Let's all laugh at Jackburn

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:36 pm

Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy failed to turn up for the first day of pre-season training on Monday, reports BBC Five Live Sport.

McCarthy, 29, has repeatedly said that he would leave Ewood Park for a club in the Champions League.

The South Africa international has been linked with Chelsea, whose manager Jose Mourinho won the Champions League at Porto, with McCarthy in his squad.

McCarthy scored 18 goals in the Premier League last season.

He was the second highest scorer in the league behind Chelsea's Didier Drogba in his first season in England, helping Rovers to a 10th-place finish.

Speaking in June, McCarthy said: "If the opportunity does come to go and play for a team where you can move up a level and play Champions League football, that will always be my dream.

"If that opportunity occurs to go and play for a team like that, then I would love for my management to look at the possibility and look in their heart to make it possible to make a move like that."

McCarthy counts Celta Vigo and Ajax, as well as Porto, among his former clubs.

Leyther_Matt · Post by **Leyther_Matt** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:52 pm

Words cannot describe how sympathetic I feel

Dr Hotdog · Post by **Dr Hotdog** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:54 pm

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hli ... ni+reports

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:56 pm

Don't spoil it

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:27 pm

Made a good signing in yon Ritgers. If McCarthy goes, they'll have money - and arguably a replacement.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:58 pm

Regardless of localised tribalism, McCarthy was surely THE signing of last season.

Zulus Thousand of em · Post by **Zulus Thousand of em** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:19 pm

And Ritgers could well be the signing of this season. Good manager that Sparky - unfortunately.

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:37 pm

May turn around and bite me, but I'm not impressed with the Dutchman

Milky_Joe · Post by **Milky_Joe** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:42 pm

According to the ever reliable Wikipedia, Rigters has just 8 league goals to his name in his entire career.

This in the same league where Kezman scored 126 goals in 172 games.....

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:46 pm

CAPSLOCK wrote:May turn around and bite me, but I'm not impressed with the Dutchman

Maybe not, but he cost the same as Fabian DeFreitas, a decade later, in a vastly more inflated market. Compared to the price of England's U21ers, it seems a sensible gamble to me

(Awaits Mof Gimmers swooping in with a "What's wrong with Fabian DeFreitas?!")

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:48 pm

That chap did well during the U21 cup fair enough, but that's hardly a guarantee is it - so did Vaz Te

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:51 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
CAPSLOCK wrote:May turn around and bite me, but I'm not impressed with the Dutchman
Maybe not, but he cost the same as Fabian DeFreitas, a decade later, in a vastly more inflated market. Compared to the price of England's U21ers, it seems a sensible gamble to me

(Awaits Mof Gimmers swooping in with a "What's wrong with Fabian DeFreitas?!")

D'you know if Harrison was involved in that deal?

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:53 pm

CAPSLOCK wrote:
Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
CAPSLOCK wrote:May turn around and bite me, but I'm not impressed with the Dutchman
Maybe not, but he cost the same as Fabian DeFreitas, a decade later, in a vastly more inflated market. Compared to the price of England's U21ers, it seems a sensible gamble to me

(Awaits Mof Gimmers swooping in with a "What's wrong with Fabian DeFreitas?!")
D'you know if Harrison was involved in that deal?

Twas half a decade before his favourite client's time. Coulda been McKay if FdF was Francophone...

Puskas · Post by **Puskas** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:51 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
CAPSLOCK wrote:
Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
CAPSLOCK wrote:May turn around and bite me, but I'm not impressed with the Dutchman
Maybe not, but he cost the same as Fabian DeFreitas, a decade later, in a vastly more inflated market. Compared to the price of England's U21ers, it seems a sensible gamble to me

(Awaits Mof Gimmers swooping in with a "What's wrong with Fabian DeFreitas?!")
D'you know if Harrison was involved in that deal?

Twas half a decade before his favourite client's time. Coulda been McKay if FdF was Francophone...

You can't knock Fab too much. Don't forget his goals against Reading at Wembley.
And, erm, er.....he did score a good one against Forest at Burnden in the Prem. Very tight angle, if I recall correctly...
Not to mention.... er.... yes, well....
I think he replaced Len Cantello as our most expensive player for a while, too...

Leyther_Matt · Post by **Leyther_Matt** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:18 pm

Puskas wrote:
Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
CAPSLOCK wrote:
Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
CAPSLOCK wrote:May turn around and bite me, but I'm not impressed with the Dutchman
Maybe not, but he cost the same as Fabian DeFreitas, a decade later, in a vastly more inflated market. Compared to the price of England's U21ers, it seems a sensible gamble to me

(Awaits Mof Gimmers swooping in with a "What's wrong with Fabian DeFreitas?!")
D'you know if Harrison was involved in that deal?

Twas half a decade before his favourite client's time. Coulda been McKay if FdF was Francophone...
You can't knock Fab too much. Don't forget his goals against Reading at Wembley.
And, erm, er.....he did score a good one against Forest at Burnden in the Prem. Very tight angle, if I recall correctly...
Not to mention.... er.... yes, well....
I think he replaced Len Cantello as our most expensive player for a while, too...

Scored the first goal in beating the champions at Burnden as well, don't forget (though he nearly missed)

He was indeed our record signing until we signed Blake I think?

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:28 pm

One against Jackburn n all

Puskas · Post by **Puskas** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:29 pm

Leyther_Matt wrote:
Puskas wrote:
You can't knock Fab too much. Don't forget his goals against Reading at Wembley.
And, erm, er.....he did score a good one against Forest at Burnden in the Prem. Very tight angle, if I recall correctly...
Not to mention.... er.... yes, well....
I think he replaced Len Cantello as our most expensive player for a while, too...
Scored the first goal in beating the champions at Burnden as well, don't forget (though he nearly missed)

He was indeed our record signing until we signed Blake I think?

Fairclough, I believe. Chris Fairclough was our record signing for about a week. Then we signed Gerry Taggert for even more!
Heady days...

Puskas · Post by **Puskas** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:33 pm

Batman wrote:One against Jackburn n all

Indeed. This has probably been posted here before, but it always amused me...
http://www.burndenpark.freeserve.co.uk/FABIAN.HTM

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