Next Rovers manager

[superniko]

Knowing what Duff was like in LOI there’s absolutely no chance he comes to work for Venkys (and rightly so).

Likewise, Bellamy, zero chance.

Chris Coleman is the new favourite and looks a lot more like a Venkys uninspiring pick!

[sharpysharps86]

3 minutes ago, Comfortably numb said:

For some reason, the more I think Tim Sherwood, the more I get onboard with it.

Did more than decent jobs at Spurs and Villa and is known for promoting youth.

And he'd take it in a heartbeat 

He did a decent job at Spurs, blooding a young Harry Kane into the team as well...but after a honeymoon period at Villa it fella off a cliff rapidly after they got smashed in the FA Cup Final. They went down in the season he started as their manager after he won 1 and lost 8 of their first 10 games....funnily enough he signed Rudy Gestede that summer as well.

[davulsukur]

5 minutes ago, superniko said:

Knowing what Duff was like in LOI there’s absolutely no chance he comes to work for Venkys (and rightly so).

Likewise, Bellamy, zero chance.

Chris Coleman is the new favourite and looks a lot more like a Venkys uninspiring pick!

Chris Coleman? Please tell me you're kidding

They would actually outdo themselves and appoint a worse manager than Ismael.

Jesus fucking christ

[superniko]

3 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Chris Coleman? Please tell me you're kidding

They would actually outdo themselves and appoint a worse manager than Ismael.

Jesus fucking christ

 

Heard of any of these clubs? Nope

Suhail: "welcome aboard"

[alcd]

1 hour ago, ... said:

Reckon we're likely to hear this week? Perhaps before weekend?

Unlikely. They'll be sitting with a blank sheet of paper, not having prepared at all for the inevitable sacking. 

[Kjell]

22 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

We're not signing Bellamy...

We did once 🙂 Speaking of favourite players... although it did not last long.

[Madon]

Latest odds...

 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by Madon

[superniko]

Caveat that it doesn't take much to move odds in a manager market (especially a Blackburn Rovers one), but somebody is backing it (note Mercers Stockport suggestion hasn't moved price at all so nobody is touching it).

 

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Coleman?!

Ismael - all is forgiven! Please come back.

[pedrob2014]

I wonder if this is the time that Duncan Ferguson gets it

[alcd]

1 minute ago, Tim Southampton Rover said:

Coleman?!

Ismael - all is forgiven! Please come back.

Coleman was hopeless at Sunderland as the whole world could see from the documentary. 

[alexanders]

Asteras Tripolis win % 23.1

Fuck me. 

[Roverthechimp]

Ok - if you had to choose between Chris Coleman and Russel Martin.

Would anybody choose Martin?

[Rover down South]

I’m kind of hoping Johnson until the end of the season.

Fingers crossed Derby go up via the playoffs. Will be a bit heart wrenching at first, but the media will surely jump all over the fact Eustace left us in the playoffs, to take a team from the relegation zone to the Premier League in 18 months, with a number of former Rovers players & backing from the owners. A message of ‘this is what YOU could have had’.

I’m certain it would get so much media coverage and the story of John Eustace would really rub Pasha & Rudy’s noses in it. They’d never admit they were wrong but there would be no escaping their colossal mistake. 

Could spell the end for RG and all of a sudden the Rovers job looks a bit more attractive.

Edit: it’ll be 16 months!

Edited 6 hours ago by Rover down South

[Tomphil2]

It'll be from the 30-1 plus section it always is.

[JHRover]

1 minute ago, Roverthechimp said:

Ok - if you had to choose between Chris Coleman and Russel Martin.

Would anybody choose Martin?

Yes, absolutely. Not keen on Martin at all but at least he's demonstrated some competence in the Championship in his career. Coleman done nothing in club management in years. 

[StHelensRover]

Every time we get to this point people say:

"We're a name, people will want to manage Blackburn Rovers"

"It's a Championship job, there will always be takers"

Etc, etc.

Seriously, at this point, after managers effectively walking out 3 years in a row (Ismael technically sacked or mutual agreement, but he was clearly absolutely sick of it). Who other than grossly unqualifieds and absolute chancers are going to want this job?

Everyone in football speaks to each other. Players, coaches, staff. Anyone with any credentials or reputation is going to know we're a complete basket case and will not be applying. That's why we got VI.

One or even two failed managers in a row, and the next manager might think they're the one to turn it round. 3 managers in 3 years, always the second the Jan window shuts? It's a red flag you could see from space.

All the names we're saying we would like - would you take the job if you were them? I wouldn't!

[davulsukur]

10 minutes ago, superniko said:

 

Heard of any of these clubs? Nope

Suhail: "welcome aboard"

I'm a massive Asteras Tripolis fan as it happens...........

[AndyB]

47 minutes ago, alexanders said:

To put a name out there; Eirik Horneland. 

Just sacked from Saint-Etienne after only 5 wins in 14 in the playoff race back to Ligue 1. He had a PPM on 1.62 in Ligue 2 with Saint-Etienne. Before that he was head coach at Brann SK in Norway where he won coach of the year when Brann was in second division (equal to Championship) and he then went on to win the cup and reach the UEFA playoffs with Brann. 

He also worked together with Sondre Tronstad in Haugesund. 

He would be risky, but is a coach that would suit the Championship with his no nonsense style of play and his ability to create a "togetherness" and team spirit. 

And has the same agent as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

[JHRover]

2 minutes ago, Rover down South said:

I’m kind of hoping Johnson until the end of the season.

Fingers crossed Derby go up via the playoffs. Will be a bit heart wrenching at first, but the media will surely jump all over the fact Eustace left us in the playoffs, to take a team from the relegation zone to the Premier League in 18 months, with a number of former Rovers players & backing from the owners. A message of ‘this is what YOU could have had’.

I’m certain it would get so much media coverage and the story of John Eustace would really rub Pasha & Rudy’s noses in it. They’d never admit they were wrong but there would be no escaping their colossal mistake. 

Could spell the end for RG and all of a sudden the Rovers job looks a bit more attractive.

That would just hurt too much for me.

I doubt the owners even know who John Eustace is.

And as for Gestede and Pasha they'll just mention that he wanted to move closer to his family home and that will be that. 

[MarkBRFC]

Chris Coleman haha bloody hell.

[superniko]

5 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

It'll be from the 30-1 plus section it always is.

Coleman was in that section yesterday 🫣

Agent: "World In Motion" - Doesn't look like much of a Rovers link...only Toth & Alebiosu on their books as far as I can see.

Edited 6 hours ago by superniko

[Tricky]

 

ChatGPT's take... as i shared the full list of next blackburn manager from oddschecker and someone RG can share his dulcet tones with...

 

From your list, the clearest fit for “can speak French and is a oui man” (i.e., comfortable in French and likely to say oui rather than just English-only) is:

🇧🇪 Raphael Wicky

4

• Swiss international.

• Switzerland has multiple official languages, including French.

• Wicky has worked in multilingual environments and speaks French.

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Also very likely French-speaking:

🇧🇪 William Still

4

• Born in Belgium.

• Managed in France (Reims).

• Fluent French speaker.

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Possible French speakers (but less certain)

• Carlos Corberán – Spanish; may understand some French but not known primarily as French-speaking.

• Vito Pereira – Portuguese; has coached in various countries but no strong French link.

• Slaven Bilić – Multilingual but not known for French fluency.

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Not French speakers (generally English / Scandinavian / German / Iberian only)

Most of the British and Irish names (e.g., Rooney, Gerrard, Mowbray, Southgate, etc.) are not known for speaking French publicly.

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Short Answer

If you're looking for a genuine French-speaking “oui man”, your strongest bets are:

• ✅ Raphael Wicky

• ✅ William Still

Edited 6 hours ago by Tricky

[Tomphil2]

2 minutes ago, superniko said:

Coleman was in that section yesterday 🫣

Agent: "World In Motion" - Doesn't look like much of a Rovers link...only Toth & Alebiosu on their books as far as I can see.

Kinell that's more than enough of a link to get the alarm bells ringing.

[alexanders]

5 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

I'm a massive Asteras Tripolis fan as it happens...........

For real?