Mike E

Got to be all the ‘Mr Blackburn Rovers’ for me: Bob Crompton, Fred Pentland, Jack Walker, Tony Parkes. I had to put Pentland in for variety and the fact I can’t split Dougie and Ronnie.

Ince for me. That notepad with ‘shoot’ written on it (whether real or not) just summed up the amateur hour with him there. Still don’t think he was worse than Coyle or Kean though.

Anything free in the pipeline? I feel like providing exposés to Elliott Jackson might be doable after how the club has dismissed the Telegraph. Maybe even Henry Winter or David Conn?

Could’ve lost it after JT started hot but we didn’t! Glad Lowry got the retaining putt. Honestly feel sorry for JT and Young, their amazing performances have been overshadowed by their countrymen being cunts.

So to celebrate our 150th year… we’ve cut ties with our local paper. Didn’t have that on my bingo card tbh.

I got told by the Doctor to ensure twice per week before my test at week 16. Pffft, amateur!

No class from the Yanks. As usual.

I expect it’s photoshop/AI, but done properly as opposed any use of it by the club.

Received the shirt this afternoon. Blown away by the quality. You’d pay well over £100 if it had the little polo horse on it.

Imagine being Dolan. Five years ago, let go by Preston. Next week he’ll line up at the Bernabeu. How can anyone begrudge him living the dream like that? Go on, lad.

Condolences SC. I’m glad you feel the forum is a space you can share that 🙂

Recently had a vasectomy. Still felt some discomfort around two weeks later, Doctor checked me out and everything is fine. But I need underwear with better ball support, as the tenderness is when the bag decides to be a little loose rather than tightened up. Anyone had experience of this and what type is best? I currently just wear boxers, whatever was cheapest in TK Maxx, I’m not fussy. But wondered if anyone had suggestions. Make as many ball jokes as you like!

Let’s see if it pays off for ‘em, Cotton.

All I remember is what I’ve described in that post. Can’t remember if it was something on here or if I was told in person by someone, but I was at least made aware. I believe it ties in to the potential breaches of contract with Macron that have been alleged elsewhere.

Around the same time it was disclosed that SW was sorting something out with Adidas re: club shop refurb, shirt sponsor, collab with Gary Aspen etc, I think? Then the women’s team issue was the straw that broke the camel’s back. I didn’t like Waggott for many reasons but at the very least he was trying to increase income, whereas Pasha et al seem to just seek cutback after cutback.

Quite right, my error 🙂 no harm done

I should have said experience (what I actually meant) rather than qualifications. I based my comment on the qualifications you posted from the club’s advert, then you highlighted the only qualification in that same advert that I think he is missing (experience) and say I’m making things up. You’re right that there are plenty of things to criticise Rovers for, and one of them is hiring people without experience in relevant roles. I think including Rhodes in that is just as fair as including Gestede and Pasha. I want to persistently make it clear that I’m not criticising Rhodes himself, as I have nothing against HIM. If he were involved in the coaching/scouting set-up, just as with Samba a few years ago, I’d be thrilled with one of my favourite Rovers being involved. Being appointed to this role in these circumstances and without experience just doesn’t feel right to me. I equally don’t understand how anyone can come to the conclusion he is an ‘excellent’ appointment based on literally no experience in any post-playing role.

Like I’ve said, I don’t specifically have a problem with Rhodes in the role, he COULD be fine. But I feel like a club of our stature, utilising a relatively new role (previously an in-house responsibility of other staff) we would get someone who at least had experience of coaching or scouting, let alone the actual role itself. Even purely thinking of ex-players, Dunn, Neill, even ex-academy Keith Brown all have more qualification than Rhodes.

And found an ex-player with no particular experience prior to the role. Some ‘search’ that was.

Well at least you understood the post then. Thank you, hadn’t really known that. Don’t really understand how it relates to Rhodes being appointed.

I’ll put it this way. If it were common knowledge we were advertising for one, who on here would have thought ‘I bet Jordan Rhodes would be perfect for that’?

Could’ve been given to David Lowe? Or Stuart Jones’ replacement.

Which leads me nicely to my next point: Why Rhodes, specifically? Why not literally any ex-Rover? There is nothing Rhodes has done of merit to be ‘an excellent appointment’, even compared to a bog-standard EFL coach such as (for example) a promotion for David Lowe.

He might be great at the role, and I’m concerned over absolutely nothing. BUT Carlton Cole had 4 years as a coach under his belt before being appointed to loan manager. Edit - my mistake, 6 years as a coach. Jonny Evans has been given the role just this summer with no coaching experience, like Rhodes has, and at a club almost as dysfunctional as ours. The one thing Evans does at least have is leadership experience, a captain for Leicester City, West Brom, and Northern Ireland. From a non-emotional perspective, Rhodes has as much qualification for the role as I do. I would argue I have at least been in multiple roles where I am responsible for others and their development.

So many ways is three in total. It is a poor appointment in terms of: Experience coaching. Experience scouting. Experience in football administration. Experience as a leader. Experience in literally any role outside of playing football.