Source: Team_Talk
No window shopping for Big Sam
lackburn boss Sam Allardyce has dismissed any chance of a takeover being completed in time to help him in the current transfer window.[LNB] With the Jack Walker Trustees unable to bankroll the Ewood Park outfit in the manner of old and debts now hitting £20million, the hunt is on for a wealthy backer to preserve the club's top flight status.[LNB]The latest name to emerge is Indian businessman Ahasan Ali Syed, who is said to have a £300million war chest with which to buy the club, pay off the debts and invest in the transfer market.[LNB]There has been no official confirmation a bid is about to be lodged and chairman John Williams has already made it perfectly clear any deal would have to be in the club's best interests.[LNB]So, with the new Premier League season just over a week away, Allardyce sees little point in getting carried away.[LNB]"We do know there's an interest there but it will only excite me when John rings up and says it's done.[LNB]"Until somebody actually fronts up with the right sort of money we will go with what we have."[LNB]Even if negotiations proceed smoothly, Allardyce does not see any way a deal could help him over the next three weeks, which leaves him in exactly the same position as he has been for the entire summer, chasing a striker who can find the net on a regular basis.[LNB]"The new investment is not going to arrive before the transfer window is shut. That is probably certain now," he said.[LNB]"That being the situation, we are getting on with the business in hand and working to the budgets we have already got in place."[LNB]Allardyce is waiting to discover whether former Bolton midfielder Andranik Teymourian will be granted a work permit but otherwise it has been a frustrating summer at Rovers, with their outspoken manager feeling new Prime Minister David Cameron must act to prevent the Premier League slipping from its lofty perch as the most popular league in the world.[LNB]"We have tried very hard over the last eight weeks and had many disappointments," reflected Allardyce.[LNB]"Most of the time it boils down to net salaries that people are asking for and the 50% tax bracket in this country.[LNB]"If David Cameron is listening, drop the tax bracket will you? Then we can get the best players in the world to play in the best league in the world."[LNB]At a time of frugality, Allardyce's call on behalf of the multi-millionaire Premier League stars is unlikely to receive much sympathy.[LNB]Yet there is evidence the number of expensive overseas recruits being lured to England is reducing even if excitement within the country is building in the wake of a World Cup generally accepted to have been low on quality.[LNB]"Prices will not go down because there is a dearth of world class talent," he said.[LNB]"The World Cup proved that because it was incredibly boring.[LNB]"It just told everybody how good the Premier League was. Everyone is looking forward to it starting again."[LNB]Rovers have friendly fixtures against Scottish duo Hearts and Celtic over the weekend to try and improve results that so far have not been particularly impressive.[LNB]However, Allardyce is confident the continuity within a squad he has managed to keep together, with Morten Gamst Pedersen, Steven Nzonzi and Phil Jones all signing new contracts, should give Rovers a chance of repeating last term's impressive 10th-placed finish.[LNB]"We have already seen Wolves spend £10million and West Ham seem to be starting their rebuilding but, apart from Manchester City, few have done it so far," he said.[LNB]"A number one striker was top of our list and has failed to materialise at the moment but the fact we resigned Morten is a good thing.[LNB]"We have basically signed a free transfer because if we had lost him it would have cost us £8million to get a replacement, which would have been very difficult.[LNB]"The emerging youngsters have all been extended onto long contracts, which is very exciting."
