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| Ferguson moves to Blackpool; Merged - Official confirmation | |
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| JBCFC | Jul 22 2011, 11:07 AM Post #201 |
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Peter Enckelman
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Great buy for only 1m, but let's get real he's 33 and doesn't fit with the style of play were going for next year. Not happy he's gone but not overly fussed either. If he wants to go good luck to him but he's not what blues need right now some young attacking minded midfielder would be a very welcome change. I'd prefer us to loose a game 5-4 than watch a boring 0-0 or even 1-0 win with 75 mins of defending in honesty, football is supposed to be a form of entertainment and with the last two managers we have lost a lot of that let's get back to attacking football and have some fun again! |
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| Ian | Jul 22 2011, 11:08 AM Post #202 |
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Alex Govan
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Seriously, 33 years old, no engine, passes sideways, last year of contract & a transfer fee of 600k+ it's a no brainer. Thanks Baz, enjoy the chav capital of the UK. Come back to this thread in six months time and we will see how unhappy you are then. |
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| Amuser | Jul 22 2011, 12:40 PM Post #203 |
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Geoff Horsfield
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Ferguson was a class act who will shine in the Championship. Time will tell what style of play we'll play next year (McLeish always talked about getting the ball down and playing it) but I don't see why Ferguson wouldn't fit in with it if it turns out to be an expansive, free-flowing attack-fest: someone needs to pull the strings and keep discipline in the middle. As an aside, while it will be nice to see a change in our philosophy I've never agreed that 'football is supposed to be a form of entertainment'. It's supposed to be a sporting contest; anything other than that is Sky-driven waffle. It's nice when it's entertaining but as the criteria differs from fan to fan I'm not sure football can win that battle without compromising its principles. |
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| crusto | Jul 22 2011, 01:06 PM Post #204 |
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Paul Tait
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Goodbye mr crab. Good luck at that big club youve just moved to. |
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| the limey | Jul 22 2011, 02:02 PM Post #205 |
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Trevor Hockey
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Shame we didnt see his natural game while he was here but he always put in a decent shift. Good luck at blackpool...but not that much. |
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| 07blues08 | Jul 22 2011, 03:07 PM Post #206 |
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Paul Tait
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I think he's just had his last best year in football at Birmingham. Now, he's just another old head, who won't do anything special as you expect him to. Past his prime, now and old timer, to be honest he's not all that - when his performances ultimately didn't save us from all the goals we leaked or any attacking threat. We could do with a replacement. Goodbye, Barry. |
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| bcfcno1fan | Jul 22 2011, 04:29 PM Post #207 |
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Alex Govan
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Bye |
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| roman totale | Jul 22 2011, 04:52 PM Post #208 |
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Jose Dominguez
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An absolute talisman his first season, and great for the first half of last season - intermittently decent after that, the Final obviously being a particularly fine performance. But he was playing hurt the second half of the year, and I think he would have been tops in the Championship, under Hughton. See ya Baz, and best of luck for the future. |
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| Blacksmith | Jul 22 2011, 05:02 PM Post #209 |
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Jeff Hall
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Confirmation from the Official website:
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| Trueblood | Jul 23 2011, 07:47 AM Post #210 |
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Kenny Burns
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Ferguson didn't either Also says "he missed a chunk of the 2010/11 campaign with broken ribs" (I made it 2 games) a grossly unfair comment, I wonder how many players in our squad last season would have gone through what he did (injection wise), just to carry on playing for Blues. |
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| Gumbo | Jul 23 2011, 12:47 PM Post #211 |
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Jose Dominguez
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Great player for the club, always ready to roll his sleeves up & get stuck in. IMO he is exactly the sort of experienced player we need to support some of the younger lads to help get us out out of the Championship, as Lee Carsley did couple of years ago. Barry, thank you for what you gave us, you'll be sadly missed. |
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| thejudge | Jul 23 2011, 01:58 PM Post #212 |
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Steve Claridge
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Barry played well for the first half of last season but i felt he really didn't 'drive' the team forward to try and win a game. Still good luck to him, a chamghe of scenery/style of play will probably suit all concerned ICWT Hate that gardener fella!! |
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| Woodbine | Jul 23 2011, 02:01 PM Post #213 |
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Mikael Forssell
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I'm really disappointed that McLeish didn't take him to Villa. :) |
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