Taylor Joins Blackburn
Thursday, 26th Mar 2015 17:13

Striker Paul Taylor has joined Blackburn Rovers on loan until the end of the season having spent time on trial at Ewood Park. Town settled the 27-year-old's contract earlier in the year but he remained registered to the Blues in order to facilitate a loan move elsewhere.

"He's been with us a couple of weeks," Rovers boss Gary Bowyer told Blackburn’s official site. "We were just having a look at him in training and he did well.

"He's got fantastic ability on the ball, he can score and create goals so we are hoping that he comes and adds that to our attacking force."

Taylor remained registered to the Blues despite having had his contract settled as he would have been unable to sign for another club on a permanent basis if his registration had been released as that would have contravened the FIFA rule preventing players from being with more than two sides in a season.

However, with the Blues still holding his registration Taylor was able to join another club on loan, which is within the rules.

Taylor says he's keen to get back into action after a frustrating spell: "I just want to get started playing football. I haven't played a competitive game for two months now, so now I've got the opportunity to play football and express myself.

"I've been doing a lot of training and a lot of running, but it isn't anything like match fitness, so as soon as I start playing the better.

"I'll try my hardest here at Blackburn, hopefully catch the eye of the gaffer and staff and hopefully get a contract in the summer.

"This is the biggest club I've been to with the history and everything about it. The facilities, the training ground facilities, everything is just brilliant. It is the club that I want to be with."

Taylor, who never returned to Town after ending his loan spell with Rotherham in January, was understood to be the club’s highest-earning player on around £10,000 a week and was out of contract at the end of the season.

The Liverpudlian joined the Blues from Peterborough in the summer of 2012 for an initial fee of £1.5 million, which could ultimately have risen to £2.5 million.

He made only nine starts and 16 sub appearances for Town, scoring one goal, and missed almost a year of football due to a toe injury.

Taylor will be ineligible for Town's final day of the season game against Blackburn at Ewood Park. He is not available for the FA Cup quarter-final replay against Liverpool but would be for the semi-final and final.

Elsewhere, Town are reported, not overly convincingly, to have been one of nine clubs to make an unsuccessful loan approach for Leicester striker Tom Lawrence.

Kelly Youga, Mick McCarthy's first Town signing back in November 2012 but who left after two months without playing a game, has joined Crawley Town on a deal to the end of the season.

Photo: Action Images

Please report offensive, libellous or inappropriate posts by using the links provided.

Page:
1
2

Green_Army added 17:14 - Mar 26 Waste of time and money!
2

oscarwhiting added 17:15 - Mar 26 good luck paul, i think the talent was there just not the effort
7

Michael11 added 17:19 - Mar 26 Break a leg mate. Literally....
-5

nbsiyag added 17:21 - Mar 26 Glad that he can't play against us in the last game.( Seriously!)
5

mojo added 17:28 - Mar 26 Agreed nbsiyag. Could have had disaster written all over it.
1

Kieron_FJ added 17:29 - Mar 26 Good, welcome back joniesta, cheerio taylor! COYB!
6

newbie added 17:31 - Mar 26 Foxtrot Oscar Taylor......reminds me of Chopra when it comes to attitude.
4

hoppy added 17:37 - Mar 26 He looks as surprised as anyone else that he's got another club, in that picture.
1

itfcjc added 17:39 - Mar 26 Don't come back you sly little s**t house
-7

bluefeast added 17:45 - Mar 26 All very strange
0

Warkys_Tash added 17:55 - Mar 26 AND THE BEST PART OF THE DEAL: 'Taylor will be ineligible for Town's final day of the season game against Blackburn at Ewood Park.' - NOT COMING BACK TO HAUNT US THIS SEASON..
4

Guthrum added 18:19 - Mar 26 '... he can score and create goals ...' really??
1

BlueandTruesince82 added 18:38 - Mar 26 Lol @ Blackburn. As many a Miller says, flatters to decieve. Side note, M. Chopra is now plying his trade at Alloa Athletic, 8th in the SCOTTISH championship!
1

alfromcol added 19:19 - Mar 26 Blackburn get Taylor and we get Williams. Life seems so unfair!!
-1

blueboy1981 added 20:34 - Mar 26 Some of the comments on here are nothing less than disgusting Best of luck Paul Taylor, wish you well - if it is the attitude that's wrong ..... ???? ...... learn from your mistakes, and push on with your career. You have the talent - don't waste it ..... !!!!! And to the wag/s who want to tell me he won't read this - I KNOW THAT.
5

jttheman66 added 21:07 - Mar 26 Perfect day of transfer action? COYB! Joniesta back and cover at the back from Fryers. This could be just what we need, finally we are rid of Taylor for good!
1

runningout added 21:30 - Mar 26 I worry about those that choose to slag of Taylor... and as far as I know he's still on our books...
1

Kikapu added 21:35 - Mar 26 Time passes. Can't remember Kelly Youga at all. Wish I could say the same about Taylor and Chopra.
1

ozzie added 23:22 - Mar 26 Taylor cost us so much money ,if he impresses at Blackburn and restarts his career on a free ,then fill your boots Paul ,just remember 1 thing........Narwich .....if they are still in this league next season a couple of hat tricks against them wouldn't go a miss.
2

NoelTheDub added 02:35 - Mar 27 Good luck Paul Taylor enjoy your football. We have Tabby and Ado playing in your position so Portman Airport goes on what goes up must come down.Yes we are doing great and hopes are high but football is been played elsewhere.Playing this type of crap will only be short term it might get us up if we are lucky but overall we will suffer.
-5