Appleton calls for Ewood Park 'exorcism' (From Lancashire Telegraph)

you are right ma and good luck getting rid of the evil within(orr,murphy etc)

Venky is ready to pay and get few more players who is ready to play and win. We should not try again and again those old legs and get into touble.

Get down to each players mental ability, fitness and sprit to win games.

Next 11 games is important and we have to make it at 6th position at the end of the season.

Well after Saturday hopefully people now understand that Bradley Orr is simply not good enough, never has been and never will be. An absolutely shocking performance. Murphy and Lowe in midfield also absolutely clueless. DJ Campbell still none existent. If a few more played with a bit more passion like Hanley we would at least be able to acknowledge the effort. Only thing we can hope for now is that Appleton is true to his word and makes several changes starting tomorrow night and heres hoping we don't see several of these ever play for us again as I can't watch another 90 minutes of that garbage!!!!!

errrr, Millwall match is on Sunday!!!

"because if I am going to lose a game, I am going to lose it with honesty, commitment and desire."
yep, we'll settle for that at the moment.
some will find this open criticism of players a little unpalatable, but one thing's for sure, he will leave players under no illusions as to what he expects from them, so an honest approach could, in the long term, be really good for us.
so far, i would give appleton top marks for honesty and paying attention to the basics. he'll get average to good marks for transfers, as some seem like they could be good for us, whist others look doubtful. i guess he's a bit hamstrung by financial constraints, so to be fair, he's probably brought in as good as he can.
where he scores low so far, in my book, is the style of play. but i guess until he has a group of players able to care, then he will struggle to implement any system. before the end of the season, though, i would like to see a couple of weeks worth of decent football so that it is clear there is progression in that direction.

Well all you really had to do was watch the previous matches under all those managers and if you were as good as you think you are you would not have selected that side or even brought Orr back .Murphy and Lowe are not up to the job in midfield,Bentley is not match fit Campbell is rubbish you selected them so its YOUR fault. Please realise that the management at Ewood expect promotion even though it was their fault we were relegated no one listens to the fans but believe me nearly every fan I know understand the flaws in our midfield and all we get is one Wigan player who still looked better than our 3 international midfielders.

ive been calling for an exorcism for the past 52 months!!

But fair play to MA, he can certainty talk the talk and no doubt his comments will of hurt a few ego's

out with dangerous dave !!!!

I still don't believe that by signing so many loan players on short term deals is the way forward.
We had 5 loanees in the team on Saturday and only Dave Jones did enough to impress me.
Rekik has been poor in 4 or 5 games,
Campbell hasn't looked like scoring in 6 games,
Stewart looked lightweight and is no better than what we have in our own reserves.
I will reserve judgement on Bentley.

Now we are possibly bringng in a 6th loan player Kevin Thomson - someone who was released by Middlesborough and to qoute Appleton 'has been doing a bit at Hibs'.
Pathetic.

Has Appleton completey written off the likes of Robinson, Dunn, Givet, Pederson, Gomes, Goodwillie etc.
They are all seasoned pro's who are still on the payroll but are continually overlooked.
Would they not be a better bet than the numerous cast-offs on short term loan deals?

Is it any wonder Givet feels like hanging himelf when he is overlooked in favour of loan players who have been at the club a matter of hours.

This cannot be the right way to foster team spirit and build a team.

The telling comment for me is "if you don't respect the division". It is clear that some players think they are too good for second flight football. Those fans who say such things as "we should be beating the likes of Millwall, Peterborough" etc have also been suffering with this same delusion.
Reality pills all round!

Its the ghost of Kean that needs exorcising, giving Murphy a two year contract is yet another example of past decisions made which we continue to pay for.

Riverside 7 wrote:
I still don't believe that by signing so many loan players on short term deals is the way forward.
We had 5 loanees in the team on Saturday and only Dave Jones did enough to impress me.
Rekik has been poor in 4 or 5 games,
Campbell hasn't looked like scoring in 6 games,
Stewart looked lightweight and is no better than what we have in our own reserves.
I will reserve judgement on Bentley.

Now we are possibly bringng in a 6th loan player Kevin Thomson - someone who was released by Middlesborough and to qoute Appleton 'has been doing a bit at Hibs'.
Pathetic.

Has Appleton completey written off the likes of Robinson, Dunn, Givet, Pederson, Gomes, Goodwillie etc.
They are all seasoned pro's who are still on the payroll but are continually overlooked.
Would they not be a better bet than the numerous cast-offs on short term loan deals?

Is it any wonder Givet feels like hanging himelf when he is overlooked in favour of loan players who have been at the club a matter of hours.

This cannot be the right way to foster team spirit and build a team.

So the wage bill allowing him to sign better players (on loan/permanently) is irrelevant?

All this bodes ill for Dingle-day.

whittleblue wrote:
Its the ghost of Kean that needs exorcising, giving Murphy a two year contract is yet another example of past decisions made which we continue to pay for.

Giving 30y/o Fulham reserve Ethuhu a 4 year 30k per week deal was worse Imo.

But who signed the deals off? It certainly wasn't Kean, and I doubt it was Shaw, which just leaves the invisible man, our self acclaimed dof at the time, the man who brought us the 'tapas boys' and Henning Berg - Mr Shebby Singh.

It isn't just Kean who has put us where we are, plenty of others have made mistakes too!

Danny Murphy ,from what i have seen of him this season and especially on saturday is not a leader on the pitch ,seeing him being made to look a total mug by a Peterborough player who looked about 12 years old was embarrassing. Strip Mr Murphy of the captaincy and put him on the bench.

He has to do what many of us have been screaming for all season. Keep Murphy off the pitch.

Lowe had a vastly improved game the moment he wasn't having to constantly cover his own man AND Murphy's man (or try to rectify Murphy's mistakes). Orr I think is being a little unfairly done too, yes he had a very poor game, but you have to look at who's in front of him not doing their job (Bentley - defending) and realise why Bradley may be struggling. Orr had some of his best games with Pedersen in front of him, since Pedersen was taken off the RW a) we haven't won a league game, b) Orr has played awful. It's no longer a coincidence.

The logic behind playing Rekik over Givet eludes me. We can only assume that the recent interview by Givet is a lot more explosive behind the scenes than is being admitted. But Appleton should be reigning that it and telling Givet what's what and getting him to play.

As for DJ Campbell, he doesn't really do anything for me. We spent 45 minutes hoofing every ball up to him and expecting him to win it. He's not tall, he's not a great jumper and he's not that strong. So who expects him to win it over a CB or CM???? Why bring him in when you've got an exact replica player, with more speed and strength, in Goodwillie sat on the bench? Doesn't make sense to me.

But, if Appleton sticks to his word and goes guns-blazing at those players who we all know lacked any sort of passion or commitment on Saturday (Murphy being the main culprit followed swiftly be Bentley, Orr, Rekik and Olsson) then maybe he'll have a base with which to build on over the summer (promotion looks unreachable even to me now).

Actions speak louder than words ! Over to you Mr Apple !

blackburn darwener says...
9:36am Mon 4 Mar 13

Danny Murphy ,from what i have seen of him this season and especially on saturday is not a leader on the pitch ,seeing him being made to look a total mug by a Peterborough player who looked about 12 years old was embarrassing. Strip Mr Murphy of the captaincy and put him on the bench.”

Put him out to pasture more like it.

The fact is MA is that you pick the team. Your selections are questionable even with our injury list (Orr, Rekik, Murphy) and your teactics are too negative. You said we need to tighten up yet we concede 6 goals in the past two games. We should be bullying lower teams at home! Instead you allow them too pressure us due to our negative tactics! If you sit back too much, a team will have 10 shots and score 1 or 2 - Law of averages! No creativity in the centre. One o the bes strikers in the league and feeds on scrapes all game due to your negative tactics. May I suggest you speak to Gary Bowyer who kept it tight at the back and scored goals! If you don't then please leave. Actions speak louder than words MA!

Music to the ears of ALL Rovers fans - well spoken Mr.Appleton we have waited a long time for someone with the b*lls to say this.

peely wrote:
Actions speak louder than words ! Over to you Mr Apple !

My sentiments exactly,so far hes been all talk

Time then to back up your words MA.
Tomorrow night's team should be interesting.

But if Murphy puts in an appearance that's when I'll be making an early exit from the notlob stadium. I actually don't want to see him in the shirt ever again.

davemal wrote:
blackburn darwener says...
9:36am Mon 4 Mar 13

Danny Murphy ,from what i have seen of him this season and especially on saturday is not a leader on the pitch ,seeing him being made to look a total mug by a Peterborough player who looked about 12 years old was embarrassing. Strip Mr Murphy of the captaincy and put him on the bench.”

Put him out to pasture more like it.

Risky.

If they put him out to pasture, he'll probably end up in a Tesco lasagne!

Riverside 7 wrote:
I still don't believe that by signing so many loan players on short term deals is the way forward.
We had 5 loanees in the team on Saturday and only Dave Jones did enough to impress me.
Rekik has been poor in 4 or 5 games,
Campbell hasn't looked like scoring in 6 games,
Stewart looked lightweight and is no better than what we have in our own reserves.
I will reserve judgement on Bentley.

Now we are possibly bringng in a 6th loan player Kevin Thomson - someone who was released by Middlesborough and to qoute Appleton 'has been doing a bit at Hibs'.
Pathetic.

Has Appleton completey written off the likes of Robinson, Dunn, Givet, Pederson, Gomes, Goodwillie etc.
They are all seasoned pro's who are still on the payroll but are continually overlooked.
Would they not be a better bet than the numerous cast-offs on short term loan deals?

Is it any wonder Givet feels like hanging himelf when he is overlooked in favour of loan players who have been at the club a matter of hours.

This cannot be the right way to foster team spirit and build a team.

Forever seeing the name Robinsn mentioned, yes we are still paying and there is no doubt in the fact that he as been a fantastic servant for the club.

Howeve surely Jake Kean's displays between the sticks have been on of few positives to take away from this season so far? It's no use living off past glories or performances, we need to focus on the future which will almost certainly be based around a crop of youngsters trying to break through.

Danny Murhpy is an absolute waste of space, get rid of him please.

If Dave Jones doesn't start tomorrow night then its a crime!! He made the difference on Saturday....I know it was too little too late but I was impressed.

Loved the fact he actually put a tackle in!!!!! Something we have missed for a long long time!

Appleton seems to be saying all the right things, lets just see if he backs it up.

I like Appleton. His words will put pressure on both the players and the directors. If given the resources, most managers will probably do a good job, but in the end, it is always down, without recourse to any other excuse, to the committment and passion of the players on the field on the day.

Appleton has now cognised the extent of what he has to do at Ewood Park, but does he have the backing of the board (not just with words), the backing of the players, and the backing of the fans? Truth is, he doesn't!

When he took the role, I believe he understood that Rovers was a club with problems, what he couldn't have known is just how deep they cut, and the schism between all the different elements that make up the club. Appleton (or whichever manager is in situ) has to find a way to heal the fractures, to bring the sides of the wounds together and join them.

Could he achieve this with what he's got currently? No, I don't think so, his task is going to take time, certainly longer than the rest of the season, nor can he do it on his own, he needs the backing and support from the fans and for them to be patient, and how many of you are willing to go that way?

A lot of the problems with the club stem from the hate the fans hold for the board and current owners, and a fair bit of it is leaking away from the seating onto the field, and it is affecting how the players themselves feel and play. All sides have to come together through compromise, they have to do their bit from their perspective and role, and until that happens, Blackburn Rovers will remain mired in mud of its own making.

Exorcism-ooooh scary!
The fans were told to shut up when they expressed their concerns.
One reason why 10,000 have voted with their feet.
Instead of sniping at them as some do on here think why they have left!

French Rover wrote:
Music to the ears of ALL Rovers fans - well spoken Mr.Appleton we have waited a long time for someone with the b*lls to say this.

frenchy a lot of fans have been saying the same thing for the last 2yrs but get accused of being negative you know what i said about murphy befor he kicked a ball for this club MA sometimes talks agood game but alot of time talks c.rap example 2weeks ago he said bradley orr will be a big hit on his return to this club, and dont forget derek shaw appointed him and as far as i am concerned he couldnt pick his nose ,but time will tell !!!!!!!!!!!!

Have to applaued MA once again for his honesty,not so sure about the exorcism, though, certainly a lot more exercising is needed for a few of the players who once again turned up to ewood like they were taking the dog for a walk in the park.Sadly most of the players we have now are nothing more than a footballers equivelent to a mercenary,Have been behind appy from the start but he must ultimately take responsabilty for the low morale in the squad its his job to motivate them all,and its venkys themselves to blame for the shocking way they have run BRFC,as i have said for a few months now venkys will sell BRFC with in the next 14 months.They have almost finished the job, that has clearly been the defilment and degrading of BRFC,

Frankly I was delighted watching this lot on saturday because it means that no one including MA can have any doubt at the big job we have as a club. We need as MA says a major rebuild at least. He brought Orr back because he was playing ok at Ipswich and he needed everyone on board. The loanees have all been based on their past performances for other clubs and if successful brilliant if they fail they will be got rid of.
I am convinced this manager wants to be a success and will sort everyone out because if he does not any ambitions he has will go through the window. We must give him a chance and our support because realistically we are all drinking at the last chance saloon. If MA fails we fail
but I think he is a winner. Be patient while he searches for a bargain as we might find one or two who will help for next season as we do not have much if any money. It is next season we must look to as this one has long gone.

vicn1956 wrote:
Exorcism-ooooh scary!
The fans were told to shut up when they expressed their concerns.
One reason why 10,000 have voted with their feet.
Instead of sniping at them as some do on here think why they have left!

Yep, and those 10k plastics will never return until Blackburn are back in the Premier League playing the likes of Man Utd and Chelsea regularly and paying half-priced season tickets for the privilege.

In other words....never

benal13 wrote:

French Rover wrote:
Music to the ears of ALL Rovers fans - well spoken Mr.Appleton we have waited a long time for someone with the b*lls to say this.

frenchy a lot of fans have been saying the same thing for the last 2yrs but get accused of being negative you know what i said about murphy befor he kicked a ball for this club MA sometimes talks agood game but alot of time talks c.rap example 2weeks ago he said bradley orr will be a big hit on his return to this club, and dont forget derek shaw appointed him and as far as i am concerned he couldnt pick his nose ,but time will tell !!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi benal13 - I understand what you say but you know as well as I that there are a group of negative ninnies (who go under several aliases) who post on every item on here - no matter how small or trivial - just to put their knife into whatever anyone at the Rovers says or does.

Then there are the real Rovers fans who give honest comments (either negative and/or positive) but who are just sharing their views as they are entitled to.

I think Appleton deserves a long term chance at the Rovers, at least two seasons maybe three. It has been a complete circus at Ewood in every respect for over two years now - on and off the field - so someone has to be given chance to put that right.

Call it Exorcism ( I love that BTW) or Back to Basics or anything you want but surely we all share the common goal - to get Rovers back to being a respectable and decent club again at least on the field to start with.

Off the field there is not a lot we can do to influence what the owners will do - but if we can start to put a decent team out with a sound playing squad and staff behind it - then that makes the club a more 'sale-able' item. Maybe then our owners may consider selling us on to someone who knows about this wonderful game called football.

As for Orr, I reckon MA was just bullying him-up to get the best out of him on his return...but it has not worked as Orr is just not doing it for us.

Like you say - time will tell - but we have to give MA the time or it all ends up again like another pile of the shifting sand the club has been based on since the dark days of Kean and his cronies...

RoverTheHill wrote:
He has to do what many of us have been screaming for all season. Keep Murphy off the pitch.

Lowe had a vastly improved game the moment he wasn't having to constantly cover his own man AND Murphy's man (or try to rectify Murphy's mistakes). Orr I think is being a little unfairly done too, yes he had a very poor game, but you have to look at who's in front of him not doing their job (Bentley - defending) and realise why Bradley may be struggling. Orr had some of his best games with Pedersen in front of him, since Pedersen was taken off the RW a) we haven't won a league game, b) Orr has played awful. It's no longer a coincidence.

The logic behind playing Rekik over Givet eludes me. We can only assume that the recent interview by Givet is a lot more explosive behind the scenes than is being admitted. But Appleton should be reigning that it and telling Givet what's what and getting him to play.

As for DJ Campbell, he doesn't really do anything for me. We spent 45 minutes hoofing every ball up to him and expecting him to win it. He's not tall, he's not a great jumper and he's not that strong. So who expects him to win it over a CB or CM???? Why bring him in when you've got an exact replica player, with more speed and strength, in Goodwillie sat on the bench? Doesn't make sense to me.

But, if Appleton sticks to his word and goes guns-blazing at those players who we all know lacked any sort of passion or commitment on Saturday (Murphy being the main culprit followed swiftly be Bentley, Orr, Rekik and Olsson) then maybe he'll have a base with which to build on over the summer (promotion looks unreachable even to me now).

are you mad orr is a pudding end of

Orr had his best games this season with Pedersen in front of him. He was a brick wall and did what he needed to (even managed to get in team of the week). Since Bentley has been put in front of him his performances have collapsed.

Same on the left, Martin Olsson plays a lot better with Peders or Nunes or King in front of him. Why? Because these players defend as well as attack. You cannot have a player who never defends playing in the midfield and not expect that part of the pitch to be flooded with opposition attacks.

Well Appletone makes the righ sounds but must take responsibility as he brought in sub standard loanees and informs us to stop thinking Premiership, We need quality Steve Kean kept saying we need more bodies and like Appleton brought in a lot of corpses or dead wood.

Someone in the club if there is anyone left should tell him that Givet is our best defender,Dunn when fit our best midfielder and Gomes our best striker.

The lad Jones he got from Wigan is the only one worth his salt at the moment lets hope Bents will put a shift or two in before we finish the season lower than Burnley.

'Someone in the club if there is anyone left should tell him that Givet is our best defender,Dunn when fit our best midfielder and Gomes our best striker.'

Stopped reading at that point - evidently you have a few marbles rolling around upstairs.

alfa111 wrote:
Have to applaued MA once again for his honesty,not so sure about the exorcism, though, certainly a lot more exercising is needed for a few of the players who once again turned up to ewood like they were taking the dog for a walk in the park.Sadly most of the players we have now are nothing more than a footballers equivelent to a mercenary,Have been behind appy from the start but he must ultimately take responsabilty for the low morale in the squad its his job to motivate them all,and its venkys themselves to blame for the shocking way they have run BRFC,as i have said for a few months now venkys will sell BRFC with in the next 14 months.They have almost finished the job, that has clearly been the defilment and degrading of BRFC,

You cannot motivate players who are on massive wages , and dont want to play for the club ,MA is working with a bag of **** at themoment , inherited from the likes of kean etc. Those players on saturday were a disgrace , it needs a manager like MA to tell the fans the truth --- your never satisfied

My views
Just thought i'd say......!!!
facts and figures.....!!! approx.

it would cost at least 35-50 M to buy BRFC,.....??????

To get us out of Championship it would cost at least 20- 30 M to get the players to achieve promotion
3- 5m for a decent player at least
and we need at least 6 players

and
it would cost at least 40-60 M to run a decent team in premiership
around 5 -7m - per player
and we would need 6-7...!!

and every year you'd have to spend atleast 10 -15 M to stay in Prem.

Anyone out there got that sort of money...??
Anyone know anyone with that amount
willing to invest in BRFC...?

One thing for sure No honest /real businessman would bother....!!!

our 'Uncle Jack Walker' did it but he didnt do it for the money
he did it because he was a fan
he was a supporter of BRFC
he gave all he got for his beloved BRFC.

Anyone out there willing and able to give some support and love to our BRFC these days.....!!!...??
The least we should should ask for .!
For The badge the honour of BRFC.
it seems as if many people cant even give their much needed support and be a fan of this great club these days...!!!

Blame everyone else....on earth...!
but not ourselves..!

He JW gave all to the club and got his rewards.
Unfortunately, many people have forget that. What did JW do ..!
We need to learn from JW and give what we are able to give and that for most is just the bare minimum which is the essential fan base... is the support.. of the supporters....
our support for BRFC must be for ever...for the club
and we should continue supporting through thick and thin and especially through this difficult transition....!!
lets hope we can come through all this but it will need the support of the fans.

Uncle Jack did it and showed us how it can be done....!!
so lets learn from the lessons our Uncle Jack who gave all to the club and the least people should do is be a fan and support the club...BRFC needs U all.

And thank God he 'Uncle Jack' achieved what few teams in England have done in the history of Premiership.
That is to win it, we are in an elite club of teams who have won it.
Maybe we will never win it again.
but our dream lives on to get back into the big time...One day, sooner then later. Hopefully next year.

Arte et Labore

Very patronising, the Rovers fans are not to blame, never have been and never will be.

The only thing Rovers fans are guilty of is a intricate emotional attachment to the club, and a passion to see it succeed.

This to me is a quality rarely seen at more cosmopolitan clubs.

blame the fans eh?, after watching 52 months of mismanagement they have every right to voice their concerns.

madrover wrote:

RoverTheHill wrote:
He has to do what many of us have been screaming for all season. Keep Murphy off the pitch.

Lowe had a vastly improved game the moment he wasn't having to constantly cover his own man AND Murphy's man (or try to rectify Murphy's mistakes). Orr I think is being a little unfairly done too, yes he had a very poor game, but you have to look at who's in front of him not doing their job (Bentley - defending) and realise why Bradley may be struggling. Orr had some of his best games with Pedersen in front of him, since Pedersen was taken off the RW a) we haven't won a league game, b) Orr has played awful. It's no longer a coincidence.

The logic behind playing Rekik over Givet eludes me. We can only assume that the recent interview by Givet is a lot more explosive behind the scenes than is being admitted. But Appleton should be reigning that it and telling Givet what's what and getting him to play.

As for DJ Campbell, he doesn't really do anything for me. We spent 45 minutes hoofing every ball up to him and expecting him to win it. He's not tall, he's not a great jumper and he's not that strong. So who expects him to win it over a CB or CM???? Why bring him in when you've got an exact replica player, with more speed and strength, in Goodwillie sat on the bench? Doesn't make sense to me.

But, if Appleton sticks to his word and goes guns-blazing at those players who we all know lacked any sort of passion or commitment on Saturday (Murphy being the main culprit followed swiftly be Bentley, Orr, Rekik and Olsson) then maybe he'll have a base with which to build on over the summer (promotion looks unreachable even to me now).

are you mad orr is a pudding end of

your post is a bit muddled - to say thge least.

As for the reason Givet is not in the team - well that was explained by Appleton last week when he said that he had talked with GG and they agreed that he is not fit enough to play right now. MA said that GG needs to spend around two or three weeks to get himself fit again so we can then be considered for a game. So its down to the Frenchie to decide if he wants another chance to play for us again or not.

Bentley and Campbell are working their way into match fitness and getting used to their new team and style of play, and Rekik is very much needed now Olsson is out injured and Givet is not fit.

It is going to be like this (chopping and changing) for the rest of the season so get used to it.

It is all well and good Appleton blaming the players but he seems to forget the following:-
1) He picked that team the same team that had not performed well during the last few games
2) He signed (albeit on loan) & selected Bentley, Campbell, Rekik &Stewart .
3) He has been in charge and I assume evaluated his playing staff over the last two months. Why has he not noticed the failings of these players, he plainly hasnt as he continues to select them.
4) Saturdays team was his best available eleven, sorry but two of the three subs who came on were considerably better than his first choices.

I beleive that Appleton will be a good Championship manager, but he still has a lot to learn. He must accept that he is in charge, its now his fault if things dont go right.
Let's get it right, he will lead the team out at Wembley (if we get there), so he should stand up now, grow a pair and accept his responsibility for the poor showing of his players.
Remember Michael the last two managers blamed the previous regime and they are down the job centre!!!!!

I totally agree with the first half of your statement but am far from convinced about his long term prospects. Rather than another tough talking rant he needs to look at his own shortcomings in transfers, team selection, tactics and motivation. If he were lacking in one or two of the above, he could be a long term prospect but he falls down in all four. It's now about damage limitation until the end of the season as we look for an experienced, credible manager. Personally I would like to see Souness return.

I'd be careful if I was you "appy" talk of exorcisms with a mush like yours is pushig it a bit.....we don't want the vatican parachuting in Fr.Carus now do we? Mind you it worked on Linda Blair!

Did anyone expect that Appleton could clean up the mess made by Kean and left in place by Berg without having his own squad in place and at least one pre-season under his belt?

The fans need to be as realistic as Appleton and accept that a root and branch revision of the whole club is needed to even reverse the slide never mind get us back on track.

It may take several seasons and it may never happen but the fans want to see committed players who care about their performance and keeping their place in the team and we need a manager who will insist on that kind of attitude week-in and week-out.

At the moment there are not enough players in the squad who fit the bill and with an FA Cup quarter-final coming up it is a dilemma for the manager.

In my opinion he should stick to his principles and leave out the shirkers and the fans should accept that, if we lose, it was not because the players could not be bothered to turn up on the day.

kitchener2 wrote:
I'd be careful if I was you "appy" talk of exorcisms with a mush like yours is pushig it a bit.....we don't want the vatican parachuting in Fr.Carus now do we? Mind you it worked on Linda Blair!

More likely the Horse Whisperer being Blackburn.

jinkyjase wrote:

Riverside 7 wrote:
I still don't believe that by signing so many loan players on short term deals is the way forward.
We had 5 loanees in the team on Saturday and only Dave Jones did enough to impress me.
Rekik has been poor in 4 or 5 games,
Campbell hasn't looked like scoring in 6 games,
Stewart looked lightweight and is no better than what we have in our own reserves.
I will reserve judgement on Bentley.

Now we are possibly bringng in a 6th loan player Kevin Thomson - someone who was released by Middlesborough and to qoute Appleton 'has been doing a bit at Hibs'.
Pathetic.

Has Appleton completey written off the likes of Robinson, Dunn, Givet, Pederson, Gomes, Goodwillie etc.
They are all seasoned pro's who are still on the payroll but are continually overlooked.
Would they not be a better bet than the numerous cast-offs on short term loan deals?

Is it any wonder Givet feels like hanging himelf when he is overlooked in favour of loan players who have been at the club a matter of hours.

This cannot be the right way to foster team spirit and build a team.

So the wage bill allowing him to sign better players (on loan/permanently) is irrelevant?

I didn't mention the wage bill.

What I did say is the majority of the players Appleton has brought in on loan appear no better than those already on the pay-roll.
On the other hand, the manager must believe that the loanees are better players then those we already have, or what is the point in bringing them to Ewood.

If Appleton is not prepared to play Givet, Gomes, Dunn, Goodwillie etc then why dosn't he get rid.
He regularly selects Givet and Gomes on the bench for example but never brings them on.

He told us 3 weeks ago that he has too many players in the squad and it was unhealthy for so many not to be involved every week.

He therefore releases / sells / loans out several players in January and after a few injuries he is then moaning that he is down to bare bones.
He can't have it both ways.

After getting criticism from some fans for leaving out Givet in favour of Rekik he then tried to blame the player by saying he has to get himself fit.

Does Appleton and his coaches not take Givet for training every day.
Surely it is their responsibilty to get players fit.
Make them do extra training if necessary!

I think this is a case of passing the buck.

I still wish Appleton success but playing 5 or 6 loan players in the team is not the best way forward and does nothing for unity or team building at the club.

Yes blame the players entirely for the failures MA. You've been here two months and already youve decided your a cut above everyone else with your sensational tactical displays.

YOU HAVE NOT ONCE CHANGED A GAME IN OUR FAVOUR. YOU HAVE SAT BY WHILST WE GOT DEMOLISHED. AT HULL AT HALF TIME YOU SAID "DONT GET THUMPED BY 5 OR 6". YOU ARE TACTICALLY INEPT AND HAVE NO ROOM TO TALK ABOUT PLAYERS UNDERPERFORMING.

matrobsmith wrote:

Riverside 7 wrote:
I still don't believe that by signing so many loan players on short term deals is the way forward.
We had 5 loanees in the team on Saturday and only Dave Jones did enough to impress me.
Rekik has been poor in 4 or 5 games,
Campbell hasn't looked like scoring in 6 games,
Stewart looked lightweight and is no better than what we have in our own reserves.
I will reserve judgement on Bentley.

Now we are possibly bringng in a 6th loan player Kevin Thomson - someone who was released by Middlesborough and to qoute Appleton 'has been doing a bit at Hibs'.
Pathetic.

Has Appleton completey written off the likes of Robinson, Dunn, Givet, Pederson, Gomes, Goodwillie etc.
They are all seasoned pro's who are still on the payroll but are continually overlooked.
Would they not be a better bet than the numerous cast-offs on short term loan deals?

Is it any wonder Givet feels like hanging himelf when he is overlooked in favour of loan players who have been at the club a matter of hours.

This cannot be the right way to foster team spirit and build a team.

Forever seeing the name Robinsn mentioned, yes we are still paying and there is no doubt in the fact that he as been a fantastic servant for the club.

Howeve surely Jake Kean's displays between the sticks have been on of few positives to take away from this season so far? It's no use living off past glories or performances, we need to focus on the future which will almost certainly be based around a crop of youngsters trying to break through.

I agree that Kean has deserved his place and has been one of the few positives this season but why is Robinson not even on the bench.
We are paying his wages?
Surely he must be better than the young Polish keeper.

Givet, Gomes, Pederson and even Nunes are regularly selected in the squad but Robbo is never mentioned.
is he a bad infuence on the team or what?

With regard to our future being based on a crop of youngsters - I would prefer that to the present crop of loanee cast-offs and journeymen that have been wearing the shirt in recent matches.

The only exorcism required down at Ewood is on Appleton himself for believing in players who are just not good enough and certainly have not got the fighting spirit or the skill required for Blackburn Rovers, and in my opinion he himself is out of his depth,get shut of Shaw the man who brought the guy to Ewood and at least half the squad and then we may get somewhere,we were beaten at home by a very poor side,,what does that make us ? does batfink really expect this shambolic team to compete with bolton at the reebok?,l certainly dont,

MxMave wrote:
Yes blame the players entirely for the failures MA. You've been here two months and already youve decided your a cut above everyone else with your sensational tactical displays.

YOU HAVE NOT ONCE CHANGED A GAME IN OUR FAVOUR. YOU HAVE SAT BY WHILST WE GOT DEMOLISHED. AT HULL AT HALF TIME YOU SAID "DONT GET THUMPED BY 5 OR 6". YOU ARE TACTICALLY INEPT AND HAVE NO ROOM TO TALK ABOUT PLAYERS UNDERPERFORMING.

Pretty much sums it up for me

What a disgusting and cowardly statement from Appleton. It's about time he started to take some responsibility for his own ineptitude rather than blame the ghosts of seasons past. He has been found lacking in every aspect of the role: transfers, team selection, tactics, motivation, leadership and courage. For those who constantly tell us that he talks a lot of sense, please look back at his comments. EVERYONE to blame but him. Clearly his Man Utd training coming through

7 wins in the last 28 league games is relegation form, no other way of looking at it, no team deserves to be in play-off positions with that record, we now only 4 players have scored more than 3 goals this season, rhodes getting roughly half the tally of the team, the next highest scorer who fit is Nuno gomes whose not started since 1st game of october against Notts forest,

there needs more players that are going the affect the result of the game positively their decision making should be for the benefit of the team - not for personal glory, if we are trying to play two out and out strikers a player like bentley should not try to stop himself from hitting hopeful 30 yard shots like he did against leicester city, he got too greedy when there were better options available, both strikers could have latched onto a slide thorough pass with a free shot on goal, they need deliveries to them all the time so they get into the habit of receiving quality balls, ,the midfield runners need to spot their runs, they are our best finishers in the our team, play to their strengths, rovers could have 2 nil up and the game could have have taken a completely different turn,

Angry From Accrington wrote:
I totally agree with the first half of your statement but am far from convinced about his long term prospects. Rather than another tough talking rant he needs to look at his own shortcomings in transfers, team selection, tactics and motivation. If he were lacking in one or two of the above, he could be a long term prospect but he falls down in all four. It's now about damage limitation until the end of the season as we look for an experienced, credible manager. Personally I would like to see Souness return.

I tend to skim over posts by this season ticket surrender monkey because he says we need strong experienced and reliable stewardship, yet can't provide it himself . He lacks the spine for the fight ahead and would prefer to throw the towel in at the beginning of every match. Surrendering his season ticket, digging out the ManU top and tuning into Jeff Stelling from the comfort of his lazy boy yet typing tough on here.Question for you, when Soouness took his club colours and planted it in the centre circle of his rivals was he also being a surrender monkey and bowing to the opposition or showing a bit of fight??? I wear my colours rain or shine, do you??
Surrender Monkeys Out

Angry From Accrington wrote:
What a disgusting and cowardly statement from Appleton. It's about time he started to take some responsibility for his own ineptitude rather than blame the ghosts of seasons past. He has been found lacking in every aspect of the role: transfers, team selection, tactics, motivation, leadership and courage. For those who constantly tell us that he talks a lot of sense, please look back at his comments. EVERYONE to blame but him. Clearly his Man Utd training coming through

total total Dingle!

matrobsmith wrote:

Riverside 7 wrote:
I still don't believe that by signing so many loan players on short term deals is the way forward.
We had 5 loanees in the team on Saturday and only Dave Jones did enough to impress me.
Rekik has been poor in 4 or 5 games,
Campbell hasn't looked like scoring in 6 games,
Stewart looked lightweight and is no better than what we have in our own reserves.
I will reserve judgement on Bentley.

Now we are possibly bringng in a 6th loan player Kevin Thomson - someone who was released by Middlesborough and to qoute Appleton 'has been doing a bit at Hibs'.
Pathetic.

Has Appleton completey written off the likes of Robinson, Dunn, Givet, Pederson, Gomes, Goodwillie etc.
They are all seasoned pro's who are still on the payroll but are continually overlooked.
Would they not be a better bet than the numerous cast-offs on short term loan deals?

Is it any wonder Givet feels like hanging himelf when he is overlooked in favour of loan players who have been at the club a matter of hours.

This cannot be the right way to foster team spirit and build a team.

Forever seeing the name Robinsn mentioned, yes we are still paying and there is no doubt in the fact that he as been a fantastic servant for the club.

Howeve surely Jake Kean's displays between the sticks have been on of few positives to take away from this season so far? It's no use living off past glories or performances, we need to focus on the future which will almost certainly be based around a crop of youngsters trying to break through.

I thought Kean was poor like the rest on Saturday. He was like his feet were glued to the floor at times. Robinson would be my first pick but then we all see a game differently dont we. I also want to see Appleton do something about the problems not prove he can tell us about them. We already know. Showing he has the guts to say it isnt the same thing as showing he has the nous to sort it out

Whatever team he picks for tommorrow it's got to be a statement of intent for what's going to take place for the rest of the season and the future,no matter what job you are in whether it be management or shopflloor it's doesn't take long for you to recognise who is capable of doing the job and who is not,we have all worked with people and heard it said oh don't let him do it give it to so and so,Appleton has had time now to make an assesment of who are the workers and who are the slackers,to us on the outside it is quite plain to see,so it will be interesting to see how someone with his finger on the pulse sees.

Jarrod Schulz Bearded Wonder wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:
I totally agree with the first half of your statement but am far from convinced about his long term prospects. Rather than another tough talking rant he needs to look at his own shortcomings in transfers, team selection, tactics and motivation. If he were lacking in one or two of the above, he could be a long term prospect but he falls down in all four. It's now about damage limitation until the end of the season as we look for an experienced, credible manager. Personally I would like to see Souness return.

I tend to skim over posts by this season ticket surrender monkey because he says we need strong experienced and reliable stewardship, yet can't provide it himself . He lacks the spine for the fight ahead and would prefer to throw the towel in at the beginning of every match. Surrendering his season ticket, digging out the ManU top and tuning into Jeff Stelling from the comfort of his lazy boy yet typing tough on here.Question for you, when Soouness took his club colours and planted it in the centre circle of his rivals was he also being a surrender monkey and bowing to the opposition or showing a bit of fight??? I wear my colours rain or shine, do you??
Surrender Monkeys Out

here here mate.
It seems that our surrender monkey fans have a lot in common with some of our cowardly players. Prima donnas all of them.
BRFC needs fighters on the pitch, in the dug out and in the stands too!
Angry and dangerous's blogs are akin to murphy's arm flaps' and Orr swearing at fans.
Any fool can moan, criticise and gesticulate.
Let's make 2 quick subs and get them off!
Aye

in the 18 games rovers have scored first they have won 9, they have yet to lose a match when they have opened the scoring, on the other hand in the games they have conceded first, they have lost 9 out of 15, only salvaging victory from losing positions on two occasions which were at the start of the season, against strugglers barnsley and bristol city.

That shows how important it is two score first, get your nose in front as quickly as possible and make the advantage count, keep the other team at arm distance, not letting the other team get back into the game without them taking a risk at the back. Maybe thats why appleton's been too cautious, the trick is to keep tight without it being detrimental to the attacking side of the play.

Angry From Accrington wrote:
I totally agree with the first half of your statement but am far from convinced about his long term prospects. Rather than another tough talking rant he needs to look at his own shortcomings in transfers, team selection, tactics and motivation. If he were lacking in one or two of the above, he could be a long term prospect but he falls down in all four. It's now about damage limitation until the end of the season as we look for an experienced, credible manager. Personally I would like to see Souness return.

They - Venkys, Shaw, Agnew, Singh (if he's not locked in a container at the bottom of the North Sea) couldn't cope with Souness. Just his presence wouldn't make them sh1t themselves and start crying like the pathetic clueless footballing weasels they are.

I'd love Souness to come back to Rovers though.
I'd especially like him to march upto those chest pounding gurners who support Envy FC and plant a huge Rovers flag right under their unusually flared nostrils and foaming mouths to remind them of their place as the extremely poor relation in this particular rivalry.

It won't happen though and the truth is our domination over Swampley is as certain as our Premier League return.

At least we had some good times eh?

BOLTON 2, Rovers 0. bye bye Appleton,and the rest.

Jonny Bovril wrote:

Jarrod Schulz Bearded Wonder wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:
I totally agree with the first half of your statement but am far from convinced about his long term prospects. Rather than another tough talking rant he needs to look at his own shortcomings in transfers, team selection, tactics and motivation. If he were lacking in one or two of the above, he could be a long term prospect but he falls down in all four. It's now about damage limitation until the end of the season as we look for an experienced, credible manager. Personally I would like to see Souness return.

I tend to skim over posts by this season ticket surrender monkey because he says we need strong experienced and reliable stewardship, yet can't provide it himself . He lacks the spine for the fight ahead and would prefer to throw the towel in at the beginning of every match. Surrendering his season ticket, digging out the ManU top and tuning into Jeff Stelling from the comfort of his lazy boy yet typing tough on here.Question for you, when Soouness took his club colours and planted it in the centre circle of his rivals was he also being a surrender monkey and bowing to the opposition or showing a bit of fight??? I wear my colours rain or shine, do you??
Surrender Monkeys Out

here here mate.
It seems that our surrender monkey fans have a lot in common with some of our cowardly players. Prima donnas all of them.
BRFC needs fighters on the pitch, in the dug out and in the stands too!
Angry and dangerous's blogs are akin to murphy's arm flaps' and Orr swearing at fans.
Any fool can moan, criticise and gesticulate.
Let's make 2 quick subs and get them off!
Aye

Blinding mate couldn't agree more.

I have a lot of respect for Appleton after 'actually saying' what we've all been thinking for a long time. Kean wouldn't have!

Many players HAVE been “living off their pasts” or are maybe feeling too comfortable at the club.

MA has had to bring in more loans than he would have liked due to injuries etc and it is going to take time to get them match fit/bedded in. That is understandable. What isn't acceptable is for Murphy/Orr and our other regulars giving such a "spineless" performance.

3 changes at half time and a bollocking made a big difference in the second half, and you have to think if we'd played like that from the off, we'd have won that game easily.

I don't expect promotion this year, and I don't expect the short-term fix loanees to still be with us come August. We need to clear out and start properly in August with MA choosing the players he wants rather than having Singh dump Portugese outcasts on him.

What I do expect to see then and now is players who are eager to get stuck in on the pitch and give their all for the cause. Get that right Appy and we'll support you, win, lose or draw!

Yeah it's all the fans fault.....

Zzzzzz yawn effing yawn

RoversMCMLXXV wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:
I totally agree with the first half of your statement but am far from convinced about his long term prospects. Rather than another tough talking rant he needs to look at his own shortcomings in transfers, team selection, tactics and motivation. If he were lacking in one or two of the above, he could be a long term prospect but he falls down in all four. It's now about damage limitation until the end of the season as we look for an experienced, credible manager. Personally I would like to see Souness return.

They - Venkys, Shaw, Agnew, Singh (if he's not locked in a container at the bottom of the North Sea) couldn't cope with Souness. Just his presence wouldn't make them sh1t themselves and start crying like the pathetic clueless footballing weasels they are.

I'd love Souness to come back to Rovers though.
I'd especially like him to march upto those chest pounding gurners who support Envy FC and plant a huge Rovers flag right under their unusually flared nostrils and foaming mouths to remind them of their place as the extremely poor relation in this particular rivalry.

It won't happen though and the truth is our domination over Swampley is as certain as our Premier League return.

At least we had some good times eh?

I'd love Souness back too. He had some presence. I'd love him to plant . Murphy and etuhu at Keans front door . The reason Michael, we've had 3 or 4 managers is because venkys can't pick a decent one.

merlinrabbit wrote:

RoversMCMLXXV wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:
I totally agree with the first half of your statement but am far from convinced about his long term prospects. Rather than another tough talking rant he needs to look at his own shortcomings in transfers, team selection, tactics and motivation. If he were lacking in one or two of the above, he could be a long term prospect but he falls down in all four. It's now about damage limitation until the end of the season as we look for an experienced, credible manager. Personally I would like to see Souness return.

They - Venkys, Shaw, Agnew, Singh (if he's not locked in a container at the bottom of the North Sea) couldn't cope with Souness. Just his presence wouldn't make them sh1t themselves and start crying like the pathetic clueless footballing weasels they are.

I'd love Souness to come back to Rovers though.
I'd especially like him to march upto those chest pounding gurners who support Envy FC and plant a huge Rovers flag right under their unusually flared nostrils and foaming mouths to remind them of their place as the extremely poor relation in this particular rivalry.

It won't happen though and the truth is our domination over Swampley is as certain as our Premier League return.

At least we had some good times eh?

I'd love Souness back too. He had some presence. I'd love him to plant . Murphy and etuhu at Keans front door . The reason Michael, we've had 3 or 4 managers is because venkys can't pick a decent one.

No it isn't...............
........ it's because they won't work for them i.e. they don't want be associated with Venky's....Penny dropped yet????

fragileworld wrote:
BOLTON 2, Rovers 0. bye bye Appleton,and the rest.

Think you are getting a little muddled mate. The game is tomorrow night. Perhaps the 2-0 score line was from a previous season?

vintageclaret wrote:

kitchener2 wrote:
I'd be careful if I was you "appy" talk of exorcisms with a mush like yours is pushig it a bit.....we don't want the vatican parachuting in Fr.Carus now do we? Mind you it worked on Linda Blair!

More likely the Horse Whisperer being Blackburn.

Now, now, vintage...we may be struggling at this moment in time, thanks mainly to the demolition job done on us by Venkys and their cronies. No club could be expected to come through a assasination attempt lke this unscathed, however, believe it or not we still expect the mish mash of a team thats been forced upon us to beat your "Galacticos" from down the M65. So bring it on you buck toothed, banjo strumming, wart cultivating, humptybacked hill monkeys. See you at Ewood!

handyamBRFC wrote:
My views Just thought i'd say......!!! facts and figures.....!!! approx. it would cost at least 35-50 M to buy BRFC,.....?????? To get us out of Championship it would cost at least 20- 30 M to get the players to achieve promotion 3- 5m for a decent player at least and we need at least 6 players and it would cost at least 40-60 M to run a decent team in premiership around 5 -7m - per player and we would need 6-7...!! and every year you'd have to spend atleast 10 -15 M to stay in Prem. Anyone out there got that sort of money...?? Anyone know anyone with that amount willing to invest in BRFC...? One thing for sure No honest /real businessman would bother....!!! our 'Uncle Jack Walker' did it but he didnt do it for the money he did it because he was a fan he was a supporter of BRFC he gave all he got for his beloved BRFC. Anyone out there willing and able to give some support and love to our BRFC these days.....!!!...?? The least we should should ask for .! For The badge the honour of BRFC. it seems as if many people cant even give their much needed support and be a fan of this great club these days...!!! Blame everyone else....on earth...! but not ourselves..! He JW gave all to the club and got his rewards. Unfortunately, many people have forget that. What did JW do ..! We need to learn from JW and give what we are able to give and that for most is just the bare minimum which is the essential fan base... is the support.. of the supporters.... our support for BRFC must be for ever...for the club and we should continue supporting through thick and thin and especially through this difficult transition....!! lets hope we can come through all this but it will need the support of the fans. Uncle Jack did it and showed us how it can be done....!! so lets learn from the lessons our Uncle Jack who gave all to the club and the least people should do is be a fan and support the club...BRFC needs U all. And thank God he 'Uncle Jack' achieved what few teams in England have done in the history of Premiership. That is to win it, we are in an elite club of teams who have won it. Maybe we will never win it again. but our dream lives on to get back into the big time...One day, sooner then later. Hopefully next year. Arte et Labore

"it would cost at least 35-50 M to buy BRFC"
"to get us out of Championship it would cost at least 20- 30 M"
"it would cost at least 40-60 M to run a decent team in premiership"
"and every year you'd have to spend atleast 10 -15 M to stay in Prem."

Sorry to repeat myself but you have so I feel it's OK....

Why would BRFC cost £35-£50m to buy? Are you saying a business that;

a) is in disarray with no coherent management structure (what is Singh doing nowadays?) or competent officials (Shaw, Agnew,Singh) in place
b) is losing a fortune (TV income about £30M down),
c) has lost about 40% of it's customers and its main source of income without any real sign of either of them coming back anytime soon
d) has no value in the stock it holds (the squad)
e) is still the same amount in debt as when none of the above applied

is worth up to twice as much (or more) as when Venkys bought it?

The BRSIT figure of £10M may well be optimistic, but not that optimistic; any other type of company with those sort of issues would be virtually given away.

Why should it cost that much to get promoted? Maybe it would but it's not a given. Anyway, if you could guarantee getting promotion with that sort of money it would be financially prudent to invest it. Problem is you can't.

TV revenue will be around £60M under the new TV deal; there's your £40-£50M.

The club was losing around £2 -£3M a year before Venkys came in. Sorry to harp on about the TV deal but an increase of £15M in income suggests it would be possible. True, players are going to take a lot of that - their agents are not stupid, as we have found out to our cost - but that's where good club management comes in. Other income streams become available as well, such as increased amounts from shirt sponsors. That is of course providing they can find one whilst we are playing in the most popular league on the planet; something they inexplicably couldn't do last year.

In any case, a club this size is always likely to be a yo-yo club. We have overperformed hugely under the excellent stewardship of Williams et al. At the moment we are just a yo club with no sign of yo-ing in the opposite direction.

flagstone wrote:

alfa111 wrote: Have to applaued MA once again for his honesty,not so sure about the exorcism, though, certainly a lot more exercising is needed for a few of the players who once again turned up to ewood like they were taking the dog for a walk in the park.Sadly most of the players we have now are nothing more than a footballers equivelent to a mercenary,Have been behind appy from the start but he must ultimately take responsabilty for the low morale in the squad its his job to motivate them all,and its venkys themselves to blame for the shocking way they have run BRFC,as i have said for a few months now venkys will sell BRFC with in the next 14 months.They have almost finished the job, that has clearly been the defilment and degrading of BRFC,

You cannot motivate players who are on massive wages , and dont want to play for the club ,MA is working with a bag of **** at themoment , inherited from the likes of kean etc. Those players on saturday were a disgrace , it needs a manager like MA to tell the fans the truth --- your never satisfied

YES, i cant get no satisfaction,like 99% of rovers fans at the momment,seems you are satisfied then?

12th in the Championship, ten points off the playoffs with only 11 games to go, below both Burnley and Bolton in the league and yet still some of you muppets are blaming Steve Kean? When Kean left you were 3rd and looking a safe bet for promotion. What you'd give for Steve Kean now eh, you miserable deluded whining face combing dribbling shameless Rovers filth.

merlinrabbit wrote:

RoversMCMLXXV wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:
I totally agree with the first half of your statement but am far from convinced about his long term prospects. Rather than another tough talking rant he needs to look at his own shortcomings in transfers, team selection, tactics and motivation. If he were lacking in one or two of the above, he could be a long term prospect but he falls down in all four. It's now about damage limitation until the end of the season as we look for an experienced, credible manager. Personally I would like to see Souness return.

They - Venkys, Shaw, Agnew, Singh (if he's not locked in a container at the bottom of the North Sea) couldn't cope with Souness. Just his presence wouldn't make them sh1t themselves and start crying like the pathetic clueless footballing weasels they are.

I'd love Souness to come back to Rovers though.
I'd especially like him to march upto those chest pounding gurners who support Envy FC and plant a huge Rovers flag right under their unusually flared nostrils and foaming mouths to remind them of their place as the extremely poor relation in this particular rivalry.

It won't happen though and the truth is our domination over Swampley is as certain as our Premier League return.

At least we had some good times eh?

I'd love Souness back too. He had some presence. I'd love him to plant . Murphy and etuhu at Keans front door . The reason Michael, we've had 3 or 4 managers is because venkys can't pick a decent one.

I'd love Souness to come back too. But Souness is no surrender monkey unlike half the supporters on here. So I'm backing appleton because he needs all the help he can get with the donkeys Kean brought in. While surrender monkeys like accy lad join in with zi germans.

fanny.tickler. wrote:
12th in the Championship, ten points off the playoffs with only 11 games to go, below both Burnley and Bolton in the league and yet still some of you muppets are blaming Steve Kean? When Kean left you were 3rd and looking a safe bet for promotion. What you'd give for Steve Kean now eh, you miserable deluded whining face combing dribbling shameless Rovers filth.

We'd sooner be crucified than have that deluded tool football club rapist and asset stripper back. The damage that nobender did to this club will take years to rectify.. Ans as he took a percentage of all outgoing transfers he made a nice nestegg for himself and I see Hoilett, Bothroyd, Samba, Jones and until recently Nelsen etc enjoying life in the premier league. .
Unnlike you sister lovers we have morals and instead of trying to set fire to the chairmans wife like you monkeys did. We made him unemployable so he couldn't do it to someone else.
Don't thatnk us now. Still I must admit Burnley would probably take him as no-one else apart from nobodies would take up the reigns at your hole. Even Eddie Howe went to bournemouth
Blinding

fanny.tickler. wrote:
12th in the Championship, ten points off the playoffs with only 11 games to go, below both Burnley and Bolton in the league and yet still some of you muppets are blaming Steve Kean? When Kean left you were 3rd and looking a safe bet for promotion. What you'd give for Steve Kean now eh, you miserable deluded whining face combing dribbling shameless Rovers filth.

I'd rather eat dog sh1t whilst watching Rovers in the Blue Square League than see that lying drunkard greedy backstabbing ar5e licking two faced piece of sh1t Kean in charge.

You dungaree wearing shiny faced big chinned gurners may be easily pleased but we saw Kean for what he was and got rid. Bonleh on the other hand sit there grunting and chest pounding until the manager sh1ts all over your poxy cardboard outfit to move to a bigger club like Bolton or Bournemouth. By the way fanny, your fanny stinks - go and have a wash you dirty b*stard...

fanny.tickler. wrote:
12th in the Championship, ten points off the playoffs with only 11 games to go, below both Burnley and Bolton in the league and yet still some of you muppets are blaming Steve Kean? When Kean left you were 3rd and looking a safe bet for promotion. What you'd give for Steve Kean now eh, you miserable deluded whining face combing dribbling shameless Rovers filth.

and yet we still beat you. again. Is it 34 or 35 years now?

Jarrod Schulz Bearded Wonder wrote:

fanny.tickler. wrote:
12th in the Championship, ten points off the playoffs with only 11 games to go, below both Burnley and Bolton in the league and yet still some of you muppets are blaming Steve Kean? When Kean left you were 3rd and looking a safe bet for promotion. What you'd give for Steve Kean now eh, you miserable deluded whining face combing dribbling shameless Rovers filth.

We'd sooner be crucified than have that deluded tool football club rapist and asset stripper back. The damage that nobender did to this club will take years to rectify.. Ans as he took a percentage of all outgoing transfers he made a nice nestegg for himself and I see Hoilett, Bothroyd, Samba, Jones and until recently Nelsen etc enjoying life in the premier league. .
Unnlike you sister lovers we have morals and instead of trying to set fire to the chairmans wife like you monkeys did. We made him unemployable so he couldn't do it to someone else.
Don't thatnk us now. Still I must admit Burnley would probably take him as no-one else apart from nobodies would take up the reigns at your hole. Even Eddie Howe went to bournemouth
Blinding

Morals? Blackburn Rovers? The way that poor man was treated was disgusting. You should all be ashamed. And now you turn on Venky's, throwing snowballs and chanting Venky's out and scum because your premier league days are over.. Boo hoo. If Venky's bail out you lot are up sh*t creek without a paddle. Venky's are keeping your shambles of a club afloat and as soon as you hound them out you will drop even further. Maybe its time to man up and accept what you are, a mid-table championship team looking up in awe at Burnley FC, a well-run, proper football club.

"despite being just 90 minutes away from Wembley"! Are they expecting a bye in the semi-final?

Jarrod Schulz Bearded Wonder wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:
I totally agree with the first half of your statement but am far from convinced about his long term prospects. Rather than another tough talking rant he needs to look at his own shortcomings in transfers, team selection, tactics and motivation. If he were lacking in one or two of the above, he could be a long term prospect but he falls down in all four. It's now about damage limitation until the end of the season as we look for an experienced, credible manager. Personally I would like to see Souness return.

I tend to skim over posts by this season ticket surrender monkey because he says we need strong experienced and reliable stewardship, yet can't provide it himself . He lacks the spine for the fight ahead and would prefer to throw the towel in at the beginning of every match. Surrendering his season ticket, digging out the ManU top and tuning into Jeff Stelling from the comfort of his lazy boy yet typing tough on here.Question for you, when Soouness took his club colours and planted it in the centre circle of his rivals was he also being a surrender monkey and bowing to the opposition or showing a bit of fight??? I wear my colours rain or shine, do you??
Surrender Monkeys Out

You clearly love that term Surrender Monkey but could you ask one of your little chums in the playground to explain what it means?