leighmac
02 Mar 2005, 02:17 PM
Thought I would let you know how Ryan is doing at Blackburn.He is fast becoming a fan favourite at Rovers.To be honest we had'nt really heard of him at all before he arrived,we knew he had played at DC and was captain of N.Z. but we don't really get any coverage of MLS to speak of,so the expectancy was'nt too high over here.He has played in the centre of defence and at full back for us and has'nt had a bad game yet.He has shown good ability on the ball as well as an obvious skill for defending and power in the air.He wore the captains armband in the F.A. Cup replay against the Scum of Burnley,or Dingles,as we call them.Our regular captain was suspended and Ryan did a great job and got MOTM as you know.We also have Jemal Johnson at the Rovers who is a young striker who was born in New Jersey and moved to the UK at five years old as well as our long standing hero Brad Friedel.
It's a great thing for the MLS if players like Nelsen make a success of it over here , it shows that the league is making good progress and if the Premier League sees that players can come over and do well,there may well be an interest in having player exchanges from the UK to give squad members good experince as is already done on the continent.Rovers are 2 games from the F.A. Cup final,so you never know,Ryan could have a chance at lifting the cup.
It's a great thing for the MLS if players like Nelsen make a success of it over here , it shows that the league is making good progress and if the Premier League sees that players can come over and do well,there may well be an interest in having player exchanges from the UK to give squad members good experince as is already done on the continent.Rovers are 2 games from the F.A. Cup final,so you never know,Ryan could have a chance at lifting the cup.