FULL TIME: Rochdale 1 Blackburn Rovers 0 (From Lancashire Telegraph)

carlmc1 wrote:
FANTASTIC WORK OUT AND THE RESULT DOESN'T MATTER

Rusty1 wrote:
Kean did get some abuse tonight...not loads but enough.

Dann, Goodwillie, Lowe, Formica....it doesn't get any better. All 3 very poor.
Murphy....class act but very disappointing tonight.
Dennis Irwin.....actually, pretty good.
Nunes & Morris....terrific. Must start both next season.

BlueSkies wrote:

Rusty1 wrote:
Kean did get some abuse tonight...not loads but enough.

Dann, Goodwillie, Lowe, Formica....it doesn't get any better. All 3 very poor.
Murphy....class act but very disappointing tonight.
Dennis Irwin.....actually, pretty good.
Nunes & Morris....terrific. Must start both next season.

Goodwillie is not the new Rooney lol!
Thought Nunes shows promise but very left-footed.
A lack of quality was obvious tonight.

However, it's all about game time and building fitness.

Felt tonight shouting 'Kean Out' was pointless, just let his team do the talking cos on what I'm seeing there's not much to get excited about.

earwego wrote:
Keep up the good work Rovers, you are showing the whole football world just how bad the club has become under this regime. The owners and management are an embarrassment to the good folk of this Lancashire town. Gone has the excellent work, of over 100 years, in keeping the club a big part of the community and respected nation wide and further afield culminating in the Premier league title and a safe position in the top flight. All now a distant memory as the current regime takes us towards the abyss.We are sick and tired of excuses,we are sick and tired of listening to the bunch of novices. we are sick and tired of the lies, and most of all we are sick to death of the rantings of a manager way out of his depth of football management skills along with his seemingly lack of any decency and integrity. Shebby, show the fans that the club comes first, show us all, that you will stand by your previous statement that Kean has to go, show us all that you have some bottle and get rid of this manager now.The club has so much to gain,or so much to lose. make your choice.

ronnie clayton wrote:
Hendry been at Rovers a month now , nice little holiday in Austria, 7,000 quid a week for the next 2 year its a guarantee even if I get the sack ,and my old drinking pal Kean he`s on 1.1 million a year , nee naw , Hendry quote "this is even easier than ripping of old people of their pension savings " these Blackburn folk are easily done.

Rusty1 wrote:
Kean did get some abuse tonight...not loads but enough.

Dann, Goodwillie, Lowe, Formica....it doesn't get any better. All 3 very poor.
Murphy....class act but very disappointing tonight.
Dennis Irwin.....actually, pretty good.
Nunes & Morris....terrific. Must start both next season.

earwego wrote:
Keep up the good work Rovers, you are showing the whole football world just how bad the club has become under this regime. The owners and management are an embarrassment to the good folk of this Lancashire town. Gone has the excellent work, of over 100 years, in keeping the club a big part of the community and respected nation wide and further afield culminating in the Premier league title and a safe position in the top flight. All now a distant memory as the current regime takes us towards the abyss.We are sick and tired of excuses,we are sick and tired of listening to the bunch of novices. we are sick and tired of the lies, and most of all we are sick to death of the rantings of a manager way out of his depth of football management skills along with his seemingly lack of any decency and integrity. Shebby, show the fans that the club comes first, show us all, that you will stand by your previous statement that Kean has to go, show us all that you have some bottle and get rid of this manager now.The club has so much to gain,or so much to lose. make your choice.

maggie-T wrote:

Rusty1 wrote:
Kean did get some abuse tonight...not loads but enough.

Dann, Goodwillie, Lowe, Formica....it doesn't get any better. All 3 very poor.
Murphy....class act but very disappointing tonight.
Dennis Irwin.....actually, pretty good.
Nunes & Morris....terrific. Must start both next season.

Dann, that's one, goodwilly, that's two, Lowe , that's three, Formica , that's four, now I know the people of blackburn are substandard in their education, but surely , can't even count to four?
I'm sure with a bit of practice you could count to six, just use your fingers to help you, I wouldn't worry to much about the pre season, Blackburn have spent a lot of money, saying that, they needn't have done, my grandad used to play footie, he said he's now about the right age to get a contract at Blackburn , you could get him on a free, only thing, with him being 78, he feels he's on his last legs, can he have a 2 yr deal?

earwego wrote:
Keep up the good work Rovers, you are showing the whole football world just how bad the club has become under this regime. The owners and management are an embarrassment to the good folk of this Lancashire town. Gone has the excellent work, of over 100 years, in keeping the club a big part of the community and respected nation wide and further afield culminating in the Premier league title and a safe position in the top flight. All now a distant memory as the current regime takes us towards the abyss.We are sick and tired of excuses,we are sick and tired of listening to the bunch of novices. we are sick and tired of the lies, and most of all we are sick to death of the rantings of a manager way out of his depth of football management skills along with his seemingly lack of any decency and integrity. Shebby, show the fans that the club comes first, show us all, that you will stand by your previous statement that Kean has to go, show us all that you have some bottle and get rid of this manager now.The club has so much to gain,or so much to lose. make your choice.

smellthecoffee wrote:
The sad thing is...Hendry was a sh1t manager but even he is more qualified to manage the club than the clueless idiot he works for!! Venky's need to get out or get a grip...the whole fiasco is making their brand look pathetic and foolish. They either need to sell up or sack Kean/Hendry etc and get an experienced manager - someone who actually has a track record of winning football games (like Mick McCarthy). . Currently we have Steve Kean - 4 professional football games in the old fourth division as a player, worst Rovers' manager in the club's 120+ year history, convicted drunk driver plus another impending court appearance for defamation of a fellow manager's character.

whappen wrote:

smellthecoffee wrote:
The sad thing is...Hendry was a sh1t manager but even he is more qualified to manage the club than the clueless idiot he works for!! Venky's need to get out or get a grip...the whole fiasco is making their brand look pathetic and foolish. They either need to sell up or sack Kean/Hendry etc and get an experienced manager - someone who actually has a track record of winning football games (like Mick McCarthy). . Currently we have Steve Kean - 4 professional football games in the old fourth division as a player, worst Rovers' manager in the club's 120+ year history, convicted drunk driver plus another impending court appearance for defamation of a fellow manager's character.

That would be Mick (relegated with Sunderland and Wolves - as good as) McCarthy, I presume.

Roverthere wrote:

whappen wrote:

smellthecoffee wrote:
The sad thing is...Hendry was a sh1t manager but even he is more qualified to manage the club than the clueless idiot he works for!! Venky's need to get out or get a grip...the whole fiasco is making their brand look pathetic and foolish. They either need to sell up or sack Kean/Hendry etc and get an experienced manager - someone who actually has a track record of winning football games (like Mick McCarthy). . Currently we have Steve Kean - 4 professional football games in the old fourth division as a player, worst Rovers' manager in the club's 120+ year history, convicted drunk driver plus another impending court appearance for defamation of a fellow manager's character.

That would be Mick (relegated with Sunderland and Wolves - as good as) McCarthy, I presume.

But still a world better than Kean!

French Rover wrote:

Roverthere wrote:

whappen wrote:

smellthecoffee wrote: The sad thing is...Hendry was a sh1t manager but even he is more qualified to manage the club than the clueless idiot he works for!! Venky's need to get out or get a grip...the whole fiasco is making their brand look pathetic and foolish. They either need to sell up or sack Kean/Hendry etc and get an experienced manager - someone who actually has a track record of winning football games (like Mick McCarthy). . Currently we have Steve Kean - 4 professional football games in the old fourth division as a player, worst Rovers' manager in the club's 120+ year history, convicted drunk driver plus another impending court appearance for defamation of a fellow manager's character.

That would be Mick (relegated with Sunderland and Wolves - as good as) McCarthy, I presume.

But still a world better than Kean!

My one legged blind granny would be a world better than Kean! But McCarthy is not the answer. He talks very honestly (which would be quite refreshing after this lot) and he is apparently a very nice chap - but Wolves fans said he was rubbish at tactics and very stubborn - often persisting with players who were his favourites but who were not performing on the field. Used to drive the Wolves fans barmy with his silly after match statements sometimes too. Does that not sound like someone we know only too well already..... Not sure who would make a good replacement now? Bodger Bruce has found employment again and also Laudrup has gone, who I really would have liked here. Curbs is still free I think? He could be a good be from an experience point of view. But first we need to concentrate on getting the current monkey out of the job. C'mon Shebmeister - hope you are feeding the friendly results back to Pune and hope the losses are getting the Venkys worried enough to act now before the season starts.

pbirty wrote:

earwego wrote:
Keep up the good work Rovers, you are showing the whole football world just how bad the club has become under this regime. The owners and management are an embarrassment to the good folk of this Lancashire town. Gone has the excellent work, of over 100 years, in keeping the club a big part of the community and respected nation wide and further afield culminating in the Premier league title and a safe position in the top flight. All now a distant memory as the current regime takes us towards the abyss.We are sick and tired of excuses,we are sick and tired of listening to the bunch of novices. we are sick and tired of the lies, and most of all we are sick to death of the rantings of a manager way out of his depth of football management skills along with his seemingly lack of any decency and integrity. Shebby, show the fans that the club comes first, show us all, that you will stand by your previous statement that Kean has to go, show us all that you have some bottle and get rid of this manager now.The club has so much to gain,or so much to lose. make your choice.

why do people keep thinking shebby will/can sack kean. he said they will all be judged on performances.what does that mean? yes mrs desrai, stevie boy is doing a bad job.opps, does that mean i`m doing a bad job. ok mrs desrai i admit it i must be doing a bad job also as i haven`t got the best out of kean, better sack me as well.
last time venkys judged kean by his performances they gave him a pay rise!last time someone suggested kean be sacked they where sacked themselves.if shebby had the power to sack him it would of been the first thing he would of done when entering ewood.
remember shebby is here to bring the fans back on side.he is a venkys employee who for obvious reasons reversed his statement when working as a pundit. hypocrite springs to mind. in shebby i do not trust.
rant over.

Rusty1 wrote:
Kean did get some abuse tonight...not loads but enough.

Dann, Goodwillie, Lowe, Formica....it doesn't get any better. All 3 very poor.
Murphy....class act but very disappointing tonight.
Dennis Irwin.....actually, pretty good.
Nunes & Morris....terrific. Must start both next season.

J.C - Rishton wrote:

carlmc1 wrote: FANTASTIC WORK OUT AND THE RESULT DOESN'T MATTER

I presume you didnt go to the game because I can't believe anyone who witnessed that 90 mins would call it "a fantastic workout".. whilst results ARE secondary in friendlies its not just about getting a runnaround and sharpening your fitness, you still have to be organsied, be tactically aware, pass and move, create chances, sharpen your game and play (tactically) like you expect to do in your opening league fixture - there was very little of this in evidance (again) tonight. Kean picked a very strong team tonight but yet again it was very very toothless and his inability to tactically change things round DURING a game was, yet again glaringly obvious tonight. Having been relegated, players confidance probably a bit low, the fans very unhappy and at odds with "the club" these 4 friendlies were a chance to get fit AND score a few goals, dominate a few games, get fans (a little bit) back on board and players confidance up alittle - yet we have failed to do any of these things have lost in 3 of the 4. And when people say "results don't matter at all in friendlies" - take a look at winners like Sir AF and AW - their teams play much harder friendlies than the 4 teams we've just played and they don't lose too many of their friendlies - get fit, yes but still get the ball in the back of the net - that is what football is about. Winners win, losers (like Kean) lose - the guy is playing teams with far inferior players and still manages to lose 75% of the time - he is completely and utterley useless !

French Rover wrote:

Roverthere wrote:

whappen wrote:

smellthecoffee wrote:
The sad thing is...Hendry was a sh1t manager but even he is more qualified to manage the club than the clueless idiot he works for!! Venky's need to get out or get a grip...the whole fiasco is making their brand look pathetic and foolish. They either need to sell up or sack Kean/Hendry etc and get an experienced manager - someone who actually has a track record of winning football games (like Mick McCarthy). . Currently we have Steve Kean - 4 professional football games in the old fourth division as a player, worst Rovers' manager in the club's 120+ year history, convicted drunk driver plus another impending court appearance for defamation of a fellow manager's character.

That would be Mick (relegated with Sunderland and Wolves - as good as) McCarthy, I presume.

But still a world better than Kean!

My one legged blind granny would be a world better than Kean!

But McCarthy is not the answer. He talks very honestly (which would be quite refreshing after this lot) and he is apparently a very nice chap - but Wolves fans said he was rubbish at tactics and very stubborn - often persisting with players who were his favourites but who were not performing on the field. Used to drive the Wolves fans barmy with his silly after match statements sometimes too.
Does that not sound like someone we know only too well already.....
Not sure who would make a good replacement now?
Bodger Bruce has found employment again and also Laudrup has gone, who I really would have liked here. Curbs is still free I think? He could be a good be from an experience point of view.

But first we need to concentrate on getting the current monkey out of the job.
C'mon Shebmeister - hope you are feeding the friendly results back to Pune and hope the losses are getting the Venkys worried enough to act now before the season starts.

Judge Nic Sanders wrote:
Wheres Titus?

hasslem hasslem wrote:

French Rover wrote:

Roverthere wrote:

whappen wrote:

smellthecoffee wrote:
The sad thing is...Hendry was a sh1t manager but even he is more qualified to manage the club than the clueless idiot he works for!! Venky's need to get out or get a grip...the whole fiasco is making their brand look pathetic and foolish. They either need to sell up or sack Kean/Hendry etc and get an experienced manager - someone who actually has a track record of winning football games (like Mick McCarthy). . Currently we have Steve Kean - 4 professional football games in the old fourth division as a player, worst Rovers' manager in the club's 120+ year history, convicted drunk driver plus another impending court appearance for defamation of a fellow manager's character.

That would be Mick (relegated with Sunderland and Wolves - as good as) McCarthy, I presume.

But still a world better than Kean!

My one legged blind granny would be a world better than Kean!

But McCarthy is not the answer. He talks very honestly (which would be quite refreshing after this lot) and he is apparently a very nice chap - but Wolves fans said he was rubbish at tactics and very stubborn - often persisting with players who were his favourites but who were not performing on the field. Used to drive the Wolves fans barmy with his silly after match statements sometimes too.
Does that not sound like someone we know only too well already.....
Not sure who would make a good replacement now?
Bodger Bruce has found employment again and also Laudrup has gone, who I really would have liked here. Curbs is still free I think? He could be a good be from an experience point of view.

But first we need to concentrate on getting the current monkey out of the job.
C'mon Shebmeister - hope you are feeding the friendly results back to Pune and hope the losses are getting the Venkys worried enough to act now before the season starts.

its an academic question about a replacement - look at venkys record, kean a second rate coach transformed into a fifth rate manager, a press officer given responsibility for day to day running of the club, a bloke who practically ruined PNE given job as chief exec, a malaysian tv presenter given the job of global development wizard (or whatever his title is) and a once great player who is now something of a lost soul given a coaching role.
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if, in the unlikely event, we sacked kean do you think a half-decent manager would 1) consider the role working for these idiots or 2) these idiots consider a half decent manager for the role (it works both ways round).
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it would be the likes of norman bell, a gary megson (possibly a bit unfair on megson) sammy lee. i hear that andy payton is doing great things at colne (not!). we would end up with a martin allen type and at best steve cotterall (who seems to enjoy taking on basket cases)

Keith Myath wrote:

Judge Nic Sanders wrote:
Wheres Titus?

Titus a nun' c***? Are we talking about SK again?

French Rover wrote:

hasslem hasslem wrote:

French Rover wrote:

Roverthere wrote:

whappen wrote:

smellthecoffee wrote:
The sad thing is...Hendry was a sh1t manager but even he is more qualified to manage the club than the clueless idiot he works for!! Venky's need to get out or get a grip...the whole fiasco is making their brand look pathetic and foolish. They either need to sell up or sack Kean/Hendry etc and get an experienced manager - someone who actually has a track record of winning football games (like Mick McCarthy). . Currently we have Steve Kean - 4 professional football games in the old fourth division as a player, worst Rovers' manager in the club's 120+ year history, convicted drunk driver plus another impending court appearance for defamation of a fellow manager's character.

That would be Mick (relegated with Sunderland and Wolves - as good as) McCarthy, I presume.

But still a world better than Kean!

My one legged blind granny would be a world better than Kean!

But McCarthy is not the answer. He talks very honestly (which would be quite refreshing after this lot) and he is apparently a very nice chap - but Wolves fans said he was rubbish at tactics and very stubborn - often persisting with players who were his favourites but who were not performing on the field. Used to drive the Wolves fans barmy with his silly after match statements sometimes too.
Does that not sound like someone we know only too well already.....
Not sure who would make a good replacement now?
Bodger Bruce has found employment again and also Laudrup has gone, who I really would have liked here. Curbs is still free I think? He could be a good be from an experience point of view.

But first we need to concentrate on getting the current monkey out of the job.
C'mon Shebmeister - hope you are feeding the friendly results back to Pune and hope the losses are getting the Venkys worried enough to act now before the season starts.

its an academic question about a replacement - look at venkys record, kean a second rate coach transformed into a fifth rate manager, a press officer given responsibility for day to day running of the club, a bloke who practically ruined PNE given job as chief exec, a malaysian tv presenter given the job of global development wizard (or whatever his title is) and a once great player who is now something of a lost soul given a coaching role.
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if, in the unlikely event, we sacked kean do you think a half-decent manager would 1) consider the role working for these idiots or 2) these idiots consider a half decent manager for the role (it works both ways round).
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it would be the likes of norman bell, a gary megson (possibly a bit unfair on megson) sammy lee. i hear that andy payton is doing great things at colne (not!). we would end up with a martin allen type and at best steve cotterall (who seems to enjoy taking on basket cases)

so we stick with Kean then Hass.....? You make a good case for sticking - though i doubt you meant to sir!

A Darener wrote:
Come on Shebby.....sort it out. Or better still sort Kean out. Go into his office first thing tomorrow tell him to pack his bags and get the hell out of our club!
P45 in the post. How much further down are you going to allow us to sink. The players confidence must be at rock bottom. Ours certainly is!

super clarets 26 wrote:
Your all complaining as usual why don't you all come over and support Burnley Football Club instead. We have a proper manager a proper board and we are a family club and we look out for each other. Its getting boring seeing all the same comments day in day out.

whittleblue wrote:
Odds of 20-1 for relegation look pretty tempting with the idiot still in charge

hasslem hasslem wrote:

French Rover wrote:

hasslem hasslem wrote:

French Rover wrote:

Roverthere wrote:

whappen wrote:

smellthecoffee wrote:
The sad thing is...Hendry was a sh1t manager but even he is more qualified to manage the club than the clueless idiot he works for!! Venky's need to get out or get a grip...the whole fiasco is making their brand look pathetic and foolish. They either need to sell up or sack Kean/Hendry etc and get an experienced manager - someone who actually has a track record of winning football games (like Mick McCarthy). . Currently we have Steve Kean - 4 professional football games in the old fourth division as a player, worst Rovers' manager in the club's 120+ year history, convicted drunk driver plus another impending court appearance for defamation of a fellow manager's character.

That would be Mick (relegated with Sunderland and Wolves - as good as) McCarthy, I presume.

But still a world better than Kean!

My one legged blind granny would be a world better than Kean!

But McCarthy is not the answer. He talks very honestly (which would be quite refreshing after this lot) and he is apparently a very nice chap - but Wolves fans said he was rubbish at tactics and very stubborn - often persisting with players who were his favourites but who were not performing on the field. Used to drive the Wolves fans barmy with his silly after match statements sometimes too.
Does that not sound like someone we know only too well already.....
Not sure who would make a good replacement now?
Bodger Bruce has found employment again and also Laudrup has gone, who I really would have liked here. Curbs is still free I think? He could be a good be from an experience point of view.

But first we need to concentrate on getting the current monkey out of the job.
C'mon Shebmeister - hope you are feeding the friendly results back to Pune and hope the losses are getting the Venkys worried enough to act now before the season starts.

its an academic question about a replacement - look at venkys record, kean a second rate coach transformed into a fifth rate manager, a press officer given responsibility for day to day running of the club, a bloke who practically ruined PNE given job as chief exec, a malaysian tv presenter given the job of global development wizard (or whatever his title is) and a once great player who is now something of a lost soul given a coaching role.
.
if, in the unlikely event, we sacked kean do you think a half-decent manager would 1) consider the role working for these idiots or 2) these idiots consider a half decent manager for the role (it works both ways round).
.
it would be the likes of norman bell, a gary megson (possibly a bit unfair on megson) sammy lee. i hear that andy payton is doing great things at colne (not!). we would end up with a martin allen type and at best steve cotterall (who seems to enjoy taking on basket cases)

so we stick with Kean then Hass.....? You make a good case for sticking - though i doubt you meant to sir!

douze huitres - you are quite correct i can think of lots of things to do with a large stick and steve kean (one of them is still legal on the isle of man) and, indeed, another involves retaining the stick in a certain "precious" place. however, none of them would incorporate allowing him to stay within a 50 mile radius of ewood park....can't you get that french sport of le guillotine re-instated somewhere close to brockhall - now that would be a grand spectator sport.

whittleblue wrote:
Odds of 20-1 for relegation look pretty tempting with the idiot still in charge

carlmc1 wrote:

whittleblue wrote:
Odds of 20-1 for relegation look pretty tempting with the idiot still in charge

What bookmaker is offering that? The last time I checked we were 7/1

Bombay Duck Club wrote:

A Darener wrote:
Come on Shebby.....sort it out. Or better still sort Kean out. Go into his office first thing tomorrow tell him to pack his bags and get the hell out of our club!
P45 in the post. How much further down are you going to allow us to sink. The players confidence must be at rock bottom. Ours certainly is!

No good appealing to Shabby, Darener. It could not be clearer that Shabby is a third rate w@nker as well, who knows nothing about football, is an insult to the fans who he treats like idiots, and is just a stooge for the Venky's. Shabby will sack Kean, you can be sure of that, but it will only happen when Shabby feels he has to do it in order to save his own skin.
Pre season friendlies are not about getting fit. Training is for getting fit. Friendlies are dress rehearsals for the season about to start in which everything is meant to come together and some fine tuning is carried out to put a polishe on the team preparation. As could be predicted Rovers have been diabolical in their friendlies. Promotion from the championship is a laughable notion, but relegation from the championship is a very real danger. The few remaining players from the old squad are very poor and have no confidence. There are so many new players that they will have no cohesion and are also largely non-entities. The manager is inept, corrupt, a national joke and hated by the supporters. The club is riven by dissent and the only real authority is some batty old **** in India. Rovers best hope for the coming season is that they are heavily defeated in every single match right from the get-go so that Kean is fired with enough of the season left to scrap together sufficient points to avoid relegation. The problem is that it is very unlikely that any decent manager or anyone with potential would work for the Venky's. Even unemployment would be preferable than career suicide working for those t@ssers. So the future is very grim and no turn around can be expected until Venkys sell out. This process can be helped on it's way if no -one buys a season ticket.

French Rover wrote:

carlmc1 wrote:

whittleblue wrote: Odds of 20-1 for relegation look pretty tempting with the idiot still in charge

What bookmaker is offering that? The last time I checked we were 7/1

20/1 to get relegated is the best price with BET365 I think - 14 teams more likely to get relegated according to the bookies. We are 10/1 to win the championship and anywhere from 7/2 to 5/1 (best bet) to get promoted. Rovers are generally fourth favourites to win promotion with all of the bookies.

owd nick wrote:
Its not so much the loosing of these games but I get the impression the performances are very poor, even taking into account the lowly status of our opponents to date there appears to be a distinct lack of interest by the bulk of the players.
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It may be that they suspect that Kean will be on his way if the results continue to go wrong, we can only hope against hope that is the case.
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I am actually dreading the start of the season now because we are already a laughing stock and I suspect it can only get worse.
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Even though I bought my ST at the last minute I really don't want to go down to Ewood anymore, I am rapidly loosing interest in the club I have supported through thick and thin for over 40 years.
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I might just cut my losses and run.

Bangkok Rover wrote:
I thought relegation would be worth it to flush out the problems. Now I find myself thinking - yes, if we lose the first 5 games then the big problem will be removed. Will Shebby stick to his word and remove Kean after a dismal start?

carlmc1 wrote:
FANTASTIC WORK OUT AND THE RESULT DOESN'T MATTER

ronnie clayton wrote:
Hendry`s comment when signing his contract with Rovers, " I`m back here to add my voice to the three voices and opinions that are already here , Hendry said 4 voices are better than 3 !
Nowt to do with the 7,000 quid a week for being Kean`s tea boy.
How many times will Hendry betray Rovers supporters .

maggie-T wrote:

Rusty1 wrote:
Kean did get some abuse tonight...not loads but enough.

Dann, Goodwillie, Lowe, Formica....it doesn't get any better. All 3 very poor.
Murphy....class act but very disappointing tonight.
Dennis Irwin.....actually, pretty good.
Nunes & Morris....terrific. Must start both next season.

Dann, that's one, goodwilly, that's two, Lowe , that's three, Formica , that's four, now I know the people of blackburn are substandard in their education, but surely , can't even count to four?
I'm sure with a bit of practice you could count to six, just use your fingers to help you, I wouldn't worry to much about the pre season, Blackburn have spent a lot of money, saying that, they needn't have done, my grandad used to play footie, he said he's now about the right age to get a contract at Blackburn , you could get him on a free, only thing, with him being 78, he feels he's on his last legs, can he have a 2 yr deal?

P888HOW wrote:
"WHY" hasnt the national newspapers picked up on this utter shambles and corrupt regime, anyone know? i just dont understand it ,we all know that the lancashire evening telegraph seem to have been gaged ,when last season they was telling kean to clear off .

whappen wrote:

smellthecoffee wrote:
The sad thing is...Hendry was a sh1t manager but even he is more qualified to manage the club than the clueless idiot he works for!! Venky's need to get out or get a grip...the whole fiasco is making their brand look pathetic and foolish. They either need to sell up or sack Kean/Hendry etc and get an experienced manager - someone who actually has a track record of winning football games (like Mick McCarthy). . Currently we have Steve Kean - 4 professional football games in the old fourth division as a player, worst Rovers' manager in the club's 120+ year history, convicted drunk driver plus another impending court appearance for defamation of a fellow manager's character.

That would be Mick (relegated with Sunderland and Wolves - as good as) McCarthy, I presume.

super clarets 26 wrote:
Your all complaining as usual why don't you all come over and support Burnley Football Club instead. We have a proper manager a proper board and we are a family club and we look out for each other. Its getting boring seeing all the same comments day in day out.

Rovers75 wrote:

super clarets 26 wrote:
Your all complaining as usual why don't you all come over and support Burnley Football Club instead. We have a proper manager a proper board and we are a family club and we look out for each other. Its getting boring seeing all the same comments day in day out.

Boring comments? Don't read them then nobhead. Not all that long ago I seem to remember your 'family' club smashed up it's own town after losing another derby, such is the poison hatred and envy of Rovers....and the reason for all the 'boring' comments is for the very reason you have stated dingle because we DONT have a proper manager, hence the comments einstein

Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:
Good News - We did not win any games before the Prem Championship winning season either.
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Bad News - but we had King Kenny, Shearer, Sutty, Hendry (the player) etc! A blips a blip but Keans has lasted 21 months now.
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Shabby - give him the reward he deserves.
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Ah Rochdale - remember the Rovers fans cutting a hole in the net and Rochdales goal was at first given as a goal kick until that nosy linesman thought he had seen the ball go under the bar!
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34th.........

Bangkok Rover wrote:
I thought relegation would be worth it to flush out the problems. Now I find myself thinking - yes, if we lose the first 5 games then the big problem will be removed. Will Shebby stick to his word and remove Kean after a dismal start?

Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:
Good News - We did not win any games before the Prem Championship winning season either.
.
Bad News - but we had King Kenny, Shearer, Sutty, Hendry (the player) etc! A blips a blip but Keans has lasted 21 months now.
.
Shabby - give him the reward he deserves.
.
Ah Rochdale - remember the Rovers fans cutting a hole in the net and Rochdales goal was at first given as a goal kick until that nosy linesman thought he had seen the ball go under the bar!
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34th.........

shoestring wrote:

Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:
Good News - We did not win any games before the Prem Championship winning season either.
.
Bad News - but we had King Kenny, Shearer, Sutty, Hendry (the player) etc! A blips a blip but Keans has lasted 21 months now.
.
Shabby - give him the reward he deserves.
.
Ah Rochdale - remember the Rovers fans cutting a hole in the net and Rochdales goal was at first given as a goal kick until that nosy linesman thought he had seen the ball go under the bar!
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34th.........

Hold on there Morst!!!

I think your memory is slightly playing tricks on you there...the Rovers fans didnt cut a hole in the net.

It was a boy who appeared at the side of the goal - the ball virtually came out of the net....after a superb goal by Lee Brogden I think.

I remember it well...as I was that boy!

The true story is that as the ball went in and my head went down he ball was virtually at my feet (Spotland, resembles Griffin Park in Blackburn as a ground) so to get the ball was not difficult.

My hero then and even now was Oh Roger Roger, Roger Roger Roger Jones!! Always copied the way he ran across his six yard box, in his green cotton gloves!

I appeared at the side of the goal and said to him "put it down for a goal kick, and pretend it didnt go in"!! To my amazement he did!!

The Ref then waved play on, this whilst the Rochdale players were still celebrating...when they realised what had happened you can imagine their reaction...it ended up with one of their players being sent off.

The arguments continued - eventually the ref and linesman came and checked the net and saw that the net wasnt quite pegged down, and then he gave the goal - cue the Rovers arguments!

After what seemed ages the game continued, and a good quiz question is that the ref who sent off the player actually brought him back on again!

According to the "Sports Pink" which I managed to get hold of at Blackburn Boule after the coach arrived back from the match Alf Thornton wrote "he had never seen anything like it , and he certainly had never seen a player sent off, and then brought back on"!! I mustget the old paper from out of the loft some day.

It was all done as a young lad with no malice intended - not sure what would happen nowadays though!

Did Tony Field score a penalty? The rest of the game was a bit of a blur!

Hope that puts your memory straight...it was a good number of years ago!!