Transfer Rumour BTA to Blackburn (6 Viewers)

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long way home

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Sometimes players just don't work out at certain clubs. This might be the case with BTA the problem is we need bodies in or deals agreed before letting bodies go out. . I think we have had the chance to sell BTA, Milan, Sheaf, Lats this window, but none will go if the club have nobody walking in. The club will be working on things behind the scenes but this has to be right because FL job and career could depend on getting it right. Hold on to what you have with a couple of loans to help consolidate ready for rebuild in the summer could be the decision.
 
Earlsdon_Skyblue1

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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If BTA goes, this will go down as some trivia in the future. What a weird signing it would turn out to be.

I echo the comments of others. I like his work rate and the way he speaks, but his end product is so off it and he's looked extremely lost in some games.
 
Liquid Gold

Liquid Gold

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I think he’s the sort of player you can rely on for 10 goals a season if he plays most games.

He’s not an impact player though and with others ahead of him here he just won’t get the minutes.

If we can move him on without making too much of a loss I’d be for it. His value is only going to decrease the longer he’s here.
 
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wingy

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LilleSkyBlue said:
Is Rosario not the odd-one-out in that list? I remember him being a bit crap in that red-flecked away kit.

Maybe I should go check the stats.
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As a striker he was pretty suspect but as a midfielder he definitely had a spell of good performances, can't quite remember if he supply Mick Quinn or not but it felt a special time for a while.
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

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wingy said:
As a striker he was pretty suspect but as a midfielder he definitely had a spell of good performances, can't quite remember if he supply Mick Quinn or not but it felt a special time for a while.
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He scored 8 goals for us in 59 games and a whopping 34 career goals in 271 games.
 
Pezza

Pezza

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And there it is…. Stoke City have joined the race for BTA according to our fiends Pete O’Rourke.
 
AFCCOVENTRY

AFCCOVENTRY

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Interesting words from Eustace. Reading in between the lines he wants him.


"I don't think anything is imminent in the next few days, not that I'm aware of," Eustace told the Lancashire Telegraph. "Brandon is another good player at this level. We have been linked with a lot of strikers already from the league.

"He's someone with good pedigree and someone who has done well over the last few seasons. I don't know if there has been a bid. I'm not aware if that's happened and if it has, okay, brilliant."
 
Offhegoes

Offhegoes

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wingy said:
As a striker he was pretty suspect but as a midfielder he definitely had a spell of good performances, can't quite remember if he supply Mick Quinn or not but it felt a special time for a while.
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Rosario's first season (91/92) wasn't great under Butcher, and then Don Howe's ultra defensive side. Even Gallagher struggled in that team. Paul Furlong scored 5 goals in 8 games and then didn't score again after November or something. He blossomed the following season, and as you say formed a great partnership with Mick Quinn. Gould even played him in midfield sometimes. That first half of the 92/93 season was a special period. We were top of the league after 3 games, and the magical 5-1 Liverpool win, followed by beating Villa 3-0 on Boxing Day. Rosario was key in both of those games.
When he was sold to Forest in February, Quinn stopped scoring and we slid down the league. He didn't want to go either from all accounts but we were skint, and £400K was too much to turn down. There are rumours suggesting he was sold for another reason though....
 
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Hincha

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Feel there is a player in BTA. As with a few of our players this season, we can’t expect players to show their true form when they don’t get consistent minutes.

Signing both BTA & Bassette was poor squad-building when we usually play one up-front.

Hopefully with the bidding war we can get our money back and wish him well
 
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Nick

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Imagine if we had somebody like Tom Cannon on loan and he went and we replaced him with BTA.
 
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skyblu3sk

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Always thought BTA was a bit of an odd signing it wasn't something it looked like wee needed so wouldn't be surprised at all to see him move on...
 
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WhoGotTheAssist

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It's good that more than one club are after him, should mean we can negotiate on that price a bit more and hopefully at least get back what we paid for him.
 
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RoboCCFC90

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Its not worked out for BTA here, that's not to say there isn't a good player there, but he's not shown it enough in glimpses or opportunities that he's had.

Wish him well, reinvest the money and move on.
 
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SkyBluePower

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RoboCCFC90 said:
Its not worked out for BTA here, that's not to say there isn't a good player there, but he's not shown it enough in glimpses or opportunities that he's had.

Wish him well, reinvest the money and move on.
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Exactly. The wrong signing for the wrong positional need. Would have like to have been in the position to persevere but sounds like we are back to one in one out so selling him is a least worst option.

Moving him now hasn’t done his career too much harm by the look of it which is good because he never lacked effort.
 
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Viktor17

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Issue with BTA is that when purchased, general view was decent back up option for simms off bench for last 20 mins etc / fill in.

However the Bassette purchase changed that, clearly wasn't planned and a case of take him now or not at all. But that then meant we had 2 strikers vouching for one back up position, then ends up playing wide/bit part, then robins goes.

As others have said, sometimes it just doesnt work, circumstances change - this is one of those I think. There is a decent enough 10 goal championship striker there - sadly not going to be for us. Makes sense to flip and try to rebalance our squad.
 
RegTheDonk

RegTheDonk

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Realise Haji has been injured but bearing in mind he usually features in a game, most often off the bench, do we get another player in?
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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RegTheDonk said:
Realise Haji has been injured but bearing in mind he usually features in a game, most often off the bench, do we get another player in?
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I'd imagine his replacement will be a versatile forward that can play both at RW and centrally.

As mentioned in another thread it's probably why we're looking at Sorba Thomas.

Whether someone will come in this window, debatable.
 
edgy

edgy

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Sick Boy said:
In an ideal world I’d keep him and send Bassette out on loan.
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If we didnt need a reshuffle/funds elsewhere, I'd agree. But if we can generate circa £2m and move it to another position then it has to happen really.
 
JSL

JSL

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Well the club have just posted photos on Facebook which include BTA in training so doubt anything is happening before the weekend at least
 
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RoboCCFC90

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BTA has been pictured by City's socials at training, so nothing imminent predicted as you'd imagine he'd be off for medicals if that was the case.
 
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