In JRC and Carey it sounds like we’ve added a couple of players who can drive forward with the ball in midfield. Definitely something we needed more of in that area, taking some pressure off the wide players to offer that.
I can't remember the last midfielder we had who could play on the half turn. Panutche could do it but he never played. Before him... I'm struggling. Probably have to go back to Aribo.
What exactly are these injury problems because as far as I can see the guy in 2024/25 was selected in 44 out of 46 Championship match squads!! You don’t get to do that if you are not fit.
In 2023/24 and 2022/23 he made 30 and 35 match days squads - not stellar I grant you but hardly disastrous.
What exactly are these injury problems because as far as I can see the guy in 2024/25 was selected in 44 out of 46 Championship match squads!! You don’t get to do that if you are not fit.
In 2023/24 and 2022/23 he made 30 and 35 match days squads - not stellar I grant you but hardly disastrous.
Lots of mixed reviews about him and his injury problems worry me. We just have to pray Dr Abbott can keep him fit and Coventry doesn’t miss many games - we’d be in huge trouble if we have to start Anderson and Docherty together.
Best thing to do is see what’s happens in his time at Charlton.
Squad 44 Starting Eleven 13 Substitute 16 On Bench 15
Managers don’t put players in match day squads who are not fit
Yes they do, as we have seen this first hand as Charlton fans, and there are probably thousands of examples where a player has been on the match bench or even starting when they're not 100%.
There's also a lot of Blackburn fans telling us that he has fitness issues and injury issues, but if he can play, he's decent etc.
There's a 9 page thread on the Blackburn forums discussing his injuries, best position and how he plays etc, feel free to give it a read for yourself
JRCs seems to have a comprehensive record of his injuries in FM going back to his damaged cruciate ligament injury in 2018. That looks like the longest he's been out.
Last season he had a couple of minor injuries that kept him out a few days.
In 23/24 he was out about 2 months with a torn hamstring, and about a month with a knee injury.
22/23 he had a couple of minor knocks, so similar to last season.
He had a few more longer injuries before that, but we're talking 4-5 years ago.
There will be players with better records, but it doesn't look anything too alarming based on the last 3 seasons.
So if I politely accept the apparent testimony “from the terraces” could you kindly explain the value of selecting a player for a Championship match day squad who is deemed not physically able to perform? In this instance on 15 occasions?
So if I politely accept the apparent testimony “from the terraces” could you kindly explain the value of selecting a player for a Championship match day squad who is deemed not physically able to perform? In this instance on 15 occasions?
Shortest post you’ve ever made. Must be the heat 😉
So if I politely accept the apparent testimony “from the terraces” could you kindly explain the value of selecting a player for a Championship match day squad who is deemed not physically able to perform? In this instance on 15 occasions?
Well look at us even recently, Aneke on the bench knowing he can't play a full game and is a breakdown risk, playing Lloydy through injury and giving him injections. Think we were playing May last season with a knock as well.
Clubs do it a lot, it's the same in a lot of sports, people may not be physically 100% but compete anyway.
Again, I am only going by his playtime (which I've broken down) and Blackburns fans opinions who I doubt are gonna just make up he has injury/fitness issues.
Sometimes clubs have to play a player through necessity.
Either way, I think he sounds a decent signing with his attributes and versatility, I am just not expecting him to play most games this coming season.
Piece on BBC Sport by Blackburn journo Andy Bayes:
"Joe Rankin-Costello will have been a dream for the past four bosses to have sat in the Blackburn Rovers hot seat.
An injury or suspension in a number of positions, and he'd be asked to fill it.
If I had a pound for how many times in the last 25 years that a player would tell me, "I'll play wherever the manager wants me to play," I'd be a very wealthy man. It's the stock answer, really, for any player to give; only occasionally will someone with a strong personality tell you how they really feel.
It's only natural that at 25 years of age the lure of a new challenge has led him to join Charlton Athletic, and where he plays for them will interest a lot of people who follow Rovers.
An academy graduate, Rankin-Costello can play central midfield, as a number ten, or wide in a front three on either side – not to mention at right-back where he undoubtedly produced his best form under Jon Dahl Tomasson.
He started the 2023-24 season as first choice at right-back after a sparkling second half to the previous campaign. And, although squad numbers barely resemble playing positions these days, a player wearing 11 at right-back tells you all you need to know.
Standout displays at Huddersfield Town and QPR showed him at his very best - comfortable in possession, spending 70% of the match in the opposition half rather than as an orthodox right-back - it was the position for him in a Tomasson system that brought the best out of him.
Yes, there were injuries that hampered his progress, and the emergence of Callum Brittain as one of the championship's best right-backs has meant that he's really only been a deputy under John Eustace and Valerien Ismael. He started last season wide on the right after finishing the previous campaign as a holding midfielder.
But when does versatility cost a player? It does when he isn't first choice in any position. Then when a chance comes due to the absence of someone else, a high-level performance is expected.
Given his age, he should have more than 132 senior appearances across all competitions. His talent should dictate that. He'll not have too many issues settling in with Thomas Kaminski and Amari'i Bell (new arrivals at The Valley), both being former Rovers team-mates.
On paper, the deal looks a good one for all parties. Rovers get cash for someone surplus to requirements; Charlton get a player with well over 100 championship appearances; and the player himself will get a change of scenery and a brand new challenge to kick-start a career that badly needs it."
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In 2023/24 and 2022/23 he made 30 and 35 match days squads - not stellar I grant you but hardly disastrous.
Squad 44 Starting Eleven 13 Substitute 16 On Bench 15
Managers don’t put players in match day squads who are not fit
If so we could have a finger licking good player on our hands.
There's also a lot of Blackburn fans telling us that he has fitness issues and injury issues, but if he can play, he's decent etc.
There's a 9 page thread on the Blackburn forums discussing his injuries, best position and how he plays etc, feel free to give it a read for yourself
https://www.brfcs.com/forums/topic/34827-joe-rankin-costello/#comments
Last season he had a couple of minor injuries that kept him out a few days.
In 23/24 he was out about 2 months with a torn hamstring, and about a month with a knee injury.
22/23 he had a couple of minor knocks, so similar to last season.
He had a few more longer injuries before that, but we're talking 4-5 years ago.
There will be players with better records, but it doesn't look anything too alarming based on the last 3 seasons.
We shall have to see if they are good enough to keep us up.
Clubs do it a lot, it's the same in a lot of sports, people may not be physically 100% but compete anyway.
Again, I am only going by his playtime (which I've broken down) and Blackburns fans opinions who I doubt are gonna just make up he has injury/fitness issues.
Sometimes clubs have to play a player through necessity.
Either way, I think he sounds a decent signing with his attributes and versatility, I am just not expecting him to play most games this coming season.
"Joe Rankin-Costello will have been a dream for the past four bosses to have sat in the Blackburn Rovers hot seat.
An injury or suspension in a number of positions, and he'd be asked to fill it.
If I had a pound for how many times in the last 25 years that a player would tell me, "I'll play wherever the manager wants me to play," I'd be a very wealthy man. It's the stock answer, really, for any player to give; only occasionally will someone with a strong personality tell you how they really feel.
It's only natural that at 25 years of age the lure of a new challenge has led him to join Charlton Athletic, and where he plays for them will interest a lot of people who follow Rovers.
An academy graduate, Rankin-Costello can play central midfield, as a number ten, or wide in a front three on either side – not to mention at right-back where he undoubtedly produced his best form under Jon Dahl Tomasson.
He started the 2023-24 season as first choice at right-back after a sparkling second half to the previous campaign. And, although squad numbers barely resemble playing positions these days, a player wearing 11 at right-back tells you all you need to know.
Standout displays at Huddersfield Town and QPR showed him at his very best - comfortable in possession, spending 70% of the match in the opposition half rather than as an orthodox right-back - it was the position for him in a Tomasson system that brought the best out of him.
Yes, there were injuries that hampered his progress, and the emergence of Callum Brittain as one of the championship's best right-backs has meant that he's really only been a deputy under John Eustace and Valerien Ismael. He started last season wide on the right after finishing the previous campaign as a holding midfielder.
But when does versatility cost a player? It does when he isn't first choice in any position. Then when a chance comes due to the absence of someone else, a high-level performance is expected.
Given his age, he should have more than 132 senior appearances across all competitions. His talent should dictate that. He'll not have too many issues settling in with Thomas Kaminski and Amari'i Bell (new arrivals at The Valley), both being former Rovers team-mates.
On paper, the deal looks a good one for all parties. Rovers get cash for someone surplus to requirements; Charlton get a player with well over 100 championship appearances; and the player himself will get a change of scenery and a brand new challenge to kick-start a career that badly needs it."
I've got a good feeling about this one
JCR
JFH
JFC
JRS
JRC
And missed out on JCH.
That has to be all of them?
https://x.com/CAFCofficial/status/1945160716127772857