Lets hope so this is great appointment team Why does it attractive Carrick or Ferguson? Surely it depends who the new Sporting Director and New Head Coach is and why would it led to increase of agents here? Carvalhal has used and develop youth at Braga I am led to believe. Paul Senior wasn't appointed until January and lasted 5 months. If you have a problem with it then maybe either ignore it or unfollow him. Well Mercer I seriously hope you are correct with this post of Webber and Farke coming here. It would be 2 great appointments by us.

Rovers are looking for Sporting Director and Head Coach.

I reckon Damien Johnson will stay on in first team coach role. Rest will go when a new appointment is made. A new manager/head coach should be allow to bring in his own number 2, gk coach and fitness coach

Agreed Rob Key has made 4 key decisions already. Appointed Stokes as Captain, McCullum as red ball head coach, splitting the head coach role into 2 and bringing back national Selector role.

I will win plenty Mercer thanks. Did you back anyone? What agency is that? His contract is up in a month

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I agree with you on alot of your points above. The DoF should be in charge of the football side of the club and if I was in charge I would be approaching Stuart Webber or Luke Dowling for example today and looking to bring them in asap. The head coach should be focusing on the coaching the team, tactics and match days along with should involved in the type of player he wants for the position he wants a signing in, but the DoF does the work with the recruitment to bring players the head coach wants. The head coach should be allow to bring in his own number 2, goalkeeper coach and fitness coach. The DoF should be bringing the right of the staff like Physios, doctors and recruitment/scouting staff.

Mowbray should have reach the playoffs at least once in those 4 years and for me it was in the first season after promotion we had a good team or in the third season when we had Armstrong scoring for fun and Elliott in the team. This season we were second in the league in February and we didn't make the playoffs. That was mainly down to Mowbray. No excuses for me. Its worked perfectly for Norwich with Stuart Webber as DoF and Farke has head coach. Webber worked with Farke on the signings but its was Webber who scouting knowledge and expertise who secured signings like Pukki and Buendia.

He got 2 top 6 finish and playoff spot. Better than Mowbray did here He was the head coach of them not the person deciding on the players they signed or wages they got. He is someone I have like since his days at Sheffield United cos he is good coach and set his teams well.

Blackburn Rovers make Carvalhal top contender for manager job - Sources (footballinsider247.com) Canada's John Herdman on radar of Burnley, Blackburn and QPR after World Cup heroics - Mirror Online

We all make predictions that don't happen to work not all of us can get everything right every time can we. Leeds didn't turn up against Chelsea and their players seems unsure and lost with Jesse Marsch's tactics and ideas

He did a good job at Sheffield Wednesday including 2 top 6 finish/playoff place. He has head coach there and he had director of football/transfer committee above him signing the players. Alot of foreign coaches are head coaches and they like to work with a director of football so if you are going to appoint a Daniel Farke or Carlos Carvalhal then you will need a director of football aswell

that is correct Tyrone. The new White Ball coach will be announce next week Its very interesting appointment and given his international experience and he started the New Zealand revolution with Test and one day cricket. Why? He has been interviewed 3 times for the England coaching job and each time he has missed out on it.

People will put bets on what they have heard or read from ITK's or what others are saying. I did put a bet on Farke to be our next manager at 20/1. Based on what Glen Mullan posted on here. Also backed Carlos Carvalhal at 25/1 when Nixon said he was interested in the job here. I have gone for a few outsiders including Grayson. I backed Grayson cos of that TV studio appearance at Rovers game with PNE But the right appointment is Daniel Farke or Carlos Carvalhal with a director of football above them.

I think your post on Grayson is fair and balanced. Wouldn't be the right manager for us now. Pre Coyle, I think he was the right man for us but not now. Like Miller11 said, Grayson was like touting himself for the manager job here.

Stuart Webber is the man at Norwich who is appointed Daniel Farke. He is director of football there. He also appointed David Wagner at Huddersfield.

They were awful. Watched the highlights. deserved at least 2 red cards Everton are playing for Lampard and showing some fighting spirit whilst Leeds aren't Some interesting games ahead and I see Everton winning against Brentford on Sunday

Daniel Farke, Gareth Ainsworth, Damien Johnson and Phillip Cocu have all drifted out whilst Carlos Carvalhal, Duncan Ferguson, Liam Manning and Simon Grayson have all drifted in.

I know he was as I know Pete outside the forum but he made a fair point that some people think we can't do better than Mowbray whether its on social media sites, etc and I find its annoying and very negative on our club and we should be aiming for better and promotion within 2 years of any managerial appointment. Aren't the players back in 4 and half weeks time for pre season?

I am grateful for league 1 promotion but this season after being second we should at least got a playoff place. Rovers need to get Daniel Farke and back him financially and give him 2 years to achieve promotion

Mowbray had 4 seasons to get us promotion and he failed. He has more money than other clubs. He was more than backed from the owners.. We were second on the 8th February and somehow we didn't make the playoffs so who is to blame for this? Surely Mowbray has to take the blame in the main. Also how are relegation candidate for next season before we even appoint his replacement?

Only Rothwell that has left Rovers who is key player. Lenihan and Nyambe are still in talks over a new contract. I'm not the biggest fan of Nyambe tho many on here are. Brereton is likely to leave but who knows what money we get next season cos Mowbray got money to spend during his time here. Huddersfield and Luton didn't have loads of money to spend over the past 2 seasons but recruit well and got a playoff place. Same as Barnsley previously season. If we make a good appointment then a promotion should be the target within 2 seasons.