Ex Rovers

[Drog]

....... in League 1.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

He’s scored in all divisions hasn’t he?

 

[blueandwhitehalves]

'What could have been' - Rhodes on Rovers' missed opportunity

The forward's prolific scoring rate made him a popular figure among Rovers supporters.

www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk

Nice little article with Jordan Rhodes. He currently has nine goals in eleven appearances for The Pool, form is temporary whilst class is permanent.

Not sure I agree there ODB, he scored 33 in 183 from leaving Rovers up until this season. 7 seasons across 4 clubs is a long time to be out of form.

I think he's just found his level again. It was in League 1 when he was banging them in for Huddersfield before we signed him, so we're the only club he's ever been able to do the business at in the Championship. Not sure why that is, and he's a Rovers legend obviously. But personally I hold my hands up to our fans who thought his game was limited even when he was scoring at Rovers, I wasn't one of them but I think they've been proven right.

 

[Drog]

Outside the box he was awful and definitely not a team player. When we were under pressure and defending a lead he may as well haver been sat next to me.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Goals win games I don’t care if he didn’t defend!

 

[Drog]

Tell that to Shankly, Ferguson, Postecoglou etc, Oh! plus his teammates. Try telling it to Shearer too! He was the very top at both! thing is ODB a bit of graft costs nowt, anyone can do it even with two left feet. Anyone who doesn't has a problem.... between their ears! No 'i' in team remember.

 

[Drog]

Elliot, branthwaite and morton figuring.

Add Tosin, THB, Van Hecke and Mowbray and his team have done pretty well in helping the development of these kids.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

He didn’t really take to developing our own academy kids though did he!

 

[Drog]

?
With at least 12/13 of our own kids in the first team squad I certainly believe that he did! When can you remember a time when we had just under half the squad made up of our Academy / Youth teams? You can go back as far as you like to 1965.

 

[Drog]

How Brereton Diaz, Dack and more have fared after Rovers exits

Seven players departed Rovers over the summer and have had mixed fortunes at their respective clubs.

www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Ben misses us and the wonderful support he earned from our supporters. The grass isn’t always greener.

 

[Drog]

Kaminsky still going great at Luton. Fair play to him.

 

[Alan]

Kaminsky still going great at Luton. Fair play to him.

I always liked him. It was a pity we had to sell him.

 

[steve w]

I always liked him. It was a pity we had to sell him.

The only real surprise was that he wasnt snapped up at Xmas of his first window with us
I rated him as good as Raya and he is now playing at the very top!

 

[Drog]

I always liked him. It was a pity we had to sell him.

I don't believe that we had to Al. He had a dip in form, JDT preferred Pears to him and he had to go then to further his international career with Belgium. With only Courtois in the way (now out for the season at least with a ruptured ACL) he has every chance of doing that. I believe that if he'd continued to figure as No1 then he'd likely still be here. Bit of a shit show again for us as being Belgian No1 would have upped his value no end.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Lucas Neill having a few financial difficulties it would appear.

Socceroos great goes from super-rich to dodging jail over banktruptcy

One of the stars of the Socceroos' 2006 World Cup campaign, Neill made as much as $40million during his long and successful career - but was left with 'nothing to show for it'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Drog]

One would have thought the PFA would have given him advice. Mind you loads of footballers and famous people got napped in that inland revenue / film sting.
Shame I really rated Neill. Top full back and hard as nails to boot.

 

[Alan]

I don't believe that we had to Al. He had a dip in form, JDT preferred Pears to him and he had to go then to further his international career with Belgium. With only Courtois in the way (now out for the season at least with a ruptured ACL) he has every chance of doing that. I believe that if he'd continued to figure as No1 then he'd likely still be here. Bit of a shit show again for us as being Belgian No1 would have upped his value no end.

I believe it was all about the money

 

[Drog]

Could be.

 

[Drog]

Fulham 3-wolves 2 tonight with reed, cairney and tosin (as sub) all figuring for Fulham. Decent game to watch and wolves will prob feel a little hard done by.