Next Rovers manager

[DE.]

Rowett is, imo, the only option that is both sensible and realistic. If we have any hope of getting out of this mess we need somebody with a lot of experience at clubs with limited talent/budget, and who has a pragmatic, results-first mindset. 

There would be no guarantee of success in terms of keeping us in the division, as he has failed before, but he's also succeeded before - as recently as last season with Oxford. I see him as the best choice available as far as realistic appointments are concerned. 

Of course, it's shuffling the deck chairs on the proverbial titanic as long as Venky's are at the helm, but that's the best we can hope for until they leave. 

[Tricky]

 

13 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Nixon saying on bluesky that Rowett is meeting with the club today

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

17 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Nixon saying on bluesky that Rowett is meeting with the club today

Bloke has his head screwed on, so after meeting the two clowns he'll ask for guarantees they wont give and that will be that 

[RevidgeBlue]

4 minutes ago, Tricky said:

 

I can't decide whether you're a Rovers fan or a Dingle.

Nice dig at BRFCS and the coalition in the background BTW.

[lraC]

6 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

I can't decide whether you're a Rovers fan or a Dingle.

Nice dig at BRFCS and the coalition in the background BTW.

[simongarnerisgod]

18 minutes ago, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

Bloke has his head screwed on, so after meeting the two clowns he'll ask for guarantees they wont give and that will be that 

they`ll lie to him,promise him that he`ll get what he wants then appoint him,in the coming months poor rowett will realise he`s been duped and by next febuary he`ll be gone,rinse and repeat onto the next candidate

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

they`ll lie to him,promise him that he`ll get what he wants then appoint him,in the coming months poor rowett will realise he`s been duped and by next febuary he`ll be gone,rinse and repeat onto the next candidate

That may well come to pass but in the meantime we HAVE to as a bare minimum stay up imo.

[Kjell]

Having witnessed how effective we are at bringing in our transfer 'targets', I fully expect us to fail in bringing in Rowett. It will be hard to convince him to sign a deal that is considerably worse than the one he had at Oxford... and then we turn our focus to fringe managers from substandard European leagues.

[Mattyblue]

Yeah the reason Rowett could be reticent are those negative fans.

[RevidgeBlue]

Just now, Mattyblue said:

Yeah the reason Rowett could be reticent are those negative fans.

Who presumably want exactly the same things as him.

A decent transfer/wage budget and for the team to be successful.

[sharpysharps86]

If Rowett has anything about him, he'll see right through Suhail and Gestede. He probably also knows he has a shot at the Leicester job as well, which despite their troubles is arguably a more appealing gig these days, and closer to where he is based.

I'll be really surprised if Rovers appoint someone this week.

[DE.]

17 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

they`ll lie to him,promise him that he`ll get what he wants then appoint him,in the coming months poor rowett will realise he`s been duped and by next febuary he`ll be gone,rinse and repeat onto the next candidate

In fairness IF Rowett did decide to join this circus, I think he's smart enough to know exactly what he's signing up for. Much like Eustace, I imagine he'd demand a release clause set at a reasonable limit. After JDT flat out told everyone that Venky's refused to let him leave when he requested to resign, any manager/head coach with a hint of preservation instinct would make this a non-negotiable demand in contract talks. 

Could also be why this all ends with Rowett refusing to join us. Waggott was the one who allowed Eustace the release clause, presumably, and I'm not convinced Pasha and Gestede would be willing to allow their 'authority' to be undermined by a demand of a reasonable minimum fee release clause. Especially after the petulance that was shown after Eustace left. 

[Blue&WhiteArmy]

Whether we believe what Nixon says or not, on his Patreon he thinks we’ll be speaking to three alternatives if Rowett says no.. have an awful feeling one will be Coleman, no idea who else is possibly on there list..

Really hoping they can get Rowett, I think it’s the most sensible choice considering we’re in massive trouble, really hope we know more by tomorrow/Tuesday too..

Sadly preparing myself for a Nixon exclusive tonight though.. “Rowett says no to Rovers”, at least then I can be pleasantly surprised if they do manage to pull it off and are able to persuade him. Big Big week.

 

[RevidgeBlue]

32 minutes ago, DE. said:

Could also be why this all ends with Rowett refusing to join us. Waggott was the one who allowed Eustace the release clause, presumably, and I'm not convinced Pasha and Gestede would be willing to allow their 'authority' to be undermined by a demand of a reasonable minimum fee release clause. Especially after the petulance that was shown after Eustace left. 

Pasha allowed Lambert a break clause in his contract back in the day.

Im not sure whether the potential problem is Rovers only want a deal until the end of the season. You'd have thought a break clause to allow everyone to take stock would be beneficial to both sides if we went down. 

If despite that everyone was happy with each other there's nothing stopping them extending or re-negotiating the deal. 

Edited 1 hour ago by RevidgeBlue