John Buckley

[Blow-in]

18 minutes ago, KentExile said:

I am sure it is at least partly because of the lack of quality in the league, but I am pleased for him that its going well

Anyone know what his salary is? probably 100k tax free.

[KentExile]

8 minutes ago, Blow-in said:

Anyone know what his salary is? probably 100k tax free.

He isn't at one of the Saudi monarchy owned clubs (the ones with "infinite money"), so not sure, although I would have thought he has got a sizable bump in salary, and yes, tax free

https://www.spl.com.sa/en/news/759272/ben-harburg-pioneering-owner-plotting-new-era-at-al-kholood

 

Edited 19 hours ago by KentExile

[Mattyblue]

Seen some clips, waking pace and no fans, right up Bucko’s street.

[47er]

22 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Seen some clips, waking pace and no fans, right up Bucko’s street.

We tried and tried with Buckley. He had chance after chance and got worse. Doesn't matter what he does elsewhere and I wish him well. But he was never going to do anything with us.

[KentExile]

 

[philipl]

canned sound?

But good luck to Bucko- he will bee far happier (and gazillions wealthier) there than not making the matchday 20 at Ewood.

[metalrover]

He finally found his league, wish him all the best. Can't help feeling heart wrenching for him after watching his emotional farewell video though.

[riverholmes]

5 hours ago, metalrover said:

He finally found his league, wish him all the best. Can't help feeling heart wrenching for him after watching his emotional farewell video though.

Heart-wrenching is someone wasting their potential and their joy with it. So, this is great for Buckley and decent for Rovers. As someone mentioned, he was getting worse - turning into a plodder with an occasional threaded pass, when he had always been an elegant player with untapped potential.

I remember James Beattie saying he had to get away from his familiar surrounds to make it and maybe it'll be the case, in some sense, for Buckley. (Even if, for Beattie, the reasons were lifestyle related, if I remember rightly).

The focus should really be on getting through the next Buckley, Travis or JRC. That's where the worries grow.

With little to be proud of on the pitch at Rovers, it gives me some pride to think Rovers have fairly recently produced such technically gifted midfield players as Adam Wharton, John Buckley and, from women's football, Keira Walsh.

Edited 2 hours ago by riverholmes

[metalrover]

1 hour ago, riverholmes said:

The focus should really be on getting through the next Buckley, Travis or JRC. That's where the worries grow.

VI seems to like Montgomery very much

 

Edited 1 hour ago by metalrover