On 12/04/2025 at 14:29, chaddyrovers said:

Doesn't answer the question tbh. 

Eustace is the head coach and the recruitment team to find the players we needed. Overall I think they did more than a decent job of it. January, we waited for a striker as Gestede said in his podcast then it didn't happen, I take that was BTA in my opinion. 

Lets hope this summer we can get 2 or 3 signings in before pre season starts. 🤞

Well, you can always hope provided you don't expect your hopes to come to fruition.

43 minutes ago, Crimpshrine said:

I know how you feel.

It really doesn't matter who the manager is under this regime It is all irrelevant while Venky's are still here. May as well be Albert Camus

You do know he was a pretty good goalkeeper, don't you?

6 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

Today at the assessment centre the graduates managers are doing a group exercise where they will be assessed on their techical ability and how they work together as a team. The graduates managers will be required to plan their squad and draw up a list of prospective transfers for the summer transfer window. The assessors, part way through the exercise will interrupt the exercise and inform the graduates managers that there is in fact no budget, they need to sell anyone in their current squad with value and make do with Fleck for the next season. Candidates will be assessed based on how they react to this change with the job going to the one who is grateful for the opportunity to work with Fleck and suggests using the remaining £8.99 transfer kitty to buy Steve Waggot a Lamb Bhuna

 

Frighteningly that sounds very likely as an appointment process.

12 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

When the ROI job was being discussed, he seemed very well regarded by Irish commentators.

I'm not saying I don't want him. Just that I can understand why people might think it's an underwhelming appointment. Personally I'm not underwhelmed - just think he'd be mad to take it at this time. 

5 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Surprised by "underwhelmed" for Duff.

Depends what people want. Young upcoming but raw manager who has links to the club and might excite fans and do well, or wise, experienced old head who knows his way round the Championship, or someone who has done quite a lot elsewhere but isn't Championship experienced. 

29 minutes ago, windymiller7 said:

I did wonder who was going to be the first to make the assumption. 😄. Good to see you back on here Gumboots, always did like your sense of humour!

Good to be back. I've never really been away. Just never post if I haven't seen a match, and since I rarely go to Ewood and rarely watch Rovers on tv as we always lose when I do, I've not had a lot to say

23 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

Ah! Apologies for the assumption there, no disrespect intended 🙏

No problem. You can't assume anything about anyone nowadays though! I'm constantly amazed at what I find out about lots of  people I thought I knew 

3 hours ago, rog of the rovers said:

Mr Wicky, decent looking chap to be fair to him

I finally got round to googling him and I stand b6 my original statement. He's no looker. 

Is it the guy in the ill fitting grey jumper who looks a bit like Rick Edwards? Next to Carsley? Because in that case, you must have low standards of attractiveness.

8 minutes ago, dallydally said:

Wicky!

And which one's that? See, I can't spot anyone vaguely attractive there so I'm wondering what I'm missing? 

Which one of those guys is supposed to be good looking then?

Well, we enjoyed that. Yes, it was pedestrian in the first half. Yes, the sideways play was infuriating. However, even in the first half, there were some excellent passes and good movement at times. Workrate was excellent. Thought Hyam was quietly efficient and did a lot of the unflashy stuff that needed doing. 2 cracking goals scored. No goals conceded, despite Pears best efforts to let one in. Should we have won more convincingly. Yes, probably. Would we have lost that a few weeks ago? Yes, probably.

Need a Sale Sharks win tomorrow as Clitheroe, Lorient and Rovers all won. Then it'll be a perfect weekend.

Just so you know you can blame me if we lose, my husband decided this morning that we should attend today's match.  So the players, the caretaker manager, Venkys, Waggott, the tealady (if we still emply one) are not to blame.  It's all down to that couple from Clitheroe 

Oh, and equally I'll expect a round of applause if we win.

2 minutes ago, Trinidad Rover said:

Richie sodding Wellens?! Good grief....make it stop!!

It will be someone cheap, foreign and willing to do what Gestede/Waggott want.

My prediction is Lowe to the end of the year then an underwhelming appointment in the summer.

No chance they go for someone in a job currently - that costs money. The £500k will already have been spent on the heating bill.

14 games is not long enough for someone to come in and change any style/philosophy. For that reason I wouldn't be against Gerard short term - big name, motivate the players, spotlight on the club, point to prove

You missed the, not very good at what he does, bit

54 minutes ago, SuperBrfc said:

Good to hear from Richard Dinnis again. A top co-commentator for Rovers games on Radio Lancs back in the day.

Both make fair points there. There's no reason why we can't make it back to the Prem. The size of our crowds is not a sticking point, like some try to do us down with. We just need investment. As both of them suggest.

Richard Dinnis taught on supply at CRGS and advised my daughter to become a Sports Journalist. A career she pursued for several years with the BBC  and still freelances for them. So always a soft spot for him. Found out later that I worked with his sister too

Just now, Herbie6590 said:

Bury, Reading, Blackpool spring to mind…

But they got rid of their owners. I don't even know what ours look like nowadays, since I haven't seen them in years. Are they definitely still alive and do they definitely still own us? 

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Is he the guy that should have had 2 yellows at Liverpool?

Yes

10 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Is that Mvogo? I’m sure he was linked on here around the time De Lange was rumoured.

Yes Mike. He's good.

14 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Course it doesn't, it's just an indication of how poor goalkeeping standards are at the moment. It seems you can't watch a match at the moment without a howler from the keeper

 

I watched a match on Saturday without a goalie error - Lorient v Grenoble.  Lorient keeper pulled off some pretty good saves too. Mind you, the match had it all includind a 1 hr 15 min furst half as the ref took the players off after both sets of fans threw flares and tennis balls onto the pitch in a clearly coordinated protest against Bein sports moving Ligue 2 matches to Fridays. Along with that the Lorient fans were running a separate protest against Fery, their owner. But the keepers played well.

16 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Winger Rabbi Matondo is reportedly "destined" for a move to Blackburn Rovers this summer as Rangers escalate their summer clearout.

 

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/rangers-transfer-matondo-hagi-bradaric-33514882

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/G26WQNOyPgo

 

https://youtu.be/yT3IQqJ4azk?si=Fdp_2oFetaQ_cx5m

 

 

See Leeds are supposedly after him

Saw someone at Old Trafford wearing it tonight