[Football] Blackburn Rovers

Tony Towner's Fridge · Sep 15, 2021

I see Khadra was put on in place of Buckley last night. They must be a good outside bet for promotion this season. Always liked Buckley and Khadra is going to be excellent (hopefully for us next season but don't know what position?

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TNBA

TTF

Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ · Sep 15, 2021

Different Buckley… haha you lose!

DarrenFreemansPerm · Sep 15, 2021

Tony Towner's Fridge said:
I see Khadra was put on in place of Buckley last night. They must be a good outside bet for promotion this season. Always liked Buckley and Khadra is going to be excellent (hopefully for us next season but don't know what position? ) .

TNBA

TTF

Apologies if I’m being a fool, but Blackburn’s Buckley isn’t the former Brighton player.

Mackenzie · Sep 15, 2021

Our Buckley is now a football agent (I believe)

Swansman · Sep 15, 2021

I dont know. I get the impression that they are planning to stay in the Championship permanently.

AZ Gull · Sep 15, 2021

Swansman said:
I dont know. I get the impression that they are planning to stay in the Championship permanently.

Perhaps the Venky's have learned not to count their chickens.

Icy Gull · Sep 15, 2021

AZ Gull said:
Perhaps the Venky's have learned not to count their chickens.

Chapeau tipped

Cowfold Seagull · Sep 16, 2021

Icy Gull said:
Chapeau tipped

Posh git!

Springal · Sep 16, 2021

Will Buckley retired a season or 2 back - now a football agent

Dick Swiveller · Sep 16, 2021

Springal said:
Will Buckley retired a season or 2 back - now a football agent

/Cups ear - hears Perseus weeping gently

Kosh · Sep 16, 2021

Interesting comments re Khadra from Mowbray last night, basically he's not fit (not injury related), miles behind his squad in terms of cardio apparently... tbf he's always looked a little on the heavy side, but TM was saying he's not going to be a starter unless he sorts his base level fitness out... In this case, this sounds like a loan designed with one purpose: get fit for the PL and a season with sgt slaughter might be best for all parties.

Here's hoping he can get lean and mean, but maintain his undoubted 'balling ability.

Nobby Cybergoat · Sep 16, 2021

Kosh said:
Interesting comments re Khadra from Mowbray last night, basically he's not fit (not injury related), miles behind his squad in terms of cardio apparently... tbf he's always looked a little on the heavy side, but TM was saying he's not going to be a starter unless he sorts his base level fitness out... In this case, this sounds like a loan designed with one purpose: get fit for the PL and a season with sgt slaughter might be best for all parties.

Here's hoping he can get lean and mean, but maintain his undoubted 'balling ability.

Slightly worrying to me if the cardio isn't there. It's middle of September. If it's not there soon, the bloke has questions to answer

Kosh · Sep 16, 2021

Nobby Cybergoat said:
Slightly worrying to me if the cardio isn't there. It's middle of September. If it's not there soon, the bloke has questions to answer

Quite right, the comments btw were up on the Argus website this morning... perhaps it's fair to say that GP and co have their doubts about his physical ability to handle the rigours of the PL? and not just due to impact injury, but with regard general fitness levels. However in his defence, he's had a multitude of setbacks (due to impact stuff) and that has most likely caused a general loss of 90 min readiness. You could argue though, that surely as a PL under 23 he should be 'fit' irrespective of his other setbacks.

It'll be interesting to watch his progress, especially as he's now at a crossroads of sorts ... get fit and light up the Championship (to be fair he did just this last night) and he's very likely to come back and be a part of our squad for the 2022/23 season... Over to him and fortune I guess.

Cowfold Seagull · Sep 16, 2021

Springal said:
Will Buckley retired a season or 2 back - now a football agent

Yep, although the OP wasn't a million miles away in thinking he was the Blackburn version, our very own Will's last contract being just down the road at Bolton!

casbom · Sep 16, 2021

Pretty sure it's been covered already as to why he is not "match" fit yet, that is due to only playing a full 90 min like 3 times last season. Rest of time he was injured and then when he got back to pre-season training with us he lasted a couple of weeks before picking up an ankle injury which he is just coming back from.

If he is still a super sub come Nov/Dec then we can start to question his timber/fitness.

Cowfold Seagull · Sep 16, 2021

casbom said:
Pretty sure it's been covered already as to why he is not "match" fit yet, that is due to only playing a full 90 min like 3 times last season. Rest of time he was injured and then when he got back to pre-season training with us he lasted a couple of weeks before picking up an ankle injury which he is just coming back from.

If he is still a super sub come Nov/Dec then we can start to question his timber/fitness.

Ermmm question whose fitness? Will Buckley retired at the end of last season.

casbom · Sep 16, 2021

Cowfold Seagull said:
Ermmm question whose fitness? Will Buckley retired at the end of last season.

er..not Buckley's

Kosh · Sep 16, 2021

casbom said:
Pretty sure it's been covered already as to why he is not "match" fit yet, that is due to only playing a full 90 min like 3 times last season. Rest of time he was injured and then when he got back to pre-season training with us he lasted a couple of weeks before picking up an ankle injury which he is just coming back from.

If he is still a super sub come Nov/Dec then we can start to question his timber/fitness.

Fair enough, but the way TM phrased it to me at least, it reads more like his natural levels aren't what they should be for a professional PL level athlete... in spite of his 'setbacks.'

Like I say, let's see how he goes because I'm hoping he turns out to be utterly brilliant - I think he's got the talent.

The Wookiee · Sep 16, 2021

Nobby Cybergoat said:
Slightly worrying to me if the cardio isn't there. It's middle of September. If it's not there soon, the bloke has questions to answer

I wonder if he had Covid last season ?

Could explain things

GT49er · Sep 16, 2021

Mowbray's words seem incredibly harsh, bearing in mind the injuries Khadra has had, and that he's played very few 90 minute matches this year because of them. Not really the sort of thing you expect a manager to come out with so strongly in public either. Seems at bit strange, especially as the other substitute who came on with Khadra and turned the game round, Butterworth (who's been at Blackburn through the youth ranks, so presumably up to speed with Mowbray's fitness regime), was the one reported by Blackburn fans to be blowing out of his arse after 15 minutes!

Wander what sort of blistering 'welcome' young van Hecke will get from the manager if and when he finally pulls on a Blackburn shirt? Still, at least young Khadra appears to have the fans' support!

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