes of boro etc instead of the uniteds of this world fans will not bother attending. you can kid yourself all you want about sending this so called message in front of cameras and i hope that the fans aren't portrayed as glory hunters but we all know the media will slate fans like they did last season. But back to the game another shambolic defensive display but a 3 - 2 win to stay ahead of the chasing pack
So what if they do? We've got used to it by now.

Besides, Mrs D and da boyz wont be reading the Sun in Pune and certainly wont be here to pick one up, so who cares?

I would hope they would see the empty seats on TV (if they do actually bother watching it) and think "That can't be right".

They may just show that for once they can actually add one and one together without getting three; the rupee may finally drop causing them to realise somebody has not been entirely truthful and things are not quite as rosy as they had been led to believe.

Y'never know.

johnny rover says...
6:12pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Always_a_blue wrote:
Frisson wrote:
I think Kean will be sacked by Monday, dont know why, but just do. Tonights screend game may just be the deciding factor
14 points on the board, no games lost, yeah, tonight may just be it!! Honestly?? I don't support Kean but let's put this into perspective.

He is getting paid probably c.£1m for not doing his job well. Why would he walk away? He isn't going to land another job like this.

If they sack him, what other manager would join our club the state it is in. Players bought for you, minimal contact with the board, no back office support.

The guy is a yes man and happy to operate as one.

Unless a local fan wins the 10th Euromillions rollover or we manage to create another steel magnate who is a die hard fan then we are stuck with what we have.

It isn't ideal but it is fact. We need to get on with it. 5000 fans staying away is small beer compared to tv rights and marketing which is clearly what Venky's were after.

They buy the club for £40m sell players to at least that amount, are now known globally and could have a fire sale if we don't get promoted and still walk away quids in.

Get behind the team and enjoy the wins - For now!
Here here. Stayaway "fans" - rubbish. You cannot be a fan and boycott matches. Grow up. We are top of the 2nd division (I still operate in old money). Try watching away games at Plymouth in Div 3. Of course you wouldn't - no matter who woned the club and who was manager. I don't like Keen or Venky's any either but I love my club. I forgive you for giving the boycott a go, but it has not worked and will not work. You deprive the club of your support and thereby handicap the team. Boycotters don't want us promoted if Keen stays (which of course he would). They would prefer us to be relegated if Keen goes. Boycotters, you are a disgrace to our club. Go the whole hog and turn up at Turf Moor.

guiderover says...
6:22pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Check out the video Eh Bye Gum by the Inbreds on BRFCS.Enjoy!

Irish knowledge says...
6:26pm Fri 21 Sep 12

It would be actually ridiculous if they sacked Kean now. Sure he is an idiot, and sure we havent played well this season, but you just dont sack the manager who of the team who is top of the table. End of discussion

RUinsane says...
6:34pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Time for the Spatans to get suited up. Bring it on. No surrender.

Rovers75 says...
6:42pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Frisson wrote:
I think Kean will be sacked by Monday, dont know why, but just do. Tonights screend game may just be the deciding factor
Hope your right but I don't hold much faith.... unless we get turned over. Can Kean manage a team to 3 successeive wins? Surely not. Draw written all over it tonight: 2-2...I despise myself for admitting if a loss got him the chop I'd take a Rovers hiding but it won't happen. Why? Because Boro are 5hit and we, despite having the worst football club manager ever to walk the earth, have a far superior team.

Lancs - pensioner says...
6:50pm Fri 21 Sep 12

RUinsane wrote:
Time for the Spatans to get suited up. Bring it on. No surrender.
If u must go RU give him one

Kean out from me!

peely says...
6:53pm Fri 21 Sep 12

walshy2866 wrote:
A Darener wrote:
Brears wrote:
I must admit I thought long and hard before renewing my ST this year. I will never accept SK after the lies, deceit and arrogance shown over the last couple of years. However it is essentail that we get down to Ewood and support the lads. If we miss out on next years bumper TV deal it will be a disaster for the club and us fans. SK will eventually go, he will not be manager for ever. The club and us fans will still be here. If we don't secure promotion this year there may be no way back for us.
If we do secure promotion this year there will be a way back for us....straight back down with Kean in charge!
For christs sake man, live for today, you never know what tomorrow brings (especially with all those ICI fumes you been happily breathing in for years!)
If this team was in the prem now we'd be bottom because we wouldn't have been given space to score and would have conceded more goals due to dire defending (coached by Hendry, a man who's lost so much respect in so shorter time)
However we're in the championship and from what I've seen there isn't an outstanding team in the whole division. So enjoy the moment , we've got the routine spanking of the inbreds coming up and believe me after talking to some proper cl@rets fans (there is the odd one or two believe it or not), they are 5hitting themselves about playing us.
What do you want you moaning b@stards?
Jacks gone and so has his legacy sadly , do you want a Bill Fox type club? 6000 gates , p1ssing against a wall in the Blackburn End bogs and excited by a free transfer of someone who played for Barcelona 5 years ago?
The lot of you moaning whining gits need to get a grip, support the team we love, abuse the manager we hate if you think it helps and try our best to get OUR club back in the top flight.
If you have your mind oggled with all the chemicals you've breathed in over the years then p1ss off and watch your other local club, plenty of room at the breezebock to watch that other snivelling , money grabbing fenian coyle make a mess of football management too.
Rant over, get behind the Blues tonight and live for today!
What's wrong with pi$$ing against the wall in the Blackburn End ?

Lancs - pensioner says...
7:06pm Fri 21 Sep 12

johnny rover wrote:
Always_a_blue wrote:
Frisson wrote:
I think Kean will be sacked by Monday, dont know why, but just do. Tonights screend game may just be the deciding factor
14 points on the board, no games lost, yeah, tonight may just be it!! Honestly?? I don't support Kean but let's put this into perspective.

He is getting paid probably c.£1m for not doing his job well. Why would he walk away? He isn't going to land another job like this.

If they sack him, what other manager would join our club the state it is in. Players bought for you, minimal contact with the board, no back office support.

The guy is a yes man and happy to operate as one.

Unless a local fan wins the 10th Euromillions rollover or we manage to create another steel magnate who is a die hard fan then we are stuck with what we have.

It isn't ideal but it is fact. We need to get on with it. 5000 fans staying away is small beer compared to tv rights and marketing which is clearly what Venky's were after.

They buy the club for £40m sell players to at least that amount, are now known globally and could have a fire sale if we don't get promoted and still walk away quids in.

Get behind the team and enjoy the wins - For now!
Here here. Stayaway "fans" - rubbish. You cannot be a fan and boycott matches. Grow up. We are top of the 2nd division (I still operate in old money). Try watching away games at Plymouth in Div 3. Of course you wouldn't - no matter who woned the club and who was manager. I don't like Keen or Venky's any either but I love my club. I forgive you for giving the boycott a go, but it has not worked and will not work. You deprive the club of your support and thereby handicap the team. Boycotters don't want us promoted if Keen stays (which of course he would). They would prefer us to be relegated if Keen goes. Boycotters, you are a disgrace to our club. Go the whole hog and turn up at Turf Moor.
Come on Johny boy don't make up what us boycotters want,

Boycotters don't want us to go up - b@llocks who said that, no one iny you.

Boycotters want us to go down - B@llocks again who said that no one

Don't make things up and slag people of, come on here and debate, disagree but don't make things T@ sser

I want Rovers up

I want our club run properly not by shisters

I want all fans uniting again at Ewood

THAT'S what I want and don't say anything different.

Rovers75 says...
7:08pm Fri 21 Sep 12

peely wrote:
walshy2866 wrote:
A Darener wrote:
Brears wrote:
I must admit I thought long and hard before renewing my ST this year. I will never accept SK after the lies, deceit and arrogance shown over the last couple of years. However it is essentail that we get down to Ewood and support the lads. If we miss out on next years bumper TV deal it will be a disaster for the club and us fans. SK will eventually go, he will not be manager for ever. The club and us fans will still be here. If we don't secure promotion this year there may be no way back for us.
If we do secure promotion this year there will be a way back for us....straight back down with Kean in charge!
For christs sake man, live for today, you never know what tomorrow brings (especially with all those ICI fumes you been happily breathing in for years!)
If this team was in the prem now we'd be bottom because we wouldn't have been given space to score and would have conceded more goals due to dire defending (coached by Hendry, a man who's lost so much respect in so shorter time)
However we're in the championship and from what I've seen there isn't an outstanding team in the whole division. So enjoy the moment , we've got the routine spanking of the inbreds coming up and believe me after talking to some proper cl@rets fans (there is the odd one or two believe it or not), they are 5hitting themselves about playing us.
What do you want you moaning b@stards?
Jacks gone and so has his legacy sadly , do you want a Bill Fox type club? 6000 gates , p1ssing against a wall in the Blackburn End bogs and excited by a free transfer of someone who played for Barcelona 5 years ago?
The lot of you moaning whining gits need to get a grip, support the team we love, abuse the manager we hate if you think it helps and try our best to get OUR club back in the top flight.
If you have your mind oggled with all the chemicals you've breathed in over the years then p1ss off and watch your other local club, plenty of room at the breezebock to watch that other snivelling , money grabbing fenian coyle make a mess of football management too.
Rant over, get behind the Blues tonight and live for today!
What's wrong with pi$$ing against the wall in the Blackburn End ?
I once tried that and pi55ed all over myself. I was drunk and it was a bit windy though.....

French Rover says...
7:26pm Fri 21 Sep 12

whappen wrote:
French Rover wrote:
Due to living away from England I only have the tv to shout at when Rovers are on, apart from very rare matches I can get back to - so hope the stay-aways enjoy the same experience tonight. Not the same at all, no way no how. I cannot even contemplate how any Rovers fan can resist going down to Ewood to watch them 'live' especially at a night match, (love those nights at Ewood) and even more so when we are winning and top of the league. Stuff Venkys and the Odious one and all the rubbish in the boardroom and get yourselves down and shout on the team. Your team. Surely you can see that you are not proving anything to anyone (not even yourselves if you are truthful) anymore by staying away any longer. Like the marches and the early protests they are only really effective at the beginning when it is all new and shocking.....but any success from any action fades away over time... and that is when protests need a new or fresher approach to keep the topic in the news and in our case to help get SK out? Seeing the arrogance on his face at matches It seems at the moment like he knows that he is not going anywhere soon. That has to change.
You're right, the marches and protests probably only had any chance of being effective early on and there should now be a newer approach - perhaps staying away is it.

There's only been three home matches so its a bit early to be saying it is "not proving anything to anyone".

You may not be able to contemplate how any Rovers fan can resist going down to Ewood but, and I know it's a quaint old fashioned notion, but some people do still have principles.
nothing wrong with having principles....I have some too, .but I could never put them before my love for the Rovers. Its all about the team in blue and white halves on the pitch. Always has been since 1958 and always will be....Venkys and SK and all their dodgy coherts wont change that for me.

keanoutofrovers says...
7:59pm Fri 21 Sep 12

guiderover wrote:
Anyone know whats happened with Dunny?Is he injured or has he had a fall out?
If you hadn't noticed his legs went about 2 years ago.

ponyton says...
10:33pm Fri 21 Sep 12

Its better to go lower ,if we have to , to get our decency /pride and love we all feel for our football club,and rebuild with pride honesty decency integrity and honesty and hopefully we the people from Rovers heartland will run and own our own football club.

Shisters and Swindlers OUT/ KEAN-HENDRY OUT / OUT

YarkshahRover says...
10:38pm Fri 21 Sep 12

I think we boycotters are beging to make an impresson. The spartans on here seem to be rattled.

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