Ben Brereton?

[Old Darwen Blue]

I think you’re right there Robin. It’s bound to affect them psychologically. I’ve read that 2 men connected with Villarreal were at Ewood on Monday. Perhaps they’re checking him out!

That’s Ben signing a new contract with us then, hurrah!

 

[Drog]

I think he’s such a thoroughly all round decent chap that he insists on being selected to help the club and his team mates.

Grief..... That's man love personified.

 

[blueandwhitehalves]

I do understand JDT's dilemma with Brereton, good strikers are generally the most expensive thing in football and we don't have any money. 2 cracking signings in Graham and Armstrong did the job for 5.5 seasons and Brereton's road to Damascus moment with Chile somehow created us another one for a while.

But BBD calling it a day at Christmas in the last 2 seasons has been disastrous for our promotion push both times. Its incredibly difficult to get promoted without a prolific striker. Only Sheff Utd out of the top 6 don't have a striker who's scored 17 or more league goals this season.

And no matter how much running around Dolan and Smodics do, how many neat touches Hedges has, or how much hold-up play Gallagher does, they're not gonna score us goals. And without wanting to be harsh, almost certainly neither is Harry Leonard who seems to be getting the Joe Nuttall treatment of fans thinking scoring in the casual league of the under-23s is an indication of something. Get him out on loan playing proper football for a season in League 1 and lets have a look then.

So its almost as if JDT has nothing to lose sticking Brereton on and hoping he can be bothered. But I agree the time has definitely come where it isn't worth it now, given his lack of effort is enraging the fans and probably lowering the morale of the rest of the team.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Grief..... That's man love personified.

You’ll come around eventually.

 

[blueandwhitehalves]

Glad he went out on a high. His downing tools in recent months has been very dissappointing. But 5 years, 160 games and 45 goals is a decent contribution to the club overall so would have been sad for it to end with him booed off.

I'll miss his worldies, goals like his first today are a joy to watch and very difficult to replace without £15m to splash.

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Glad he went out on a high. His downing tools in recent months has been very dissappointing. But 5 years, 160 games and 45 goals is a decent contribution to the club overall so would have been sad for it to end with him booed off.

I'll miss his worldies, goals like his first today are a joy to watch and very difficult to replace without £15m to splash.

His 1st goal today was excellent.

 

[Drog]

It was... but it's his trademark finish which the rest of the division have sussed and closed down.

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

It was... but it's his trademark finish which the rest of the division have sussed and closed down.

Yep. Cut inside from the left on to his right foot.

My own trademark finish is to put my f**king laces through it.

 

[Drog]

'is' or 'was' BB?

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

'is' or 'was' BB?

I still play and it is an ‘is’.

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Whoopsie - wrong thread.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

A farewell message from a club legend!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1656694623421579264

 

[Drog]

Hat trick for bbd yesterday chile v Dominican Republic 5-0.

 

[tonygreenbank]

Hat trick for bbd yesterday chile v Dominican Republic 5-0.

And all within the first 25 minutes. He must be on fire!

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

It is a bit like Rovers playing Fenni Reccers.

BBD is still in our books until the end of June.

 

[Drog]

I trust we will receive some fee from Chile?

 

[Drog]

And all within the first 25 minutes. He must be on fire!

Well he wasn't a couple of days ago. Anyway don't take my bait..... it's intended for ODB.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Sadly his contribution to the team will be greatly missed. Hopefully we can adequately replace him with another player.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Just for Drog

 

[Drog]

thnx



We'll just have to see how he gets on over there. He should be right at home there, they are a small club with average gates of 16000 losing 20million pa. If he does oK he's still young enough to scam them in 4 years time like he did us.