Dane keen on Blackburn Rovers role as search goes on (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Dane keen on Blackburn Rovers role as search goes on
8:30am Saturday 20th October 2012 in News
FORMER Denmark international Michael Schjonberg believes he could be the man to guide Blackburn Rovers back to the Premier League – while Ian Holloway has not yet ruled himself out of the Ewood running.
Schjonberg, pictured above, has registered his interest in the vacant position over the past couple of days and wants the opportunity to discuss it in more detail with the club.
Blackpool boss Holloway is al-ready understood to be on Rovers’ shortlist and, while sources close to him believe he would interested in the role, he sidestepped the ques-tion yesterday with any official approach yet to be made.
Caretaker boss Eric Black will continue in temporary charge for this afternoon’s Champion-ship trip to Derby County and, with the prospect of landing favoured target Tim Sher-wood looking increasingly unlikely, Rovers are now considering their options.
The Lancashire Telegraph understands the club want to land a high-profile name who has already had a taste of English football, although mana-gerial experience at the top level is not a necessity.
Efforts to bring Sherwood to Ewood have not yet been given up on, while a few good results in the next few weeks could yet bring Molde boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back into the frame.
The former Manchester United ace has ruled himself out of the running until Molde’s season finishes, in early December, with Rovers currently un-willing to wait that long unless their results improve markedly.
Schjonberg, who made almost 50 appearances for Denmark between 1995 and 2000, was a midfielder who enjoyed spells at Hannover, Odense and FC Kaiserslautern, and has been coaching or managing for the past 10 years.
The 45-year-old was initially a youth coach at Kaiserslautern, before taking charge at Danish Superliga outfit Herfolge and then moving on to Hannover, where he was assistant manager and then caretaker boss.
In 2007, he was appointed directorof sport at Kaiserslautern before carrying out a similar role at FC Vestsjælland, where he went on to manage at the Danish second tier outfit.
He said: “I would love the opportunity to talk to the club about the position.
“It is a very exciting opportunity for someone and something that would be of real interest to me.
“I am sure if I got the chance at Blackburn, I could do well and help the club get back to the league they should be in.
“It would be good to speak face to face to the club to get my ideas across to them.”
Holloway is still a name interesting Rovers and Venky’s will be watching Blackpool’s match at Burnley closely tonight, with the game shown live on Sky Sports.
Asked about the links with Rovers yesterday, Holloway was non-committal.
“In life you never know when an opportunity will grab you, but at the moment I’m relishing the chance to take my team to Burnley tonight,” he said.
“Until someone makes an official approach, there’s nothing to talk about.
“I thoroughly enjoy working for this football club, I also enjoy being talked about. “It’s nice, it means you’re doing something that’s good. Do I want the speculation to stop? No. “Is it my fault three clubs around here haven’t got a manager? No.
“What normally happens is they’ll give it to someone who hasn’t already got a job.
“I’ll tuck it in the top of my pocket for confidence, but in the meantime we have a game to prepare for.”
Meanwhile caretaker boss Black has revealed he has not yet been asked if he would like to be considered for the permanent role.
He said: “I don’t think about it. Until I am asked to do a position, I won’t consider all the aspects fully. “There is a process on going, that is apparent, and I am happy to focus on the team.
“The only thing that is relevant is performances for the team and that is all I am focusing on.
“I know it sounds as though I am batting it away but I’m not.
“I am not involved in the recruitment process so I can’t enlighten anyone on how that is going.
“My job is to put this team in the best position for whoever takes charge.
“That is the remit.”
Comments(27)
J.C - Rishton
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8:56am Sat 20 Oct 12
22 days and we seem to have got almost nowhere in our search for a new manager - Venkys really are the owners from hell !
They never change, they never learn and Rovers will NEVER go forwards whilst they own us.
Win today at Derby and we could well get EB anounced as manager on Mon or Tues - I know SS is resisting this but after 2 refused approaches for TS we have got no-where and the agent who cannot be named (so lets call him "the devil"), well "the Devil" and his man on the board Paul "I'm a life-long Rovers fan" Agnew will be pushing for EB.
And we know from events over the last 2 years that "the Devil" has the ear of Mrs D - thats why EB could be manager within 2 or 3 days - and where would that leave SS ??
He'd have got rid of SK only to find that another of "the Devils" minions had replaced Kean - same $hite, different shovel !
katrew
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8:59am Sat 20 Oct 12
dangerous dave
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8:59am Sat 20 Oct 12
OUT WITH BLACK HENDRY SHAW AGNEW SINGH VENKEYS
Captain Dreckley
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9:05am Sat 20 Oct 12
Riverside 7
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9:11am Sat 20 Oct 12
If the club wish to appoint a foreign manager wth no experience of English football then why not consider Schuster or Clemente. At least they have had managed at the top.
I agree that 22 days on we look to have made lttle progress in our search.
If we are serious about Sherwood set him a deadline to make his interest known to Daniel Levy. If he won't do that then he is not the person for us and we should move on.
If would be pepared to wait for OGS but we must be certain he would come.
Bryan Douglas supporter
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9:32am Sat 20 Oct 12
As for the comment, well it sums Rovers mis-management and ambition up, doesn't it? Black, Sherwood, Shearer... Michael Schjonberg? Well its a bit like that milk advert, "Accrington Stanley, who are they?". We are being fed more than milk from the cowboys and Indians supposedly running the Club. Another day at soap opera Ewood.
French Rover
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9:45am Sat 20 Oct 12
That must mean that it will be someone in employment now like Sherwood still, or Holloway or maybe Karl Robinson or even still OGS? Patience is the keyword not farce.
bburnrover
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9:54am Sat 20 Oct 12
Robbie
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9:57am Sat 20 Oct 12
My Gut feeling is we will end up with Black, however i cant help but hope that the club is delaying until the Norway season is over and will then make a move Ole at Molde
YarkshahRover
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9:59am Sat 20 Oct 12
French Rover wrote:Your faith is admirable but based on such little foundation.
a lot of people believe this in danger of turning into another farce.....and yes it can look that way - but surely all the delay means is that they have targeted someone who they think is right for the club and are in the middle of the (sometimes slow) process (even at bigger clubs) of negotiating for him to come to Ewood. It wont be Black or Ali or some Danish chancer....they would all have been signed-up by now.
That must mean that it will be someone in employment now like Sherwood still, or Holloway or maybe Karl Robinson or even still OGS? Patience is the keyword not farce.
gleechy
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10:03am Sat 20 Oct 12
The owners have built an astonishing reputation for this club, and it means only desperados and fledglings will show any interest.
If a good manager comes to the club, he will have need for a very good get out clause when they start lying.
Venks have to go with their cronies.
thresholdweller
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10:08am Sat 20 Oct 12
Gaz M
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10:11am Sat 20 Oct 12
1952 rover
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10:12am Sat 20 Oct 12
MatthewCA
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10:14am Sat 20 Oct 12
Cheap option is always stay in the mddle of the table and we loose our confidance like Steve Kean. If we look at last 4 games we did not WIN, because of the negative energy affected in the dressing room. Players have to comeout from Kean dialoges and say we need to win today for our club.
My team for today : Robbo, Ollson,Givet,Dann,Lo
we,Dunn,Murphy,Ethu,
Rochina,Kazim,Rhodes
Sub:Kean,Formica,Han
ley,Orr,Pedersen,Gom
es,Jorge
all the best
repco2000
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10:19am Sat 20 Oct 12
BJS
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10:25am Sat 20 Oct 12
Time to ask ourselves, just who has been approached? Truth is we are sleepwalking into Black being given the job in much the same way as the previous disastrous appointment and it will be carry on as before. Just hope i'm wide of the mark with my pessimism.
dallydally
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10:33am Sat 20 Oct 12
Dukes
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11:10am Sat 20 Oct 12
VENKYS OUT.
alfa111
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12:39pm Sat 20 Oct 12
repco2000 wrote:Took the words from my mouth,exactly.The short list seems to be growing bigger by the Hour,in venkys case its finding that little jigsaw piece that fits in perfectly for their own needs not whats best for BRFC and fans needs.
Maybe the owners are looking for someone that suits them and not the club/fans. Buying players they want and to sell on for profit.Hard to find a football manager that the job would appeal too.Time will tell.
RUinsane
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1:46pm Sat 20 Oct 12
dangerous dave wrote:MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
As usual with these 'clowns' getting no where fast - yes it looks like no-body's/cheaper options are on the arisen!!!!
OUT WITH BLACK HENDRY SHAW AGNEW SINGH VENKEYS
OO !
fishcake 75
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1:54pm Sat 20 Oct 12
RespectTheK-Dog
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8:38pm Sat 20 Oct 12
Just ask Colin Hendry. He said that Black "tick's all the right boxes"
So that's decided right
ronnie clayton
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5:35am Sun 21 Oct 12
RespectTheK-Dog wrote:talksport /Soccer am
ERIC BLACK's YOUR MAN
Just ask Colin Hendry. He said that Black "tick's all the right boxes"
So that's decided right
Hendry , "the man we have right now ticks all the boxes".
YES , Ticks all the boxes to keep Hendry in gambling and drinking money ,and send us down !
Londonrover24k
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2:08pm Sun 21 Oct 12
Robbie wrote:By then we will be hovering around relegation with black in charge.
This is taking the Mike now, i'm all for "finding the right guy" but 3 weeks is plenty of time.
My Gut feeling is we will end up with Black, however i cant help but hope that the club is delaying until the Norway season is over and will then make a move Ole at Molde
Champagne for Avriwun
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10:21pm Sun 21 Oct 12
Is Eckersley playing? says...
8:49am Sat 20 Oct 12