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It depends how many games in charge you need to be classed "permanent" I suppose. I wouldn't be totally against him keeping it until the end of the season IF it's clear he's doing more than enough to keep us out of trouble. I think that list just goes to show how unreliable early odds are. A rumour here and there, a mention on a website or social media and all of a sudden you shoot into favouritism. FWIW Savage - yes- would be fine with that. Coleman - God no Bilic - definitely but can't see it happening if he thinks he has any chance whatsoever of being parachuted into West Ham Wagner - meh Challinor - warming to the idea of that - yes Mowbray - God no Rowett- definitely Karanka - God no Duff - Definitely Rooney - God no, been a disaster everywhere he's been, but like the idea of the Club being in the public spotlight so for that reason would like Gerrard ( not that he'd come).

There were some managers available that would have potentially inspired and taken us up, that was clear but they weren't interested in spending the money (around what they allegedly spent on Tavares) to do it. They also could have cherrypicked nearly everyone in employment using the league position at the time but sadly it was never an option under absent owners. What an opportunity it was to get the right man in and win promotion. We will never see the club poach a good manager from a team at a similar level. They don't have it in them, no desire, no real interest in seeing the club they own do well. Proven again and again and again.

It shows their complete lack of judgment that they hired a dud who failed everywhere he's been. Unfortunately it's also indicative of Rovers' standing within the game because of the way the club is run - no decent manager will come near us.Look at the list of candidates bandied around yesterday - a horror show of failure and never has-beens

Sounds like from his interviews that he doesn’t want the job. Something along the lines of he loves his current role and prefers to be a coach.

I loved Robbie Savage as a player for Rovers, but the guy has not managed a single game in League Two, never mind the Championship. He might be a good, but he's been a manager for less than 2 seasons. It would be an enormous risk to take a punt on him. Is this where we are at as a club? Fishing for a new manager in the National League? Give it a few more seasons I suppose and Venky's will have us in that league. Having said all that, I'd take him over Chris Coleman every day.

They must've got some more then seeing as they were all gone by Monday morning but yet are still on sale now.

It's a really good point, any ordinary club who are in playoff hunt with a pretty good team would have been able to secure a quality manager. Not us...Now, it's even more dire. It's going to need a miracle to find someone good.

Looking back at this dispassionately Ismael being hired under these circumstances is fucking criminal. Jesus Christ.

These guys failed to attract someone decent when we were 5th in the league with about 15 games to go. Not worthing thinking about who they might bring in now.

I cannot see the Venkys and their 2 stooges wanting media attention ! An investigative journalist from the main stream press , would not be welcome !

I'm amazed Johnson isn't close to the top of that list. It is becoming quite clear, if ever we needed it to, that there was nobody lined up to come in and no succession plan despite having had weeks/months to prepare for this I think the obvious and natural outcome is going to be to hand it to Johnson until the end of the season when they realise what competent managers want in terms of wages and assurances.

Savage - yes Coleman - absolutely not Bilic - yes, but it wouldn't last long Wagner - no Challinor - yes Mowbray - yes (only until the end of the season) Rowett - yes Karanka - no Duff - no Rooney - god help us

Anybody notice the pattern yet. Ex gaffer, ex player, ex player, ex gaffer, ex player.... This has desperation written all over it, all to probably try and get a few fans back in. Which a lot of those names won't.

My local game this one. Looking forward to seeing some old faces again, have zero confidence in a result but hey let's enjoy the day. Plus it's my birthday so if anyone wants to buy me a pint at the ground I'll be more than accepting. 😂

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I'd be ok with 5 of those

The effers are waiting till after Saturday to see if rovers win again so they can go the cheap option and appoint Johnson

Are you Russell Martin in disguise? 😉

Chris Coleman being mentioned. NO!!!!!

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I'd be more than happy with Savage. Has a great record so far and will certainly bring a lot of media attention

If we're going French I'd do Pascal Dupraz, the French Big Sam

The higher the official attendance against Wednesday the better for me - it weakens any argument that the boycott v Watford flopped.

Attendance was on tickets sold, as always. Not sure why it's always a debate, of course there wasn't over 12k in the ground. Remember every ticket was free from the original game, so it's not inconceivable that there would have been over 12 for that fixture, with a decent away following.

I meant that at best Still's record is solid (at one Club) rather than being outstanding. Im looking at his overall record and wondering what the attraction is at all tbh. He appears to have had one very good spell for 9 games in Ligue 2. Then he's moved up to Ligue 1 and finished at his first Club with 2 wins in 14. At his second Club he took over an outfit in that had finished 7th the previous season and left them in 8th. Inconclusive at best and he's only had one crack in English football,co-incidentally in the same division as us, (the Championship)and been an absolute disaster with a better squad than ours. You wouldnt look at him twice if he was English born and bred and not Belgian with a Coaching background in France. Your argument would hold water if he'd previously held several jobs in England and been very successful in general but bombed at Southampton. Some manager's faces dont fit at certain Clubs. There was however obviously something about his personality or methods that didn't translate to English football at Southampton. It might not all have been his fault but it would be insanely reckless for us to take a punt on him again straight away before he's shown he can operate over here.