Berg responds to Christmas party reports (From Lancashire Telegraph)

kazz wrote:
I feel sorry for berg. Hes fighting a lost battle, i bet it was agnew who tried to put that wig on him. Maybe agnew was under strict instructions from a certain agent that cannot be named for legal reasons

vicn1956 wrote:
What did Shabby perform on stage?
Perhaps a song!
Ideas please.
I'll start with- "I'm the great pretender."
or
"Another one bites the dust."

Bazzer wrote:
Sam Allardyce has a full head of hair.

vicn1956 wrote:
What did Shabby perform on stage?
Perhaps a song!
Ideas please.
I'll start with- "I'm the great pretender."
or
"Another one bites the dust."

Angry From Accrington wrote:
Taxi for BERG?..............a nd Shebby the Snake!

Ray Gunn wrote:
i hope the party went ok and that you all had a great time at our expence....its been a difficult year for us fans too...but we cant afford a party due to paying your wages....MERRY CHRISTMAS Berg

Angry From Accrington wrote:

kazz wrote: I feel sorry for berg. Hes fighting a lost battle, i bet it was agnew who tried to put that wig on him. Maybe agnew was under strict instructions from a certain agent that cannot be named for legal reasons

And I have no sympathy whatsoever for Berg. Whilst he is clearly fighting a losing battle, it is a battle that he entered into willingly, with absolutely no credentials to do so. This episode, either illustrates his weakness as a leader or confirms that he is a figure of ridicule for the staff, as well as the fans. He needs to go and Shebby the Snake needs to follow him.

andybrfc wrote:
I applaud Henning for seeing the potential for photos being made public and used against him.

The real question for me is, who leaked the mail story to the press. ( someone with very good press contacts as it appeared very quickly)
And what is our PR director and pr company doing letting stories like this appear.....unless it suits there agenda perhaps?

we r longside burnley wrote:
haha what a bold c**t solbaken would have have done it what stopped this spotty cracked

Ray Gunn wrote:
i hope the party went ok and that you all had a great time at our expence....its been a difficult year for us fans too...but we cant afford a party due to paying your wages....MERRY CHRISTMAS Berg

Ray Gunn wrote:
i hope the party went ok and that you all had a great time at our expence....its been a difficult year for us fans too...but we cant afford a party due to paying your wages....MERRY CHRISTMAS Berg

vicn1956 wrote:
What did Shabby perform on stage?
Perhaps a song!
Ideas please.
I'll start with- "I'm the great pretender."
or
"Another one bites the dust."

fitz808 wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:

kazz wrote: I feel sorry for berg. Hes fighting a lost battle, i bet it was agnew who tried to put that wig on him. Maybe agnew was under strict instructions from a certain agent that cannot be named for legal reasons

And I have no sympathy whatsoever for Berg. Whilst he is clearly fighting a losing battle, it is a battle that he entered into willingly, with absolutely no credentials to do so. This episode, either illustrates his weakness as a leader or confirms that he is a figure of ridicule for the staff, as well as the fans. He needs to go and Shebby the Snake needs to follow him.

'absolutely no credentials' is a bit harsh. he has been a manager previously, and has also played at the top level for a number of years. limited experience maybe, but 'absolutely no credentials'...? and surely this episode indicates some amount of strenght, rather than weakness. he seems to have said, 'yep i'll come up on stage and join in...' and then when he was asked to do something he thought inappropriate, he said 'absolutely not'. weakenss would have been caving in and being snapped wearing a santa hat and a look of embarassment / dejection on his face.

Stone Island: wrote:

we r longside burnley wrote:
haha what a bold c**t solbaken would have have done it what stopped this spotty cracked

Another semi - literate post, from the village IDIOT.

Bill Carson wrote:
...yet more unprofessional behaviour from our so-called management that simply humiliates the dwindling numbers of Rovers fans. I can see a sub 10k crowd on Saturday!
I do hope that the Global Advisor, PR Guru & Venkys are counting the empty seats!!

Captain Dreckley wrote:
This fiasco just shows what a shambles Singh and Venkys have turned our club into. Totally unprofessional in every aspect. How the hell is Berg expected to lead and manage a group of players when they can all remember him dancing up and down like a clown with a sock on his head. I am a manager and you need to command a degree of distance from your staff. Berg played the scenario perfectly, show your face at the Christmas party, stay sober then make a dignified exit and let your staff get on with it. Berg was looking to maintain the respect his role as manager dictates. Apologies Henning but this shower show no understanding or respect for our club and its heritage in their antics, sick of repeating myself but yet again it has to be said, it wouldn't have happened on John Williams watch. I don't think any genuine Rovers fan would be dismayed if Berg walked after this humiliation that very quickly hit the press.

chez rover wrote:
Noticed that all the other managers with a club in trouble cancelled their xmas party? Why haven't we cancelled? You can't be seen to be enjoying yourself claiming you've worked hard all year if you've been relagated and you're now sat 15th in the championship with 1 win in 9?

Another topic. I was talking to John Jensen in manchester airport the other the day. He didn't have many positives comments about our situation.

batesempire wrote:

Ray Gunn wrote:
i hope the party went ok and that you all had a great time at our expence....its been a difficult year for us fans too...but we cant afford a party due to paying your wages....MERRY CHRISTMAS Berg

Ray. I don’t think you will be paying the players wages as your £225.00 season ticket is for you to see the team play ( even though it is not good viewing at time moment). I am sure the venky chicken family will be more than happy if you was to pay maybe just one of our underperforming gems what do you think

Angry From Accrington wrote:

Captain Dreckley wrote:
This fiasco just shows what a shambles Singh and Venkys have turned our club into. Totally unprofessional in every aspect. How the hell is Berg expected to lead and manage a group of players when they can all remember him dancing up and down like a clown with a sock on his head. I am a manager and you need to command a degree of distance from your staff. Berg played the scenario perfectly, show your face at the Christmas party, stay sober then make a dignified exit and let your staff get on with it. Berg was looking to maintain the respect his role as manager dictates. Apologies Henning but this shower show no understanding or respect for our club and its heritage in their antics, sick of repeating myself but yet again it has to be said, it wouldn't have happened on John Williams watch. I don't think any genuine Rovers fan would be dismayed if Berg walked after this humiliation that very quickly hit the press.

Most Rovers fans would be delighted if Berg walked!

pwl wrote:

Bill Carson wrote:
...yet more unprofessional behaviour from our so-called management that simply humiliates the dwindling numbers of Rovers fans. I can see a sub 10k crowd on Saturday!
I do hope that the Global Advisor, PR Guru & Venkys are counting the empty seats!!

I'm sure I'm right in saying that season ticket holders are counted as at the game regardless of whether they are there or not! So the true numbers of people staying away may be more than the figures suggest.

merlinrabbit wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:

Captain Dreckley wrote: This fiasco just shows what a shambles Singh and Venkys have turned our club into. Totally unprofessional in every aspect. How the hell is Berg expected to lead and manage a group of players when they can all remember him dancing up and down like a clown with a sock on his head. I am a manager and you need to command a degree of distance from your staff. Berg played the scenario perfectly, show your face at the Christmas party, stay sober then make a dignified exit and let your staff get on with it. Berg was looking to maintain the respect his role as manager dictates. Apologies Henning but this shower show no understanding or respect for our club and its heritage in their antics, sick of repeating myself but yet again it has to be said, it wouldn't have happened on John Williams watch. I don't think any genuine Rovers fan would be dismayed if Berg walked after this humiliation that very quickly hit the press.

Most Rovers fans would be delighted if Berg walked!

and who do you expect will replace him? Id love to know that. Iv never thought HB was the right man but bearing in mind, they couldnt or wouldnt get anybody better, who do you think it a realistic replacement?

Angry From Accrington wrote:

merlinrabbit wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:

Captain Dreckley wrote: This fiasco just shows what a shambles Singh and Venkys have turned our club into. Totally unprofessional in every aspect. How the hell is Berg expected to lead and manage a group of players when they can all remember him dancing up and down like a clown with a sock on his head. I am a manager and you need to command a degree of distance from your staff. Berg played the scenario perfectly, show your face at the Christmas party, stay sober then make a dignified exit and let your staff get on with it. Berg was looking to maintain the respect his role as manager dictates. Apologies Henning but this shower show no understanding or respect for our club and its heritage in their antics, sick of repeating myself but yet again it has to be said, it wouldn't have happened on John Williams watch. I don't think any genuine Rovers fan would be dismayed if Berg walked after this humiliation that very quickly hit the press.

Most Rovers fans would be delighted if Berg walked!

and who do you expect will replace him? Id love to know that. Iv never thought HB was the right man but bearing in mind, they couldnt or wouldnt get anybody better, who do you think it a realistic replacement?

Ole Gunnar Solkjear: A SUCCESSFUL Norwegian manager.

Deeping Lad wrote:
My bet is that HB will be gone by the end of January and Brad Friedel will be asked to fill in as caretaker manager until the end of season,,,,

juanbbien wrote:
I don't blame Berg dressing up and acting the clown (we have enough of them as it is) is not everybodys cup of tea whether its Christmas or not okay have a laugh but lets have some bloody Respect and if the mans not comfortable with this situation why push it I'm sure there are plenty of other candidates down there willing to mess about,for they have been doing this all season,can't they get anything right,blimey there was never any of this in the past.

merlinrabbit wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:

merlinrabbit wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:

Captain Dreckley wrote: This fiasco just shows what a shambles Singh and Venkys have turned our club into. Totally unprofessional in every aspect. How the hell is Berg expected to lead and manage a group of players when they can all remember him dancing up and down like a clown with a sock on his head. I am a manager and you need to command a degree of distance from your staff. Berg played the scenario perfectly, show your face at the Christmas party, stay sober then make a dignified exit and let your staff get on with it. Berg was looking to maintain the respect his role as manager dictates. Apologies Henning but this shower show no understanding or respect for our club and its heritage in their antics, sick of repeating myself but yet again it has to be said, it wouldn't have happened on John Williams watch. I don't think any genuine Rovers fan would be dismayed if Berg walked after this humiliation that very quickly hit the press.

Most Rovers fans would be delighted if Berg walked!

and who do you expect will replace him? Id love to know that. Iv never thought HB was the right man but bearing in mind, they couldnt or wouldnt get anybody better, who do you think it a realistic replacement?

Ole Gunnar Solkjear: A SUCCESSFUL Norwegian manager.

I didnt ask you who you wanted, I asked who you expect they would replace him with, who was a realistic replacement? We can all reel off names but they arent realistic appointments.

Stone Island: wrote:

we r longside burnley wrote:
haha what a bold c**t solbaken would have have done it what stopped this spotty cracked

Another semi - literate post, from the village IDIOT.

Angry From Accrington wrote:

merlinrabbit wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:

merlinrabbit wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:

Captain Dreckley wrote: This fiasco just shows what a shambles Singh and Venkys have turned our club into. Totally unprofessional in every aspect. How the hell is Berg expected to lead and manage a group of players when they can all remember him dancing up and down like a clown with a sock on his head. I am a manager and you need to command a degree of distance from your staff. Berg played the scenario perfectly, show your face at the Christmas party, stay sober then make a dignified exit and let your staff get on with it. Berg was looking to maintain the respect his role as manager dictates. Apologies Henning but this shower show no understanding or respect for our club and its heritage in their antics, sick of repeating myself but yet again it has to be said, it wouldn't have happened on John Williams watch. I don't think any genuine Rovers fan would be dismayed if Berg walked after this humiliation that very quickly hit the press.

Most Rovers fans would be delighted if Berg walked!

and who do you expect will replace him? Id love to know that. Iv never thought HB was the right man but bearing in mind, they couldnt or wouldnt get anybody better, who do you think it a realistic replacement?

Ole Gunnar Solkjear: A SUCCESSFUL Norwegian manager.

I didnt ask you who you wanted, I asked who you expect they would replace him with, who was a realistic replacement? We can all reel off names but they arent realistic appointments.

OGS is perfectly realistic. He has made it clear that he wants to manage in England, appreciates he will not walk straight into Premiership and is available now that Norwegian League is over. The only obstacle is Shebby the Snake.

Ray Gunn wrote:
i hope the party went ok and that you all had a great time at our expence....its been a difficult year for us fans too...but we cant afford a party due to paying your wages....MERRY CHRISTMAS Berg

1riversider wrote:

vicn1956 wrote:
What did Shabby perform on stage?
Perhaps a song!
Ideas please.
I'll start with- "I'm the great pretender."
or
"Another one bites the dust."

What about "What kind of fool am I?" Suit the moron down to the ground.

Angry From Accrington wrote:

merlinrabbit wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:

Captain Dreckley wrote: This fiasco just shows what a shambles Singh and Venkys have turned our club into. Totally unprofessional in every aspect. How the hell is Berg expected to lead and manage a group of players when they can all remember him dancing up and down like a clown with a sock on his head. I am a manager and you need to command a degree of distance from your staff. Berg played the scenario perfectly, show your face at the Christmas party, stay sober then make a dignified exit and let your staff get on with it. Berg was looking to maintain the respect his role as manager dictates. Apologies Henning but this shower show no understanding or respect for our club and its heritage in their antics, sick of repeating myself but yet again it has to be said, it wouldn't have happened on John Williams watch. I don't think any genuine Rovers fan would be dismayed if Berg walked after this humiliation that very quickly hit the press.

Most Rovers fans would be delighted if Berg walked!

and who do you expect will replace him? Id love to know that. Iv never thought HB was the right man but bearing in mind, they couldnt or wouldnt get anybody better, who do you think it a realistic replacement?

Ole Gunnar Solkjear: A SUCCESSFUL Norwegian manager.

Angry From Accrington wrote:

fitz808 wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:

kazz wrote: I feel sorry for berg. Hes fighting a lost battle, i bet it was agnew who tried to put that wig on him. Maybe agnew was under strict instructions from a certain agent that cannot be named for legal reasons

And I have no sympathy whatsoever for Berg. Whilst he is clearly fighting a losing battle, it is a battle that he entered into willingly, with absolutely no credentials to do so. This episode, either illustrates his weakness as a leader or confirms that he is a figure of ridicule for the staff, as well as the fans. He needs to go and Shebby the Snake needs to follow him.

'absolutely no credentials' is a bit harsh. he has been a manager previously, and has also played at the top level for a number of years. limited experience maybe, but 'absolutely no credentials'...? and surely this episode indicates some amount of strenght, rather than weakness. he seems to have said, 'yep i'll come up on stage and join in...' and then when he was asked to do something he thought inappropriate, he said 'absolutely not'. weakenss would have been caving in and being snapped wearing a santa hat and a look of embarassment / dejection on his face.

I understand your perspective but my point is that if the team and staff had the appropriate level of respect for him they would not have put him in that position in the first place.
I stand by the credentials piece. A failed management stint in Norway is no preparation for a task of this magnitude.
Merry Christmas

Gaz M wrote:

Stone Island: wrote:

we r longside burnley wrote:
haha what a bold c**t solbaken would have have done it what stopped this spotty cracked

Another semi - literate post, from the village IDIOT.

Dont be detrimental to village Idiots ,theres absolutely no reason to insult them by calling them Burnley fans!

Blackburn fans love horses wrote:
Brilliant - just brilliant entertainment.

Thanks to Shebby, Mrs Desai, Agent Ice and others and hope you all have a merry Xmas from your pals down the M65.

Thanks for the laughs

makaveli96 wrote:
Why would anyone go out and not drink?

What's the point!

makaveli96 wrote:
Why would anyone go out and not drink?

What's the point!

makaveli96 wrote:
Why would anyone go out and not drink?

What's the point!

j166429 wrote:

juanbbien wrote:
I don't blame Berg dressing up and acting the clown (we have enough of them as it is) is not everybodys cup of tea whether its Christmas or not okay have a laugh but lets have some bloody Respect and if the mans not comfortable with this situation why push it I'm sure there are plenty of other candidates down there willing to mess about,for they have been doing this all season,can't they get anything right,blimey there was never any of this in the past.

Totally agree.

For those saying Berg should lighten-up, can you imagine Alex Ferguson accepting this kind of thing?

As manager, and particularly at this moment in time, Berg has to remain professional and command respect.

If photos had come out with him acting the fool, the supporters would have been up in arms.

moh wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:

merlinrabbit wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:

Captain Dreckley wrote: This fiasco just shows what a shambles Singh and Venkys have turned our club into. Totally unprofessional in every aspect. How the hell is Berg expected to lead and manage a group of players when they can all remember him dancing up and down like a clown with a sock on his head. I am a manager and you need to command a degree of distance from your staff. Berg played the scenario perfectly, show your face at the Christmas party, stay sober then make a dignified exit and let your staff get on with it. Berg was looking to maintain the respect his role as manager dictates. Apologies Henning but this shower show no understanding or respect for our club and its heritage in their antics, sick of repeating myself but yet again it has to be said, it wouldn't have happened on John Williams watch. I don't think any genuine Rovers fan would be dismayed if Berg walked after this humiliation that very quickly hit the press.

Most Rovers fans would be delighted if Berg walked!

and who do you expect will replace him? Id love to know that. Iv never thought HB was the right man but bearing in mind, they couldnt or wouldnt get anybody better, who do you think it a realistic replacement?

Ole Gunnar Solkjear: A SUCCESSFUL Norwegian manager.

Solskaer did not want to come to Blackburn for personal reasons.

FCBurnley wrote:

batesempire wrote:

Ray Gunn wrote:
i hope the party went ok and that you all had a great time at our expence....its been a difficult year for us fans too...but we cant afford a party due to paying your wages....MERRY CHRISTMAS Berg

Ray. I don’t think you will be paying the players wages as your £225.00 season ticket is for you to see the team play ( even though it is not good viewing at time moment). I am sure the venky chicken family will be more than happy if you was to pay maybe just one of our underperforming gems what do you think

Just a thought. Your 225 pounds season ticket will pay the wage of a 50k a week player or manager for less than 1 hour . 45 minutes to be exact.. Or put another way, You need to sell 11,555 season tickets to pay 1 x 50k per week salary.

And supporters wonder why football is in a mess !



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George White Bread wrote:

Blackburn fans love horses wrote:
Brilliant - just brilliant entertainment.

Thanks to Shebby, Mrs Desai, Agent Ice and others and hope you all have a merry Xmas from your pals down the M65.

Thanks for the laughs

Laughs from the club that just keeps on giving comedy to the football world. Coco the clown is sending his CV off to see if he can get in on the action down at the Ewood and Bucket comedy club. Next live performance this saturday again Brighton 3 pm.

merlinrabbit wrote:

George White Bread wrote:

Blackburn fans love horses wrote:
Brilliant - just brilliant entertainment.

Thanks to Shebby, Mrs Desai, Agent Ice and others and hope you all have a merry Xmas from your pals down the M65.

Thanks for the laughs

Laughs from the club that just keeps on giving comedy to the football world. Coco the clown is sending his CV off to see if he can get in on the action down at the Ewood and Bucket comedy club. Next live performance this saturday again Brighton 3 pm.

Be thankful. You and your mate wouldnt have anything to read or write about would you? There's obviously nothing noteworthy going on at Burnley as you are on here and not on the Burnley news columns

Arthur Labore wrote:
Agnew/Singh Out! what on earth are they thinking about letting the manager get involved in this nonsense and letting this story hit the papers!
MORONS,The circus goes on.

1riversider wrote:

vicn1956 wrote: What did Shabby perform on stage? Perhaps a song! Ideas please. I'll start with- "I'm the great pretender." or "Another one bites the dust."

What about "What kind of fool am I?" Suit the moron down to the ground.

moh wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:

merlinrabbit wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote:

Captain Dreckley wrote: This fiasco just shows what a shambles Singh and Venkys have turned our club into. Totally unprofessional in every aspect. How the hell is Berg expected to lead and manage a group of players when they can all remember him dancing up and down like a clown with a sock on his head. I am a manager and you need to command a degree of distance from your staff. Berg played the scenario perfectly, show your face at the Christmas party, stay sober then make a dignified exit and let your staff get on with it. Berg was looking to maintain the respect his role as manager dictates. Apologies Henning but this shower show no understanding or respect for our club and its heritage in their antics, sick of repeating myself but yet again it has to be said, it wouldn't have happened on John Williams watch. I don't think any genuine Rovers fan would be dismayed if Berg walked after this humiliation that very quickly hit the press.

Most Rovers fans would be delighted if Berg walked!

and who do you expect will replace him? Id love to know that. Iv never thought HB was the right man but bearing in mind, they couldnt or wouldnt get anybody better, who do you think it a realistic replacement?

Ole Gunnar Solkjear: A SUCCESSFUL Norwegian manager.

Solskaer did not want to come to Blackburn for personal reasons.

hugofakenham wrote:

1riversider wrote:

vicn1956 wrote: What did Shabby perform on stage? Perhaps a song! Ideas please. I'll start with- "I'm the great pretender." or "Another one bites the dust."

What about "What kind of fool am I?" Suit the moron down to the ground.

how about The Beatles "Money" (that's what I want) or
"Gimme,Gimme,Gimme"
or "The Party's Over"

George White Bread wrote:

merlinrabbit wrote:

George White Bread wrote:

Blackburn fans love horses wrote:
Brilliant - just brilliant entertainment.

Thanks to Shebby, Mrs Desai, Agent Ice and others and hope you all have a merry Xmas from your pals down the M65.

Thanks for the laughs

Laughs from the club that just keeps on giving comedy to the football world. Coco the clown is sending his CV off to see if he can get in on the action down at the Ewood and Bucket comedy club. Next live performance this saturday again Brighton 3 pm.

Be thankful. You and your mate wouldnt have anything to read or write about would you? There's obviously nothing noteworthy going on at Burnley as you are on here and not on the Burnley news columns

This is far more fun you wascley wabbit! :)

owd nick wrote:

j166429 wrote:

juanbbien wrote:
I don't blame Berg dressing up and acting the clown (we have enough of them as it is) is not everybodys cup of tea whether its Christmas or not okay have a laugh but lets have some bloody Respect and if the mans not comfortable with this situation why push it I'm sure there are plenty of other candidates down there willing to mess about,for they have been doing this all season,can't they get anything right,blimey there was never any of this in the past.

Totally agree.

For those saying Berg should lighten-up, can you imagine Alex Ferguson accepting this kind of thing?

As manager, and particularly at this moment in time, Berg has to remain professional and command respect.

If photos had come out with him acting the fool, the supporters would have been up in arms.

Totally agree, this looks like a set up to me and if Berg is anything of a manager he will hopefully have sorted it out quickly and quietly at the first opportunity.

Perhaps he is actually trying to change things and certain people don't want him to succeed.

George White Bread wrote:

Blackburn fans love horses wrote:
Brilliant - just brilliant entertainment.

Thanks to Shebby, Mrs Desai, Agent Ice and others and hope you all have a merry Xmas from your pals down the M65.

Thanks for the laughs

Laughs from the club that just keeps on giving comedy to the football world. Coco the clown is sending his CV off to see if he can get in on the action down at the Ewood and Bucket comedy club. Next live performance this saturday again Brighton 3 pm.

we r longside burnley wrote:
haha what a bold c**t solbaken would have have done it what stopped this spotty cracked

glynners wrote:
OGS turned down the Villa job in the Summer. While on earth do people believe he would have any interest in joining a relegated club that had sold all its best players?

Seriously theres some deluded fans around our club at the moment

madrover wrote:
for god's sake get off berg's case give him a chance to stamp his own mark with his own players and then criticise if no better . Saturday is massive so i hope we can get behind the team for once

French Rover wrote:

glynners wrote: OGS turned down the Villa job in the Summer. While on earth do people believe he would have any interest in joining a relegated club that had sold all its best players? Seriously theres some deluded fans around our club at the moment

if Berg left on his own accord or not - then the job at Rovers becomes almost untenable and unattractive and we would be looking at lower league applicants for our next manager and not the so called big and familiar names that were mentioned a couple of months ago. Doesn't bear thinking about - instead of approaching Man Utd for loan players we would be asking Halifax Town or Maidstone.......Back Berg!

merlinrabbit wrote:

chez rover wrote: Noticed that all the other managers with a club in trouble cancelled their xmas party? Why haven't we cancelled? You can't be seen to be enjoying yourself claiming you've worked hard all year if you've been relagated and you're now sat 15th in the championship with 1 win in 9? Another topic. I was talking to John Jensen in manchester airport the other the day. He didn't have many positives comments about our situation.

I think we could have all known that John Jensen wouldnt feel positive about Rovers without bumping into him at the airport. Didnt he give anything else away?

BeardwoodB wrote:
How humiliating for Berg.
He's walked into a difficult job, with a massive mish of a squad which has players with no confidence, some with no experience, some with huge ego's and all stuck to get her with the daily bulls h i t from one Shebby Singh.
Berg took this job for cash, but because he thought he remembered that he knew this club so well but sadly it's not even close to how it was.
If it was my decision, as a number 2, I'd bring in Souness but nobody will work with Shebby for more than a month.

Bazzer wrote:

French Rover wrote:

glynners wrote: OGS turned down the Villa job in the Summer. While on earth do people believe he would have any interest in joining a relegated club that had sold all its best players? Seriously theres some deluded fans around our club at the moment

if Berg left on his own accord or not - then the job at Rovers becomes almost untenable and unattractive and we would be looking at lower league applicants for our next manager and not the so called big and familiar names that were mentioned a couple of months ago. Doesn't bear thinking about - instead of approaching Man Utd for loan players we would be asking Halifax Town or Maidstone.......Back Berg!

Glynners you are spot on. The same deluded supporters called for the removal of Big Sam two years ago as we were not playing "Barcelona Style". The same deluded supporters trilled out lists of suitable managers, lists which included Guardiola, Hoddle, Benitez, Hughes, OGS, Schuster et al. The same deluded supporters who believed all we needed was a decent manager to galvanise the players we have now. It is a pity FR now uses the phrase "does not bear thinking about", because if ever "thinking about" was relevant it was two years ago. This has nothing to do with the abilities of Big Sams replacement(s) - it has everything to do with the biggest delusion of them all - that we were big and mighty enough to sack the likes of Big Sam at all.

Iiii1111 wrote:

Bazzer wrote:

French Rover wrote:

glynners wrote: OGS turned down the Villa job in the Summer. While on earth do people believe he would have any interest in joining a relegated club that had sold all its best players? Seriously theres some deluded fans around our club at the moment

if Berg left on his own accord or not - then the job at Rovers becomes almost untenable and unattractive and we would be looking at lower league applicants for our next manager and not the so called big and familiar names that were mentioned a couple of months ago. Doesn't bear thinking about - instead of approaching Man Utd for loan players we would be asking Halifax Town or Maidstone.......Back Berg!

Glynners you are spot on. The same deluded supporters called for the removal of Big Sam two years ago as we were not playing "Barcelona Style". The same deluded supporters trilled out lists of suitable managers, lists which included Guardiola, Hoddle, Benitez, Hughes, OGS, Schuster et al. The same deluded supporters who believed all we needed was a decent manager to galvanise the players we have now. It is a pity FR now uses the phrase "does not bear thinking about", because if ever "thinking about" was relevant it was two years ago. This has nothing to do with the abilities of Big Sams replacement(s) - it has everything to do with the biggest delusion of them all - that we were big and mighty enough to sack the likes of Big Sam at all.

Thanks for clearing that up Bazzer.....there's me thinking the demise of BRFC was down to Venkeys thier advisors and the management team they employed during thier tenure....you've certainly opened my eyes and made me realise it's all the fault of the "deluded" supporters as you call them.... Keep on hoofing ;-)

Bazzer wrote:

French Rover wrote:

glynners wrote: OGS turned down the Villa job in the Summer. While on earth do people believe he would have any interest in joining a relegated club that had sold all its best players? Seriously theres some deluded fans around our club at the moment

if Berg left on his own accord or not - then the job at Rovers becomes almost untenable and unattractive and we would be looking at lower league applicants for our next manager and not the so called big and familiar names that were mentioned a couple of months ago. Doesn't bear thinking about - instead of approaching Man Utd for loan players we would be asking Halifax Town or Maidstone.......Back Berg!

Glynners you are spot on. The same deluded supporters called for the removal of Big Sam two years ago as we were not playing "Barcelona Style". The same deluded supporters trilled out lists of suitable managers, lists which included Guardiola, Hoddle, Benitez, Hughes, OGS, Schuster et al. The same deluded supporters who believed all we needed was a decent manager to galvanise the players we have now. It is a pity FR now uses the phrase "does not bear thinking about", because if ever "thinking about" was relevant it was two years ago. This has nothing to do with the abilities of Big Sams replacement(s) - it has everything to do with the biggest delusion of them all - that we were big and mighty enough to sack the likes of Big Sam at all.

French Rover wrote:

Bazzer wrote:

French Rover wrote:

glynners wrote: OGS turned down the Villa job in the Summer. While on earth do people believe he would have any interest in joining a relegated club that had sold all its best players? Seriously theres some deluded fans around our club at the moment

if Berg left on his own accord or not - then the job at Rovers becomes almost untenable and unattractive and we would be looking at lower league applicants for our next manager and not the so called big and familiar names that were mentioned a couple of months ago. Doesn't bear thinking about - instead of approaching Man Utd for loan players we would be asking Halifax Town or Maidstone.......Back Berg!

Glynners you are spot on. The same deluded supporters called for the removal of Big Sam two years ago as we were not playing "Barcelona Style". The same deluded supporters trilled out lists of suitable managers, lists which included Guardiola, Hoddle, Benitez, Hughes, OGS, Schuster et al. The same deluded supporters who believed all we needed was a decent manager to galvanise the players we have now. It is a pity FR now uses the phrase "does not bear thinking about", because if ever "thinking about" was relevant it was two years ago. This has nothing to do with the abilities of Big Sams replacement(s) - it has everything to do with the biggest delusion of them all - that we were big and mighty enough to sack the likes of Big Sam at all.

Bazzer, you really have to get out of living in the past now and get back to the future (if there is one)! Although I ain't got any fancy flying delorean cars to get you there - I am sure there must be a horse drawn carriage or tram passes by the end of your cobbled street under the gas lamps? :)

Actually you know as well as I do that all the many problems that we have now do NOT have their roots in the fact that a few thousand Rovers fans openly displayed there dislike of the sorry excuse for football under BFS.

The root cause of ALL our sorrow is the sale of the Rovers to the Venkys.

Williams and Finn going, BFS, Samba, Nelson, Relegation, Kean... in fact everything we suffered from and are still suffering from stems from when the Venkys became owners.

Captain Dreckley wrote:
This fiasco just shows what a shambles Singh and Venkys have turned our club into. Totally unprofessional in every aspect. How the hell is Berg expected to lead and manage a group of players when they can all remember him dancing up and down like a clown with a sock on his head. I am a manager and you need to command a degree of distance from your staff. Berg played the scenario perfectly, show your face at the Christmas party, stay sober then make a dignified exit and let your staff get on with it. Berg was looking to maintain the respect his role as manager dictates. Apologies Henning but this shower show no understanding or respect for our club and its heritage in their antics, sick of repeating myself but yet again it has to be said, it wouldn't have happened on John Williams watch. I don't think any genuine Rovers fan would be dismayed if Berg walked after this humiliation that very quickly hit the press.