Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach

[Tomphil2]

1 hour ago, davulsukur said:

Unbelievable.

And what a horrific piece of business letting Travis go as well.

The money wasted on Henriksson, TGH and Kargbo would probably have seen a decent contract provided to keep Travis.

But the whole operation now is get two or three in for one decent wage out.

[Upside Down]

16 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Nobody was better at creating value than that regime.

Some of the signings for low money were astounding and Santa Cruz, Bentley and Samba must've yielded 45 million in sale money for about 5 million in outlay.

Christopher Samba - £400,000

Ryan Nelson - Free

 

[Upside Down]

2 hours ago, JHRover said:

Another case of the regime promising better days ahead at an undefined time that will probably never actually come or if it does it will be too late.

They are fantastic at promising things will be better down the line, just don't expect too much right now. 

He knows he isn't getting sacked, he knows results are absolutely irrelevant here, and they're going to throw away our Championship status for good, and expect people to just shut up, hand over their money and accept it.

Nothing new here. 

Jam tomorrow as always 

[RoversClitheroe]

Well, Valerian.

You said you'd do better when injuries came back.

Still not better that was absolutely terrible.

Watford worst team I've seen.

 

[sharpysharps86]

At any other club he'd be gone tonight. In fact he'd have been gone weeks ago, but he's going to still be here for the Sheffield Wednesday game and scrape a 1-0 win, followed by another dismal run to the end of the season.

[JHRover]

Local media going with the 'decent point' approach.

No wonder we are going down if that sort of attitude runs through the place.

Another two points gone in a game there for the taking, desperately low on quality and chances, still only two home wins and will soon be February, now 1 win in 14 and some have the audacity to be satisfied with a draw at home. God help us.

 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

1 win in 14

...and the beat goes on.

[StHelensRover]

30 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Local media going with the 'decent point' approach.

No wonder we are going down if that sort of attitude runs through the place.

Another two points gone in a game there for the taking, desperately low on quality and chances, still only two home wins and will soon be February, now 1 win in 14 and some have the audacity to be satisfied with a draw at home. God help us.

 

Radio Lancashire, Kevin Gallacher and the  phone caller who could pass for a club plant all very pleased with one point against a middling Watford side, taking it to one win in 14 competitive matches. 

I'm in an unreleased episode of the Twilight Zone

[Penwortham Blue]

I said this the other week, I really hate Gallagher as a pundit. Chalk and cheese with Paul Gallagher who gave excellent insight and was pretty much spot on with his commentary, punditry and in highlighting his concerns about Rovers.

[alcd]

43 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

At any other club he'd be gone tonight. In fact he'd have been gone weeks ago, but he's going to still be here for the Sheffield Wednesday game and scrape a 1-0 win, followed by another dismal run to the end of the season.

More likely to be 0-0 or 0-1.

[DE.]

20 minutes ago, StHelensRover said:

Radio Lancashire, Kevin Gallacher and the  phone caller who could pass for a club plant all very pleased with one point against a middling Watford side, taking it to one win in 14 competitive matches. 

I'm in an unreleased episode of the Twilight Zone

It's gotten to the point where not losing is actually seen as a victory, even if we only get a point. Zero ambition and expectations through the floor. You'd think we were a newly promoted club, rather than a team that finished 7th last season. 

[Polky]

He’s simply not good enough to manage in the Championship.

His last two jobs in this league (Watford/Rovers) have resulted in the following:

Played - 83

W - 23

D - 26

L - 34

Win percentage - 27.71%

[RevidgeBlue]

One win in 14, 4 home wins in 20 since joining the Club.

We simply can't win a game under Ismael. 

Sick of saying it but we'll go down if he isn't potted - and fast.

And I dont even think it will be close.

[Mattyblue]

Gallacher runs the ex-players association (that is affiliated with the club) and is a regular in the corporate lounges.

Ergo his opinion on the running of the club is anything but impartial, so I’m not interested in what he has to say on it.

[Ossydave]

10 minutes ago, Polky said:

He’s simply not good enough to manage in the Championship.

His last two jobs in this league (Watford/Rovers) have resulted in the following:

Played - 83

W - 23

D - 26

L - 34

Win percentage - 27.71%

His only good spell in the Championship was at Barnsley, the other 3 spells awful. Even with the Barnsley job though it wasn’t football as we know it, it was the weird Covid season with either no fans or barely any. 

Aside from that his success has been at LASK in Switzerland and 2 spells in the lower leagues in Germany. 

Not sure todays result does us much good at all as it probably buys him more time whilst not helping our points tally either. 
 

Time to go. 

[roversfan99]

Doesnt buy him any time. Job is safe either way.

[JHRover]

30 minutes ago, Polky said:

He’s simply not good enough to manage in the Championship.

His last two jobs in this league (Watford/Rovers) have resulted in the following:

Played - 83

W - 23

D - 26

L - 34

Win percentage - 27.71%

His defenders (perhaps to some extent rightly) point to the mayhem inflicted on us by the owners and board and the lack of resources he's had to work with since the summer.

Ok then. So what about his dismal record at Watford before coming here, and what about his dismal record last season despite inheriting a side sat in the top 6?

The conclusion of course is that he's not very good regardless of what he's got to work with. 

Edited 2 hours ago by JHRover

[Hasta]

3 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Doesnt buy him any time. Job is safe either way.

Unfortunately I agree. I get no sense whatsoever that he is currently in any danger. Certainly not whilst the window is open.

[OnionBalaji]

We need to take a gamble and get rid of Ismael - hanging on because of 1 point at home against a poor Watford side is ludicrous. Keeping him for this game was ludicrous. He has been absolutely dire even with the half baked squad we have he isn’t getting enough of a tune out of them

Please be gone 

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, JHRover said:

The conclusion of course is that he's not very good regardless of what he's got to work with. 

Personally I think that's stating the bleeding obvious but it certainly bears repeating.

 

[Tricky]

8 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Doesnt buy him any time. Job is safe either way.

This, like it or not fellow rovers fans we have to be realistic 

[Waggy76]

1 hour ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

1 win in 14

...and the beat goes on.

The above tells you all you need to know !

You are FIRED !

[RevidgeBlue]

4 minutes ago, Tricky said:

This, like it or not fellow rovers fans we have to be realistic 

So in a nutshell you think we shouldn't bother either protesting against the owners or asking for a Head Coach of Kean/Coyle levels of incompetence to be sacked?

[G Somerset Rover]

1 win in 14 is almost a third of a season. How in God’s name is this guy under zero pressure? I mean, we know the answer but it’s absolutely infuriating.

[Tricky]

21 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

So in a nutshell you think we shouldn't bother either protesting against the owners or asking for a Head Coach of Kean/Coyle levels of incompetence to be sacked?

No, it's just far out of your control