13 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

Even though we won't bring in an upgrade he's not earned a chance for me.

He's shit. We'll be relegated next year with him at the helm.

Utter nonsense.

How did getting rid of Eustace work out for Birmingham?

I’ve just seen an interview with him on ITV and he had the class to say he is sorry they have gone down, (as a local lad he obviously supported them).
He walked in to a total mess here, on and off the pitch, and please don’t bother with the seven point gap stuff because the direction of travel was firmly downwards.

It’s not been a bed of roses, but he has achieved the objective and that is all that matters.

There isn’t a manager on Earth capable of suddenly turning us into a good team, capable of winning week in week out.

We had the worst defence in the league and he addressed that.

The real problems lie further up the food chain, meaning any manager / head coach will have his work cut out.

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Have the players not worked hard for him since he arrived?

It's not their fault (or his) that they're simply not good enough. They've all put a shift in and put their bodies on the line. 

Yes, the bottom line is that they have generally fought hard since his arrival.

Once that became evident I started to become more confident about survival than I was before he arrived.

7 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I want better than just survival next season. 

We all do, Chaddy, but midtable would be utopia, unless there is a seismic change of direction.

This lot are running the club into the ground. 

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

keep positive at all times. 

I said we would stay and we did. People thought we were going down pre match 

I’d rather aspire to be balanced than always positive.

I’d love it if Venkys suddenly started running the club properly, but if it was going to happen it would’ve happened by now.

Next season will likely be a fight for survival, at best.

7 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

TM got them 10 points from 6 games so I don’t think he was one of their problems.

Fair enough, and get well Tony, but still funny 😂

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

or they say lets back Eustace and bring in some quality signings who will improve us. 

Where is this parallel universe, Chaddy, and please can I come too? 😉

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/john-eustaces-clear-tactics-masterminded-29114160?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

A very pleasing irony.

Brum potted him after a decent start to the season, then a mixture of Mowbray and Rowett took them down.

3 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

The problem isn't Broughton, the problem is that due to their dodgy financial dealings we haven't invested in the squad in 3 transfer windows - and we're approximately £22m in the black (not including the Raya money, or the A. Wharton add-ons) in that time. 

They are the main problem, without doubt.

Personally. I wouldn’t trust Broughton even if significant funds were available.

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

GB and Eustace will sit next week I would have thought and decided what we need going forward

…..then Suhail and the owners will laugh and tell them to f*ck off.

3 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

He's got 3 wins in 18.

He needs to go.

Disagree.

If I thought we’d bring in an upgrade I’d concur.

I don’t care about statistics to meet an agenda.

We were shipping goals left, right and centre when Eustace took over.

With one exception, he changed that completely.

Prior to Leeds and Leicester those games were being conceded by some.

We won them both.

The guy has earned the right to a proper chance next season.

There are no relegations on his CV, (unlike certain other head coaches I could mention).

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

agreed there. 

Now Eustace need some financial backing and good transfer budget this summer to improve the squad and bring in his own players so we can play his style of football and get up that table

A new CEO and Commercial head is deffo needed 

I’d be more hopeful  if it was Eustace bringing in his own players.

He might get a say, but signings are down to Broughton, which I see as a problem.

We need new owners.

All the problems lead to their door.

If they pot Waggott, they will bring in another clown.

3 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Yeah and now he can fuck off.

Come on, who would they  appoint even if we did pot him?
 

It’s not been pretty, especially at home, but three excellent away wins and a number of clean sheets.

It’s further up the food chain that we need change.

53 points and safety achieved .

Eustace has done his job.

2 hours ago, 47er said:

And that's why we've conceded the most late goals in the division. Its a weak squad and trying to compete on unequal terms.

Exactly, but one thing I have never thought was in question was effort and  today that has served us well ☺️

5 minutes ago, ABBEY said:

But we have the great of all time academy don't ya know 

Alas, the whole club now functions as an academy, devoid of any ambition.

1 minute ago, ABBEY said:

Not for useless it aint

Devil’s advocate -  the weak bench is the reason he doesn’t make many changes.

That bench would embarrass a League One club.

Our bench is so weak, and we will always struggle over a season as long as that is the case.

With five substitutions possible  it’s such a critical part of the modern game. 

11 hours ago, onlyonejackwalker said:

However and having said all that, I really don't like the bloke at all. I  tried and gave him a chance. But fawning and smug we have seen it all before. He should be putting cones out. He has not done anything any average manager from any division could, or would have done.

I don't see Eustace as fawning and smug. He's just not very media savvy and doesn't come across very well, so his interviews are uncomfortable.

He doesn't strike the right balance between reality and positivity, and always strays too far towards the latter.

He comes across as a bit thick, but I know a guy who was one of his school teachers and he described him as "bright".

It's on the pitch where it matters, and for sure it has been a difficult watch, but if he keeps us up it will be job done for him this season, and he will have earned another shot next season.

Any average manager from any division, (and probably any decent ones too), would struggle at this version of Blackburn Rovers.

46 minutes ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

Actually don’t think Sheffield are as safe as they thing they are either, Sunderland fans won’t want to finish on a horrible run, due a bit of a performance , I’m not convinced Wednesday win 

A draw will do for them, the same as us.

40 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

I don't think we'll see any effort from our players. I think they're going to roll over very easily and give Leicester the party they are after.

Prove me wrong soft lads, prove me wrong.

I think it's more a case of lack of quality and being error ridden.

14 hours ago, Lucimo said:

Only stuck £20 on as I'm not a complete idiot. Of course I would much rather be in our position than Plymouth, brum or Sheffield but fair play to those who are relaxed about the situation based on the bookies rarely getting it wrong, cos I'm shitting bricks.

Agreed. Far stranger things have happened.

1 hour ago, Ghost7 said:

A move that happened way too early in the window

Largely due to the fact that his working relationship with the previous head coach was damaged beyond repair.

8 minutes ago, Hasta said:

It’s not elevated beyond reality. He had very good spells, ok spells and very bad spells. However for the first time since 2012 I think some of us actually thought we had a genuine chance of promotion last season under JDT, until the transfer window was fucked up and the results wilted under pressure at the end.

This season started quite well but we now know JDT had enough and didn’t want to be here, and his stubbornness was affecting results and morale. 

Eustace however has shown nothing other than negativity, culminating in a points return equaling JDT’s worst ever spell (with the previous mentioned injuries) and hasn’t won a single home game, scoring just 4 in 7 games at Ewood.  That’s just piss poor.

That is a fair and balanced assessment re - JDT , and not the sort I was alluding to.

Eustace? He’s hardly set the World on fire, but if he keeps us up he’s done his job.

I’m unmoved in my opinion that we looked like relegation on a stick towards the end of JDT’s reign.

Since then we’ve been a tough watch, but if we scratch out enough points, that will do.

Then we can all fret about the Summer Window.

2 hours ago, Ewood Ace said:

Perhaps because Mowbray had superior squads (and underachieved) and he was backed much more significantly in the market. Just look at what Mowbray brought in in his final season when we were around the top and what JDT got last season.

Yes, perhaps, and Mowbray well over-stayed his welcome, but I do think JDT’s overall performance has been elevated to well beyond reality by some.

The horrible losing streaks, (for example when the pressure was on at the business end of last season), are clearly a Venkys trait, rather than a managerial one.

5 minutes ago, Ewood Ace said:

And we've continued dropping under Eustace. It is only because of the overperformances that JDT got out of the players early in the season that we aren't already dead and buried. 

Funny how no-one used to say that when we went on a ‘Mowbray death spiral”, the back end of last season being another good example.
The head coach, whoever that maybe, obviously isn’t the main problem.