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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Won't be a long wait. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Yeh I love when millionaires tell people to spend more. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
3 times in the league and once in the cup. Looks like he's played the full game each time, at least in the league. For what it's worth, Sofascore has given him ratings of 6.9, 6.3, 6.9 in the league. Interestingly, his best rating was 7, in a 2-1 defeat to QPR in the cup, the highest level of opposition he's faced. The 6.3 was in a 4-4 draw with Blackpool, I doubt any defenders on the pitch came out with credit from that one! Plenty of stats here if you're interested: https://www.sofascore.com/player/connor-oriordan/1133480 -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Technically there is a bit more difference than that - Leo was 24 and had a Sweden cap (they're ranked 29th currently) and Toth is 27 tomorrow and has zero caps (Hungary are ranked 32nd). Wahlstedt had better international credentials at roughly 3 years younger. Of course, this is all relatively meaningless, but worth pointing out to anyone who wants to say he is an international keeper (which he isn't yet despite making some squads) and therefore isn't a gamble, when someone with better international credentials failed here recently. You're right about mentality being key. Half of being a keeper happens in the mind, even moreso than other positions I'd say. Focus, confidence, communication and ability to read the game are absolutely essential. The physical attributes, raw talent and reflexes can only take you so far before you're found woefully out of position, or getting to something too slowly because your low confidence has slowed your decision making. -
In the league, he has 3 assists in 224 minutes of football, so one every 74.6 minutes. In the cup he has 2 goals in 92 minutes of football, so one every 46 minutes. Total goal contributions across both competitions is one every 63.2 minutes. I'm not sure where 58 minutes has come from, even if you count it as 4 assists as discussed above, that changes the average to 52.6 minutes in all comps, or 56 minutes in just the league.
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I keep seeing him described as a Hungarian international, but as far as I can see he has 0 caps. He has played his entire career in a weak league. He's a gamble, he's unproven at this level. Hopefully he's a gamble that pays off. -
Brad is still alive so he may have trouble being his reincarnation! Hell if he's even half the keeper Brad was we'll be in a good way.
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Not sure him supporting a Manchester club and being from Manchester means he won't have any bias to a Manchester club. Maybe Altrincham hate Manure, I dunno or care, but if they do then that's also a bias. IMO a ref shouldn't have any geographical or supporter connection to the clubs involved, including rivalries. Not saying this chap is biased, and I didn't watch that game, but just seems the best way for avoidance of doubt.
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Manure were clearly bribing the refs back then, nobody can convince me otherwise, so perhaps. But I doubt they would have been as blatant. It's much easier to say 'oh the ref and linesman missed it/saw it differently' than it is to say 'the ref, linesman and a whole panel of officials missed it/saw it differently after watching slow-motion replays from numerous angles, the same ones you saw, and after using line technology'. Of course we still get mistakes and controversies, but if one club was to consistently get far more of them in their favour than the others, for such a sustained period, with such oversight in place, I think there'd at least be serious investigations.
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Whilst the true theft of the century from Maradona would never have stood and we'd have reached the semi final. Since Argentina won it, perhaps that would have been us and we wouldn't have been waiting since 66 for a trophy. No bullshit disallowing of Lampard's goal against Germany. Manure wouldn't have dominated the 90s as much, because the amount of decisions they got in their favour were an utter farce. We may have even won another title. No disgusting Tevez goal. We would have beat the Dingles yesterday. See, for everything we would have lost, we would have gained something else, and then some I'd argue, as we have had a lot more BS decisions against us than for us, for my money. And both categories would have been fairer.
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v Burnley (a) - 31/08/2024
bluebruce replied to Proudtobeblue&white's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Yep, in my junior playing days I think I only ever got 3 yellow cards (not sure how, since I was pretty full-on in the tackle, but I tended to win it when I went in, and I think they're a bit more lenient with cards at junior level and back then). Only one of them was for a foul. One was for making a 'wanker' sign as I walked away from a ref, and the other was for jokingly going 'whooooooaahhh' as a penalty taker ran up to shoot 😂 He missed, ref booked me and let him take it again, he scored. -
v Burnley (a) - 31/08/2024
bluebruce replied to Proudtobeblue&white's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Huh, really? In that case, Pears looks a lot more like Makhtar Gueye than I realised. He was also woefully out of position and wearing the wrong kit, and I'm not sure who that bloke wearing the goalie kit that punted it upfield to him is. -
v Burnley (a) - 31/08/2024
bluebruce replied to Proudtobeblue&white's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
It was borderline impossible to get the ball to Weimann for the tap in, the angles were restricted by the time he reached the ball. Weimann's decision to have a pointless hissy fit about it instead of staying alert and potentially being able to nick a goal when the ball bounced back to his area was a far, far worse decision. The shot was weak though. -
v Burnley (a) - 31/08/2024
bluebruce replied to Proudtobeblue&white's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Our goal would have stood if there was VAR. -
v Burnley (a) - 31/08/2024
bluebruce replied to Proudtobeblue&white's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Yeh it was a good pass, just a little difficult to control any better than was done. I think the touch was good really, took the ball to the right spot for me. Just needed more oomph in the shot, but it wasn't an easy one to score. For me, the only way things could have gone better really in terms of the setup for the chance is if Dolan was quicker than he is. Gueye is a very handy player. Just need him to start getting on the scoresheet with more regularity, but he makes things happen. -
v Burnley (a) - 31/08/2024
bluebruce replied to Proudtobeblue&white's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
That was my first thought, but on reflection I think the touch was about as good as could be expected. The only alternative was taking it wide with his left foot, where a cross under pressure becomes the only option. The pass was a bit close to his body too, so I think he did well considering. Agree a shot lashed up at the top left corner would have been best though, but the keeper was pretty well set to react up or down at that angle. What was needed was power whichever way he went, and tbf he was on his weak foot. -
v Burnley (a) - 31/08/2024
bluebruce replied to Proudtobeblue&white's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
For me, the spirit of that rule is about not getting up in the officials' face to try force the issue. Gueye was miles away from them. The ref should have also been booking the lad, once you've sent Gueye off for asking for it it's pretty obvious you're booking the dingle cos he deserved to be booked and not cos you were coerced. That foul was far worse than the one Gueye got his first yellow for! Which was another joke of a decision. All wrong from this crap ref. Gueye needs to show more restraint with things like that though. -
v Burnley (a) - 31/08/2024
bluebruce replied to Proudtobeblue&white's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
And Weimann was absolutely wrong to fume about it. Firstly the pass would have been harder to pull off than the shot due to players closing down the angle. Secondly, if he had instead stayed alert rather than fuming about it he might have had the chance to sneak a goal in when the ball came back down near that post a moment later. -
Finneran wasn't playing. As far as I can see, his only appearance for them so far was in the PL Cup, and he was subbed off after 46 mins. Not sure if it's injuries or what.
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
How can he be released but be on loan? -
He has gone further so far than Finneran, but if he leaves before the pro deal it won't be much different. I'd say there is one other chance he doesn't sign the longer term deal - if he doesn't quite fulfil his great potential and starts going backwards. Wouldn't be the first.
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For our emotional and mental wellbeing, I think it's best we just all accept right now that he's going the way of Finneran or Phillips and we'll never see him on a full length pro deal that doesn't have a cheap clause.
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Gambling the entire existence of their club on it potentially, yeh. I wish our asshat owners had shown far more ambition financially, but not to the ludicrous level Brum have. I really hope they don't do this double promotion people are mentioning on here, this type of recklessness shouldn't be rewarded. 15 million when you've already broken the League One transfer record twice is just obscene. In relative terms, it's orders of magnitude bigger than what even City did in the Prem! -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
That's not what I was saying. As has repeatedly been said, we announced Maguire and it fell through. So the poster being in a hurry to hear an announcement might find it's better to wait until the deal is truly truly done before hearing it is. -
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bluebruce replied to RoversClitheroe's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I think after the last window, they'd rightly think it's best to wait until they get confirmation from the league before announcing anything...