[Archived] Assitant Manager

[folkdevil]

Looks like we're stuck with Eric Black as Steve Bruce has appointed ex-Rover Steve Agnew as his new assistant at Hull.

http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/news/latest/0,,1~2826562,00.html?

Either that or he's replaced by Colin Hendry this week.That seems to have gone a bit quiet.

[Pitty]

This is good news, as we need Black in place with pre-season starting tomorrow. Chopping and changing would not be good for start of season.

[chaddyrovers]

Didn't think that Black would leave Rovers to join Bruce at Hull

[The Rover of Finland]

I think is Black is actually good at his job and also a good lad. Have I missed something? It´s also good for the team that the assistant won´t change every three months.

[Stuart]

I thought Steve Agnew was still at Rovers?

[thenodrog]

Me too... didn't he fall through the mysterious wormhole at Ewood which has left him sitting in a distant treatment room in a different dimension in a parallel universe next to Grella, Britt, Kerr and Dahlin?

[Mercer]

Me too... didn't he fall through the mysterious wormhole at Ewood which has left him sitting in a distant treatment room in a different dimension in a parallel universe next to Grella, Britt, Kerr and Dahlin?

Feckin hell, two blasts from the past in Britt & Kerr.

Britt was a donkey with a bad back but we were so unlucky with Kerr. At £60,000 from Bury, a steal and I think he would have gone on to great things if it hadn't been for that knee (cruciate I think which would have been fixed in today's medical age).

[Clitherover]

I think is Black is actually good at his job and also a good lad. Have I missed something? It´s also good for the team that the assistant won´t change every three months.

Me too, I was hoping that he would replace Kean as manager at some point last season. I remember him sticking up for Kean on a radio interview which annoyed me but he isn't exactly going to start badmouthing him on air.

[Mattyblue]

Of course his pals are going to stick up for him, it is just the ridiculous 'he's a miracle worker' nonsense that riles me.

[Commondore]

I actually see this as bad news. Black may be a decent assistant, but he seems to add to Kean's naive attacking approach rather than complimenting it.

[Kendalrover]

I actually see this as bad news. Black may be a decent assistant, but he seems to add to Kean's naive attacking approach rather than complimenting it.

I agree Commondore. I do not think that performances improved when Black arrived and in case anyone has forgotton we lost our last 8 games of the season.

[Salgado Is A Hero]

I've made this exact point before but assistant managers don't have the greatest of influences. We were terrible under Clement and Ancelotti wanted him at PSG.

Hendry is hardly an ideal appointment but his defensive knowledge might be of some use. At the very least maybe one day he'll tell Kean it's a good idea to close people down on the outside of the box if they look like they're going to shoot.

[Rover_Shaun]

I've made this exact point before but assistant managers don't have the greatest of influences. .

I'm sure if he was still with us Mr Clough would disagree young man (peter taylor)

[Salgado Is A Hero]

Generally speaking of course. And more in relation to us, was my point. 3 different assistant managers in one season and no real change in how we set up or any success we had. I believe we could have the best assistant manager in the business and we would be awful under Kean.

[Rover_Shaun]

If they had no use the post would not exist

[Kendalrover]

If they had no use the post would not exist

Someone has got to massage the manager's ego.

[Salgado Is A Hero]

If they had no use the post would not exist

I didn't say they had no use I said they "didn't have the greatest of influence". Getting rid of Kean is what is vital......employing even a very decent assistant manager will not help us that significantly.

[finndaloo]

Feckin hell, two blasts from the past in Britt & Kerr.

Britt was a donkey with a bad back but we were so unlucky with Kerr. At £60,000 from Bury, a steal and I think he would have gone on to great things if it hadn't been for that knee (cruciate I think which would have been fixed in today's medical age).

Used to bet every week on Jimmy Kerr as first Rovers scorer, great player - shame about the injury and even bigger shame that he never won won me a bean.

[ross-shire rover]

I remember Martin Britt's first game - he missed an open goal attempting to lob the keeper in front of the Blackburn End . Can't remember if the "Britt is sh**t" chants started then or the next home game. I see in Wikipedia he played 8 times for us...

[Kelbo]

I remember Martin Britt's first game - he missed an open goal attempting to lob the keeper in front of the Blackburn End . Can't remember if the "Britt is sh**t" chants started then or the next home game. I see in Wikipedia he played 8 times for us...

Got a really bad injury if I remember correctly!

[roverandout]

what is an assitant?

[Clitherover]

Eric Black being interviewed on talksport shortly if anyone's interested.

[roversoutsider]

Anyone catch the interview? What did he say?

[Clitherover]

Anyone catch the interview? What did he say?

It never happened, I think they were having trouble getting hold of him.

[bennyboyt11]

Whacked by Venkys?