Move for Redknapp has Black’s backing (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Move for Redknapp has Black’s backing
8:19am Friday 26th October 2012 in News
By Chris Flanagan, Sports reporter
CARETAKER boss Eric Black says Harry Redknapp would be a ‘sensational’ move for Blackburn Rovers, if the former Tottenham manager is serious about his interest in the Ewood Park vacancy.
Redknapp has indicated privately that he would be willing to consider the job, although it still seems unlikely at this stage that Rovers will be able to land the 65-year-old.
Rovers are yet to make contact with Redknapp and are continuing to pursue their current shortlist as they look to find a replacement for Steve Kean.
They could be set to make an approach for Blackpool boss Ian Holloway, with the Seasiders still braced.
But Rovers are understood to be open to discussing the role with Redknapp if he is genuine.
Rovers currently have Black in temporary charge ahead of tomorrow’s home game with Watford and the caretaker boss believes it would be an incredible coup for the club if they could secure Redknapp.
“Harry Redknapp is an exceptional manager, over the years he’s proved that,” said Black.
“He’s managed at the top level, so he’s a top quality candidate I would suggest.
“I think he would be a sensational appointment.”
“Whether that happens I don’t know. Harry has worked at the highest level.
“What he deems to be the challenge I don’t know.”
There were conflicting reports over Redknapp’s interest yesterday, with one article claiming he had said there was ‘no chance’ he would be tempted by the Rovers job.
Redknapp was tipped for the England job earlier this year before being surprisingly sacked by Tottenham, despite guiding them to fourth in the Premier League.
He is based on the south coast and has never previously managed in the north, but sources close to him insist that he would consider Rovers, providing he received assurances that he would get the budget and control that he wanted.
Rovers midfielder David Dunn said: “If Shebby could persuade Harry to have a serious think about coming to Ewood Park then I would imagine it would be one of the better decisions that Venky’s have made over the last couple of years.
“We have got a very good squad and we still have an outstanding chance of getting promotion.
“I am sure if Harry was interested and the club could persuade him to come to the club, then hopefully we could get promotion.”
Rovers made an official approach to Fulham for their first-team coach Billy McKinlay earlier this week, but were refused permission to speak to the Scot.
Rovers’ interest has now cooled, with the move proving unpopular with fans, and Fulham boss Martin Jol says permission would have been granted if the Cottagers were convinced McKinlay was the number one choice.
“They asked us a couple of days ago if they can talk to him and we said no,” Jol said.
“If you say yes it opens the door for other clubs to talk to my one of my staff members.
“If they said, ‘He’s our number one choice’, I’d probably tell them they can talk to him.
“But there are always big lists in football and I want Billy to stay.,” he added.
Meanwhile, midfielder Dunn is expected to miss Rovers’ match with Watford with the midfielder awaiting the result of a scan on a calf injury picked up in the midweek victory over Sheffield Wednesday.
And Black confirmed that he has made an enquiry about a loan move for Stoke striker Cameron Jerome, and Potters boss Tony Pulis said he would consider a three-month deal.
But Black was a little more cautious about whether that would happen given he has not yet got the go-ahead to sign players.
“I haven’t spoken to the owners,” he said. “I’m just doing my job and having a look, and should there be an opportunity then I’ll be in a position to suggest someone.
“If we can bring a striker in that would be good, but we’ll see what happens.”
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Comments (103)
8:25am Fri 26 Oct 12
kazz says...
8:28am Fri 26 Oct 12
edmy says...
8:34am Fri 26 Oct 12
stick to football says...
Just someone to get us in with a serious chance of promotion and to start to put the club back on a proper footing would be fine
8:35am Fri 26 Oct 12
dallydally says...
8:35am Fri 26 Oct 12
1952 rover says...
8:40am Fri 26 Oct 12
dangerous dave says...
So come on Shabby Shebby get on with it!!!
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW SINGH BLACK HENDRY
8:40am Fri 26 Oct 12
greenscreener says...
8:45am Fri 26 Oct 12
roversok says...
I asked her out
She said thank you but no thanks.
I then dated a average girl
8:53am Fri 26 Oct 12
fitz808 says...
tipot.com/articles/8
69977/the-snow-peaks
-of-the-equator.htm
:)
of course, you're right, redknapp is a long shot, but that could not be resisted
8:55am Fri 26 Oct 12
Is Eckersley playing? says...
9:13am Fri 26 Oct 12
Whydidtheybanme? says...
9:25am Fri 26 Oct 12
Brfc24138931 says...
9:26am Fri 26 Oct 12
merlinrabbit says...
9:39am Fri 26 Oct 12
Rovers1975 says...
Why would a 65 year old millionaire, who has been based down South all his career and has zero links with Rovers, want to come to work at the comedy club? It just won't happen.
Martin Jol looked like he was about to burst out laughing during his Fulham press conference at the way Rovers conducted themselves in the bizzare attempts to lure McKinlay earlier in the week.
Clueless amateurs.
9:46am Fri 26 Oct 12
baz58 says...
9:59am Fri 26 Oct 12
bobinspain says...
It'd mean a lot of commuting if he were to take up a position at BRFC.
Pie in the sky dreaming again?
It'd be a hell of a coup if you got him, but I really can't see it happening.
10:07am Fri 26 Oct 12
moh says...
10:09am Fri 26 Oct 12
Rovers 1495 says...
10:13am Fri 26 Oct 12
Riverside 7 says...
He probably feels that Southampton is his best bet for a return to management.
Having said that, who would have bet that Sam Allardyce would have taken the West Ham job - i.e. His family lived in the Noth West, he was in his 60's and had health issues.
We can only hope that Harry feels that he has something to prove - but would you work for the Venkys?
The only way would be to offer him a short term contract with a massive (tax free) bonus if he gets us promoted.
10:16am Fri 26 Oct 12
paladin101 says...
*
Go for Solskjær or Holloway!
10:16am Fri 26 Oct 12
gleechy says...
They have shown their hand in attempts to lure amatuers like Sherwood and Mckinley. The inner circle in football will enjoy people salivating over nonsense
Clown Singh was ripped to pieces in the recent skysports interview, it is becoming obvious we are a club that good people avoid whilst these pirates are in charge.
This is a club falling over itself to fail, get rid of these bumbling idiots. I'm sure the players are loosing the will to live.
10:21am Fri 26 Oct 12
Terrier man says...
How I like to dream!
10:25am Fri 26 Oct 12
A Darener says...
Will we get him? Of course not! Who will we end up with? Eric Black!
10:44am Fri 26 Oct 12
gleechy says...
The directives for the club are as they have been, chirpy chirpy cheap cheap.
Fail at all costs.
They have taken more money out than put in, but what they put in is under their control, so is almost certainly devalued.
They are still a bumbling mistake ridden bunch of chumps. they just have a friendly face to off put the blame.
11:12am Fri 26 Oct 12
greenscreener says...
11:16am Fri 26 Oct 12
Terrier man says...
11:24am Fri 26 Oct 12
BRFC_riversider says...
s.com/football/news/
11095/8195566/?
Karl Robinson a serious contender for rovers job.
11:27am Fri 26 Oct 12
oh my dahlin says...
When you have the owner of any business with NO experience. And the Chief Executive of that business with NO experience, if you have the Manager of the business with NO experience, you are taking a massive, massive, gamble.
Shebby, please don't gamble with our club, recruit an EXPERIENCED manager please.
11:33am Fri 26 Oct 12
rovertillidie says...
From listening to Shabby on TV last night he detailed the three groups of managers and focused on the third group and in his words the most interesting "the new up and coming group"....it is clear we are going to get someone from this group such as Black, Robinson, Flitcroft, McKinlay etc etc as they are the cheaper options. Also the most risky as with Kean. No one will know if they will work or not. he likened the situation to Porto unearthing Mouriniho....but how may times does that happen.
Now what was the name of Harry's dog?
11:40am Fri 26 Oct 12
ste cott says...
s.com/football/news/
11676/8195566/Blackb
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Robinson-in-manager-
search
11:54am Fri 26 Oct 12
carlmc1 says...
12:03pm Fri 26 Oct 12
moh says...
12:04pm Fri 26 Oct 12
vintageclaret says...
Harry Redknapp is definitley taking the Ewood job subject to the club signing Rooney, Ronaldo, Van Persie and Theo Walcott.
The other proviso is that Alex Ferguson is allowed to become his assistant manager.
Shebby Singh and Desai Venky have agreed to these requests and the Glaobal Adviser is now trying to find where Alex Ferguson is because he has never heard of him but once he has located him, then he will definitely sign him
12:17pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Oakdale blue says...
Can't read, Can't write, fiddles his taxes, hasn't won anything except the FA Cup and then he managed to bankrupt the club in doing so.
Sounds like a Venky man if I ever heard of one.
12:25pm Fri 26 Oct 12
juanbbien says...
12:37pm Fri 26 Oct 12
French Rover says...
12:40pm Fri 26 Oct 12
eddie the eagle says...
12:59pm Fri 26 Oct 12
alfa111 says...
1:04pm Fri 26 Oct 12
1riversider says...
1:07pm Fri 26 Oct 12
noddymcleod says...
Venkys will choose the cheapest option and the best we can hope for is a younger manager who is so keen(and naive) to get a leg up the ladder he won't take that much interest in Rovers' shabby management. Anyone with an ounce of nous isn't going to take the Rovers job.
Shabby Singh is on a high after years of touting round in Asia he's landed a dream job of being in charge of an English club with a distinguished history. He's on the make, simple as that, the more he can spin out the sorry saga, setting off rumours about 'Arry, apprearing on TV, the more his image back home goes up. He's doing the Z list celeb act and will go back to Asia when the money runs out, which is sooner than some think. In the meantime, he's the proverbial child in the sweet shop.
Let's face we're now a third rate outfit and will remain so until Venkys leave.
We're leaking money, only 13,000 on Wednesday, £8 for Rhodes, a rash and desperate publicity stunt in my eyes, some senior players on overvalued salaries.
Sad to say, it has to get worse before it gets better. Bankruptcy is a better bet than promotion at the moment.
1:14pm Fri 26 Oct 12
backum says...
1:19pm Fri 26 Oct 12
chrisstuttard says...
1:20pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Road Runner Road Runner says...
Be patient is the call from within.
I personally don't have a problem with this taking our time in appointing the right manager. The problem will only surface should the incorrect manager be installed, and I doubt very much that will happen. That said, time is slipping by for the aspirations of automatic promotion !
I could very well be wrong, but I sense the correct chap will be installed come the day ?
Taking a leaf out of French Rovers book, and it's optimism all the way for I !
Arte et labore
1:30pm Fri 26 Oct 12
kazluvsrovers says...
Eric Black will be our next manager he is the cheapest option,
Venkys are a business they just want to make money they dont love the club like Jack did or like us Rovers fans do.
when they get fedup they will get rid of us,
Our only hope is they get fedup sooner than later!!!
What has happened to our club? Im devastated....
1:34pm Fri 26 Oct 12
kazz says...
1:36pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Captain Dreckley says...
1:56pm Fri 26 Oct 12
ToffeeGuy says...
Lots of names will be banded about until Eric Black gets it on a permenant basis.
1:57pm Fri 26 Oct 12
roverinmanchstr says...
2:07pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Abruzzorover says...
Why is SS looking at non proven managers, when according to B Smith at BBC Sport The applications flooded in from the start. Bernd Schuster, the former Real Madrid manager, registered his interest. Javier Clemente, Ruud Gullit and even Giovanni Trapattoni asked to be kept informed.""
Surely one of these guys with good track records make more sense than to up-grade a coach! Maybe the chicken pluckers of Pune won't pull out top salaries?
2:41pm Fri 26 Oct 12
RUinsane says...
2:42pm Fri 26 Oct 12
RoverInRotterdam says...
2:56pm Fri 26 Oct 12
bburnrover says...
I just hope they get someone with a semblence of experience and success apparently Ole is not ready to unsettle his family and move here so its back to Ian Holloway and maybe Shearer as favourites but even they are better than Shebby's original selections.
3:27pm Fri 26 Oct 12
makaveli96 says...
3:31pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Nuttall Street says...
The funniest line in the LET article is that Black doesn't know what 'arry might see as the challenge in taking on the management of the club. Well Eric if you can't see what the challenge is let me tell you. The club is SH1T from top to bottom including you.
3:32pm Fri 26 Oct 12
stick to football says...
To read comments in the press about thesupporters choice influencing decisions just continues to paint a bad impression of the Club and their supporters.
Yes it was right to protest and seek the removal of the previous Manager but similarly now we must get behind the new man 100% or Rovers fans will forever be tarnished witha reputation which until now they do not deserve
Three points tomorrow and Cameron Jerome would do nicely thanks
3:36pm Fri 26 Oct 12
vintageclaret says...
By the way your inferred epithet to me:
First I am quite happy being a useful one in the way fools like yourself get reeled in. Also unlike the team that you purport to support, along with it's management and owners are a bunch of useless ones. Except of course in making the whole football fraternity split their sides laughing. Now who's sad?
3:46pm Fri 26 Oct 12
RUinsane says...
3:51pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Nostradamous says...
4:01pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Rovers1975 says...
It appears to me that you feel some sort of justice has prevailed with whats going on at Rovers at the moment.
Oh soooo bitter.
Now who's sad? You've been crying for years..... love and kisses x x x x
4:04pm Fri 26 Oct 12
greenscreener says...
Is this not a democratic way of running the club ? pretty sure theres a call centre being set up, definately before Wednesday, to allow us to pick the next manager by telephone voting.
"Call 0898 555 666 to take your pick from Shebbys shortlist ! "
4:06pm Fri 26 Oct 12
RGB31405 says...
4:06pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Rovers1975 says...
by the way the administration will be more like 2 seasons the way we're going.....
4:06pm Fri 26 Oct 12
trueblue72 says...
I love my club but there is not a cat in hell chance of Harry taking over the managers job at Ewood.
No ammount of money would bring him here.
He's not ruling himself out of the job so other clubs closer to the south (QPR or SOUTHAMPTON for example) who could need him soon may have yo act quicker to snap him up. He's bored, itching for a job but not at Blackburn. He's far too wise for what's happening here.
We all hope n pray for an end to the embarrassing happenings we are subject to week in week out but we've a long long way to go before that starts to happen.
Redknapp is never coming, so stop dreaming and stop threatening more boycotts if the next manager is not a big name.
We 'll have to rename the classic riverside song "c'moan you blues".
4:09pm Fri 26 Oct 12
RUinsane says...
4:15pm Fri 26 Oct 12
RUinsane says...
Simon Grayson is the man for me. Get him in pronto, unless we can get Ole Gunnar, but its a risk waiting only for him to say no way,
4:18pm Fri 26 Oct 12
French Rover says...
4:27pm Fri 26 Oct 12
j bee says...
4:32pm Fri 26 Oct 12
mwoods1 says...
Also he would obviously be wanting a contract that states he is his own man and making his own decisions, but I can't see that happening with "Guess Who" Lookalike Sheeby Singh behind the scenes along with the Chewbacca Chicken brothers.
4:39pm Fri 26 Oct 12
arriva kev says...
4:55pm Fri 26 Oct 12
greenscreener says...
I'd also be happy with Grayson or OGS, but I don't want to be accused of implicitly moaning about any of the other candidates, i'm sure they are all of the highest calibre and the right one will be in place on Wednesday, definately.
4:56pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Rovers1975 says...
He looked as if he was on the way to Ewood aswell because he just did.
And to all you doom merchants, he wouldn't have to move up here, he could just fly into Rishton Airport for training and match days 5 or 6 days a week.....
Well done Shebby, great work. I applaud you, we all applaud you.
Wonder if you've drawn up your next shortlist of who can be on the shortlist, shortlist?
5:00pm Fri 26 Oct 12
blueblooded says...
We're top 5 and you still bleating on about administration?
We have a decent squad crying out for a decent manager who can motivate and get the best out of them. As long as we get him, the future may not be orange, but its certainly not as bleak as you make it out to be.
5:04pm Fri 26 Oct 12
blueblooded says...
to be fair, I do sometimes wonder what we would do if Venkys sold up and we had to live without the soap opera that is ewood these days.. I mean, I hardly watch tv these days - it just cant compete lol!
5:18pm Fri 26 Oct 12
old man rover says...
5:43pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Rovers1975 says...
Thankfully we still have the pleasure of the Farm Yard FC regulars who keep us all entertained with their anger and bitterness.
6:12pm Fri 26 Oct 12
DaveTd says...
6:29pm Fri 26 Oct 12
roverinmanchstr says...
6:41pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Big Rover says...
Hurry Up Harrrry, Come On!
Coz, We're going down the pan!!
6:46pm Fri 26 Oct 12
noddymcleod says...
Rover have a rough game plan that goes
A. If you score, even in the first minutes, backtrack and hang on grimly. If you don't score hang on grimly. If the opposition score hang on and try to keep the score down.
A blind donkey can see that Rovers players are clueless, dispirited and unfit.
As to transfer targets, and manager targets, that's just fantasy, to idle away some time or use the computer at work when the boss isn't looking.
Players are bought and sold according to profit and loss, agents fees. The next manager will be either a cynic or some tyro who hasn't the wit to ask around about the way Rovers are run.
7:48pm Fri 26 Oct 12
RUinsane says...
7:56pm Fri 26 Oct 12
RUinsane says...
7:57pm Fri 26 Oct 12
RUinsane says...
8:31pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Jack Herer says...
He came, he actually listened to the fans, and lo and behold Steve Kean was gone. Things are better since Shebby came along.
Football is a tough game. Choosing a manager is hard. Ask John Williams about Paul Ince.
8:40pm Fri 26 Oct 12
deano162 says...
8:40pm Fri 26 Oct 12
anotheroneofthe6000 says...
8:40pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Harwoodstblue says...
8:41pm Fri 26 Oct 12
deano162 says...
9:00pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Bryan Douglas supporter says...
Surely the comment coming from Ewood should be "If we can bring in a (experienced) MANAGER that would be good, but we’ll see what happens.” Yes, we will "see what happen's" alright - four weeks and counting. Four week's in which Shebby, Shaw and Agnew (not to say our 'absent' owners) have been running around like headless chickens. Hang on a minute, don't our owners runs a chicken business? Speaks for itself!
Who is really goning to come? Redknapp? - swapping the multi-millionaire lifestyle of sunny Bournemouth for Blackburn. Jack Walker couldn't tempt Sven Goran-Erikkson (+ Nancy de L) to Lancashire, what chance of the Indians, who have hardly been here?
The 'nonsense' that our Club has plunged into is worse that the 'Black Hole of Calcutta". Will someone get a grip? - or at least put the head back on the chicken!
10:07pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Rover since 1947 says...
John Carey, no experience, came straght from playing at Man U, won promotion whilst reducing the average age by 6/7 years.
Gordon Lee, very little experience at Port Vale, won promotion in first full season.
Howard Kendal, no experience, came as player manager won promotion in first season missed out on promotion the following season on goal difference.
Kenny Dalglish, very experienced, promotion in first season, champions in fourth season.
Graham Souness, very experienced, promotion in first full season, cup winners the following year.
To me that would suggest that experienced or novice, it is largely down to luck if the right man is appointed
11:10pm Fri 26 Oct 12
juanbbien says...
11:31pm Fri 26 Oct 12
whappen says...
12:01am Sat 27 Oct 12
USA Rover says...
Isn't interested?
12:02am Sat 27 Oct 12
whappen says...
Shrek and the other two United boys (one old, one new) would be a start but Theo "oooh look how fast I can run" Walcott? I would 'ope 'arry would demand better than that.
Here's hoping.
12:15am Sat 27 Oct 12
whappen says...
The BIG difference was John Williams realised it was a mistake and acted. Venkys don't even know when they have made a mistake never mind doing anything about it.
Ince, by the way, admitted in a recent interview (on Sky, I think) the Rovers job had come too soon and he shouldn't really have taken it. No slagging off the board for not giving him enough time or any of the usual rubbish we hear. Nice to hear a little honesty and humility from someone I fancy not many on here would have thought possessed such qualities; respect, Mr Ince, respect.
2:57am Sat 27 Oct 12
RespectTheK-Dog says...
TTTTT
Administration!!
And you'll say
WTF happened there ?
3:01am Sat 27 Oct 12
RespectTheK-Dog says...
Harry Redknapp is not the man
I've been around the block long enough (72 years) to know a no good dullard when I see one. And I tell you what I see now: a no good dullard.
Jesus, can this man even hold a pint glass properly with those twitchy hands? Kean and Hendry could drink their beer like proper men but I doubt this joker even sups real ale. Disgusting.
No - this is all going to end in tears I tell you. 72 years experience tells me. I can sniff out the wronguns I tell you.
When I look at Redknapp I see WEAKNESS. Yes, there's a bit too much of "I'd prefer to set up the cones for training" about him than "I'm off to steal my neighbours' life savings and pi.ss it all away gambling on NFL all night while drinking special brew". I can see it in his eyes.
This doesn't bode well for BRFC.
Arte et Labore””
8:53am Sat 27 Oct 12
whappen says...
And he didn't spend Pompey's money, the owner - or cowboy who bought the club - did.
There's no chance 'Arry will join us but you're starting the character assassination regardless. Give it a rest FFS.
9:13am Sat 27 Oct 12
whappen says...
I have been smeeling all my life and still have the vast majority of my genitalia.
9:47am Sat 27 Oct 12
trueblue72 says...
There's a lot more heartache to come before this lot have realised they cannot ruin us anymore and decide there's no more money in it for them.
10:04am Sat 27 Oct 12
blueblooded says...
10:34am Sat 27 Oct 12
Ossy Blue bottle says...
He has only ever managed in a pie and pea league. Yes, he has done well but we need somebody who has had success in the top flight in this country.
10:42am Sat 27 Oct 12
greenscreener says...
There was a real problem in the 80's when due to a shortage of Benedictine the practice of smeelling reached epidemic proportions in Burnley. The sad results of a damaged gene pool are evident in the population to this day.
7:43am Tue 30 Oct 12
MatthewCA says...