Bosko Balaban

[The Lad 0]

Decalring his interest

What do we think?

[Bazza 21]

A bit of experience to replace Prso wouldn't be such a bad thing. Whether Bosko's the man or not is a different story.

[Muff 245]

No, no and no. He's pish!

[blueben_d 40]

ok he failed at Villa, but he only had 11 games, not really enough to settle into a new country and new life.

He has a good record for Croatia and for his current club brugge.

He may not be a bad signing at all, but I fear that the masses wouldn't see past his Villa stint and he'd not get given a chance unless he fired right from the off.

[Poetry_In_Blue 1,043]

I have to be honest I don't know anything about him, would he be playing the same type of role that Prso plays for us or is he a totally different kind of striker?

From what I can gather WS wants a couple of new strikers so if he came and we got Healy would that give a variety of depth that would be required?

[bearwhocares 0]

Iv'e voted no but if it was between him and Mculloch I would vote yes.

[blueben_d 40]

Goal scoring career:

NK Rijeka 97 (21)

Dinamo Zagreb 27 (14)

Aston Villa 8 (0)

Dinamo Zagreb (loan) 24 (15)

Club Brugge 54 (24)

National team

Croatia 28 (10)

[The Lad 0]

If its a last minute deal just as a different option then i'd take him.

At the moment, i think we could find better.

[BLUEDIGNITY 29,565]

Kinda gettin fed up with these nonentities being linked to Rangers, Bin it now ! he's a dud !

[Muff 245]

Rather have Niko Kranjcar, Ivan Klasnic, Ivica Olic, Mladen Petric or Da Silva ahead of Balaban.

[Davy 68]

Nope.

[Stuart_RFC 41]

i havent seen enough on him to comment. but apparently he has the pedigree. and looks the type of player that can be useful in the SPL.

but like i say..dont know enough of him

[Bazza 21]

I don't see the Belgian league as being better than the SPL and hence think we wouldn't be upping the quality of what we already have

[mark_ni 12]

no thanks

[Rangers & Arsenal 1]

yes yes and yes!

[BlueSuedeSambas 42,500]

Undecided on this one. "Failed" in England on the basis of 11 apperances but has been quite productive wherever else he has been.

I would back him because realistically I think this is the best we will get! The Belgian league is better than the SPL and he has done well enough there.

A couple of videos that might be of interest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyoKjA54ddI

He appears to be worshipped by the Brugge fans and I remember eading an article about 6 months ago saying about how he has rebuilt his career.

[the goal machine 7,099]

Yeah. Always in the croatian national side and scoring goals in a similar standard of league with us.

[BlueSuedeSambas 42,500]

I also think 1.5 million is a touch steep for a player who will only have a year left on his contract in the summer.

[trueblue1872 2]

I'm still very unsure.

He looks like a decent package. Also looks like he is well liked out in Belgium so he must be doing something right.

From the looks of them vids he can score a wide variety of goals but like dado said 1.5 million for a player who's only got one year on his contract is a bit steep.

Rather have Healy.

[the bears ba's 1]

I'm still very unsure.

He looks like a decent package. Also looks like he is well liked out in Belgium so he must be doing something right.

From the looks of them vids he can score a wide variety of goals but like dado said 1.5 million for a player who's only got one year on his contract is a bit steep.

Rather have Healy.

Agree 100% with Healy, concerned that Balaban would look to us as an easy "pension" option.

[cupertinoger 0]

what I dont get is where this rumour started from..... have we even had this guy watched??? All I see is some media story which was followed up by the usual "its the only club I ever wanted to play for and I supported as a boy" shite from the player himself.... all he is interested in is a decent pay day.... I am sure Dado has had a word or 2 about us with him but other than that I see no noises coming from Ibrox.... IMO this is just another red top rag transfer story

[Muff 245]

I dont know where the rumour started from either. It's probably jus t the usual mhedia p*sh!

[trueblue1872 2]

Think The Sun started it

[Muff 245]

Exactly, probably(and hopefully)just p*sh. I'd take him for less than a million tho. Good back-up.

[papaguy51 912]

Not gonna judge him on 11 games at a struggling Aston Villa.

Great record everywhere else he's played, and you don't play for Croatia if you're pish.