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Berg insists it is a fresh start for all at Blackburn Rovers
9:56am Monday 5th November 2012 in Sport
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
HENNING Berg insists the entire Blackburn Rovers squad has been handed a “fresh start” after his managerial reign began in a comprehensive defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
A 2-0 loss at Selhurst Park saw Rovers slip to their first away defeat of the season but, as Berg looks to stamp his mark on the club, hope was handed to some of Ewood’s forgotten man.
Teenage right back Adam Henley impressed after being handed his first appearance of the season, starting in place of Bradley Orr, while Simon Vukcevic made an encouraging second half cameo in his first league outing of the campaign.
And, as boss Berg looks to improve all over the pitch, the Norwegian has promised everyone in Rovers’ large squad will get their chance to stake their claim.
He said: “It is a fresh start for everyone in the squad definitely. I don’t know ev-eryone 100 per cent at the minute. I know those who have played lately better than the other ones.
“We do have some injuries as well.
“I thought players did well when they came on, I thought Adam Henley did very, very well.
“It was a tough game but I thought he handled himself very well.
“We don’t think too much about January.
“Our main focus is improving the squad and the team that is here.
“It is a good squad and there is room for a lot of improvements and we will do that. I have seen this team play so much better.“Hopefully Saturday’s performance was a one off.”
A goal in each half from Glenn Murray was enough to give Crystal Palace, who unveiled Ian Holloway as their new boss at half time, a resounding victory.
And there was no hiding from a below par display by Berg, who admitted Rovers have to be better in virtually every department.
He said: “It was not the performance or the result we would have liked.
“Sometimes you can lose games and play well, sometimes you can win games and not play well. We did neither.
“We had a bad performance. I think we can do much better than this.
“I have seen the team much better than this.
“We played against a good Crystal Palace side but we expect to be better offensively and we expect to be better defensively.
“We were lacking as a team. We could be more compact defensively, quicker to the ball and we should have used the ball better ourselves.
“Palace deserved the win, there is no doubt about that. Overall in terms of the defensive play, especially in midfield and up front, it was not as it should be. Our offensive play can also be much better.”
Comments(66)
Road Runner Road Runner
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10:14am Mon 5 Nov 12
See you tomorrow evening for a much improved display, I hope ?
Arte et labore
nbeastbbrf
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10:23am Mon 5 Nov 12
baz58
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10:28am Mon 5 Nov 12
peely
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10:28am Mon 5 Nov 12
smellthecoffee
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10:34am Mon 5 Nov 12
peely wrote:He wouldn't be a Venky stooge though would he??
Doesn't look too good for January reading between the lines ! Might be wrong but that's what I think, just hope he doesn't,t turn out to be a Venkys stooge ! Be your own man HB !
Joey99
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10:35am Mon 5 Nov 12
Bangkok Rover
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10:38am Mon 5 Nov 12
peely wrote:He will have to work within the financial constraints and that might mean he needs to be creative in January. If that happens it won't make him a stooge. Only if he tolerates interference on team selection and other nonsense would he become a 'yes' man.
Doesn't look too good for January reading between the lines ! Might be wrong but that's what I think, just hope he doesn't,t turn out to be a Venkys stooge ! Be your own man HB !
If he's a good enough manager he will be able to make Rovers compete for a top 6 spot with their current squad plus maybe a couple of loans.
GAZHAY
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10:40am Mon 5 Nov 12
MatthewCA
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10:44am Mon 5 Nov 12
.mean while the strong FIT players will win and build the team with Berg new vision.
If Adam Hanley is good, then we have few more acadamy players are so good and good for the club businee in first team game experiance.
Rochina is so inconsistant, we cannot get a good striker from him like Suarez. still need some quality forward/Midfeild player who can trun around the game.
RUinsane
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10:45am Mon 5 Nov 12
Don't sprinkle them everywhere though smell the coffee is liable to explode into a jellied mass of goo
A Darener
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10:46am Mon 5 Nov 12
Bangkok Rover wrote:He has plenty of scope to sort out the wheat from the chaff. Even if he gets nothing for them he can get rid of a lot from the wages bill.
peely wrote:He will have to work within the financial constraints and that might mean he needs to be creative in January. If that happens it won't make him a stooge. Only if he tolerates interference on team selection and other nonsense would he become a 'yes' man.
Doesn't look too good for January reading between the lines ! Might be wrong but that's what I think, just hope he doesn't,t turn out to be a Venkys stooge ! Be your own man HB !
If he's a good enough manager he will be able to make Rovers compete for a top 6 spot with their current squad plus maybe a couple of loans.
dallydally
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10:53am Mon 5 Nov 12
ronnie clayton
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11:02am Mon 5 Nov 12
A fresh start for all the playing staff ,yes, Black, perhaps may not be the same overwhelming anger for Black that there is for the pension robber and woman beater HENDRY , who in fact seems to be as much use at Rovers as a chocolate teapot .
,Henning your the manager ! you were a top defender you won 10 times more trophies than Hendry ,so why do you need the expense of paying for a so called "specialist defensive coach"?
Hendry said the Black ticks all the right boxes for manager of Rovers ,of course he said that about Kean as well , no doubt Hendry now thinks Berg ticks all the right boxes, I suppose Hendry will say the Spice Girls tick all the right boxes as long as Hendry keeps receiving his fat pay cheques from Rovers
Hendry`s comments that the "the majority of Rovers supporters are fully behind Steve Kean, of course these comments were followed up two weeks later when Hendry miraculously got a job as coach at Rovers as defensive coach , in reality he was Keans ,driver/ drinking pal and a general gopher for KEAN.,.
We have a town motto " BY SKILL AND BY LABOUR" our town motto is not "BY SWINDLING AND ROBBING OLD AGE PENSIONERS".
RUinsane
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11:18am Mon 5 Nov 12
And one more thing WHO IS THE CAPTAIN??? Who is the leader? Who is the voice on the pitch? Who bollax who when we are not doing what is required? Who is our Roy Keane, Mark hughes steve bruce, gary neville?? Who has the knackers??. We need a leader. What about saying to Grant Hanley if you can lose a stone I'll give you the armband and I want you to kick some arse. After all he's got the face of a captain. Dunn looks like a captain and as soon as he opens his mouth he sounds lke mickey mouse. I want someone who sounds like Ben Hur, and looks mean as u like. Has this Ethuhu fellar got a voice. SORT IT OUT NOW. Get a leader on the pitch. We have too many followers and no-one to follow.
RUinsane
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11:20am Mon 5 Nov 12
ronnie clayton wrote:Nice to see you're over your Hendry obsession.
Henning we hope that does not mean what a lot of people are thinking you only got the job if you were going to keep particularly Hendry in a job, did Shebby the Sikkh tell you that you had to keep the same coaching staff, and they did not want the expense of replacing Keans drinking pals .
A fresh start for all the playing staff ,yes, Black, perhaps may not be the same overwhelming anger for Black that there is for the pension robber and woman beater HENDRY , who in fact seems to be as much use at Rovers as a chocolate teapot .
,Henning your the manager ! you were a top defender you won 10 times more trophies than Hendry ,so why do you need the expense of paying for a so called "specialist defensive coach"?
Hendry said the Black ticks all the right boxes for manager of Rovers ,of course he said that about Kean as well , no doubt Hendry now thinks Berg ticks all the right boxes, I suppose Hendry will say the Spice Girls tick all the right boxes as long as Hendry keeps receiving his fat pay cheques from Rovers
Hendry`s comments that the "the majority of Rovers supporters are fully behind Steve Kean, of course these comments were followed up two weeks later when Hendry miraculously got a job as coach at Rovers as defensive coach , in reality he was Keans ,driver/ drinking pal and a general gopher for KEAN.,.
We have a town motto " BY SKILL AND BY LABOUR" our town motto is not "BY SWINDLING AND ROBBING OLD AGE PENSIONERS".
Rovers75
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11:22am Mon 5 Nov 12
However, I don't think that will happen. After feeling a little underwhelmed at Bergs appointment, he is surely a better manager than the drunkard liar. Who wouldn't be?
I heard an interview on talkSPORT with Alan Wright (proper left back!), who of course played with Berg in the earl 90's. He said despite his record in Norway, Berg was the ultimate professional as a player. Very thorough in fitness, diet, training, education and science of the game etc, long before managers like Wenger and big Sam had introduced it into their teams. That of course means nothing untill we start to see some positives and how the players react to his methods. The squad look so unfit and well of the pace, especially in this league, so Bergs approach is hopefully exactly what they need - a good kick up the ar5e!!
Lets make some noise tomorrow night and try to put all the negatives behind us. Smell the coffee won't be in the ground by the sounds of it, he'll be walking around Huddersfield with a sandwich board that says The end of the world is nigh and it's all Venkys fault!!!!! (It probably is but as long as we get 3 points I don't give a sh1t!!
RTID
eddie the eagle
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11:22am Mon 5 Nov 12
The truth is we have nothing like any of these players and they are the engine room of the team.Henning requiress a revolution I just hope the current squad have the balls for it.
vicn1956
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11:24am Mon 5 Nov 12
At least berg has said some things we've all been saying for 2 years and were ignored and belittled by kean AND certain players!
Marconi
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11:25am Mon 5 Nov 12
A Darener wrote:No, to be fair we can't start judging him after tomorrows game. Judgment comes after a trial not before. He says the players are being given a fresh start to prove themselves. It's up to them to prove, that they are good enough to take the rovers back to where they belong, the premier league. I believe this is the correct way to go. If and when he decides that changes are needed, and new players are required, I hope that Vensky's give him their full support. In the meantime, lets get behind HB and the lads. ON ROVERS AND UPWARDS.
Saturday was too soon to make any judgement on HB's performance in influencing the team and its tactics. Although I do think he was badly advised on bring back Murphy.
Tomorrow's game is when we can start judging him. He will have had time to get his points across to the team and his training staff. Let us hope for a btter outcome than Saturday.
GET INTO EM!!!!
eddie the eagle
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11:27am Mon 5 Nov 12
The truth is we have nothing like any of these players and they are the engine room of the team.Henning requiress a revolution I just hope the current squad have the balls for it.
dadsez
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11:37am Mon 5 Nov 12
bluerob
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11:42am Mon 5 Nov 12
merlinrabbit
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11:46am Mon 5 Nov 12
RUinsane wrote:Cheers for that. It gave me a much needed laugh on a monday.
First thing to do Mr Berg is get Dunn to lose two stone. He is way over weight and its contributing to his own injuries so, cut out his pies and beer and get him on the treadmill for 30 minutes every day, that should erdicate slug trail number one. Surely if we got to the FA youth cup final and we won the youth league we have some youngsters capable of moving up as has henley. That would eradicate slug trail number two. Then play vukevic on the right to give us more going forward and a better supply to rhodes and An other who should be playing as a front 2 gives the opposition more to contend with. We already have nunes on the left who looks quite pacy, just need to get him fit. Then things will be looking up. Oh yeah frogot to mention, put Hanley on the same regime as Dunn as he's looking porkie too. that would eradicate another slug trail.
And one more thing WHO IS THE CAPTAIN??? Who is the leader? Who is the voice on the pitch? Who bollax who when we are not doing what is required? Who is our Roy Keane, Mark hughes steve bruce, gary neville?? Who has the knackers??. We need a leader. What about saying to Grant Hanley if you can lose a stone I'll give you the armband and I want you to kick some arse. After all he's got the face of a captain. Dunn looks like a captain and as soon as he opens his mouth he sounds lke mickey mouse. I want someone who sounds like Ben Hur, and looks mean as u like. Has this Ethuhu fellar got a voice. SORT IT OUT NOW. Get a leader on the pitch. We have too many followers and no-one to follow.
Chrissaces
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11:46am Mon 5 Nov 12
Joey99 wrote:Yeah mate, the loan window shut the day we announced our new manager.... Hmmmmm
Is the loan-window shut? If possible we need a creative midfielder and a pacey winger
Still, cumon HB! Lets see the new Blue & White team flourish under your management!
AshirMan
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11:55am Mon 5 Nov 12
A Darener
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12:02pm Mon 5 Nov 12
AshirMan wrote:Who says we are going to go through a bad patch? Onwards and upwards. Let's not have any negativity. Give the lad a clean start. Let him settle in and I am sure he will do far better than SK. He certainly couldn't do worse. Or could he?
The Problem with appointing Henning is that you set yourself up for all the Boo's again with negative results... This appointment is not exactly healthy for the club, as those who oppose is it will quickly get on Hennings and Venky's backs when we go through a bad patch. Look already only after being in the job few days and a defeat some of the doom merchants are out. Venky's will never learn. The thing about Indian business mentality is.. They always look for a bargin!!
old man rover
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12:06pm Mon 5 Nov 12
fitz808
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12:11pm Mon 5 Nov 12
ronnie clayton wrote:you're really not going to be happy until the club is exactly in your image, are you?
Henning we hope that does not mean what a lot of people are thinking you only got the job if you were going to keep particularly Hendry in a job, did Shebby the Sikkh tell you that you had to keep the same coaching staff, and they did not want the expense of replacing Keans drinking pals . A fresh start for all the playing staff ,yes, Black, perhaps may not be the same overwhelming anger for Black that there is for the pension robber and woman beater HENDRY , who in fact seems to be as much use at Rovers as a chocolate teapot . ,Henning your the manager ! you were a top defender you won 10 times more trophies than Hendry ,so why do you need the expense of paying for a so called "specialist defensive coach"? Hendry said the Black ticks all the right boxes for manager of Rovers ,of course he said that about Kean as well , no doubt Hendry now thinks Berg ticks all the right boxes, I suppose Hendry will say the Spice Girls tick all the right boxes as long as Hendry keeps receiving his fat pay cheques from Rovers Hendry`s comments that the "the majority of Rovers supporters are fully behind Steve Kean, of course these comments were followed up two weeks later when Hendry miraculously got a job as coach at Rovers as defensive coach , in reality he was Keans ,driver/ drinking pal and a general gopher for KEAN.,. We have a town motto " BY SKILL AND BY LABOUR" our town motto is not "BY SWINDLING AND ROBBING OLD AGE PENSIONERS".
you are no doubt right to highlight some of hendry's failings, but it really is none of our business, particularly in relation to what berg will do over the coming weeks. just let him and the club get on with it now without threats of boycotts or protests or booing. it's tedious.
Harwoodstblue
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12:14pm Mon 5 Nov 12
AshirMan wrote:The saying goes " You only get what you Pay for" but perhaps Venkeys haven't heard.
The Problem with appointing Henning is that you set yourself up for all the Boo's again with negative results... This appointment is not exactly healthy for the club, as those who oppose is it will quickly get on Hennings and Venky's backs when we go through a bad patch. Look already only after being in the job few days and a defeat some of the doom merchants are out. Venky's will never learn. The thing about Indian business mentality is.. They always look for a bargin!!
Their appointment of Kean certainly cost them millions, but have they learned anything?
madrover
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12:25pm Mon 5 Nov 12
BlueSkies
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12:25pm Mon 5 Nov 12
merlinrabbit wrote:Agreed. RUinsane in fine form today.
RUinsane wrote:Cheers for that. It gave me a much needed laugh on a monday.
First thing to do Mr Berg is get Dunn to lose two stone. He is way over weight and its contributing to his own injuries so, cut out his pies and beer and get him on the treadmill for 30 minutes every day, that should erdicate slug trail number one. Surely if we got to the FA youth cup final and we won the youth league we have some youngsters capable of moving up as has henley. That would eradicate slug trail number two. Then play vukevic on the right to give us more going forward and a better supply to rhodes and An other who should be playing as a front 2 gives the opposition more to contend with. We already have nunes on the left who looks quite pacy, just need to get him fit. Then things will be looking up. Oh yeah frogot to mention, put Hanley on the same regime as Dunn as he's looking porkie too. that would eradicate another slug trail.
And one more thing WHO IS THE CAPTAIN??? Who is the leader? Who is the voice on the pitch? Who bollax who when we are not doing what is required? Who is our Roy Keane, Mark hughes steve bruce, gary neville?? Who has the knackers??. We need a leader. What about saying to Grant Hanley if you can lose a stone I'll give you the armband and I want you to kick some arse. After all he's got the face of a captain. Dunn looks like a captain and as soon as he opens his mouth he sounds lke mickey mouse. I want someone who sounds like Ben Hur, and looks mean as u like. Has this Ethuhu fellar got a voice. SORT IT OUT NOW. Get a leader on the pitch. We have too many followers and no-one to follow.
fitz808
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12:26pm Mon 5 Nov 12
old man rover wrote:exactly, and that's at least a good starting point isn't it.
It's ridiculous to start moaning after a new manager's first game. Berg's analysis is spot on. The problem this year is the team has very few players who possess both vigour and experience. Most of these players are either too old. too lazy or too unfit. Look back if you have the memory and remember the players Souness had at his disposal when the rovers last won promotion from the second level: young Duff, young Dunn, Matt jansen, Berg himself as a solid and shrewd defender. At the moment we are just not good enough - which is exactly what Berg said.
his comments reflect an understanding of some of the key issues at the moment, so one would then think he would set about righting them.
i'm not one for thinking we need to get the chequebook out in january, as we have a strong squad really. certainly one which is comparable with the better teams in this league. i think others have rightly said that pace and energy are lacking at the moment. it may be time to forego some of the 'experience' for some of the players who will provide a more vigorous approach to the game.
also, comment about fitness seem spot on to me. when players are unfit, it's things like passing that goes astray first, and i think we are seeing that. there is no way murphy and pedersen should be completly unable to hit a 5-10 yard pass. that suggests to me that they are off the pace and are fatigued or always stetching to make a pass or control the ball. add this to the fact that the whole team looks at its weakest towards the end of a game, and i think you have evidence for a complete review of the fitness regime.
gleechy
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12:40pm Mon 5 Nov 12
Does anyone else think it a bit odd that all the close contenders for Rover's Manager were ex fan's favorites?
Do the owners want to put a sheild up to get on with what they do best?
Sorry if this touches a nerve, but it certainly fits the bill.
Hendog
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12:52pm Mon 5 Nov 12
It's boring, why let Venky's ruin even more of your Saturdays?
dangerous dave
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12:56pm Mon 5 Nov 12
The next 2 home games are must wins - excuses will not do!!!!
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW SHABBY SINGH BLACK AND THE EMBARRASSING HENDRY
FannyTickler
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12:58pm Mon 5 Nov 12
Harwoodstblue
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12:59pm Mon 5 Nov 12
Hendog wrote:If Venkeys get away with ruining our club, there won't be any more Saturdays to ruin.
The National Press and supporters of other clubs are difficult enough to convince that the protests against SK and Venky's were just. Moaning about a coach who has managed just one game after taking one training session is idiotic. I would hazard a guess that most of the negativity stems from members of the "i'll buy a season ticket when SK goes" club, who have quickly deflected to the "i'm not buying one because we didnt bring in who i wanted to " club.
It's boring, why let Venky's ruin even more of your Saturdays?
RUinsane
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1:18pm Mon 5 Nov 12
ronnie clayton wrote:Yaaaaaawn, try sticking to football, leave the lawsuits to the suits. If Berg thinks hendry is no good for him, he will let him go. So considering you even know which hand he wipes his arse with, i'd say you are turning into a bunny boiler or an E-stalker.
RUinsane wrote:RUinsane ,There you go again , Hendry obsession blah,blah ,this is post about a hidden agenda and if there are any agreements made regarding BERG getting the job ? Did he have to guarantee certain people were untouchables ?
ronnie clayton wrote:Nice to see you're over your Hendry obsession.
Henning we hope that does not mean what a lot of people are thinking you only got the job if you were going to keep particularly Hendry in a job, did Shebby the Sikkh tell you that you had to keep the same coaching staff, and they did not want the expense of replacing Keans drinking pals .
A fresh start for all the playing staff ,yes, Black, perhaps may not be the same overwhelming anger for Black that there is for the pension robber and woman beater HENDRY , who in fact seems to be as much use at Rovers as a chocolate teapot .
,Henning your the manager ! you were a top defender you won 10 times more trophies than Hendry ,so why do you need the expense of paying for a so called "specialist defensive coach"?
Hendry said the Black ticks all the right boxes for manager of Rovers ,of course he said that about Kean as well , no doubt Hendry now thinks Berg ticks all the right boxes, I suppose Hendry will say the Spice Girls tick all the right boxes as long as Hendry keeps receiving his fat pay cheques from Rovers
Hendry`s comments that the "the majority of Rovers supporters are fully behind Steve Kean, of course these comments were followed up two weeks later when Hendry miraculously got a job as coach at Rovers as defensive coach , in reality he was Keans ,driver/ drinking pal and a general gopher for KEAN.,.
We have a town motto " BY SKILL AND BY LABOUR" our town motto is not "BY SWINDLING AND ROBBING OLD AGE PENSIONERS".
And as far as the old pensioners that Hendry swindled I do know them they are a very nice old couple ,I suppose they would be nice folk if they loaned Hendry all that money thinking it was going to look after his wife and children and not where it did go to, his bookies.
This old couple have now to struggle financially after Hendry swindled them out of their life savings, but of course Hendry now has a big fat salary , he has never , ever, even apologised ONCE to that old couple for swindling them and leaving them short of money in their old age, of course if Hendry ever paid any of his debt back to them , it would be a voluntary act for Hendry as he went bankrupt, so he does not have to pay them back , and Hendry would scoff at any suggestion of him honouring his debts as he does not need to do that , Hendry can again live with his big fat wages and the old couple have now to get on with their lives without the old couples life savings that all went to Hendry`s bookies.
Hendry`s commented in the Scottish Sun when asked about , why did you borrow all that money from the McFarlanes a few months before going bankrupt ,Hendry`s answer "as far as i am concerned my business with the McFarlanes is over" that was the comment from Hendry ,not like his comment when originally asking for the loan from the McFarlanes ,Hendry said "MY WORD IS MY HONOUR" what is Hendry`s word worth , a liar has no honour.
DanBlackburn
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1:53pm Mon 5 Nov 12
If only we had that luxury.
We cannot afford weeks and weeks - he needs to hit the ground running and generate some points. Yes he needs to make changes but we need some wins and he needs to focus on that immediately. We can all see what needs doing, lumburing midfield, lack of support for the front mae (men) etc.
kenbro
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2:19pm Mon 5 Nov 12
DanBlackburn wrote:I agree Dan. Unfortunately, Berg is stuck with a very poor squad of players. Even Mourinho couldn't make a promotion team out of this lot. However, hopefully he will be able to improve fitness and tactics, and replace some of the tortoises that have been getting selected, with hares that haven't.
I don't buy this "it will take weeks and weeks for Berg to turn it around" argument. If only we had that luxury. We cannot afford weeks and weeks - he needs to hit the ground running and generate some points. Yes he needs to make changes but we need some wins and he needs to focus on that immediately. We can all see what needs doing, lumburing midfield, lack of support for the front mae (men) etc.
By January, if we can just stay in touch with the top teams, Berg will know where the squad needs strengthening. Then, if Venkys keep their promise and provide the funds, Berg should be able to start moulding a squad that is more to his standards, rather than our present Kean/Shebby squad. Got to give Berg time to sort this mess out.
tugay 4 ever
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3:30pm Mon 5 Nov 12
"Right Jordan , what type of player do you need next to you, what type of pass do you thrive on, do you like crosses , do you like balls played down the channels to your feet?"
On hearing his answers I would look at the current squad and see who, if anyone fits the bill and do my rebuilding from there. Jordan Rhodes is the only quality player we have yet he is having to change his game because those around him are not good enough.
Come on Henning......ask him the questions, get rid of the over weight and the over paid.......Rhodes IS the future.
His return to Huddersfield will be important to him......at least give him a chance!
Rovers75
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3:47pm Mon 5 Nov 12
FannyTickler wrote:We were still wetting ourselves with laughter at Eddie whatever he's called, who was so desperate to get away from swampley, he left a small town selling club with no ambition to go a small town selling club with no ambition.
Well done Agent Berg. While all the trampburn bin dippers were wetting themselves over Harry Redknapp you sneaked in the back door and got that all important first defeat. Keep up the good work!
A Darener
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3:51pm Mon 5 Nov 12
merlinrabbit
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4:08pm Mon 5 Nov 12
bluerob wrote:4 weeks would be very timely and appreciated
Its going to take some time to sort the mess out, get behind the team and the manager and I believe we will see the outcome of Henning's work in a few weeks time.
FannyTickler
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4:26pm Mon 5 Nov 12
Rovers75 wrote:I too was glad to see the back of Edwina to be honest. The futures bright, the futures ginger.
FannyTickler wrote:We were still wetting ourselves with laughter at Eddie whatever he's called, who was so desperate to get away from swampley, he left a small town selling club with no ambition to go a small town selling club with no ambition.
Well done Agent Berg. While all the trampburn bin dippers were wetting themselves over Harry Redknapp you sneaked in the back door and got that all important first defeat. Keep up the good work!
chickenfarm
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4:37pm Mon 5 Nov 12
A Darener
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4:38pm Mon 5 Nov 12
chickenfarm wrote:But he will only be offered chicken feed.
So in January the Hen will tell the Chickens he needs more money from them to improve the squad that will be the first trip of many to India to discuss transfers etc. then we will get no one in.
Abu dabi
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5:00pm Mon 5 Nov 12
baldie
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5:06pm Mon 5 Nov 12
Oh,and definitely a fresh start for Big Colin Hendry.
noddymcleod
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5:19pm Mon 5 Nov 12
I can only hope Berg has made a list (and a fairly long one at that) of Rovers players who had absolutely no desire to show our new boss how good they are.
By luck as much as anything, our results are better than our performance, so Berg has a cushion. Good that Berg has put everyone on notice.
Tight defence tomorrow night and hope that Rhodes is fired up to bag a goal against his old team.
As to Dunnie,for all his faults, I reckon he's a better bet than Murphy, not least because Dunnie loves Rovers. As Berg captained the team when Dunnie was at his best, fingers crossed that Berg finally gives Dunnie the advice and guidnace he needs.
Roverthere
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5:21pm Mon 5 Nov 12
owd nick
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5:29pm Mon 5 Nov 12
If that can't motivate players nothing will, then there is only one option, a clear out.
Tomorrows starting team could be interesting, lets hope that the players aren't so docile as on Saturday, I wasn't there but I got the impression that they more or less allowed Palace to steamroller them, that's unacceptable and totally down to the players and mustn't happen again.
owd nick
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5:32pm Mon 5 Nov 12
If that can't motivate players nothing will, then there is only one option, a clear out.
Tomorrows starting team could be interesting, lets hope that the players aren't so docile as on Saturday, I wasn't there but I got the impression that they more or less allowed Palace to steamroller them, that's unacceptable and totally down to the players and mustn't happen again.
merlinrabbit
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5:53pm Mon 5 Nov 12
noddymcleod wrote:I agree. How Murphy gets in ahead of Dunn (when fit) I dont know. We know Murphy came with Kean trying to bolster his gang of mates. Dont agree with the booing though. Whats the point of that.
The most revealing comment about the Palace game came from Murray who bagged two goals for Palace. He's quoted as saying "we wanted to show the new boss how good we are".
I can only hope Berg has made a list (and a fairly long one at that) of Rovers players who had absolutely no desire to show our new boss how good they are.
By luck as much as anything, our results are better than our performance, so Berg has a cushion. Good that Berg has put everyone on notice.
Tight defence tomorrow night and hope that Rhodes is fired up to bag a goal against his old team.
As to Dunnie,for all his faults, I reckon he's a better bet than Murphy, not least because Dunnie loves Rovers. As Berg captained the team when Dunnie was at his best, fingers crossed that Berg finally gives Dunnie the advice and guidnace he needs.
Bigdel
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6:50pm Mon 5 Nov 12
Rovers75 wrote:BOOM!
FannyTickler wrote:We were still wetting ourselves with laughter at Eddie whatever he's called, who was so desperate to get away from swampley, he left a small town selling club with no ambition to go a small town selling club with no ambition.
Well done Agent Berg. While all the trampburn bin dippers were wetting themselves over Harry Redknapp you sneaked in the back door and got that all important first defeat. Keep up the good work!
morleyclaret
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7:39pm Mon 5 Nov 12
MatthewCA wrote:I enjoy reading all the comments but poor spelling and latent dyslexia make it so difficult - I use the word 'latent' because I am sympathetic to any linguistic condition but proof reading a comment would help...............
Give Old legs a break and issue a gallery pass with FANS. So let them exchange the football story and autograph........... .mean while the strong FIT players will win and build the team with Berg new vision. If Adam Hanley is good, then we have few more acadamy players are so good and good for the club businee in first team game experiance. Rochina is so inconsistant, we cannot get a good striker from him like Suarez. still need some quality forward/Midfeild player who can trun around the game.
RoverInRotterdam
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10:24pm Mon 5 Nov 12
MatthewCA wrote:How's the weather there me owd mucker? If what you're trying to say is that the venkys are just didhonourable money grabbing shysters,who along with the lizard agent X and a drink driving,useless lying so called manager, have milked and mimanaged our once proud Club to the extent that a honourable respected man like Henning Berg now has the near to impossible task of succeding because he is surrounded by mostly substandard players, a clownish global fool , a woman beating pension thief and a whole posse of the odius ones pals ? then i heartily agree with you Chummy ..... R.T.I.D.
Give Old legs a break and issue a gallery pass with FANS. So let them exchange the football story and autograph...........
.mean while the strong FIT players will win and build the team with Berg new vision.
If Adam Hanley is good, then we have few more acadamy players are so good and good for the club businee in first team game experiance.
Rochina is so inconsistant, we cannot get a good striker from him like Suarez. still need some quality forward/Midfeild player who can trun around the game.
unclejacklegend
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10:53pm Mon 5 Nov 12
Rovers75 wrote:...In a lower division. Hahahahha
FannyTickler wrote:We were still wetting ourselves with laughter at Eddie whatever he's called, who was so desperate to get away from swampley, he left a small town selling club with no ambition to go a small town selling club with no ambition.
Well done Agent Berg. While all the trampburn bin dippers were wetting themselves over Harry Redknapp you sneaked in the back door and got that all important first defeat. Keep up the good work!
whappen
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5:48am Tue 6 Nov 12
gleechy wrote:What did he say when he left?
Henning Berg never let the club down as a player. He said a few unsavoury things when he left, but returned and did the job well again. Does anyone else think it a bit odd that all the close contenders for Rover's Manager were ex fan's favorites? Do the owners want to put a sheild up to get on with what they do best? Sorry if this touches a nerve, but it certainly fits the bill.
I seem to remember it was all done very quietly, even his team mates weren't aware he was going. I personally think that was why Jack Walker (RIP) let it go through so smoothly without a fuss, unlike,say, LeSaux who had a massive (at the time) price tag put on his head. Kind of saying, "So, you think you're that good do you, sonny? Let's see who agrees."
With HB, nothing. So would you please remind me of the "unsavoury" things he said; I don't recall anything of the sort, after he left and certainly not before.
whappen
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5:57am Tue 6 Nov 12
morleyclaret wrote:You could really use some form of pause between "condition" and "but". A semi-colon or comma would suffice; kind of loses the effect without one.
MatthewCA wrote: Give Old legs a break and issue a gallery pass with FANS. So let them exchange the football story and autograph........... .mean while the strong FIT players will win and build the team with Berg new vision. If Adam Hanley is good, then we have few more acadamy players are so good and good for the club businee in first team game experiance. Rochina is so inconsistant, we cannot get a good striker from him like Suarez. still need some quality forward/Midfeild player who can trun around the game.I enjoy reading all the comments but poor spelling and latent dyslexia make it so difficult - I use the word 'latent' because I am sympathetic to any linguistic condition but proof reading a comment would help...............
See what I mean?
whappen
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6:06am Tue 6 Nov 12
whappen wrote:Probably lose the "but" altogether, actually.
morleyclaret wrote:You could really use some form of pause between "condition" and "but". A semi-colon or comma would suffice; kind of loses the effect without one. See what I mean?MatthewCA wrote: Give Old legs a break and issue a gallery pass with FANS. So let them exchange the football story and autograph........... .mean while the strong FIT players will win and build the team with Berg new vision. If Adam Hanley is good, then we have few more acadamy players are so good and good for the club businee in first team game experiance. Rochina is so inconsistant, we cannot get a good striker from him like Suarez. still need some quality forward/Midfeild player who can trun around the game.I enjoy reading all the comments but poor spelling and latent dyslexia make it so difficult - I use the word 'latent' because I am sympathetic to any linguistic condition but proof reading a comment would help...............
Nelsonblue
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8:34am Tue 6 Nov 12
Sure HB will get it sorted given the time to reverse two years of Sk's crap !
Abu dabi
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12:46pm Tue 6 Nov 12
eeeeeeeply embedded. It will need new owners, Fans Trust on board and then we can start thinking about changing things.
jack denials
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1:22pm Tue 6 Nov 12
With Henning Berg joining the helm of the Blackburn Rovers battle for the promotion to the Premiership , everything is going to go down when your ship hits the Ice BERG.....lol
A Darener
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1:52pm Tue 6 Nov 12
jack denials wrote:Anybody who laughs at their own jokes is a moron!
I don’t know why you even sacked Kean because at least he was KEEN on getting back into the premiership.
With Henning Berg joining the helm of the Blackburn Rovers battle for the promotion to the Premiership , everything is going to go down when your ship hits the Ice BERG.....lol
A Darener says...
10:12am Mon 5 Nov 12
Tomorrow's game is when we can start judging him. He will have had time to get his points across to the team and his training staff. Let us hope for a btter outcome than Saturday.
GET INTO EM!!!!