1 hour ago, booth said:

It's just a respectful response to a question about an ex-member of staff. I wouldn't read too much into that.

Agreed, why annoy all staff and players still at the club who thought highly of TM. Just being professional 

15 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

Even just on paper you can see the squad is light. You don't need to watch them train to know that for example 2 of our starting CBs last season have left

Exactly, he has seen the list and has some players in mind. We are really light in multiple positions and bodies are needed. Then later in the window they can assess what we have and tweak. Fist things first field a team

Clearly GB turned up, saw the shitshow of a manager search and said children please leave this to the adult in the room. His thought process for picking JDT is precise and logical. This all feels weird. I am starting to think a change is a foot and maybe a brighter future. It’s the hope that kills though 

The first time since Mark H was appointed that I feel we have a potentially exciting manager. You can point to our new set up and call it inexperienced. However we have actually seen something very un venky happen. These appointments actually makes some sense. A dof who can spot good young players and a manager who is happy to leave player signing to a dof. Plus he has been allowed bring in his men. I would go further and say he was the choice of the dof which is really joined up thinking. Frightening stuff really 

Now our captain has left I must say as a proud Irish rover I feel quite flat. Rovers have always had a link with the national team. I remember being very excited the title season when kenna signed. Of course there was duffer and Moran. Plus many from the north. Growing up there were always plenty of rovers fans over here. Not at utd or Liverpool levels but respectable. Now we are nearly extinct. Calling all Irish rovers what are your memories? And to our uk neighbours your memories of Irish guys wearing that famous jersey.

8 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

They'll plummet through the leagues. The signs are there. 

Ya, we think we have it bad but they are standing on a trapdoor and who knows where it ends.

1 hour ago, rovers11 said:

Burnley?

Fair point, they could be in big trouble…….fingers crossed

48 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

As long as he gets a good reception at games (which he will), not sure it particularly matters if a half dozen anonymous accounts on brfcs.com have decided they won’t ‘give him a chance’…

Well said. Our new manager (whoever) and new dof deserve a chance and support initially. 

1 hour ago, rigger said:

Not exactly booming, but there we go. As I lived in Essex at the time, most of the game I went to were away from home, and I was hacked off with the Rovers not turning up. For me personally, getting rid of Sam was not the big mistake. Not replacing him with someone suitable was the mistake. 

Gotta say sacking sam was a crazy decision at the time. You can expect new owners to put their stamp on things. But in the middle of a season when we were comfortable, just stupid. Then actually doing it and replacing in house was nuts. Sam was very frustrating, I mean andrews to this day annoys me when I see him on tv. The owners knew they weren’t ever going to invest so Sam actually was ideal for them. The idiots

15 minutes ago, slowmo said:

So has anyone genuinely got a clue who the last interviewees were this week ?

Lots of doom and gloom about who we supposedly missed out on , but really if there sticking with an interview process, we haven't missed out, as there not in the process. 

That's the way I see ' guess ' it anyway 

It seems to me if everyone is honest no one has a clue.

3 minutes ago, neophox said:

One thing for sure... no one knows whos coming..... its been kept very quiet.

Yeap no one in the club has the first clue who the magic 8 ball will pick

Nicko really loves all the attention he gets. Anyone of us could give the “updates” he gives. Just put some names on a dart board. Close your eyes and throw 

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Ainsworth would actually be a bloody good option imo.

Behind only Dyche and Farke in the pecking order for me.

Critchley would also be good I would have been OK (ish) with Carvahal, no-one else mentioned so far really floats my boat, their only asset being they're not Mowbray.

(Pardew apart who would be Mowbray Mark 2)

I agree. Ainsworth was in my top few from the start. I’m sure he would love to manage rovers. But work for venkys…….

Christ this topic is depressing. Any half decent manager is a no go. Only failures or novices are our real options. I honestly think it would be easier to get the guns from the yanks than get a good manager here. 
I’m actually praying for ainsworth to come save us!

Please everyone stop with sensible names. We know how appointments are made at rovers. It will be the worst and cheapest option. They will see it as a bonus to infuriate the fan base. We are rovers under Vs ownership. How any of their businesses are profitable is beyond me. I guess it must be difficult to screw up in the chicken trade

Ferguson and unsworth are disasters waiting to happen. If they were anywhere near good enough Everton would have given them a chance at some point even on a short term basis. Ainsworth to me might be a good option but the Vs will go cheap. 

Ferguson at 4/11. If he is our manager then 4/11 on the we are a league 1 team in 12 months. Vs never learn. We really should only expect the worst from them and their employees. 

11 minutes ago, unsall said:

Pretty well agree with most of that, no one has a clue outside of the club, but saying we don’t know who’s doing the interviews, why should we know, there shouldn’t be communication re names until it’s done and dusted.

 

Do those inside the club know who the interviewers are? It comes back to the total lack of any info from the club/owners We know no actual timeline. Other clubs always outline a timeline for these type of appointments. This is a shorter summer than typical. They really should have had someone lined up ages ago. It was very clear we weren’t going to make the playoffs and the TM was going. This is not a time for a long protracted appointment. 

Reading this topic is eye opening really. It really shows how aimless this club is. We the fans haven’t got a clue what’s going on. We can’t even make educated guesses. Some of us believe our top targets have to be interested because we are a club on the up. Some believe the owners will look for the cheapest option regardless. Others believe a left field appointment. 
My opinion is simple. We have some talented young players and a youth system that produces. We should look for a manager with a history of working under such circumstances. Add a little experience where needed. 
Will we get such an appointment? Who knows. We don’t even know who is doing the interviews etc. As ever no communication. Ignore the odds on who will be the next manager. The bookies haven’t a clue. No one does

It wouldn’t surprise me one bit that several of the “ITK”s are correct but telling different stories. We are rovers run by those idiots. Forget about the right hand not knowing what the left is doing. The right hand doesn’t know what it’s own fingers are doing. Some could be putting together a short list and others already doing interviews. Basket case of a club at the upper levels remember. 

It’s impossible to guess what way this will end up. My head says the only option is farke. But am I the only one who would love to see someone who loves the club lead us back to the PL. I do think ainsworth could be the answer. That’s the romantic in me. I just want to see that beautiful jersey on display at anfield. Everything is in place for rovers to get back to the promised land. We just need the right leader to add the finishing touches. Resign darragh and let’s go    

This is venkys so they will see how Leeds have improved and hire some young nfl coach. 

Indifferent start really.  When we are good we are outstanding.  When we are poor we struggle to break teams down. My impression is that Holtby is the key to this season.  His footballers brain is way ahead 

Just now, Lee0r said:

Maybe he’ll just be in the starting XI on Sat?

Fulhams starting 11 ?