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Thinking about robbie savage. I'd definitely be ok with him. He wouldn't take any shit from the players. He'd be a real character on the touchline

Apart from no nonsense, focussed, good motivator and committed?

Macclesfield Rev.

He's already done well at Macclesfield tbf. Then again so did Ince.

Could be absolutely nothing and there may even be an event of some kind on down at Ewood - but I can see from my house that the floodlights are on right now. Possibly doing some related to a new manager - interviews / stadium visit / photoshoot?

I don’t see anything in Savage that persuades me he’d make a manager.

It's been pointed out. ☺️

He’s from a local family. Made his money in IT.

Burton Albion away was Mogga’s first match.

Was surprised to learn earlier on today a billionaire owned Rochdale. Then again no-one could ever possibly buy us

No thanks, Paul Ince’s no 2 during his short, disastrous spell.

And just a few years ago people would have looked at us and said "be careful what you wish for, you could end up like Derby"

Why's the photo been taken off?

Don't get the love in for Will Still though. Comes into the "Don't touch with a bargepole" category for me after his performance at Southampton.

Lot of doom and gloom about about the possible identity of the next man but lets not forget if he manages two wins in his first fourteen games that's still better than Ismael managed in his last 14.

I couldn't agree more. And there was a 'conveyor belt' to it. Think back to 2018 time when Travis was coming out of the academy and into the first XI. He learned from people like Mulgrew, Conway, Graham, Bennett, Johnson, Dack - characters and lads who had been around the block but were perfectly placed to pass on their knowledge to a younger group. Dolan, Buckley, JRC others who had been here for years, grown up around the place and together, knew each other well on and off the pitch. When the League One team was broken up and retired/moved on these guys especially Travis but a few others emerged as the new leadership group . For the next 3-4 years they stepped forward having grown up with it and led the show, then in came other great characters Szmodics, Brittain, Tronstad and it resulted in a great blend. In the last season Weimann and Batth. You only have to look at how they hit it off with Eustace and how he has rapidly spent his budget on taking several of them to Derby and how they are succeeding. So, so important, so valuable and something that no amount of clicking through screens on a laptop and talking shite in interviews can ever give you. What carried us under Mowbray, JDT and Eustace wasn't having an expensive squad or 11 top drawer players, it was a really good blend of some quality mixed with great spirit, hard workers and camaraderie. You felt these guys genuinely enjoyed playing for each other and the club. So to see that ruthlessly and deliberately dismantled in a matter of a few transfer windows - for no real good reason - let's remember it wasn't an expensive squad, it wasn't unsustainable or unaffordable - it was built on a Championship budget doing the exact thing they still claim to want to do - using our academy - is really tough to take, and unforgivable. Many of us knew where it would lead and we are on track to do just that. I suppose the only question is why. Why hand Gestede and the other stooge free reign to do all this. Is it really all to shave down the wage bill? Or is there more to it - agency business - wanting preferred clients in the building, asserting authority and wanting to remove threats to that power block by getting rid of established, vocal players willing to speak out and stick up for themselves and their team-mates. By doing this Gestede is now 'dominant' or will be once Tronstad and Cantwell are disposed of in the summer. It will then be 'his' squad and 'his' head coach and not the legacy of uncle Tony and the past regime. I'm not ashamed to admit I look at Derby with envy, because in 12 months we have swapped places and for no real good reason. They aren't bigger, better, richer (or shouldn't be). They are fresh out of league one but have an owner who is engaged and wants them to succeed and will back a good manager.

Yeah, agreed and I've said this since he was with us. Sparky was an excellent figurehead, but it was Bowen, Neddy and team who did the work on the training ground - and his Scouts who identified the Sambas and Nelsens. Take nothing away from him, as the best leaders know how to assemble a good team around them, but it does highlight the importance of the right 'support' team around the manager. Personally, I'd look at Will Still. Soton was a disaster, but he's the one who I think could possibly aim/achieve higher than just staying up each season (which is all I see with the likes of Rowett). Forward-thinker and tactically flexible - I've followed his career loosely for years.

Out of those mentioned I am fine with bilic, savage, rowett the two I threw in Kevin muscat and dean smith my outsider motherwell manager anyone else- probably not unless it was somebody I thought was unattainable

Chris Sutton is always a top guy. Only ex rover who still gives a shit

I want to bang Taylor swift...ooh I'm getting off point

I want new owners

Maybe Di Canio is your man?

Made me chuckle

I would like another 20 points…

A character like Sav working under this pair of clowns has disaster written all over it. Unpopular opinion but someone like Waggot would be better overseeing a Robbie Savage not some jumped up over promoted tea boy.