Jon Dahl Tomasson - Officially No Longer Our Head Coach

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

3 hours ago, Tim Southampton Rover said:

You just know the club will think "we need the fans on our side so let's employ Gareth Ainsworth who is also a fan!". 

Personally, I'd go for Ian Evatt who has a high reputation as a young coach with his progressive playing style at the clubs he's managed at. He helped rebuild Bolton to help them fly high in League 1. The question is, would he want to trade that for life at Blackburn? 😂

My guess is - not in a million years.

[Bronzed A Donis]

Weird one with JDT, I dont know what to make of his time , started last year the epitome of pragmatism,  lots of 1-0s, (due to Kaminksi) which makes me think he can do it. We're top 3 at Xmas and I want him gone after Burnley debacle. He then demonstrates he can coach and implement a style of play, but we spinelessly tail off and do a 180 on seeing out games.

We start this season failing to put teams to away, but yet have the leagues top scorer but can't close the back door. 

I genuinely think he's a very good coach, with what he has to work with, when it clicks its great, because these are not very good players. If you tell someone results are secondary , implementing a style that makes our players attractive to other teams is priority, how much does that sway this stubborness? 

Losing Kaminski and going to Pears / Wahlstadt is a huge part in our goals against, anyone's who's played football at any level knows the impact  of a good or bad keeper. That's on the club. 

Ultimately he has still made odd decisions and .  Taking Hyam off against Watford at home completely altered the game.

He's been our best manager in 13 years and yet gets derided more than Mowbray did , despite his annual death spirals.

Injuries haven't helped and I laugh at suggestions he doesn't have a Plan B. Of course he fucking doesn't,  look at the bench he has to call on, he's on bare bones. That's on the club.

I'll be sad to see him leave, ultimately its a case of what could have been for me. However, projects etc are pie in the sky, anyone with ideals or dreams is wasted here, we just need a pragmatist to keep us up *rinse and repeat* until these fuckers leave.

This club is set up to fail.

If someone asks me if JDT is a good manager , my stock reply for the last 18 months will remain the same. "I think so, but I just don't know".

I'll thank him for showing up the mess the clubs in. I'll take that self preservation it may be over, toeing the line and keeping a cushy number going. *Cough* Mowbray *cough*

More of a stream of rambling consciousness than I expected....

 

Edited February 8 by Bronzed A Donis
Replaced clucks with clicks. I'm not a pro venky!

[alcd]

1 hour ago, frosty said:

Robbie Fowler being under any kind of consideration is hilarious.

It'll be Paul Ince next. Even the thought of Fowler as manager is stomach churning, 

[alcd]

The club is back to the managerial and administrative chaos of 2013 and appointing Fowler would just dig an even deeper hole. 

[Bbrovers2288]

Fowler and we might as well just raise the white flag now, in what world is he the man to save us. I could just about accept eustace 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Just now, alcd said:

The club is back to the managerial and administrative chaos of 2013 and appointing Fowler would just dig an even deeper hole. 

It’d be another “ Coyle appointment “ moment for me.

[NeilInBristol]

 

[NeilInBristol]

4 minutes ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

Fowler and we might as well just raise the white flag now, in what world is he the man to save us. I could just about accept eustace 

Fowler would be their perfect manager. Yes man. Connected to the owners. 

Woeful times ahead 

[booth]

20 minutes ago, roverblue said:

No I wasn’t considering Eustace with regards to JdT performance. I was just responding generally to those that think JDT has just had a bad run and been unlucky. I think it’s more fundamental than that.

i agree with you on Eustace he is an unknown quantity and will be done over by the club in summer. To be honest at this point I just want to stay in the league so anyone who focuses more on defence than attack gets my vote. Probably go for Alex Neill if I had a say.

It'll be interesting to see what a more defensive minded manager would do with the players on offer. There's no way some of them will get anywhere near the first team.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

5 minutes ago, booth said:

It'll be interesting to see what a more defensive minded manager would do with the players on offer. There's no way some of them will get anywhere near the first team.

That’s the problem. He could be a defensive mastermind but we haven’t got enough real defenders on the books.

Edited February 8 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[47er]

7 hours ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

A sad end to JDT's tenure but, although circumstances were clearly difficult, he didn't help himself with what came across as a defeatist attitude and comments designed to shift blame on to others.

No---to put the blame where it rightly belonged. He was let down by the owners from the beginning.

[47er]

6 hours ago, davulsukur said:

"Venky’s are deeply concerned by Rovers’ return of just five points from their last 11 games and know their next appointment has to hit the ground running."

 

Clear attempt at deflection. The results are a direct consequence of Venky neglect.

[Ianrally]

8 minutes ago, 47er said:

No---to put the blame where it rightly belonged. He was let down by the owners from the beginning.

Too right it’s not shifting the blame it’s stating the facts.,I know India is renowned for snakes like the Cobra but I never knew Waggot was a breed of snake. He is one at slippery slimy bastard. 

Edited February 8 by Ianrally

[tomphil]

I think they might be after someone daft enough to stand there taking stick for them whilst the club slips inevitably to relegation next season after everyone has been sold to keep it going a bit longer.

That might rule in any cheap clueless yes man they can find, ring any bells....

[FE123]

The longer this drags on the worse it gets for us. No doubt we will be haggling every penny which will be slowing everything down. We will go into a massive game on Saturday with 0 plan in place and utter chaos in every department.

[47er]

2 hours ago, KentExile said:

 

Oh dear what a shock!

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

2 hours ago, roverblue said:

The guy was taking us into league one, he knew the score last summer and should have walked. instead he’s persisted with his brand with a group of players not suited to it.

Plenty can and will achieve better with what we have got.

Problem is, what are this set of players suitable for? 

They can't play the tippy tappy stuff.

They are too slow to play on the break.   

Too small/weak to go direct/long ball. 

It's a piss poor squad. 

[Hasta]

1 minute ago, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

Problem is, what are this set of players suitable for? 

They can't play the tippy tappy stuff.

They are too slow to play on the break.   

Too small/weak to go direct/long ball. 

It's a piss poor squad. 

Yep. There is danger when the tactics are changed we find we go even worse.

[martonrover]

13 minutes ago, FE123 said:

The longer this drags on the worse it gets for us. No doubt we will be haggling every penny which will be slowing everything down. We will go into a massive game on Saturday with 0 plan in place and utter chaos in every department.

Yes, and the the nasty wasty supporters might be naughty and boo, which will upset the players 🙄

[47er]

If Kaminski had been between the posts all season I'm guessing our position in the league would be rather higher.

He was left with Pears and Wahlstedt and then immediately lost Pears. much of the defence's problems are down to that.

We sacrificed safety in the League for £2M. Venkys again.

[alex l]

1 minute ago, 47er said:

If Kaminski had been between the posts all season I'm guessing our position in the league would be rather higher.

He was left with Pears and Wahlstedt and then immediately lost Pears. much of the defence's problems are down to that.

We sacrificed safety in the League for £2M. Venkys again.

He pushed to leave, as would most players at this level when a top tier team comes in. He's 31, chances of playing in an elite league wouldn't come around many more times. 

[NeilInBristol]

New manager loading..

[Andy]

I don't think Eustice is the answer - he's a relative rookie still and we need experience.

Now isn't the time to be taking risks.

If Fowler gets anywhere near the job, I'm genuinely out (and never returning).

Nixon clearly has no idea at all. After all, he backed Kean as a 'gem' right to the death.
He'll report whatever certain people pay him to report.

[JHRover]

Plenty of managers will want to manage Blackburn Rovers, even for the awful people who own and run the club.

But not many proven in demand managers will. They can wait for a proper club to come along.

Not many decent managers will come here and those that will won't last more than a year or so until they get worn down by Venky nonsense and leave. 

Conversely if the new manager gets on a plane to India he'll be here as long as he wants to be (Mowbray, Kean)

[47er]

12 minutes ago, alex l said:

He pushed to leave, as would most players at this level when a top tier team comes in. He's 31, chances of playing in an elite league wouldn't come around many more times. 

I don't know whether he pushed to leave or not, did he tell you this? He was under contract to us and it wasn't in our interests to let him go. As became obvious very early indeed.