Blackburn Rovers Blog: Managerial success is never guaranteed (From Lancashire Telegraph)

looking forward to hopefully a new start. could be a breath of fresh air.

I think its understandable for some of us to be skeptical because of this appointment, however i believe that Berg deserves our full backing, not every manager with a great record is good at a new club (e.g Hughes at QPR, City, Fulham, Ince with us) so surely the same can be said about managers who's record is not the best especially a manager coming for a foreign country. Now we have a new manager we need to back him until the cows come home, i hated Kean and i wanted him out but i didnt start to slate the manager until 6 months into his reign, because i believed he deserved a chance. Berg was a legend for us and in some ways still is, we need to stop the booing, stop the heckling to our players and coach's (Hendry for example) and get back behind the team If you dont like what is happening still then that's fine, each to his own but to continue on the way we have will destroy our club and prove all the people who have consistently mocked and questioned our Kean treatment, right. Today is the start of a new era for Blackburn, in time we shall find out if for better or for worse.

I for one think that this is positive and as other have said, Henning needs to be given the full backing of supporters, at this time.
Whilst I appreciate that everyone is entitled to their own opinions, I can have no time for those who call for his removal before the team have even kick a ball under his leadership.
As for calling, yet again, for a boycott, what do people think they are going to achieve? Apart from further division within the club.
Things have been bad for the last 2 years, but why not put a line under the past and move on. Get behind our new manager and the team, and lets see how things progress for the rest of the season.
Maybe this appointment is not to everyones liking, but the guy has a heart for this club, so lets welcome him back.
Those who cannot accept it, for me, can stay away.
Good Luck to Henning and lets aim to be top of the championship for christmas !!

A ture pro as a player all ways gave the fans and press time. I hope the fans get behind him. Its the best club and job in world. classic club founder members of the football league in England. Any time I'm over I get a special feeling going into the ground. Best of luck with it mr Berg . I hope you keep black on with you.

I just hope he gets to do his job without too much nterference from Shebby Singh or Venkeys or I can see him walking. Having said that let's get behind him and the team.

Cant wait for january !!!!!

BRFC0808 wrote:
Cant wait for january !!!!!

Why what happens in January?

He's got my support.

ronnie clayton wrote:

blazerafe wrote:
I think its understandable for some of us to be skeptical because of this appointment, however i believe that Berg deserves our full backing, not every manager with a great record is good at a new club (e.g Hughes at QPR, City, Fulham, Ince with us) so surely the same can be said about managers who's record is not the best especially a manager coming for a foreign country. Now we have a new manager we need to back him until the cows come home, i hated Kean and i wanted him out but i didnt start to slate the manager until 6 months into his reign, because i believed he deserved a chance. Berg was a legend for us and in some ways still is, we need to stop the booing, stop the heckling to our players and coach's (Hendry for example) and get back behind the team If you dont like what is happening still then that's fine, each to his own but to continue on the way we have will destroy our club and prove all the people who have consistently mocked and questioned our Kean treatment, right. Today is the start of a new era for Blackburn, in time we shall find out if for better or for worse.

NO today is "NOT" the start of a new era , Berg might be the new manager , but we still have Hendry a swindler a robber of old peoples life savings a man who gave his girlfriend a hiding ,and because of her screams his next door neighbour`s had to call the police into get him off her and he was handcuffed and locked up over last Saturday night until his expensive barrister came in and got him out of jail the following night.

No when the thug goes we can start afresh.

I'm sorry but you need to change the record. We've all visited www.colinhendrylies.
com so we all know what has happened. However, the matter has been dealt with from a legal standpoint and the club has opted to hire him.

It's getting boring watching you try to quash valid comments based solely on your vitriol for one man who has as much input into tactics and team selection as the groundsman does.

I understand where you're coming from but repeating yourself on here isn't going to change anything. Have you contacted the club with your concerns?

Henning Berg deserves all the backing we can give him. He has been great for Rovers and an outstanding player at the top level, so if he doesn't know football, nobody does. He must have learnt something from managing in Norway, he's intelligent, so if he really has full control of footballing matters at Rovers, it's a golden opportunity for him and Rovers and all of us.

I will trust him to decide which staff he keeps and which he gets rid of. I will be very interested to see what he does. But the main thing is that Rovers perform on the field and it is great news that he builds his teams on a solid defence. That's really refreshing. I'm hoping for great things but it will take time. I will give him at least as long as Kean had because Berg has the welfare of the club at heart, unlike Kean who only cared about himself.

Come on Berg! Come on Rovers!

jogalot wrote:
Henning Berg deserves all the backing we can give him. He has been great for Rovers and an outstanding player at the top level, so if he doesn't know football, nobody does. He must have learnt something from managing in Norway, he's intelligent, so if he really has full control of footballing matters at Rovers, it's a golden opportunity for him and Rovers and all of us.

I will trust him to decide which staff he keeps and which he gets rid of. I will be very interested to see what he does. But the main thing is that Rovers perform on the field and it is great news that he builds his teams on a solid defence. That's really refreshing. I'm hoping for great things but it will take time. I will give him at least as long as Kean had because Berg has the welfare of the club at heart, unlike Kean who only cared about himself.

Come on Berg! Come on Rovers!

" I will give him at least as long as Kean had because Berg has the welfare of the club at heart"

Very generous of you. But what happens after he starts losing a few games, do the banners and the "Berg Out" chants start?

Good luck Henning, you will need it

Shane wrote:

jogalot wrote:
Henning Berg deserves all the backing we can give him. He has been great for Rovers and an outstanding player at the top level, so if he doesn't know football, nobody does. He must have learnt something from managing in Norway, he's intelligent, so if he really has full control of footballing matters at Rovers, it's a golden opportunity for him and Rovers and all of us.

I will trust him to decide which staff he keeps and which he gets rid of. I will be very interested to see what he does. But the main thing is that Rovers perform on the field and it is great news that he builds his teams on a solid defence. That's really refreshing. I'm hoping for great things but it will take time. I will give him at least as long as Kean had because Berg has the welfare of the club at heart, unlike Kean who only cared about himself.

Come on Berg! Come on Rovers!

" I will give him at least as long as Kean had because Berg has the welfare of the club at heart"

Very generous of you. But what happens after he starts losing a few games, do the banners and the "Berg Out" chants start?

Good luck Henning, you will need it

Even if Rovers don't gain promotion, only play average this season, and even if we don't improve much next season, I will not be chanting Berg Out or displaying banners, although I will no doubt be grumbling and wondering wtf is going on. Berg is very blue and white and will do the best he can for the club. I hope he will impress us all with his words as well as his actions and build some faith amongst the fans. We've had it rough and deserve better, so some discontent will no doubt linger for months to come. I think most supporters will give him a fair chance though. He's earned it, unlike Kean, Black and others.

Club officials seem to have done their job by appointing a decent manager. What really made it seem like a farce were all the reports linking the club with big names like schuster, which were all just speculations and wore the fans down. Even if these were not just speculations, I would see them as club trying to evaluate all the possible options. So, the hiring process, even if long and testing, didn't seem so negative as you make it out to be. Is it just to appease the fans that hate the club, owners and officials? If so, bad reporting IMO that creates a negative atmosphere.