Comments on: AUDERE EST FACERE: Lucky Escape For Hughes As Mido Turns Down Blackburn

By: ben

ben — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:44:55 +0000

Wow!, real backing for Dawson, I am surprised. I’d be upset if I was Gardner is all. His stint in the team, at the beginning of the season coinsided with clean sheets.

None can argue that Spurs concead far too many goals, it really gets my goat as it is holding you back. You’ve won games on the basis of being able to score more goals than the oppostion, which is the Spurs way, but history teaches us that this is not the way to goal. A mean defence over a season will always pay dividends.

Dawson may well progress into a top player, but I will always maintain that the best defenders are the ones that will do anything to stop you. Zakora will drastically stiffen up your midfield, an absolute beast of a comptitor apparently according to Guiem Ballague. But Spurs will still fail to get enough points over a season, unless they can get alot more clean sheets.

By: chalky

chalky — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 05:46:44 +0000

Mido would be a revalation at Ewood Pk,Bolton would also do very well by signing him…in fact anyone who play”s kick & rush should sign him asap…He really is awsome in the air!And Dawson is most definitaly not lightweight,a tough yorkshireman,he is a replica of Tony Adams & like TA he will be very successful…..

By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:05:56 +0000

The lowly mid table jibe was in part a dig at Mido and another part attempt at stimulating some Blackburn interest (seems it worked anyway!)

Some good points have came out of the discussion anyway. I still don’t think that Blackburn will lose anything by not signing Mido, he may have been first choice when fit for most of the season at Spurs but when Rasiak was his only competition for the target man spot I don’t think it really counts for much.

Signing Jason Roberts is a far better use of the Bellamy money and I think he’ll do well for Blackburn next season, I wouldn’t have been disappointed to see him land at Spurs to be honest, he’s big, strong, quick and has an eye for goal - a perfect backup for Berbatov who I hope also has a few of those qualities.

One thing I will take issue with is Michael Dawson being called lightweight. Come off it now mate, he’s one of the toughest players in the Premiership as 0313197S says. If he played for Chelsea he’d be called the new John Terry but we’re happy to have him as the new Michael Dawson at the Lane. Lightweight this boy definitely isn’t.

By: 0313197S

0313197S — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 19:41:31 +0000

point well taken on lee, but i vehemently disagree with your dawson comment. he was outstanding last year and is progressing faster than anyone could have hoped. his call up by sven a testament. this is a guy you could see throwing his face in front of a ball with little regard for the consequences a la adams and butcher.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 18:58:51 +0000

It is painfull supporting a small club like Blackburn sometimes, as you cannot ever build a team. Someone performs and the big clubs come knocking with Champs league football and more money.

You cannot build on success as you cannot replace players like Duff and Bellas. So it grinds on me that fans from a club like Spurs, who really seem to have the clout to bust into the top 4 consitently, trash the poor kid’s clothes!!

I think if I was lucky enough to support a club who could make exciting signings and looked to be on the verge of something great, that I would be a bit more modest….

You have signed two pearlers, but you must stiffen up the defence and buy defenders who love to defend. Li yong-po is a cracker going forward, but simply isn’t nasty enough. Dawson is also light weight….

By: Mr. Knuckles

Mr. Knuckles — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:04:44 +0000

I can’t understand all this “big club / little club” talk. Lets speak plainly. Yes, Blackburn is a small town that regularly punches above its weight. Given the ratio of its supporters to the local population and the close proximity of many local clubs (Man U, City Everton Liverpool and the Bumley (sp), Preston etc.), Rovers are remarkably well supported by an intensly loyal and knowledgable fan base.

We’ve now reached a point where the six ‘big’ clubs (in terms of having a large following of supporters and therefore money), simply buy up the best players and the others simply play for a UEFA spot. Sop what is the point in the Premier Legue? Why not let Man U, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea simply play each other half a dozen times a year, or better jet around Europe every other week in an inconsequential Euro league.

Spurs fans please note: You weren’t mentioned as one of the ‘big’ six - for obvious reasons.

By: mervycowan

mervycowan — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:23:15 +0000

i, for one, appreciate those comments ben. showing repect like that, it would do alot of fans alot of good to read such words. though i admit spurs have the moeny and players at the moment to possibly make the step up to atleast consistent uefa qualifiers, so far in the premier league’s history they could be considered the biggest under-achievers (or maybe leeds!). cheers

By: shaun

shaun — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:58:56 +0000

Ben… I think that if you read the article again you will realise that Alan is being fecitious. I think he’s insinuating Mido’s arrogance. I’m a Spurs supporter and don’t think Blackburn are a mid table club, not like West Spam, Middlesborough or Aston Villa who are Mid table clubs. I always keep my fingers crossed when our two clubs meet ‘cos I know how much Blackburn will battle for a result. Never an easy game!
Blackburn, Bolton and Spurs are all currently very similar. We all have the potential to turn the top clubs over, but lack a little bit of consistency, we’re not quite top 4 clubs yet, but we’re getting there. I’m really enjoying Spurs at them moment and I’m glad we didn’t sign Mido. He was fat for the first six months he was with us… Lost a lot of weight for the new season and was excellent. He went to the African Nations cup and came back Fat again. He can be an amaizng player but all too often drops his head…. not sure if that’s because he loses motivation or if it’s because he’s so fat he struggles to lift it. I think you’re fortunate he’s not joining you!!

By: 0313197S

0313197S — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:54:58 +0000

I have nothing against Blackburn……well, other than that they resigned MGP. As mentioned above Mido’s goal tally was inflated and not a true reflection of his quaity….or lack there of. A couple of penalys, a goal tending howler or two, a flick here and there, and voil?, you’ve got double digits. simlly not good enough.

By: mervycowan

mervycowan — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:35:14 +0000

you’ve hit the nail on the head brett (emo?) and alex. shropshire spud, sorry but your just sayin what comes first to the front of your skull. MGP and reid both rejected moves to “the BIG City” and pledged their future to blackburn. maybe its cos reid came from millwall, i’m not sure…

fair enough, without bellamy we may not fair so well but then you must take stock of mark hughes and everyone connected with blackburns acheivments over the past year and a half for us to go from relegation candidates to playing in THE SAME european competitions as the mighty bastions(SP) of english football next season…Spurs. and anyhow, MH has plenty of time to bring a replacement for bell-bag