Chimbonda Staying put pics2009

This sterile stalemate will not linger long in the memory.But it might just be remembered as the day Sam Allardyce unveiled an exciting new Premier League talent.Big Sam threw 19-year-old Junior Hoilett into his full top flight debut at the KC Stadium - and the kid from Canada stole the showNot too difficult, that, on a dismal day on Humberside, but Hoilett at least lifted the gloom with a dazzling displaAnd, afterwards, Ewood Park boss Allardyce was justifiably full of praise for the gifted teenagerHe enthused:"This kid has a very bright future and I like him a lot. He showed his quality out there, and he has the bottle to produce at the highest level"He has got bags of ability and pace to burn. All he needs to do is work on getting his final ball a little bit better, but he can contribute a lot that's for sure"I thought we had the chances to sneak a win, but we were not clinical enough in front of goal"I also thought it was a definite penalty when Nikola Kalinic had his legs whipped from under him in the 67th minute.Hull boss Phil Brown also thought his side were denied a certain spot-kick on 76 minutes when Rovers centre-back Chris Samba seemed to trip Jozy AltidoreBrown said:"On a good day that decision would have gone our way, but I am not going to make a big issue out of i"And,if I am honest, maybe our performance was worthy of a clean sheet but not all three point"It was a scrappy game and Blackburn will say they deserved to get something out of it It was important for us not to lose with games against Arsenal and Manchester United coming up.Allardyce opted for a seat in the stand rather than a place in the dug-out, and he was not a bad judgeBecause the further away you were from looking at this awful spectacle, the betterThe first-half, in particular, was woeful - a constant stream of mistakes and misplaced passes by two teams who are desperate to pull clear of a relegation dog-fightIt was mostly down to the lively and inventive Hoilett to provide a shaft of entertainment on a bitterly cold Humberside afternoonThe teenager engaged himself in an absorbing duel with Paul McShane, and the Tigers Republic of Ireland international right-back did not always look comfortable with the challenge he was up againstIn fact, it ook Hoilett only until the eighth minute to get the measure of his marker for the first time as he teed-up Benni McCarthy for a low drive across Boaz Myhill and into the far bottom corner of the net. Unfortunately for Rovers, the effort was ruled out for offsideHoilett was again the provider 12 minutes later when he set-up Vince Grella to drill a rising 20-yarder just past the angle of post and barSandwiched in between came City's best opening before half-time. George Boateng put Craig Fagan cleasr of the Blackburn defence, but keeper Paul Robinson dashed from his line to brilliantly block the striker's low driveDeposed England No1 Robbo has been in prime form this season, and he pulled out another top-notch save to deny Stephen Hunt six minutes before the breakThe fare was not much better after the break although Nikola Kalanic, on as sub for McCarthy in the 59th minute, at least managed to liven up proceedings a bitKalonic launched two decent strikes on goal to briefly relieve the tedium, while Tigers wide-man Richard Garcia should have done better than shoot straight at Robinson from eight yards on the hour..Rovers
Chimbonda Staying put
Chimbonda Staying put
Chimbonda Staying put
Chimbonda Staying put
Chimbonda Staying put