Mashed Potatoes
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v Sheffield United (h) - 4/3/23
Mashed Potatoes replied to JohnD's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I think the distinction between the ownership of the two clubs is that it is suggested that the owners of Newcastle are a front for the Saudi government whereas nobody is suggesting that about Sheffield United. -
Having had a look at the fixture schedule it does look like that is the first available date.
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Mashed Potatoes replied to Atko's Engine's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
The claim for negligence arising under the law of tort, which is separate from the law of contract, requires that the party being sued owes a duty of care to the injured party. I can't see how Blackburn Rovers could be regarded as having a duty of care to either Nottingham Forest or Lewis O'Brien. -
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Mashed Potatoes replied to Atko's Engine's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Negligence is a concept governed by the law of tort where simply put a case can only be made where one party owes a duty of care to another. That isn't going to be applicable in this case. -
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Mashed Potatoes replied to Atko's Engine's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Forest have put his career in to regression by signing him and then swiftly arriving at the conclusion they'd rather have Andre Ayew in their squad. I think to be sued by Forest we have to be in breach of contract. If say right at the last minute we had changed our minds and said we don't want him is there anything they could do then ? -
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Mashed Potatoes replied to Atko's Engine's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I think to suffer financially we would have to have been in breach of contract and the other party would have to prove loss. That's not trolling - that's the law. It's obviously down to O'Brien that he hasn't made the grade at Forest. There was no guarantee that he would get appearance money with us. -
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Mashed Potatoes replied to Atko's Engine's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
O'Brien was passed over for inclusion in Forest's squad in favour of a 33 year old journeyman in Andre Ayew who had been playing in the Qatar league and hadn't scored a goal in the Premier League for 5 years. He would be better advised taking a long hard look at himself and establishing why Forest are happy to move him on after just half a season .He signed a long term contract with Forest so is not losing out financially. -
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Mashed Potatoes replied to Atko's Engine's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
They would have to prove loss to have a case against us. -
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Mashed Potatoes replied to Atko's Engine's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
We would have to prove loss - which would be difficult. -
v QPR (a) - 25/2/23
Mashed Potatoes replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Will he know yet what budget the owners want him to work to ? -
Joe Rankin-Costello
Mashed Potatoes replied to Miller11's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
No, the statement says the deal keeps him at the club "until at least June 2024" which could be interpreted to mean that there are provisions in the contract to keep him longer. Perhaps I have missed something but I can't see anything in the club's statement above that contradicts that as a possible interpretation. -
Joe Rankin-Costello
Mashed Potatoes replied to Miller11's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I think it is based on the statement that he is with the club until at least June 2024 which does imply that there is an option for longer. -
Joe Rankin-Costello
Mashed Potatoes replied to Miller11's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
If he's here until 2025 if we want him to be there's hardly any rush and why distract him now with contract negotiations when he should be focused on his football. Leave it until the end of the season. -
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Mashed Potatoes replied to Atko's Engine's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I doubt if we would have anything like £10m available in the transfer market nor would we be able to put together a remuneration package that would match anything like he's on at Forest in the Premier League. -
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Mashed Potatoes replied to Atko's Engine's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
But Forest is the only indicator in his career so far by which to judge his Premier League contribution. There are a lot of players who are good enough to get their club promoted to the Premier League but not good enough to keep them there.