Shebby: 'We will get the right man for Rovers' (From Lancashire Telegraph)

jackmetickler wrote:
Ian Holloway...
no contest.

Championship proven - promotion to PL with an unfancied team on a tiny budget. Great football. Great Character and definitely not a yes man.

The last two characteristics being the most important as far as this club is concerned.

bring back the good old days wrote:
Yesterday when people were opinioning its Blacks job to reject, I said I can't see that after what has gone before. But, this was before I read the above interview. I now have had to change my mind somewhat, as when reading 'lets call him manager for now, not caretaker'. And 'maybe we have the right man already', indicates that he is giving him x games in order to stake his claim. So, if he secures say 3 out of 3 wins, just like Kean it would make it difficult to then reject him in favour of a untried new man, plus of course it would be the much cheaper option. This to my mind seems to put Black in the driving seat. No offence to Black, but I sincerely hope this is not the case, as I am fairly sure this would case huge dismay within the fan base i.e. here we go again, nothings changed.

tiojo wrote:
It's all very well speculating on names of potential managers but the key to successfully managing the club in the immediate future is to get someone who will be able to deal with the owners as well as the footballing side. A manager such as Mark Hughes or Sam Allardyce would not put up with the owners vacilating between indifference and interference. And neither would they put up with being supervised by TV commentator Shabby Singh.

Nellie 77 wrote:
After the disgraceful and unjust batterin we rovers fans have endured from large parts of the "football community" let's pack out ewood on saturday and roar on our lads with renewed passion for our club. Loud and proud NO-ONE LIKES US NO-ONE LIKES US NO-ONE LIKES US WE DON'T CARE WE ARE ROVERS , SUPER ROVERS, WE ARE ROVERS, FROM THE NORTH

forever-a-blue-jean wrote:
Shebby you have already made a BIG difference you talk to the fans and you saw Kean out of the door for those two things we thankyou. Please urge the owners to appoint an experienced manager even if Black get 3 wins from 3 which we all hope he does. As for the fans we all said we will return when kean he has gone, well he has now gone, I've been and bought my tickets for Wolves game.......have you? LETS FILL EWOOD AND LEAVE KEAN IN NO DOUBT HE WAS THE REASON WE STAYED AWAY.

bigste wrote:
I do so hope for a full house on Saturday and for the fist game with the new manager when it happens. Come on you blues. KEAN HAS GONE!!!!!!!

roverinmanchstr wrote:

Nellie 77 wrote:
After the disgraceful and unjust batterin we rovers fans have endured from large parts of the "football community" let's pack out ewood on saturday and roar on our lads with renewed passion for our club. Loud and proud NO-ONE LIKES US NO-ONE LIKES US NO-ONE LIKES US WE DON'T CARE WE ARE ROVERS , SUPER ROVERS, WE ARE ROVERS, FROM THE NORTH

Hmmm...... Still got Venky **** to deal with.....bet we don't have a 'manager ' unless, some Kean clone, in the next 4 weeks

janus1947 wrote:
So, Kean is contemplating whether or not to sue the club for constructive dismissal.Firstly, he wouldn't know what constructive dismissal was if it jumped up and bit him on the backside. But we all know a man who would go down that path to squeeze every last penny ot of the club. Greed and power - this man needs to be fully exposed for what he is, what he always has been. Whilst any part of of his tentacles touch this club, the problem will not go away. The same thing can also be said for his involvement with Sky Sports presenters whose "sympathy" for Kean was there for all to see. Somebody please take this man down by exposing the truth.

NewtownRover wrote:
Eric Black it is then.

NewtownRover wrote:
Eric Black it is then.

ronnie clayton wrote:

janus1947 wrote:
So, Kean is contemplating whether or not to sue the club for constructive dismissal.Firstly, he wouldn't know what constructive dismissal was if it jumped up and bit him on the backside. But we all know a man who would go down that path to squeeze every last penny ot of the club. Greed and power - this man needs to be fully exposed for what he is, what he always has been. Whilst any part of of his tentacles touch this club, the problem will not go away. The same thing can also be said for his involvement with Sky Sports presenters whose "sympathy" for Kean was there for all to see. Somebody please take this man down by exposing the truth.

Alan Shearer , quote "I feel very sorry for what Steve Kean is going through with the Blackburn Rovers supporters"

NOT ON.

But we still have IAN "Kean should receive a knighthood for what he has had to put up with from the supporters here" BLACK !!

NOT ON.

peely wrote:
Get Hughes back from London ,he,d soon whip em into shape ! The players I mean !

jackmetickler wrote:
Ian Holloway... no contest. Championship proven - promotion to PL with an unfancied team on a tiny budget. Great football. Great Character and definitely not a yes man. The last two characteristics being the most important as far as this club is concerned.

makaveli96 wrote:
Unfortunately for Blackburn Rovers fans, this sorry, shabby episode in their club’s long and noble history is not over.

Not until Venky’s have sold to owners who understand and care about football, or at the very least appoint the right people in the dugout and the boardroom, will the circus leave Ewood Park.

When the searchlight of critical analysis is turned on Blackburn’s decline on the pitch over the past 18 months and the damage wrought on the club’s deep roots in the community, Kean is a symbol, a symptom and a cause of the chaos.

Only those unfamiliar with events inside Ewood, and Kean’s behaviour, will dare criticise diehards who rebelled against him.

Ill-judged barbs have been launched at Blackburn fans over their “Kean Out” campaign, ignoring their traditional demeanour.

Down the decades, Rovers fans hardly held a reputation as easily-enraged mutineers. Just the opposite. They are known for their loyalty to their club. And it is their club.

Owners, managers and players come and go but parents pass on footballing affiliations to their offspring, generation to generation. Rovers’ faithful should be held up as an example of fans who fought for their club. They care.

Even with rival clubs competing for their affections, including the temptation of Manchester United or City down the road, most in the Blackburn area have stayed strong, sticking with their one love, with Rovers, even if they have temporarily stayed away in disgust at Kean.

The turnstiles will click excitedly with fans returning to the fold this Saturday, thronging to the Championship game against Wolves. Rovers are in their blood.

Rather than pillory Blackburn’s support, as some have, let us hope all other clubs have fans equally quick to raise the alarm. The double-trouble act of Kean-Venky’s immediately concerned Rovers followers. The Premier League was warned about their unsuitability.

When Rovers were inevitably relegated last May, the Football League was swiftly told to investigate whether Venky’s were fit and proper owners.

The League Managers Association was asked last year privately whether Kean was a fit and proper manager. Barnum and Bailey’s arrival at Ewood has long been debated in football’s corridors of power.

Little has been done, so the fans had even more of a right to intervene.

Supporters’ suspicions about Kean began early. He stepped in after a perfectly good manager, Sam Allardyce, was dismissed. Experienced players left Ewood, some of them muttering concerns about strange occurrences inside the building.

Kean was consistently backed by Mrs Desai, Venky’s driving force, who had little knowledge of English football. And why should she? Mrs Desai’s forte is selling chickens in India.

Yet Kean had her ear. She liked him, and his wife, but that is no way to run an organisation that is partly a major business operation, partly a complex emotional institution.

Those decrying Blackburn devotees should remember they were the first to register unease when pillars of their club, such able administrators as John Williams and Tom Finn, were forced out.

Williams and Finn are so respected within the game that their departure was inexplicable. Why lose talent?

Rovers lacked direction, proper footballing expertise, soul. Fans also became aggrieved at the influence of agents within Ewood, although this has ebbed.

Principles that Blackburn had long embodied, being a heartbeat of the community, engaging with fans, doing things the right way, were spurned. The spirit of Jack Walker was shredded. So the fans began expressing their dissatisfaction, eventually their dissent.

Kean brought further embarrassment on the club with his drink-driving ban and then a few injudicious comments about Allardyce recorded by a supporter.

During this period, the fans’ frustration spilt over into anger. Ewood became a bear-pit for certain games, not for the opposition but for the home manager.

Bolton Wanderers’ visit on Dec 20, 2011 was the most brutal, the abuse relentless towards Kean. The owners should have acted then, removing Kean, but he had some strange hold over Venky’s. That hold has been broken. But a tension remains.

makaveli96 wrote:

peely wrote:
Get Hughes back from London ,he,d soon whip em into shape ! The players I mean !

He was a Judas!

makaveli96 wrote:

peely wrote:
Get Hughes back from London ,he,d soon whip em into shape ! The players I mean !

He was a Judas!

BB4Claret wrote:
Sounds like Shebby has a cunning, ingenious plan.

Looks like you're about to unveil Atkinson and Robinson as your new management team. (.. Rowan and Tony, that is !)

Keep it coming, oh laughing stock of the footballing world.

......... and when your complaints and vitriol turn aganist whoever the next unfortunate incumbent of the Bollewood hot seat is, don't try to pretend that you are real football fans.

At the end of the day, most of you are simply glory-hunters and eternal malcontents.

To those who supported the team and the manager through thick and thin over the past year, I applaud your dedication.

makaveli96 wrote:

peely wrote:
Get Hughes back from London ,he,d soon whip em into shape ! The players I mean !

He was a Judas!

A Darener wrote:
It would appear by the comments on these sites since Kean has gone that the fans seem to think that everything in the garden is rosy. Well don't believe it. There is still miles to go before we even get close to being all right. Don't be blinkered by the euphoria of getting rid of Kean. One step at a time. Just because he has gone and Shebby is spouting what we want to hear doesn't make the situation right, just better! There is a long way to go before we can say we are on the right track. For one thing Mrs D is conspiquous by her absence. Just wait until she has calmed down over losing her darling Steve. Then she will come out of the woodwork and probably stick her oar in. Telling Shebby what he HAS to do next. The brothers were put in their place once before so she will have no hesitation in telling everybody it is HER decision who comes and who stays.

A Darener wrote:
Cannot believe fans are actually buying STs! Have you learnt nothing over the last two years? Buy a ticket match to match. Let them see we are serious about returning but ONLY if they do the right thing and get a proper manager in. Plus reorganise the inner workings of the club back to the way it was run before the debacle of the last two years. Then the fans may start to believe once again that the club can be successful.

Nellie 77 wrote:

roverinmanchstr wrote:

Nellie 77 wrote: After the disgraceful and unjust batterin we rovers fans have endured from large parts of the "football community" let's pack out ewood on saturday and roar on our lads with renewed passion for our club. Loud and proud NO-ONE LIKES US NO-ONE LIKES US NO-ONE LIKES US WE DON'T CARE WE ARE ROVERS , SUPER ROVERS, WE ARE ROVERS, FROM THE NORTH

Hmmm...... Still got Venky **** to deal with.....bet we don't have a 'manager ' unless, some Kean clone, in the next 4 weeks

sure we are not out the woods and we have to keep on fighting for our club to be ran as it should be. But let's enjoy next Saturday. We've not had much to celebrate in,t last couple of years. Come on you blues!

A Darener wrote:
It would appear by the comments on these sites since Kean has gone that the fans seem to think that everything in the garden is rosy. Well don't believe it. There is still miles to go before we even get close to being all right. Don't be blinkered by the euphoria of getting rid of Kean. One step at a time. Just because he has gone and Shebby is spouting what we want to hear doesn't make the situation right, just better! There is a long way to go before we can say we are on the right track. For one thing Mrs D is conspiquous by her absence. Just wait until she has calmed down over losing her darling Steve. Then she will come out of the woodwork and probably stick her oar in. Telling Shebby what he HAS to do next. The brothers were put in their place once before so she will have no hesitation in telling everybody it is HER decision who comes and who stays.

Is Eckersley playing? wrote:
There's a problem here, folks a nd I'm worried. Shebby says he'll get the right man. He may well do, but will madame agree with him?
She is on record as saying ' I am disappointed Steve has resigned' In one sentence she tells me two things1) she still hasn't a bloody clue and 2) she has insulted every Blackburn supporter who wanted him out. Until she departs the club we will have big problem and I'm sorry I'm having to say that.

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote: Cannot believe fans are actually buying STs! Have you learnt nothing over the last two years? Buy a ticket match to match. Let them see we are serious about returning but ONLY if they do the right thing and get a proper manager in. Plus reorganise the inner workings of the club back to the way it was run before the debacle of the last two years. Then the fans may start to believe once again that the club can be successful.

You cant go backwards Darener! Well - maybe you can in Darwen....but really though now is the time to look to the to the Future of the club. The first big step was getting shut of the Odious one and the next step is appointing a new manager who will take us forward. Yes the club will be judged on who the new manager is - you can never please everyone - but whoever it is should be given both time and the fans full support. The back-biting and critical outlook on everything Rovers simply has to end for us to move forward. And why should the owners have to re-organize the 'inner-workings' of the club if the new manager gets the team playing well and getting the results? The boardroom is the business of the owners, ordinary fans cannot expect to dictate 'what' goes on or 'who' goes in regards the inner sanctum of the club, despite Shebby's apparent open attitude to the running of the club. Maybe if we can get supporters representatives onto the board then things may be more open but until then lets just concentrate on moving forward as a club, as a team - all together again at last. If you mean they should employ Williams and Finn again well yes that would be nice in dreamland, but that will never happen now, that time is gone.

BB4Claret wrote:
Sounds like Shebby has a cunning, ingenious plan. Looks like you're about to unveil Atkinson and Robinson as your new management team. (.. Rowan and Tony, that is !) Keep it coming, oh laughing stock of the footballing world. ......... and when your complaints and vitriol turn aganist whoever the next unfortunate incumbent of the Bollewood hot seat is, don't try to pretend that you are real football fans. At the end of the day, most of you are simply glory-hunters and eternal malcontents. To those who supported the team and the manager through thick and thin over the past year, I applaud your dedication.

BB4Claret wrote:
Sounds like Shebby has a cunning, ingenious plan.

Looks like you're about to unveil Atkinson and Robinson as your new management team. (.. Rowan and Tony, that is !)

Keep it coming, oh laughing stock of the footballing world.

......... and when your complaints and vitriol turn aganist whoever the next unfortunate incumbent of the Bollewood hot seat is, don't try to pretend that you are real football fans.

At the end of the day, most of you are simply glory-hunters and eternal malcontents.

To those who supported the team and the manager through thick and thin over the past year, I applaud your dedication.

A Darener wrote:
It would appear by the comments on these sites since Kean has gone that the fans seem to think that everything in the garden is rosy. Well don't believe it. There is still miles to go before we even get close to being all right. Don't be blinkered by the euphoria of getting rid of Kean. One step at a time. Just because he has gone and Shebby is spouting what we want to hear doesn't make the situation right, just better! There is a long way to go before we can say we are on the right track. For one thing Mrs D is conspiquous by her absence. Just wait until she has calmed down over losing her darling Steve. Then she will come out of the woodwork and probably stick her oar in. Telling Shebby what he HAS to do next. The brothers were put in their place once before so she will have no hesitation in telling everybody it is HER decision who comes and who stays.

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote:
Cannot believe fans are actually buying STs! Have you learnt nothing over the last two years? Buy a ticket match to match. Let them see we are serious about returning but ONLY if they do the right thing and get a proper manager in. Plus reorganise the inner workings of the club back to the way it was run before the debacle of the last two years. Then the fans may start to believe once again that the club can be successful.

You cant go backwards Darener! Well - maybe you can in Darwen....but really though now is the time to look to the to the Future of the club.

The first big step was getting shut of the Odious one and the next step is appointing a new manager who will take us forward. Yes the club will be judged on who the new manager is - you can never please everyone - but whoever it is should be given both time and the fans full support. The back-biting and critical outlook on everything Rovers simply has to end for us to move forward.

And why should the owners have to re-organize the 'inner-workings' of the club if the new manager gets the team playing well and getting the results? The boardroom is the business of the owners, ordinary fans cannot expect to dictate 'what' goes on or 'who' goes in regards the inner sanctum of the club, despite Shebby's apparent open attitude to the running of the club. Maybe if we can get supporters representatives onto the board then things may be more open but until then lets just concentrate on moving forward as a club, as a team - all together again at last.
If you mean they should employ Williams and Finn again well yes that would be nice in dreamland, but that will never happen now, that time is gone.

forever-a-blue-jean wrote:

BB4Claret wrote:
Sounds like Shebby has a cunning, ingenious plan. Looks like you're about to unveil Atkinson and Robinson as your new management team. (.. Rowan and Tony, that is !) Keep it coming, oh laughing stock of the footballing world. ......... and when your complaints and vitriol turn aganist whoever the next unfortunate incumbent of the Bollewood hot seat is, don't try to pretend that you are real football fans. At the end of the day, most of you are simply glory-hunters and eternal malcontents. To those who supported the team and the manager through thick and thin over the past year, I applaud your dedication.

A dingle PROUD of his Blackburn links eh BB4

ronnie clayton wrote:

makaveli96 wrote:

peely wrote: Get Hughes back from London ,he,d soon whip em into shape ! The players I mean !

He was a Judas!

Hendry Wasn`t ?

benal13 wrote:

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote: Cannot believe fans are actually buying STs! Have you learnt nothing over the last two years? Buy a ticket match to match. Let them see we are serious about returning but ONLY if they do the right thing and get a proper manager in. Plus reorganise the inner workings of the club back to the way it was run before the debacle of the last two years. Then the fans may start to believe once again that the club can be successful.

You cant go backwards Darener! Well - maybe you can in Darwen....but really though now is the time to look to the to the Future of the club. The first big step was getting shut of the Odious one and the next step is appointing a new manager who will take us forward. Yes the club will be judged on who the new manager is - you can never please everyone - but whoever it is should be given both time and the fans full support. The back-biting and critical outlook on everything Rovers simply has to end for us to move forward. And why should the owners have to re-organize the 'inner-workings' of the club if the new manager gets the team playing well and getting the results? The boardroom is the business of the owners, ordinary fans cannot expect to dictate 'what' goes on or 'who' goes in regards the inner sanctum of the club, despite Shebby's apparent open attitude to the running of the club. Maybe if we can get supporters representatives onto the board then things may be more open but until then lets just concentrate on moving forward as a club, as a team - all together again at last. If you mean they should employ Williams and Finn again well yes that would be nice in dreamland, but that will never happen now, that time is gone.

i think what darener means is if you have woodworm in a piece of wood they all have to be eradicated or the ones that are left will ultimately destroy it!!!!!!!!!!!!

benal13 wrote:

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote: Cannot believe fans are actually buying STs! Have you learnt nothing over the last two years? Buy a ticket match to match. Let them see we are serious about returning but ONLY if they do the right thing and get a proper manager in. Plus reorganise the inner workings of the club back to the way it was run before the debacle of the last two years. Then the fans may start to believe once again that the club can be successful.

You cant go backwards Darener! Well - maybe you can in Darwen....but really though now is the time to look to the to the Future of the club. The first big step was getting shut of the Odious one and the next step is appointing a new manager who will take us forward. Yes the club will be judged on who the new manager is - you can never please everyone - but whoever it is should be given both time and the fans full support. The back-biting and critical outlook on everything Rovers simply has to end for us to move forward. And why should the owners have to re-organize the 'inner-workings' of the club if the new manager gets the team playing well and getting the results? The boardroom is the business of the owners, ordinary fans cannot expect to dictate 'what' goes on or 'who' goes in regards the inner sanctum of the club, despite Shebby's apparent open attitude to the running of the club. Maybe if we can get supporters representatives onto the board then things may be more open but until then lets just concentrate on moving forward as a club, as a team - all together again at last. If you mean they should employ Williams and Finn again well yes that would be nice in dreamland, but that will never happen now, that time is gone.

i think what darener means is if you have woodworm in a piece of wood they all have to be eradicated or the ones that are left will ultimately destroy it!!!!!!!!!!!!

kazz wrote:
I still say alan shearer with mike newell

roverinmanchstr wrote:

benal13 wrote:

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote: Cannot believe fans are actually buying STs! Have you learnt nothing over the last two years? Buy a ticket match to match. Let them see we are serious about returning but ONLY if they do the right thing and get a proper manager in. Plus reorganise the inner workings of the club back to the way it was run before the debacle of the last two years. Then the fans may start to believe once again that the club can be successful.

You cant go backwards Darener! Well - maybe you can in Darwen....but really though now is the time to look to the to the Future of the club. The first big step was getting shut of the Odious one and the next step is appointing a new manager who will take us forward. Yes the club will be judged on who the new manager is - you can never please everyone - but whoever it is should be given both time and the fans full support. The back-biting and critical outlook on everything Rovers simply has to end for us to move forward. And why should the owners have to re-organize the 'inner-workings' of the club if the new manager gets the team playing well and getting the results? The boardroom is the business of the owners, ordinary fans cannot expect to dictate 'what' goes on or 'who' goes in regards the inner sanctum of the club, despite Shebby's apparent open attitude to the running of the club. Maybe if we can get supporters representatives onto the board then things may be more open but until then lets just concentrate on moving forward as a club, as a team - all together again at last. If you mean they should employ Williams and Finn again well yes that would be nice in dreamland, but that will never happen now, that time is gone.

i think what darener means is if you have woodworm in a piece of wood they all have to be eradicated or the ones that are left will ultimately destroy it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well said... so long as the venk'ys are there sh1t will continue

A Darener wrote:
benal13 says
i think what darener means is if you have woodworm in a piece of wood they all have to be eradicated or the ones that are left will ultimately destroyit!!!!!
Couldn't have put it better myself.

Also to FR..I was not advocating the return of Williams etc. Just saying that we need Sponsors etc, back supporting the club.

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote:
benal13 says
i think what darener means is if you have woodworm in a piece of wood they all have to be eradicated or the ones that are left will ultimately destroyit!!!!!
Couldn't have put it better myself.

Also to FR..I was not advocating the return of Williams etc. Just saying that we need Sponsors etc, back supporting the club.

Yes we do need sponsors back Darener - totally agree sir and both for the ground and the shirt. Neither looks right without them. Maybe Mr Wild may care to sponsor the Darwen End again now? That might set the ball rolling? I still cant understand why the Venkys don't put their name on the shirts? Not saying that I would want that - but why have they not done that already?

As for the woodworm it would have to be a 'professional' company that came in and eradicated that, the fans cannot do it. The 'professional' company would have to purchase the club to be able to deal with the root cause of the problem - but I don't see any potential buyers out there right now. So we may just have to hope that the 'pests' stay dormant for a while now.

makaveli96 wrote:

jackmetickler wrote:
Ian Holloway... no contest. Championship proven - promotion to PL with an unfancied team on a tiny budget. Great football. Great Character and definitely not a yes man. The last two characteristics being the most important as far as this club is concerned.

Good shout, although he looks slightly like Kean!

jogalot wrote:
Shebby has at least made it plain that Black is being considered. He isn't trying to pull the wool over our eyes, so I applaud his honesty. However, we know Venkys were dishonest, have lied and made promises they didn't keep. They've stopped making their disastrous press statements and may have changed their attitude a bit. Venkatesh wanted a change of manager on Sky, Shebby also indicated it in the public meeting. But it seems that Anurahda still had the crush on Kean and his Mrs.

What I'm driving at here is: what is the main motivation now behind the Venkys? It seemed at first to be naive appointment of Kean and belief in his **** that he could take Rovers to the top. Then all logic said it must be they are asset-stripping the club and don't really care about Rovers. Now I think it is half-optimism about a brand new start having learned some lessons, and half-fear of losing money and so appointing the easy option (Black), leaving Shebby to explain it all to the fans, while they decide whether to strip the club altogether or have a good go at making their football experiment profitable by more traditional methods.

At the end of the day, Venkatesh, Balaji and Anurahda will have to agree on their direction and motives because they must know by now that it will be a shambles if they don't. I hope they decide to leave all footballing decisions to tried and tested experienced people - in other words have faith in the fans and have faith in an independent, experienced manager to lead the way.

benal13 wrote:

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote:
benal13 says
i think what darener means is if you have woodworm in a piece of wood they all have to be eradicated or the ones that are left will ultimately destroyit!!!!!
Couldn't have put it better myself.

Also to FR..I was not advocating the return of Williams etc. Just saying that we need Sponsors etc, back supporting the club.

Yes we do need sponsors back Darener - totally agree sir and both for the ground and the shirt. Neither looks right without them. Maybe Mr Wild may care to sponsor the Darwen End again now? That might set the ball rolling? I still cant understand why the Venkys don't put their name on the shirts? Not saying that I would want that - but why have they not done that already?

As for the woodworm it would have to be a 'professional' company that came in and eradicated that, the fans cannot do it. The 'professional' company would have to purchase the club to be able to deal with the root cause of the problem - but I don't see any potential buyers out there right now. So we may just have to hope that the 'pests' stay dormant for a while now.

lets hope they dont spread to that fence FRENCHY !!!!!!!!!!

BB4Claret wrote:
Sounds like Shebby has a cunning, ingenious plan.

Looks like you're about to unveil Atkinson and Robinson as your new management team. (.. Rowan and Tony, that is !)

Keep it coming, oh laughing stock of the footballing world.

......... and when your complaints and vitriol turn aganist whoever the next unfortunate incumbent of the Bollewood hot seat is, don't try to pretend that you are real football fans.

At the end of the day, most of you are simply glory-hunters and eternal malcontents.

To those who supported the team and the manager through thick and thin over the past year, I applaud your dedication.

Is Eckersley playing? wrote:
There's a problem here, folks a nd I'm worried. Shebby says he'll get the right man. He may well do, but will madame agree with him?
She is on record as saying ' I am disappointed Steve has resigned' In one sentence she tells me two things1) she still hasn't a bloody clue and 2) she has insulted every Blackburn supporter who wanted him out. Until she departs the club we will have big problem and I'm sorry I'm having to say that.

jack01 wrote:
Its amazing how people's opinions on potential managers can become warped over time for no apparent reason. Ian Holloway at the moment is considered to be the best thing since sliced bread. Admittedly he has done a very good job at Blackpool, however did get them relegated. People label Mick McCarthy as 'boring' and would take us back down if we got up. Well maybe, but McCarthy has two promotions and managed to keep Wolves up for several years - something Holloway has never done. For me Holloway is too one dimensional - great to watch when it works but no plan B when it goes wrong. People are now raving about Hoddle and Wilkins - neither have been managers for a long time and neither were very successful in their last managerial jobs. Hoddle sacked from mid-table Championship Wolves and bottom half Spurs, Wilkins hasn't managed for 15 years. Not quite sure what the idea is with linking virtually every ex-player to the job is either. Flitcroft, Sherwood, Shearer, Berg, even Flowers and Short! Too many people letting their hearts rule their heads - they need to go and be successful in League 1 or 2 before a club in our position should even consider them. The following are in the 'appropriate' category to take over a club that needs immediate promotion and a steady hand: Alan Curbishley Billy Davies Harry Redknapp Mick McCarthy Simon Grayson

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Only1Garner wrote:
I hear Rovers are looking to Skandinavia for the next manager, has anyone ever heard of Keve Stean? apparantl he is currently having some plastic surgery but should be with us in a few weeks.

French Rover wrote:

Only1Garner wrote:
I hear Rovers are looking to Skandinavia for the next manager, has anyone ever heard of Keve Stean? apparantl he is currently having some plastic surgery but should be with us in a few weeks.

he is having several inches taken off the length of his nose....or so I heard.

bigste wrote:
I do so hope for a full house on Saturday and for the fist game with the new manager when it happens. Come on you blues. KEAN HAS GONE!!!!!!!

FannyTickler wrote:
Kenny Dalglish, Harry Redknapp, Jurgen Klinsmann, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Bernd Schuster...? Dear me. Pull your pants back up. Agent Black is the man. Expect a gradual slide to mid table as Venky's give him time to prove himself. You'll be wishing you'd stuck with Kean.

BB4Claret wrote:
Sounds like Shebby has a cunning, ingenious plan. Looks like you're about to unveil Atkinson and Robinson as your new management team. (.. Rowan and Tony, that is !) Keep it coming, oh laughing stock of the footballing world. ......... and when your complaints and vitriol turn aganist whoever the next unfortunate incumbent of the Bollewood hot seat is, don't try to pretend that you are real football fans. At the end of the day, most of you are simply glory-hunters and eternal malcontents. To those who supported the team and the manager through thick and thin over the past year, I applaud your dedication.

IrishRover78 wrote:
No offence to Black - but there is absolutely no way that anyone with no experience (or on the books of JA) should be anywhere near the top job (again)..... 90 mins of (insert manager choice) FOR ROVERS!!!! on saturday should leave everyone in no doubt that we want a new man and Black is NOT an option.... this issue has to be forced - it will not be done otherwise...

ronnie clayton wrote:

IrishRover78 wrote:
No offence to Black - but there is absolutely no way that anyone with no experience (or on the books of JA) should be anywhere near the top job (again)..... 90 mins of (insert manager choice) FOR ROVERS!!!! on saturday should leave everyone in no doubt that we want a new man and Black is NOT an option.... this issue has to be forced - it will not be done otherwise...

Totally agree , on the books of J.A. should be automatic disqualification ,anyway he is a right hand man not the main man.
IF BERNDT SCHUSTER has applied the guy knows everyone ,he played for Barca/ Real /teams in the Bundeslige, he played for Germany when they won euro1980 , he managed real Besitkas/Shaktar this guy is MANAGER he is the real deal.
THIS IS A NO BRAINER.

TrueBlue (Formerly GetRealUIdiot) wrote:
Tihana Nemcic, now that does float my boat!

BB4Claret wrote:
Sounds like Shebby has a cunning, ingenious plan.

Looks like you're about to unveil Atkinson and Robinson as your new management team. (.. Rowan and Tony, that is !)

Keep it coming, oh laughing stock of the footballing world.

......... and when your complaints and vitriol turn aganist whoever the next unfortunate incumbent of the Bollewood hot seat is, don't try to pretend that you are real football fans.

At the end of the day, most of you are simply glory-hunters and eternal malcontents.

To those who supported the team and the manager through thick and thin over the past year, I applaud your dedication.

Harwoodstblue wrote:

ronnie clayton wrote:

IrishRover78 wrote:
No offence to Black - but there is absolutely no way that anyone with no experience (or on the books of JA) should be anywhere near the top job (again)..... 90 mins of (insert manager choice) FOR ROVERS!!!! on saturday should leave everyone in no doubt that we want a new man and Black is NOT an option.... this issue has to be forced - it will not be done otherwise...

Totally agree , on the books of J.A. should be automatic disqualification ,anyway he is a right hand man not the main man.
IF BERNDT SCHUSTER has applied the guy knows everyone ,he played for Barca/ Real /teams in the Bundeslige, he played for Germany when they won euro1980 , he managed real Besitkas/Shaktar this guy is MANAGER he is the real deal.
THIS IS A NO BRAINER.

It's a "no brainer" for most of us Ronnie.......But Venkys ?????

If we do have applicants of this quality it will be interesting to see what Venkys do.....Do they really want a proper manager or a yes man?.... We shall see.

Nuttall Street wrote:
Is impossible to hate someone you have never met? That question comes to mind every time I read one of the global advisers pompous, self-important, deluded statements. So Shabby is sure he will make the right decision in appointing the next manager, eh! Well Shabby I am sure of three things (1) it will not be your choice; it will be Mama Desai who will decide (2) if it had been your choice you would have made a rotten choice because you know less about football than Pope Benedict IX, who tells his mates he knows FA, and (3) it won't make any difference anyway because the ugly Mama will screw it up just as badly. By the way has everybody noticed how much Shabby looks like Charlie Chaplin? Hindus believe in reincarnation. Perhaps the Great Comedian has come back as the Global Adviser. Not so funny, eh!

moh wrote:

Nuttall Street wrote:
Is impossible to hate someone you have never met? That question comes to mind every time I read one of the global advisers pompous, self-important, deluded statements. So Shabby is sure he will make the right decision in appointing the next manager, eh! Well Shabby I am sure of three things (1) it will not be your choice; it will be Mama Desai who will decide (2) if it had been your choice you would have made a rotten choice because you know less about football than Pope Benedict IX, who tells his mates he knows FA, and (3) it won't make any difference anyway because the ugly Mama will screw it up just as badly. By the way has everybody noticed how much Shabby looks like Charlie Chaplin? Hindus believe in reincarnation. Perhaps the Great Comedian has come back as the Global Adviser. Not so funny, eh!

Rovers have turned corner since Shebby Singh arrived. Give him credit. Kean would have still been here. Also some good signings since his arrival. Also for your information Shebby is from Malaysia.

jogalot wrote:
Read the Wikipedia page on Bernd Schuster. Very successful as a player and a manager. But right at the end there's a bit about his personal life. If his wife and Mrs Desai get along together, Bernd won't be able to manage the club as he wants!

makaveli96 wrote:
Unfortunately for Blackburn Rovers fans, this sorry, shabby episode in their club’s long and noble history is not over.

Not until Venky’s have sold to owners who understand and care about football, or at the very least appoint the right people in the dugout and the boardroom, will the circus leave Ewood Park.

When the searchlight of critical analysis is turned on Blackburn’s decline on the pitch over the past 18 months and the damage wrought on the club’s deep roots in the community, Kean is a symbol, a symptom and a cause of the chaos.

Only those unfamiliar with events inside Ewood, and Kean’s behaviour, will dare criticise diehards who rebelled against him.

Ill-judged barbs have been launched at Blackburn fans over their “Kean Out” campaign, ignoring their traditional demeanour.

Down the decades, Rovers fans hardly held a reputation as easily-enraged mutineers. Just the opposite. They are known for their loyalty to their club. And it is their club.

Owners, managers and players come and go but parents pass on footballing affiliations to their offspring, generation to generation. Rovers’ faithful should be held up as an example of fans who fought for their club. They care.

Even with rival clubs competing for their affections, including the temptation of Manchester United or City down the road, most in the Blackburn area have stayed strong, sticking with their one love, with Rovers, even if they have temporarily stayed away in disgust at Kean.

The turnstiles will click excitedly with fans returning to the fold this Saturday, thronging to the Championship game against Wolves. Rovers are in their blood.

Rather than pillory Blackburn’s support, as some have, let us hope all other clubs have fans equally quick to raise the alarm. The double-trouble act of Kean-Venky’s immediately concerned Rovers followers. The Premier League was warned about their unsuitability.

When Rovers were inevitably relegated last May, the Football League was swiftly told to investigate whether Venky’s were fit and proper owners.

The League Managers Association was asked last year privately whether Kean was a fit and proper manager. Barnum and Bailey’s arrival at Ewood has long been debated in football’s corridors of power.

Little has been done, so the fans had even more of a right to intervene.

Supporters’ suspicions about Kean began early. He stepped in after a perfectly good manager, Sam Allardyce, was dismissed. Experienced players left Ewood, some of them muttering concerns about strange occurrences inside the building.

Kean was consistently backed by Mrs Desai, Venky’s driving force, who had little knowledge of English football. And why should she? Mrs Desai’s forte is selling chickens in India.

Yet Kean had her ear. She liked him, and his wife, but that is no way to run an organisation that is partly a major business operation, partly a complex emotional institution.

Those decrying Blackburn devotees should remember they were the first to register unease when pillars of their club, such able administrators as John Williams and Tom Finn, were forced out.

Williams and Finn are so respected within the game that their departure was inexplicable. Why lose talent?

Rovers lacked direction, proper footballing expertise, soul. Fans also became aggrieved at the influence of agents within Ewood, although this has ebbed.

Principles that Blackburn had long embodied, being a heartbeat of the community, engaging with fans, doing things the right way, were spurned. The spirit of Jack Walker was shredded. So the fans began expressing their dissatisfaction, eventually their dissent.

Kean brought further embarrassment on the club with his drink-driving ban and then a few injudicious comments about Allardyce recorded by a supporter.

During this period, the fans’ frustration spilt over into anger. Ewood became a bear-pit for certain games, not for the opposition but for the home manager.

Bolton Wanderers’ visit on Dec 20, 2011 was the most brutal, the abuse relentless towards Kean. The owners should have acted then, removing Kean, but he had some strange hold over Venky’s. That hold has been broken. But a tension remains.

makaveli96 wrote:
Unfortunately for Blackburn Rovers fans, this sorry, shabby episode in their club’s long and noble history is not over.

Not until Venky’s have sold to owners who understand and care about football, or at the very least appoint the right people in the dugout and the boardroom, will the circus leave Ewood Park.

When the searchlight of critical analysis is turned on Blackburn’s decline on the pitch over the past 18 months and the damage wrought on the club’s deep roots in the community, Kean is a symbol, a symptom and a cause of the chaos.

Only those unfamiliar with events inside Ewood, and Kean’s behaviour, will dare criticise diehards who rebelled against him.

Ill-judged barbs have been launched at Blackburn fans over their “Kean Out” campaign, ignoring their traditional demeanour.

Down the decades, Rovers fans hardly held a reputation as easily-enraged mutineers. Just the opposite. They are known for their loyalty to their club. And it is their club.

Owners, managers and players come and go but parents pass on footballing affiliations to their offspring, generation to generation. Rovers’ faithful should be held up as an example of fans who fought for their club. They care.

Even with rival clubs competing for their affections, including the temptation of Manchester United or City down the road, most in the Blackburn area have stayed strong, sticking with their one love, with Rovers, even if they have temporarily stayed away in disgust at Kean.

The turnstiles will click excitedly with fans returning to the fold this Saturday, thronging to the Championship game against Wolves. Rovers are in their blood.

Rather than pillory Blackburn’s support, as some have, let us hope all other clubs have fans equally quick to raise the alarm. The double-trouble act of Kean-Venky’s immediately concerned Rovers followers. The Premier League was warned about their unsuitability.

When Rovers were inevitably relegated last May, the Football League was swiftly told to investigate whether Venky’s were fit and proper owners.

The League Managers Association was asked last year privately whether Kean was a fit and proper manager. Barnum and Bailey’s arrival at Ewood has long been debated in football’s corridors of power.

Little has been done, so the fans had even more of a right to intervene.

Supporters’ suspicions about Kean began early. He stepped in after a perfectly good manager, Sam Allardyce, was dismissed. Experienced players left Ewood, some of them muttering concerns about strange occurrences inside the building.

Kean was consistently backed by Mrs Desai, Venky’s driving force, who had little knowledge of English football. And why should she? Mrs Desai’s forte is selling chickens in India.

Yet Kean had her ear. She liked him, and his wife, but that is no way to run an organisation that is partly a major business operation, partly a complex emotional institution.

Those decrying Blackburn devotees should remember they were the first to register unease when pillars of their club, such able administrators as John Williams and Tom Finn, were forced out.

Williams and Finn are so respected within the game that their departure was inexplicable. Why lose talent?

Rovers lacked direction, proper footballing expertise, soul. Fans also became aggrieved at the influence of agents within Ewood, although this has ebbed.

Principles that Blackburn had long embodied, being a heartbeat of the community, engaging with fans, doing things the right way, were spurned. The spirit of Jack Walker was shredded. So the fans began expressing their dissatisfaction, eventually their dissent.

Kean brought further embarrassment on the club with his drink-driving ban and then a few injudicious comments about Allardyce recorded by a supporter.

During this period, the fans’ frustration spilt over into anger. Ewood became a bear-pit for certain games, not for the opposition but for the home manager.

Bolton Wanderers’ visit on Dec 20, 2011 was the most brutal, the abuse relentless towards Kean. The owners should have acted then, removing Kean, but he had some strange hold over Venky’s. That hold has been broken. But a tension remains.

jogalot wrote:

jogalot wrote:
Read the Wikipedia page on Bernd Schuster. Very successful as a player and a manager. But right at the end there's a bit about his personal life. If his wife and Mrs Desai get along together, Bernd won't be able to manage the club as he wants!

What a silly thing to say, jogalot! Bernd has been separated from his wife for the last 4 years so no problemo!

Whoops, missed that jogalot.

So it seems that here is a top top man who has applied for the job! Wow! Can Venkys afford him? Do they really want a good manager or a yes-man? Time will tell.

ronnie clayton wrote:

IrishRover78 wrote:
No offence to Black - but there is absolutely no way that anyone with no experience (or on the books of JA) should be anywhere near the top job (again)..... 90 mins of (insert manager choice) FOR ROVERS!!!! on saturday should leave everyone in no doubt that we want a new man and Black is NOT an option.... this issue has to be forced - it will not be done otherwise...

Totally agree , on the books of J.A. should be automatic disqualification ,anyway he is a right hand man not the main man.
IF BERNDT SCHUSTER has applied the guy knows everyone ,he played for Barca/ Real /teams in the Bundeslige, he played for Germany when they won euro1980 , he managed real Besitkas/Shaktar this guy is MANAGER he is the real deal.
THIS IS A NO BRAINER.

Reg Rover wrote:
KEAN PLAYS THE BLAME GAME
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

J.C - Rishton wrote:

NewtownRover wrote:
Eric Black it is then.

Totally agree - unless he loses both upcoming games or gets one draw and one defeat from next 2 games then he WILL be the next Rovers manager - the terminology used by SS is deliberately used to soften us up to the idea.

Why will Black be the next manager ? - because he is a happy compromise for all the owners (and the owners couldnt give a flying fcuk what us supporters want or think - they have clearly demonstrated that time and time again over the last few years. All the owners want differing things out of the club and a manager who can be "manipulated" and dictated to by all parties - especially one that has JA as their agent, to them, would be the ideal candidate.

All the other ex-players being mentioned are just a smokescreen to drive ticket sales.

Eric Black is NOT Steve Kean, he is someone with management credentials and he is not, (unlike his predecessor), mentally ill and I'm sure he's a decent bloke but his appointment would NOT heal the rift between the club and large chunks of the fan base and for this reason ALONE he must NOT, under any circumstances be given the job (the club cannot be allowed to be fractured again - it simply may never recover).

baz58 wrote:

jackmetickler wrote:
Ian Holloway...
no contest.

Championship proven - promotion to PL with an unfancied team on a tiny budget. Great football. Great Character and definitely not a yes man.

The last two characteristics being the most important as far as this club is concerned.

I'm with you on this, not sure he would leave Blackpool with the reputation Rovers have had this last couple of years, even though we are a bigger club. Venkys idiotic ownership may put good potential managers off. At least Keans gone so fingers crossed for the future, would still like to see the back of venkys though. Dont forget they still didnt sack kean!!!! Anyway lets get behind the current manager and the team COYB....

Harwoodstblue wrote:
Has anyone else noticed, a lot of positive posts are getting the thumbs down..............Da

rk forces at work again ???

ronnie clayton wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

ronnie clayton wrote:

IrishRover78 wrote:
No offence to Black - but there is absolutely no way that anyone with no experience (or on the books of JA) should be anywhere near the top job (again)..... 90 mins of (insert manager choice) FOR ROVERS!!!! on saturday should leave everyone in no doubt that we want a new man and Black is NOT an option.... this issue has to be forced - it will not be done otherwise...

Totally agree , on the books of J.A. should be automatic disqualification ,anyway he is a right hand man not the main man.
IF BERNDT SCHUSTER has applied the guy knows everyone ,he played for Barca/ Real /teams in the Bundeslige, he played for Germany when they won euro1980 , he managed real Besitkas/Shaktar this guy is MANAGER he is the real deal.
THIS IS A NO BRAINER.

It's a "no brainer" for most of us Ronnie.......But Venkys ?????

If we do have applicants of this quality it will be interesting to see what Venkys do.....Do they really want a proper manager or a yes man?.... We shall see.

IF they make BLACK the manager , irrespective that he is from the same stable as Kean and one of J.Andersons people , it makes us again feel the whole thing stinks, and ask the question why should Anderson again get a nice wedge of Black being appointed manager ? this simply wont wash with the Rovers faithful.

Kean never got the bullet,and perhaps the VENKY clan were relying on him leaving and had no future plans to sack him, but thinking if he leaves it will save us a million quid or so in wages.
Again making Black manager is again another penny pinching exercise , not being done to get the best man for the job but for the cheapest man/option.
I think Black who is probably a very capable lieutenant is simply not a general ,surely he must agree with that himself after all his previous failed attempts at management ,there seems to be some terrific people applying but what we need to look for is an experienced manager ,a man who has managed a big club before and has had some success, we do need a manager who will bring in his own coaching staff ,we need a clean sweep and get rid of the coaching staff that are there ,they are Keans people and they wont be accepted ,anyway Black might not want to work under another manager , and Hendry (Keans drinking pal) is hopeless as a defensive coach or any coach for that matter his previous attempts at management were feeble , he nearly ruined Blackpool.

jogalot wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:
Has anyone else noticed, a lot of positive posts are getting the thumbs down..............Da


rk forces at work again ???

I noticed that. There are a lot people I think who don't want to read anything that is not saying - "it's all OK now, we can get behind the club 100%, leave it up to Venkys, go back to being supporters who follow their leaders no matter what they do." That's bound to get a thumbs down!

I take it by positive posts you do not mean the above but realistic discussion of the situation, such as Venkys have a bad record so don't count your chickens before their hatched. A bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, especially if it's a Black bird. Trying to be realistic, I can't see Venkys going for a top name, cos it will cost too much and someone like Schuster or Redknapp would most likely demand big money for players in the transfer window. Unless of course that top man can convince them otherwise. You never know!

kfc yummy wrote:

ronnie clayton wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

ronnie clayton wrote:

IrishRover78 wrote:
No offence to Black - but there is absolutely no way that anyone with no experience (or on the books of JA) should be anywhere near the top job (again)..... 90 mins of (insert manager choice) FOR ROVERS!!!! on saturday should leave everyone in no doubt that we want a new man and Black is NOT an option.... this issue has to be forced - it will not be done otherwise...

Totally agree , on the books of J.A. should be automatic disqualification ,anyway he is a right hand man not the main man.
IF BERNDT SCHUSTER has applied the guy knows everyone ,he played for Barca/ Real /teams in the Bundeslige, he played for Germany when they won euro1980 , he managed real Besitkas/Shaktar this guy is MANAGER he is the real deal.
THIS IS A NO BRAINER.

It's a "no brainer" for most of us Ronnie.......But Venkys ?????

If we do have applicants of this quality it will be interesting to see what Venkys do.....Do they really want a proper manager or a yes man?.... We shall see.

IF they make BLACK the manager , irrespective that he is from the same stable as Kean and one of J.Andersons people , it makes us again feel the whole thing stinks, and ask the question why should Anderson again get a nice wedge of Black being appointed manager ? this simply wont wash with the Rovers faithful.

Kean never got the bullet,and perhaps the VENKY clan were relying on him leaving and had no future plans to sack him, but thinking if he leaves it will save us a million quid or so in wages.
Again making Black manager is again another penny pinching exercise , not being done to get the best man for the job but for the cheapest man/option.
I think Black who is probably a very capable lieutenant is simply not a general ,surely he must agree with that himself after all his previous failed attempts at management ,there seems to be some terrific people applying but what we need to look for is an experienced manager ,a man who has managed a big club before and has had some success, we do need a manager who will bring in his own coaching staff ,we need a clean sweep and get rid of the coaching staff that are there ,they are Keans people and they wont be accepted ,anyway Black might not want to work under another manager , and Hendry (Keans drinking pal) is hopeless as a defensive coach or any coach for that matter his previous attempts at management were feeble , he nearly ruined Blackpool.

Blackburn a big club?

makaveli96 wrote:
Unfortunately for Blackburn Rovers fans, this sorry, shabby episode in their club’s long and noble history is not over. Not until Venky’s have sold to owners who understand and care about football, or at the very least appoint the right people in the dugout and the boardroom, will the circus leave Ewood Park. When the searchlight of critical analysis is turned on Blackburn’s decline on the pitch over the past 18 months and the damage wrought on the club’s deep roots in the community, Kean is a symbol, a symptom and a cause of the chaos. Only those unfamiliar with events inside Ewood, and Kean’s behaviour, will dare criticise diehards who rebelled against him. Ill-judged barbs have been launched at Blackburn fans over their “Kean Out” campaign, ignoring their traditional demeanour. Down the decades, Rovers fans hardly held a reputation as easily-enraged mutineers. Just the opposite. They are known for their loyalty to their club. And it is their club. Owners, managers and players come and go but parents pass on footballing affiliations to their offspring, generation to generation. Rovers’ faithful should be held up as an example of fans who fought for their club. They care. Even with rival clubs competing for their affections, including the temptation of Manchester United or City down the road, most in the Blackburn area have stayed strong, sticking with their one love, with Rovers, even if they have temporarily stayed away in disgust at Kean. The turnstiles will click excitedly with fans returning to the fold this Saturday, thronging to the Championship game against Wolves. Rovers are in their blood. Rather than pillory Blackburn’s support, as some have, let us hope all other clubs have fans equally quick to raise the alarm. The double-trouble act of Kean-Venky’s immediately concerned Rovers followers. The Premier League was warned about their unsuitability. When Rovers were inevitably relegated last May, the Football League was swiftly told to investigate whether Venky’s were fit and proper owners. The League Managers Association was asked last year privately whether Kean was a fit and proper manager. Barnum and Bailey’s arrival at Ewood has long been debated in football’s corridors of power. Little has been done, so the fans had even more of a right to intervene. Supporters’ suspicions about Kean began early. He stepped in after a perfectly good manager, Sam Allardyce, was dismissed. Experienced players left Ewood, some of them muttering concerns about strange occurrences inside the building. Kean was consistently backed by Mrs Desai, Venky’s driving force, who had little knowledge of English football. And why should she? Mrs Desai’s forte is selling chickens in India. Yet Kean had her ear. She liked him, and his wife, but that is no way to run an organisation that is partly a major business operation, partly a complex emotional institution. Those decrying Blackburn devotees should remember they were the first to register unease when pillars of their club, such able administrators as John Williams and Tom Finn, were forced out. Williams and Finn are so respected within the game that their departure was inexplicable. Why lose talent? Rovers lacked direction, proper footballing expertise, soul. Fans also became aggrieved at the influence of agents within Ewood, although this has ebbed. Principles that Blackburn had long embodied, being a heartbeat of the community, engaging with fans, doing things the right way, were spurned. The spirit of Jack Walker was shredded. So the fans began expressing their dissatisfaction, eventually their dissent. Kean brought further embarrassment on the club with his drink-driving ban and then a few injudicious comments about Allardyce recorded by a supporter. During this period, the fans’ frustration spilt over into anger. Ewood became a bear-pit for certain games, not for the opposition but for the home manager. Bolton Wanderers’ visit on Dec 20, 2011 was the most brutal, the abuse relentless towards Kean. The owners should have acted then, removing Kean, but he had some strange hold over Venky’s. That hold has been broken. But a tension remains.

Harwoodstblue wrote:

kfc yummy wrote:

ronnie clayton wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

ronnie clayton wrote:

IrishRover78 wrote:
No offence to Black - but there is absolutely no way that anyone with no experience (or on the books of JA) should be anywhere near the top job (again)..... 90 mins of (insert manager choice) FOR ROVERS!!!! on saturday should leave everyone in no doubt that we want a new man and Black is NOT an option.... this issue has to be forced - it will not be done otherwise...

Totally agree , on the books of J.A. should be automatic disqualification ,anyway he is a right hand man not the main man.
IF BERNDT SCHUSTER has applied the guy knows everyone ,he played for Barca/ Real /teams in the Bundeslige, he played for Germany when they won euro1980 , he managed real Besitkas/Shaktar this guy is MANAGER he is the real deal.
THIS IS A NO BRAINER.

It's a "no brainer" for most of us Ronnie.......But Venkys ?????

If we do have applicants of this quality it will be interesting to see what Venkys do.....Do they really want a proper manager or a yes man?.... We shall see.

IF they make BLACK the manager , irrespective that he is from the same stable as Kean and one of J.Andersons people , it makes us again feel the whole thing stinks, and ask the question why should Anderson again get a nice wedge of Black being appointed manager ? this simply wont wash with the Rovers faithful.

Kean never got the bullet,and perhaps the VENKY clan were relying on him leaving and had no future plans to sack him, but thinking if he leaves it will save us a million quid or so in wages.
Again making Black manager is again another penny pinching exercise , not being done to get the best man for the job but for the cheapest man/option.
I think Black who is probably a very capable lieutenant is simply not a general ,surely he must agree with that himself after all his previous failed attempts at management ,there seems to be some terrific people applying but what we need to look for is an experienced manager ,a man who has managed a big club before and has had some success, we do need a manager who will bring in his own coaching staff ,we need a clean sweep and get rid of the coaching staff that are there ,they are Keans people and they wont be accepted ,anyway Black might not want to work under another manager , and Hendry (Keans drinking pal) is hopeless as a defensive coach or any coach for that matter his previous attempts at management were feeble , he nearly ruined Blackpool.

Blackburn a big club?

No. Just a lot bigger than Burnley.

whappen wrote:

makaveli96 wrote:
Unfortunately for Blackburn Rovers fans, this sorry, shabby episode in their club’s long and noble history is not over. Not until Venky’s have sold to owners who understand and care about football, or at the very least appoint the right people in the dugout and the boardroom, will the circus leave Ewood Park. When the searchlight of critical analysis is turned on Blackburn’s decline on the pitch over the past 18 months and the damage wrought on the club’s deep roots in the community, Kean is a symbol, a symptom and a cause of the chaos. Only those unfamiliar with events inside Ewood, and Kean’s behaviour, will dare criticise diehards who rebelled against him. Ill-judged barbs have been launched at Blackburn fans over their “Kean Out” campaign, ignoring their traditional demeanour. Down the decades, Rovers fans hardly held a reputation as easily-enraged mutineers. Just the opposite. They are known for their loyalty to their club. And it is their club. Owners, managers and players come and go but parents pass on footballing affiliations to their offspring, generation to generation. Rovers’ faithful should be held up as an example of fans who fought for their club. They care. Even with rival clubs competing for their affections, including the temptation of Manchester United or City down the road, most in the Blackburn area have stayed strong, sticking with their one love, with Rovers, even if they have temporarily stayed away in disgust at Kean. The turnstiles will click excitedly with fans returning to the fold this Saturday, thronging to the Championship game against Wolves. Rovers are in their blood. Rather than pillory Blackburn’s support, as some have, let us hope all other clubs have fans equally quick to raise the alarm. The double-trouble act of Kean-Venky’s immediately concerned Rovers followers. The Premier League was warned about their unsuitability. When Rovers were inevitably relegated last May, the Football League was swiftly told to investigate whether Venky’s were fit and proper owners. The League Managers Association was asked last year privately whether Kean was a fit and proper manager. Barnum and Bailey’s arrival at Ewood has long been debated in football’s corridors of power. Little has been done, so the fans had even more of a right to intervene. Supporters’ suspicions about Kean began early. He stepped in after a perfectly good manager, Sam Allardyce, was dismissed. Experienced players left Ewood, some of them muttering concerns about strange occurrences inside the building. Kean was consistently backed by Mrs Desai, Venky’s driving force, who had little knowledge of English football. And why should she? Mrs Desai’s forte is selling chickens in India. Yet Kean had her ear. She liked him, and his wife, but that is no way to run an organisation that is partly a major business operation, partly a complex emotional institution. Those decrying Blackburn devotees should remember they were the first to register unease when pillars of their club, such able administrators as John Williams and Tom Finn, were forced out. Williams and Finn are so respected within the game that their departure was inexplicable. Why lose talent? Rovers lacked direction, proper footballing expertise, soul. Fans also became aggrieved at the influence of agents within Ewood, although this has ebbed. Principles that Blackburn had long embodied, being a heartbeat of the community, engaging with fans, doing things the right way, were spurned. The spirit of Jack Walker was shredded. So the fans began expressing their dissatisfaction, eventually their dissent. Kean brought further embarrassment on the club with his drink-driving ban and then a few injudicious comments about Allardyce recorded by a supporter. During this period, the fans’ frustration spilt over into anger. Ewood became a bear-pit for certain games, not for the opposition but for the home manager. Bolton Wanderers’ visit on Dec 20, 2011 was the most brutal, the abuse relentless towards Kean. The owners should have acted then, removing Kean, but he had some strange hold over Venky’s. That hold has been broken. But a tension remains.

Author, author...

Copy and paste still working then.

Too much third party methinks.

"their one love, with Rovers",
"ill-judged barbs have been launched at Blackburn fans "
"Rovers fans hardly held a reputation as easily-enraged mutineers"

Surely that should be "our", "us" and "we".

Tell your alter-ego to go write a novel and let you get back to your one liners.

Seriously though, good summary; where was it?

bburnrover wrote:
Yesterday when people were opinioning its Blacks job to reject, I said I can't see that after what has gone before.
But, this was before I read the above interview.
I now have had to change my mind somewhat, as when reading 'lets call him manager for now, not caretaker'. And 'maybe we have the right man already', indicates that he is giving him x games in order to stake his claim.
So, if he secures say 3 out of 3 wins, just like Kean it would make it difficult to then reject him in favour of a untried new man, plus of course it would be the much cheaper option.
This to my mind seems to put Black in the driving seat.
No offence to Black, but I sincerely hope this is not the case, as I am fairly sure this would case huge dismay within the fan base i.e. here we go again, nothings changed.

3 out of 3 wins a bit difficult given he drew the first match and by all accounts it could have been Kean in charge.

Fyrover wrote:

ronnie clayton wrote:

IrishRover78 wrote:
No offence to Black - but there is absolutely no way that anyone with no experience (or on the books of JA) should be anywhere near the top job (again)..... 90 mins of (insert manager choice) FOR ROVERS!!!! on saturday should leave everyone in no doubt that we want a new man and Black is NOT an option.... this issue has to be forced - it will not be done otherwise...

Totally agree , on the books of J.A. should be automatic disqualification ,anyway he is a right hand man not the main man.
IF BERNDT SCHUSTER has applied the guy knows everyone ,he played for Barca/ Real /teams in the Bundeslige, he played for Germany when they won euro1980 , he managed real Besitkas/Shaktar this guy is MANAGER he is the real deal.
THIS IS A NO BRAINER.

How do you find out who is on the books with JA

bburnrover wrote:
Yesterday when people were opinioning its Blacks job to reject, I said I can't see that after what has gone before.
But, this was before I read the above interview.
I now have had to change my mind somewhat, as when reading 'lets call him manager for now, not caretaker'. And 'maybe we have the right man already', indicates that he is giving him x games in order to stake his claim.
So, if he secures say 3 out of 3 wins, just like Kean it would make it difficult to then reject him in favour of a untried new man, plus of course it would be the much cheaper option.
This to my mind seems to put Black in the driving seat.
No offence to Black, but I sincerely hope this is not the case, as I am fairly sure this would case huge dismay within the fan base i.e. here we go again, nothings changed.

3 out of 3 wins a bit difficult given he drew the first match and by all accounts it could have been Kean in charge.

Reg Rover wrote:
KEAN PLAYS THE BLAME GAME 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

whappen wrote:

makaveli96 wrote:
Unfortunately for Blackburn Rovers fans, this sorry, shabby episode in their club’s long and noble history is not over. Not until Venky’s have sold to owners who understand and care about football, or at the very least appoint the right people in the dugout and the boardroom, will the circus leave Ewood Park. When the searchlight of critical analysis is turned on Blackburn’s decline on the pitch over the past 18 months and the damage wrought on the club’s deep roots in the community, Kean is a symbol, a symptom and a cause of the chaos. Only those unfamiliar with events inside Ewood, and Kean’s behaviour, will dare criticise diehards who rebelled against him. Ill-judged barbs have been launched at Blackburn fans over their “Kean Out” campaign, ignoring their traditional demeanour. Down the decades, Rovers fans hardly held a reputation as easily-enraged mutineers. Just the opposite. They are known for their loyalty to their club. And it is their club. Owners, managers and players come and go but parents pass on footballing affiliations to their offspring, generation to generation. Rovers’ faithful should be held up as an example of fans who fought for their club. They care. Even with rival clubs competing for their affections, including the temptation of Manchester United or City down the road, most in the Blackburn area have stayed strong, sticking with their one love, with Rovers, even if they have temporarily stayed away in disgust at Kean. The turnstiles will click excitedly with fans returning to the fold this Saturday, thronging to the Championship game against Wolves. Rovers are in their blood. Rather than pillory Blackburn’s support, as some have, let us hope all other clubs have fans equally quick to raise the alarm. The double-trouble act of Kean-Venky’s immediately concerned Rovers followers. The Premier League was warned about their unsuitability. When Rovers were inevitably relegated last May, the Football League was swiftly told to investigate whether Venky’s were fit and proper owners. The League Managers Association was asked last year privately whether Kean was a fit and proper manager. Barnum and Bailey’s arrival at Ewood has long been debated in football’s corridors of power. Little has been done, so the fans had even more of a right to intervene. Supporters’ suspicions about Kean began early. He stepped in after a perfectly good manager, Sam Allardyce, was dismissed. Experienced players left Ewood, some of them muttering concerns about strange occurrences inside the building. Kean was consistently backed by Mrs Desai, Venky’s driving force, who had little knowledge of English football. And why should she? Mrs Desai’s forte is selling chickens in India. Yet Kean had her ear. She liked him, and his wife, but that is no way to run an organisation that is partly a major business operation, partly a complex emotional institution. Those decrying Blackburn devotees should remember they were the first to register unease when pillars of their club, such able administrators as John Williams and Tom Finn, were forced out. Williams and Finn are so respected within the game that their departure was inexplicable. Why lose talent? Rovers lacked direction, proper footballing expertise, soul. Fans also became aggrieved at the influence of agents within Ewood, although this has ebbed. Principles that Blackburn had long embodied, being a heartbeat of the community, engaging with fans, doing things the right way, were spurned. The spirit of Jack Walker was shredded. So the fans began expressing their dissatisfaction, eventually their dissent. Kean brought further embarrassment on the club with his drink-driving ban and then a few injudicious comments about Allardyce recorded by a supporter. During this period, the fans’ frustration spilt over into anger. Ewood became a bear-pit for certain games, not for the opposition but for the home manager. Bolton Wanderers’ visit on Dec 20, 2011 was the most brutal, the abuse relentless towards Kean. The owners should have acted then, removing Kean, but he had some strange hold over Venky’s. That hold has been broken. But a tension remains.

Author, author...

Copy and paste still working then.

Too much third party methinks.

"their one love, with Rovers",
"ill-judged barbs have been launched at Blackburn fans "
"Rovers fans hardly held a reputation as easily-enraged mutineers"

Surely that should be "our", "us" and "we".

Tell your alter-ego to go write a novel and let you get back to your one liners.

Seriously though, good summary; where was it?

Harwoodstblue wrote:
Hi Rovers 1975.......If Burnley say they're a bigger club than Rovers it must be true :-)

whappen wrote:

makaveli96 wrote:
Unfortunately for Blackburn Rovers fans, this sorry, shabby episode in their club’s long and noble history is not over. Not until Venky’s have sold to owners who understand and care about football, or at the very least appoint the right people in the dugout and the boardroom, will the circus leave Ewood Park. When the searchlight of critical analysis is turned on Blackburn’s decline on the pitch over the past 18 months and the damage wrought on the club’s deep roots in the community, Kean is a symbol, a symptom and a cause of the chaos. Only those unfamiliar with events inside Ewood, and Kean’s behaviour, will dare criticise diehards who rebelled against him. Ill-judged barbs have been launched at Blackburn fans over their “Kean Out” campaign, ignoring their traditional demeanour. Down the decades, Rovers fans hardly held a reputation as easily-enraged mutineers. Just the opposite. They are known for their loyalty to their club. And it is their club. Owners, managers and players come and go but parents pass on footballing affiliations to their offspring, generation to generation. Rovers’ faithful should be held up as an example of fans who fought for their club. They care. Even with rival clubs competing for their affections, including the temptation of Manchester United or City down the road, most in the Blackburn area have stayed strong, sticking with their one love, with Rovers, even if they have temporarily stayed away in disgust at Kean. The turnstiles will click excitedly with fans returning to the fold this Saturday, thronging to the Championship game against Wolves. Rovers are in their blood. Rather than pillory Blackburn’s support, as some have, let us hope all other clubs have fans equally quick to raise the alarm. The double-trouble act of Kean-Venky’s immediately concerned Rovers followers. The Premier League was warned about their unsuitability. When Rovers were inevitably relegated last May, the Football League was swiftly told to investigate whether Venky’s were fit and proper owners. The League Managers Association was asked last year privately whether Kean was a fit and proper manager. Barnum and Bailey’s arrival at Ewood has long been debated in football’s corridors of power. Little has been done, so the fans had even more of a right to intervene. Supporters’ suspicions about Kean began early. He stepped in after a perfectly good manager, Sam Allardyce, was dismissed. Experienced players left Ewood, some of them muttering concerns about strange occurrences inside the building. Kean was consistently backed by Mrs Desai, Venky’s driving force, who had little knowledge of English football. And why should she? Mrs Desai’s forte is selling chickens in India. Yet Kean had her ear. She liked him, and his wife, but that is no way to run an organisation that is partly a major business operation, partly a complex emotional institution. Those decrying Blackburn devotees should remember they were the first to register unease when pillars of their club, such able administrators as John Williams and Tom Finn, were forced out. Williams and Finn are so respected within the game that their departure was inexplicable. Why lose talent? Rovers lacked direction, proper footballing expertise, soul. Fans also became aggrieved at the influence of agents within Ewood, although this has ebbed. Principles that Blackburn had long embodied, being a heartbeat of the community, engaging with fans, doing things the right way, were spurned. The spirit of Jack Walker was shredded. So the fans began expressing their dissatisfaction, eventually their dissent. Kean brought further embarrassment on the club with his drink-driving ban and then a few injudicious comments about Allardyce recorded by a supporter. During this period, the fans’ frustration spilt over into anger. Ewood became a bear-pit for certain games, not for the opposition but for the home manager. Bolton Wanderers’ visit on Dec 20, 2011 was the most brutal, the abuse relentless towards Kean. The owners should have acted then, removing Kean, but he had some strange hold over Venky’s. That hold has been broken. But a tension remains.

Author, author...

Copy and paste still working then.

Too much third party methinks.

"their one love, with Rovers",
"ill-judged barbs have been launched at Blackburn fans "
"Rovers fans hardly held a reputation as easily-enraged mutineers"

Surely that should be "our", "us" and "we".

Tell your alter-ego to go write a novel and let you get back to your one liners.

Seriously though, good summary; where was it?

turd moor wrote:
would people be interested in ole gunnar solksjaer?

Arte1875 wrote:

turd moor wrote:
would people be interested in ole gunnar solksjaer?

Yes I think his record is impressive

Harwoodstblue wrote:

kfc yummy wrote:

ronnie clayton wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

ronnie clayton wrote:

IrishRover78 wrote:
No offence to Black - but there is absolutely no way that anyone with no experience (or on the books of JA) should be anywhere near the top job (again)..... 90 mins of (insert manager choice) FOR ROVERS!!!! on saturday should leave everyone in no doubt that we want a new man and Black is NOT an option.... this issue has to be forced - it will not be done otherwise...

Totally agree , on the books of J.A. should be automatic disqualification ,anyway he is a right hand man not the main man.
IF BERNDT SCHUSTER has applied the guy knows everyone ,he played for Barca/ Real /teams in the Bundeslige, he played for Germany when they won euro1980 , he managed real Besitkas/Shaktar this guy is MANAGER he is the real deal.
THIS IS A NO BRAINER.

It's a "no brainer" for most of us Ronnie.......But Venkys ?????

If we do have applicants of this quality it will be interesting to see what Venkys do.....Do they really want a proper manager or a yes man?.... We shall see.

IF they make BLACK the manager , irrespective that he is from the same stable as Kean and one of J.Andersons people , it makes us again feel the whole thing stinks, and ask the question why should Anderson again get a nice wedge of Black being appointed manager ? this simply wont wash with the Rovers faithful.

Kean never got the bullet,and perhaps the VENKY clan were relying on him leaving and had no future plans to sack him, but thinking if he leaves it will save us a million quid or so in wages.
Again making Black manager is again another penny pinching exercise , not being done to get the best man for the job but for the cheapest man/option.
I think Black who is probably a very capable lieutenant is simply not a general ,surely he must agree with that himself after all his previous failed attempts at management ,there seems to be some terrific people applying but what we need to look for is an experienced manager ,a man who has managed a big club before and has had some success, we do need a manager who will bring in his own coaching staff ,we need a clean sweep and get rid of the coaching staff that are there ,they are Keans people and they wont be accepted ,anyway Black might not want to work under another manager , and Hendry (Keans drinking pal) is hopeless as a defensive coach or any coach for that matter his previous attempts at management were feeble , he nearly ruined Blackpool.

Blackburn a big club?

No. Just a lot bigger than Burnley.

ronnie clayton wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

kfc yummy wrote:

ronnie clayton wrote:

Harwoodstblue wrote:

ronnie clayton wrote:

IrishRover78 wrote:
No offence to Black - but there is absolutely no way that anyone with no experience (or on the books of JA) should be anywhere near the top job (again)..... 90 mins of (insert manager choice) FOR ROVERS!!!! on saturday should leave everyone in no doubt that we want a new man and Black is NOT an option.... this issue has to be forced - it will not be done otherwise...

Totally agree , on the books of J.A. should be automatic disqualification ,anyway he is a right hand man not the main man.
IF BERNDT SCHUSTER has applied the guy knows everyone ,he played for Barca/ Real /teams in the Bundeslige, he played for Germany when they won euro1980 , he managed real Besitkas/Shaktar this guy is MANAGER he is the real deal.
THIS IS A NO BRAINER.

It's a "no brainer" for most of us Ronnie.......But Venkys ?????

If we do have applicants of this quality it will be interesting to see what Venkys do.....Do they really want a proper manager or a yes man?.... We shall see.

IF they make BLACK the manager , irrespective that he is from the same stable as Kean and one of J.Andersons people , it makes us again feel the whole thing stinks, and ask the question why should Anderson again get a nice wedge of Black being appointed manager ? this simply wont wash with the Rovers faithful.

Kean never got the bullet,and perhaps the VENKY clan were relying on him leaving and had no future plans to sack him, but thinking if he leaves it will save us a million quid or so in wages.
Again making Black manager is again another penny pinching exercise , not being done to get the best man for the job but for the cheapest man/option.
I think Black who is probably a very capable lieutenant is simply not a general ,surely he must agree with that himself after all his previous failed attempts at management ,there seems to be some terrific people applying but what we need to look for is an experienced manager ,a man who has managed a big club before and has had some success, we do need a manager who will bring in his own coaching staff ,we need a clean sweep and get rid of the coaching staff that are there ,they are Keans people and they wont be accepted ,anyway Black might not want to work under another manager , and Hendry (Keans drinking pal) is hopeless as a defensive coach or any coach for that matter his previous attempts at management were feeble , he nearly ruined Blackpool.

Blackburn a big club?

No. Just a lot bigger than Burnley.

Man Utd are huge ,you cannot compare Blackburn to them , but they are still a big club, probably along with Leeds utd the biggest in the championship , and they are not far away from Spurs .Villa and Everton.
YES THEY ARE A BIG CLUB .

Bury are what you would call a small club.

makaveli96 wrote:
Unfortunately for Blackburn Rovers fans, this sorry, shabby episode in their club’s long and noble history is not over. Not until Venky’s have sold to owners who understand and care about football, or at the very least appoint the right people in the dugout and the boardroom, will the circus leave Ewood Park. When the searchlight of critical analysis is turned on Blackburn’s decline on the pitch over the past 18 months and the damage wrought on the club’s deep roots in the community, Kean is a symbol, a symptom and a cause of the chaos. Only those unfamiliar with events inside Ewood, and Kean’s behaviour, will dare criticise diehards who rebelled against him. Ill-judged barbs have been launched at Blackburn fans over their “Kean Out” campaign, ignoring their traditional demeanour. Down the decades, Rovers fans hardly held a reputation as easily-enraged mutineers. Just the opposite. They are known for their loyalty to their club. And it is their club. Owners, managers and players come and go but parents pass on footballing affiliations to their offspring, generation to generation. Rovers’ faithful should be held up as an example of fans who fought for their club. They care. Even with rival clubs competing for their affections, including the temptation of Manchester United or City down the road, most in the Blackburn area have stayed strong, sticking with their one love, with Rovers, even if they have temporarily stayed away in disgust at Kean. The turnstiles will click excitedly with fans returning to the fold this Saturday, thronging to the Championship game against Wolves. Rovers are in their blood. Rather than pillory Blackburn’s support, as some have, let us hope all other clubs have fans equally quick to raise the alarm. The double-trouble act of Kean-Venky’s immediately concerned Rovers followers. The Premier League was warned about their unsuitability. When Rovers were inevitably relegated last May, the Football League was swiftly told to investigate whether Venky’s were fit and proper owners. The League Managers Association was asked last year privately whether Kean was a fit and proper manager. Barnum and Bailey’s arrival at Ewood has long been debated in football’s corridors of power. Little has been done, so the fans had even more of a right to intervene. Supporters’ suspicions about Kean began early. He stepped in after a perfectly good manager, Sam Allardyce, was dismissed. Experienced players left Ewood, some of them muttering concerns about strange occurrences inside the building. Kean was consistently backed by Mrs Desai, Venky’s driving force, who had little knowledge of English football. And why should she? Mrs Desai’s forte is selling chickens in India. Yet Kean had her ear. She liked him, and his wife, but that is no way to run an organisation that is partly a major business operation, partly a complex emotional institution. Those decrying Blackburn devotees should remember they were the first to register unease when pillars of their club, such able administrators as John Williams and Tom Finn, were forced out. Williams and Finn are so respected within the game that their departure was inexplicable. Why lose talent? Rovers lacked direction, proper footballing expertise, soul. Fans also became aggrieved at the influence of agents within Ewood, although this has ebbed. Principles that Blackburn had long embodied, being a heartbeat of the community, engaging with fans, doing things the right way, were spurned. The spirit of Jack Walker was shredded. So the fans began expressing their dissatisfaction, eventually their dissent. Kean brought further embarrassment on the club with his drink-driving ban and then a few injudicious comments about Allardyce recorded by a supporter. During this period, the fans’ frustration spilt over into anger. Ewood became a bear-pit for certain games, not for the opposition but for the home manager. Bolton Wanderers’ visit on Dec 20, 2011 was the most brutal, the abuse relentless towards Kean. The owners should have acted then, removing Kean, but he had some strange hold over Venky’s. That hold has been broken. But a tension remains.

moh wrote:

Nuttall Street wrote: Is impossible to hate someone you have never met? That question comes to mind every time I read one of the global advisers pompous, self-important, deluded statements. So Shabby is sure he will make the right decision in appointing the next manager, eh! Well Shabby I am sure of three things (1) it will not be your choice; it will be Mama Desai who will decide (2) if it had been your choice you would have made a rotten choice because you know less about football than Pope Benedict IX, who tells his mates he knows FA, and (3) it won't make any difference anyway because the ugly Mama will screw it up just as badly. By the way has everybody noticed how much Shabby looks like Charlie Chaplin? Hindus believe in reincarnation. Perhaps the Great Comedian has come back as the Global Adviser. Not so funny, eh!

Rovers have turned corner since Shebby Singh arrived. Give him credit. Kean would have still been here. Also some good signings since his arrival. Also for your information Shebby is from Malaysia.

mellorb&w wrote:

whappen wrote:

makaveli96 wrote: Unfortunately for Blackburn Rovers fans, this sorry, shabby episode in their club’s long and noble history is not over. Not until Venky’s have sold to owners who understand and care about football, or at the very least appoint the right people in the dugout and the boardroom, will the circus leave Ewood Park. When the searchlight of critical analysis is turned on Blackburn’s decline on the pitch over the past 18 months and the damage wrought on the club’s deep roots in the community, Kean is a symbol, a symptom and a cause of the chaos. Only those unfamiliar with events inside Ewood, and Kean’s behaviour, will dare criticise diehards who rebelled against him. Ill-judged barbs have been launched at Blackburn fans over their “Kean Out” campaign, ignoring their traditional demeanour. Down the decades, Rovers fans hardly held a reputation as easily-enraged mutineers. Just the opposite. They are known for their loyalty to their club. And it is their club. Owners, managers and players come and go but parents pass on footballing affiliations to their offspring, generation to generation. Rovers’ faithful should be held up as an example of fans who fought for their club. They care. Even with rival clubs competing for their affections, including the temptation of Manchester United or City down the road, most in the Blackburn area have stayed strong, sticking with their one love, with Rovers, even if they have temporarily stayed away in disgust at Kean. The turnstiles will click excitedly with fans returning to the fold this Saturday, thronging to the Championship game against Wolves. Rovers are in their blood. Rather than pillory Blackburn’s support, as some have, let us hope all other clubs have fans equally quick to raise the alarm. The double-trouble act of Kean-Venky’s immediately concerned Rovers followers. The Premier League was warned about their unsuitability. When Rovers were inevitably relegated last May, the Football League was swiftly told to investigate whether Venky’s were fit and proper owners. The League Managers Association was asked last year privately whether Kean was a fit and proper manager. Barnum and Bailey’s arrival at Ewood has long been debated in football’s corridors of power. Little has been done, so the fans had even more of a right to intervene. Supporters’ suspicions about Kean began early. He stepped in after a perfectly good manager, Sam Allardyce, was dismissed. Experienced players left Ewood, some of them muttering concerns about strange occurrences inside the building. Kean was consistently backed by Mrs Desai, Venky’s driving force, who had little knowledge of English football. And why should she? Mrs Desai’s forte is selling chickens in India. Yet Kean had her ear. She liked him, and his wife, but that is no way to run an organisation that is partly a major business operation, partly a complex emotional institution. Those decrying Blackburn devotees should remember they were the first to register unease when pillars of their club, such able administrators as John Williams and Tom Finn, were forced out. Williams and Finn are so respected within the game that their departure was inexplicable. Why lose talent? Rovers lacked direction, proper footballing expertise, soul. Fans also became aggrieved at the influence of agents within Ewood, although this has ebbed. Principles that Blackburn had long embodied, being a heartbeat of the community, engaging with fans, doing things the right way, were spurned. The spirit of Jack Walker was shredded. So the fans began expressing their dissatisfaction, eventually their dissent. Kean brought further embarrassment on the club with his drink-driving ban and then a few injudicious comments about Allardyce recorded by a supporter. During this period, the fans’ frustration spilt over into anger. Ewood became a bear-pit for certain games, not for the opposition but for the home manager. Bolton Wanderers’ visit on Dec 20, 2011 was the most brutal, the abuse relentless towards Kean. The owners should have acted then, removing Kean, but he had some strange hold over Venky’s. That hold has been broken. But a tension remains.

Author, author... Copy and paste still working then. Too much third party methinks. "their one love, with Rovers", "ill-judged barbs have been launched at Blackburn fans " "Rovers fans hardly held a reputation as easily-enraged mutineers" Surely that should be "our", "us" and "we". Tell your alter-ego to go write a novel and let you get back to your one liners. Seriously though, good summary; where was it?

Wasn't this an article by Henry Winter in todays Daily Telegaph ? Brilliant article by a proper journalist rather than the rubbish spouted by Merson, Nicholas and Brazil.

Reg Rover wrote:
KEAN PLAYS THE BLAME GAME
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

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jackmetickler wrote:
Ian Holloway...
no contest.

Championship proven - promotion to PL with an unfancied team on a tiny budget. Great football. Great Character and definitely not a yes man.

The last two characteristics being the most important as far as this club is concerned.

mellorb&w wrote:
Roy Kean apparently stalling on a deal to manage a club in Turkey to see if he can land the Blackburn job. What do we think about that?
Apart from still having a "Kean" in charge which shouldn't really be held against him, he seems to have had a mixed managerial career.

bburnrover wrote:
I think Shebby looks like Charlie Chaplin with a bit of Hitler thrown in possibly the moustach.I also think he behaves like Chaplin especially when he and the rest of out hierarcy say they were suprised when Kean resigned ? Which of them was holding the gun? Anyway all those conspiracy theories about Kean holding shares etc etc were proved unfounded I knew it was all about Kean and his wife's visits to Mrs Desai in India as she only had contact with him for the entire first season.she obviously enjoyed their visits. I hear Roy Keane has suspended signing for his new club due to Rovers interest hope this is wide of the mark as he is a disaster of a manager.

MatthewCA wrote:
What ever happens with Kean "surprice" exit is good for the club and fans. But this season, we cannot continue withour our Head Boss. Kean is a bigger ship, he will soon find a harbor or he will write a book soon called "Kean Out" the saga goes on. he is a best coach and who ever know him, said the same. Good Luck to him and family. Now, Where is the Correct Manager, club Fans action group should put a suggestion list, showing the merits and demerits of managers avalible to work with blackburn club. so they can be a participant in this process and the new manager will get breathing space to continue the season and many more years too. We need a hard working young manager, who have a proven recored as in a toplevel club management and wining motive with a vision. If we go behind BIG NAMES, we will loose the path, this season we need to control the budget and preapre the best too. I know Venky dosn't have problem with any name in the world, but results in this season matters in this Hot job, otherwise it will be a OUT saga game .

Fyrover wrote:

ronnie clayton wrote:

IrishRover78 wrote:
No offence to Black - but there is absolutely no way that anyone with no experience (or on the books of JA) should be anywhere near the top job (again)..... 90 mins of (insert manager choice) FOR ROVERS!!!! on saturday should leave everyone in no doubt that we want a new man and Black is NOT an option.... this issue has to be forced - it will not be done otherwise...

Totally agree , on the books of J.A. should be automatic disqualification ,anyway he is a right hand man not the main man.
IF BERNDT SCHUSTER has applied the guy knows everyone ,he played for Barca/ Real /teams in the Bundeslige, he played for Germany when they won euro1980 , he managed real Besitkas/Shaktar this guy is MANAGER he is the real deal.
THIS IS A NO BRAINER.

How do you find out who is on the books with JA

IrishRover78 wrote:

MatthewCA wrote:
What ever happens with Kean "surprice" exit is good for the club and fans. But this season, we cannot continue withour our Head Boss. Kean is a bigger ship, he will soon find a harbor or he will write a book soon called "Kean Out" the saga goes on. he is a best coach and who ever know him, said the same. Good Luck to him and family. Now, Where is the Correct Manager, club Fans action group should put a suggestion list, showing the merits and demerits of managers avalible to work with blackburn club. so they can be a participant in this process and the new manager will get breathing space to continue the season and many more years too. We need a hard working young manager, who have a proven recored as in a toplevel club management and wining motive with a vision. If we go behind BIG NAMES, we will loose the path, this season we need to control the budget and preapre the best too. I know Venky dosn't have problem with any name in the world, but results in this season matters in this Hot job, otherwise it will be a OUT saga game .

W.T.F????

IrishRover78 wrote:

MatthewCA wrote:
What ever happens with Kean "surprice" exit is good for the club and fans. But this season, we cannot continue withour our Head Boss. Kean is a bigger ship, he will soon find a harbor or he will write a book soon called "Kean Out" the saga goes on. he is a best coach and who ever know him, said the same. Good Luck to him and family. Now, Where is the Correct Manager, club Fans action group should put a suggestion list, showing the merits and demerits of managers avalible to work with blackburn club. so they can be a participant in this process and the new manager will get breathing space to continue the season and many more years too. We need a hard working young manager, who have a proven recored as in a toplevel club management and wining motive with a vision. If we go behind BIG NAMES, we will loose the path, this season we need to control the budget and preapre the best too. I know Venky dosn't have problem with any name in the world, but results in this season matters in this Hot job, otherwise it will be a OUT saga game .

W.T.F????

pepperpot2296 wrote:
For goodness sake can we keep the posts to a reasonable length!!!! This current batch drone on forever, the result being nobody reads them.

Harwoodstblue wrote:

A Darener wrote:
It would appear by the comments on these sites since Kean has gone that the fans seem to think that everything in the garden is rosy. Well don't believe it. There is still miles to go before we even get close to being all right. Don't be blinkered by the euphoria of getting rid of Kean. One step at a time. Just because he has gone and Shebby is spouting what we want to hear doesn't make the situation right, just better! There is a long way to go before we can say we are on the right track. For one thing Mrs D is conspiquous by her absence. Just wait until she has calmed down over losing her darling Steve. Then she will come out of the woodwork and probably stick her oar in. Telling Shebby what he HAS to do next. The brothers were put in their place once before so she will have no hesitation in telling everybody it is HER decision who comes and who stays.

Well said Darener........she who must be obeyed has openly admitted she's "disappointed Steve has resigned"....Seems if it had been up to her, he would still be here.... Frightening.

whappen wrote:

pepperpot2296 wrote:
For goodness sake can we keep the posts to a reasonable length!!!! This current batch drone on forever, the result being nobody reads them.

No, YOU don't read them.

Go back to scanning the headlines.

Short enough?

Nurseman wrote:
Gonna say it again sorry. I feel we would do alright if we could get Mick McCarthy at club, if he would agree to take the job. He seems a decent bloke, a strong character, and most important, a good EXPERIENCED manager. Come on guys what do you reckon?

A Darener wrote:
Worry ye not FF........Today I went down to get a ticket for Wolves on Saturday.
I will hold fire in renewing my ST until the present situation is resolved. I wish to see either an experienced manager, e.g. M Mcarthy or the like. But not another Keane. Solskjaer would do. Or possibly an ex Rovers player, combined with an experienced manager

Reg Rover wrote:
KEAN PLAYS THE BLAME GAME
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