Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach

[John]

Deary me…

When quizzed about pressure on his role, the Blackburn Rovers head coach gave a prickly response to BBC Radio Lancashire.

"Listen, can we speak about the game tomorrow, or I'll stop now. I can see everything, I can read everything.

“No, I don't admit the squad is not as good as last season. It's a stupid analysis," Ismael said when asked if the squad had regressed in terms of quality.

 

[Mattyblue]

No, not a lackey at all.

[DE.]

This time last season we were 6th, Val. Hadn't lost at home yet. If the squad is not worse this season, then where do we place the blame?

Oh. 

Stupid analysis indeed. 

[roversfan99]

Hes rattled, everyone (bar chaddy) wants him gone, hes spouting shit in the (already diluted) media to neither expose his own shortcomings or those above him.

But he neednt be. Hes safe as houses because hes at a club whose issues are those who own and run it who will accept such poor standards.

[booth]

24 minutes ago, John said:

Deary me…

When quizzed about pressure on his role, the Blackburn Rovers head coach gave a prickly response to BBC Radio Lancashire.

"Listen, can we speak about the game tomorrow, or I'll stop now. I can see everything, I can read everything.

“No, I don't admit the squad is not as good as last season. It's a stupid analysis," Ismael said when asked if the squad had regressed in terms of quality.

 

Either the squad is not as good as last season, or the problem lies with him. It's one or the other.

[RevidgeBlue]

4 minutes ago, booth said:

Either the squad is not as good as last season, or the problem lies with him. It's one or the other.

Think I saw something in Jackson's latest LT article before the pay wall kicked in that we are ELEVEN points worse off than we were at the same stage last season under Eustace.

So it's both. Yes the squad's weaker but the  Head Coach is infinitely worse as well.

[RevidgeBlue]

32 minutes ago, John said:

Deary me…

When quizzed about pressure on his role, the Blackburn Rovers head coach gave a prickly response to BBC Radio Lancashire.

"Listen, can we speak about the game tomorrow, or I'll stop now. I can see everything, I can read everything.

“No, I don't admit the squad is not as good as last season. It's a stupid analysis," Ismael said when asked if the squad had regressed in terms of quality.

 

Usual Rovers MO these days. If they don't like a question, take their bat and ball home/doctor the response/ ban whoever asked the question.

[jim mk2]

4 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Usual Rovers MO these days. If they don't like a question, take their bat and ball home/doctor the response/ ban whoever asked the question.

Does this remind you of the behaviour of anyone on the other side of the Atlantic (and his counterparts here)? 

BBC Radio Lancashire looks like its's going to be joining the LET in the Ewood naughty corner soon

 

 

[roverblue]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx27v8g472yo

Sounds rattled and talking total rubbish regarding the squad. Time to go Val 

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Does this remind you of the behaviour of anyone on the other side of the Atlantic (and his counterparts here)? 

BBC Radio Lancashire looks like its's going to be joining the LET in the Ewood naughty corner soon

 

 

No more so than any other politician jim. Please dont get me banned for talking about politics.

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, roverblue said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx27v8g472yo

Sounds rattled and talking total rubbish regarding the squad. Time to go Val 

"At the moment the performance is consistent"

Too bloody right we lose every week.

"We dont have enough points as we expected. We should have more WHICH IS A GOOD FEELING."

Guy's delusional. Possibly thinks he's bulletproof but the bit about the development aspect is probably for the owners in case they're wondering why we're sat 2nd bottom.

[Rogerb]

14 minutes ago, roverblue said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx27v8g472yo

Sounds rattled and talking total rubbish regarding the squad. Time to go Val 

We didn't lose any quality is an unbelievable statement. So all the players let go in the summer we're rubbish is what he is saying.

[Waggy76]

1 hour ago, John said:

Deary me…

When quizzed about pressure on his role, the Blackburn Rovers head coach gave a prickly response to BBC Radio Lancashire.

"Listen, can we speak about the game tomorrow, or I'll stop now. I can see everything, I can read everything.

“No, I don't admit the squad is not as good as last season. It's a stupid analysis," Ismael said when asked if the squad had regressed in terms of quality.

 

Very deluded man !!

[Mattyblue]

He isn’t delusional at all. He won’t believe it for a minute but this is how he is protecting his position with Suh-stede.

 

[arbitro]

The man is a walking, talking egomaniac.

He is responsible for results and questions around why results have bombed should be answered. He just doesn't want to be challenged at all just like Gestede and Pasha.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

1 hour ago, John said:

Deary me…

When quizzed about pressure on his role, the Blackburn Rovers head coach gave a prickly response to BBC Radio Lancashire.

"Listen, can we speak about the game tomorrow, or I'll stop now..i can see everything,i can read everything.

“No, I don't admit the squad is not as good as last season. It's a stupid analysis," Ismael said when asked if the squad had regressed in terms of quality.

 

But can you Manage?

Take yer Bat n Ball with you...door over there.

Edited 3 hours ago by SIMON GARNERS 194

[John]

No admission at all that we keep conceding goals and we have no chance of getting any points once we have one goal down.

Whatever happened to any accountability for anything?

Can see why him and Gestede have got each others back. 

Totally delusional comments on not losing any quality in the summer. 

[jim mk2]

43 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

No more so than any other politician jim. Please dont get me banned for talking about politics.

Sorry, not the intention, but it's the same thing

I suppose it's not new - Fergie banned reporters all the time if he didn't like difficult or what he felt were unfair questions but the difference is after he had calmed down he always rang them up, apologised, and relations carried as normal - until the next bust-up of course

The point I was trying to make is the Ewood hierarchy seems so sensitive to any sort of criticism that it wouldn't be a surprise if Radio Lancs receives a similar ban to the LET. Presumably Ismael only has to say the word and the brains trust above him will act.

This lot don't think - how can alienating the local media help keep fans onside when the club in its current predicament needs every friend and supporter it can get? 

 

[Polky]

Appreciate the audio has been uploaded, but visuals don’t look better. Looks fed up with the reasonable questioning.

[LDRover]

Thoroughly unlikable bloke and a shit manager to boot.

[StHelensRover]

He hasn't earned the right to look so pissed off with the line of questioning. When you take a team from 6th place to bottom of the league in record time while showing half the squad out the door, you don't get to start telling journalists what questions you want to answer.

[RevidgeBlue]

30 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

I suppose it's not new - Fergie banned reporters all the time if he didn't like difficult or what he felt were unfair questions but the difference is after he had calmed down he always rang them up, apologised, and relations carried as normal - until the next bust-up of course

I was thinking about that when the LT thing first happened. Ferguson was notorious for it of course and journalists tended to regard it as a badge of honour if Ferguson had given them their marching orders.

Difference was, Ferguson was winning everything in sight. You can get away with a lot when that's happening.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I thought he wanted to keep most of the players that have left. Any other club and a loss tomorrow would equal the bullet. At Rovers normal rules don’t apply.

[K-Hod]

Imagine being that shit at your job, then having complete and total backing from your bosses.

Results don’t matter if your face fits.

 

[RevidgeBlue]

9 minutes ago, LDRover said:

Thoroughly unlikable bloke and a shit manager to boot.

Lol. You've surpassed yourself there LD.

I have an excellent book by Nicky Henderson the Horse Racing Trainer called "My Life in 12 Horses".

Valerian Ismael - "My managerial career in 9 words".