Blackburn Rovers advisor Singh apologises for comments (From Lancashire Telegraph)

YarkshahRover wrote:
Confusion still reigns. If only we could have John Willims back. But perhaps he is too old.

nil bye mouth wrote:
HA HA HA We just love the venkys they are the gift that just keeps giving and giving yet again they have turned you into a national laughing stock HA HA HA .The owners are jokers ,keano is a joke and most importantly now the whole nation knows that the club and its fans are a joke and we should all laugh at you.

sonny wrote:
Shebbys a Legend allready for me, in one weekend he has shown more honesty and also shown hes isnt afraid to give a sincere apology than Kean&his cronies have in 2 years

sonny wrote:
Shebbys a Legend allready for me, in one weekend he has shown more honesty and also shown hes isnt afraid to give a sincere apology than Kean&his cronies have in 2 years

J.C - Rishton wrote:

sonny wrote: Shebbys a Legend allready for me, in one weekend he has shown more honesty and also shown hes isnt afraid to give a sincere apology than Kean&his cronies have in 2 years

More honesty, what planet are you on ?? - on Saturday he said (and I quote) "Kean would be sacked after 3 straight defeats, Definately, yes definately" - now, 48 hours later he says the Steve Kean comments have to be taken with a "pinch of salt". When are the majority of Rovers fans going to wake up to the fact that Steve Kean is UNSACKABLE - why?, because he is one of the owners !! (he is one of the directors, 5% stake, of the shell company that owns Venkys London Ltd and Venkys London Ltd, in turn, owns BRFC).

J.C - Rishton wrote:

sonny wrote:
Shebbys a Legend allready for me, in one weekend he has shown more honesty and also shown hes isnt afraid to give a sincere apology than Kean&his cronies have in 2 years

More honesty, what planet are you on ??

- on Saturday he said (and I quote) "Kean would be sacked after 3 straight defeats, Definately, yes definately"

- now, 48 hours later he says the Steve Kean comments have to be taken with a "pinch of salt".

When are the majority of Rovers fans going to wake up to the fact that Steve Kean is UNSACKABLE - why?, because he is one of the owners !! (he is one of the directors, 5% stake, of the shell company that owns Venkys London Ltd and Venkys London Ltd, in turn, owns BRFC).

davemal wrote:
Will Kean lose his job if he loses three games in a row? I'm betting he dosn't. It would not surprise me if Ipswich score at least three goals against Rovers on the opening day. It's going to be a repeat of last season with this shower in charge.

plymouthrover wrote:
TBH Pedersen isn't the only one that needed a kick in the ar$e, he's been out of sorts for the past two season's at least, and for one I would have got rid. These players need to be told the brutal truth and if it hurt's tough sh1t, do the job that you are paid a fortune to do, no sypmathy here, and as for for Kean, who gives a ****.

J.C - Rishton wrote:

sonny wrote:
Shebbys a Legend allready for me, in one weekend he has shown more honesty and also shown hes isnt afraid to give a sincere apology than Kean&his cronies have in 2 years

More honesty, what planet are you on ??

- on Saturday he said (and I quote) "Kean would be sacked after 3 straight defeats, Definately, yes definately"

- now, 48 hours later he says the Steve Kean comments have to be taken with a "pinch of salt".

When are the majority of Rovers fans going to wake up to the fact that Steve Kean is UNSACKABLE - why?, because he is one of the owners !! (he is one of the directors, 5% stake, of the shell company that owns Venkys London Ltd and Venkys London Ltd, in turn, owns BRFC).

Bangkok Rover wrote:
What a fool Shebby is - getting carried away and trying to appease the fans. I doubt he has the authority to sack anybody. As much as we'd all like to believe the '3 losses and you're out', I just can't see it. I believe Singh about as much as I believe Kean or Venkys.

garyintandem wrote:
According to the Mirror, Myles Anderson has gone on loan to Aldershot!! Why were we not consulted on that??? Surely we need even more dfensive cover now. Find a proper job Myles, you can't rely on your dad all the time

Tatts wrote:
I think Shebby was right in saying what he said. And if he's upset the squad then that's a good thing as far as I'm concerned. At the back end of last season, they seemed quite content to lose week in - week out and no one seemed to be laying into them as a result, so maybe we need a 'bad cop' to supplement Kean's 'good cop' approach. With regards to Pedersen, he's been coasting for several years now so its not as if Shebby's comments will make him play any worse. Who knows, he might start playing to his potential off the back of it. As for Kean, he should just keep his mouth shut and count himself lucky that he's still in a job. At least now that Shebby has pointed out that Kean's comments can be taken with a pinch of salt, we should no longer be subjected to Kean's ultra-positive drivel each week.

nil bye mouth wrote:
HA HA HA We just love the venkys they are the gift that just keeps giving and giving yet again they have turned you into a national laughing stock HA HA HA .The owners are jokers ,keano is a joke and most importantly now the whole nation knows that the club and its fans are a joke and we should all laugh at you.

fitz808 wrote:
i don't understand people saying that an apology was not required. in this case i think it very much was required. as singh is aware, some of the things said in the Q&A were inappropriate and unprofessional, and he has rightly apologised first to the squad and then publically. if the comments had orrigiinally been made in private, the the apology should have been behind closed doors too, but as it was, a public apology is the right thing to do.
some people seem to be reacting to this with some kind of masochistic glee. let's face it, singh was most likely responding to the mood of the room in the Q&A and clearly well-over stepped the mark. it is yet another mistake made by a club rep, but after many have come on here asking for people to speak their minds and be honest about their thoughts, you cannot have it both ways.
the relationship between all the dispirate sections of the club (squad, manager, fans, owners) is clearly broken, but does picking up on every single issue really help in the long run? it really is high time all parties made a concerted effort to pull in the same direction - whatever that means. otherwise we will all be culpable for the club falling to bits.
and i know the tirade of comments will be something along the lines of, "they are a lying bunch of unforgivable buffoons who need to get out of our club NOW." but the simple fact is they are here and until at least one of these consipracies is proven or even some reasonable evidence is provided, we must accept they want the club to succeed. it is our responsibility as fans to play our part in making things work. yes we can raise concerns when things don't go exactly the way we want, but it must be in moderation. groups like BRAG are going about things largely in the right way, but they must behave responsibly in their actions. just as we expect the manager and owners to do the same. ultimately as fans our role is to support the team and the club's responsibility is to give the fans something to support. at the moment, neither role is really being carried out in the manner it should. moving forward is likely to require a bit of give and take from both sides, which is why i feel this apology should be taken in an adult fashion. he made a mistake, he apologised and should be held to account if anything like this happens again. kean and pedersen should deal with it in an adult manner, and we fans should let them all get on with it.
.... and breathe...

Miller11 wrote:
Proof of what an absolute simpleton the man is. Clearly he got a bit carried away, and has made himself and the club look very foolish.

I have heard people speculating he may be in line for the managers job... One of a small number who'd be worse than Kean.

His antics would be similar to Ian Ormandroyd being given a job at Barcelona, and having a pop at Messi.

garyintandem wrote:
According to the Mirror, Myles Anderson has gone on loan to Aldershot!! Why were we not consulted on that??? Surely we need even more dfensive cover now. Find a proper job Myles, you can't rely on your dad all the time

thommovat wrote:

J.C - Rishton wrote:

sonny wrote: Shebbys a Legend allready for me, in one weekend he has shown more honesty and also shown hes isnt afraid to give a sincere apology than Kean&his cronies have in 2 years

More honesty, what planet are you on ?? - on Saturday he said (and I quote) "Kean would be sacked after 3 straight defeats, Definately, yes definately" - now, 48 hours later he says the Steve Kean comments have to be taken with a "pinch of salt". When are the majority of Rovers fans going to wake up to the fact that Steve Kean is UNSACKABLE - why?, because he is one of the owners !! (he is one of the directors, 5% stake, of the shell company that owns Venkys London Ltd and Venkys London Ltd, in turn, owns BRFC).

OK, this was one of the questions asked (in a roundabout way) at the forum on Saturday. SS said he did not know but would try to find out what Kean's financial involvement was. Can you confirm name of the shell company and where it is based, please, or, alternatively, where the info can be obtained?SS also said Kean is NOT unsackable (his emphasis). Do we believe him??
We will soon see who goes first.
Thanks, J.C

MatthewCA wrote:
Kean is King, Game ON

idlewally wrote:

J.C - Rishton wrote:

sonny wrote:
Shebbys a Legend allready for me, in one weekend he has shown more honesty and also shown hes isnt afraid to give a sincere apology than Kean&his cronies have in 2 years

More honesty, what planet are you on ??

- on Saturday he said (and I quote) "Kean would be sacked after 3 straight defeats, Definately, yes definately"

- now, 48 hours later he says the Steve Kean comments have to be taken with a "pinch of salt".

When are the majority of Rovers fans going to wake up to the fact that Steve Kean is UNSACKABLE - why?, because he is one of the owners !! (he is one of the directors, 5% stake, of the shell company that owns Venkys London Ltd and Venkys London Ltd, in turn, owns BRFC).

Among the comments, Singh said Kean’s promises had to be taken ‘with a pinch of salt’,

Learn to read

bburnrover wrote:
I cannot understand Huddersfield on one hand they state Jordan Rhodes has a price if anyone meets it and on the other they are warning us off him? Is our money not good enough or is it just not enough to satisfy their greedt chairman?

mellorb&w wrote:

Miller11 wrote:
Proof of what an absolute simpleton the man is. Clearly he got a bit carried away, and has made himself and the club look very foolish.

I have heard people speculating he may be in line for the managers job... One of a small number who'd be worse than Kean.

His antics would be similar to Ian Ormandroyd being given a job at Barcelona, and having a pop at Messi.

I was at a function over the weekend and was sat at a table with an ex-director of Preston North End. He told me that he believed that Venkys are considering Billy Davies for the manager's job should they decide to get rid of Kean. Something to do with the ex-PNE people we now have in the boardroom. Might just be speculation again but you never know.

bypass06 wrote:
Singh made some derogatory comments about both boss Kean and long-serving midfielder Pedersen. Has Big Sam had an apology for the derogatory comments made by the Doughnut?

sonny wrote:
Shebbys a Legend allready for me, in one weekend he has shown more honesty and also shown hes isnt afraid to give a sincere apology than Kean&his cronies have in 2 years

makaveli96 wrote:
Liam Gallagher, Russell brand, George Michael, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell..Christ, it's a good job they don't do drug tests for the closing ceremony.

nil bye mouth wrote:
HA HA HA We just love the venkys they are the gift that just keeps giving and giving yet again they have turned you into a national laughing stock HA HA HA .The owners are jokers ,keano is a joke and most importantly now the whole nation knows that the club and its fans are a joke and we should all laugh at you.

MatthewCA wrote:
Kean is King, Game ON

FifeRover wrote:
makaveli96: Have you ever considered suicide? Those who have tried it swear by it as an absolutely infalloble cure for ALL delusions; including the one where you think yo are some sort of comedian. Give it a try and give us all some peace.

FifeRover wrote:
makaveli96: Have you ever considered suicide? Those who have tried it swear by it as an absolutely infalloble cure for ALL delusions; including the one where you think yo are some sort of comedian. Give it a try and give us all some peace.

bypass06 wrote:
Action Group Committee Member.


My take on this, after being informed last night that an apology was to be issued, and reading the article countless times this morning. Shebby Singh HAS apologised for his comments which may have caused offence to Morten Gamst Pedersen, this was to prevent unrest in the camp, less than a week before the season starts following issues being raised among the squad. Lets remember too, that this is something many of our supporters were demanding for yesterday!!

In addition to this he has apologised to Steve Kean for any comments which may have gone too far and caused him any offence, this was not done by the instruction of the owners and Shebby has not been forced to apologise, the issue was causing rifts and he deemed it necessary to take this step to restore harmony in the camp.

He has not retracted any direct answers to the question regarding Steve Keans position as manager, not once has he apologised for saying he can sack Kean, or he will sack Kean, those answers have been left on the record, witnessed by hundreds in person and beamed out to thousands by Sky Sports.

He admitted in his apology that 'his blunt honesty, rubs people up the wrong way' he may have apologised but he is still saying he was being "honest" which is far from an admission that he didn't mean his comments.

The key thing to remember with Shebby Singh is, he has been a highly controversial football pundit for the last 15 years, he says what he thinks and if you don't like he then its tough. This attitude is completely wrong and impractical for a man running a football club and he needs to reign this in and stop causing controversy when appearing in public, he has no doubt been told this by others, and he has also been told it by our committee when we have met with him, its not good for him, or the club to court this kind of controversy and cause issues within the camp.

The key thing to remember though, is that the majority of us cringed when we heard his comments which were a tad ropey, many people threw their arms up in the air when they heard them, and he has now apologised to both involved for any personal offence caused, what he has not done is retracted anything which he said regarding his role and his power to carry out duties.

How does it play out next? only time will tell and the proof will be in the pudding, however Shebby Singh is the only person who, in 21 months has given us light at the end of a very dark tunnel by announcing what the supporters want him to announce, which is that he can and he will sack the manager, and it is something he has not been afraid to repeat on many occasions both privately and very publicly, without this hope, there is no hope.

Shebbys answers to the supporters questions have not changed.

in moses we trust wrote:
Joke club, laughing stock of football, you were an embrassment to the premiership last season and you've very quickly managed to become an embrassment to the Chamionship before a ball has been kicked. as long as the Deadwood circus continues you've no chance of going back up.

noddymcleod wrote:
What a chump, just the kind of loud-mouthing-off followed by grovelling apology that we DO NOT NEED.
I forcast that Kean would last longer than Shabby.
When will this nighmare end ? The moment the Venkys leave, I'll renew my season ticket, till then I'm off to watch Stanley.

bburnrover wrote:
Si Singh was only jesting why did anyone bother with a meeting as everything he said has now been recinded so it was all meaningless?

The only thing that came out of that meeting was that the fans there intimidated Shebby and he was obviously trying to placate the fans by showing he is on their side.All of this until he arrives back to the sanctity of his office and then he is on Kean's side again,I think its called being two faced and saying things people want to hear rather than telling the truth.

We need someone to state how it is not someone who runs scared of rubbing people up the wrong way as Kean should be rubbed up the wrong way preferably by a rabid tiger.

AmericanSupportingRo
vers wrote:
Right just a couple of points...1) Why are decent Blackburn fans responding at all to comments made by Burnley fans...have your mothers never told you 'You shouldn't mock the afflicted?' 2) The incessant complaints about Kean aren't creating change...everyone's fully aware of the issues....In the real world we approach a problem with a solution...Therefore

...it's my firm belief that you all either fully boycott Blackburn Rovers matches or find another team to support - I would like to add that if this were a 'real business' as my husband puts it, someone would have investigated the corruption long ago...All in all it's a sad state of affairs...perhaps people should look to the FA for answers?

fitz808 wrote:
i don't understand people saying that an apology was not required. in this case i think it very much was required. as singh is aware, some of the things said in the Q&A were inappropriate and unprofessional, and he has rightly apologised first to the squad and then publically. if the comments had orrigiinally been made in private, the the apology should have been behind closed doors too, but as it was, a public apology is the right thing to do.
some people seem to be reacting to this with some kind of masochistic glee. let's face it, singh was most likely responding to the mood of the room in the Q&A and clearly well-over stepped the mark. it is yet another mistake made by a club rep, but after many have come on here asking for people to speak their minds and be honest about their thoughts, you cannot have it both ways.
the relationship between all the dispirate sections of the club (squad, manager, fans, owners) is clearly broken, but does picking up on every single issue really help in the long run? it really is high time all parties made a concerted effort to pull in the same direction - whatever that means. otherwise we will all be culpable for the club falling to bits.
and i know the tirade of comments will be something along the lines of, "they are a lying bunch of unforgivable buffoons who need to get out of our club NOW." but the simple fact is they are here and until at least one of these consipracies is proven or even some reasonable evidence is provided, we must accept they want the club to succeed. it is our responsibility as fans to play our part in making things work. yes we can raise concerns when things don't go exactly the way we want, but it must be in moderation. groups like BRAG are going about things largely in the right way, but they must behave responsibly in their actions. just as we expect the manager and owners to do the same. ultimately as fans our role is to support the team and the club's responsibility is to give the fans something to support. at the moment, neither role is really being carried out in the manner it should. moving forward is likely to require a bit of give and take from both sides, which is why i feel this apology should be taken in an adult fashion. he made a mistake, he apologised and should be held to account if anything like this happens again. kean and pedersen should deal with it in an adult manner, and we fans should let them all get on with it.
.... and breathe...

carlmc1 wrote:
Put a bowler hat on Shebby and a cherry on the end of his nose and he is a ringer for Charlie Cairoli. For anyone who doesn't know who he is, type images for Charlie for Cairoli on Google and take a look.

That just sums up this whole sorry mess

fitz808 wrote:
i don't understand people saying that an apology was not required. in this case i think it very much was required. as singh is aware, some of the things said in the Q&A were inappropriate and unprofessional, and he has rightly apologised first to the squad and then publically. if the comments had orrigiinally been made in private, the the apology should have been behind closed doors too, but as it was, a public apology is the right thing to do. some people seem to be reacting to this with some kind of masochistic glee. let's face it, singh was most likely responding to the mood of the room in the Q&A and clearly well-over stepped the mark. it is yet another mistake made by a club rep, but after many have come on here asking for people to speak their minds and be honest about their thoughts, you cannot have it both ways. the relationship between all the dispirate sections of the club (squad, manager, fans, owners) is clearly broken, but does picking up on every single issue really help in the long run? it really is high time all parties made a concerted effort to pull in the same direction - whatever that means. otherwise we will all be culpable for the club falling to bits. and i know the tirade of comments will be something along the lines of, "they are a lying bunch of unforgivable buffoons who need to get out of our club NOW." but the simple fact is they are here and until at least one of these consipracies is proven or even some reasonable evidence is provided, we must accept they want the club to succeed. it is our responsibility as fans to play our part in making things work. yes we can raise concerns when things don't go exactly the way we want, but it must be in moderation. groups like BRAG are going about things largely in the right way, but they must behave responsibly in their actions. just as we expect the manager and owners to do the same. ultimately as fans our role is to support the team and the club's responsibility is to give the fans something to support. at the moment, neither role is really being carried out in the manner it should. moving forward is likely to require a bit of give and take from both sides, which is why i feel this apology should be taken in an adult fashion. he made a mistake, he apologised and should be held to account if anything like this happens again. kean and pedersen should deal with it in an adult manner, and we fans should let them all get on with it. .... and breathe...

CheltRover wrote:

AmericanSupportingRo

vers wrote:
Right just a couple of points...1) Why are decent Blackburn fans responding at all to comments made by Burnley fans...have your mothers never told you 'You shouldn't mock the afflicted?' 2) The incessant complaints about Kean aren't creating change...everyone's fully aware of the issues....In the real world we approach a problem with a solution...Therefore


...it's my firm belief that you all either fully boycott Blackburn Rovers matches or find another team to support - I would like to add that if this were a 'real business' as my husband puts it, someone would have investigated the corruption long ago...All in all it's a sad state of affairs...perhaps people should look to the FA for answers?

Support another team? You really have no idea do you? You don't pick the team to support, it picks you. Now run along and watch your own stupid sports that no one else plays

on our arse wrote:
The negativity on this site gets worse daily,for 18 months we have had a clown leading the team, owners who don't seem to care or communicate,senior players and management ousted, the corruption that is anderson and his son etc ,etc ,etc, we then get shabby, who just 'possibly' is our first ray of light, he showed in public his contempt for kean which we have all been longing to hear and which gained national coverage, time will tell if he is another stooge but lets stop slating him until we inevitably loose 3 games in a row.

AmericanSupportingRo
vers wrote:

on our arse wrote:
The negativity on this site gets worse daily,for 18 months we have had a clown leading the team, owners who don't seem to care or communicate,senior players and management ousted, the corruption that is anderson and his son etc ,etc ,etc, we then get shabby, who just 'possibly' is our first ray of light, he showed in public his contempt for kean which we have all been longing to hear and which gained national coverage, time will tell if he is another stooge but lets stop slating him until we inevitably loose 3 games in a row.

Here! Here!