WoNDeRful Wovers v Sheffield United: 6th November 2021

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Swung the axe ie dropped Rothwell. That’ll do nicely for me as it’s clear as mud he’s off soon. I’ve always rated Buckley and he seems to be constantly improving. Big Ben is rapidly becoming an excellent target man and together with the two young loanees and of course Dolan we have a phenomenal amount of pace up front.

Like the changed thread title BB

I didn’t change the thread title, I would put it down to Drog and editorial control…..I do agree with him btw.

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

An excellent review Drog

You refer to Edun. He looked mightily exposed on Wednesday and Fulham took full advantage, sadly Rothwell for that game showed his inability to cover and help out at the back. Khadra was different and gave Edun plenty of support.

I do like Edun, he is an excellent ball player and is always reading the game and looking for opportunities for us to counter. he looks like an excellent buy. I was chatting to some Lincoln fans at Wembley and they were most upset at losing him for what they thought was a paltry sum; there were similar comments from Crewe fans re Pickering.

 

[steve w]

Edun was hung out to dry by Rothwell against Fulham and I think Drog called it perfectly - khadra was also guilty for 20mins against Sheff Utd. To be fair he either twigged or was told to cover back more and that made the difference.
I can stand errors of judgement/naivety from young players

It just highlighted Rothwells total disregard for his team last Weds . To say his appearance on Sat was muted would be an understatement. We aren't stupid Joe!!

 

[Drog]

I confess I did that title change BB. Seemed appropriate given the level of performance from the team.

 

[Drog]

An excellent review Drog

You refer to Edun. He looked mightily exposed on Wednesday and Fulham took full advantage, sadly Rothwell for that game showed his inability to cover and help out at the back. Khadra was different and gave Edun plenty of support.

I do like Edun, he is an excellent ball player and is always reading the game and looking for opportunities for us to counter. he looks like an excellent buy. I was chatting to some Lincoln fans at Wembley and they were most upset at losing him for what they thought was a paltry sum; there were similar comments from Crewe fans re Pickering.

Finding talent in the lower leagues and abroad plus bringing fallen youth stars from the big clubs to our Academy has to be our future.

 

[khmerblue]

Reaction or planned? - Mowbray explains Rovers team selection

Tony Mowbray says his team selection for the win over Sheffield United was impacted by the defeat to Fulham but also because of the three-game week.

www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk

 

[Drog]

From khmer's link.
One thing that I hadn't considered is that Khadra is still only 20, Poveda just 21, Davenport 22. By contrast Wharton was the grand old man of the newcomers on Saturday of just 24! Subs were Dolan at 19, Rothwell at 26 and Butterworth at just 21. We have one hell of a young squad don't we? No wonder sometimes they can be a little inconsistent.

I find it strange that TM referred to Joe Rothwell still learning his position at 26 though!

 

[steve w]

From khmer's link.
One thing that I hadn't considered is that Khadra is still only 20, Poveda just 21, Davenport 22. By contrast Wharton was the grand old man of the newcomers on Saturday of just 24! Subs were Dolan at 19, Rothwell at 26 and Butterworth at just 21. We have one hell of a young squad don't we? No wonder sometimes they can be a little inconsistent.

I find it strange that TM referred to Joe Rothwell still learning his position at 26 though!

Thats just management talk and if I was Joe Rothwell I would see it as what it is! A slap across the chops

 

[khmerblue]

I sometimes think TM does not remember what he said previous, he said before the QPR you need to play your best team every game, then made changes. I do not think anyone believes that players were rested Saturday, we have still not heard why JRC was missing on sat, then it would have been five changes. I can't believe 19 yr olds can't play 3 games a week.The dribble that Rothwell is still learning at 26 is a insult to Joe, apart from Drog we were all happy to see the back of Rothwell after wed.If he is leaving we should be told and Joe should be getting splinters in his arse. How many would be happy to see the same side as Saturday at Bristol in a fortnight.I would be but will tinkerman Tony.
Ps,on Sat on the Radio it said Davenport was out of contract in the summer.

 

[Alan]

Davenport needs a new contract then. I hadn't realised he was only 22.

 

[khmerblue]

He is reportedly on 7k a week Al, I think we need to see him play a dozen games on the bounce first.

 

[Alan]

Latest published salaries.

Blackburn Rovers 2021 - Player Wages
Blackburn Rovers have a total of 67 players in their home squad. The highest earning player in the squad is Daniel Ayala earning £17,000 per week.
Blackburn Rovers play in the Sky Bet Championship, the second division of mens professional football in England.
The teams total wage bill is:

• £9,231,560 per year
• £177,530 per week

Active Squad:

Player Name	Weekly Wage	Yearly Salary	Age	Position	Nationality
Daniel Ayala	£17,000	£884,000	30	D C	Spain
Bradley Dack	£17,000	£884,000	27	AM C	England
Darragh Lenihan	£14,000	£728,000	27	D C	Ireland
Sam Gallagher	£13,000	£676,000	25	ST	England
Ian Poveda	£11,000	£572,000	21	AM RL	England
Thomas Kaminski	£10,000	£520,000	28	GK	Belgium
Bradley Johnson	£8,500	£442,000	34	DM	England
Jacob Davenport	£8,100	£421,200	22	DM	England
Ben Brereton Díaz	£6,500	£338,000	22	AM L, ST	England
Harry Pickering	£6,200	£322,400	22	D/WB L	England
Joe Rankin-Costello	£5,100	£265,200	21	D/WB R, AM RLC	England
Ryan Nyambe	£4,700	£244,400	23	D R	Namibia
Tayo Edun	£4,600	£239,200	23	D L, M LC	England
Jan Paul van Hecke	£4,100	£213,200	21	D C	Holland
John Buckley	£4,100	£213,200	21	AM C	England
Joe Rothwell	£4,100	£213,200	26	AM LC	England
Lewis Travis	£4,000	£208,000	23	DM	England
Reda Khadra	£3,700	£192,400	20	AM RLC	Germany
Scott Wharton	£3,600	£187,200	23	D LC	England
Tyrhys Dolan	£3,600	£187,200	19	AM RLC	England
Hayden Carter	£3,200	£166,400	21	D C	England
Leighton Clarkson	£3,000	£156,000	19	DM	England
Aynsley Pears	£2,500	£130,000	23	GK	England
Antonis Stergiakis	£1,500	£78,000	22	GK	Greece
Daniel Butterworth	£1,400	£72,800	21	AM/F C	England
Daniel Pike	£820	£42,640	19	D/WB R	England
Jake Garrett	£760	£39,520	18	D L, DM	England
Jack Vale	£760	£39,520	20	AM R, ST	Wales
Louie Annesley	£740	£38,480	21	D C, DM	Gibraltar
Luke Brennan	£740	£38,480	19	AM RL	England

Player Name	Weekly Wage	Yearly Salary	Age	Position	Nationality
Sam Burns	£670	£34,840	18	ST	England
Tyler Magloire	£610	£31,720	22	D C	England
Jordan Eastham	£510	£26,520	19	GK	England
Joe Nolan	£510	£26,520	19	DM	England
Jalil Saadi	£510	£26,520	19	D C, DM	France
Connor McBride	£480	£24,960	20	AM L, ST	Scotland
Sam Barnes	£420	£21,840	20	D C	England
Sam Durrant	£420	£21,840	20	AM RC	England
Alex Baker	£400	£20,800	17	AM RL, ST	England
Jared Harlock	£360	£18,720	18	DM	England
Zak Gilsenan	£350	£18,200	18	AM RLC	Australia
Aidan Dowling	£250	£13,000	18	GK	England
Lenni Rae Cirino	£250	£13,000	18	D/WB L	England
Isaac Whitehall	£250	£13,000	19	D R, M RC	England
Ryan Wilson	£140	£7,280	16	D/WB R	England
Dominik Biniek	£140	£7,280	17	AM RLC	England
Felix Goddard	£140	£7,280	17	GK	England
Will Blease	£140	£7,280	16	GK	Ireland
Georgie Gent	£140	£7,280	17	D LC, AM L	England
Jake Batty	£140	£7,280	16	D/WB L	England
Adam Wharton	£140	£7,280	17	AM C	England
Ashley Phillips	£140	£7,280	16	D C	England
Charlie Olsen	£140	£7,280	16	D C	England
George Pratt	£140	£7,280	17	D RC	England
Kristi Montgomery	£140	£7,280	17	AM RC	Scotland
Patrick Gamble	£140	£7,280	17	D RC	England
Joseph Ferguson	£140	£7,280	18	D/WB R	England
Jay Haddow	£140	£7,280	17	D R, DM	England
Charlie Weston	£140	£7,280	16	DM	England
Harley O'Grady-Macken	£140	£7,280	16	M C	England
Adam Caddick	£140	£7,280	16	DM	England
Ben Fyles	£140	£7,280	17	AM RLC	Wales
Harrison Wood	£140	£7,280	16	AM RC	England
George Chmiel	£140	£7,280	16	AM RL, ST	England
Harry Leonard	£140	£7,280	17	AM RL, ST	England
Evan Cunningham	£140	£7,280	17	AM RL, ST	Scotland
Brandon Lonsdale	£140	£7,280	18	AM RL, ST	England

Who is Blackburn Rovers's highest earner?
Daniel Ayala has the highest salary at Blackburn Rovers, earning £17,000 per week
What is Blackburn Rovers's yearly wage bill in 2021?
Blackburn Rovers total salary bill is £9,231,560 per year

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

It looks like we are paying some at below the Minimum Wage.

 

[blueandwhitehalves]

Maybe those contracts are set up so they're an apprenticeship.

 

[khmerblue]

There all youth team players, apprenticeship wage for them.Can see why Rothwell wants to move and Buckley ,Wharton and Travis need a pay rise.How can Davenport earn more than them , obviously he was at citeh and was paid well.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Only Ayala and Johnson in their 30s!

 

[steve w]

Clarkson only on £3k - Liverpool prospect!! (cant see that being correct)

 

[Drog]

It's possible that we are only paying a percentage although if that were the case I'd imagine Liverpool would want to see him figure more in games.

 

[Drog]

There all youth team players, apprenticeship wage for them.Can see why Rothwell wants to move and Buckley ,Wharton and Travis need a pay rise.How can Davenport earn more than them , obviously he was at citeh and was paid well.

At 26 the next contract is massive to Joe Rothwell. Small wonder that he's open to the highest bidder. Perhaps now people will understand his refusal to sign a new contract.
Also waggy I'd add Dolan to that list who we need to be discussing a pay rise with.

Sad also to say but I see Dack's remuneration as being money down the drain. I doubt we'll ever see the old Bradley Dack after those two horrific injuries. Let's be honest he was hardly a quick player before them was he?

 

[khmerblue]

I think 3,600 is a good amount for a 19 yr old as far Dack we had to give him a decent contract, nobody can foresee the future, but when finance is tight it does not help that your highest paid players are injury prone.