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Shaw insists arguments were worth it as Rovers get right man (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Shaw insists arguments were worth it as Rovers get right man
8:00am Saturday 3rd November 2012 in News
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
AN endless list of rumoured managerial targets, alleged splits in the boardroom and mounting fan frustration at the month-long process. Blackburn Rovers’ search for Steve Kean’s successor has been far from dull.
But, as Henning Berg prepares for his first game at the helm at Crystal Palace this afternoon after being given the nod on Tuesday, managing director Der-ek Shaw insists all of the club’s hierarchy are happy with the final outcome.
Shaw himself is understood to have initially wanted an experienced head in the hot seat as Rovers bid to earn an instant Premier League return, while global advisor Shebby Singh believed a ‘young and upcoming’ manager was the way to go.
Rovers’ MD was unsurprisingly not willing to go into the exact nature of the past month’s discussions but said ‘differences in opinion’ were healthy as long as they agreed in the end – and insists Berg’s apointment was a unanimous decision.
Ian Holloway, Tim Sherwood and Billy McKinlay were just some of the names discussed, and vocally debated, by Rovers’ management selection trio of Shaw, Singh and operations director Paul Agnew.
But, with Berg the man finally chosen, Shaw was adamant all at the club had agreed with the outcome.
Shaw said: “We had some wonderful candidates. We didn’t have a split, but we did have different views. I think in hindsight that is quite healthy. We have carried on interviewing, we kept meeting different people.
“Without a doubt it is natural we have different opinions. I fall out with Shebby every day, every hour. You probably fall out with your editor.
“I think it can be healthy. They are healthy internal problems and I think he is a guy I have not known long and he has not known me long. I think things are improving.
“We jointly chose the manager with the blessing of the owners.
“The owners received the CVs and as much information as we could give them on the different applicants and we are ready to push on.
“You know what it is like. You can put 10 supporters in one room and there are 10 different people who want 10 different people as managers. But thankfully we all wanted Henning as manager once we had met him and spent time with him.”
Berg was initially interviewed on Monday night, as exclusively revealed by the Lancashire Telegraph, having made his interest in the role known to the club soon after Steve Kean’s resignation.
He was on a final shortlist of three, after two of their chosen five had ruled themselves out, and after impressing in his interview is the man now charged with gett-ing Rovers back into the top flight.
“Henning contacted me not long after Steve had gone, along with many, many more and I jotted his details down,” said Shaw.
“One thing led to another. We met him first at a hotel at Manchester Airport and spoke to him for a couple of hours.
“It was a magnificent interview.
“He ticked all the boxes but the last box to tick is down to the football side. So we can look forward to that.
“It is a good end to the search.
“We are all very pleased and the pressure is now off our side of things. It is over to Henning to get on with it, to meet his players and to start getting results.
“I suppose choosing the manager is a big responsibility. It is not easy and you are surrounded by all sorts of advisors, which can only be expected in football.
“Everyone has their views but I really think we have a guy that can push this club on.
“It certainly helped us having Eric Black in charge. He has steadied the ship admirably and is a proper football man. We have real gratitude for that.
“He has done really well, we have only lost one game and he has kept us up in the play-off positions. Henning will meet Eric and the squad and it is up to them now.”
Berg has a hectic start to his Rovers career with a trip to Huddersfield Town on Tuesday following this afternoon’s Selhurst Park visit.
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Comments (45)
8:16am Sat 3 Nov 12
Is Eckersley playing? says...
8:43am Sat 3 Nov 12
J.C - Rishton says...
Be your OWN man - ignore morons like SS, Agnew and Shaw.
Get rid of Jerome Anderson-Steve Kean appologists like Hendry and Eric "SK deserves a knighthood" Black and bring in your own people - people who you can trust.
Hopefully the "loons from Pune" will give you funds in Jan as a huge clearout of over-paid, under-performing, unfit players is needed and hopefully you will have the charactor to insist on being incharge of player recruitement rather than let SS player "football manager 2013" or Jerome "I have nothing to do with BRFC" Anderson to interfere with purchases inorder to increase his own bank balance.
Oh, and 1 more thing - everyone under-estimates how poor we are, underestimates how good 3 or 4 other sides in this division are and how badly we are run "behind the scenes", but everyone from Mrs D downwards expects you to deliver promotion THIS SEASON.
Like I said earlier, we are ALL (well 99.9% of us) behind you, but good luck - you really ARE gonna need it as a huge job of re-building is needed after the destruction of 2 years of that muppet Keans disasterous reign.
8:46am Sat 3 Nov 12
no ney never says...
Smacks of desperation all round.
cluck cluck pwoar
8:57am Sat 3 Nov 12
no ney never says...
singh, singh my song, make it simple to last the season long,
no matter if he's not good enough for any one else but me,
just singh, singh my song.
cluck cluck pwoar
8:58am Sat 3 Nov 12
Gaz M says...
9:17am Sat 3 Nov 12
alfa111 says...
T,SCREAM for the team till your lungs burst and your ears pop, lets show this championship/L what a real ewood atmosphere is, and starting to day at palace HIT THE GROUND RUNNING HARD ROVERS.
9:17am Sat 3 Nov 12
alfa111 says...
T,SCREAM for the team till your lungs burst and your ears pop, lets show this championship/L what a real ewood atmosphere is, and starting to day at palace HIT THE GROUND RUNNING HARD ROVERS.
9:28am Sat 3 Nov 12
Gaz M says...
9:32am Sat 3 Nov 12
Dan11 says...
9:33am Sat 3 Nov 12
ronnie clayton says...
Apart from his dishonest behaviour in swindling two old people out of their life savings and his violence towards his girlfriend and other sordid behaviour reported with gambling /bankruptcy etc. these actions of his are spread all over the national newspapers disgracing the proud name of Blackburn Rovers,
Hendry was brought in by his drinking pal Steve Kean as they live close together ,Kean lost his driving licence ,the police Kean as a drunk driver ,even then Kean blamed the Rovers fans for his drunkeness,not accepting responsibility saying a Rovers fan spiked his drink.
Kean thought Hendry would have been a buffer between him and the Rovers supporters ,Kean mistakenly thought that Hendry will still seen as a hero ,he is no hero to most of us at Rovers and him being at Rovers is quite sickening for most of us ,we would be more together if he was not here ,we do not want to see his seedy/violent/dishon
est face on the bench at games.
9:44am Sat 3 Nov 12
no ney never says...
cluck cluck pwoar.
9:44am Sat 3 Nov 12
Cumbrian Blue says...
10:33am Sat 3 Nov 12
Captain Dreckley says...
10:40am Sat 3 Nov 12
Lancs - pensioner says...
Hmmmmm good luck HB and watch your back mate!!
10:45am Sat 3 Nov 12
Captain Dreckley says...
10:58am Sat 3 Nov 12
inflightmagazine says...
10:58am Sat 3 Nov 12
no ney never says...
You're using bstrd rovers the same as some 'activists' use animal rights, as a cover for their simple love of voilence and hate campaigns.
Its no wonder there were plenty of critics but few suggestions when it came to debating your next appointment, football really isn' your thing at blackburn.
True or not, that's the impression you give.
cluck cluck pwoar.
11:00am Sat 3 Nov 12
smellthecoffee says...
11:05am Sat 3 Nov 12
no ney never says...
cluck cluck pwoar
11:08am Sat 3 Nov 12
no ney never says...
cluck cluck pwoar
11:09am Sat 3 Nov 12
Is Eckersley playing? says...
11:13am Sat 3 Nov 12
no ney never says...
cluck cluck pwoar
11:16am Sat 3 Nov 12
A Rover 45 years and over says...
s should be measured and mature with a togetherness that will bring the club forward and not a series of shout before you think situations. It is good that people express there opinions but we need these two to respect each other and get on for all our sakes. They must put there energy into building a club and not slagging each other off all the time. Please do it properly boys.
11:23am Sat 3 Nov 12
inflightmagazine says...
Oh yes a lower league position , a manger that got binned by watford because the new owners had a bit of ambition, and a board that sells players at the earliest oppurtunity and a bunch of fans that never turn up , most likely because they cannot remember where the ground is after a night on the white lightening cider.
11:27am Sat 3 Nov 12
no ney never says...
ty!
Oh and you have been a laughing stock for far more than 34 years.
So now why not answer my post which is asking why do most of you enjoy the hate campaigns more than the football?
cluck cluck pwoar
11:33am Sat 3 Nov 12
inflightmagazine says...
11:37am Sat 3 Nov 12
Abu dabi says...
11:44am Sat 3 Nov 12
no ney never says...
No doubt having embarrased your deluded self, you'll post more ill thought out drivel or go on about things from who knows when ago. I reckon you must be one of the afore mentioned activists!
cluck cluck pwoar
12:02pm Sat 3 Nov 12
no ney never says...
Our club publishes its accounts and conducts shareholder meetings, a number of who are also supporters from the terraces. Where the money has gone is documented and can be found online. Is that clear and profesional enough for you.
You ougt to be worried about where all your money has gone. Since your club has failed to publish its accounts, has debts with an indian bank and conducts shareholder meetings with who?
Oh dear, another bstrd numpty having a pop at Burnley when you can't even answer the same question you level at us as your own club is a complete shambles.
For the sake of embarrasing yourself further, might I suggest you log off for now and back on later when you attempt to get a link to the palace game.
cluck cluck pwoar
12:09pm Sat 3 Nov 12
RUinsane says...
Me Ol Bam Boo is an astounding piece of footwork and to say he is a failure before he's started is just foolish, the guy has reached the semi final of the FA Cup y'know. And his film adaption of BFC history about the flying pig, Sh1tty **** Oink Oink, reruns on TV every christmas. Christmas wouldn't be the same without some well oiled pig wrestiling from t turd. banjos at the ready Cuz the Beverly Hillbillies are comin to a town near you.
Chim Chiminee me ol China
12:17pm Sat 3 Nov 12
RUinsane says...
aniakakowsky backing you to the hilt and bringing in successful dancer singers like Mr Van Dyke to your club who has danced at the highest level whilst singing at he same time, blistering. I must admit, I never expected the likes of Burnley to snag a mega superstar of the big screen after Eddie Howe went to a bigger club. You must be dead chuffed at his lifetime achievemet award at next years coming oscars.
Chim Chiminee.
12:35pm Sat 3 Nov 12
no ney never says...
You've been posting the same drivel all week on any article whether related or not.
What is most telling is you see wit by continuing to include mi ole bam boo, etc in your posts as though there is some comedy value in it. It neither encourages embarrasment, is derogatory or insulting in any way, so has liitle value in banter other than to demonstrate the authors lack of invention.
I used to enjoy some of your remarks, they were funny, but now you appear to be trying to hard.
cluck cluck bore!
12:54pm Sat 3 Nov 12
glp says...
1:14pm Sat 3 Nov 12
A Darener says...
1:21pm Sat 3 Nov 12
handyamBRFC says...
Thank God we didn't get a southener as they cant hack it up north..!
and HBerg knows the club and has achieved success as a player and won the premiership and got the medals.....!!!
Yes we all need to get together now and roar BRFC back to where we belong.
best of luck to H Berg and the team and i'm sure you will deliver us back to the top flight.
Yes lets give Henning Berg our thoughts on the team and players now.
ok
We need to replace some players sooner rather then later
we require young energetic players not old ones...!!
Lets hope Henning Berg can find some decent players in Scandnavia
as they are good players up there...!!!
Okay.......
Orr is crap & not good enough for BRFC 1st team but okay as squad member
Another player required,,,! ......urgently
Dunn is slow and past it but okay as squad member for time being
Another player required...! A midfield general
Murphy is slow and past it but okay as a squad member
Pederson is getting slower and older by the day, okay in squad
but we do require a fast winger who can deliver crosses
I think if we can find a Midfield general to boss the center
and a fast winger ...
as Pederson was good in his prime.....but getting slower....!
with 2 additional midfielders our midfield will be sufficient.
who are young energetic and pacy...!
I'm thinking of maybe some koreans as they are quite energetic
like the one at Swansea....!!!! a steven gerrard type player
if were lucky ....ha...ha.....!!!
I think we need to bring in someone to replace Orr for defs....!!!
Our strikers are okay...
we have BEST who should be okay when hes back but in the meantime maybe we need a big striker to play alongside Rhodes....!
1:35pm Sat 3 Nov 12
inflightmagazine says...
2:27pm Sat 3 Nov 12
handyamBRFC says...
Today's match is tough....!!!!
C Palace are a young energetic team and they have some V good up and coming players.
Something, i'd like to see at BRFC as we have too many older statesmen.
Yes we do need the older experienced players, but the're not able to last the 90 minutes we require and football is fast paced especially in Premiership.
I think we will need to concentrate on building up our younger players and creating a bigger and better football academy in order to just stay within sight of other major football teams.
Hence, I am in favor of bringing in young potentials from around the world but of course we have to nurture our own young players in England also.
I actually envy Palace as they have many exciting players destined for the top.
I know it will be tough against Palace and obviously would like 3 points but will have to settle for 1 point at the least.
I wish we could buy some of their exciting players like Zaha, etc..
but i know they will go to top clubs in premiership...!!!
5:18pm Sat 3 Nov 12
Abu dabi says...
Chicken Burgers great start promised. Biggest joke ever!Hahahaha
5:41pm Sat 3 Nov 12
ronnie clayton says...
9:27am Sun 4 Nov 12
whappen says...
9:31am Sun 4 Nov 12
whappen says...
If it was "MY" song, surely she'd already know if it was simple.
Over-reaching youself again, I'm afraid.
9:48am Sun 4 Nov 12
whappen says...
And chicken references have?
We mustn't forget of course, you are so good at invention out there in the hinterland. You've had to do it for decades, so I suppose you should be by now.
Cluck, cluck, bore? Exactly.
Eddie seems to have settled in nicely at Bournemouth, by the way; the only club he would have left you for, apparently. Kind of says it all, really.
9:59am Sun 4 Nov 12
whappen says...
You've been living in a state of denial for so long, anything you say/think/believe about us is, how should we put it, "tainted".
WE have a "simple love of violence and hate campaigns"?
Shopkeepers in you fair town may disagree.
I rest my case.
10:28am Sun 4 Nov 12
whappen says...
You pointing it out is therefore neither embarrasing, derogatory or insulting.
Not whole lot of invention there either.
You may not have noticed, but only three people from the same family own all the shares. They do have meetings; all shareholders are made aware by being contacted individually. Something along the lines of "fancy coming 'round for a bite to eat?"
6:00am Mon 5 Nov 12
whappen says...
"attendances, not that old gag"
Priceless.
And you can't beat a highly selective memory. I thought you were all devoted, dyed in the wool supporters; if so, why did your attendances go down at all? Why were your attendances amongst the lowest in the division at the start of your promotion season? That is a fact by the way. Barry Kilby expressed his concern about it at the time.
But the last time we went down, your attendances were blown out of the water by ours; see, selective memory, brilliant isn't it?
At least there is a reason for it this time, not that any of them matter, except to give you some misplaced sense of superiority based on inaccurate information and a vivid imagination..