Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach

[Upside Down]

24 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

Imagine going the car dealership and them saying you can have a 12 month lease on this one......BUT can't promise you'll get it running and its definitely not going to have an engine for the first 4 months, also also just failed its MOT... and not sure what its capable of if we do..fix it...........do you want to sign the lease, we get a good commission?

Its that level of moronic.

Makes sense when the people signing the lease also pocket some commission.

[rigger]

2 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

Makes sense when the people signing the lease also pocket some commission.

The only people who don't make anything on the deal are the paying public, but who cares about them ?

[RevidgeBlue]

13 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Ismael spoke similar bollocks about free agents when he was at Watford. 

Don't mind him being against loans and free agents in principle. 

But only if the permanent business is up to scratch.

If it isn't- needs must.

[arbitro]

13 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Ismael spoke similar bollocks about free agents when he was at Watford. 

Indeed. He also said he didn't like loans and to compound his single mindedness he signed one who won't have played for the best part of six months.

He simply isn't doing what is best for the club with his blinkered approach.

[BRFC.]

Has Valerien Ismael ever shown anger towards the board and owners? Feels like he just nods along to everything and doesn’t care key players are being sold and not replaced.

[BRFC.]

If he doesn’t want us to look at any free signings I don’t want to see him complaining about injuries.

[Leonard Venkhater]

7 hours ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

Imagine going the car dealership and them saying you can have a 12 month lease on this one......BUT can't promise you'll get it running and its definitely not going to have an engine for the first 4 months, also also just failed its MOT... and not sure what its capable of if we do..fix it...........do you want to sign the lease, we get a good commission?

Its that level of moronic.

"My client asks me to tell you..."

In plain sight!

Get them OUT...

[CaptainBeanfart]

Bet this wouldn't be on page 2 if we'd lost. 

Anybody willing to change their opinion on him? He's doing a great job for me, fully expected this team to be relegated after a chaotic summer. 

I think we'd be screwed if he left, not many managers would want this job right now. 

[Mattyblue]

Always plenty of managers interested in Championship jobs (especially at a pretty unique one where they don’t do sackings).

[Leonard Venkhater]

15 minutes ago, CaptainBeanfart said:

Bet this wouldn't be on page 2 if we'd lost. 

Anybody willing to change their opinion on him? He's doing a great job for me, fully expected this team to be relegated after a chaotic summer. 

I think we'd be screwed if he left, not many managers would want this job right now. 

Players clearly playing for him.

I don't like his apparent collusion with awful transfer decisions. You might say he has no choice, but I think it insults our intelligence.

[Andy]

35 minutes ago, CaptainBeanfart said:

Bet this wouldn't be on page 2 if we'd lost. 

Anybody willing to change their opinion on him? He's doing a great job for me, fully expected this team to be relegated after a chaotic summer. 

I think we'd be screwed if he left, not many managers would want this job right now. 

I understand why his direct approach (in communicating) wouldn't be for everyone, but I prefer to deal with directness.

He's clearly got us motoring away from home - and playing some good football as well, to be fair.
We're not grinding out results, we're being the better side.

At home however is where he needs to find the right formula. And he's not going to get a better opportunity than this period directly in front of us.

[roversfan99]

He is definitely not doing a "great" job.

[CaptainBeanfart]

35 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

Players clearly playing for him.

I don't like his apparent collusion with awful transfer decisions. You might say he has no choice, but I think it insults our intelligence.

I don't think he does have a choice. He's a head coach, as are most "managers" now. At best they have a voice in the committee. 

[chaddyrovers]

30 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

He is definitely not doing a "great" job.

so has your opinion change on Ismael? is he doing a good job? was he right to change formation in order to pick points up and results? 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Given the hand he’s been dealt I think he’s doing a good job. There’s no lack of effort from the players. That hasn’t always been the case over the past few years.

[StHelensRover]

I still think he's shite. We're 18th in the league, we've won one home game and got knocked out the cup by a lower league team. If I was appointed instead of him last year I think I could have made a better fist of getting us into the playoffs than he did. Anyone being smarmy about him because we won a local derby can jog on for me. I never wanted him appointed and my jaw will go through the floor if he ever musters anything measurable as 'success', which would be qualifying for the playoffs, he won't.

 

Edit - I don't want to see anyone using transfer policy as an excuse for him. When he interviewed for the job, that was his chance to interview the club about it's plans to progress. If he didn't ask, didn't listen, or simply waved through their shambolic, tinpot, unambitious plans then he doesn't get the excuse of "doing well with a poor squad".

Edited 1 hour ago by StHelensRover

[roversfan99]

54 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

so has your opinion change on Ismael? is he doing a good job? was he right to change formation in order to pick points up and results? 

I think he deserves credit for sure for recent results, and the change in formation certainly has really helped.

I dont think he is doing a good job overall though, no. His record in charge still is poor, but it was terrible before recent results.

And this doesnt matter but I also find him incredibly difficult to warm to. Very much the type of manager that suits these owners and this board, willing to talk rubbish publically to protect them.

Im guessing that you think hes doing a good job.