v Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25

[chaddyrovers]

29 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

But what I am saying is either scenario falls back to poor recruitment.

Tavares is crap and Baradji is unfit. Forshaw played 3 games in a week. So if neither is seen as a potential alternative to Tronstad, why sign them both aswell as TGH who also plays a more box to box role? That suggests imbalanced recruitment signing 3 players to do the same thing.

If Tavares in particular wasnt chosen to start in any game because he is shit, in favour of repeatedly flogging Forshaw until he got injured, then again poor recruitment.

You are bloody obsess with the fact that Baradji was injured when signed. Baradji is box to box and ball carry midfielder. You seen that when watching him and researching into the type of player..

On Tavares, I dont know what type of player he is tbh. From Ismael comments he seen like box to box but not real seen that. I dont see him as defensive midfielder to be honest 

 

 

[KentExile]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

On Tavares, I dont know what type of player he is tbh. From Ismael comments he seen like box to box but not real seen that. I dont see him as defensive midfielder to be honest 

So he is like a worse version of John Buckley? 😉 

[wilsdenrover]

Does Tavares know what sort of midfielder he is?

[KentExile]

Just now, wilsdenrover said:

Does Tavares know what sort of midfielder he is?

one who looks like he cant be arsed

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

You are bloody obsess with the fact that Baradji was injured when signed. 

Why shouldn't he be? Two weeks shy of Christmas and he hasnt been fit enough to start a game yet!

If he eventually comes in and does well, and then we sign him permanently and he turns into a bit of a superstar you could excuse it but otherwise he's been a pointless and costly signing.

[Bronzed A Donis]

How can any of us say assertively what Baradji is or isnt or even if he will perform that role? 

Its December and hes had a few semi lively cameos against tired legs. 

[chaddyrovers]

3 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Why shouldn't he be? Two weeks shy of Christmas and he hasnt been fit enough to start a game yet!

If he eventually comes in and does well, and then we sign him permanently and he turns into a bit of a superstar you could excuse it but otherwise he's been a pointless and costly signing.

Well knew this with Baradji when he signed that it would be November/December time before he would fit but its a player Ismael wanted

 

[chaddyrovers]

5 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

How can any of us say assertively what Baradji is or isnt or even if he will perform that role? 

Its December and hes had a few semi lively cameos against tired legs. 

Didn't you look into the player and watched videos of him to see why we wanted to sign him?.

[Bronzed A Donis]

11 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Didn't you look into the player and watched videos of him to see why we wanted to sign him?.

No, because the club employed Adam Owen for that.

[wilsdenrover]

17 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Well knew this with Baradji when he signed that it would be November/December time before he would fit but its a player Ismael wanted

 

No we didn’t.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25426771.blackburn-rovers-boss-reveals-update-baradji-fitness/

[aletheia]

5 home games over the next 6 weeks or so. Let's hope that the 'freak' weather which is special to Blackburn Rovers according to the hierarchy doesn't cause any more abandoned games.

[London blue]

20 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Well knew this with Baradji when he signed that it would be November/December time before he would fit but its a player Ismael wanted

 

No we bloody well didn't. And even if we did, what difference does us knowing it make?

Half the season is half the season. 

[K-Hod]

Doesn’t matter what type of midfielder they are, if they’re unfit or shite.

Useless to us either way.

[KentExile]

24 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Well knew this with Baradji when he signed that it would be November/December time before he would fit but its a player Ismael wanted

 

 

Blackburn boss Valerien Ismael does not expect new signing Moussa Baradji to return to fitness until after the next international break in October.

[roversfan99]

We did know that Baradji would take months and months to be fit when he signed, yes.

But you can question these decisions. You dont just have to just shrug and agree.

Mind you, if Tavares wasnt so shit, maybe it wouldnt have been as problematic.

[RevidgeBlue]

20 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Doesn’t matter what type of midfielder they are, if they’re unfit or shite.

Useless to us either way.

Yep, you could be Pele, Messi or Maradona but if you're in the treatment room you're as much use as I would be.

[chaddyrovers]

51 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

No, because the club employed Adam Owen for that.

Do we? Adam Owen is good at Video analysis which you expect given his various roles he had within football

39 minutes ago, KentExile said:

 

Blackburn boss Valerien Ismael does not expect new signing Moussa Baradji to return to fitness until after the next international break in October.

Then time to quick pre season, get used to Training and what Ismael was going want from him. 

22 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

We did know that Baradji would take months and months to be fit when he signed, yes.

But you can question these decisions. You dont just have to just shrug and agree.

Keep questioning then it given you are so obsess with this issue

[Bronzed A Donis]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Do we? Adam Owen is good at Video analysis which you expect given his various roles he had within football

What are you on about ? 

[roversfan99]

And how do you know hes good at it?

[Hasta]

51 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Then time to quick pre season, get used to Training and what Ismael was going want from him. 

We signed Henriksson on the 6th August, and two days later he started at West Brom, so your points about getting used to training and what Ismael wants are moot.

Morishita featured days after signing and then started the next game.

History is littered with players who move in a transfer window and start for their new clubs days after. In the case of Baradji it’s not like he’s replacing established players. We’ve got a major injury crisis so surely he should be starting even if he’s not exactly learnt every intricacy of Ismael’s tactics - especially if he’s as good as the club believe.

He’s clearly not fully right and is taking far longer than the club anticipated to be fit, which on a season-long deal is bonkers financially.

 

[Hasta]

58 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

What are you on about ? 

Normally I can decipher it, but this one beats me.

[lraC]

52 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

And how do you know hes good at it?

Adam Owen is at Ewood, due to his connections with the agency that still darkens our door.

[Elrovers]

53 minutes ago, Hasta said:

We signed Henriksson on the 6th August, and two days later he started at West Brom, so your points about getting used to training and what Ismael wants are moot.

Morishita featured days after signing and then started the next game.

History is littered with players who move in a transfer window and start for their new clubs days after. In the case of Baradji it’s not like he’s replacing established players. We’ve got a major injury crisis so surely he should be starting even if he’s not exactly learnt every intricacy of Ismael’s tactics - especially if he’s as good as the club believe.

He’s clearly not fully right and is taking far longer than the club anticipated to be fit, which on a season-long deal is bonkers financially.

 

Tbf tho the players you have stated weren’t injured. They were fit to play. 

[Hasta]

9 minutes ago, Elrovers said:

Tbf tho the players you have stated weren’t injured. They were fit to play. 

But I was replying to the point quoted, which says we can’t expect to see Baradji yet because he needs to “…get used to Training and what Ismael was going to want from him. “

Surely him being in the club for 5 months would make him more likely to understand what is wanted from him than Henriksson walking through the door and playing straight away.

He’s not starting cos they don’t trust his fitness 4 months after signing him on a 9 month deal.

Edited 2 hours ago by Hasta

[M_B]

That Cantwell thing's gone quiet🤔