Guest Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 steve "im told its wide of the mark" nicholson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jourdan Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 The old adage 'if it seems too good to be true, it probably is!' rings true here for me.If this signing happens, I think it says more about what is going on at boardroom level than anything else and for me, it'd be an indication of our ambition and how eager we are not to let another opportunity slip away. In some ways, how assertive we have been in the transfer market makes me wonder will we have anything left in the tank if we are still in the Championship in August.It would have been unthinkable even six months ago that we would be able to take such an approach. We paid in the region of £2 million for George Thorne and rewarded several first-team regulars with new deals. Since then we have added three loan signings from the Premier League in Ince, Bent and Lingard who will have increased the wage bill and our expenditure only further.Now we're going to take Jordan Rhodes on loan?From a footballing standpoint, it makes a lot of sense. In what is their biggest game of the season, an FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool, he has been left on the bench. So it's not unreasonable to suggest he is out of favour. Now if Liverpool win today, that leaves Blackburn 14 points off the play-offs, 11 games to play and effectively with nothing but pride left to play for. Whereas for us, it's the business end of the season, a critical period in our season, we are missing both Martin and Bent and we need a goalscorer. Rhodes could quite easily step into the breach. So it's not unreasonable to suggest he could come here and have a part to play, especially if both players are going to be out longer than expected.But from a financial standpoint, it just seems well and truly inconceivable that we could sustain a wage bill with Rhodes, Bent, Ince, Lingard in addition to our highest earners without it being an astronomical financial gamble on our part.It would be a fantastic signing and a much-needed boost but I would be very surprised if it materialised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLACML Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Lost credibility with deleting those tweets re Rhodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 The old adage 'if it seems too good to be true, it probably is!' rings true here for me.If this signing happens, I think it says more about what is going on at boardroom level than anything else and for me, it'd be an indication of our ambition and how eager we are not to let another opportunity slip away. In some ways, how assertive we have been in the transfer market makes me wonder will we have anything left in the tank if we are still in the Championship in August.It would have been unthinkable even six months ago that we would be able to take such an approach. We paid in the region of £2 million for George Thorne and rewarded several first-team regulars with new deals. Since then we have added three loan signings from the Premier League in Ince, Bent and Lingard who will have increased the wage bill and our expenditure only further.Now we're going to take Jordan Rhodes on loan?From a footballing standpoint, it makes a lot of sense. In what is their biggest game of the season, an FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool, he has been left on the bench. So it's not unreasonable to suggest he is out of favour. Now if Liverpool win today, that leaves Blackburn 14 points off the play-offs, 11 games to play and effectively with nothing but pride left to play for. Whereas for us, it's the business end of the season, a critical period in our season, we are missing both Martin and Bent and we need a goalscorer. Rhodes could quite easily step into the breach. So it's not unreasonable to suggest he could come here and have a part to play, especially if both players are going to be out longer than expected.But from a financial standpoint, it just seems well and truly inconceivable that we could sustain a wage bill with Rhodes, Bent, Ince, Lingard in addition to our highest earners without it being an astronomical financial gamble on our part.It would be a fantastic signing and a much-needed boost but I would be very surprised if it materialised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Wednesday have a billionaire Thai owner now that has said they will be in the prem in two years so that's not that hard to believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jourdan Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Bit off topic but I've been wanting to say this for ages, whenever i look at your avatar i think it's a light bulb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Derby Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 So now what? - Rovers have drawn the game and face a replay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Bit off topic but I've been wanting to say this for ages, whenever i look at your avatar i think it's a light bulb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheltenhamRam Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 If true I'm sure the board have considered the additional wages etc at length Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I reckon Rhodes' omission was tactical -playing Gestede the 'bruiser' as a lone striker and packing the midfield - looks to have worked but I wouldn't be surprised to see him play a part in the replay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram a lamb a ding dong Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Thought this transfer was worth a shout when Bent got injured as Rhodes was out of the picture at BRFC. He wouldnt want to come and play second fiddle to martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I've done some digging on Rhodes, I think it's a diversion myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I've done some digging on Rhodes, I think it's a diversion myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 If we can't get Rhodes, the word on the street is Adebayor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Was that a pun in a roundabout way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Awwwww no! Please don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Rhodes can cross, but i'm not sure who would give way in our team to accomodate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 stinks of desperation this rumour. but we would have won the last game at least, if we had some b*llocks and a defensive leader. absolute shambles that equaliser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Awwwww no! Please don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 This thread can only go one way now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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