Blackburn Rovers denied in approach for McKinlay (From Lancashire Telegraph)

VENKYS **** SELL UP NOW this is getting sad this now.

something is **** up at rovers non stop.

FFS HAVE THEY NOT LEARNT FROM THE LAST TWO YEARS

I think Shebby has been telling porkies. So all these famous, big names have applied yet we are approaching managers with NO managerial experience. I think Shabba is talking out his tikka ring

shebby get out now.

We are being controlled by the agent that cannot be named, but wh isnt from Blackburn...........

At last some positive news in the manager search fiasco. Venkys and Singh have learnt nothing. This is Kean all over again.
No confidence in singh, no confidence in venkys.
Venkys and Singh out of Ewood now

So basically Venkys are looking for:

- A first team coach with zero management experience - Like Steve Kean (Tim Sherwood & Billy Mckinley)...

Why don't they just offer the job to Michel Salgado. At least he gives a **** about the club.

Captain Dreckley wrote:
At last some positive news in the manager search fiasco. Venkys and Singh have learnt nothing. This is Kean all over again.
No confidence in singh, no confidence in venkys.
Venkys and Singh out of Ewood now

The only positive news here is that Rovers have been denied in their approach to speak to McKinlay
In my opinion this smacks of desperation. On what grounds would anyone appoint McKinlay?????

Member of the coaching staff at Fulham??????? Good God, is that the height of their ambitions? I despair at this lot.

By not filling the post, Venkys are saving a bit of cash. It's common practise amongst cash-strapped managements.
Where is Shaby living ? Is he in the country ? Based in London ?
Has he got Dunnie's house which Venkys were supposed to be moving into ?

Pompey time

I think there must be some truth in this report as the bookies have McKinlay as their favourite for the job.
Just like Sherwood he has little managerial experience so I cannot understand why the Board are interested in him?

What has happened to the likes of Schuster,Clemente etc managers who have worked at the very top level.

Is it the Scottish mafia connection?
Has McKinlay any connection with our favourite football agent?

I am sure that the vast majority of fans would be disappointed with such an appointment and thats an understatement.

24 days and counting - the search for a new manager is becoming a farce.
Will Venkys ever learn?
Todays Daily Star says that Kean is claiming £1.5M for constructive dismissal - so perhaps the club are pursuing a cheap option.

I keep reading Shearer is being rumoured again.
I would not take Shearer personally, I would rather have someone experienced but Shearer is better than McKinlay.
If McKinlay gets the job it would be so deflating.
At least Shearer would lift some if not all the crowd and I imagine he would lift the players as well
Murphy will be over the moon as he knows his place in the team would be safe.
Another negative from what we have seen to date.

Sherwood. No Mckinley, No.
Why are we looking at coaches.
WE NEED SOMEONE WITH EXPERIENCE TO GET US OUT OF THIS S**T LEAGUE.

Seems like the pro-Venky, pro-Agnew, pro-Jerome Anderson appologists have all gone quiet.

Come on FrenchRover et al, speak up for Billy McK.

Tell us why, exactly he is the best man for the job ?

What, er, cos he used to live in Whalley ?
He knows his own way to Brockall ?
He's Steve Keans mate ?
He's Scottish ?
He's got SEM as his agents ?

Wow - yes, sounds like the best possible candidate for the job and his SK/JA connections (out of the ENTIRE world of football) are just (yet another) COINCIDENCE.

noddymcleod wrote:
By not filling the post, Venkys are saving a bit of cash. It's common practise amongst cash-strapped managements.
Where is Shaby living ? Is he in the country ? Based in London ?
Has he got Dunnie's house which Venkys were supposed to be moving into ?

No he hasn't.

Perhpas, when speculating on who the next manager is going to be, the LET could put the name of their agents in brackets?

Goodbye Rovers. I'll give up on footy now.

One reason we don't want McKinley.....Souness allegedly overheard him telling Craig Short "Don't worry about being injured - Just pretend to be injured and pick up your wages like I do"

And promptly bombed him out of the Club

IF BLACKBURN GO ANY WHERE NEAR BILLY McKINLEY THAN THATS IT GLOVES OFF NO MORE TRIPS TO AWAY GAMES NO TO HOME GAMES IF THATS THE LEVEL WE ARE HEADING DOWN I WILL BOYCOTT THE CLUB I LOVE .WE HAVE TOP LEVEL NAMES THAT THAY SAY THAT IS IN THE FRAME DONT MAKE ME LAUGH GET THE LOT OUT OFF OUR CLUB SHABBY OUT VENKES OUT BLACK OUT AND TAKE THE JOCK WITH YOU THAY ARE JUST A BUNCH OF GLORY DIGGERS ALL THE GEAR NO IDEA

Thank god theapproach has been turned down! This must be the bign name/s that SS as been talking about - Mourinho, McKinley etc.
We need a proven manage or an inexperienced manager who will lift the crowd! McKinley will not do that!
Get the right manager venkys and Blackburn will be back in the premiership!
Simple really, don't take the mickey anymore!

bypass06 wrote:
One reason we don't want McKinley.....Souness allegedly overheard him telling Craig Short "Don't worry about being injured - Just pretend to be injured and pick up your wages like I do"

And promptly bombed him out of the Club

More tittle tattle. The posts on here have now desceded to about as low a level of intelligence as they have ever been.
I don't know whether McKinlay or Sherwood would do a good job and neither do any of you.
All I would say is that how come both Spurs and Fulham have denied permission to speak to them? Could it be that their current employers actually know more than you lot and beleive that they are quality people and that they don't want to lose them? Just a thought.

Billy McEffinKinlay, Pathetic(and a total transparent option as just another yes man).

I thinks it's now about time that Singh was asked some serious questions. Why on earth would we approach Fulham to speak to Billy McKinlay?

What are we looking for in a new manager? No experience, no track record and if Fulham do cave in, give us permission to speak to him and we do appoint him, what then. I am sure the fans won't be coming flocking back. We need someone who can galvanise the club and that inclused the fans. Get this wrong and forget about gthe good time, welcome in the bad time.

Very Very worrying times!

After all we have gone through to get rid of Kean - the most HATED manager in our entire history and after 3 weeks of arsing around Venkys now try to sign........

Keans BEST MATE in football to replace him - you couldnt make it up.

Yes, Kean and McKinley were thick as thieves when they were coaches together at Fulham now our ownerS are thinking of getting Kean2.

What a bloody joke just someone else with no Management Experience on the cheap!!! So much for SHabby saying big names in the hat - the circus clown continues to spout nonsense!!!
As for Hendry National Press report him being arrested for assauly when asked he said not him - must have been his double then. In any event get shut of Keans cronies they are a disgrace and an embarrassment to the fans and club - shameless and dragging us down further into the gutter.
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW BLACK HENDRY SINGH VENKEYS

We need an EXPERIENCED Manager. Come on Shaw, Agnew, Singh, surely this is blindingly obvious.

this is lovely to read anyway see you boys on MOTD next season? haha dream on book derby day tickets at dumpdale coz thats the best your getting next season UTMC

BRFC...RIP

Well Ole Gunnar will be available in a months time so we should get 4 more points to keep us going especially if he leaves our best Portugese striker out again.

Venkys and hired goon Shebby Singh are now going hell for leather to appoint Emmanuel Goldstein: the natural successor to Steve Kean following the disapointments of McKinlay and Sherwood who have signed pre-contract agreements with Real Madrid and AC Milan respectively.

Emmanuel Goldstein is due to fly in for talks this week and Shebby claims the deal is near completion "all that reamains is to dot the i's and cross the t's".

Emmanuel Goldstein an SEM client since 1984 is looking forward to working with Colin Hendry and see's the scot as a protege, who he hopes can replace him in years to come.

murphys been talking to shaby its the only way he would get in team if one of his fulham mates got the job, its another job for the boys thing,am i bovered not any more it stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!

Duni Akwe Tu? wrote:
Venkys and hired goon Shebby Singh are now going hell for leather to appoint Emmanuel Goldstein: the natural successor to Steve Kean following the disapointments of McKinlay and Sherwood who have signed pre-contract agreements with Real Madrid and AC Milan respectively.

Emmanuel Goldstein is due to fly in for talks this week and Shebby claims the deal is near completion "all that reamains is to dot the i's and cross the t's".

Emmanuel Goldstein an SEM client since 1984 is looking forward to working with Colin Hendry and see's the scot as a protege, who he hopes can replace him in years to come.

You missed out...in the Blue Square Premier league.

If after 4 weeks that is the best you can come up with Shebby, it's time for you to go as well.

Well I said some time ago that the acid test would be who Kean's replacement was; getting rid of the bald clown was only a part of the solution. I cannot for the life of me understand why we'd go for another coach who has never managed. The saying "experience is the best teacher" is actually completely;y wrong. It should read "Applied experience is the best teacher" otherwise you simply repeat the mistakes of the past. Looks like Shebby & Co are about to do just that. I don't understand either why anyone would say its good news that Fulham turned Rovers down. Whoever they try and get now is going to think "I was at least third choice" behind Sherwood and McKinlay. On that basis why would they want to come? The Venkys are in real danger of losing what small gains they had made after Keannochio left. Sad days

Those of you who report to owners and/or club board members - make your bosses aware of how close we are to a complete breakdown of the relationship we supporters have with our club.

Get this wrong and "Venky's" can have no viable future as Rovers "owners".

I like Billy Mckinlay, I hope we get him, he is a top banana and is far better than Mick Mcarthy or Ian Holloway. He is one of our own to pull us all together.
I hope it comes off.

A Darener wrote:
BRFC...RIP

I like your optimism Darener:

RIP = Rovers in Prem (doesnt it?)

Don't worry though - the club wont appoint a manager unless they are sure he can get us back up to the Premiership. As what a lot of people forget is that It is in their (the owners) best interests to get the club promoted to grab a share of all that lovely lolly available there. Better to get 80 million every year than get one more 16 million and two eights as we will in the next three years in the Championship! Do the maths.

dallydally wrote:
Well I said some time ago that the acid test would be who Kean's replacement was; getting rid of the bald clown was only a part of the solution. I cannot for the life of me understand why we'd go for another coach who has never managed. The saying "experience is the best teacher" is actually completely;y wrong. It should read "Applied experience is the best teacher" otherwise you simply repeat the mistakes of the past. Looks like Shebby & Co are about to do just that. I don't understand either why anyone would say its good news that Fulham turned Rovers down. Whoever they try and get now is going to think "I was at least third choice" behind Sherwood and McKinlay. On that basis why would they want to come? The Venkys are in real danger of losing what small gains they had made after Keannochio left. Sad days

Spot on! It says it all when Bolton are turned down by Palace when they want to speak to Dougie Freedman (a manager) and BRFC are turned down for only anting to speak to a coach at Fulham! Shenky's will not learn!

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote:
BRFC...RIP

I like your optimism Darener:

RIP = Rovers in Prem (doesnt it?)

Don't worry though - the club wont appoint a manager unless they are sure he can get us back up to the Premiership. As what a lot of people forget is that It is in their (the owners) best interests to get the club promoted to grab a share of all that lovely lolly available there. Better to get 80 million every year than get one more 16 million and two eights as we will in the next three years in the Championship! Do the maths.

The only premiership we are heading towards is the Blue Square Premiership.

More lies from the circus known as BRFC. So nobody with any managerial experience wants the job , surprise, surprise.!!! So much for a short list of candidates with exceptional experience, these lot cant tell their arse from their elbow. !!!

But Billy will fit in real well with our group. He's scottish, he's tuff and he's an ex rover just like king Colin. I think this could be the turning point. If we could just get Fulham to see sense.

Oh, dear. The cats out of the bag now. If that's the level we're fishing at they've blown it big time. The posts on here so far tell the story. The natives are restless Venkys, the natives are restless!

We haven't had a reason to boycott since Kean left. But by God! I think we soon will have.

We haven't had a reason to boycott since Kean left. But by God! I think we soon will have.

Total farce but remember any respected manager would not touch this club with a 10 foot pole, they make it worse for themselves every day so the list may not be very long with ideal candidates

A Darener wrote:
We haven't had a reason to boycott since Kean left. But by God! I think we soon will have.

Boycott for what Mckinlay is the right man. Even Kean ays he is.

Last time rovers were relegated it took them so longer to find a new manager and that was with people like Jack Walker and John williams in charge, i remember Tony Parks was caretaker manager for most of the season after Kidd was sacked, what has been obvious from the past is Rovers desperately need a man manager, not a head coach. They need a manager who can motivate the whole team to play to their maximum ability, not just concentrating on one or two players here and there.

RUinsane wrote:

A Darener wrote:
We haven't had a reason to boycott since Kean left. But by God! I think we soon will have.

Boycott for what Mckinlay is the right man. Even Kean ays he is.

RUinsane? Not RUinsane but IAMinsane!

Look at all you muppets desperate for another reason to boycott. Why not just admit that you don't want to go because you're no longer a premier league club? Blackburn Rovers, the laughing stock of English football. You're a disgrace. Shame on you.

Bet you people who bought a season ticket the day after Kean left are feeling a bit silly now. I did say on here just after Kean left, wait until they appoint someone before buying a season ticket.

My only surprise in all this, is that anybody is surprised by what Shebby Singh and the other Stooges say and do. This is the most incompetent bunch of morons EVER to be involved in a football club.

As I cautioned a few weeks ago, we should all be careful what we wish for! That megalomaniac SS wants the job for himself - his ego knows no bounds, and since the Venkyy's have no sense whatsoever, this is just what he will tell them, and they will believe it.

We are now the standing joke of English football, and will remain so as long as this bunch of cretins are involved.

SHYSTERS GET OUT OF OUR CLUB NOW

Quick question... would there be the outrage over Mckinley's approach if he wasnt a coach at Fulham. In other words it seems the dislike for Mckinley stems from the fact Kean was a coach at Fulham.

this is all getting very familiar now under this regime with big names being thrown out by its media machine followed by the inexplicable reality. i think shebby singh clearly thinks we are a bunch of provincial morons who will be appeased by basically anyone who used to play for us (no offense billy mckinlay who is a fine coach) . if it's gonna be like this, i would happily wait the extra few weeks for solskjaer.

oh my dahlin wrote:
We need an EXPERIENCED Manager. Come on Shaw, Agnew, Singh, surely this is blindingly obvious.

I agree BUT it's no use having a go at Shaw, Agnew, Singh. It's the VENKY'S who say who's appointed. Venky's DO NOT WANT an experienced manager. This must be blindingly obvious to all by now. They want someone relatively cheap who will do their bidding.
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Which 'experienced' manager would kow tow to their policies / whims ? If an 'experienced big name' manager were appointed he wouldn't last long as he wouldn't put up with the Venky strictures.
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Whilst McKinlay isn't an obvious choice if he's appointed we must get behind him and give him a chance. Who knows he may prove to be excellent ?

You are all just a flipping laughing stock to football. CLUELESS BUNCH OF MONEY GRABBING TOSSERS. GET HELL OUT OF EWOOD. You'll be luck to getb10000 home crowds by Xmas. How much more of this **** are we going to hear. We have all now had enough. GO GO GO GO GO GO and leave the ashes for us.

Is simon grayson out of the picture... cant find odds on him

Billy McKinlay good friends with Steve Kean, now a target for next rovers manager. Is it just me or is anybody else suspicious of this managerial target?

The circus act needs to stop NOW!!! The FA or whoever it is needs to get involved with how OUR club is being run and sort this mess out!!!!!!

VENKYS OUT, SHEBBY OUT, ANDERSON OUT, AGNEW OUT

wampam wrote:
Is simon grayson out of the picture... cant find odds on him

They are all out of the picture...it's
Eric black!

Venkys,

If any of you needed a life-saving operation then would you ask an experienced surgeon to carry it out or would you be happy leaving it to a nurse?

Well, if you want to save your football club then employ an experieced football MANAGER and not a ten-a-penny coach.

VENKYS OUT!

handsj14 wrote:
Quick question... would there be the outrage over Mckinley's approach if he wasnt a coach at Fulham. In other words it seems the dislike for Mckinley stems from the fact Kean was a coach at Fulham.

It's got nothing to do with Fulham you absolute tool. Shabby has stated that a number of top managers have applied, yet we are chasing inexperienced coaches who clearly haven't applied...

Ryanb74 wrote:

handsj14 wrote:
Quick question... would there be the outrage over Mckinley's approach if he wasnt a coach at Fulham. In other words it seems the dislike for Mckinley stems from the fact Kean was a coach at Fulham.

It's got nothing to do with Fulham you absolute tool. Shabby has stated that a number of top managers have applied, yet we are chasing inexperienced coaches who clearly haven't applied...

They may have applied, but when told the conditions of appointment they have run a mile!

Brunzig wrote:
Billy McKinlay good friends with Steve Kean, now a target for next rovers manager. Is it just me or is anybody else suspicious of this managerial target?

The circus act needs to stop NOW!!! The FA or whoever it is needs to get involved with how OUR club is being run and sort this mess out!!!!!!

VENKYS OUT, SHEBBY OUT, ANDERSON OUT, AGNEW OUT

Suspicious? I'll say. I asked who is Mckinleys agent? They are looking for someone who can carry on with their original plans and carry on as before. Just ask yourselves why originally, the sudden rush to sack Allardyce, the issues surrounding Nelsen, Salgado and others, the sidelining of Williams, Finn etc? They (Venkys) didn't want them around to see what they were up to. The nightmare for Rovers fans and BRFC goes on. They WILL NOT appoint anyone who the majority of real fans feel is a PROPER manager. Hope i,m wrong but each day that goes by makes me more pessimistic.

handsj14 wrote:
Quick question... would there be the outrage over Mckinley's approach if he wasnt a coach at Fulham. In other words it seems the dislike for Mckinley stems from the fact Kean was a coach at Fulham.

It's not the Fulham link it's the fact that he is a coach not a manager, we have tried the 1st team coach option before and what a disaster that was. Nothing but a proven manager should be considered.

I think there are a lot of people who need a reality check. We are not a Premier League Club, we are a mid-table Championship Club ... FACT !!
The chances of us getting a top name manager are slim, despite what SS might claim. I would actually rather have someone with some attachment to Rovers than someone who hasn't so would Sherwood, McKinlay or Shearer really be so bad ? I wouldn't mind any of those three if they could also come with some kind of mentor as in Dalglish or someone of that ilk.
Bottom line, I wanted Kean out because the lies he peddled and whoever the next manager is, I will get behind him and all "real" supporters will do the same.

Iv been saying from the beginning that SS is a self satisfying glory hunter with little football skill and he will be our downfall and yet fans were hailing himn like some ceasar because he answered questions as they wanted him to. I'm getting so fed up. No way is McInlay an option

BILLY McKINLAY IS HATED AT BLACKBURN FOR HIS BIG MONEY FEE & COMPLETE LACK OF EFFORT !!!!!

Venky's do your homework FFS !!!

You'll be asking other rovers "favourites" next like Kevin Davies / Shabani Nonda / Dino Baggio !!!

And nice to see Steve Kean's criminal mate Colin Hendry spent a night in the cells for domestic abuse .. Stealin money from the club under false pretences (our defensive display at Derby for example) isn't enough for Hendry .. What next - Drink driving ???

GET THIS SHAM SORTED OUT NOW !!!

I will not go to anymore games (home or away) and fund the VENKYS / SHEBBY SINGH / AGNEW / potentially BILLY McKINLEY until these jokers are out of the Club I love !!!!

RUinsane wrote:
But Billy will fit in real well with our group. He's scottish, he's tuff and he's an ex rover just like king Colin. I think this could be the turning point. If we could just get Fulham to see sense.

HENDRY A BULLY BOY , WHO HAS A HISTORY OF THREATENING BEHAVIOUR TO OLDER WOMEN. , HENDRY IS A COWARD .

When a club appoints a new manager the new man tends to bring his "team" with him (coaches, assistant, physio etc) If we keep looking at candidates who are not, and never have, managed then they have no such team. The club will again lack structure. The first condition for applying should be "has managed before" did they learn nothing from the Kean fiasco ?

dallydally wrote:
Well I said some time ago that the acid test would be who Kean's replacement was; getting rid of the bald clown was only a part of the solution. I cannot for the life of me understand why we'd go for another coach who has never managed. The saying "experience is the best teacher" is actually completely;y wrong. It should read "Applied experience is the best teacher" otherwise you simply repeat the mistakes of the past. Looks like Shebby & Co are about to do just that. I don't understand either why anyone would say its good news that Fulham turned Rovers down. Whoever they try and get now is going to think "I was at least third choice" behind Sherwood and McKinlay. On that basis why would they want to come? The Venkys are in real danger of losing what small gains they had made after Keannochio left. Sad days

Totally agree

This is showing the worst management protocols I can think of however who are the ones making their mouths go.

If we have decided to speak to McKinlay surely only three or four people should be party to that conversation

Who is leaking all the news for as you say anymore and the one who gets the job will feel completely isolated.

As for Sherwood after such a protracted period of time I would not even entertain him. If he had Passionately wanted the job he would have given Spurs an ultimatum or even insisted on talking to us. Obviously does not want it enough, no good for us.

As for the leaks the press were onto McKinlay last week so I would not be surprised if the leaks are from our end which is inexcusable

Highlights the truly inept role of our so called press adviser global adviser and directors.

If Venkys have entrusted them to sort it out then might be interesting as to how they view the fiasco unfolding around them.

the Interesting thing bout Roves going for Billy is he is very good pals with a certain Steve Kean

The happy feeling of hope and anticipation I had 3 weeks ago has gone, I am back to feeling sick and despondent again. I even said to the wife that I couldn't be bothered with BRFC at the weekend, words I never thought I could say. If Billy McKinlay is appointed then it all starts again. The gates will drop, the protests restarted and Venkys just show themselves to be what we have known from the start, absolutely clueless.

Saturday afternoons are no longer the highlight of the week, I didn't really care if we won or lost, just that we tried, pulled in the right direction and could say who we supported with pride, that's all gone. I squirm when people ask me now, I didn't care when we last got relegated, I actually enjoyed the feeling of doing well in a division again and could see the positive re-building that went on, it made promotion and the Worthington Cup win etc feel all the sweeter. We will languish in this division for years now, in fact we will end up just like Derby on Saturday, plodding along.

If Venky's can't see what will happen if they appoint Kean Version 2 god help us.

I don't know if I can carry on following, which sounds melodramatic but it genuinely kills me to see us like this.

Pathetic Incompetence

Shebby you have failed to listen to people who know football in this league - so go back to ESPN Asia.

You have aspirations of granduer - all we supporters can see is the club still rudderless and heading quickly in the wrong direction

It seems that Venky's intention in appointing a new manager is to go for a trainer with little managerial experience. By giving them a break in management they will be in debt to the Venky's and will, like Mr Kean, continue with the regular visits to India to report on progress and continue to obey orders in taking on any player directed to them by Shabby Singh and the agents he chooses to work with. In reality what the club needs is an experienced, outspoken manager in the mold of Ian Holloway or Neil Warnock who will take definite charge and will not care at all what the owners say as they will be able to walk away if they are unhappy with things.

A Darener wrote:

wampam wrote:
Is simon grayson out of the picture... cant find odds on him

They are all out of the picture...it's
Eric black!

It is not Black Darener, it's definitely McKinley. My son works in London and it is being reported there slightly differently than elsewhere - Fulham actually said that Rovers CAN talk to McKinley as long as the compensation package is agreed first.

That puts a totally different slant on it as I would think that the compensation that Fulham will want will be a lot less than the 3 million that Spurs wanted for Sherwood.

Could all be signed and done by tomorrow?

mellorb&w wrote:
I think there are a lot of people who need a reality check. We are not a Premier League Club, we are a mid-table Championship Club ... FACT !!
The chances of us getting a top name manager are slim, despite what SS might claim. I would actually rather have someone with some attachment to Rovers than someone who hasn't so would Sherwood, McKinlay or Shearer really be so bad ? I wouldn't mind any of those three if they could also come with some kind of mentor as in Dalglish or someone of that ilk.
Bottom line, I wanted Kean out because the lies he peddled and whoever the next manager is, I will get behind him and all "real" supporters will do the same.

We may be a Championship Club but did Shebby not tells us 2 weeks ago that some very big names had applied for the job?
Names such as Schuster, Clemente for example - both have managed at the very top.
We appear to be intent on making the same mistake as last time - appointing a coach with no managerial experience.
Can anyone remember the rumours around Blackburn on how McKinlay got his bad injury that kept him out for approx 12 months - I do.
He's definitely not for me.

Everyone in the game knows that we NEED a proper 'football' man at the helm of this club. And not a good number two who might make a good No1 (the Brian Kidd mistake). And not an ex player yet to prove himself in management (the Paul Ince mistake etc). But a good hard nosed proven manager who knows how to run a football club ( love him or hate him but a Sam Allardyce type ). This appointment has to be a Holloway or a Mcarthy figure, both of whom know the game and know how to get promoted out of the Championship. BRFC, please don't gamble here, Sherwood, Shearer, Mckinlay are unproven. EXPERIENCED manager essential.

McKinlay will be in place before the Wednesday game. Palace have given permission for Freedman to talk to Bolton, I know who I would rather have had.......

The compo will be far lower for McKinlay and they will have another yes man while the fans will be on his back from the start and we are back to Steve Kean all over again. 1000,s stop coming to games again, anyone who was thinking of renewing will now not and the whole point of pushing Kean out from Venkys point (financial) of view will be wasted added to the fact that Kean is now suing for 1.5m. You couldn't make it up

mick mcarthy n co ,,experienced managers out of work will be wondering wtf is going on , im out of it ,aint going again till venkys leave town ,,they wont be here long with no fans at the club .
very very frustrated . shebby leave now ,your no use to anyone in the uk ,foff back to where u came from you CLOWN

WHAT A DISGRACE ,HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME AND GO SHEDDY AND VENKYS
do yourselves a favour ,at least if u want someone cheap , TONY PARKES is the man ,not the sh!te your dishing up.

WHAT A DISGRACE ,HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME AND GO SHEDDY AND VENKYS
do yourselves a favour ,at least if u want someone cheap , TONY PARKES is the man ,not the sh!te your dishing up.

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote:

wampam wrote:
Is simon grayson out of the picture... cant find odds on him

They are all out of the picture...it's
Eric black!

It is not Black Darener, it's definitely McKinley. My son works in London and it is being reported there slightly differently than elsewhere - Fulham actually said that Rovers CAN talk to McKinley as long as the compensation package is agreed first.

That puts a totally different slant on it as I would think that the compensation that Fulham will want will be a lot less than the 3 million that Spurs wanted for Sherwood.

Could all be signed and done by tomorrow?

Yeeah get in there. Just what we need a guy who bleeds blue and white. Mcinlay is the white knight that we all need. He will soon whip em into shape.
Can't wait, he is one of my favourite all time Rovers players. He just got the rough end of the stick. He loved it up here. Him and king Colin are best buddies as well so we should kick on from here.

ronnie clayton wrote:

RUinsane wrote:
But Billy will fit in real well with our group. He's scottish, he's tuff and he's an ex rover just like king Colin. I think this could be the turning point. If we could just get Fulham to see sense.

HENDRY A BULLY BOY , WHO HAS A HISTORY OF THREATENING BEHAVIOUR TO OLDER WOMEN. , HENDRY IS A COWARD .

You've got it in for Colin, you admitted it yourself. I think this could be a dream partnership. Colin could rough up the older players and Mckinlay would slap down the young. We'd soon be firing on all cylinders. Billy and Col. It will be etched in stone that they saved our beloved club.

Wtf billy the fish here lads its time we started to pull together on this. These rubber heads don't have a clue. Do any of these people in power at the club read the pages of local news papers forums etc to find out what the people think. The people who pay money and support this club these are your main investors venkys and there staying at home. It time to wake up.and smell the coffee venkys. Get this wrong and you can kiss your investment bye bye I can feel the anger from Dublin.

Did I hear a shout of SHEBBY OUT? .........strange....
.............it's only a few weeks ago that he was being hailed as a hero when he slithered in and completely undermined the last manager. He was the Messiah when he spouted his nonsense on You Tube and cheaply ingratiated himself to the more gullible amongst you. Hopefully now you can see him for the snake that he is. between them, he and Jerome Anderson have achieved something I would never have thought possible............
........I actually have some sympathy for the Venky business who are being bled dry by these two fraudsters.

Just think of all that lovely tv money disappearing before their eyes!

100%ROVERS wrote:
BILLY McKINLAY IS HATED AT BLACKBURN FOR HIS BIG MONEY FEE & COMPLETE LACK OF EFFORT !!!!!

Venky's do your homework FFS !!!

You'll be asking other rovers "favourites" next like Kevin Davies / Shabani Nonda / Dino Baggio !!!

And nice to see Steve Kean's criminal mate Colin Hendry spent a night in the cells for domestic abuse .. Stealin money from the club under false pretences (our defensive display at Derby for example) isn't enough for Hendry .. What next - Drink driving ???

GET THIS SHAM SORTED OUT NOW !!!

I will not go to anymore games (home or away) and fund the VENKYS / SHEBBY SINGH / AGNEW / potentially BILLY McKINLEY until these jokers are out of the Club I love !!!!

"Billy McKinlay is hated atBlackburn"? What are you on about ? McKinlay was a popular player and was part of Hodgson's team that qualified for the UEFA Cup laying some great football, remember 7-1 against Sheff Wed. If you don't want him as Manager fair enough but don't start trying to re-write history. He only left for Bradford who were in the Prem at the time because he fell out with Souness, not the first player to do that.

Sherwood is known personaly by Shebby,so we know where his name came up from.
Holloway is supported by Shaw .
McKinley is a mate of Keans and was a candidate for Blacks job,and I would assume his name would have been pushed by Agnew.
I don't know if McKinley would be a good manager but the danger is it leaves the spectre of Hans Christian hanging over the club.Fans will ask again who owns the club their will be no trust and we will be cuaght up again in the nightmare that was Steve Kean.
The next manager must at least appear genuine if the club is to move forward with the fans in unison.

I despair, wake me up from this bad, bad dream.

Venky's have no ambitions if this is true. They are looking for a cheap get out. Will they ever learn, I doubt it. Also taking far too long. Bolton and Burnley will get it right in half the time. Save this club and dig deep now. Experience is paramount and that comes at a price.

Riverside 7 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:
I think there are a lot of people who need a reality check. We are not a Premier League Club, we are a mid-table Championship Club ... FACT !!
The chances of us getting a top name manager are slim, despite what SS might claim. I would actually rather have someone with some attachment to Rovers than someone who hasn't so would Sherwood, McKinlay or Shearer really be so bad ? I wouldn't mind any of those three if they could also come with some kind of mentor as in Dalglish or someone of that ilk.
Bottom line, I wanted Kean out because the lies he peddled and whoever the next manager is, I will get behind him and all "real" supporters will do the same.

We may be a Championship Club but did Shebby not tells us 2 weeks ago that some very big names had applied for the job?
Names such as Schuster, Clemente for example - both have managed at the very top.
We appear to be intent on making the same mistake as last time - appointing a coach with no managerial experience.
Can anyone remember the rumours around Blackburn on how McKinlay got his bad injury that kept him out for approx 12 months - I do.
He's definitely not for me.

What rumours would those be then, please enlighten us ?
He had a groin tear that took a long time to heal. When he was fit he had a fallout with Souness who stuck him in the reserves until he got a move to Bradford who were in the Prem. But hey ... if you know different then let's hear it.

I agree with bidste sentiments why spend 8 million on Rhodes and then spoil it all by bringing in a green horn manager.I know Shearer has a lot to prove given all his punditry but I prefer him and Newell to any of the others except Ole Gunnar who I do feel would get us promoted.

bburnrover wrote:
I agree with bidste sentiments why spend 8 million on Rhodes and then spoil it all by bringing in a green horn manager.I know Shearer has a lot to prove given all his punditry but I prefer him and Newell to any of the others except Ole Gunnar who I do feel would get us promoted.

Totally agree. Shearer with newall any day

Three and a half weeks and we are getting round to the club of our second choice rejecting our approach - and I like Billy McKinlay, a proper footballer, who may make a good manager, but who has no experience of management, yet. I would rather have him than some of the old big names who many would like, but whose hunger I doubt. Anyway, if we do appoint someone in the next couple of days, they know that, at best, they were our third choice. You couldn't make it up - I suggest that Venkys make some money by selling what has been happening, as a pitch for a new comedy series.

WOUNDS TO DEEP
Blackburn Rovers plans to appoint ex Rover and Fulham coach Billy McKinlay (pic above) are a grave mistake.
McKinlay is a close friend of Steve Kean, having worked together at Fulham and being fellow Scott’s. You cannot appoint anyone associated with Kean, the supporter’s wounds run to deep. Even appointing a Scotsman at this stage is a dubious decision.
To also link Chris Sutton As a possible part of a new management team is a ‘double whammy’ mistake.
Sutton was a firm supporter of Kean and would not have a wrong word said against him. Sutton is also not a popular character. Where ever he has been, Chris Sutton has found it difficult to connect with people both inside and outside the dressing room. His management career is a disaster (ask Lincoln City) although a prolific striker, Sutton has made few friends amongst his team mates, his presence at Ewood Park would be a grave mistake and hark back to the dark days of Steve Kean.
It would appear to me that “to many cooks spoil the broth” at Ewood Park. Shebby Singh wants certain people to succeed Kean. Chief Executive Derek Shaw, wants others. The two cannot agree on anything and with Kean supporter and confidant Paul Agnew, Director of operations, in the back ground, Singh is receiving little support.
Singh wants Tim Sherwood, an excellent choice, and is determined to still pursue his target despite Spurs refusal to give permission to approach Sherwood. The deal with Sherwood’s agent regarding contract and remit etc are done and dusted. But Singh needs one final push to land Sherwood but is not been given the backing and support he needs.
Rover’s are in danger of losing the feel good factor and euphoria following Kean’s departure if they do not show a united front and act positively.
It is all becoming a bit of a farce with just about everyone possible being associated with the vacant management’s position.
Shebby Singh would have turned to Alan Shearer, if attempts to land Sherwood fail. But Derek Shaw has blocked the move on the grounds that Shearers presence at Ewood would be to high profile and deflect from the task of winning promotion, allied with his inexperience of coaching and managing, Shaw feels Shearer has spent to long on the Match of the Day couch. Maybe Shaw is right, but one thing is for sure Shearer would put ‘bums on seats’ and give Rovers a massive media profile.
The upsurge in support since Kean’s departure, estimated at 4,000 fans returning to the club, must be built upon.
I don’t think the appointment of Fulham’s coach Billy McKinlay will do that.
If Rovers are to appoint someone of that calibre then no one better than ex Rover Keith Hill of Barnsley. He would jump at the chance having worked miracles at the Yorkshire Club on no money at all. My choice many months ago was Lee Clarke now at Birmingham also working without any financial backing. Both these managers are big names of the future.
But the bottom line is that Rovers must avoid anyone even slightly connected with Kean or the club will die a swift death.
Reg.
www.regoftherovers.c
o.uk

thresholdweller wrote:
Three and a half weeks and we are getting round to the club of our second choice rejecting our approach - and I like Billy McKinlay, a proper footballer, who may make a good manager, but who has no experience of management, yet. I would rather have him than some of the old big names who many would like, but whose hunger I doubt. Anyway, if we do appoint someone in the next couple of days, they know that, at best, they were our third choice. You couldn't make it up - I suggest that Venkys make some money by selling what has been happening, as a pitch for a new comedy series.

Fair comments.

We need to win on Wednesday I prefer Black to the other two they have been after,

We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….


No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…
……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….
This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

mellorb&w wrote:

100%ROVERS wrote:
BILLY McKINLAY IS HATED AT BLACKBURN FOR HIS BIG MONEY FEE & COMPLETE LACK OF EFFORT !!!!!

Venky's do your homework FFS !!!

You'll be asking other rovers "favourites" next like Kevin Davies / Shabani Nonda / Dino Baggio !!!

And nice to see Steve Kean's criminal mate Colin Hendry spent a night in the cells for domestic abuse .. Stealin money from the club under false pretences (our defensive display at Derby for example) isn't enough for Hendry .. What next - Drink driving ???

GET THIS SHAM SORTED OUT NOW !!!

I will not go to anymore games (home or away) and fund the VENKYS / SHEBBY SINGH / AGNEW / potentially BILLY McKINLEY until these jokers are out of the Club I love !!!!

"Billy McKinlay is hated atBlackburn"? What are you on about ? McKinlay was a popular player and was part of Hodgson's team that qualified for the UEFA Cup laying some great football, remember 7-1 against Sheff Wed. If you don't want him as Manager fair enough but don't start trying to re-write history. He only left for Bradford who were in the Prem at the time because he fell out with Souness, not the first player to do that.

Spot on, Mckinlay was ace. Too many on here type with forked tongue.

eddie the eagle wrote:
Sherwood is known personaly by Shebby,so we know where his name came up from.
Holloway is supported by Shaw .
McKinley is a mate of Keans and was a candidate for Blacks job,and I would assume his name would have been pushed by Agnew.
I don't know if McKinley would be a good manager but the danger is it leaves the spectre of Hans Christian hanging over the club.Fans will ask again who owns the club their will be no trust and we will be cuaght up again in the nightmare that was Steve Kean.
The next manager must at least appear genuine if the club is to move forward with the fans in unison.

What if he is a mate of Keans, whats that got to do with anything. Mckinaly was a great player for us. Now he can be a great manager.

dangerous dave wrote:
What a bloody joke just someone else with no Management Experience on the cheap!!! So much for SHabby saying big names in the hat - the circus clown continues to spout nonsense!!!
As for Hendry National Press report him being arrested for assauly when asked he said not him - must have been his double then. In any event get shut of Keans cronies they are a disgrace and an embarrassment to the fans and club - shameless and dragging us down further into the gutter.
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW BLACK HENDRY SINGH VENKEYS

GOOGLE WWW.SCOTTISHSUN.COM A VERY AMUSING STORY REGARDING COLIN HENDRY , THE POLICE CAME TO HIS HOUSE LAST SATURDAY NIGHT TO ARREST HIM FOR GIVING HIS GIRLFRIEND A HIDING , HE SAID "IT WISNAE ME ITS A DOUBLE OF ME THAT BEAT HER UP " ANYWAY HENDRY SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE BLACKPOOL CELLS AND LIKE ALL STUPID WEE STARTSTRUCK GIRLS THAT ALLOWED JIMMY SAVILLE TO GET AWAY WITH WHAT HE DID HIS GIRLFRIEND NEVER CHARGED THE WOMAN BEATER , ,BUT SURELY DO WE NEED THE LIKES OF THAT AT ROVERS.

eddie the eagle wrote:
Sherwood is known personaly by Shebby,so we know where his name came up from.
Holloway is supported by Shaw .
McKinley is a mate of Keans and was a candidate for Blacks job,and I would assume his name would have been pushed by Agnew.
I don't know if McKinley would be a good manager but the danger is it leaves the spectre of Hans Christian hanging over the club.Fans will ask again who owns the club their will be no trust and we will be cuaght up again in the nightmare that was Steve Kean.
The next manager must at least appear genuine if the club is to move forward with the fans in unison.

Spot on - I have nothing against Billy
McK but he is one of Keans best mates in football - there is a question of TRUST here and NO-ONE tainted with the brush of Kean or Anderson can be appointed as next manager.

Surely that is OBVIOUS to everyone if we are to move forward TOGETHER (fans and management).

Well, everyone except Venkys, Agnew, Kean, Singh, FrenchRover and Jerome.

Much more of this and our gates will be as small as those at turd moor

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….



No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…

……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….

This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

ronnie clayton wrote:

dangerous dave wrote:
What a bloody joke just someone else with no Management Experience on the cheap!!! So much for SHabby saying big names in the hat - the circus clown continues to spout nonsense!!!
As for Hendry National Press report him being arrested for assauly when asked he said not him - must have been his double then. In any event get shut of Keans cronies they are a disgrace and an embarrassment to the fans and club - shameless and dragging us down further into the gutter.
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW BLACK HENDRY SINGH VENKEYS

GOOGLE WWW.SCOTTISHSUN.COM A VERY AMUSING STORY REGARDING COLIN HENDRY , THE POLICE CAME TO HIS HOUSE LAST SATURDAY NIGHT TO ARREST HIM FOR GIVING HIS GIRLFRIEND A HIDING , HE SAID "IT WISNAE ME ITS A DOUBLE OF ME THAT BEAT HER UP " ANYWAY HENDRY SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE BLACKPOOL CELLS AND LIKE ALL STUPID WEE STARTSTRUCK GIRLS THAT ALLOWED JIMMY SAVILLE TO GET AWAY WITH WHAT HE DID HIS GIRLFRIEND NEVER CHARGED THE WOMAN BEATER , ,BUT SURELY DO WE NEED THE LIKES OF THAT AT ROVERS.

This surely is shocking newsThere is a King Colin Lookalike stalking his girlfriend and giving her a pasting, then letting Colin take the blame. I hope the police catch him and Colin is okay. Its a good job his girlfriend put them straight before it turned nasty. and got out of hand.

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled………. No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence… ……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success…………. This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

What ever they do they can't shake of JA his clammy hand seems to touch all our dealings.In the Mirror today it was stated that McKinley being a friend of Keans he would be able to carry on and finish the Job Kean had started.
Your right they will not get a manager who will do it his way because JA's tentacles are long.I know I'm back on conspiracy theories but it is the only thing that makes sense.

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….




No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…


……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….


This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Has he ever managed? ummm... who was that previous guy who'd not managed before....."Think on before you type such nonesense."..think you meant nonsense;-)

Singh is an absolute disgrace he talks to the fans and then completely ignores their wishes.Why can they not see why we need an experienced manager. They seem to deliberately defy the fans on purpose and then start crying when the gates have dropped. Just because they got a good gate for Wolves they think the problem is over, the fans have already walked with their feet in big numbers and there will be a chance that the fans will boycot the next 2 home games and stay away for good after without a proper manager. They have had a chance to turn it round and are failing once again. Ewood is becoming more like a Dragons Den and as they say in the programme " I'm out " Destruction of this club is a cert. with this lot We all need to stay away and that will hurt and make them look even more stupid than they look now.

MxMave wrote:
Bet you people who bought a season ticket the day after Kean left are feeling a bit silly now. I did say on here just after Kean left, wait until they appoint someone before buying a season ticket.

I did that so that I could get my old seat

Does any one know a way toget my mney back
I did pay by Visa

Billy McKinlay? The poor man's Scottish David Batty who is putting cones out for Fulham?

Fnck off Shabby and Venkys

J.C - Rishton wrote:

eddie the eagle wrote:
Sherwood is known personaly by Shebby,so we know where his name came up from.
Holloway is supported by Shaw .
McKinley is a mate of Keans and was a candidate for Blacks job,and I would assume his name would have been pushed by Agnew.
I don't know if McKinley would be a good manager but the danger is it leaves the spectre of Hans Christian hanging over the club.Fans will ask again who owns the club their will be no trust and we will be cuaght up again in the nightmare that was Steve Kean.
The next manager must at least appear genuine if the club is to move forward with the fans in unison.

Spot on - I have nothing against Billy
McK but he is one of Keans best mates in football - there is a question of TRUST here and NO-ONE tainted with the brush of Kean or Anderson can be appointed as next manager.

Surely that is OBVIOUS to everyone if we are to move forward TOGETHER (fans and management).

Well, everyone except Venkys, Agnew, Kean, Singh, FrenchRover and Jerome.

nutter

Singh said there were lots of 'top names' in the bag...why are we grasping at straws?

Get Tony Parkes back and lets get the show on the road.

Sherwood, and the rest you named ares not coming...get over it Shebby and move on please. Again we are beginning to become a laughing stock.

Maybe Venkys are busy with this.

The Sun claims Kean has begun a £1.5 million claim for an out-of-court settlement.

Hendry

Hendry supposedly arrested for violence in the home which he denies, says he has a double.

The club is doomed.

forever blue and white wrote:
I keep reading Shearer is being rumoured again.
I would not take Shearer personally, I would rather have someone experienced but Shearer is better than McKinlay.
If McKinlay gets the job it would be so deflating.
At least Shearer would lift some if not all the crowd and I imagine he would lift the players as well
Murphy will be over the moon as he knows his place in the team would be safe.
Another negative from what we have seen to date.

How can you say Shearer is better than McKinlay?

Shearer is better than NO-ONE and I mean absolutely no-one - including Steve Kean

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….




No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…


……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….


This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Absolutley spot on. McKinlay also played in the opening match of the 1998 World Cup in France against Brazil. The last time Scotland qualified for a tournament. How can anyone be comparing this guy to con-man Kean ?

Iiii1111 wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….





No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…



……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….



This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Has he ever managed? ummm... who was that previous guy who'd not managed before....."Thi
nk on before you type such nonesense."..think you meant nonsense;-)

Thanks for your input. All managers have to start somewhere otherwise there would be no managers. Mckinlay is far more respected through the game than the drunk driver. Kean was never a professional footballer, he was a con man, a chancer and a liar. Mckinlay was a good player and he is an ex player of ours. So give him a break, no-one could have a worse record than Kean.

mellorb&w wrote:

bypass06 wrote:
One reason we don't want McKinley.....Souness allegedly overheard him telling Craig Short "Don't worry about being injured - Just pretend to be injured and pick up your wages like I do"

And promptly bombed him out of the Club

More tittle tattle. The posts on here have now desceded to about as low a level of intelligence as they have ever been.
I don't know whether McKinlay or Sherwood would do a good job and neither do any of you.
All I would say is that how come both Spurs and Fulham have denied permission to speak to them? Could it be that their current employers actually know more than you lot and beleive that they are quality people and that they don't want to lose them? Just a thought.

I do take your point. No-one on here knows bog all about McKinlay.

They feel they've got a god given right to a "big name"

So why they even want Sherwood is absolutely beyond me. But one slight disagreement is that I don't believe Levy rates Sherwood that highly - he's just hard balling Venky

egbutnobacon wrote:
Goodbye Rovers. I'll give up on footy now.

Yeah but I'll bet you'll come crawling back if we start winning and get to the top of the table.

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….





No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…



……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….



This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Absolutley spot on. McKinlay also played in the opening match of the 1998 World Cup in France against Brazil. The last time Scotland qualified for a tournament. How can anyone be comparing this guy to con-man Kean ?

Too many on here have short memories. Does loyalty count for nothing nowadays. Mckinlay was a top class player unlike Kean who was a top class con man. Big difference. Also if Mckinlay is so bad, why is he working for Martin Jol? If he was no good Jol would have potted him.

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….






No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…




……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….




This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Has he ever managed? ummm... who was that previous guy who'd not managed before....."Thi

nk on before you type such nonesense."..think you meant nonsense;-)

Thanks for your input. All managers have to start somewhere otherwise there would be no managers. Mckinlay is far more respected through the game than the drunk driver. Kean was never a professional footballer, he was a con man, a chancer and a liar. Mckinlay was a good player and he is an ex player of ours. So give him a break, no-one could have a worse record than Kean.

"somewhere otherwise there would be no managers"

Absolutely…..usual
ly in the lower leagues/non league…..not at ex-premier champions with supposedly the biggest budget in the championship…..no coincidence Billy is only quoted for the Rovers job whereas most other candidates on skybet have odds for all the other vacant managerial posts hmmm

RUinsane wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….






No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…




……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….




This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Absolutley spot on. McKinlay also played in the opening match of the 1998 World Cup in France against Brazil. The last time Scotland qualified for a tournament. How can anyone be comparing this guy to con-man Kean ?

Too many on here have short memories. Does loyalty count for nothing nowadays. Mckinlay was a top class player unlike Kean who was a top class con man. Big difference. Also if Mckinlay is so bad, why is he working for Martin Jol? If he was no good Jol would have potted him.

Not only Jol. I'm fairley sure he was actually brought in by Coleman and was kept on by Hodgson and Hughes as well as Jol. They must of all been happy with him.

RUinsane wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….






No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…




……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….




This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Absolutley spot on. McKinlay also played in the opening match of the 1998 World Cup in France against Brazil. The last time Scotland qualified for a tournament. How can anyone be comparing this guy to con-man Kean ?

Too many on here have short memories. Does loyalty count for nothing nowadays. Mckinlay was a top class player unlike Kean who was a top class con man. Big difference. Also if Mckinlay is so bad, why is he working for Martin Jol? If he was no good Jol would have potted him.

Not only Jol. I'm fairley sure he was actually brought in by Coleman and was kept on by Hodgson and Hughes as well as Jol. They must of all been happy with him.

FannyTickler wrote:
Look at all you muppets desperate for another reason to boycott. Why not just admit that you don't want to go because you're no longer a premier league club? Blackburn Rovers, the laughing stock of English football. You're a disgrace. Shame on you.

so momsfannytickler...a
ny luck signing your prized draw Micky Mack?

Well I'm just wondering how much money these lying cheating sewer rats have put on Rovers to go down again.

They have recouped their initial stake in the club and are happy to poke fun at the supporters and watch them argue with the scraps of information tossed out.

There will be no revival intil the dregs who were brought in by the latest owners are history. Come on FA get your fit and proper tests tested. Shame on you.

They should not be allowed near a decent football club for such destruction.

The problems with Kean are as insignificant as a pimple on the backside compared to the rest of the missfits.

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….







No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…





……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….





This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Absolutley spot on. McKinlay also played in the opening match of the 1998 World Cup in France against Brazil. The last time Scotland qualified for a tournament. How can anyone be comparing this guy to con-man Kean ?

Too many on here have short memories. Does loyalty count for nothing nowadays. Mckinlay was a top class player unlike Kean who was a top class con man. Big difference. Also if Mckinlay is so bad, why is he working for Martin Jol? If he was no good Jol would have potted him.

Not only Jol. I'm fairley sure he was actually brought in by Coleman and was kept on by Hodgson and Hughes as well as Jol. They must of all been happy with him.

I agree... whilst McKinlays name is a bit of a come down from some of the names Rovers have been linked with, most fans would've crawled over broken glass to have him as manager 3 weeks ago. Compared to Kean it's heaven and hell......

McKinlay wouldn't be my first choice by any stretch of the imagination and I was very disappointed when his name was first mentioned but having had time to think about it, any ex-top flight international player with a Rovers pedigree would be a thousand times better than that disgusting drunkard liar Kean. That said, I would still prefer Holloway.

blueblooded wrote:

FannyTickler wrote:
Look at all you muppets desperate for another reason to boycott. Why not just admit that you don't want to go because you're no longer a premier league club? Blackburn Rovers, the laughing stock of English football. You're a disgrace. Shame on you.

so momsfannytickler...a

ny luck signing your prized draw Micky Mack?

Another bumper crowd on't Turd I see on Sat...... true fans that don't have to boycott because there appears to be a permanent one.

Iiii1111 wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….







No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…





……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….





This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Has he ever managed? ummm... who was that previous guy who'd not managed before....."Thi


nk on before you type such nonesense."..think you meant nonsense;-)

Thanks for your input. All managers have to start somewhere otherwise there would be no managers. Mckinlay is far more respected through the game than the drunk driver. Kean was never a professional footballer, he was a con man, a chancer and a liar. Mckinlay was a good player and he is an ex player of ours. So give him a break, no-one could have a worse record than Kean.

"somewhere otherwise there would be no managers"

Absolutely…..usual

ly in the lower leagues/non league…..not at ex-premier champions with supposedly the biggest budget in the championship…..no coincidence Billy is only quoted for the Rovers job whereas most other candidates on skybet have odds for all the other vacant managerial posts hmmm

Newsflash, we aren't in the premier league any more, just in case you missed it. We are in the championship where many a manager has cut his teeth. Billy Mckinlay should be given a chance and not dismissed out of hand. Hughes didn't even start this low down Hmmmm.

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….







No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…





……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….





This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Absolutley spot on. McKinlay also played in the opening match of the 1998 World Cup in France against Brazil. The last time Scotland qualified for a tournament. How can anyone be comparing this guy to con-man Kean ?

Too many on here have short memories. Does loyalty count for nothing nowadays. Mckinlay was a top class player unlike Kean who was a top class con man. Big difference. Also if Mckinlay is so bad, why is he working for Martin Jol? If he was no good Jol would have potted him.

Not only Jol. I'm fairley sure he was actually brought in by Coleman and was kept on by Hodgson and Hughes as well as Jol. They must of all been happy with him.

Coleman signed him in 2004 and he has been at Fulham ever since - currenty First Team coach.

Fulham have done quite well during that time and are established in the prem.

Also he only just got recruited this month I think, as the Northern Ireland assistant manager. Not sure how that will pan out if he gets the Rovers job.

Just have to wait and see if he is the chosen one now....maybe not who most of us would have wanted or picked but definitely a lot better than a lot that have been mentioned.

Rovers1975 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….








No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…






……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….






This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Absolutley spot on. McKinlay also played in the opening match of the 1998 World Cup in France against Brazil. The last time Scotland qualified for a tournament. How can anyone be comparing this guy to con-man Kean ?

Too many on here have short memories. Does loyalty count for nothing nowadays. Mckinlay was a top class player unlike Kean who was a top class con man. Big difference. Also if Mckinlay is so bad, why is he working for Martin Jol? If he was no good Jol would have potted him.

Not only Jol. I'm fairley sure he was actually brought in by Coleman and was kept on by Hodgson and Hughes as well as Jol. They must of all been happy with him.

I agree... whilst McKinlays name is a bit of a come down from some of the names Rovers have been linked with, most fans would've crawled over broken glass to have him as manager 3 weeks ago. Compared to Kean it's heaven and hell......

McKinlay wouldn't be my first choice by any stretch of the imagination and I was very disappointed when his name was first mentioned but having had time to think about it, any ex-top flight international player with a Rovers pedigree would be a thousand times better than that disgusting drunkard liar Kean. That said, I would still prefer Holloway.

"any ex-top flight international player with a Rovers pedigree would be a thousand times better than that disgusting drunkard liar Kean"

Hendry it is then.......

amazed that some of you can't see that all these names mentioned are drinking from the same trough....Unbelievab
le, some of you deserve this cr ap

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….







No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…





……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….





This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Absolutley spot on. McKinlay also played in the opening match of the 1998 World Cup in France against Brazil. The last time Scotland qualified for a tournament. How can anyone be comparing this guy to con-man Kean ?

Too many on here have short memories. Does loyalty count for nothing nowadays. Mckinlay was a top class player unlike Kean who was a top class con man. Big difference. Also if Mckinlay is so bad, why is he working for Martin Jol? If he was no good Jol would have potted him.

Not only Jol. I'm fairley sure he was actually brought in by Coleman and was kept on by Hodgson and Hughes as well as Jol. They must of all been happy with him.

Im certain McKnlay is Keans mate and on JA books

Iiii1111 wrote:

Rovers1975 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….









No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…







……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….







This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Absolutley spot on. McKinlay also played in the opening match of the 1998 World Cup in France against Brazil. The last time Scotland qualified for a tournament. How can anyone be comparing this guy to con-man Kean ?

Too many on here have short memories. Does loyalty count for nothing nowadays. Mckinlay was a top class player unlike Kean who was a top class con man. Big difference. Also if Mckinlay is so bad, why is he working for Martin Jol? If he was no good Jol would have potted him.

Not only Jol. I'm fairley sure he was actually brought in by Coleman and was kept on by Hodgson and Hughes as well as Jol. They must of all been happy with him.

I agree... whilst McKinlays name is a bit of a come down from some of the names Rovers have been linked with, most fans would've crawled over broken glass to have him as manager 3 weeks ago. Compared to Kean it's heaven and hell......

McKinlay wouldn't be my first choice by any stretch of the imagination and I was very disappointed when his name was first mentioned but having had time to think about it, any ex-top flight international player with a Rovers pedigree would be a thousand times better than that disgusting drunkard liar Kean. That said, I would still prefer Holloway.

"any ex-top flight international player with a Rovers pedigree would be a thousand times better than that disgusting drunkard liar Kean"

Hendry it is then.......

amazed that some of you can't see that all these names mentioned are drinking from the same trough....Unbelievab

le, some of you deserve this cr ap

'That said, I would still prefer Holloway'.

Did you not read that bit?

Rovers1975 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….








No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…






……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….






This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Absolutley spot on. McKinlay also played in the opening match of the 1998 World Cup in France against Brazil. The last time Scotland qualified for a tournament. How can anyone be comparing this guy to con-man Kean ?

Too many on here have short memories. Does loyalty count for nothing nowadays. Mckinlay was a top class player unlike Kean who was a top class con man. Big difference. Also if Mckinlay is so bad, why is he working for Martin Jol? If he was no good Jol would have potted him.

Not only Jol. I'm fairley sure he was actually brought in by Coleman and was kept on by Hodgson and Hughes as well as Jol. They must of all been happy with him.

I agree... whilst McKinlays name is a bit of a come down from some of the names Rovers have been linked with, most fans would've crawled over broken glass to have him as manager 3 weeks ago. Compared to Kean it's heaven and hell......

McKinlay wouldn't be my first choice by any stretch of the imagination and I was very disappointed when his name was first mentioned but having had time to think about it, any ex-top flight international player with a Rovers pedigree would be a thousand times better than that disgusting drunkard liar Kean. That said, I would still prefer Holloway.

I must admit, initially I was shocked, but unlike Keanochio, this guy has pedigree. This guy could make it work. My own personal preference was actually Simon Grayson. I think being realistic is now beyond most on here. They still beckon for the big name. Me I just want someone better than Kean, which can't be that difficult.

I see the Orc Colin Hendry got nicked for a domestic incident

And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job

Billy Mc Kinlay is odds on for the job

And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job

Blackburn conceded an 89th min equaliser on Saturday

And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job

Steve Kean announces he is suing for £1.5. (He WILL win)

And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job

So everything is rosy at Ewood.

(PS: Alan Shearer wants a job you know?)

FannyTickler wrote:
Look at all you muppets desperate for another reason to boycott. Why not just admit that you don't want to go because you're no longer a premier league club? Blackburn Rovers, the laughing stock of English football. You're a disgrace. Shame on you.

I am calling for a complete boycott of all matches at ewood park , let us show these shysters who is really in control of our town, until these clowns leave we should be united , go now desai and take your 2 clown brothers with you, you are not wanted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!

Oh Dear! The mad house continues. Who on earth in their right mind would take on anoher first team coach with no experience. And from Fulham as well! Is Kean still in the background and advising the Venky's (with his vast experience!) on what to do?
Venky's are still hell bent on letting the club sink They have learnt nothing. It's still all about money and doing it on the cheap. Somebody who will do as they are told and not ask for any money for players.
Onwards and downwards. League 1 here we come.

Oh Dear! The mad house continues. Who on earth in their right mind would take on anoher first team coach with no experience. And from Fulham as well! Is Kean still in the background and advising the Venky's (with his vast experience!) on what to do?
Venky's are still hell bent on letting the club sink They have learnt nothing. It's still all about money and doing it on the cheap. Somebody who will do as they are told and not ask for any money for players.
Onwards and downwards. League 1 here we come.

speedie_rovers_legen
d wrote:

FannyTickler wrote:
Look at all you muppets desperate for another reason to boycott. Why not just admit that you don't want to go because you're no longer a premier league club? Blackburn Rovers, the laughing stock of English football. You're a disgrace. Shame on you.

I am calling for a complete boycott of all matches at ewood park , let us show these shysters who is really in control of our town, until these clowns leave we should be united , go now desai and take your 2 clown brothers with you, you are not wanted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!

people are entitled to boycott if they want to, however I and many people I know will attend games and support the team.

Rovers1975 wrote:

blueblooded wrote:

FannyTickler wrote:
Look at all you muppets desperate for another reason to boycott. Why not just admit that you don't want to go because you're no longer a premier league club? Blackburn Rovers, the laughing stock of English football. You're a disgrace. Shame on you.

so momsfannytickler...a


ny luck signing your prized draw Micky Mack?

Another bumper crowd on't Turd I see on Sat...... true fans that don't have to boycott because there appears to be a permanent one.

when kean goes minimum 25k going to be at bol-ewood v wolves i kept hearing lol wtf happened there like u nobs have room to talk i cant wait to see your crowds mid season UTMC

Telegraph ask this question of Venkys

Are you proud at the way you have run Rovers in the 23 months you have been in control and what lessons have you learnt?

As a supporter I would say your answer is
1. Absolutely nothing about Football - you have been taken in by so called experts so that the business you bought is now worth substanially less

2. You have wasted money on
contracts and agents fees.

3. You have alienated supporters by your lack of contingencyy planning - lurching from crisis to crisis. Another example being the Manager was dismissed three weeks ago and you still havent permission to talk to a replacement - Sherwood McKinley - sorry it is beyond a joke - Bolton have managed it why not you?

I fear the club is such a joke that no self respecting Manager will want to be associated with Venkys and their hangers on

RespectTheK-Dog wrote:
I see the Orc Colin Hendry got nicked for a domestic incident

And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job

Billy Mc Kinlay is odds on for the job

And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job

Blackburn conceded an 89th min equaliser on Saturday

And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job

Steve Kean announces he is suing for £1.5. (He WILL win)

And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job

So everything is rosy at Ewood.

(PS: Alan Shearer wants a job you know?)

Am not a lawyer so don't really know but would think it unlikely Kean would win a constructive dismissal case given he was so poor at his job and under 'normal club' circumstances would have been dismissed 15 games into his tenure. There could be some evidence that we don't know about but if you are a habitual liar and are pathetic at your job you have little chance.

As for McKinlay I'm sure he has 1000% more of a clue about football than idiot Kean. But, same situation as Sherwood, no experience and Venky's amazingly gambling everything on unknown. The passing football they crave (bizarre post-hoc justification for removing Big Sam) - is that something Sherwood or McKinlay have a track record of delivering.....no, thought not.

All that said, whoever is brought in we need to give them a chance. It's got to be better than what we have. Kean is out - no more boycotts.

Unbelievable... but Venkys truth:

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"Venkatesh Rao, co-owner of Blackburn Rovers, insisted that former manager Steve Kean was handed a long rope, before he eventually resigned.

On being asked at a press conference as to whether Kean was at the hot seat for far too long before deciding to put in his papers, Rao said,”It is a very ticklish question. I don’t think Kean’s departure has come too late. When he left, we had only lost 1 game this season I believe, and we were doing well. The pressure to do well was high on him, and eventually it got to him, and he resigned.”

The owners came in for criticism by fans for some of their decisions last season. Rao though feels that the club has learnt hard lessons from their relegation, and the side is in much better shape now.

He stated, “4-to-5% of people are never satisfied. They always want changes at the club, but as fans they have the right to express their wishes.”

“For us it is an ongoing learning process as a team. We are proud of the investments we have made and are analyzing everything as well as streamlining the club. We have a global advisor now, and are trying to improve,” he added.

Kean could not cope with the pressure to do well...

The Managing Director of Venky’s conceded that relegation meant that financial issues needed to be addressed. He confessed, “Financial implications of relegation are of course huge. But we have the resources and the willpower to cover up these losses. If you make such huge investments, you have to be prepared for such eventualities.”

The owners though, have no special plans to finally get the fans back on their side.

“I think no other club has invested as much in the Championship, as we have. We are nobody to win them (the fans) back, but results will help us move forward,” he concluded.

Rao though, refused to give anything away, when it came to revealing the potential contenders for the managerial vacancy at Blackburn Rovers’. He informed, “Actually we are having a good look at the options and David (Lowe) will agree that it is not an easy job. In the next fortnight, we will finalize the appointment. There were some early contenders, but it was not possible to get through to them.”

moh wrote:

speedie_rovers_legen

d wrote:

FannyTickler wrote:
Look at all you muppets desperate for another reason to boycott. Why not just admit that you don't want to go because you're no longer a premier league club? Blackburn Rovers, the laughing stock of English football. You're a disgrace. Shame on you.

I am calling for a complete boycott of all matches at ewood park , let us show these shysters who is really in control of our town, until these clowns leave we should be united , go now desai and take your 2 clown brothers with you, you are not wanted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


!!!!

people are entitled to boycott if they want to, however I and many people I know will attend games and support the team.

That goes for me too. I said I wouldn't set foot in Ewood until Kean had gone. He's gone, I'm back.

(cont.)

Questioned about their intention to open an academy in the country, plans for which had been declared last year, Rao revealed, “Yes, progress has been made on that front. The model and plans for that academy are in place, though the exact venue is yet to be decided. The hunt for man power is also currently on and we are taking it a step at a time.”

Answering why they didn’t invest in the I-League instead of Blackburn Rovers, Rao stated, “Well people often ask me why we did not invest in the Indian Premier League (IPL) or other such ventures. Venky’s as such have always looked for quality. Blackburn is a prestigious club, one of the oldest in England and I think it is a matter of great pride for Indians that we own it. Therefore it also important that we return to the Premier League in the first attempt, after which perhaps we could return for a tour of India.”

“Globally too, owning Blackburn has had a wonderful impact and I thank Balaji Rao as well as Anuradha Desai for their passion to buy the club. We have not extracted any profits from the club, but it has helped us in other ways. Places as far away as Vietnam now link the name of Venky’s with Blackburn and it helps us in the business sense. Plus the name we have earned since owning Blackburn Rovers, we would have otherwise not have received in 50 years,” he further pointed out."

speedie_rovers_legen
d wrote:

FannyTickler wrote:
Look at all you muppets desperate for another reason to boycott. Why not just admit that you don't want to go because you're no longer a premier league club? Blackburn Rovers, the laughing stock of English football. You're a disgrace. Shame on you.

I am calling for a complete boycott of all matches at ewood park , let us show these shysters who is really in control of our town, until these clowns leave we should be united , go now desai and take your 2 clown brothers with you, you are not wanted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!

Getting rid of Kean was one thing and I believe that the boycott got rid of him in the end. Getting rid of Venkys is another matter. I don't believe that boycotts will work on them so you just have to make up your mind ..... support the team under a new manager or don't. It is actually as simlpe as that. I for one am back on board having not been to a match since the Bolton match. For those who still refuse to return, fair enough but don't try and drag the rest of us along with you. By all means return when we get back to the Prem, you'll all be welcome to join us.

proud burnley lad wrote:

Rovers1975 wrote:

blueblooded wrote:

FannyTickler wrote:
Look at all you muppets desperate for another reason to boycott. Why not just admit that you don't want to go because you're no longer a premier league club? Blackburn Rovers, the laughing stock of English football. You're a disgrace. Shame on you.

so momsfannytickler...a



ny luck signing your prized draw Micky Mack?

Another bumper crowd on't Turd I see on Sat...... true fans that don't have to boycott because there appears to be a permanent one.

when kean goes minimum 25k going to be at bol-ewood v wolves i kept hearing lol wtf happened there like u nobs have room to talk i cant wait to see your crowds mid season UTMC

Once I've had that translated, I'll respond.......

A lot of noise on this website today. On the issue of appointing someone who hasn't yet been a mangager: that must be true of all managers. At some point they got a move up to a manager's job from something less exalted. Davis Moyes is a good example of one who made the move with amazing success.Pearson at Leicester looks to have done it too Just because Kidd was a flop doesn't mean everyone has to be. We culd probably get Holloway and he might be successful but even at Blackpool he has been erratic and his team has had even worse results over the last five games than Rovers under Black. McKinlay could well be a shrewd choice. If he were a complete dud Fulham would want to get rid of him and clearly they don't.

mellorb&w wrote:

Riverside 7 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:
I think there are a lot of people who need a reality check. We are not a Premier League Club, we are a mid-table Championship Club ... FACT !!
The chances of us getting a top name manager are slim, despite what SS might claim. I would actually rather have someone with some attachment to Rovers than someone who hasn't so would Sherwood, McKinlay or Shearer really be so bad ? I wouldn't mind any of those three if they could also come with some kind of mentor as in Dalglish or someone of that ilk.
Bottom line, I wanted Kean out because the lies he peddled and whoever the next manager is, I will get behind him and all "real" supporters will do the same.

We may be a Championship Club but did Shebby not tells us 2 weeks ago that some very big names had applied for the job?
Names such as Schuster, Clemente for example - both have managed at the very top.
We appear to be intent on making the same mistake as last time - appointing a coach with no managerial experience.
Can anyone remember the rumours around Blackburn on how McKinlay got his bad injury that kept him out for approx 12 months - I do.
He's definitely not for me.

What rumours would those be then, please enlighten us ?
He had a groin tear that took a long time to heal. When he was fit he had a fallout with Souness who stuck him in the reserves until he got a move to Bradford who were in the Prem. But hey ... if you know different then let's hear it.

The rumour at the time was that McKinlay allegedly injured himself whilst under the influence of drink.
As a result of the injury he was out of action for approx 12 months.

Between 1995 and 2000 he played just 91 times for Blackburn Rovers -
I'm sure that even you would admit that was a poor return from a player who cost us £1.7M and was a Scottish International.

With his connections to Steve Kean / SEM, and the drinking culture we should keep well away.

I also disagree that we should be looking for someone with a previous connection to Ewood.
A new broom is required, complete with a new backroom team and a new fitness coach.

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote: BRFC...RIP

I like your optimism Darener: RIP = Rovers in Prem (doesnt it?) Don't worry though - the club wont appoint a manager unless they are sure he can get us back up to the Premiership. As what a lot of people forget is that It is in their (the owners) best interests to get the club promoted to grab a share of all that lovely lolly available there. Better to get 80 million every year than get one more 16 million and two eights as we will in the next three years in the Championship! Do the maths.

Of course it's in their best interest to get promoted but are you seriously suggesting Venkys, Singh and the rest actually have the faintest idea who they really want or, more importantly, what they really need?

Just how many owners/ chairmen/ boards of directors over the years have been "sure he can get us up" just before joining the hundreds of other owners/chairmen/boar
ds of directors who thought exactly the same thing before failing miserably.

Do you think these people currently making a mockery of our football club know so much more than those who have been in the game for decades but have yet to find the man "sure to get them up"?

Do you really think nobody else has "done the maths"? Do you really think it is that simple FFS?

Sorry FR, sometimes I don't know if you're an eternal optimist or just incredibly naive.

I know that the manager at the local burger bar is looking for a new job, maybe Shebby and the Venkys should give him a try.
Our football club is like a hobby for them. This is not the time for some whim or romantic ideas. We need meat and two veg management with no more silly business.
We are taking this thing seriously, are they? Their actions suggest not!

Rumours and gossip mate mainly driven by jealously. Not saying he didn't like the odd Guinness, he did. He did not get injured because of any drinking session though. His main injury was a nagging groin tear that never really healed up. Some players are just unlucky with injuries but should that really be held against them?

old man rover wrote:
A lot of noise on this website today. On the issue of appointing someone who hasn't yet been a mangager: that must be true of all managers. At some point they got a move up to a manager's job from something less exalted. Davis Moyes is a good example of one who made the move with amazing success.Pearson at Leicester looks to have done it too Just because Kidd was a flop doesn't mean everyone has to be. We culd probably get Holloway and he might be successful but even at Blackpool he has been erratic and his team has had even worse results over the last five games than Rovers under Black. McKinlay could well be a shrewd choice. If he were a complete dud Fulham would want to get rid of him and clearly they don't.

Moyes was (a very good) manager at PNE, Pearson at Hull so they didn't move up to Everton and Leicester from coaching roles elsewhere.

We have had three coaches who have moved up to manager, ALL of which have failed.

McKinley and Sherwood may just be very good at what they are doing, hence Fulham and Spurs don't want them to go; why make a problem for themselves?

Problem is, what they are doing is not managing a football club.

For just one minute can everyone stop posting rubbish & read what is just been said on the BBC Sport website:

"Fulham have rejected Blackburn's request to speak with first-team coach Billy McKinlay about replacing Steve Kean as manager at Ewood Park.
Rovers have turned to their former midfielder, 43, after failing to land Tottenham's Tim Sherwood.

Ex-Scotland international McKinlay, who is among the most highly regarded young coaches in the game, is thought to be open to discussions about the role.But he will only be given permission to enter talks if compensation is agreed.
But he will only be given permission to enter if compensation is agreed"

Now can we stop all the hypo-boil about him being twin of Kean, most of which is rubbish though I concede he's Scottish & has Celtic & Fulham connections. For once lets give Shebby & Co a bit of space to try and do a deal for someone who Martin Jol & others obviously think very highly & if he comes we should at least give him a chance.

Hold on, Rovers approached McK, do you get that ? Rovers ignored the alleged queue of candidates of high quality and approached the Fulham coach.
I've said all along that the main criterion used will be a CHEAPO.
Do you seriously think Shearer will give up an easy salary on the couch to be told what to do by Venkys and Shabby ? or any other serious manager or would be manager ?
Everyone in football knows what a shower are running Rovers, it's going to be a desperate man that takes the job - desperate as in out-of-work, or desperate to get a manager position, do his best until the club collapses, then move on and putting his time at Ewood down to experience.

Private I wrote:
For just one minute can everyone stop posting rubbish & read what is just been said on the BBC Sport website:

"Fulham have rejected Blackburn's request to speak with first-team coach Billy McKinlay about replacing Steve Kean as manager at Ewood Park.
Rovers have turned to their former midfielder, 43, after failing to land Tottenham's Tim Sherwood.

Ex-Scotland international McKinlay, who is among the most highly regarded young coaches in the game, is thought to be open to discussions about the role.But he will only be given permission to enter talks if compensation is agreed.
But he will only be given permission to enter if compensation is agreed"

Now can we stop all the hypo-boil about him being twin of Kean, most of which is rubbish though I concede he's Scottish & has Celtic & Fulham connections. For once lets give Shebby & Co a bit of space to try and do a deal for someone who Martin Jol & others obviously think very highly & if he comes we should at least give him a chance.

Martin Jol thinks highly of him as 'coach', but aren't we trying to appoint a manager? What style of football does his teams play? What's his record of buying players? As others have pointed out, we need someone with experience which has been sadly lacking of late. My choice would be Billy Davies who is far more qualified as a manager.

Private I wrote:
For just one minute can everyone stop posting rubbish & read what is just been said on the BBC Sport website:

"Fulham have rejected Blackburn's request to speak with first-team coach Billy McKinlay about replacing Steve Kean as manager at Ewood Park.
Rovers have turned to their former midfielder, 43, after failing to land Tottenham's Tim Sherwood.

Ex-Scotland international McKinlay, who is among the most highly regarded young coaches in the game, is thought to be open to discussions about the role.But he will only be given permission to enter talks if compensation is agreed.
But he will only be given permission to enter if compensation is agreed"

Now can we stop all the hypo-boil about him being twin of Kean, most of which is rubbish though I concede he's Scottish & has Celtic & Fulham connections. For once lets give Shebby & Co a bit of space to try and do a deal for someone who Martin Jol & others obviously think very highly & if he comes we should at least give him a chance.

Was it not Allardyce who thought "very highly" of Steve Kean? Oh sod it lets take another gamble and appoint a manager who's never managed.....that's what all successful companies do isn't it!...unbelievable

Rishtonian wrote:

MxMave wrote:
Bet you people who bought a season ticket the day after Kean left are feeling a bit silly now. I did say on here just after Kean left, wait until they appoint someone before buying a season ticket.

I did that so that I could get my old seat

Does any one know a way toget my mney back
I did pay by Visa

If you find a way perhaps you can advise Saville's victims how to get their virginity back.

old man rover wrote:
A lot of noise on this website today. On the issue of appointing someone who hasn't yet been a mangager: that must be true of all managers. At some point they got a move up to a manager's job from something less exalted. Davis Moyes is a good example of one who made the move with amazing success.Pearson at Leicester looks to have done it too Just because Kidd was a flop doesn't mean everyone has to be. We culd probably get Holloway and he might be successful but even at Blackpool he has been erratic and his team has had even worse results over the last five games than Rovers under Black. McKinlay could well be a shrewd choice. If he were a complete dud Fulham would want to get rid of him and clearly they don't.

Fulham clearly didn't rate him that highly to appoint him their manager when Hughes left. As Man Utd have shown that no matter who they appoint as coach it's the ability of the manager which is important. It would be a huge gamble on the future of our club to appoint Billy.

whappen wrote:

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote: BRFC...RIP

I like your optimism Darener: RIP = Rovers in Prem (doesnt it?) Don't worry though - the club wont appoint a manager unless they are sure he can get us back up to the Premiership. As what a lot of people forget is that It is in their (the owners) best interests to get the club promoted to grab a share of all that lovely lolly available there. Better to get 80 million every year than get one more 16 million and two eights as we will in the next three years in the Championship! Do the maths.

Of course it's in their best interest to get promoted but are you seriously suggesting Venkys, Singh and the rest actually have the faintest idea who they really want or, more importantly, what they really need?

Just how many owners/ chairmen/ boards of directors over the years have been "sure he can get us up" just before joining the hundreds of other owners/chairmen/boar

ds of directors who thought exactly the same thing before failing miserably.

Do you think these people currently making a mockery of our football club know so much more than those who have been in the game for decades but have yet to find the man "sure to get them up"?

Do you really think nobody else has "done the maths"? Do you really think it is that simple FFS?

Sorry FR, sometimes I don't know if you're an eternal optimist or just incredibly naive.

No offence taken, its actually a bit of both Whappen....but the other way round - incredibly optimistic and eternally naive.

My point was that despite their lack of footballing knowledge, the V's are the ones that currently make the business decisions for our (their) club - so surely they will want the best results possible for their investment (they do run a successful business empire after all) - and being in the prem is the really the only way forward for them as owners of the club.

I didn't say that either our owners or a new manager would get us there - but that must be their target for the sake of their business. You don't have to be the brightest in the class to see that the rewards for being in the prem now outdo anything else on offer anywhere else in European football.

Le Incredible Optimist.

Oh jesus! the nightmares are returning, when is this all gonna stop.

proud burnley lad wrote:

Rovers1975 wrote:

Rovers1975 wrote:

proud burnley lad wrote:

Rovers1975 wrote:

blueblooded wrote:

FannyTickler wrote:
Look at all you muppets desperate for another reason to boycott. Why not just admit that you don't want to go because you're no longer a premier league club? Blackburn Rovers, the laughing stock of English football. You're a disgrace. Shame on you.

so momsfannytickler...a






ny luck signing your prized draw Micky Mack?

Another bumper crowd on't Turd I see on Sat...... true fans that don't have to boycott because there appears to be a permanent one.

when kean goes minimum 25k going to be at bol-ewood v wolves i kept hearing lol wtf happened there like u nobs have room to talk i cant wait to see your crowds mid season UTMC

Once I've had that translated, I'll respond.......

No, it's no good, i can't translate that last nonsense you've posted...ah well.

Here's one for you to mull over though proud burnley lad, I'll keep it as simple as possible for you:

Are Burnley a bigger football club than Rovers?

Not that anybody really gives a sh1t. Well, Rovers fans don't.

Trading 'banter' with you though is a nice bit of light entertainment as all us plastic glory hunting Rovers fans fall out with one another as to who should be the next manager. Why don't you put your name forward pbl? Venkys haven't even heard of Burnley FC (neithers anyone else for that matter) so wouldn't have a clue you despise us...... or do you? I think you might secretly have a soft spot for Rovers. Go on, admit it.....I won't tell anyone, promise.

promise not to tell anyone but i am jealous you are 3 points ahead of us i sometimes wish that were us but your such quality i wish i was a b*****d i really do i say am claret and blue but iv only got blue in my heart SLAAAAAP oh no what have i done that cheer u up rover1995

1975 sorry

globetrot wrote:
What a pile of sh!t. Sick of reading all this bull about Blackburn. Nearly a month without a manager. Take your parachute payment and get the f&ck out of Blackburn Rovers.
It seems to me that Rovers arent wanting a manager they are looking for a coach. I think the idiot Shebby is going to become the manager. Just my opinion.
Funny how you need a coaching badge to coach a club, I think you should have a similar badge for owning a club. Retards the lot of them.

i feel your pain i cant sleep at night anymore i havnt slept since last nite my throat is throbbing heart is racing oj lad calm down am happy its free entertainment from my point of view iv even cancelled my sky hd whats use when iv got rovers page to go on lol chin up come on not long to go

Why is this so difficult?
There only needs to be one essential criteria for the Manager's job: "must have at least 12 months experience of managing a football team".
So Shebby, out of the 30 applicants, short list to the above criteria.
Or can't you do that because there are no experienced applicants, and really you just all talk and no substance.

For Blackburn Rovers, read Fulham Reserves! - Kean ('failed' Coach), Murphy (over the hill "midfielder") and now we "want" McKinlay. Are the Venky's looking to model us on Fahed's 'success' at Craven Cottage. This is getting beyond a joke. As quiet a few have posted, what planet are they on down at 'Space ship' Ewood, let alone in that well known hot bed of football, India? Have they never heard of PR or "lessons learnt", or are they taking the rise out of the fans? - take your pick! The saga is now a joke.

French Rover wrote:

whappen wrote:

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote: BRFC...RIP

I like your optimism Darener: RIP = Rovers in Prem (doesnt it?) Don't worry though - the club wont appoint a manager unless they are sure he can get us back up to the Premiership. As what a lot of people forget is that It is in their (the owners) best interests to get the club promoted to grab a share of all that lovely lolly available there. Better to get 80 million every year than get one more 16 million and two eights as we will in the next three years in the Championship! Do the maths.

Of course it's in their best interest to get promoted but are you seriously suggesting Venkys, Singh and the rest actually have the faintest idea who they really want or, more importantly, what they really need? Just how many owners/ chairmen/ boards of directors over the years have been "sure he can get us up" just before joining the hundreds of other owners/chairmen/boar ds of directors who thought exactly the same thing before failing miserably. Do you think these people currently making a mockery of our football club know so much more than those who have been in the game for decades but have yet to find the man "sure to get them up"? Do you really think nobody else has "done the maths"? Do you really think it is that simple FFS? Sorry FR, sometimes I don't know if you're an eternal optimist or just incredibly naive.

No offence taken, its actually a bit of both Whappen....but the other way round - incredibly optimistic and eternally naive. My point was that despite their lack of footballing knowledge, the V's are the ones that currently make the business decisions for our (their) club - so surely they will want the best results possible for their investment (they do run a successful business empire after all) - and being in the prem is the really the only way forward for them as owners of the club. I didn't say that either our owners or a new manager would get us there - but that must be their target for the sake of their business. You don't have to be the brightest in the class to see that the rewards for being in the prem now outdo anything else on offer anywhere else in European football. Le Incredible Optimist.

No, Mr. French, those of your ilk wanted Big Sam out. You had an optimism that Rovers - post Uncle Jack - could survive in the Premiership playing Barcelona style soccer. That is destructive optimism. Of all the Rovers fans on here you should line up first in the queue for a reality pill.

Get your money on Shebby at 50/1 , 2 quid returns £100 , worth a punt !

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….








No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…






……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….






This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Has he ever managed? ummm... who was that previous guy who'd not managed before....."Thi



nk on before you type such nonesense."..think you meant nonsense;-)

Thanks for your input. All managers have to start somewhere otherwise there would be no managers. Mckinlay is far more respected through the game than the drunk driver. Kean was never a professional footballer, he was a con man, a chancer and a liar. Mckinlay was a good player and he is an ex player of ours. So give him a break, no-one could have a worse record than Kean.

"somewhere otherwise there would be no managers"

Absolutely…..usual


ly in the lower leagues/non league…..not at ex-premier champions with supposedly the biggest budget in the championship…..no coincidence Billy is only quoted for the Rovers job whereas most other candidates on skybet have odds for all the other vacant managerial posts hmmm

Newsflash, we aren't in the premier league any more, just in case you missed it. We are in the championship where many a manager has cut his teeth. Billy Mckinlay should be given a chance and not dismissed out of hand. Hughes didn't even start this low down Hmmmm.

Unbelievable posts on here claiming that we should be realistic about who we could / should get or expect as manager.....

Yes we are in the championship however just having spent a fortune that other clubs would give their right arm for. The fact that the past three / four transfer windows have been a disaster due to the departed idiots spending policy is not any part of a new managers record. In fact they will have a right job on their hands sorting it all out with the no doubt lucrative contracts some of them will be on.

We are a FANTASTIC club that many managers would relish taking on (as borne out by the recent job applications) as most of the chances of getting a Premier League managers post are pretty scant at best.

There is only about 10 realistic jobs going in the Premier League for so called ambitious managers to aspire to hence many of them having to cut their teeth with league 1- 2 and conference sides, so who are the next best influential crop of jobs or clubs for ambitious (young) managers?

At this moment in time (crucial next seven months) we are top of the tree for these folks - So yes our REALISTIC expectations of a fantastic, experienced, ambitious, hungry, high profile manger IS something that we should expect.

If the next sevens months turn out how we all wish them to then we will keep this standing if not we may not be as high profile in subsequent years however will still be a club that has so much tradition history and fantastic facilities that managers will always wish to be a part of it.

My one plea would be that the Venkys begin to truly realise this fact and never sell off our treasured training facilities that players and managers alike must relish turning up to every day.

I would also like to know what I wrote that was so offensive...over to you LET.

French Rover wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote: We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled………. No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence… ……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success…………. This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all. Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese. Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history. Think on before you type such nonesense.

Absolutley spot on. McKinlay also played in the opening match of the 1998 World Cup in France against Brazil. The last time Scotland qualified for a tournament. How can anyone be comparing this guy to con-man Kean ?

Too many on here have short memories. Does loyalty count for nothing nowadays. Mckinlay was a top class player unlike Kean who was a top class con man. Big difference. Also if Mckinlay is so bad, why is he working for Martin Jol? If he was no good Jol would have potted him.

Not only Jol. I'm fairley sure he was actually brought in by Coleman and was kept on by Hodgson and Hughes as well as Jol. They must of all been happy with him.

Coleman signed him in 2004 and he has been at Fulham ever since - currenty First Team coach. Fulham have done quite well during that time and are established in the prem. Also he only just got recruited this month I think, as the Northern Ireland assistant manager. Not sure how that will pan out if he gets the Rovers job. Just have to wait and see if he is the chosen one now....maybe not who most of us would have wanted or picked but definitely a lot better than a lot that have been mentioned.

It must be great to agree with yourself. What I will say is...in life what goes around comes around.

proud burnley lad wrote:

globetrot wrote: What a pile of sh!t. Sick of reading all this bull about Blackburn. Nearly a month without a manager. Take your parachute payment and get the f&ck out of Blackburn Rovers. It seems to me that Rovers arent wanting a manager they are looking for a coach. I think the idiot Shebby is going to become the manager. Just my opinion. Funny how you need a coaching badge to coach a club, I think you should have a similar badge for owning a club. Retards the lot of them.

i feel your pain i cant sleep at night anymore i havnt slept since last nite my throat is throbbing heart is racing oj lad calm down am happy its free entertainment from my point of view iv even cancelled my sky hd whats use when iv got rovers page to go on lol chin up come on not long to go

That keyboard of yours not big enough for your 6 fingered hands? I suggest you use the money, you save from cancelling your Sky HD subscription, on purchasing a dictionary and a few English lessons. Now go crawl back into your cave and get your mummy to look at your throbbing throat.

All this talk of hiring a good coach from a top team and hoping that he will become a good manager. Have you all forgotten Brian Kidd ?

The pantomine that is Venkys Blackburn Rovers continues I see. Sorry Uncle Jack they have destroyed the wonderful club you built for us Rovers fans

Oh lordy, lordy...!!

There's no smoke without fire...!! (i.e. no-one else is interested or we have no ££)

What in heaven's name....?

What on earth.....?

Is this for real......?

They say history repeats itself...unfortunate
ly!

Bangkok Rover wrote:

RespectTheK-Dog wrote:
I see the Orc Colin Hendry got nicked for a domestic incident

And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job

Billy Mc Kinlay is odds on for the job

And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job

Blackburn conceded an 89th min equaliser on Saturday

And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job

Steve Kean announces he is suing for £1.5. (He WILL win)

And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job

So everything is rosy at Ewood.

(PS: Alan Shearer wants a job you know?)

Am not a lawyer so don't really know but would think it unlikely Kean would win a constructive dismissal case given he was so poor at his job and under 'normal club' circumstances would have been dismissed 15 games into his tenure. There could be some evidence that we don't know about but if you are a habitual liar and are pathetic at your job you have little chance.

As for McKinlay I'm sure he has 1000% more of a clue about football than idiot Kean. But, same situation as Sherwood, no experience and Venky's amazingly gambling everything on unknown. The passing football they crave (bizarre post-hoc justification for removing Big Sam) - is that something Sherwood or McKinlay have a track record of delivering.....no, thought not.

All that said, whoever is brought in we need to give them a chance. It's got to be better than what we have. Kean is out - no more boycotts.

I see why any reasonable person - as you are - would expect Kean to lose his case.

Yes they could (and should) have sacked him and yes he was lucky to be in a job.

But the fact remains he was in a job and very much un-sacked. All Kean will have to do is demonstrate there was some interference with team selection - which there probably was from Shabby at some point - or that lies were told to him by his superiors (and it's not hard to imagine that they were)

Then of course there was Shebby's shameful display at the fans meeting. a judge will take one look at that - Shebby encouraging fans to laugh at the incumbent manager- and he will instantly find in Kean's favour. (The fans asked for that meeting remember)

What I will find really interesting is hearing a public case where all the dirty linen is aired. For instance, was he under orders not to select players like Salgado whose contracts Venky's didn't want to pay up?

Wonder if we'll ever get to see one?

Last time i looked he has not got the job so i don't know why most of you are moaning about something that hasn't happened and you can't be sure that it will either . You do know the more you boycott the more you play into venky's hands.

Places as far away as Vietnam now link the name of Venky’s with Blackburn and it helps us in the business sense. Plus the name we have earned since owning Blackburn Rovers, we would have otherwise not have received in 50 years,” he further pointed out.

Rao tells Blackburn fans they've NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD !!

The fact is the CV's actually received were few and the quality of the CV's poor!. To be honest any respected manager would think twice before signing on for the 'clueless' management and owners of BRFC. Sad but true! Meaning the owners have now started trawling. We may unearth a diamond or a turnip!

Saying that, Kean has gone and things can only get better from a manager viewpoint.

Come on you blues!

We may had well closed the gates at wood if these dumb wits try to bring in and ex players with NO manager experience. McKinley took the **** at Ewood. As did sherwood. We don't want Henry either. I've stopped going to Ewood and just gone to away matches. If they intend to bring any ex's in then I wont watch any match as we will be another Pompy. DESTROYED THANKS TO THE VENKYS CHICKEN DUCKERS

RespectTheK-Dog wrote:

Bangkok Rover wrote:

RespectTheK-Dog wrote: I see the Orc Colin Hendry got nicked for a domestic incident And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job Billy Mc Kinlay is odds on for the job And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job Blackburn conceded an 89th min equaliser on Saturday And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job Steve Kean announces he is suing for £1.5. (He WILL win) And Alan Shearer is available and willing to take over the Blackburn job So everything is rosy at Ewood. (PS: Alan Shearer wants a job you know?)

Am not a lawyer so don't really know but would think it unlikely Kean would win a constructive dismissal case given he was so poor at his job and under 'normal club' circumstances would have been dismissed 15 games into his tenure. There could be some evidence that we don't know about but if you are a habitual liar and are pathetic at your job you have little chance. As for McKinlay I'm sure he has 1000% more of a clue about football than idiot Kean. But, same situation as Sherwood, no experience and Venky's amazingly gambling everything on unknown. The passing football they crave (bizarre post-hoc justification for removing Big Sam) - is that something Sherwood or McKinlay have a track record of delivering.....no, thought not. All that said, whoever is brought in we need to give them a chance. It's got to be better than what we have. Kean is out - no more boycotts.

I see why any reasonable person - as you are - would expect Kean to lose his case. Yes they could (and should) have sacked him and yes he was lucky to be in a job. But the fact remains he was in a job and very much un-sacked. All Kean will have to do is demonstrate there was some interference with team selection - which there probably was from Shabby at some point - or that lies were told to him by his superiors (and it's not hard to imagine that they were) Then of course there was Shebby's shameful display at the fans meeting. a judge will take one look at that - Shebby encouraging fans to laugh at the incumbent manager- and he will instantly find in Kean's favour. (The fans asked for that meeting remember) What I will find really interesting is hearing a public case where all the dirty linen is aired. For instance, was he under orders not to select players like Salgado whose contracts Venky's didn't want to pay up? Wonder if we'll ever get to see one?

Venkys would probably have paid up his contract if he had been sacked - especially when you consider how much Desai liked him.

Considering he had about a year left on an alleged £25 -£30k a week contract, £1.5 mill does not seem that much more than the compensation he would have received anyway.

He is a Scot though so every penny counts.

I'm sure Venkys could put up a pretty robust defence if they wanted to. The idiot Singh only gave the (since debunked) targets Kean had to achieve - nothing too unusual in that.

And a company's customers asking for a meeting with management - how is that relevant? Companies are forever conducting surveys to assess customer satisfaction etc. What better than a face to face meeting?

They could expose how Kean got the job for starters, or make a counter claim for constructive appointment as I like to describe it....then again, maybe not. Shame.

The main point is interference in team selection, something Kean had effectively agreed to when he took the job. I wonder if he will mention his own agent being the first to "interfere with team selection" - see the Williams Finn Goodman letter and the point made about third party authorities. I'd like to bet the first Kean saw of Formica and Rochina was on You Tube like the rest of us.

It'll end in an out of court settlement; these things usually do, mainly to stop the dirty linen having to be aired by both sides.

Bazzer wrote:

French Rover wrote:

whappen wrote:

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote: BRFC...RIP

I like your optimism Darener: RIP = Rovers in Prem (doesnt it?) Don't worry though - the club wont appoint a manager unless they are sure he can get us back up to the Premiership. As what a lot of people forget is that It is in their (the owners) best interests to get the club promoted to grab a share of all that lovely lolly available there. Better to get 80 million every year than get one more 16 million and two eights as we will in the next three years in the Championship! Do the maths.

Of course it's in their best interest to get promoted but are you seriously suggesting Venkys, Singh and the rest actually have the faintest idea who they really want or, more importantly, what they really need? Just how many owners/ chairmen/ boards of directors over the years have been "sure he can get us up" just before joining the hundreds of other owners/chairmen/boar ds of directors who thought exactly the same thing before failing miserably. Do you think these people currently making a mockery of our football club know so much more than those who have been in the game for decades but have yet to find the man "sure to get them up"? Do you really think nobody else has "done the maths"? Do you really think it is that simple FFS? Sorry FR, sometimes I don't know if you're an eternal optimist or just incredibly naive.

No offence taken, its actually a bit of both Whappen....but the other way round - incredibly optimistic and eternally naive. My point was that despite their lack of footballing knowledge, the V's are the ones that currently make the business decisions for our (their) club - so surely they will want the best results possible for their investment (they do run a successful business empire after all) - and being in the prem is the really the only way forward for them as owners of the club. I didn't say that either our owners or a new manager would get us there - but that must be their target for the sake of their business. You don't have to be the brightest in the class to see that the rewards for being in the prem now outdo anything else on offer anywhere else in European football. Le Incredible Optimist.

No, Mr. French, those of your ilk wanted Big Sam out. You had an optimism that Rovers - post Uncle Jack - could survive in the Premiership playing Barcelona style soccer. That is destructive optimism. Of all the Rovers fans on here you should line up first in the queue for a reality pill.

The problem wasn't sacking BFS it was appointing Kean.

Mr French; of course Venkys want the best for their business (which isn't nearly as massive an empire as we were led to belive by the way).

My point is, can they get it, bearing in mind their total lack of knowledge in comparison to those who have tried and failed? On the evidence of the last two years, I would say that is a resounding no.

They are currently looking at coaches who Singh happens to know from other unrelated situations. This suggests they have actually no idea who to even look at otside their (his) tight little circle of buddies.

Worrying, very worrying.

Black's favourite I'm afraid, simply because he's there and they don't know who to get in Kean's place.

All the bookies appear to have stopped the odds on Rovers next manager apart from Skybet. McKinlay is 1/4 with them.
Another bad start to a day.

Well the Mail state that Fulham have declined Rovers talks due to a compensation agreement not having been sorted out McKinlay is keen to bring in Chris Sutton as his assistant. The mail indicate how how of touch they are with reality by stating that bringing ex players in will go a long way towards appeasing the fans! I suppose 5% of the fans just want anyone but am sure the rest of us want a recognised manager.

Bazzer wrote:

French Rover wrote:

whappen wrote:

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote: BRFC...RIP

I like your optimism Darener: RIP = Rovers in Prem (doesnt it?) Don't worry though - the club wont appoint a manager unless they are sure he can get us back up to the Premiership. As what a lot of people forget is that It is in their (the owners) best interests to get the club promoted to grab a share of all that lovely lolly available there. Better to get 80 million every year than get one more 16 million and two eights as we will in the next three years in the Championship! Do the maths.

Of course it's in their best interest to get promoted but are you seriously suggesting Venkys, Singh and the rest actually have the faintest idea who they really want or, more importantly, what they really need? Just how many owners/ chairmen/ boards of directors over the years have been "sure he can get us up" just before joining the hundreds of other owners/chairmen/boar ds of directors who thought exactly the same thing before failing miserably. Do you think these people currently making a mockery of our football club know so much more than those who have been in the game for decades but have yet to find the man "sure to get them up"? Do you really think nobody else has "done the maths"? Do you really think it is that simple FFS? Sorry FR, sometimes I don't know if you're an eternal optimist or just incredibly naive.

No offence taken, its actually a bit of both Whappen....but the other way round - incredibly optimistic and eternally naive. My point was that despite their lack of footballing knowledge, the V's are the ones that currently make the business decisions for our (their) club - so surely they will want the best results possible for their investment (they do run a successful business empire after all) - and being in the prem is the really the only way forward for them as owners of the club. I didn't say that either our owners or a new manager would get us there - but that must be their target for the sake of their business. You don't have to be the brightest in the class to see that the rewards for being in the prem now outdo anything else on offer anywhere else in European football. Le Incredible Optimist.

No, Mr. French, those of your ilk wanted Big Sam out. You had an optimism that Rovers - post Uncle Jack - could survive in the Premiership playing Barcelona style soccer. That is destructive optimism. Of all the Rovers fans on here you should line up first in the queue for a reality pill.

Bazzer give it up man....BFS is long gone now you have to get over it. You must know that it was not the sacking of BFS that caused trouble it was who they replaced him with. In reality it is the V's that are the root cause of the all our recent ills. Keep taking your own pills :)

My analysis of the situation is that Shabby Singh is now effectivley the manager of Rovers and that's why they only want to appoint a coach.

Venkys think they can pull the wool over our eyes by bringing in a former player and then dressing him up as manager.

Iiii1111 wrote:

Bazzer wrote:

French Rover wrote:

whappen wrote:

French Rover wrote:

A Darener wrote: BRFC...RIP

I like your optimism Darener: RIP = Rovers in Prem (doesnt it?) Don't worry though - the club wont appoint a manager unless they are sure he can get us back up to the Premiership. As what a lot of people forget is that It is in their (the owners) best interests to get the club promoted to grab a share of all that lovely lolly available there. Better to get 80 million every year than get one more 16 million and two eights as we will in the next three years in the Championship! Do the maths.

Of course it's in their best interest to get promoted but are you seriously suggesting Venkys, Singh and the rest actually have the faintest idea who they really want or, more importantly, what they really need? Just how many owners/ chairmen/ boards of directors over the years have been "sure he can get us up" just before joining the hundreds of other owners/chairmen/boar ds of directors who thought exactly the same thing before failing miserably. Do you think these people currently making a mockery of our football club know so much more than those who have been in the game for decades but have yet to find the man "sure to get them up"? Do you really think nobody else has "done the maths"? Do you really think it is that simple FFS? Sorry FR, sometimes I don't know if you're an eternal optimist or just incredibly naive.

No offence taken, its actually a bit of both Whappen....but the other way round - incredibly optimistic and eternally naive. My point was that despite their lack of footballing knowledge, the V's are the ones that currently make the business decisions for our (their) club - so surely they will want the best results possible for their investment (they do run a successful business empire after all) - and being in the prem is the really the only way forward for them as owners of the club. I didn't say that either our owners or a new manager would get us there - but that must be their target for the sake of their business. You don't have to be the brightest in the class to see that the rewards for being in the prem now outdo anything else on offer anywhere else in European football. Le Incredible Optimist.

No, Mr. French, those of your ilk wanted Big Sam out. You had an optimism that Rovers - post Uncle Jack - could survive in the Premiership playing Barcelona style soccer. That is destructive optimism. Of all the Rovers fans on here you should line up first in the queue for a reality pill.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Imagine if Venkeys had replaced Allardyce with a capable manager instead of a clueless coach (like they want to do again two years and one relegation later) your constant glorifying in I told ya so would never have been thrust upon us....haven't got clue how old you are Bazzer...over 50 maybe? But obviously you don't often get things right in your sheltered little world or why else would you constantly keep gloating and reminding everyone that you didn't agree with the sacking Allardyce Wake up Bazzer do you really think any true Rovers fan would have wanted Allardyce removing knowing what would follow? So give it a rest being a pompous pri ck

And stop waging your war of abuse aimed at Big Sam. There is no need for abuse. It detracts from your argument or covers up for the fact you have no argument at all. To this day and beyond we are dealing with the decision to boot Big Sam. It will reverberate for years to come. The League Tables do not lie.

Just a quick one Robbie Savage tweeted last night "to all Blackburn fans do you think I should try and get involved with Blackburn rovers again". Anybody got any more information on what this might be. I bet he could sort out our uninterested team !!

mellorb&w wrote:
Rumours and gossip mate mainly driven by jealously. Not saying he didn't like the odd Guinness, he did. He did not get injured because of any drinking session though. His main injury was a nagging groin tear that never really healed up. Some players are just unlucky with injuries but should that really be held against them?

I did say that they were the rumours circulating the town at the time he was injured- but as you well know 'there is no smoke without fire'.

However, I'm glad that you were able to confirm that Billy McKinlay did like an odd drink.

Given Steve Kean's drink driving conviction, his drunken rant in an Hong Kong bar, coupled with our defensive coach's Saturday night in the cells, the Board must be very careful who they appoint otherwise our club's reputation will be damaged even more.

As for jealousy, I haven't a clue what you mean.

Why do they want another jock at Blackburn ? The place will be overun with them.

Apparently Venky's have just been spotted around Whitebirk,think they are on there way to East Lancs Coachbuilders,to look for a coach!!

moh wrote:

speedie_rovers_legen

d wrote:

FannyTickler wrote:
Look at all you muppets desperate for another reason to boycott. Why not just admit that you don't want to go because you're no longer a premier league club? Blackburn Rovers, the laughing stock of English football. You're a disgrace. Shame on you.

I am calling for a complete boycott of all matches at ewood park , let us show these shysters who is really in control of our town, until these clowns leave we should be united , go now desai and take your 2 clown brothers with you, you are not wanted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


!!!!

people are entitled to boycott if they want to, however I and many people I know will attend games and support the team.

Be my guest, supporting the team is your right, but when you are watching the team just remember most of them do not give a **** about you paying your hard earned cash to watch them , you are also maybe unknowingly supporting the corrupt venkys ...agents... and staff... employed by THEM.

Matt Newcastle wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….









No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…







……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….







This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Has he ever managed? ummm... who was that previous guy who'd not managed before....."Thi




nk on before you type such nonesense."..think you meant nonsense;-)

Thanks for your input. All managers have to start somewhere otherwise there would be no managers. Mckinlay is far more respected through the game than the drunk driver. Kean was never a professional footballer, he was a con man, a chancer and a liar. Mckinlay was a good player and he is an ex player of ours. So give him a break, no-one could have a worse record than Kean.

"somewhere otherwise there would be no managers"

Absolutely…..usual



ly in the lower leagues/non league…..not at ex-premier champions with supposedly the biggest budget in the championship…..no coincidence Billy is only quoted for the Rovers job whereas most other candidates on skybet have odds for all the other vacant managerial posts hmmm

Newsflash, we aren't in the premier league any more, just in case you missed it. We are in the championship where many a manager has cut his teeth. Billy Mckinlay should be given a chance and not dismissed out of hand. Hughes didn't even start this low down Hmmmm.

Unbelievable posts on here claiming that we should be realistic about who we could / should get or expect as manager.....

Yes we are in the championship however just having spent a fortune that other clubs would give their right arm for. The fact that the past three / four transfer windows have been a disaster due to the departed idiots spending policy is not any part of a new managers record. In fact they will have a right job on their hands sorting it all out with the no doubt lucrative contracts some of them will be on.

We are a FANTASTIC club that many managers would relish taking on (as borne out by the recent job applications) as most of the chances of getting a Premier League managers post are pretty scant at best.

There is only about 10 realistic jobs going in the Premier League for so called ambitious managers to aspire to hence many of them having to cut their teeth with league 1- 2 and conference sides, so who are the next best influential crop of jobs or clubs for ambitious (young) managers?

At this moment in time (crucial next seven months) we are top of the tree for these folks - So yes our REALISTIC expectations of a fantastic, experienced, ambitious, hungry, high profile manger IS something that we should expect.

If the next sevens months turn out how we all wish them to then we will keep this standing if not we may not be as high profile in subsequent years however will still be a club that has so much tradition history and fantastic facilities that managers will always wish to be a part of it.

My one plea would be that the Venkys begin to truly realise this fact and never sell off our treasured training facilities that players and managers alike must relish turning up to every day.

i HAVE NEWS FOR YOU MATE , WAKE UP .THEY ARE DIGGING UP BROCKHALL TOP PITCH AS I SPEAK.

forever blue and white wrote:
All the bookies appear to have stopped the odds on Rovers next manager apart from Skybet. McKinlay is 1/4 with them.
Another bad start to a day.

Not looking good 1/8 with Stan James

Riverside 7 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:
Rumours and gossip mate mainly driven by jealously. Not saying he didn't like the odd Guinness, he did. He did not get injured because of any drinking session though. His main injury was a nagging groin tear that never really healed up. Some players are just unlucky with injuries but should that really be held against them?

I did say that they were the rumours circulating the town at the time he was injured- but as you well know 'there is no smoke without fire'.

However, I'm glad that you were able to confirm that Billy McKinlay did like an odd drink.

Given Steve Kean's drink driving conviction, his drunken rant in an Hong Kong bar, coupled with our defensive coach's Saturday night in the cells, the Board must be very careful who they appoint otherwise our club's reputation will be damaged even more.

As for jealousy, I haven't a clue what you mean.

I didn't say he had a drink problem. I said he liked the odd pint. Do you seriously think professional footballers are tee-total? There aren't many.

Absolute desperation, these clowns couldn't run a chicken coop.

Surely with all the out of work, experienced managers out there, there must be someone stupid enough to take on the job at Ewood....mustn't there?

I feel sorry for McKinley already, he won't be picking the team, the tactics or even the players, yet he will have the boo boys on his back as soon as there is a miss-kick..

When will these morons begin to understand we need experience in managerial staff and players to get us out of this total disaster? Not some poor sod who is going to be flayed alive by the fans and have his reputation destroyed by idiot owners who don't have a fecking clue.

The approach for sherwood and McKinley were turned down because no compensation had been agreed.Bolton agreed compnsation and were allowed to approach freedman.All Rovers have to do is agree compensation and get their man,they won't get him for nothing from palace or spurs.
So really its about money but if they need afree option it has to be Black &co.

It wont be Black and co Eddie. That is one step too far - even for the V's.

It is yet another fine mess they got us into with their indecision and frugality. The last thing we needed now was a lengthy search for a (seemingly untried and untested) manager which has predictably resulted in more fan unrest and talk of boycotts.

With unity comes strength,but with division comes fear and leaves us open to attack.

I fear that SWFC may just take advantage of all this mess tonight.

First off all, thanks to Fulham for the rejection. Billy Mckinlay was just a thug as a midfielder and it would be a disaster (another 0ne) to bring him here as manager. For me there is only one man and proper footballer who could galvanize the fans and the club AND play football how it should be played and thats Tugay. (true midfielder).

What is it with Venky's and co that persist in wanting coaches instead of a manager who will have experience of picking a team and a system also buying the right players for that system, He would be able to bring his own team in, where has a coach would have to start with what we already have, if we want to have any chance of going up Lol. Get a BLOODY MANAGER IN and stop pigging about.

mellorb&w wrote:

Riverside 7 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:
Rumours and gossip mate mainly driven by jealously. Not saying he didn't like the odd Guinness, he did. He did not get injured because of any drinking session though. His main injury was a nagging groin tear that never really healed up. Some players are just unlucky with injuries but should that really be held against them?

I did say that they were the rumours circulating the town at the time he was injured- but as you well know 'there is no smoke without fire'.

However, I'm glad that you were able to confirm that Billy McKinlay did like an odd drink.

Given Steve Kean's drink driving conviction, his drunken rant in an Hong Kong bar, coupled with our defensive coach's Saturday night in the cells, the Board must be very careful who they appoint otherwise our club's reputation will be damaged even more.

As for jealousy, I haven't a clue what you mean.

I didn't say he had a drink problem. I said he liked the odd pint. Do you seriously think professional footballers are tee-total? There aren't many.

And I also didn't say that he had a drink problem.

I told you of the rumours circulating the town when he got injured just like you asked me to - i.e. that they were apparently caused when he was under the influence of drink.

It was you who confirmed that he liked the odd Guinness.

dezzer48 wrote:
What is it with Venky's and co that persist in wanting coaches instead of a manager who will have experience of picking a team and a system also buying the right players for that system, He would be able to bring his own team in, where has a coach would have to start with what we already have, if we want to have any chance of going up Lol. Get a BLOODY MANAGER IN and stop pigging about.

They don't want a "manager", they want a monkey for their organ grinder.

mellorb&w wrote:

Riverside 7 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:
Rumours and gossip mate mainly driven by jealously. Not saying he didn't like the odd Guinness, he did. He did not get injured because of any drinking session though. His main injury was a nagging groin tear that never really healed up. Some players are just unlucky with injuries but should that really be held against them?

I did say that they were the rumours circulating the town at the time he was injured- but as you well know 'there is no smoke without fire'.

However, I'm glad that you were able to confirm that Billy McKinlay did like an odd drink.

Given Steve Kean's drink driving conviction, his drunken rant in an Hong Kong bar, coupled with our defensive coach's Saturday night in the cells, the Board must be very careful who they appoint otherwise our club's reputation will be damaged even more.

As for jealousy, I haven't a clue what you mean.

I didn't say he had a drink problem. I said he liked the odd pint. Do you seriously think professional footballers are tee-total? There aren't many.

At least Billy McKinlay never gave his girlfriend a hiding on a drunken Saturday night binge and when getting handcuffed by the police he blamed his girlfriends bruises and being black and blue on a double(clone) that lives in the same house as him .

Any chance of bringing in coaching that know the difference between the truth and a LIE !

French Rover wrote:
It wont be Black and co Eddie. That is one step too far - even for the V's.

It is yet another fine mess they got us into with their indecision and frugality. The last thing we needed now was a lengthy search for a (seemingly untried and untested) manager which has predictably resulted in more fan unrest and talk of boycotts.

With unity comes strength,but with division comes fear and leaves us open to attack.

I fear that SWFC may just take advantage of all this mess tonight.

How come you are so optomistic FR? is it the wine? If so please tell us all what you drin,k we could all do with such optomism.

ps
I know France is an hour ahead but you seem to thnk it is twentyfour?

ronnie clayton wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

Riverside 7 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:
Rumours and gossip mate mainly driven by jealously. Not saying he didn't like the odd Guinness, he did. He did not get injured because of any drinking session though. His main injury was a nagging groin tear that never really healed up. Some players are just unlucky with injuries but should that really be held against them?

I did say that they were the rumours circulating the town at the time he was injured- but as you well know 'there is no smoke without fire'.

However, I'm glad that you were able to confirm that Billy McKinlay did like an odd drink.

Given Steve Kean's drink driving conviction, his drunken rant in an Hong Kong bar, coupled with our defensive coach's Saturday night in the cells, the Board must be very careful who they appoint otherwise our club's reputation will be damaged even more.

As for jealousy, I haven't a clue what you mean.

I didn't say he had a drink problem. I said he liked the odd pint. Do you seriously think professional footballers are tee-total? There aren't many.

At least Billy McKinlay never gave his girlfriend a hiding on a drunken Saturday night binge and when getting handcuffed by the police he blamed his girlfriends bruises and being black and blue on a double(clone) that lives in the same house as him .

Any chance of bringing in coaching that know the difference between the truth and a LIE !

He had such a good teacher he doesnt know when to stop.

Matt Newcastle wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:

RUinsane wrote:

Iiii1111 wrote:
We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled……….









No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence…







……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success………….







This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all.
Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese.
Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history.
Think on before you type such nonesense.

Has he ever managed? ummm... who was that previous guy who'd not managed before....."Thi




nk on before you type such nonesense."..think you meant nonsense;-)

Thanks for your input. All managers have to start somewhere otherwise there would be no managers. Mckinlay is far more respected through the game than the drunk driver. Kean was never a professional footballer, he was a con man, a chancer and a liar. Mckinlay was a good player and he is an ex player of ours. So give him a break, no-one could have a worse record than Kean.

"somewhere otherwise there would be no managers"

Absolutely…..usual



ly in the lower leagues/non league…..not at ex-premier champions with supposedly the biggest budget in the championship…..no coincidence Billy is only quoted for the Rovers job whereas most other candidates on skybet have odds for all the other vacant managerial posts hmmm

Newsflash, we aren't in the premier league any more, just in case you missed it. We are in the championship where many a manager has cut his teeth. Billy Mckinlay should be given a chance and not dismissed out of hand. Hughes didn't even start this low down Hmmmm.

Unbelievable posts on here claiming that we should be realistic about who we could / should get or expect as manager.....

Yes we are in the championship however just having spent a fortune that other clubs would give their right arm for. The fact that the past three / four transfer windows have been a disaster due to the departed idiots spending policy is not any part of a new managers record. In fact they will have a right job on their hands sorting it all out with the no doubt lucrative contracts some of them will be on.

We are a FANTASTIC club that many managers would relish taking on (as borne out by the recent job applications) as most of the chances of getting a Premier League managers post are pretty scant at best.

There is only about 10 realistic jobs going in the Premier League for so called ambitious managers to aspire to hence many of them having to cut their teeth with league 1- 2 and conference sides, so who are the next best influential crop of jobs or clubs for ambitious (young) managers?

At this moment in time (crucial next seven months) we are top of the tree for these folks - So yes our REALISTIC expectations of a fantastic, experienced, ambitious, hungry, high profile manger IS something that we should expect.

If the next sevens months turn out how we all wish them to then we will keep this standing if not we may not be as high profile in subsequent years however will still be a club that has so much tradition history and fantastic facilities that managers will always wish to be a part of it.

My one plea would be that the Venkys begin to truly realise this fact and never sell off our treasured training facilities that players and managers alike must relish turning up to every day.

" We are a FANTASTIC club that many managers would relish taking on ( as borne out by the recent job applications)". We were a fantastic and well respected club up until a couple of years ago, but not anymore Lets start putting names to these managers. From what I read in the press it seems that the only approaching is coming from the board and it seems that if you are not a ex player you are not being mentioned

ChrisAcc wrote:
Apparently Venky's have just been spotted around Whitebirk,think they are on there way to East Lancs Coachbuilders,to look for a coach!!

To late East Lancashire Coachbuilders have closed down another great firm destroyed by outsiders by the name of Optara who are based in Leeds,

globetrot wrote:

proud burnley lad wrote:

globetrot wrote: What a pile of sh!t. Sick of reading all this bull about Blackburn. Nearly a month without a manager. Take your parachute payment and get the f&ck out of Blackburn Rovers. It seems to me that Rovers arent wanting a manager they are looking for a coach. I think the idiot Shebby is going to become the manager. Just my opinion. Funny how you need a coaching badge to coach a club, I think you should have a similar badge for owning a club. Retards the lot of them.

i feel your pain i cant sleep at night anymore i havnt slept since last nite my throat is throbbing heart is racing oj lad calm down am happy its free entertainment from my point of view iv even cancelled my sky hd whats use when iv got rovers page to go on lol chin up come on not long to go

That keyboard of yours not big enough for your 6 fingered hands? I suggest you use the money, you save from cancelling your Sky HD subscription, on purchasing a dictionary and a few English lessons. Now go crawl back into your cave and get your mummy to look at your throbbing throat.

hahahaha your all jokes do you actually read back what you write? you sound like a bunch of ****

A Darener wrote:

French Rover wrote:
It wont be Black and co Eddie. That is one step too far - even for the V's.

It is yet another fine mess they got us into with their indecision and frugality. The last thing we needed now was a lengthy search for a (seemingly untried and untested) manager which has predictably resulted in more fan unrest and talk of boycotts.

With unity comes strength,but with division comes fear and leaves us open to attack.

I fear that SWFC may just take advantage of all this mess tonight.

How come you are so optomistic FR? is it the wine? If so please tell us all what you drin,k we could all do with such optomism.

ps
I know France is an hour ahead but you seem to thnk it is twentyfour?

Sorry but I got my Sheffield Tuesdays and Wednesdays mixed-up in all the sad sorry mess that is BRFC at the moment Mr Darener :)

blue12 wrote:
First off all, thanks to Fulham for the rejection. Billy Mckinlay was just a thug as a midfielder and it would be a disaster (another 0ne) to bring him here as manager. For me there is only one man and proper footballer who could galvanize the fans and the club AND play football how it should be played and thats Tugay. (true midfielder).

Thug ? You mean he got stuck in and got a few yellow cards. Don't you think if a few of our current squad had had his attitude maybe we wouldn't have got relegated ?

proud burnley lad wrote:

proud burnley lad wrote:

Rovers1975 wrote:

Rovers1975 wrote:

proud burnley lad wrote:

Rovers1975 wrote:

blueblooded wrote:

FannyTickler wrote:
Look at all you muppets desperate for another reason to boycott. Why not just admit that you don't want to go because you're no longer a premier league club? Blackburn Rovers, the laughing stock of English football. You're a disgrace. Shame on you.

so momsfannytickler...a







ny luck signing your prized draw Micky Mack?

Another bumper crowd on't Turd I see on Sat...... true fans that don't have to boycott because there appears to be a permanent one.

when kean goes minimum 25k going to be at bol-ewood v wolves i kept hearing lol wtf happened there like u nobs have room to talk i cant wait to see your crowds mid season UTMC

Once I've had that translated, I'll respond.......

No, it's no good, i can't translate that last nonsense you've posted...ah well.

Here's one for you to mull over though proud burnley lad, I'll keep it as simple as possible for you:

Are Burnley a bigger football club than Rovers?

Not that anybody really gives a sh1t. Well, Rovers fans don't.

Trading 'banter' with you though is a nice bit of light entertainment as all us plastic glory hunting Rovers fans fall out with one another as to who should be the next manager. Why don't you put your name forward pbl? Venkys haven't even heard of Burnley FC (neithers anyone else for that matter) so wouldn't have a clue you despise us...... or do you? I think you might secretly have a soft spot for Rovers. Go on, admit it.....I won't tell anyone, promise.

promise not to tell anyone but i am jealous you are 3 points ahead of us i sometimes wish that were us but your such quality i wish i was a b*****d i really do i say am claret and blue but iv only got blue in my heart SLAAAAAP oh no what have i done that cheer u up rover1995

1975 sorry

Nope, still no idea what any of that means.

Just seen this quote from Shebby regarding fans reaction to the possible appointment of McKinlay and previous interest in Sherwood:

“This is for all fans – I am deeply saddened and shocked by the persecution of former players whose names have been linked as potential managers of this club. It is a culture shock for me as everywhere in the world, former players are lauded for their contributions and achievements. On the choice of a new manager, it is now time for contemplation as due process is carried out”.

The fact he thinks this is a culture shock and he can't understand why we NEED an experienced manager says it all!

Plasticbertrand wrote:
Why do they want another jock at Blackburn ? The place will be overun with them.

What an ignorant comment. You didn't mind Dalglish. Or had you not jumped on the bandwaggon at that stage ?

Riverside 7 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

Riverside 7 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:
Rumours and gossip mate mainly driven by jealously. Not saying he didn't like the odd Guinness, he did. He did not get injured because of any drinking session though. His main injury was a nagging groin tear that never really healed up. Some players are just unlucky with injuries but should that really be held against them?

I did say that they were the rumours circulating the town at the time he was injured- but as you well know 'there is no smoke without fire'.

However, I'm glad that you were able to confirm that Billy McKinlay did like an odd drink.

Given Steve Kean's drink driving conviction, his drunken rant in an Hong Kong bar, coupled with our defensive coach's Saturday night in the cells, the Board must be very careful who they appoint otherwise our club's reputation will be damaged even more.

As for jealousy, I haven't a clue what you mean.

I didn't say he had a drink problem. I said he liked the odd pint. Do you seriously think professional footballers are tee-total? There aren't many.

And I also didn't say that he had a drink problem.

I told you of the rumours circulating the town when he got injured just like you asked me to - i.e. that they were apparently caused when he was under the influence of drink.

It was you who confirmed that he liked the odd Guinness.

So do I pal. Does that make me unfit for my job?

bornindarwenliveinno
ttm wrote:
Just seen this quote from Shebby regarding fans reaction to the possible appointment of McKinlay and previous interest in Sherwood:

“This is for all fans – I am deeply saddened and shocked by the persecution of former players whose names have been linked as potential managers of this club. It is a culture shock for me as everywhere in the world, former players are lauded for their contributions and achievements. On the choice of a new manager, it is now time for contemplation as due process is carried out”.

The fact he thinks this is a culture shock and he can't understand why we NEED an experienced manager says it all!

Unbelievable! The fans are not persecuting ex players. They are just voicing their opinion as to what is the way forward for BRFC, and it is NOT ex players as managers. It is a fully experienced manager that is required to return the Rovers to the PL Maybe the experienced manager could use Sherwood, McKinley etc as understudy to be trained to take over once we were settled back in the PL. But until then nothing but a fully qualified, experienced man will do.

s unless it is Tugay or Salado

Ps unless it is Tugay or Salgado (Bloody keyboard)

mellorb&w wrote:

Riverside 7 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

Riverside 7 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:
Rumours and gossip mate mainly driven by jealously. Not saying he didn't like the odd Guinness, he did. He did not get injured because of any drinking session though. His main injury was a nagging groin tear that never really healed up. Some players are just unlucky with injuries but should that really be held against them?

I did say that they were the rumours circulating the town at the time he was injured- but as you well know 'there is no smoke without fire'.

However, I'm glad that you were able to confirm that Billy McKinlay did like an odd drink.

Given Steve Kean's drink driving conviction, his drunken rant in an Hong Kong bar, coupled with our defensive coach's Saturday night in the cells, the Board must be very careful who they appoint otherwise our club's reputation will be damaged even more.

As for jealousy, I haven't a clue what you mean.

I didn't say he had a drink problem. I said he liked the odd pint. Do you seriously think professional footballers are tee-total? There aren't many.

And I also didn't say that he had a drink problem.

I told you of the rumours circulating the town when he got injured just like you asked me to - i.e. that they were apparently caused when he was under the influence of drink.

It was you who confirmed that he liked the odd Guinness.

So do I pal. Does that make me unfit for my job?

As someone else has already posted - if McKinlay does come, landlords in the Ribble Valley will be rubbing their hands in expectation.
I'm sorry that I don't share your views on who should be our future manager.
Looking at the majority of posts you seem to be in a very small minority.
Lets leave it at that.

Dougie Freedman is expected to be installed as manager of Bolton Wanderers by the end of the week!"
That's the way to do it.

ronnie clayton wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:

Riverside 7 wrote:

mellorb&w wrote:
Rumours and gossip mate mainly driven by jealously. Not saying he didn't like the odd Guinness, he did. He did not get injured because of any drinking session though. His main injury was a nagging groin tear that never really healed up. Some players are just unlucky with injuries but should that really be held against them?

I did say that they were the rumours circulating the town at the time he was injured- but as you well know 'there is no smoke without fire'.

However, I'm glad that you were able to confirm that Billy McKinlay did like an odd drink.

Given Steve Kean's drink driving conviction, his drunken rant in an Hong Kong bar, coupled with our defensive coach's Saturday night in the cells, the Board must be very careful who they appoint otherwise our club's reputation will be damaged even more.

As for jealousy, I haven't a clue what you mean.

I didn't say he had a drink problem. I said he liked the odd pint. Do you seriously think professional footballers are tee-total? There aren't many.

At least Billy McKinlay never gave his girlfriend a hiding on a drunken Saturday night binge and when getting handcuffed by the police he blamed his girlfriends bruises and being black and blue on a double(clone) that lives in the same house as him .

Any chance of bringing in coaching that know the difference between the truth and a LIE !

No charges brought be careful what you spread!!

No more Scot manager, lets change the tune.

Get a BOSS, Who plan to WIN the game, not to draw or loose.

OPEN LETTER TO SAM ALLARDYCE

Dear Sam,

It is many, many, years since I first met you at Preston North End, when you were coach to manager John Beck, (early nineties). I signed a loan player from you, mid fielder David Ayres, for the club I was manager of at the time.

I found you a pleasant amicable person then and still do.

So it is with a great deal of pleasure I can finally say MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, so far as the despicable Steve Kean is concerned.

It has taken 22 long months to get rid of the man who destroyed Blackburn Rovers football club. Not that it is of any real concern to you Sam, you have moved on.

But even so it must give you a smug feeling of satisfaction that the decision to sack you has been proven a disaster of enormous proportions.

Kean has gone because of ‘FAN POWER’. The tumbling attendances did for him in the end.

Rovers average attendance when you left the club in December 2010 was 24,999. Kean decimated that figure and lost almost HALF the fan base coming through the turn styles in just under 2 years, unprecedented in the history of any football club.

Ironically the only man who saw through Kean at Ewood and had the courage to speak out was newly appointed Director of Football, Shebby Singh, (forget Global Advisor) he is to all intense and purposes Director of Football.

Appointed in June, it took Singh a few short weeks to take stock of the situation and more importantly come to the conclusion that Kean was all “Smoke and Mirrors” and without substance. Something ‘Reg’ has been telling Mrs Anuradha Desai for the better part of two years.

All credit to Shebby Singh, he assessed the situation and acted. Recommending to Desai that Kean be sacked. Not that she took any notice of him, only prolonging Kean’s tenure by announcing his Management ship was being monitored – PATHETIC.

However Singh had sown the seeds of doubt and Kean was on his way. Desai’s refusal to take action gave Kean the opportunity to resign, on advice of his advisors Jerome Anderson and Co and sue for constructive dismissal. Desai could have sacked him and under the terms of his contract paid in the region of £300,000 in settlement (not bad for being a absolute failure). Instead Kean could profit by up to £2 million. SERVES DESAI RIGHT. She was warned about Kean and what he would do months ago on this website. Once again ‘REG’ has been proven right.

However Sam you have turned West Ham Around just as you did with the Rovers. On your arrival in December 2008 to replace Paul Ince, we had just 13 points from 17 Premiership games and lay in 19th position. You steadied the ship and made us into a mid table Premiership team. No chance of relegation whilst you were in charge.
You were pretty scathing in your comments regarding Blackburn Rovers when we were relegated. Cannot say I blame you. But don’t blame the fans, they did not wish to see you sacked, although some people are never satisfied no matter what you achieve.
Mrs Anuradha Desai, Venkatesh and Balaji Rao owe you and the supporters a public apology for your sacking – until that arrives we can never fully move on. But I am not holding my breath.
I hope you are successful in your legal action to sue both Kean and the Rao family, for Kean’s despicable and unsubstantiated comments caught on camera that Desai sacked you for “being a f*****g crook”. Don’t let Kean get away with that one Sam. It tarnishes your name and mud sticks. Hopefully you will relieve him of any compensation monies he receives from the Rovers. This man must not profit from his failures.
Sam you know and I know that you were sacked in a conspiracy involving Venky’s advisor Jerome ( the man who ruined Blackburn Rovers) Anderson and Steve ( the man who cannot win football matches) Kean.
As is well documented on my site over the past 22 months, Anderson wanted you out and his client Kean in. so he can manipulate transfer policy, bring in his own players and fleece the Rao family. The signing of his son Myles Anderson is a case in point.
You Sam were the victim of this conspiracy closely followed by Chairman John Wiliams and Chief executive Tom Finn.
Blackburn Rovers and their supporters have suffered ever since and the Venky group have bled money. Only Shebby Singh has had the common sense to see through this charade.
Sam I think you will go on to greater things, you will be an enormous success at West Ham and possibly go on to succeed Roy Hodgson as England Manager or at least some International calling. I hope you do, you deserve it.
Don’t think to badly of Rovers supporters, they were fooled by the devious Kean. A kindly word from you in their direction in the future would not go amiss.
Good luck and best wishes till we meet again.

Reg.

WOUNDS TO DEEP

Blackburn Rovers plans to appoint ex Rover and Fulham coach Billy McKinlay (pic above) are a grave mistake.

McKinlay is a close friend of Steve Kean, having worked together at Fulham and being fellow Scott’s. You cannot appoint anyone associated with Kean, the supporter’s wounds run to deep. Even appointing a Scotsman at this stage is a dubious decision.

To also link Chris Sutton As a possible part of a new management team is a ‘double whammy’ mistake.

Sutton was a firm supporter of Kean and would not have a wrong word said against him. Sutton is also not a popular character. Where ever he has been, Chris Sutton has found it difficult to connect with people both inside and outside the dressing room. His management career is a disaster (ask Lincoln City) although a prolific striker, Sutton has made few friends amongst his team mates, his presence at Ewood Park would be a grave mistake and hark back to the dark days of Steve Kean.
It would appear to me that “to many cooks spoil the broth” at Ewood Park. Shebby Singh wants certain people to succeed Kean. Chief Executive Derek Shaw, wants others. The two cannot agree on anything and with Kean supporter and confidant Paul Agnew, Director of operations, in the back ground, Singh is receiving little support.
Singh wants Tim Sherwood, an excellent choice, and is determined to still pursue his target despite Spurs refusal to give permission to approach Sherwood. The deal with Sherwood’s agent regarding contract and remit etc are done and dusted. But Singh needs one final push to land Sherwood but is not been given the backing and support he needs.
Rover’s are in danger of losing the feel good factor and euphoria following Kean’s departure if they do not show a united front and act positively.
It is all becoming a bit of a farce with just about everyone possible being associated with the vacant management’s position.
Shebby Singh would have turned to Alan Shearer, if attempts to land Sherwood fail. But Derek Shaw has blocked the move on the grounds that Shearers presence at Ewood would be to high profile and deflect from the task of winning promotion, allied with his inexperience of coaching and managing, Shaw feels Shearer has spent to long on the Match of the Day couch. Maybe Shaw is right, but one thing is for sure Shearer would put ‘bums on seats’ and give Rovers a massive media profile.
The upsurge in support since Kean’s departure, estimated at 4,000 fans returning to the club, must be built upon.
I don’t think the appointment of Fulham’s coach Billy McKinlay will do that.
If Rovers are to appoint someone of that calibre then no one better than ex Rover Keith Hill of Barnsley. He would jump at the chance having worked miracles at the Yorkshire Club on no money at all. My choice many months ago was Lee Clarke now at Birmingham also working without any financial backing. Both these managers are big names of the future.
But the bottom line is that Rovers must avoid anyone even slightly connected with Kean or the club will die a swift death.

Reg.

WOUNDS TO DEEP

Blackburn Rovers plans to appoint ex Rover and Fulham coach Billy McKinlay (pic above) are a grave mistake.

McKinlay is a close friend of Steve Kean, having worked together at Fulham and being fellow Scott’s. You cannot appoint anyone associated with Kean, the supporter’s wounds run to deep. Even appointing a Scotsman at this stage is a dubious decision.

To also link Chris Sutton As a possible part of a new management team is a ‘double whammy’ mistake.

Sutton was a firm supporter of Kean and would not have a wrong word said against him. Sutton is also not a popular character. Where ever he has been, Chris Sutton has found it difficult to connect with people both inside and outside the dressing room. His management career is a disaster (ask Lincoln City) although a prolific striker, Sutton has made few friends amongst his team mates, his presence at Ewood Park would be a grave mistake and hark back to the dark days of Steve Kean.
It would appear to me that “to many cooks spoil the broth” at Ewood Park. Shebby Singh wants certain people to succeed Kean. Chief Executive Derek Shaw, wants others. The two cannot agree on anything and with Kean supporter and confidant Paul Agnew, Director of operations, in the back ground, Singh is receiving little support.
Singh wants Tim Sherwood, an excellent choice, and is determined to still pursue his target despite Spurs refusal to give permission to approach Sherwood. The deal with Sherwood’s agent regarding contract and remit etc are done and dusted. But Singh needs one final push to land Sherwood but is not been given the backing and support he needs.
Rover’s are in danger of losing the feel good factor and euphoria following Kean’s departure if they do not show a united front and act positively.
It is all becoming a bit of a farce with just about everyone possible being associated with the vacant management’s position.
Shebby Singh would have turned to Alan Shearer, if attempts to land Sherwood fail. But Derek Shaw has blocked the move on the grounds that Shearers presence at Ewood would be to high profile and deflect from the task of winning promotion, allied with his inexperience of coaching and managing, Shaw feels Shearer has spent to long on the Match of the Day couch. Maybe Shaw is right, but one thing is for sure Shearer would put ‘bums on seats’ and give Rovers a massive media profile.
The upsurge in support since Kean’s departure, estimated at 4,000 fans returning to the club, must be built upon.
I don’t think the appointment of Fulham’s coach Billy McKinlay will do that.
If Rovers are to appoint someone of that calibre then no one better than ex Rover Keith Hill of Barnsley. He would jump at the chance having worked miracles at the Yorkshire Club on no money at all. My choice many months ago was Lee Clarke now at Birmingham also working without any financial backing. Both these managers are big names of the future.
But the bottom line is that Rovers must avoid anyone even slightly connected with Kean or the club will die a swift death.

Reg.

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Iiii1111 wrote: We the fans realise what’s going on…pity these numpties (regime) don’t seem to grasp that we know their conniving little game…..replace like for like just with a different name…..a manager still with the same agent, possible still the same accent and most definitely a YES man that can be controlled………. No way on earth will this regime employ a managers who’s his own man….reason they got rid of Allardyce almost straight away (admittedly I wasn’t BS biggest fan but I did realised he was a strong take no sh@ type) for some reason this regime are afraid of give full control to a manager who they can’t control/influence… ……ironically that’s the only type of manager that the fans will accept but more importantly the only type of manager that could possibly be a success…………. This regime for some stupid reason don’t seem to understand the route they’ve followed since taking ‘ownership’ doesn’t work…….please sell up before you take us further into the abyss, football club ‘ownership’ just isn’t your forte!!

Hang on a minute, how can you compare Kean to Mckinlay? Kean played 6 professional games in this country, Kean was a con man. Kean played less professional games than Ali Dia who was the guy who conned Souness for a contract at Southampton, he , like Kean was a con man and not a footballer at all. Mckinaly played football at the highest level in this country and he played with passion and a bit of venom. Mckinlay and Kean are chalk and cheese. Mckinlay has history with us, good history. Kean has bad history. Think on before you type such nonesense.

Has he ever managed? ummm... who was that previous guy who'd not managed before....."Thi nk on before you type such nonesense."..think you meant nonsense;-)

Thanks for your input. All managers have to start somewhere otherwise there would be no managers. Mckinlay is far more respected through the game than the drunk driver. Kean was never a professional footballer, he was a con man, a chancer and a liar. Mckinlay was a good player and he is an ex player of ours. So give him a break, no-one could have a worse record than Kean.

"somewhere otherwise there would be no managers" Absolutely…..usual ly in the lower leagues/non league…..not at ex-premier champions with supposedly the biggest budget in the championship…..no coincidence Billy is only quoted for the Rovers job whereas most other candidates on skybet have odds for all the other vacant managerial posts hmmm

Newsflash, we aren't in the premier league any more, just in case you missed it. We are in the championship where many a manager has cut his teeth. Billy Mckinlay should be given a chance and not dismissed out of hand. Hughes didn't even start this low down Hmmmm.

Unbelievable posts on here claiming that we should be realistic about who we could / should get or expect as manager..... Yes we are in the championship however just having spent a fortune that other clubs would give their right arm for. The fact that the past three / four transfer windows have been a disaster due to the departed idiots spending policy is not any part of a new managers record. In fact they will have a right job on their hands sorting it all out with the no doubt lucrative contracts some of them will be on. We are a FANTASTIC club that many managers would relish taking on (as borne out by the recent job applications) as most of the chances of getting a Premier League managers post are pretty scant at best. There is only about 10 realistic jobs going in the Premier League for so called ambitious managers to aspire to hence many of them having to cut their teeth with league 1- 2 and conference sides, so who are the next best influential crop of jobs or clubs for ambitious (young) managers? At this moment in time (crucial next seven months) we are top of the tree for these folks - So yes our REALISTIC expectations of a fantastic, experienced, ambitious, hungry, high profile manger IS something that we should expect. If the next sevens months turn out how we all wish them to then we will keep this standing if not we may not be as high profile in subsequent years however will still be a club that has so much tradition history and fantastic facilities that managers will always wish to be a part of it. My one plea would be that the Venkys begin to truly realise this fact and never sell off our treasured training facilities that players and managers alike must relish turning up to every day.

i HAVE NEWS FOR YOU MATE , WAKE UP .THEY ARE DIGGING UP BROCKHALL TOP PITCH AS I SPEAK.

Hi Speedie

I have not been down to Brockhall for a while, will pop down asap

Andy Cryer.... If you pick up on these posts please let us know what's happening at our superb training facilities.

IN SHEBBY WE TRUST
Shabby Singh is receiving a bad press and is a figure of fun for most of the National newspapers.
NOT SO. So far as I am concerned if a man can see what was obvious to everyone but the Rovers owners and the Blackburn Rovers Directors, after such a short time at the club then he is a far wise-r man than they and worth his weight in gold.
It did not take Singh long to realise that Kean was poison. Shebby Singh has become a cult figure and hero to Rovers followers, much to the annoyance of Chief Executive Derek Shaw and Operations Director Paul (Kean has me in his back pocket) Agnew.
Mrs Desai has never took the slightest notice of anything I have ever told her, much to her cost. I plead to Mrs Desai and brothers Venkatesh and Balaji Rao to take away the ridiculous title of Global Advisor from Shebby Singh and install him officially as Director of Football overlooking football matters.
Shebby Singh is not everyone’s ‘cup of tea’ and his ‘gaff’ prone. Shebby unfortunately opens his mouth before engaging brain. But he is a breath of fresh air to Ewood Park. He speaks his mind, does not tell lies, engages with fans and is open and honest. The exact opposite to the devious Kean. Long may Shebby walk the corridors of Ewood Park.
The involvement of Chief Executive Derek Shaw and Kean supporter Paul Agnew in choosing a new manager is clouding the issue.
Give Shebby Singh his head and the authority to make the appointment of his choice. The fans love him and that is priceless.
Do not lose the bond Shebby has forged with the fans it is the Rovers only hope of salvation.
The team are now 5 points adrift from where they should be. Not a disaster yet. History tells us you need to average 2 points per game to win automatic promotion into the Premiership.
Rovers cannot lose any more ground, this is a good competitive league. Unfortunately the present Rovers squad do not look up to it at the moment.
Giving Kean 12 million pounds to spend was a grave mistake with his scatter gun transfer policy (Jordon Rhodes apart). I was against it at from the start and said Kean should not be given any more money to waist. A new manager in May should have been given those funds, Kean as usual as just squandered it.
Back Shebby Singh and let him appoint our new manager without any interference.
To digress I particular liked his comment when interviewed by Neil Ashton of the Daily Mail. Walking over to Steve Kean’s old desk at Blackburn’s training ground Singh points to a motivational magazine tribute to Sir Alex Ferguson pinned up on Kean’s old notice board. “What an interesting article – pity he didn’t put any of Fergusons method’s into practice”, said the mischievous Singh.
That is the beauty of Sigh, every conversation, no matter how serious or light hearted, always has a sting in the tail.
I love him, and so do the Rovers fans. Long may he reign, he is the one good decision Venky’s have made since their takeover.
Reg

Footnote:
Blackburn Rovers please take note.
Bolton Wonderers have acted swiftly and decisively by appointing 38 year old Dougie Freeman from Crystal Palace as their new manager. An excellent choice. Rovers need to act swiftly to appoint a new manager to capitalise on the feel good factor and euphoria following Kean’s departure or the momentum will be lost.
‘OVER TO YOU SHEBBY’!!
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I have nothing against Billy Mckinlay/Alan Shearer or Tim Sherwood, But at this point in the season Rovers need a experienced manager who can assess the squad quickly get rid of Keans players who are not good enough to compete for a first team place, and stop blocking the young players coming through and attract players to the club. How Shebby can approach a club for a coach without the full backing is beyond me, but I shouldn't be surprised they are just a load of numpties.
Venky's out!

Don't mess about. Give the job to Hendry. He's been ticking all the right boxes lately: getting drunk, getting arrested. And standing about on the touchline offering no direction or input. It's what the team needs.

This club needs a hard drinking Scot who can successfully drink 14 pints and gamble ferociously with other people's life savings.

BLACK OUT

HENDRY IN

With Shebby making all the tough decisions of course.

Or you could appoint Shearer of course. He'd be even worse !