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COMMENT: Time to be united at Rovers
2:00pm Monday 1st October 2012 in Sport
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
NOW is the time for everyone at Blackburn Rovers to unite.
After almost two years of being a divided club, Steve Kean’s resignation has to be the catalyst for fixing what had become a broken institution.
Rovers fans will continue to get criticised by some in the game, but these people should just be ignored and dismissed as ‘experts’ who simply did not know what they were talking about.
Rovers supporters have got what they have been calling for for a long time and it is vital they now respond in the right way.
Wouldn’t it be fantastic if there was a bumper Ewood Park crowd on Saturday for the crucial visit of Wolves to show everyone what this club means to everyone. This is everyone’s chance to fall back in love with their football club.
Many will continue to claim Kean deserved to be given a chance at Ewood Park. They can claim that all they like but we all know different.
He was given a chance, a far bigger chance than many managers get after what was almost continual failure.
In the long run though, the people who will decide whether this nightmare is really over is Venky’s.
Steve Kean was just a symptom of their horrific reign to date. The blame lies firmly at their door and you just hope they have learnt from their mistakes.
They are fortunate that the majority of Rovers’ fans seem prepared to give them a second chance.
They seem prepared to give Venky’s an opportunity to right their wrongs. They have to take it.
The next managerial appointment is a massive decision. They can’t rush it and have to take advice from people who want the best for the football club. They are lucky they have some of the best supporters around.
Comments(87)
benal13
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2:19pm Mon 1 Oct 12
handyamBRFC wrote:what you doing on here delia!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kean has gone....!!!
many asked for that ... U got it......!!
now lets concentrate on supporting the team...
BRFC neeeds You the supporters....!!!
Where are you.......!!!
Lets get on with our job of supporting the team....
BRFC neeeds us, the team needs us, the players need us...!!
we are playing against 12 men every weeek...!!!!
come on fans lets back the players and start winning matches
We are BRFC, lets show em all we are the best fans
and lets be proud of BRFC and we BRFC can be winners.
Arte et Labore......come on now.....show em all and beat em all..
Lets not get carried away with the enemies of BRFC who have had a field day of late, and many are falling for their vision of hate against BRFC.
COME ON now lets get ourselves together & show em all that we BRFC are the best fans in the UK. we now need to prove that......!!
as many questions have been asked of the fans......!!
Irrespective of who the manager will be, its the fans that will make the difference. Do we want to win.....! Do we care about BRFC..?
Lets get together and show everyone that were together and a force to be reckoned with. Arte et Labore.... Were hardworking winners......!!
Nuttall Street
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2:26pm Mon 1 Oct 12
It is terrifying that this decision is in the hands of the Venkys, the people least qualified to take it. Venkys are almost certain to make a bad choice.
inflightmagazine
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2:26pm Mon 1 Oct 12
RUinsane
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2:44pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Nuttall Street wrote:Always papping on about being qualified, you'd be better served getting some yourself, then you'd be able to get a job instead of sitting there in yer underpants all day. Venkys must have made one good decision, they bought the best club in the world, so let them get on with it.
The decision on who to appoint as manager is of enormous importance and is going to dictate the future destiny of the club for a long time to come.
It is terrifying that this decision is in the hands of the Venkys, the people least qualified to take it. Venkys are almost certain to make a bad choice.
parkinsonc
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2:47pm Mon 1 Oct 12
That’s despite Rovers making it as hard as possible to buy one. Here’s some free advice for you mr Commercial Manager (assuming we have one)
- Bin the dreadful new Rovers website, because it murders smartphones (Galaxy SIII, so hardly out of date) – I couldn’t access the fixture list, or ticket office number on it, and the page to actually buy a ticket online doesn’t work.
- When I eventually got the ticket office phone number, the message it greets you with is – “this call costs 10p a minute from a BT landline, calls from mobile phones will cost considerably more”. Well excuse me if I don’t want to pay a surcharge of a couple of quid just to buy a f*cking ticket calling from a mobile.
It’s not even about being forward thinking Rovers, it’s about providing the basic level of service that any half decent commercial organisation needs to this decade if it is to sell it’s product. Don’t p*ss off your customer base by putting barriers in their way to buying your product!
Rant over.
Yay, Kean is out. :-)
bluerob
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2:50pm Mon 1 Oct 12
I have been a staunch boycotter , but I renewed my season ticket on Saturday morning.
It's now time for the fans to unite and give the manager (whoever it is) and the team 100% support.
We also need the owners to show they have learnt from their mistakes and start to connect with the supporters, attending regular games at Ewood would be a good start.
lusorover
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2:53pm Mon 1 Oct 12
It is vital for the future of the Club though that all fans get behind the club and the team and the Wolves game is the place to make the football world see that all we want is a club that we can be proud of again.
It will be party time and a time to start the massive rebuilding that is required after two years of toxic mismanagement.
We can win back a lot of friends by showing our support and carrying the players through the game on a wall of noise.
Every Rovers fan is happy that Kean has gone so let's hear that happiness from all four stands and make the players happy to contemplate playing at Ewood every other week. The away support has been terrific.
All those fans who have stayed away should come back and play their part in helping the club to move on.
MxMave
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2:57pm Mon 1 Oct 12
parkinsonc
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3:00pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Harwoodstblue
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3:01pm Mon 1 Oct 12
bluerob wrote:Yes it would be nice if they would actually speak to the fans. They've made their mistakes and got us into this mess, they should acknowledge the fact but I won't hold my breath.......!00% behind the team and new manager. ...Let's hope they get it right this time.
Good article Andy, and thanks for your support over the last few months.
I have been a staunch boycotter , but I renewed my season ticket on Saturday morning.
It's now time for the fans to unite and give the manager (whoever it is) and the team 100% support.
We also need the owners to show they have learnt from their mistakes and start to connect with the supporters, attending regular games at Ewood would be a good start.
bigste
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3:05pm Mon 1 Oct 12
no ney never
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3:28pm Mon 1 Oct 12
So what's the crack with the boycott. Is it still ongoing or suspended pending the appointment?
Howe the lads
TrueBlue (Formerly GetRealUIdiot)
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3:40pm Mon 1 Oct 12
RUinsane wrote:Hi RU, how the hell are you? Still got your on the edge humour I see! I think It`s time to move on now and just celebrate the fact the tumour has vanished. It remains to be seen whether the whole cancer has gone, but only time will tell. Untill then, let`s enjoy and help the lads back to the Prem. I think Venky`s know now how strong the chemotherapy Is should they not listen. Got to go, bloody freezing here In my y fronts.
Nuttall Street wrote:Always papping on about being qualified, you'd be better served getting some yourself, then you'd be able to get a job instead of sitting there in yer underpants all day. Venkys must have made one good decision, they bought the best club in the world, so let them get on with it.
The decision on who to appoint as manager is of enormous importance and is going to dictate the future destiny of the club for a long time to come.
It is terrifying that this decision is in the hands of the Venkys, the people least qualified to take it. Venkys are almost certain to make a bad choice.
roop_-33
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3:45pm Mon 1 Oct 12
no ney never wrote:why do you want to be a rovers fan when people can see you've got six fingers. keep your nose out and put it back in your sisters knicker drawer.
owen coyle may soon be available, wouldn't put it past venky's to find a new way of pssin you off. Kean stepping down is a start but still doesn't sort out all the wrongs done within the club. Next bloke coming in will want some idea of what he's getting into.
So what's the crack with the boycott. Is it still ongoing or suspended pending the appointment?
Howe the lads
RUinsane
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3:46pm Mon 1 Oct 12
TrueBlue (Formerly GetRealUIdiot) wrote:Yeah I know, having Kean out has got me all excited. Who do you think the next manager should be? I would like Grayson,Di canio, Holloway, or Hill. Any one of them would be better than fester.. Being realistic I think we can discount Redknapp or Sherwood, but you never know, stranger things have happened, like the kit man getting the job, or maybe they will go for the new kitman/ Pudsey bear, that will bring the young fans in.
RUinsane wrote:Hi RU, how the hell are you? Still got your on the edge humour I see! I think It`s time to move on now and just celebrate the fact the tumour has vanished. It remains to be seen whether the whole cancer has gone, but only time will tell. Untill then, let`s enjoy and help the lads back to the Prem. I think Venky`s know now how strong the chemotherapy Is should they not listen. Got to go, bloody freezing here In my y fronts.
Nuttall Street wrote:Always papping on about being qualified, you'd be better served getting some yourself, then you'd be able to get a job instead of sitting there in yer underpants all day. Venkys must have made one good decision, they bought the best club in the world, so let them get on with it.
The decision on who to appoint as manager is of enormous importance and is going to dictate the future destiny of the club for a long time to come.
It is terrifying that this decision is in the hands of the Venkys, the people least qualified to take it. Venkys are almost certain to make a bad choice.
Rovers 1495
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3:54pm Mon 1 Oct 12
parkinsonc wrote:If you pay peanuts, you get ... day old chickens
Hopefully Venkys have learnt their lesson. They spent big on Rhodes to get quality. If you pay peanuts, you get....
merlinrabbit
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3:56pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Rovers 1495 wrote:Listening to Shebby just now on sky, I am worried. I dont think they had any intentions of replacing Kean and Im sure they will leave Black in the manager position. Shebby sounded as clueless as the rest
parkinsonc wrote:If you pay peanuts, you get ... day old chickens
Hopefully Venkys have learnt their lesson. They spent big on Rhodes to get quality. If you pay peanuts, you get....
bluerob
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4:07pm Mon 1 Oct 12
merlinrabbit wrote:I havent heard the interview, but Im sure Shebby will have been instructed by the lawyers on what not to say regarding SK resigning.
Rovers 1495 wrote:Listening to Shebby just now on sky, I am worried. I dont think they had any intentions of replacing Kean and Im sure they will leave Black in the manager position. Shebby sounded as clueless as the rest
parkinsonc wrote:If you pay peanuts, you get ... day old chickens
Hopefully Venkys have learnt their lesson. They spent big on Rhodes to get quality. If you pay peanuts, you get....
I would read between the lines for now, it will all come out at some point.
bluerob
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4:09pm Mon 1 Oct 12
MxMave wrote:Up until Friday night I would have been 100% with you, but now we have to focus on backing the manager and the team until the end of this season and hope we can get back to the Prem.
Im not 100% sold until Venkys appoint an experienced manager. it's crucial Venkys know that the fans DO NOT WANT another inexperienced manager, even if he is a former player. We want someone who can change a game. If they appoint Black then im afraid its back to boycotts and blackouts.
TrueBlue (Formerly GetRealUIdiot)
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4:13pm Mon 1 Oct 12
RUinsane wrote:For what It`s worth, my gut says Grayson, also any of the above, but Venky`s would have to have sorted their stall out knowing what I`ve seen of Holloway. Olle Gunnar Solsjaar could be a possability for me as well. Lets just pray It`s a positive appointment for all concerned.
TrueBlue (Formerly GetRealUIdiot) wrote:Yeah I know, having Kean out has got me all excited. Who do you think the next manager should be? I would like Grayson,Di canio, Holloway, or Hill. Any one of them would be better than fester.. Being realistic I think we can discount Redknapp or Sherwood, but you never know, stranger things have happened, like the kit man getting the job, or maybe they will go for the new kitman/ Pudsey bear, that will bring the young fans in.
RUinsane wrote:Hi RU, how the hell are you? Still got your on the edge humour I see! I think It`s time to move on now and just celebrate the fact the tumour has vanished. It remains to be seen whether the whole cancer has gone, but only time will tell. Untill then, let`s enjoy and help the lads back to the Prem. I think Venky`s know now how strong the chemotherapy Is should they not listen. Got to go, bloody freezing here In my y fronts.
Nuttall Street wrote:Always papping on about being qualified, you'd be better served getting some yourself, then you'd be able to get a job instead of sitting there in yer underpants all day. Venkys must have made one good decision, they bought the best club in the world, so let them get on with it.
The decision on who to appoint as manager is of enormous importance and is going to dictate the future destiny of the club for a long time to come.
It is terrifying that this decision is in the hands of the Venkys, the people least qualified to take it. Venkys are almost certain to make a bad choice.
inflightmagazine
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4:18pm Mon 1 Oct 12
bluerob wrote:would agree totally here, there will be a lot of stuff going on here, kean resigned through his lawyers and BRFC cannot give any impression they had prepared for it and by suggesting they were not going to do it, Mr Kean has to prove he was effectively constructively dismissed. Messy but just about paying as little as they can and Mr Kean trying to get as much as he can.
merlinrabbit wrote:I havent heard the interview, but Im sure Shebby will have been instructed by the lawyers on what not to say regarding SK resigning. I would read between the lines for now, it will all come out at some point.Rovers 1495 wrote:Listening to Shebby just now on sky, I am worried. I dont think they had any intentions of replacing Kean and Im sure they will leave Black in the manager position. Shebby sounded as clueless as the restparkinsonc wrote: Hopefully Venkys have learnt their lesson. They spent big on Rhodes to get quality. If you pay peanuts, you get....If you pay peanuts, you get ... day old chickens
Come on you Blues
Road Runner Road Runner
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4:36pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Under the strict guidelines that he works under he has always attempted to be brave in his reporting for the plight of BRFC and it's supporters resulting in the now departed Odious One.
The article above is a most brilliant rallying cry to show the world that BRFC and it's supporters are and will be vindicated for the stance that was taken.
I hope that folk will now give Venky the opportunity to redeem themselves by attending the Wolves game in force ? I hope we can wipe the slate clean as supporters and we go again ?
I've just learned that Seve Ballestaros favorite colors were - Blue & White - nuff said !
Come on you fellow Rovers your/our/my club is calling for solidarity. Lets get it done ?
Arte et labore
RUinsane
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4:37pm Mon 1 Oct 12
TrueBlue (Formerly GetRealUIdiot) wrote:Yeah you're right I'd forgotten about Solskjar even though I mentioned him on saturday. Only hope they make the right appointment. Anyway at least the boycott is over. Looks like Burnley have started one of their own.
RUinsane wrote:For what It`s worth, my gut says Grayson, also any of the above, but Venky`s would have to have sorted their stall out knowing what I`ve seen of Holloway. Olle Gunnar Solsjaar could be a possability for me as well. Lets just pray It`s a positive appointment for all concerned.
TrueBlue (Formerly GetRealUIdiot) wrote:Yeah I know, having Kean out has got me all excited. Who do you think the next manager should be? I would like Grayson,Di canio, Holloway, or Hill. Any one of them would be better than fester.. Being realistic I think we can discount Redknapp or Sherwood, but you never know, stranger things have happened, like the kit man getting the job, or maybe they will go for the new kitman/ Pudsey bear, that will bring the young fans in.
RUinsane wrote:Hi RU, how the hell are you? Still got your on the edge humour I see! I think It`s time to move on now and just celebrate the fact the tumour has vanished. It remains to be seen whether the whole cancer has gone, but only time will tell. Untill then, let`s enjoy and help the lads back to the Prem. I think Venky`s know now how strong the chemotherapy Is should they not listen. Got to go, bloody freezing here In my y fronts.
Nuttall Street wrote:Always papping on about being qualified, you'd be better served getting some yourself, then you'd be able to get a job instead of sitting there in yer underpants all day. Venkys must have made one good decision, they bought the best club in the world, so let them get on with it.
The decision on who to appoint as manager is of enormous importance and is going to dictate the future destiny of the club for a long time to come.
It is terrifying that this decision is in the hands of the Venkys, the people least qualified to take it. Venkys are almost certain to make a bad choice.
COYB.
The-Jerome-and-Steve-Show
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4:39pm Mon 1 Oct 12
As others have said lets create a carnival atmosphere on Saturday. It will be good to see Th' Action Group members all back (in blue and white I hope). The atmosphere has been poor without you vocal guys and Gals.
The future could be bright and Blue and White. Venky's you have another chance with the fans now, appoint sensibly and we the fans of Rovers along with you the owners of Rovers will take this club forward again.
I'd like to thank Th'action Group I didn't like everything you did and you did make some mistakes, but by god you lot showed some passion for the club and never gave up, for that I thankyou.
Now all you young un's raise the roof on Saturday i'l be taking my seat back in the Jack Walker Stand and will clap along.
J.C - Rishton
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4:41pm Mon 1 Oct 12
They need to appoint a manger who has no ties with either Kean or Jerome Anderson - this is because the "trust" between owners and fans has been broken and therefore ONLY a man from the outside (whether that be TS, M McK, OGS, KR, KH etc etc) can UNITE us back with the owners and drive us forwards TOGETHER.
Someone like Black or Hendry would NOT be acceptable to a large section of fans because of this percieved "SK/JA link and therefore the club would remain fractured and therefore Venkys MUST NOT let this happen (Black himself has already commented on this - which is at least, refreshingly honest of him).
owd nick
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4:42pm Mon 1 Oct 12
However, the lunatics are still in charge of the asylum and now they have Co Co the clown running things.
Without a proven manager in place who is given and takes full responsibility for managing all aspects of the team (the clue is in the word manager) we really don't stand a chance.
Kean was just a symptom of the disease infecting our once proud Club.
You can lance a boil and apply a poultice, but the virus will just sit there waiting to break out again.
merlinrabbit
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4:43pm Mon 1 Oct 12
The-Jerome-and-SteveI renewed mine and it cost me. Didnt even get the discount for the games already played.I actually wished Id just bought a match ticket because I dont feel confident Venkys will make an appt. It will be another Kean scenario
-Show wrote:
I have got my ticket for the Wolves game but not a season ticket, not just yet. Venkys didnt sack Kean he picked his time to leave for the maximum financial gain. I said I will return when Kean left and I will, now Venky's convince us all to renew our season tickets.
As others have said lets create a carnival atmosphere on Saturday. It will be good to see Th' Action Group members all back (in blue and white I hope). The atmosphere has been poor without you vocal guys and Gals.
The future could be bright and Blue and White. Venky's you have another chance with the fans now, appoint sensibly and we the fans of Rovers along with you the owners of Rovers will take this club forward again.
I'd like to thank Th'action Group I didn't like everything you did and you did make some mistakes, but by god you lot showed some passion for the club and never gave up, for that I thankyou.
Now all you young un's raise the roof on Saturday i'l be taking my seat back in the Jack Walker Stand and will clap along.
LanghoRover
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4:50pm Mon 1 Oct 12
parkinsonc wrote:Nice rant, but unfortunately very true, I have stopped trying to view the Rovers web page on the iphone. Even Brianair has seen the light as far as premium charges and hidden cost. Come on Rovers engage with the modern age.
I’ve got my ticket! That’s despite Rovers making it as hard as possible to buy one. Here’s some free advice for you mr Commercial Manager (assuming we have one) - Bin the dreadful new Rovers website, because it murders smartphones (Galaxy SIII, so hardly out of date) – I couldn’t access the fixture list, or ticket office number on it, and the page to actually buy a ticket online doesn’t work. - When I eventually got the ticket office phone number, the message it greets you with is – “this call costs 10p a minute from a BT landline, calls from mobile phones will cost considerably more”. Well excuse me if I don’t want to pay a surcharge of a couple of quid just to buy a f*cking ticket calling from a mobile. It’s not even about being forward thinking Rovers, it’s about providing the basic level of service that any half decent commercial organisation needs to this decade if it is to sell it’s product. Don’t p*ss off your customer base by putting barriers in their way to buying your product! Rant over. Yay, Kean is out. :-)
LanghoRover
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4:54pm Mon 1 Oct 12
MxMave wrote:thats the fear of every single one of us, well said
Im not 100% sold until Venkys appoint an experienced manager. it's crucial Venkys know that the fans DO NOT WANT another inexperienced manager, even if he is a former player. We want someone who can change a game. If they appoint Black then im afraid its back to boycotts and blackouts.
Roverthere
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5:06pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Kean's out = Fans in
Harwoodstblue
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5:07pm Mon 1 Oct 12
merlinrabbit wrote:WHOEVER THEY APPOINT SHOULD TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR AMBITION FOR THE CLUB AND WHETHER THEY ARE IN IT FOR FOOTBALLING REASONS.......... PROPER MANAGER....AMBITIOUS
The-Jerome-and-SteveI renewed mine and it cost me. Didnt even get the discount for the games already played.I actually wished Id just bought a match ticket because I dont feel confident Venkys will make an appt. It will be another Kean scenario
-Show wrote:
I have got my ticket for the Wolves game but not a season ticket, not just yet. Venkys didnt sack Kean he picked his time to leave for the maximum financial gain. I said I will return when Kean left and I will, now Venky's convince us all to renew our season tickets.
As others have said lets create a carnival atmosphere on Saturday. It will be good to see Th' Action Group members all back (in blue and white I hope). The atmosphere has been poor without you vocal guys and Gals.
The future could be bright and Blue and White. Venky's you have another chance with the fans now, appoint sensibly and we the fans of Rovers along with you the owners of Rovers will take this club forward again.
I'd like to thank Th'action Group I didn't like everything you did and you did make some mistakes, but by god you lot showed some passion for the club and never gave up, for that I thankyou.
Now all you young un's raise the roof on Saturday i'l be taking my seat back in the Jack Walker Stand and will clap along.
..............KEAN TYPE APPOINTMENT....NO AMBITION.........
IN MY OPINION.
Mike_82
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5:17pm Mon 1 Oct 12
bigste wrote:Not sure we have time for realism. Should we not get promoted this year next year will be twice as hard. We're gonna make a loss of approximately 25-30m this year however Football League regulations mean that we have to break even in our second year so we'd struggle to afford wages of Rhodes, Murphy, Etuhu etc next year, hence Venky's high point target in 1st 7 games. Fail to get promoted at the first attempt and it will be early January sales at Ewood come May! Next managerial appointment is crucial. Fingers crossed we get a quality manager!
I think we need to be realistic. It is asking a lot for a new guy to come in and take us straight back up. I for one would not be too upset so long we get close. It takes a while for a new manager to get his own men in and doing the business so I would expect a dramatic improvement after 6 months or so. Having said that, the right man would be well capable of motivating the current squad which in the main should be good enough but there is some that need a boot us the behind and maybe a new boss would wake up the few who need it. In a sentence a proven manager could get us up this season whereas a beginner might need longer.
French Rover
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5:28pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Mike_82 wrote:This team with one or two additions (maybe a CB and Left Fullback) is good enough to win this division easily under the right manager. He needs to be able to show the players that tactics are not a new kind of sweet and that we can win games if we use them (tactics) properly - and he needs to be able to motivate the team and get the team spirit up again.
bigste wrote:Not sure we have time for realism. Should we not get promoted this year next year will be twice as hard. We're gonna make a loss of approximately 25-30m this year however Football League regulations mean that we have to break even in our second year so we'd struggle to afford wages of Rhodes, Murphy, Etuhu etc next year, hence Venky's high point target in 1st 7 games. Fail to get promoted at the first attempt and it will be early January sales at Ewood come May! Next managerial appointment is crucial. Fingers crossed we get a quality manager!
I think we need to be realistic. It is asking a lot for a new guy to come in and take us straight back up. I for one would not be too upset so long we get close. It takes a while for a new manager to get his own men in and doing the business so I would expect a dramatic improvement after 6 months or so. Having said that, the right man would be well capable of motivating the current squad which in the main should be good enough but there is some that need a boot us the behind and maybe a new boss would wake up the few who need it. In a sentence a proven manager could get us up this season whereas a beginner might need longer.
Sherwood and/or Shearer could do that, their medals and experience could be the example/catalyst that this lot need to lift them-up and get them playing as a proper team again, one that is full of heart and strength and desire.
Road Runner Road Runner
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5:30pm Mon 1 Oct 12
LanghoRover wrote:You could just very well be correct there LR ?
MxMave wrote:thats the fear of every single one of us, well said
Im not 100% sold until Venkys appoint an experienced manager. it's crucial Venkys know that the fans DO NOT WANT another inexperienced manager, even if he is a former player. We want someone who can change a game. If they appoint Black then im afraid its back to boycotts and blackouts.
But I would surmise Black wouldn't consider the post particularly should he lose the games he his in charge of, along with the backlash he could receive should he decide in taking it ?
We need a strong individual with experience in football not necessarily in management to take the club forward, as Venky have persistently promised ? This next appointment is crucial as as been said over weekend
I would love a Benitez type(although I don't like the man in football) if Venky are genuinely ambitious in aiming for the top ? Should they make another mistake here then - yes, I would be very, very disappointed, and the boycotts and blackouts could certainly resume !
Oh dear :(
Arte et labore
kazluvsrovers
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5:46pm Mon 1 Oct 12
lobbytherobber
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5:58pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Harwoodstblue
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6:12pm Mon 1 Oct 12
kazluvsrovers wrote:If so it's more of the same then....As I said above, this next appointment will tell us a lot about Venkys.............V
Do you really think that Venkys are going to spend their money on a top named manager? they are all about making money, trust me Eric Black is going to be the Rovers new boss!!! watch this space.
enkys take note, we'll soon know what you're ambitions are.
Dr.alan79
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6:17pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Harwoodstblue
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6:51pm Mon 1 Oct 12
lobbytherobber wrote:Think you've got a bit confused pal.......We're not called Burnley.
Micky Mouse fans, Micky Mouse owners and Micky Mouse club!! Enough said.
one more season
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7:17pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Nothing I see has changed.
Be very careful before parting with your money for a new season ticket.
jogalot
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7:44pm Mon 1 Oct 12
J.C - Rishton wrote:Well said, JC, and a very important point, imho. There's so much euphoria with Kean's departure that fans are already buying season tickets and getting carried away that it will now be all OK. If Venkys want us to unite behind the team, they MUST appoint an independent experienced manager and not an Anderson yes man or someone inexperienced who does not know how to work with Venky's and the staff as well as the players. To suddenly be in the deep end of a club in so much turmoil is definitely not the place for inexperience no matter how well respected or enthusiastic they are.
Yes we certainly do need to unite together but the ball is in Venkys court.
They need to appoint a manger who has no ties with either Kean or Jerome Anderson - this is because the "trust" between owners and fans has been broken and therefore ONLY a man from the outside (whether that be TS, M McK, OGS, KR, KH etc etc) can UNITE us back with the owners and drive us forwards TOGETHER.
Someone like Black or Hendry would NOT be acceptable to a large section of fans because of this percieved "SK/JA link and therefore the club would remain fractured and therefore Venkys MUST NOT let this happen (Black himself has already commented on this - which is at least, refreshingly honest of him).
Venkys have to respect the rights of the manager to dictate all footballing matters, to select players to buy, to lay foundations to build solidly for the future. Plus get Rovers up at first attempt. It won't be easy, it would be hard for Mourinho, Wenger, Ferguson and other top managers. It might be too much to ask to go up straight away, so Venkys, Shebby, Agnew and all need to really listen to the candidates and base their decision on common sense and respect. Can they do it? I don't know if they can. But I will unite behind any independent manager who is a strong leader and knows plenty about the game.
carribbian
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8:02pm Mon 1 Oct 12
ghost of sceptic
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8:03pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Nuttall Street
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8:09pm Mon 1 Oct 12
RUinsane wrote:Ah HND Boy. No doubt you will be leaving us to follow your hero Kean at his next club. Unfortunately, we may have a long wait.
Nuttall Street wrote:Always papping on about being qualified, you'd be better served getting some yourself, then you'd be able to get a job instead of sitting there in yer underpants all day. Venkys must have made one good decision, they bought the best club in the world, so let them get on with it.
The decision on who to appoint as manager is of enormous importance and is going to dictate the future destiny of the club for a long time to come.
It is terrifying that this decision is in the hands of the Venkys, the people least qualified to take it. Venkys are almost certain to make a bad choice.
willhelmrover98
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9:01pm Mon 1 Oct 12
77'sss
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9:12pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Kean has gone
Now lets see just how many of the 10,000 show up on Saturday
I'm confident enough to say that not half of you will show up
A lot of you prem supporters are just that, next will be you won't show until
Venkys leave,
A rovers fan goes through the good and the bad times
Oh but I maybe wrong,
I Will let you know how many of the old faithfull show up on Saturday
And yes I will be there will YOU
CheltRover
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9:22pm Mon 1 Oct 12
French Rover wrote:But shearer and sherwood have very very little experience of management. Just like kean. Don't understand why people keep touting these guys, previous players but with no affection for the club. Can you remember how quickly they both cleared off when given the chance? There are plenty of experienced managers out there to choose from
Mike_82 wrote:This team with one or two additions (maybe a CB and Left Fullback) is good enough to win this division easily under the right manager. He needs to be able to show the players that tactics are not a new kind of sweet and that we can win games if we use them (tactics) properly - and he needs to be able to motivate the team and get the team spirit up again.
bigste wrote:Not sure we have time for realism. Should we not get promoted this year next year will be twice as hard. We're gonna make a loss of approximately 25-30m this year however Football League regulations mean that we have to break even in our second year so we'd struggle to afford wages of Rhodes, Murphy, Etuhu etc next year, hence Venky's high point target in 1st 7 games. Fail to get promoted at the first attempt and it will be early January sales at Ewood come May! Next managerial appointment is crucial. Fingers crossed we get a quality manager!
I think we need to be realistic. It is asking a lot for a new guy to come in and take us straight back up. I for one would not be too upset so long we get close. It takes a while for a new manager to get his own men in and doing the business so I would expect a dramatic improvement after 6 months or so. Having said that, the right man would be well capable of motivating the current squad which in the main should be good enough but there is some that need a boot us the behind and maybe a new boss would wake up the few who need it. In a sentence a proven manager could get us up this season whereas a beginner might need longer.
Sherwood and/or Shearer could do that, their medals and experience could be the example/catalyst that this lot need to lift them-up and get them playing as a proper team again, one that is full of heart and strength and desire.
Harwoodstblue
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9:23pm Mon 1 Oct 12
ghost of sceptic wrote:If it's Black we can look forward to more of the same in future and it will demonstrate the height of Venkys' ambitions.
i will wait fo see who the new manager will be before i go back to ewood, for me venkys are as much the reason the clubs in the state its in as kean was, at the end of the day kean was there choice. If its black i wont be back.
murfburn
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9:25pm Mon 1 Oct 12
merlinrabbit
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9:34pm Mon 1 Oct 12
77'sss wrote:4 of my family renewed STs. You sound like you'd be disappointed if there is a good crowd. What sort of fan are you? Kean has gone, we need to now stop the backbiting and you are on here continuing it, trying to divide fans. I'm sure you must be a Burnley fan
Well as I said in previous posts
Kean has gone
Now lets see just how many of the 10,000 show up on Saturday
I'm confident enough to say that not half of you will show up
A lot of you prem supporters are just that, next will be you won't show until
Venkys leave,
A rovers fan goes through the good and the bad times
Oh but I maybe wrong,
I Will let you know how many of the old faithfull show up on Saturday
And yes I will be there will YOU
Harwoodstblue
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9:35pm Mon 1 Oct 12
77'sss wrote:Are you a dingle or what? because you sound like one.
Well as I said in previous posts
Kean has gone
Now lets see just how many of the 10,000 show up on Saturday
I'm confident enough to say that not half of you will show up
A lot of you prem supporters are just that, next will be you won't show until
Venkys leave,
A rovers fan goes through the good and the bad times
Oh but I maybe wrong,
I Will let you know how many of the old faithfull show up on Saturday
And yes I will be there will YOU
wampam
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9:36pm Mon 1 Oct 12
wampam
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9:36pm Mon 1 Oct 12
merlinrabbit
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9:43pm Mon 1 Oct 12
one more season wrote:Ah here we go. How many times have I read and heard fans saying they will be down at the ticket office as soon as Kean goes. Now those fans are moving the goal posts. Initially it was the individual Kean and his lies, now it depends on who they appoint. At this time the players and indeed Eric Black need all the support they can get if they are to keep pushing at the top as they are stuck in the middle of Vemkys circus as much as anybody. Iv bought my ST as iv always said I would. That was my deal and I understood it to be for most others or maybe as somebody said below it was all an excuse just not to spend the money?
This is now the most important decision that Venkys will ever take when they appoint a new Manager, but I still dont see how anything funamental changes.We have Black, Hendry, Shaw etc etc and what purpose do thy serve? and indeed Venkys themselves, what are they really up to?
Nothing I see has changed.
Be very careful before parting with your money for a new season ticket.
zenoufthebirdcatcher
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10:02pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Antrobian
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10:12pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Ah here we go. How many times have I read and heard fans saying they will be down at the ticket office as soon as Kean goes. Now those fans are moving the goal posts. Initially it was the individual Kean and his lies, now it depends on who they appoint. At this time the players and indeed Eric Black need all the support they can get if they are to keep pushing at the top as they are stuck in the middle of Venkys circus as much as anybody. Iv bought my ST as iv always said I would. That was my deal and I understood it to be for most others or maybe as somebody said below it was all an excuse just not to spend the money?
I totally agree. A defeat at Forest and ther’ll be less than 15000 for the Wolves game. Rovers supporters are a fickle bunch and those on this thread do NOT represent thousands. I doubt Venky’s can afford a top appointment. Black or whoever takes over has to be supported. Venky’s are the real problem. The structure of a well managed club simply fell apart with the takeover leading to a loss of key personel inc. the club doc.(a former colleague of mine)and I for one fear the financial future of BRFC. At least support the team whilst we are still in a reasonable position and give whoever is in charge a chance
FCBurnley
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10:26pm Mon 1 Oct 12
clitheroeblue
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10:28pm Mon 1 Oct 12
Rovers til I die
French Rover
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10:40pm Mon 1 Oct 12
CheltRover wrote:Sherwood has been involved with everything that has gone at Spurs over the last few years and is Technical Director in all but name. He has helped raise Spurs from being just 'hopefuls' in the prem to being contenders for the title or at least a top four/five spot every season. Don't underestimate what he has achieved at Spurs behind the scenes.
French Rover wrote:But shearer and sherwood have very very little experience of management. Just like kean. Don't understand why people keep touting these guys, previous players but with no affection for the club. Can you remember how quickly they both cleared off when given the chance? There are plenty of experienced managers out there to choose from
Mike_82 wrote:This team with one or two additions (maybe a CB and Left Fullback) is good enough to win this division easily under the right manager. He needs to be able to show the players that tactics are not a new kind of sweet and that we can win games if we use them (tactics) properly - and he needs to be able to motivate the team and get the team spirit up again.
bigste wrote:Not sure we have time for realism. Should we not get promoted this year next year will be twice as hard. We're gonna make a loss of approximately 25-30m this year however Football League regulations mean that we have to break even in our second year so we'd struggle to afford wages of Rhodes, Murphy, Etuhu etc next year, hence Venky's high point target in 1st 7 games. Fail to get promoted at the first attempt and it will be early January sales at Ewood come May! Next managerial appointment is crucial. Fingers crossed we get a quality manager!
I think we need to be realistic. It is asking a lot for a new guy to come in and take us straight back up. I for one would not be too upset so long we get close. It takes a while for a new manager to get his own men in and doing the business so I would expect a dramatic improvement after 6 months or so. Having said that, the right man would be well capable of motivating the current squad which in the main should be good enough but there is some that need a boot us the behind and maybe a new boss would wake up the few who need it. In a sentence a proven manager could get us up this season whereas a beginner might need longer.
Sherwood and/or Shearer could do that, their medals and experience could be the example/catalyst that this lot need to lift them-up and get them playing as a proper team again, one that is full of heart and strength and desire.
Shearer has not got the same pedigree but he then he eats Beans and Chicken and paints fences. Think how useful that will be down at Brockhall. But seriously the man is magic, he is the best player I ever saw in a Rovers shirt by a country mile and his experience as a player at the top level for club and country is fantastic.
Either will do for me. And for the club.
Bryan Douglas supporter
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10:43pm Mon 1 Oct 12
goldfinger59
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10:55pm Mon 1 Oct 12
goldfinger59
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11:12pm Mon 1 Oct 12
parkinsonc wrote:Doughnuts!
Hopefully Venkys have learnt their lesson. They spent big on Rhodes to get quality. If you pay peanuts, you get....
kazz
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11:19pm Mon 1 Oct 12
HENRIK LARSSON LINED UP TO REPLACE STRVE KEAN
kazz
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11:20pm Mon 1 Oct 12
HENRIK LARSSON LINED UP TO REPLACE STEVE KEAN
ronnie clayton
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12:08am Tue 2 Oct 12
Phantomwonders
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1:42am Tue 2 Oct 12
Mainly that this coverage of Mr Kean's reign and Venky's ownership is the main reason many in football no longer hold our club or us, the fans, in high regard. It is the easiest thing is the wide to report on negativity a day the easiest thing in the world to criticize when there is no chance you can have the opportunity to do better.
As fans were need to support the team. The entire team. Including the guys who are looking after affairs in the meantime. We need to get behind the players on tbe pitch.
As an example of the points I am trying to make, when we signed Homes, the bulk of the comments on this site were 100pc negative, so few months after and he is fans favourite on most other sites.
Please can through negative now ease off and let's go use on the positivity of the club players and fans.
77'sss
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4:47am Tue 2 Oct 12
Harwoodstblue wrote:It was just a test to see how much passion
77'sss wrote:Are you a dingle or what? because you sound like one.
Well as I said in previous posts
Kean has gone
Now lets see just how many of the 10,000 show up on Saturday
I'm confident enough to say that not half of you will show up
A lot of you prem supporters are just that, next will be you won't show until
Venkys leave,
A rovers fan goes through the good and the bad times
Oh but I maybe wrong,
I Will let you know how many of the old faithfull show up on Saturday
And yes I will be there will YOU
There was out there or at least on the forum
And you were the only comment
, out of at least 40 regulars who where stating
If kean goes then i will return brigade
1 out of 40
77'sss
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4:57am Tue 2 Oct 12
And the amount of silverware they have won as managers is ????
Get Dalgleish back on a temp contract till end of season with an open clause
And get shearer as a no. 2
And watch 10,000 plus attend
edmy
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7:29am Tue 2 Oct 12
Quote above from the Daily Mail
Who the hell is he and what the hell would he know about the English Leagues. Come on Venkys get realistic.
mellorb&w
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7:52am Tue 2 Oct 12
inflightmagazine wrote:I think that's spot on mate.
if BRFC are to attaract a manager that can take us forward , we need to show as fans that we are not just a bunch of militant fans, going crazy because we dont get our own way ( some in the press certainly have portrayed us as that) we have to show a unity at the wolves game that has been missing for months. I would love to see the ground packed out at wolves ( even though getting to the bar is going to be more hardwork at halftime) and everyone getting behind the players. it needs to feel like a party in ewood, this is a really important time for bRFC and as fans we need to show we are prepared to do our bit to get this club back where it needs to be.
mellorb&w
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7:59am Tue 2 Oct 12
MxMave wrote:I'm sorry but that is crazy. You're never going to get someone that everyone agrees with, that would be impossible. Eric Black would not be my ideal choice but he's an experienced football man and is well thought of in the game so if it's to be him them so be it. I think you've got to be fair and give the guy a chance before you start protesting against him.
Im not 100% sold until Venkys appoint an experienced manager. it's crucial Venkys know that the fans DO NOT WANT another inexperienced manager, even if he is a former player. We want someone who can change a game. If they appoint Black then im afraid its back to boycotts and blackouts.
mellorb&w
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8:03am Tue 2 Oct 12
merlinrabbit wrote:I really don't think merlinrabbit speaks for anyone other than himself. I beleive the vast majority of fans who have stayed away, including myself, will return following Kean's departure. Sorry merlin but I think you're out of step with the rest of us mate.
one more season wrote:Ah here we go. How many times have I read and heard fans saying they will be down at the ticket office as soon as Kean goes. Now those fans are moving the goal posts. Initially it was the individual Kean and his lies, now it depends on who they appoint. At this time the players and indeed Eric Black need all the support they can get if they are to keep pushing at the top as they are stuck in the middle of Vemkys circus as much as anybody. Iv bought my ST as iv always said I would. That was my deal and I understood it to be for most others or maybe as somebody said below it was all an excuse just not to spend the money?
This is now the most important decision that Venkys will ever take when they appoint a new Manager, but I still dont see how anything funamental changes.We have Black, Hendry, Shaw etc etc and what purpose do thy serve? and indeed Venkys themselves, what are they really up to?
Nothing I see has changed.
Be very careful before parting with your money for a new season ticket.
angryandy
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8:37am Tue 2 Oct 12
unclejacklegend
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8:49am Tue 2 Oct 12
Oakdale blue
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9:16am Tue 2 Oct 12
edmy wrote:It's in the paper so it must be true !
Blackburn owners Venky’s have British-born Indian coach Judan Ali on their short-list but would prefer a high-profile name to get fans back onside after Kean resigned last week. Quote above from the Daily Mail Who the hell is he and what the hell would he know about the English Leagues. Come on Venkys get realistic.
Oakdale blue
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9:23am Tue 2 Oct 12
Come on it's time to pay up and get a Premiership atmosphere back at Ewood
bluenick
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10:02am Tue 2 Oct 12
willhelmrover98 wrote:Not some of the posters on here willhelmrover ! Seems that some are still not happy (understandably) but are still making their excuses & talking boycots already! So it looks to me that there wont be that many more on Saturday. Hope Im wrong on that !!!
Andy Cryer doesn't deserve the stick he has got. Best post you have done in ages! Top Man. Well done!31,151 at Rovers on Saturday! Who is there?
Also to the fans who gave Danny Murphy's wife some stick (if this is true) DISGRACEFUL !!!!!
bluenick
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10:13am Tue 2 Oct 12
Phantomwonders wrote:A start to get the fans better press Phantom would be to fill Ewood & get behind the team ! No excuses from some !!!!
I gave only started reading the LT Website in the last couple of years after getting sick of the below par BFFC coverage on the BBC. I initially have to applaud the paper and Mr Cryer for their tireless quality reporting, however I have done concerns.
Mainly that this coverage of Mr Kean's reign and Venky's ownership is the main reason many in football no longer hold our club or us, the fans, in high regard. It is the easiest thing is the wide to report on negativity a day the easiest thing in the world to criticize when there is no chance you can have the opportunity to do better.
As fans were need to support the team. The entire team. Including the guys who are looking after affairs in the meantime. We need to get behind the players on tbe pitch.
As an example of the points I am trying to make, when we signed Homes, the bulk of the comments on this site were 100pc negative, so few months after and he is fans favourite on most other sites.
Please can through negative now ease off and let's go use on the positivity of the club players and fans.
oreilly21
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10:37am Tue 2 Oct 12
bluenick
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11:24am Tue 2 Oct 12
benal13 wrote:Apologies for that Benal !
bluenick wrote:if you had been at charlton on saturday you would have heard it was the charlton fans giving murphys wife stick and you would have seen that he was cr@p again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
willhelmrover98 wrote:Not some of the posters on here willhelmrover ! Seems that some are still not happy (understandably) but are still making their excuses & talking boycots already! So it looks to me that there wont be that many more on Saturday. Hope Im wrong on that !!!
Andy Cryer doesn't deserve the stick he has got. Best post you have done in ages! Top Man. Well done!31,151 at Rovers on Saturday! Who is there?
Also to the fans who gave Danny Murphy's wife some stick (if this is true) DISGRACEFUL !!!!!
!!
I thought I read somewhere that it was the Rovers fans who did that ! ( was it the southern bias press?) Glad to hear that it wasn't.
Yes Murphy has been poor except for the Ipswich game !
tootsio11
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1:42pm Tue 2 Oct 12
Only1Garner
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2:22pm Tue 2 Oct 12
Reg Rover
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4:23pm Tue 2 Oct 12
Everything I have been telling you about Steve Kean over the past 18 months is now coming to fruition.
I have consistently said Kean “Plays the blame game” none more so than now.
As Kean prepares the ground for his constructive dismissal case, he has issued a statement suggesting the owners were interfering in team selection – NOT TRUE.
Kean is laying the foundations to take Mrs Anuradha Desai to the ‘cleaners’. Back in August Kean issued a statement to the National press saying that three new signings made on transfer deadline day were not of his choice. He went on to say that he had never even seen them play and had been signed by director Shebby Singh.
This heaped further indignation upon the Venky’s regime from the National press.
At the time I wondered why Kean had made such a statement knowing the club would be ridiculed by the press. I suggested on this site in an article headed, “KEAN TARGET’S SINGH” posted 13th September 2012. That he had released the statement to discredit Singh in order to fall back on, when results went wrong, and blame Singh.
But I was wrong. Kean was planning his escape route, he knew Mrs Desai (pic above) would not sack him, but he wanted out. The only way was to resign and sue for constructive dismissal (see article,KEAN RESIGNS ON LEGAL ADVICE, 29th September 2012). A far more profitable avenue for Kean.
Kean’s carefully press fed statements allied with the ridiculous points total allegedly set by Shebby Singh and Singh’s ill-advised rant at a pre-season fan’s forum, when he talked of sacking Kean, will be enough for Kean’s lawyers to have a ‘field day’ when the case comes to court.
Had Kean taken charge of the Rovers next three games starting at Charlton, he would have been seen to be incompliance with Shebby Singh and the owner’s ultimatum that they were monitoring his future.
Under this weight of evidence Kean will extract from Mrs Anuradha Desai a large part of the family fortune and make a ‘killing’.
The phone call to his hotel room at 5.30pm on Friday 28th September from his legal advisors told him so, and to resign immediately, which he did an hour or so later.
Kean is so gutless he did not have the decency to talk to the woman who has championed him, looked after him, fought for him and given him wealth he could never of dreamed of. Kean is now a millionaire in his own right because of Mrs Anuradha Desai.
The court case he is about to bring is despicable and just about sums up the man. But I have been telling this to Mrs Desai and her brothers for months. I do not know if she ever views ‘REG’ but I have sent her countless emails warning her, what Kean would do to her, her family and her club.
DID SHE LISTEN, NO !
Just as no one listened to me back in December 2011 when I warned them what was about to happen to the club.
Now Mrs Desai is going to have to learn the hard way, she should have listened to Deputy Chief Executive Paul Hunt when he wanted Kean sacking in January 2012. Instead she sacked Paul Hunt. She should have listened to brother Ventkatesh when he wanted Kean sacking in May 2012. She should have listened to Shebby Singh when he asked her to sack Kean 2 weeks ago.
She should have sacked him and paid up his contract, it would have been a far cheaper option and Kean knew this.
The only consolation Anurandha Desai is that she is well rid of Kean. She will find she has a better club, supportive fans, better atmosphere at Ewood and if she is wise decent people working for her. There are those behind the scenes at Ewood who conspired with Kean. They need to be got rid of straight away.
Let me say Eric Black is not one of them – he is a good honest man – I hope a place can be found for him at Ewood Park if he chooses to stay. Steve Bruce at Hull City would be more than pleased to welcome Black to his backroom staff.
Reg.
Footnote:
Today’s Daily Mirror 2nd October. Suggests Kean will sue Blackburn Rovers for constructive dismissal. Catch up will you. Reg broke that story on Saturday 29th September, the day after Kean’s resignation.
www.regoftherovers.c
o.uk
Stu Wilson
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11:15pm Tue 2 Oct 12
77'sss wrote:Well said fella!
Well as I said in previous posts
Kean has gone
Now lets see just how many of the 10,000 show up on Saturday
I'm confident enough to say that not half of you will show up
A lot of you prem supporters are just that, next will be you won't show until
Venkys leave,
A rovers fan goes through the good and the bad times
Oh but I maybe wrong,
I Will let you know how many of the old faithfull show up on Saturday
And yes I will be there will YOU
These fickle fans may be back for a few games, but will boo and chase out the next manager if results don't go well.
We'll not go back up now we've lost Kean. A huge mistake!
MatthewCA
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9:21am Wed 3 Oct 12
Show the full strength gallery and make our club fans happy. We need 3 goals in the next game at least and win the game.
CheltRover
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7:58pm Wed 3 Oct 12
French Rover wrote:I think you'll find it was 'Arry who got Spus up the League. We don't want a technical director. Nor do we want someone who is 'magic', besides I believe Paul Daniels is otherwise engaged. We want a football MANGER. Shearer has about 10 games of MANAGEMENT experience, that's all, and I don't think he was particularly successful was he? I'm not surprised. Have you never listened to Shearer as a pundit on motd? How he still knows nothing about the game after the playing career he had is mind boggling. His analysis is woeful, superficial, with the insight of a retarded dingle. There are plenty of proven managers out there, let's pick one eh?
CheltRover wrote:Sherwood has been involved with everything that has gone at Spurs over the last few years and is Technical Director in all but name. He has helped raise Spurs from being just 'hopefuls' in the prem to being contenders for the title or at least a top four/five spot every season. Don't underestimate what he has achieved at Spurs behind the scenes.
French Rover wrote:But shearer and sherwood have very very little experience of management. Just like kean. Don't understand why people keep touting these guys, previous players but with no affection for the club. Can you remember how quickly they both cleared off when given the chance? There are plenty of experienced managers out there to choose from
Mike_82 wrote:This team with one or two additions (maybe a CB and Left Fullback) is good enough to win this division easily under the right manager. He needs to be able to show the players that tactics are not a new kind of sweet and that we can win games if we use them (tactics) properly - and he needs to be able to motivate the team and get the team spirit up again.
bigste wrote:Not sure we have time for realism. Should we not get promoted this year next year will be twice as hard. We're gonna make a loss of approximately 25-30m this year however Football League regulations mean that we have to break even in our second year so we'd struggle to afford wages of Rhodes, Murphy, Etuhu etc next year, hence Venky's high point target in 1st 7 games. Fail to get promoted at the first attempt and it will be early January sales at Ewood come May! Next managerial appointment is crucial. Fingers crossed we get a quality manager!
I think we need to be realistic. It is asking a lot for a new guy to come in and take us straight back up. I for one would not be too upset so long we get close. It takes a while for a new manager to get his own men in and doing the business so I would expect a dramatic improvement after 6 months or so. Having said that, the right man would be well capable of motivating the current squad which in the main should be good enough but there is some that need a boot us the behind and maybe a new boss would wake up the few who need it. In a sentence a proven manager could get us up this season whereas a beginner might need longer.
Sherwood and/or Shearer could do that, their medals and experience could be the example/catalyst that this lot need to lift them-up and get them playing as a proper team again, one that is full of heart and strength and desire.
Shearer has not got the same pedigree but he then he eats Beans and Chicken and paints fences. Think how useful that will be down at Brockhall. But seriously the man is magic, he is the best player I ever saw in a Rovers shirt by a country mile and his experience as a player at the top level for club and country is fantastic.
Either will do for me. And for the club.

handyamBRFC says...
2:02pm Mon 1 Oct 12
many asked for that ... U got it......!!
now lets concentrate on supporting the team...
BRFC neeeds You the supporters....!!!
Where are you.......!!!
Lets get on with our job of supporting the team....
BRFC neeeds us, the team needs us, the players need us...!!
we are playing against 12 men every weeek...!!!!
come on fans lets back the players and start winning matches
We are BRFC, lets show em all we are the best fans
and lets be proud of BRFC and we BRFC can be winners.
Arte et Labore......come on now.....show em all and beat em all..
Lets not get carried away with the enemies of BRFC who have had a field day of late, and many are falling for their vision of hate against BRFC.
COME ON now lets get ourselves together & show em all that we BRFC are the best fans in the UK. we now need to prove that......!!
as many questions have been asked of the fans......!!
Irrespective of who the manager will be, its the fans that will make the difference. Do we want to win.....! Do we care about BRFC..?
Lets get together and show everyone that were together and a force to be reckoned with. Arte et Labore.... Were hardworking winners......!!