Blackburn Rovers blog: Which fans did Venky’s ask? (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Blackburn Rovers blog: Which fans did Venky’s ask?
2:50pm Wednesday 15th December 2010 in John Myles
By John Myles, Blackburn Rovers fan columnist
Blackburn Rovers blog: Which fans did Venky’s ask?
It was only a fortnight ago I was posing the question of exactly what the Venky’s chairman had in mind when she promised that no decision affecting Blackburn Rovers would be taken against the wishes of the fans.
So when and where have Venky’s carried out their fans survey to justify the sacking of Sam Allardyce?
There again, if the leaders of our political parties can sign pledges that can be ripped up within weeks, why should we expect owners of football clubs to be as good as their word?
As it happens, if such a poll had been carried out Venky’s would have discovered that there were plenty of fans who would have supported their sacking of Allardyce on grounds that he was not playing the game in a positive, progressive or “pretty” enough manner.
As I’ve always acknowledged, Sam was not a manager to be loved even by those who, like myself, admired his ability to grind out results on very limited resources.
Let’s not forget that he never had a really bad run in his two years at the club and left without ever suffering more than two consecutive defeats.
He will, as his muse Alex Ferguson reminded us, be a hard act to follow.
If Sam never really won over the fans he seems to have been genuinely popular with the players, and even his detractors should acknowledge a huge debt of gratitude for how he took over a club seemingly destined for Championship obscurity, and delivered mid-table security.
For some fans, and seemingly for our new owners, that is not enough.
Comments(8)
therock2008
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3:52pm Wed 15 Dec 10
rovers could, or what if, been 6th 5th, past tence... every manager can say same, rovers are were they are, under these new owners, all fans have had from owners, is lies... no facts!
Kaspervic
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5:47pm Wed 15 Dec 10
French Rover
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3:29am Thu 16 Dec 10
blueandwhitey79
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7:33am Thu 16 Dec 10
French Rover wrote:Radio lancs the other night one of the indians was on speaking, Transfers will go ahead in January whether we have a new manager in place or not.. so whats that say?
Don't buy into all the lies and scaremongering from the sports media. I know we are all desperate for information but until the owners speak clearly and publicly to an acknowledged media source (like the BBC or yes even SKY) then we should wait and not prejudge their plans. They wnat what we all want surely for the Rovers - higher placings in the Prem, Cup inals, and yes Europe too. The reason the club has been sold is that we needed investment and the sooner the better. Without any investment we would have struggled to even keep a mid-table place moving forwards and lets not forget we are only 5 points above the relegation zone now. I am sick of seeing us struggling every season for safety. I want us to be a successful club again, a club that can challenge for things and not a club whose main priority is to avoid being relegated. Farewell Sam and Hello to the future.
Stone Island
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11:13am Thu 16 Dec 10
blueandwhitey79 wrote:That says, the chicken pluckers will sign some second rate players on free transfers, or on "LEASE" as they call it! Whoever comes in, i'm prepared to wager, that they are on the books of SEM/Kentaro.
French Rover wrote: Don't buy into all the lies and scaremongering from the sports media. I know we are all desperate for information but until the owners speak clearly and publicly to an acknowledged media source (like the BBC or yes even SKY) then we should wait and not prejudge their plans. They wnat what we all want surely for the Rovers - higher placings in the Prem, Cup inals, and yes Europe too. The reason the club has been sold is that we needed investment and the sooner the better. Without any investment we would have struggled to even keep a mid-table place moving forwards and lets not forget we are only 5 points above the relegation zone now. I am sick of seeing us struggling every season for safety. I want us to be a successful club again, a club that can challenge for things and not a club whose main priority is to avoid being relegated. Farewell Sam and Hello to the future.Radio lancs the other night one of the indians was on speaking, Transfers will go ahead in January whether we have a new manager in place or not.. so whats that say?
oggy 56
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9:39pm Sun 19 Dec 10
Roverthere
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3:43pm Wed 15 Dec 10