A bonafide Blackburn Rovers legend

I’ve seen him a few times for Palace and don’t even think he’s playing his absolute best football. He’s playing as 1 of 2 which isn’t hid position and some of his teammates wouldn’t look out of place in the Championship. I’m still surprised that a bigger club than Palace didn’t come in for him, though I’m sure it won’t be long until they do now, he’ll shine even more playing with better players in a system that suits him.

Barely seen it mentioned but the fact that he got sent off for fighting a player for the ball in a league that operates a multi ball system about sums him up, thick as mince. 

1 minute ago, MarkBRFC said:

I wouldn't say he is garbage, just a bang average championship left back who is probably at home at a side somewhere in between 16th & 8th,

No he’s garbage. Can’t run, registered 1 assist all season which came from a corner, is regularly at fault for goals conceded due to his inability to stop a cross. He’s playing at least one level above his ability (not alone in this respect), get rid.

14 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Pickering is a solid left back at this level and was a key part in the teams that finished 7th and 8th. He is being hung out to dry at the moment under Eustace in a position that doesnt suit him. But Chrisene isnt better than him.

A key reason why we finished 7th/8th and not higher, he’s garbage.

4 hours ago, Ricky said:

He’s had three windows (I think) and apart from the extremely well publicised fuck ups I don’t think he’s actually bought any real quality in. Maybe he gets credit for Tronstad but that’s probably about it.

Fact that of all the players signed in the last 3 windows, Tronstad is the only starter when everyone is fit is absolutely criminal and a sackable offence by Broughton on its own. I’m certain that there won’t be another club in the country whose recruitment has been worse over the period.

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

20m wrong price? 

Wrong price, wrong timing. Sold him for peanuts, didn’t replace him and could go down off the back of it. Everything about the sale stinks from a Rovers perspective.

I think he seems to have gained an extra yard of pace from when he first got in the team, possibly because he was recovering from a nasty hamstring injury

3 minutes ago, Lancaster Rover said:

Bit of revisionism going on re Amari’i Bell, he was crap for us. Huffed and puffed going forward and was decidedly suspect when defending. Nobody was particularly bothered when he was released. 

We replaced him with Pickering who is worse, that’s the issue.

9 hours ago, Darwen Rover 007 said:

Surprised people still putting John (slow motion) Buckley in the team.. apart from his come back game he's not been good enough.

Garrett and Ayari in CM for me if we are going with two.

My team would be 

              Leo

Hyam Mcfadzen Wharton

Brittain                         Chrisene

          Garett Ayari 

Siggy   Smodzic Gilsenan

             Telalovic 

 

Options to bring on.. Gally and Dolan

Up there with the worst ever posts on this board

I think I’d play Pickering in a midfield three with Buckley and Ayari, Villa lad left of 4 at the back.

52 minutes ago, johnradfordsubbuteo2 said:

"Leo came in and I thought was very good tonight."

 

"He had very limited things to do, just the goal probably. I was happy with his distribution and keeping the back line up."

Talk about damning with faint praise. 

How about: "He had one thing to do and blew that."

A keeper devoid of confidence whom the defence visibly have no confidence in in return.

This guy is a muppet isn’t he, I’d honestly sack him now.

1 hour ago, DavidMailsTightPerm said:

I am probably the only one seeing any positives from last night. Millwall had come to put 11 players behind the ball - they rarely threatened apart from set pieces - a perfect match for Rovers to lose to a sucker punch. But we didn't, and despite injuries, numerous fixtures and extra time, illness in the camp we were able to come back for a well deserved draw. Perfect, obviously not, in trouble - definitely, the odd sign we may get out of this mess - I think so.

So it’s a positive we got a point against a team who only came for a point? How do you work that out?

25 minutes ago, superniko said:

Glad to see no Moran and that Pickering is starting. Worried would be an understatement for the fella in the sticks though. Let’s hope he doesn’t have much to do. 

You do realise Pickering played on Saturday? Wing backs are probably the most important players in this system and Pickering just doesn’t have the ability to get up and down the pitch, it should have been Chrisene.

Must go down as the worst transfer window in the history of the club?

Thought we played alright today really, the 2 conceded were from stupid individual mistakes and had we been better in the final third we‘d have got 3 or 4 ourselves. Anyone blaming Eustace for it is wide of the mark.

4 hours ago, bluebruce said:

Hard working? He certainly wasn't the last few times I saw him for Rovers, in fact that was the most frustrating thing about him. Maybe his failed loan at Lincoln has finally motivated him.

He looked fit for Motherwell yesterday, helps playing week in week out.

13 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Dont you have a strong dislike of Pickering though?

Pickering is steadier and much more aware defensively, as you would expect from Hedges being naturally someone who plays further forward. He is better on the ball too. Hedges was excellent v Stoke but at times was caught out defensively v Birmingham and Preston. He would also give us a good option playing off Gallagher as an alternative to especially Dolan in an area where we are weak.

Pickering is shite as a full back and would be worse as a wing back. The only position he could play in our system as it is now is left of the 3 but he would be behind Hyam (Crewe lad on the right) and Scott there for me.

1 hour ago, Andy said:

I think there's more of a player there than the likes of Lowe and Travis, to be fair.

Putting Lowe and Travis in the same sentence shows you don’t have a clue

13 hours ago, glen9mullan said:

Now the Mcguire case has been heard, I will now share the chain of events confirmed by four different sources who were ALL in the building on Transfer deadline day.

I will also dispel some myths and bollocks which has spun around the net.

GB Spoke with Orlando over a period of a few weeks regarding his interest in Mcguire (DOF Identifies players, his role)

Orlando had cash bids from Sheff Wednesday and GB Indicated that the club would be willing to buy the player for £5-7 Million including add on, however this was not an offer and it would have to go through the correct channels at the club, as it was subject to due diligence, funds and negotiation by those who do the money side (GB Does not negotiate contracts or fees).

The deal being pulled mid flight is complete fabrication, Rovers had not progressed to a formal offer, hence he ended up in Sheffield and not Blackburn. HIs agent negotiated with Orlando to have him in England as there was firm interest from two clubs possibly a third.

Following due diligence, which included using overseas data analysis, the clubs wide scouting network, it was clear that Mcguire had just seven months ago been playing college football, (The equivalent of turning out at pleasington on a Sunday). He was at nearly 23 a late rookie breakout last season in the MLS, Which in all fairness is a not the highest standard.  GB Wanted the player, so the club negotiated a "Try before you buy" offer, instead of spunking millions at a relatively unknown quantity. Orlando was happy with this, so the player headed to Blackburn.

All formalities were done by between 8pm and 9pm and the paperwork uploaded. All Seniors were in the building SW, GB, MC and IS. The club opted to wait to announce the deal and ordered curry in to celebrate what they deemed a successful window.

A sweep was done around the office a number of times with all those involved to ensure everything had been dotted and crossed.

GB and IS Assured everyone this was the case, please note only the secretary can upload to the portal and press send. No one left the office and the deal was announced.

At around 11.04 one of the admin girls who I shall not name, told the CEO That it had not been sent. Of course at this point complete devastation for a very large team at Ewood who had put a lot of effort into transfer deadline day.

Only one person could send this, and everyone else had done their part, that person stated it had gone, to all the senior team and those who play a supporting role. 

Th fault of this lies solely with the secretary. 

The background noise of transfers being cancelled mid-flight just did not happen. Adam Wharton's deal was done Wednesday and had no baring on this fiasco.

The club were hoping time stamps of uploads would get leniency from the EFL, But deep down knew this lad been badly let down and it was never going to end well.

We have huge sticks and bombs to hit certain people, but truth be told this is one person, who has royally fooooooked it up for everyone.

 

Honestly think you’ve been fed an absolute load of shite here Glen, none of it makes sense.

We provisionally agreed a fee with Orlando for a player we’ve been tracking for months only then to realise that he’s a rookie who’s only played 30 professional games, information that fans will have found out after a 30 second google of his name?

Even the admin girl could see whether the documentation had been sent or not but no one realised that it hadn’t for 2 hours until, coincidentally, just 4 minutes after the deadline?

By all accounts the Fleck deal was done after McGuire, were they processing this whilst scoffing their curry? When they were processing it no one realised McGuire hadn’t actually been sent?

Sounds like they’ve had a few days to come up with a story that blames only one person and I’m sure there will be announcement in the near future stating that this person has left their role, at which point they can say that the matter has been dealt with and we can go on as usual.

Bullshit if you ask me.

David Anderson from the mirror just now

Jon Dahl Tomasson’s exit from Blackburn complete, clearing the way for John Eustace to take over. Club say Tomasson has left by “mutual consent”, but the Dane quit because he was budget was repeatedly cut. #Rovers

Surely we need to get it sorted with Eustace this morning if we’re going to have a manager for our biggest game of the season so far?

14 hours ago, Torgeir said:

Battle and Sigurdsson don't go together I'm afraid. 

Pears

Hyam McFadzean Wharton

JRC Tronstad Garrett Chrisene

Moran Szmodics Gallagher

 

I laughed at you saying that about Sigurdsson then picking Moran, one of the most spineless, cowardly players I’ve seen wear the shirt. Neither of them should be near the 11.

4 minutes ago, Lancaster Rover said:

I just don’t see why they go the effort of doing media and announce the signing in this scenario. 
 

This is the part I continually come back to when questioning whether it’s incompetence or sabotage. The fact that the signing was announced with some fanfare points toward rank incompetence that is a result of us lacking any form of effective management, a culture of ineptitude without consequence and general malaise on the administrative side of things 

Announce it to pressure India into approving it?