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Blackburn Rovers boss blasts cup draw timing

8:50am Saturday 15th November 2008

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PAUL Ince has hit out at the scheduling of this afternoon’s Carling Cup quarter-final draw – admitting a potential clash with Burnley could distract from the Premier League priority.

The eagerly-awaited draw was due to take place just hours before this afternoon’s crucial league clash with Sunderland with Ince fearing his players could lose focus.

Rovers’ midweek win at Sunderland and Burnley’s giant-killing of Chelsea leaves the potential of a first East Lancashire derby since Blackburn’s FA Cup win in 2005, but Ince is keen to put all cup thoughts out of the mind.

The draw is due to take place at 12.15pm, less than three hours before kick-off at Ewood, but Ince for one won’t be glued to his television set.

He said: “I have no interest in the cup draw whatsoever. It is so important we try and pick up three points.

“It annoys me that for some stupid reason they decide to put a cup draw on at that time before the game. It can distract my players’ focus.

“If we do draw Burnley they will be going into the changing rooms saying ‘we have got Burnley’ and it will take the focus off what is more important and that is Sunderland.

“I would rather they did it on a Monday once the Premier League fixtures are out of the way.

"It is a ridiculous time to do it. It is rubbish and that is the worrying thing for me.

“You can’t stop the players finding it out and it is a massive distraction.”

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Coach Taylor, Dillon says...
6:57pm Fri 14 Nov 08

And Ince finds something else to moan about. Stop whining and get on with it.

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Merlin The Voice of Reason, Ramsbottom says...
7:15pm Fri 14 Nov 08

Coach Taylor wrote:
And Ince finds something else to moan about. Stop whining and get on with it.
Exactly.

Can't imagine Hughsey doing this!

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bluerover, says...
7:31pm Fri 14 Nov 08

He does whinge an awful lot! International breaks, the written press, managers never phoning him when he was at macc town, ray wilkins,the list goes on. I cant imagine Carlos and Roque will be arriving at the ground talking about a potential clash against Scumley?! "Tenemos Burnley Carlos!" "Si, soy muy feliz Roque!"

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bed and breakfast man !, dewsbury says...
9:28pm Fri 14 Nov 08

he will not stop moaning,i think the only thing he has not had a moan at is the price of fish !!!!.. for christ sake mr ince CRACK ON !this is the big time now.....

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kevin e, portugal says...
7:40am Sat 15 Nov 08

I take a different view - this is Incey's way of letting the fans know that he, and the players, know how important for the fans getting drawn against Bumley would be.

I think that a lot of Ince's moaning is for a specific reason - just like Sir Alex when he gets going.

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Morst the 88th min Heartbreaker, Accrington says...
9:28am Sat 15 Nov 08

Kevin e, Ah - so we have to think like George Smiley to understand what Incey means? - got ya!

30 YEARS AND COUNTING!

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Spookyfish, Lancaster says...
9:33am Sat 15 Nov 08

Merlin The Voice of Reason wrote:
Coach Taylor wrote:
And Ince finds something else to moan about. Stop whining and get on with it.
Exactly.

Can't imagine Hughsey doing this!
And you probably would have said at this time last year that you couldnt imagine Hughsey **** off to Man City

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coxy2462, Chesterfield says...
10:40am Sat 15 Nov 08

I've always been positive about ince but i've never heard a manager moaning about the timing of a cup draw, he'll not want to kick of at three o'clock next.

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mshaw28, says...
11:43am Sat 15 Nov 08

ha ha. this is so funny. apart from Kev in Portugal, all the above are moaning about Ince moaning. Isnt this a bit contradicting?

We'll win today boys. 2 - 1 Rovers

Come on you Blues!!!!

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Bungle Blue&White, says...
11:55am Sat 15 Nov 08

WHAT HE'S SAYIN IS TRUE!!? HE DOESN'T MOAN HALF AS MUCH AS WE DO ON HERE!!

IF WE DO DRAW THE SCUM IT IS GONNA DISTRACT THE PLAYERS-THEY ALL KNOW HOW MUCH THAT FIXTURE MEANS TO THE TOWN-AND SO DOES INCE!!

THE DRAW SHOULD BE ON MONDAY-IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN BEFORE!-DONT GET ME WRONG I WANNA KNOW THAT WE'VE DRAWN THE SCUM AS MUCH AS ANYONE ELSE BUT I DO THINK THE PRINCIPLE OF WHAT INCE IS SAYING IS CORRECT!!

COME ON ROVERS!!

ROVERS THROUGH AND THROUGH

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Trev Manchester, Manchester says...
2:14pm Sat 15 Nov 08

sao much for that then.

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spyderleg, blackburn says...
2:22pm Sat 15 Nov 08

Bungle Blue&White wrote:
WHAT HE'S SAYIN IS TRUE!!? HE DOESN'T MOAN HALF AS MUCH AS WE DO ON HERE!! IF WE DO DRAW THE SCUM IT IS GONNA DISTRACT THE PLAYERS-THEY ALL KNOW HOW MUCH THAT FIXTURE MEANS TO THE TOWN-AND SO DOES INCE!! THE DRAW SHOULD BE ON MONDAY-IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN BEFORE!-DONT GET ME WRONG I WANNA KNOW THAT WE'VE DRAWN THE SCUM AS MUCH AS ANYONE ELSE BUT I DO THINK THE PRINCIPLE OF WHAT INCE IS SAYING IS CORRECT!! COME ON ROVERS!! ROVERS THROUGH AND THROUGH
Academic now is'nt it? We're out of the Carling cup.also what exactly do villanueva,roque and co know of the history,they could'nt even find Emmerdale with a Tom-Tom!

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burnleymum, burnley says...
6:07pm Sat 15 Nov 08

maybe he was worried about being drawn against the MIGHTY BURNLEY and thats why he was moaning so much - never mind at least he has been spared the humilation in this cup anyway

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bed and breakfast man !, dewsbury says...
12:28pm Sun 16 Nov 08

burnleymum wrote:
maybe he was worried about being drawn against the MIGHTY BURNLEY and thats why he was moaning so much - never mind at least he has been spared the humilation in this cup anyway
burnley mum ,was that the $hitey burnley ?one scalp and you think it will be champions leugue next season so.....123....123...
look into my eyes,come out of your dream.........and your wide awake !!!!!!!

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