Berg: I make the decisions at Blackburn Rovers (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Berg: I make the decisions at Blackburn Rovers
11:19am Friday 14th December 2012 in News
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
A DEFIANT Henning Berg insists he makes all the foot-balling decisions at Ewood Park after rubbishing reports he is being forced into changing his coaching staff by Shebby Singh.
The Lancashire Telegraph understands that changes in Berg’s backroom staff are still to be expected, while a national newspaper report yesterday claimed global advisor Singh was insisting that the Norwegian makes alter-ations behind the scenes.
But, ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Blackpool, Rovers’ boss was adamant he was still assessing his staff and that he would be the one to make the ultimate decision.
Berg did confirm that Colin Hendry had been moved from first team coach to assistant reserve team manager, under Gary Bowyer, but played down the significance of Monday’s talks with Singh, operations director Paul Agnew and managing director Derek Shaw.
Berg (pictured right) said: “Every club in the country will have meetings and that was just what it was, nothing special.
“I am surprised to see things in the papers, with things coming out, I don’t know why it was coming out and how it was coming out.
“It is normal for every profession to have meetings.
“I said when I first came that I will assess things and when I get to know the people we will see, and that position is still the same.
“My situation is the same, I will assess things. I am the manager, I will make the decisions I think is right for the club, in terms of how we play football, players in and out, staff, they are all my decisions.“I don’t think that is a problem at all.
“As a manager you are responsible for results and the minute you start to do things for others or things you don’t think are right, you have no chance.
“I have been in football so long, I know to expect speculation and rumours.
“If I worried about that I wouldn’t be able to do my job.
“I know who is making the decisions here.”
Meanwhile Berg will assess his squad ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Bloomfield Road with Danny Murphy and David Dunn potentially returning from injury.
Mauro Formica will also be assessed after undergoing a knee scan earlier this week as Rovers look for only their second win under Berg.
“Gato has played all our games and he has not been used to playing so many games,” revealed Berg.
“Those games have taken their toll on him and he’s got a knock, so we’ll see on Friday or Saturday how he is.
“Danny and David are getting closer but we’ll have to wait and see if they are available or not.”
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Comments (76)
11:24am Fri 14 Dec 12
fanny_tickler. says...
11:28am Fri 14 Dec 12
madrover says...
11:33am Fri 14 Dec 12
dangerous dave says...
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OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW SINGH BLACK 'HENDRY' VENKYS AND MAY BE BERG
11:37am Fri 14 Dec 12
ChrisDeBerg says...
RTID
11:38am Fri 14 Dec 12
ChrisDeBerg says...
RTID
11:41am Fri 14 Dec 12
Dukes says...
11:48am Fri 14 Dec 12
Harwoodstblue says...
Just one thing Henning, why hasn't Vucevic been given a chance ? He's looked pretty useful the odd time he's been given a run out ,and what's wrong with Givet, the only one with any guts that we seem to have at the moment ?
11:51am Fri 14 Dec 12
j bee says...
11:52am Fri 14 Dec 12
Dan11 says...
In 2 years from 11th in the premier to 13th in the championship, and falling down the championship table with 1 win in 8 games, and a bunch of overpaid useless players in the first 11 such as Scott Dann, Danny Murphy and Dickson Etuhu?
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We are heading for oblivion unless these clueless arrogant owners wake up and start listening to people who know football and know what they are talking about, instead of employing yes men to agree with everything they say. The Venkys must firstly accept that they are clueless and need help, otherwise this situation will only get worse.
12:02pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Harwoodstblue says...
12:02pm Fri 14 Dec 12
benal13 says...
12:05pm Fri 14 Dec 12
fanny_tickler. says...
12:07pm Fri 14 Dec 12
moh says...
12:10pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Harwoodstblue says...
34 yrs.
12:18pm Fri 14 Dec 12
John Bumhead says...
As much as the current run of form is painful, and Berg appears to be struggling, he needs a chance. If he goes, we've even less chance of attracting a decent manager after him.
I for one will make my mind up on Berg in May. Whilst available cash won't be plentiful, I just hope the office idiots let him get on with changing the playing staff in January to what he wants.
12:22pm Fri 14 Dec 12
holmesy69 says...
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holmesy69 says...
12:27pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Fidel Castro says...
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A Rover 45 years and over says...
12:37pm Fri 14 Dec 12
benal13 says...
12:42pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Keen O to Get Kean Out says...
12:43pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Keen O to Get Kean Out says...
12:47pm Fri 14 Dec 12
leitchy says...
12:56pm Fri 14 Dec 12
wilpshireover says...
1:03pm Fri 14 Dec 12
wilpshireover says...
1:10pm Fri 14 Dec 12
wilpshireover says...
You do not know what you are doing, why don't you stick to poultry?
1:11pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Keen O to Get Kean Out says...
1:17pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Road Runner Road Runner says...
Absolutely Bergs decision in so far that he recognizes that the backroom staff are in need of a major reshuffle considering the woeful return these last two tears.
Blackburn Rovers have an etched history into it's defensive organization - Don Mckay being the light to hold up.
Henning Berg was a top, top defender of his generation, and in no way will he wish to see the disaster before him plus his managerial credentials are at stake here.
Let Berg go about his business in restoring the great history we have(warts and all). Berg as more of an affiliation with BRFC than the previous imposter.
Bergs path will be long and full of hardships considering the right royal fook up he as inherited. He his no magician and only time will tell if he his to succeed ? In making him a success, we the supporter, have to get behind him failing that then we will most certainly implode.
Of course, his managerial success rate thus far is flattering to decieve, but let him put in place his own vision and then we can judge him form there ?
Our club is in a state of freefall and only the likes of Berg, who as the club at heart, can pull us through this sorry mess.
Once we become objective rather than subjective the reality is there for all to see. Our subjectivety is paramount to Bergs success at this time for the reality would see us all walk away washing our hands period !
Berg is a good man with honorable intentions for our grand and founder member club.
I'm backing him in bucking the trend that as besieged our club.
Just a thought folks :)
Arte et labore
1:19pm Fri 14 Dec 12
chickenfarm says...
All together now "Oh no you don't"
1:19pm Fri 14 Dec 12
French Rover says...
That is Norwegian for - Hey Shebby in future you better not go shooting your mouth off to the press on footballing matters that are my responsibility..
Well said Henning!
1:24pm Fri 14 Dec 12
French Rover says...
1:29pm Fri 14 Dec 12
wilpshireover says...
1:37pm Fri 14 Dec 12
juanbbien says...
1:37pm Fri 14 Dec 12
A Darener says...
And Shebby said I could say that, so there!
1:39pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Lancs - pensioner says...
Role model for our youngsters, its a complete joke.
All talk and no action, get a grip HB, show us who really is the boss now or go under.
1:40pm Fri 14 Dec 12
owd nick says...
1:42pm Fri 14 Dec 12
wilpshireover says...
1:44pm Fri 14 Dec 12
owd nick says...
1:49pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Keen O to Get Kean Out says...
1:53pm Fri 14 Dec 12
juanbbien says...
1:55pm Fri 14 Dec 12
A Darener says...
2:03pm Fri 14 Dec 12
cruzy_cruz says...
If Berg is the answer christ knows what the question is.
NOBODY wanted him other than Shabby and we can see why. Persist with him at our peril
2:11pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Nuttall Street says...
2:43pm Fri 14 Dec 12
bburnrover says...
3:04pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Road Runner Road Runner says...
Maybe I can get a little sentimental here KOTGKO - our hearts are not the problem here, but the problem lays within our hearts. The backroom staff over these last years simply haven't been up to the task, and adding the conjecture that as become synonymous with BRFC regards the odious one's wretched management the time as arrived which is now becoming tangible that big changes are absolutely imperative if BRFC are to function as a professional football club. With that in mind Venky can be seen to be making (huge) strides with backing Berg thus we can hope that the debacle created by the odious one with the naive backing of Venky will be exposed for what it was - NUTS !
I can safely say, and though I do not profess to be an authority on football, the past two years what I have witnessed for the majority as left me with a heavy sinking of the heart such was the dysfunctional nature of the beast.
Dismantling takes a mere blink of the eye - rebuilding is costly and fraught with hidden dangers that could take years in rebuilding.
Berg is a footballing man - period. The odious one clung onto the shirt tales such as Berg and adding his flimflam to the equation most certainly fooled the Venky. Now they must rectify this situation for their will be far reaching ramifications down the line for Venky make no mistake, and I truly believe they didn't and don't wish for that to happen ?
Berg is being as cool as an iceberg with all of this situation whilst, in my opinion at least - slowly, but surely helping, if not fully solving this, with pragmatic actions resulting in BRFC looking once again a team to be revered at the level it arrives at ?
Venky be advised we want our football club and team back on a footing that befits hence let the manager manage football matters.
Just a thought folk's ?
Arte et labore
3:16pm Fri 14 Dec 12
noddymcleod says...
Surely moving Hendry to the bed-next-to-the-door is good news. Careful, careful, catch a monkey as my grannie used to say.
Just some tightening in mid defence - I'm sure Berg himself could do better paired with Givet than Dann and Hanley whose combined mobility is less than the old Atlantean double decker in the turning circle up Shadsworth. Tightening in midfield - anyone who has a forward gear and some wind in his lungs, and getting in some crosses for Rhodes and the ship can be steadied with a couple of bargain buys in January.
3:44pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Rayzerisaloser says...
3:49pm Fri 14 Dec 12
penrithrover says...
4:15pm Fri 14 Dec 12
penrithrover says...
But the Venky`s made a big mistake they assumed Hendry was a coach and he was a popular figure at Rovers, Singh the Venky advisor never actually realised two things ,one very important thing, the Rovers people are very good honest decent men and women thay do not like liars,swindlers ,women bashers, people who steal from pensioners all actions if Hendry ,that he cannot even deny because this can all be proven.
4:22pm Fri 14 Dec 12
owd nick says...
That really is some achievement.
But perhaps they are trying to put things right? The comings and goings over the next few weeks will give some indication of this.
Venky's were never going to get an experienced manager to take over the shambles they created, as I said at the time, not many are that stupid, so it was always going to be someone like Berg who was trying to get a foot on the ladder.
And in all fairness we can't expect Berg to change things overnight, everything about the club is negative, it's going to take a lot to turn that around.
4:40pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Captain Dreckley says...
5:09pm Fri 14 Dec 12
wilpshireover says...
Being a comparative newcomer to the area, I have not been to Bloomfield Rd for nigh on 20 years. My ticket is marked "senior", and being quite ancient, they are not wrong, but it also says restricted view. Are all the away seats like that at Balckpool or am I just unlucky?
5:15pm Fri 14 Dec 12
moh says...
5:25pm Fri 14 Dec 12
noddymcleod says...
It could be worse, you could be watching Rovers from Pune as our owners do.
5:28pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Rovers75 says...
My first concern is Rovers and the top and bottom is Hendry's sh1t at his job - so get rid HB and get rid now!
Also, whilst I'm on the get rid of f*cking sh1t subject, get rid of the light weight powder puffs earning stupid money (Murphy et al) and get a spine to the team that's made up of some tough tackling, motivating, win at all cost battlers, who have what it takes to mount a serious promotion charge.
Either that or get used to the lazy, unfit, unorganised, half hearted garbage we've witnessed the last couple of months.
RTID
5:38pm Fri 14 Dec 12
SaffaRover says...
"What I'm trying to do is build a club that can survive and sustain."
Are these morons not aware that we had a very stable and solid club until they arrived?? Why the hell is he trying to build the club??????
Have they realised they have destroyed the club and it needs rebuilding?
Muppets.
5:52pm Fri 14 Dec 12
penrithrover says...
Perhaps me and many other like me are wrong ,but Rovers 75 you comments are that ,you do not care about Hendry`s violent and dishonest background ,you only care that he is a **** coach , well HE IS a **** coach , then why are we keeping a **** coach with a dishonest and dishounarable recent history and we are sacking honourable men whoare good coaches Black,Minns,Brunskil
l do you not think that is an odd and possibly corrupt decision ?
6:07pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Harwoodstblue says...
6:34pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Captain Dreckley says...
7:06pm Fri 14 Dec 12
GameRoverMan says...
7:18pm Fri 14 Dec 12
merlinrabbit says...
7:23pm Fri 14 Dec 12
merlinrabbit says...
7:26pm Fri 14 Dec 12
owd nick says...
Our owners at the time, the Walker trust wanted rid of Rovers and were certainly not investing anything.
Jack Walker must still be turning in his grave.
We had a manager (Lardarse) who didn't actually want to manage us, remember he was touting himself all around the planet, including Barca, Arab states, etc; etc, and had to be begged to stay on by Williams.
Not everything in the garden was as rosy as some would like to paint.
That said Venky's have screwed up royally.
I might remind some that 12 months ago people were ranting and raving on here that Venky's never told us what was going on, now every time their representative, Shebby, opens his mouth......we complain, deride, insult, rant, rave.
7:39pm Fri 14 Dec 12
fanny_tickler. says...
Give Shebby a go as manager.
7:49pm Fri 14 Dec 12
A Darener says...
8:02pm Fri 14 Dec 12
fanny_tickler. says...
8:13pm Fri 14 Dec 12
California Blue says...
8:13pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Nuttall Street says...
8:20pm Fri 14 Dec 12
French Rover says...
9:00pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Road Runner Road Runner says...
I truly hope that Berg can be that man to turn the corner with Rovers ? If that fails then the standard slips further. If nothing else this will be something to tell the grand kids about !!
Arte et labore
10:20pm Fri 14 Dec 12
merlinrabbit says...
1:28am Sat 15 Dec 12
andyproc says...
5:01am Sat 15 Dec 12
Justjes says...
They are Vankers
5:01am Sat 15 Dec 12
Justjes says...
They are Vankers
1:54pm Sat 15 Dec 12
owd nick says...
4:00am Sun 16 Dec 12
Justjes says...
S o d off with the other w ankers