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[Archived] Transfers Part 2


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Mulgrew is in the Scotland squad, Strachan isn't going to just drop him because he is in League 1. Besides in one season what would Mulgrew miss? Very little if they keep going as they are and fail to qualify for the world cup. 

Didn't Anya stay in the squad when Wolves were in league 1?

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13 minutes ago, Pedro said:

Blackburn, with the ice arena, League One status, filthy streets, entrapping bus lane cameras, toothless smack addicts and drab, dour weather. The college with foul mouthed slappers, who shreik and cackle their way to Maccy D's. On an evening, have a romantic walk along the dank canal, spotting the occasional rat or floating corpse.

Or Bournemouth...Premier League football, the beautiful Dorset coast and climate, Poole harbour 5 mins away, Sandbanks beach, great restaurants, stunning houses, a university with plenty of beautiful young women.

If I was his dad, I know which one I'd guide him towards.

Blimey, that's a bit harsh. What's wrong with the Ice Arena? I've not been for a couple of years mind but it was very cold I seem to recall.

Choose Blackburn

Choose The ice arena, Choose League One status, Choose filthy streets 

Choose entrapment, Choose sneaky bus lane cameras, Choose toothless smack addicts, Choose drab, dour weather

Choose a college with foul mouthed slappers, then choose cackling in Maccy D's

Choose a romantic walk along the dank canal, Choose Dirty Rats and floating corpses

Choose barely visible street-lighting, temperamental sanitation and, the horror, fortnightly bin collections 

Choose bloody Venkys, Choose reading BRFCS

Choose Paul Agnew, Paul Lambert, Paul Senior, Paul Hunt, Paul Clement, Paul Robinson

Choose Agents

Choose a revolving door or utter madness

Choose staying at your home town club, Choose the same wage you were on last year

Choose turning your back on being made for life, Choose breaking your leg and never being the same player again*

Choose finding a new career

 

*I sincerely hope not of course, but surely it's a consideration. 

 

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Just now, bob fleming said:

Blimey, that's a bit harsh. What's wrong with the Ice Arena? I've not been for a couple of years mind but it was very cold I seem to recall.

Choose Blackburn

Choose The ice arena, Choose League One status, Choose filthy streets 

Choose entrapment, Choose sneaky bus lane cameras, Choose toothless smack addicts, Choose drab, dour weather

Choose a college with foul mouthed slappers, then choose cackling in Maccy D's

Choose a romantic walk along the dank canal, Choose Dirty Rats and floating corpses

Choose bloody Venkys, Choose reading BRFCS

Choose Paul Agnew, Paul Lambert, Paul Senior, Paul Hunt, Paul Clement, Paul Robinson

Choose Agents

Choose a revolving door or utter madness

Choose staying at your home town club, Choose the same wage you were on last year

Choose turning your back on being made for life, Choose breaking your leg and never being the same player again*

Choose finding a new career

 

*I sincerely hope not of course, but surely it's a consideration. 

 

Brilliant ? - I am going to make it my mission to cut that track! Royalties will be in the post!

 

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Just now, Pedro said:

Brilliant ? - I am going to make it my mission to cut that track! Royalties will be in the post!

 

I've amended it for you.

Tell you what though - no point coming to Rovers if you're called Paul is there?

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Just now, bob fleming said:

I've amended it for you.

Tell you what though - no point coming to Rovers if you're called Paul is there?

Haha, to me, that reads so honestly. It's all the things we whinge about but lots we'll blindly defend.

 

Choose infighting, instability and no infrastructure.

Choose a thousand unanswered calls and broken fax machines.

Forget your Skype and choose an economy class, drawn-out trip to India.

Choose dysentery or disenfranchisation from something that formed part of you.

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38 minutes ago, Pedro said:

Blackburn, with the ice arena, League One status, filthy streets, entrapping bus lane cameras, toothless smack addicts and drab, dour weather. The college with foul mouthed slappers, who shreik and cackle their way to Maccy D's. On an evening, have a romantic walk along the dank canal, spotting the occasional rat or floating corpse.

Or Bournemouth...Premier League football, the beautiful Dorset coast and climate, Poole harbour 5 mins away, Sandbanks beach, great restaurants, stunning houses, a university with plenty of beautiful young women.

If I was his dad, I know which one I'd guide him towards.

True, but if those things were the biggest factors then Bournemouth/Brighton/Exeter would be among the biggest clubs in the country and Rovers/Man City/Everton/Man Utd/Liverpool/Newcastle would be footballing nobodies unable to attract people to play for them.

Things like deprivation, crime, vermin and filthy streets are a direct symptom of being an industrial town, which is also the reason why this club has been so successful in football whilst seaside resorts and retirement towns have had very little sporting success of any note.

 

 

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"Dead-ball specialist McMahon joined Bradford in March 2015 and has made 88 appearances, scoring 13 goals,"

Bringing loads of dead ball specialists, Whittingham, Dack, and now this guy. 13 goals is thats a very good return for a full back in 88 games.

 

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Just now, JacknOry said:

"Dead-ball specialist McMahon joined Bradford in March 2015 and has made 88 appearances, scoring 13 goals,"

Bringing loads of dead ball specialists, Whittingham, Dack, and now this guy. 13 goals is thats a very good return for a full back in 88 games.

 

Mulgrews left wand in there too. There will be fights for frees outside the box.

With these potential excellent free kick deliveries, a Chris Samba style centre half would be good to throw in the mix too. Gladwin is 6 3" I read. I think we need a few bigger players. Akinde being mentioned also. 

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Just now, JacknOry said:

"Dead-ball specialist McMahon joined Bradford in March 2015 and has made 88 appearances, scoring 13 goals,"

Bringing loads of dead ball specialists, Whittingham, Dack, and now this guy. 13 goals is thats a very good return for a full back in 88 games.

 

Leading up to a target man to get on the end of them?

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Just now, blueboy3333 said:

Tony McMahon sounds like another with good League 1 experience who can also play at a higher level. Sounds like a plan from ToMo.

You're a brave man linking that Gladwin story again;)

? Yes I took a chance there! Bold move.

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Just now, JHRover said:

True, but if those things were the biggest factors then Bournemouth/Brighton/Exeter would be among the biggest clubs in the country and Rovers/Man City/Everton/Man Utd/Liverpool/Newcastle would be footballing nobodies unable to attract people to play for them.

Things like deprivation, crime, vermin and filthy streets are a direct symptom of being an industrial town, which is also the reason why this club has been so successful in football whilst seaside resorts and retirement towns have had very little sporting success of any note.

 

 

Even though it is all factually based, it was all in jest.  I agree with what you say, I'm a Lancashire lad and I know the score around here, beautiful places surrounding, well...pockets of skanky places.  Great people and horrible people living side by side - and you can't tell which is which by simply going off their clothes and dwelling.

Regarding the possible Bournemouth transfer,  I holiday in Poole and I love Dorset.  I went to Bournemouth this Easter and have to say if I won the lottery I'd be off in a shot. If Mahoney has that opportunity, he'd be a fool to pass it up for the simple sake of being a Rovers fan. Sadly, nowadays you can pretty much get the full-fat, Rovers experience in just a handful of appearances. There was a good point made about him getting game time, but in all honesty, there are currently far better platforms for him to do that than at Ewood - even the likes of Brentford are way above us and have brought talent on much better than us.  In terms of starting in the PL, I think he would be punching above his weight at this moment in time but the option of a loan to a Championship club would soon crop up.

As is a frequent theme with raw talent, we had the opportunity to play him sooner and nail him down to a contract but stupidly chose not to.  I wish him well.

 

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2 hours ago, JacknOry said:

Financially he wont be if he is joining Bournemouth. Tbh, if he goes there, i think its shows more about the guy that he is. He wont be getting minutes on the pitch thats for sure. In his shoes, other than staying on with us he should be going somewhere that will guarantee him starts, probably in the championship.

I'd be doing the same as him make the most Money as I possibly can, end of the day football is just business. His Mrs is still studying I believe which makes his wage shared in a household , rovers were an insult to offer 1.8k a week before 45%tax 12%nat ins Even the wage earners on here with or without families wouldn't be flush with that. Here he can go to the PL, go to a proper club what's ran the right way under a decent manager in Howe and learn whilst picking up good money and a sign on fee.

well done to the lad, anyone who'd rather stay at Rovers is not thinking clearly

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 His Mrs is still studying I believe which makes his wage shared in a household , rovers were an insult to offer 1.8k a week before 45%tax 12%nat ins Even the wage earners on here with or without families wouldn't be flush with that. 

Are you serious? I'd be feeling pretty flush with that. Far more than I earn, and I manage to save quite a bit a year. Isn't that about what a GP earns? More in many cases.

Not a fortune in football though, we should have offered more once rejected it that's the figure. It's still a heck of a lot for a kid who hasn't fully established himself to a kick a ball around in League One, but his transfer value alone makes it worth paying more to tie him down.

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You're talking nigh on 100k a year - sure nothing in footballing terms but to say ordinary folk would not be flush with that is a bit wide of the mark.

Okay, even halving it due to 45% tax and 12% N.I, 50k a year is very good salary in a country where the average wage is about half that.

 

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Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

Where does Elliot Bennett live? From the pictures on his Instagram, it looks like a beautiful place.

I presume most players live on the outskirts? 

Either Ribble Valley or Cheshire I'd guess.

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Just now, Dunnfc said:

I'd be doing the same as him make the most Money as I possibly can, end of the day football is just business. His Mrs is still studying I believe which makes his wage shared in a household , rovers were an insult to offer 1.8k a week before 45%tax 12%nat ins Even the wage earners on here with or without families wouldn't be flush with that. Here he can go to the PL, go to a proper club what's ran the right way under a decent manager in Howe and learn whilst picking up good money and a sign on fee.

well done to the lad, anyone who'd rather stay at Rovers is not thinking clearly

No idea if the figure is correct, though not doubting for a sec but for me this is spot on and people are mad to give him stick or criticise him.  He's got a chance to get a 3 year deal somewhere, where if he's sensible he can set himself up for a long time.  It's clearly not just about money, but say he stays at Rovers for a few more years on a few grand a week, then get's injured, and/or loses form and falls out of the reckoning?  Will we be saying he should get another 3 or 4 year deal on a few grand out of loyalty, or will we be saying fair do's ship him out to a local non league side or similar.  There is very little loyalty in football on both sides and he's got to do the right thing for his family and himself.  

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Re Conor Mahoney, I think it's a good move and the correct decision from him.

Larger salary plus signing on fee, working and training daily with what looks like a top young manager and higher quality players and a Premier League club that is run properly, a world away from where he is now. 

If in a couple if years it doesn't work out, he will still be young enough to 'start again'. Having been at a Premier League club he will still have that prestige of belonging to said club, which will likely earn him a move to a Championship club and take another signing on fee (plus still higher wages and than what he will earn here).

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