Sammie Szmodics M Blackburn Rovers b.1995

**seanfhear** · 04/05/2024, 1:03 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

Another one for Sammie. Looks like it is going to guarantee Blackburn’s safety.

They should name a Stand after him, for this season.

**Eirambler** · 04/05/2024, 1:29 PM

Another late on brings him to 27 league goals for the season. Ties Daryl Murphy's record from nine years ago as the most goals by an Irish player since the first division became the Championship (the 131 Irish Championship goals this season is the most for 15 years also).

Szmodics pretty much kept Blackburn up by himself and fully deserves the Premier League move that is likely to come his way this summer.

**pineapple stu** · 04/05/2024, 1:56 PM

Originally Posted by Eirambler

Another late on brings him to 27 league goals for the season.

Szmodics pretty much kept Blackburn up by himself

A phenomenal season - pity in a way we missed out on a lot of it given the will he/won't he stuff that inevitably went around. 27 of Blackburn's 60 league goals this season - almost half the tally. They stayed up by three points - had they lost away to the new champions today instead of winning 2-0 they'd have gone down.

Just realising now how big a gap there is between the end of the season and the June friendlies. With the talk of some players not wanting to turn up (don't know whether that has substance or not) you really hope Szmodics will be involved up front and centre in those games. Be great to fully integrate him into the line-up - has to be our best attacking option these days. Someone who can score bucketloads in a crap team has to be a godsend for us!

**SkStu** · 04/05/2024, 4:25 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Someone who can score bucketloads in a crap team has to be a godsend for us!

Exactly my analysis too

**JR89** · 27/05/2024, 1:36 PM

He looks like a guy straight out of school but Harry Watkinsons who writes for Team Talk and Football 365 is linking Everton and Galatasaray with Szmodics.

Says Everton and other PL clubs could miss out on Szmodics as Galatasaray are ready to submit a £12m bid for the player.

**Eirambler** · 27/05/2024, 3:18 PM

As a general rule it's not a good idea for professional footballers in this part of the world to go to Turkey. Given Szmodics current rating and potential earning power in the Premier League he'd be absolutely mad to even consider it.

**pineapple stu** · 27/05/2024, 4:24 PM

You'd imagine it'd be a bit too big a jump given his family situation too.

Everton could be good unless FFP gets at them again. Seán Dyche doing good work there.

Solid start to pre-season though if those two are already interested (and it's all tabloid gossip for now I presume)