Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach

[Leonard Venkhater]

1 hour ago, Hasta said:

Referee on Saturday for not giving a penalty (which I don’t think it was) and for winking. 

The interviewer almost scoffed before he then put him further on the spot and said “despite that, did you see enough from your players”.

and the i is such an important letter

[simongarnerisgod]

while i thought it was a penalty,there is no excuse for being humiliated by a side that plays extremely basic football and outhustles you,i thought it was very concerning tbh,if you don`t have the heart for a fight then you are in trouble

[M_B]

8 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

while i thought it was a penalty,there is no excuse for being humiliated by a side that plays extremely basic football and outhustles you,i thought it was very concerning tbh,if you don`t have the heart for a fight then you are in trouble

Aye, chalk and cheese compared to the last couple of games.

Second to every ball at Charlton. Last thing you want though, when you're not playing well, is your keeper making a mess of his first attempted save. We were poor from 1 to 11. 

[chaddyrovers]

3 hours ago, lraC said:

Thanks for clarifying.

given this and the number of foreign players we have signed, I think he will play a vital role on getting these players settled and able to perform.

Its Ismael and coaching staff who are responsible for the players performance not the player liaison officer.  

3 hours ago, lraC said:

with regards to the head of commercial and partnerships, bringing in extra funds and fans, could be vital, especially in the January window, as a vital signing could be brought in or missed, dependent on his success.

Yet we already have money for January set in the kitty as Gestede confirmed in interview post transfer window

3 hours ago, lraC said:

Granted these two will not be a responsible as the other 3 especially the manager, but none the less, it is important that they perform their duties to the best they can.

Hope that answers the question.

 

[Hasta]

35 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Yet we already have money for January set in the kitty as Gestede confirmed in interview post transfer window

There’s a couple of threads on here regarding fans forum minutes and the Lancashire Telegraph that clearly show that the club lie to save face. I know you try and avoid commenting so much on those, but I think we are certainly at the stage where only the most gullible believe what the club say. 

[roversfan99]

The naivety is astounding. 

[arbitro]

I have been told that the first team didn't train until 15.30 yesterday which is almost unheard of particularly the day before a game.

The reason I am told is because Ismael flew to France immediately after the game at Charlton and didn't return until yesterday afternoon. This was to celebrate his 50th birthday.

If it is true I find it extremely surprising that he is allowed to change the routine so markedly so he can have a birthday bash.

[Torgeir]

It's a late kickoff and they're professional footballers. 

[arbitro]

14 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

It's a late kickoff and they're professional footballers. 

You are missing the point.

[RoversClitheroe]

48 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I have been told that the first team didn't train until 15.30 yesterday which is almost unheard of particularly the day before a game.

The reason I am told is because Ismael flew to France immediately after the game at Charlton and didn't return until yesterday afternoon. This was to celebrate his 50th birthday.

If it is true I find it extremely surprising that he is allowed to change the routine so markedly so he can have a birthday bash.

That is absolutely mental if true.

[lraC]

47 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I have been told that the first team didn't train until 15.30 yesterday which is almost unheard of particularly the day before a game.

The reason I am told is because Ismael flew to France immediately after the game at Charlton and didn't return until yesterday afternoon. This was to celebrate his 50th birthday.

If it is true I find it extremely surprising that he is allowed to change the routine so markedly so he can have a birthday bash.

No surprise there to be honest.

The whole thing is just a jobs for the boys and no one is held to account.

I hope and pray that this spat with the telegraph, turns into something big and they start to expose some of the things, that need to be out in the open.

 

[davulsukur]

11 hours ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

and the i is such an important letter

As is the letter R, especially when googling "Gary Oldman" 

[KentExile]

17 minutes ago, lraC said:

I hope and pray that this spat with the telegraph, turns into something big and they start to expose some of the things, that need to be out in the open.

 

Fingers crossed that at every press conference, at least one journo asks about Jackson/the LT to keep this issue current, and keeps as many eyes on the LT as possible in case this happens

Edited September 30 by KentExile

[USABlue]

I was slowly warming to VI, we were playing decent mixed results which with a bit of luck could see us with two more victories.

After Charlton however I am back to.square one, I did not like him at all early doors.  He got. t wrong and was unable to correct it.  Subs made things worse, Tavares needs to stay away from 1st team for a while, could there be pressure to play him?  Surely VI sees what we do.  TGH looks better option for midfield doesn't he?

[DeeCee]

20 hours ago, rigger said:

He is either gullible or full of bullshit.

Both.

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, KentExile said:

Fingers crossed that at every press conference, at least one journo asks about Jackson/the LT to keep this issue current, and keeps as many eyes on the LT as possible in case this happens

Apart from BBC radio Lancashire who else with be there? 

[KentExile]

57 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Apart from BBC radio Lancashire who else with be there? 

Only takes one to ask, and if BBC get banned for asking a simple question then we get more eyes on us

[Wheelton Blue]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Apart from BBC radio Lancashire who else with be there? 

Perhaps this is their strategy.

Ban all the journos, then have a ready made excuse to ditch the press conferences altogether.

[Mattyblue]

Yeah, why not, after ditching the EFL mandated supporters consultations they’ve also somehow managed to wrangle the FF down to just two meetings during the season.

So might as well get rid of pressers too as all the local journos are suddenly ‘not up to the club’s very high levels of professionalism’, nothing to do with wanting to avoid scrutiny, of course.

[chaddyrovers]

34 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Only takes one to ask, and if BBC get banned for asking a simple question then we get more eyes on us

I would imagine its only Radio Lancs pre match there now until the issue get sort with the LT. 

This issue with LT and Elliott need sorting ASAP.

[Gutted]

6 hours ago, arbitro said:

I have been told that the first team didn't train until 15.30 yesterday which is almost unheard of particularly the day before a game.

The reason I am told is because Ismael flew to France immediately after the game at Charlton and didn't return until yesterday afternoon. This was to celebrate his 50th birthday.

If it is true I find it extremely surprising that he is allowed to change the routine so markedly so he can have a birthday bash.

That is unbelievably shocking. A truly committed manager would never have booked that trip in the first place, and even if he had, would have cancelled after that disgraceful performance on Saturday to work on what went wrong. What sort of example does it also give to the players……… ‘ ah well that was abysmal, not to worry, got to shoot off now. See you Monday afternoon and we can have a chat about the next game then. What, it’s on Tuesday? plenty of time’

[lraC]

15 minutes ago, Gutted said:

That is unbelievably shocking. A truly committed manager would never have booked that trip in the first place, and even if he had, would have cancelled after that disgraceful performance on Saturday to work on what went wrong. What sort of example does it also give to the players……… ‘ ah well that was abysmal, not to worry, got to shoot off now. See you Monday afternoon and we can have a chat about the next game then. What, it’s on Tuesday? plenty of time’

if we lose though, it will be the fault of the ref, or the crowd, or some other feeble excuse, as Rovers have a fantastic squad, far stronger than last year. 

[DE.]

6 hours ago, arbitro said:

I have been told that the first team didn't train until 15.30 yesterday which is almost unheard of particularly the day before a game.

The reason I am told is because Ismael flew to France immediately after the game at Charlton and didn't return until yesterday afternoon. This was to celebrate his 50th birthday.

If it is true I find it extremely surprising that he is allowed to change the routine so markedly so he can have a birthday bash.

If we draw or lose tonight the LT should be all over this, especially with recent events considered.

[Tomphil2]

How did they get to Charlton and when did they turn up anybody know ?

That performance looked like they'd just got off a coach after 4 hrs !

[Tricky]

1 hour ago, DE. said:

7 hours ago, arbitro said:

I have been told that the first team didn't train until 15.30 yesterday which is almost unheard of particularly the day before a game.

The reason I am told is because Ismael flew to France immediately after the game at Charlton and didn't return until yesterday afternoon. This was to celebrate his 50th birthday.

If it is true I find it extremely surprising that he is allowed to change the routine so markedly so he can have a birthday bash.

If we draw or lose tonight the LT should be all over this, especially with recent events considered.

imagine the shame… a bloke daring to celebrate his 50th birthday and still bothering to put a training session on afterwards. Truly the darkest day in professional sport...