Any player who is half decent will not wish to be coached MA and his tean and regress, JCH will enjoy his big pay day, and imho it will not be with us sadly!
Reads to me that something has come up that has put a bit of a question mark on the process. Potentially a medical issue given the "failed a medical" rumours going round.
My own guess would be that he's not "failed" a medical per se but there is some sort of medium to long term concern that might be problematic or require "game management" and that's skewed the figures in negotiations. We don't want another Chuks situation for instance.
Sheffield Wednesday getting Conor Coventry could apparently free up George Byers for a move. We should be all over that if it’s true
Fun fact:
Made his senior debut in football against us for Watford when we lost 5-0 in January 2015, as we were waiting for a work permit for Guy Luzon to take us over. What a time that was as well!
Cautious on the pitch which causes us to drop points, cautious off the pitch which causes us to stand around with our dick in our hands most windows with a half baked squad, you can't say this not lot aren't consistent. VFR!!!
Cautious on the pitch which causes us to drop points, cautious off the pitch which causes us to stand around with our dick in our hands most windows with a half baked squad, you can't say this not lot aren't consistent. VFR!!!
What more would you like them to do this window, offers made' they cannot make clubs and players sign until they are ready.
It’s really hard to decipher what’s actually happening in conversations and although people are getting hold of bits here and there, we just never know for sure.
IF both Gillesphrey and JCH fall through, I won’t be too disappointed IF we have adequate replacements in these and other positions that need strengthening. The Jan window is probably the most difficult to have more than a plan B at a push, and if we can’t get them, whether that be down to what we put on the table and JCH getting a better offer in his case, and Gillesphrey not being up to it fitness wise, then so be it, but unless we have viable back ups of sufficient quality, then as frustrating as it is, given the way the season has panned out, then I would prefer loans just to keep us in the division, but the planning must start now for the summer.
What I don’t want is money spent on a backup that we didn’t necessarily want, but is signed just to please us and say “we’ve spent some money”
Yes, the owners/SLT will have to take a bit of flak given how the season has gone, but we’ve really messed up the last three Jan windows.
The offer for JCH shows decent intent. As much as I’ve not been impressed with the new owners, laying £500k on the table for someone in the last 6 months of their contract who has a decent scoring record at this level, is an okay move imo. However, they’re playing catch up on a poor summer and crap season, so I think we watching every move they make and analysing it to a high degree
Cautious on the pitch which causes us to drop points, cautious off the pitch which causes us to stand around with our dick in our hands most windows with a half baked squad, you can't say this not lot aren't consistent. VFR!!!
What more would you like them to do this window, offers made' they cannot make clubs and players sign until they are ready.
It was meant tounge in cheek really as a comment but is starting to give similar vibes to the summer where all the PR talk is promising the world but failing to deliver the goods, early days for sure but almost comically predictable, let's hope JCH comes off and I have a big old egg on my face
It’s Nixon, so take it as you will, but he says we are interested in Niall Ennis
He’s was signed by Blackburn on a 4 year deal last May so presumably it would be a loan deal 🤷♂️
Local paper extract 15 December;
‘Ennis has been handed a series of setbacks. He arrived at the club with a groin injury, then picked up a knee complaint before suffering a hamstring issue in a recent Under-21s match. All of that has meant he's spent more time in the gym than at Ewood Park. After getting his first start on Tuesday, the aim for him is staying fit and available.’
Ennis is a good player but has barely featured for Blackburn this season because of injuries , seems like he signed with an injury from when he was at Plymouth and then just has has a succession of other injuries. Didn't make an appearance until just before Christmas.
However Nixon is making it sound like we'll only be interested if JCH doesn't work out. Barnsley and Bolton also interested
Ennis is a good player but has barely featured for Blackburn this season because of injuries , seems like he signed with an injury from when he was at Plymouth and then just has has a succession of other injuries. Didn't make an appearance until just before Christmas.
However Nixon is making it sound like we'll only be interested if JCH doesn't work out. Barnsley and Bolton also interested
Miss out on a decent player on a permanent deal, only to end up with a crocked player on loan. Surely not
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Left footed CB still needs to be a priority though, as it should have been in the summer
Same account, is someone dropping a C bomb a reliable source?
My own guess would be that he's not "failed" a medical per se but there is some sort of medium to long term concern that might be problematic or require "game management" and that's skewed the figures in negotiations. We don't want another Chuks situation for instance.
What I don’t want is money spent on a backup that we didn’t necessarily want, but is signed just to please us and say “we’ve spent some money”
Yes, the owners/SLT will have to take a bit of flak given how the season has gone, but we’ve really messed up the last three Jan windows.
That would fit the MO
“Ennis opens up on injury problems and Blackburn league debut”
‘Ennis has been handed a series of setbacks. He arrived at the club with a groin injury, then picked up a knee complaint before suffering a hamstring issue in a recent Under-21s match. All of that has meant he's spent more time in the gym than at Ewood Park. After getting his first start on Tuesday, the aim for him is staying fit and available.’
However Nixon is making it sound like we'll only be interested if JCH doesn't work out. Barnsley and Bolton also interested
Miss out on a decent player on a permanent deal, only to end up with a crocked player on loan. Surely not