Could well be between us and Forest now... 

37 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

2 wins in 22 games is pathetic and still the owners didn't act by sacking him. He walked away. Believe that fans were loud in their shouting for him to be sack/leave

who nexts? dunno but I guess their owners didn't have a plan so they will be panicking and relying on their advisors suggestions. I expect Richard Beale to get the job for 3 games. He is I think their under 18's manager

Stop with rubbish chaddyrovers.. Our owners are worse... Our management team is a joke.. Even worse than Coyle.. Today we went into a must win game with one up front ffs. Mowbray is managing His own downfall.. 

Unfortunately TM was dealt the hand he was given

without bringing anyone in whom he'd worked with previously making the job in hand even harder 

Unless we have a massive turnaround the new management structure reporting into a car salesman  is a downgrade on even Coyle .. Two wins so far isn't good enough 

Just now, Rover_Shaun said:

Indeed. He's inherited a shambles and a squad with a much talent as a soggy cornflake (all loanees included) but he's showing the kind of return that set Coventry on the road to division 4

He left Coventry after the better players were sold and replaced by cheap options  loans and kids.. 

Doesn't look like he's done his own homework properly  on the car crash that is BRFC 

Back on the TM track two wins in ten  isn't a good return 

59 minutes ago, Blue blood said:

Clutching at straws now as am shocked by the implosion under TM in the last few weeks. Thought with a bit of organisation we could stay up but we've really not helped ourselves of late. Reading were vulnerable, Barnsley had nothing to play for, and even a couple of draws would have kept us well in the race.

As it is it's no longer in our hands which is even more frightening. The only faint positives I can see is that IF we can beat Bristol City then we're back in it, which with some other winnable games coming up is not out of the question at all. Problem is that we've fluffed one very winnable game, and injuries are mounting up. Add in most players won't be here next season and you feel motivation is somewhat lacking. It's still doable Imo but one more bad set of results against us and that would probably change.

You're right the motivation and attitude needs to change if we're going to have any chance of getting out of the mire 

Realistically I'm failing to see where or how we're going to catch teams above us.. We've only 5 games left Bristol city forest and Burton its a two game turnaround.. We have to win both games at Easter to have any chance whereas both forest and Bristol can afford to draw against us 

1 hour ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

That Paulo Jorge left in 2015? Ya, how did I miss that. I will need to take his poster down off my bedroom wall now. 

You are a true fan Athletes foot 

Morning paul 

Just now, tomphil said:

Whoever it is i bet he's heard of them if asked ! Would be no surprise to find they are connected to the usual underbelly either.

Unfortunately most agents p in the same pot... There are some good ones out there who work well for clients and clubs but Rovers just get certain connected ones in the same ring..endorsed by bazzas friend perhaps 

2 hours ago, RV Blue said:

Sounds to me like Venky's have been well and truly shafted. Wasn't Shebby Venky's man? Why has he handing out huge contracts to complete nobodies?

C'mom even if they'd been shafted once twice do you think they'd keep allow themselves to keep getting shafted.. No me neither 

8 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

No reaction from me. Just think agent talk just be a different thread to the Tony Mowbray one. 

I'm very relax chill out person. Had a very good positive and productive day. 

 

Head in the sand.... 

2 hours ago, DE. said:

We paid pretty much all of them up, except Paulo Jorge who stayed here until the bitter end (2015). 

If BDS is supposed to be a big long time Rovers fan he'd of known that 

Just now, tomphil said:

Most roads keep leading back to the same place yet some still won't accept Rovers are just a vehicle for a certain set of agents underpinned by Indian sponsors using it for their own non football purposes and a huge wad of debt.

Until it's released from this grasp it'll keep going in ever decreasing circles until there is nothing left to bleed because there is virtually no income. 

a lot of fans including numerous posters on here still don't want to believe it ...heads buried in sand comes to mind

4 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

I think some posters on here

You should boycott this message board in protest until they go. 

WUM.... Didn't expect you to be in the office today 

7 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

What was your favourite summer under Venkys?

None... It'll be when you and your venkys masters leave our club 

4 hours ago, Phil T said:

Cheston and Senior have already alluded to even more cost-cutting this summer. While it's unlikely that Evans would go elsewhere this summer, I wouldn't be too quick to think that we'll be better off without him if I were you!

You're right yet some newer poster's and our resident rose tinted poster's think we're in for a exciting summer and the best under Venkys ownership 

3 hours ago, AllRoverAsia said:

If Rovers allow Evans to play for NI when he will obviously not be match fit they are mental.

Having said that I have long suspected that some of Evans apparent injuries are match appearance related.

 

Yes thought that myself another Strange strategy at Rovers 

2 hours ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

What? I must have missed that 

We haven't been for a while.. Lol 

No in all seriousness let's not get over positive with the 8 points return on the field when we all know the off field problem is venkys but in saying that being in the championship makes us more attractive.. But hey these clowns won't or don't want to let go 

9 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

The DoF model does work in English football. Look at Southampton for example. This model works in Europe. 

I think Mowbray and Senior will work together in bringing in signings this summer. But like Ive said many times signings must fit the style of play we will used. 

I'm happy with the points total so far. Its more than we would have got under Coyle tbh. 

We're not in Europe chaddyrovers do a bit of research on senior he's not the DOF anyone would want 

A improvement on the pitch doesn't mean everything In the garden is rosy it is far from chaddyrovers 

25 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Yes it is wrong way to run a club but its Venkys way and that what we have. 

I agree with the Director of football/head coach model. Think it does work if used right. 

Lets just focus on staying up and supporting the players and Mowbray this season.

Whether we have a worse squad next season we will see in the summer. 

I personally think we have too much deadwood in the squad like Greer, Brown, Lowe, Stokes. 

We need good signings in the summer that fit into Mowbray's style of playing and tactics. Last summer Coyle didnt have a proper plan or a clue

The DoF rarely works in the English game as Alex Ferguson said manager's manage coaches coach 

We do have deadwood in the squad quite a bit tbf 

As far as signings we all know that there's further cost cutting going to come 

Mowbray won't be signing the players which will be a big problem it will be senior 

But let's concentrate on staying up for now before the Burton game I said we needed minimum of 8 points from the Next four games we have achieved that so let's keep it going I think the home games are the key to staying up and picking something up unexpectedly on our travels 

14 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Cheston wont be in charge of the football operations side. He deal with the finances side of the club but very doubt he will be setting budgets cos all that will be decide by the owners. He will go through Pasha who then talks to Balaji. So he isnt number 1 but that is Pasha. Both Senior and Cheston both report to Pasha. Whether Senior speaks direct to Balaji I dont know but I think he does cos he must have been pushing for Coyle sacking for weeks

 

Wrong  way to run a club.. Senior and cheston another pair of clowns.. If we stay up next season we'll have a worse squad the loanees will have gone back higher earners moved on to be replaced by cheap options provided by senior.. We all know how that will work out and end no matter who is manager or a head coach puppet for senior 

The problem lies with the owners 

Despite some of the positivity on the field and a upturn in results Ewood was more like deadwood last night this is what venkys have done 

8 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

On Mowbray leaving Coventry, he was replaced by Russell Slade. Who has been sacked today. Only won 1 league game. Going to replace by Mark Robins according the rumours

That could be us in the not to distant future.. Feel for the Coventry fans 

On the TM exit at Coventry.. Sometimes your only as good as your last job 

51 minutes ago, 4000Holes said:

"Hopefully have a plan"

 

Will it it be a cunning plan?

A plan for the good of himself not BRFC 

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Some Wolves fans aren't happy with Lambert at all, but that is very similar to people on here having a go at Mowbray after 4 days in the job

Gav, Some Wolves fans aren't happy with Lambert at all. 

The last time I  Iooked Darwen was nowhere near the black country I know the council is changing the electoral wards but still I doubt there's many Wolves fans this way so don't know how you gauge that Chadd 

If I remember correctly you was a Lambert fan 

Anyway the past managers argument is pretty irrelevant at the moment we have a head coach 

Btw I think  Mowbray will keeps us up just about 

13 hours ago, Blue blood said:

Having read quotes from him in the LT I'm both encouraged and discouraged.

Discouraged if he thinks we're a premier league set up - from our joke owners who don't communicate and take an age on decisions, to a director of football (which doesn't work in the UK) who is pretty incompetent with conflicting interests to a budget of a league 1 team there is nothing premier league about our set up. He's in for a nasty shock on this score. Or he's stupidly naive.

However he spent Thursday working on defensive shape which shows he has more of a grasp of what's going on than Clueless did. The fact some of it was new to the players is damning pf the previous regime but gives me optimism we can shore things up.

Overall I feel he'll keep us up before running afoul of our owners and failing when the next round of budget cuts kick in.

Sums it up perfectly 

5 hours ago, islander200 said:

There is a link on page 8 on the Coyle sacked thread for a bbc radio Lancashire special,both Sutton and Brett ormerod give their thoughts and you can tell that they both don't have a high opinion of Senior,with Ormerod labelling him patronising Paul

New poster Bigdoggsteel does not want to believe it.. Yes Bigdoggsteel it's real it really was said