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Wasn't he basically paying Derby and Plymouth to manage them? I think even we can do better than that. Hard, hard pass though.

I agree, free hit for them. If Swag has anything about him he'd go for someone with a bit of pedigree and say "15 games, get us up and the job's yours, we don't go up and you can choose to walk away."

Cooper's Championship win percentage will be much higher, the PL campaign will skew it a bit. In addition, has a 45% win rate at Swansea before that. Very, very good manager at this level.

I expect most managers just give general instructions to their agents and they do the work, giving the manager plausible deniability if it doesn't go through. With the speed this is moving there is no way he wasn't waiting for the call.

I think putting Ccoper in with those two is a tad harsh. Bit of a muppet to be sure but is head and shoulders above them as a manager. Better than Eustace as well.

I'm pretty sure even the board have been clear that the wage budget has been cut significantly in the last few years. What a bizarre thing to argue!

Looking at facebook people are lapping up the club statement, protests won't do anything. Time has permeated into the fanbase and this is our "natural level" for most.

Certainly reads as if it's either promotion this year or National League in 5. Venkys need punting out ASAP - if they can't fund the club at any level they have no business being involved.

The personal connection and proximity to his home will soften the blow I'm sure.

Because a job he wants has come up and the club have basically told him they don't care for his opinion and made no effort to keep him. Most people would walk given the options.

When was the last time Gestede said anything? I don't really remember seeing anything since the summer.

Interesting how they're always in place to replace a manager in minutes but it takes months or even years to replace players.

If he has a buyout clause as is rumoured it won't matter right?

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/24921574.eustaces-first-words-blackburn-future-derby-links/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIVpylleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHakxNprr6F0p1FRp4TBDRXITJrUF4ow7EcRvZE9FeOgriQ1D_5tOsdBABg_aem_sBUpY7eTcvHq5uE9HGTBmA If he's wanting assurances for support I doubt he'll get them.

Yep, that's a "goodbye, I'm off" statement if I ever saw one. ffs

Unsurprisingly, taking off the new signings put us back to being appalling moving forwards. Kargbo, Dennis Ribeiro look good, Woodrow was anonymous when he came on. I can't believe I'm saying it but Pears has to start if fit.

If he's going I'd expect it'd be like when JDT left and they stopped him talking.

Where is Woodrow supposed to be playing? I thought he was a striker (albeit not a great one)?

6 months of payment with a free hit for a promotion on your CV with no real expectation, can disappear before the summer clearout happens in time for us to go down next season.

This team is soooo slow.

Toth can't be any better than our academy keepers, what on earth is he doing?

Probably the same people who think he's class because he does that thing where he turns 180 degrees 5 times in a row and then loses the ball ad nauseum.

Another game where our subs have killed the game off for us. Gueye and Woodrow on the pitch at the same time makes zero sense to me.

The right players went off but we lost all momentum with those subs.

Honestly would be a decent shout as a replacement, but I'd rather have Eustace personally.