RevidgeBlue

What is there to be positive about about the appointment of a former Academy Director no-one had ever previously heard of? He might turn out to be a success, might not, but has no previous experience as a DOF and I really don't understand this assumption he's going to transform our fortunes.

Players revolted and fixed it for him you mean. After that the relationship between everyone had gone. How did we fare after that game again?

Couldn't agree more. Subsequent to Venus's departure I was told not even he could stand Lowe. What sort of recipe is that for a harmonious camp and dressing room? Surely you need everyone pulling in the same direction if you're to stand a chance and I think we saw that in the second half of the season albeit the main culprit was Mowbray and his preference for playing Bradley Johnson as a false 9 rather than sign a back up striker.

And who is already talking about selling players and "long term plans".

The time for Johnson imo would have been 2-3 seasons ago in any of the various campaigns when Mowbray was failing. Johnson could have had a good 10-12 games towards the end of the season and we could have seen if he was up to the task or not.

We need Tom Jones. "Why why why......is it Deila?"

Yet again the situation apparently hinging on any new man's willingness to take on Lowe, Johnson and Benson. Utterly bizarre.

She'd also probably be a better option.

Greg Coar's been at the Club a very long time. Nice bloke and wish him all the best at Wigan but you'd have to say we've been lacking in this respect for some time. Be interesting to see if this change has a positive impact.

What, because I asked PM why the appointment of Broughton meant we'd be fishing in a completely different pond as regards recruitment? I think it's a legitimate question to ask. If he'd said he thought the appointment of Broughton would revolutionise the pathway from Academy to first team I'd have thought that would have been a fairer proposition but I'd still want to see evidence of that happening first.

Someone must have put a tenner on Rooney. Into 12/1 all of a sudden on Sky Bet.

Why?

Those were exactly my thoughts when I saw the headline. Sounds like someone promising another "journey".

Egil Olsen?

So to summarise, the two new favourites for the job are two Norwegians, neither of whom have any experience whatsoever of English football. One however has a promising CV, and could do well, the other, the highlight really of his career is to win the SPL with Celtic (at a time when Rangers had been demoted) playing shite football and emptying half of Parkhead in the process. Unfortunately however it seems we have little prospect of landing the decent looking candidate as our newly appointed DOF has apparently previously fallen out with him. That about cover it?

Lol, "dream ticket?" If I'd asked you to name your "dream ticket" at the start of this tortuous recruitment process, you wouldn't have come up with that combination if you'd been given a million tries. You just hitch your wagon to whoever seems to be the most likely to get the job at any given point. If there's a new favourite for the manager's or head coach's role by Friday you'll be saying we absolutely have to get them in instead. "Dream ticket" - Hmmm......"The best we can hope for after practically everyone else has turned us down" might be a more apt descriptor but whoever comes in we will have to wish them luck.

Broughton, Knutsen, Deila - have to say I'm completely underwhelmed if I'm being honest. On the other hand you then you think of what has gone before, Mowbray and Venus and it's difficult to think that anyone could be much of a downgrade on that. Hoping to be pleasantly surprised in due course but not really the calibre of appointments I was hoping for.

Anyone who says that from now on should be fined £1,000. We played the second half of the season in relegation form. (FFS).

Agreed, and would be another very poor move if he keeps Park on imo.

Pretty much.

No, never heard of the site, although would have suspected as much.

On a more ambitious note, anyone else seen this?

They've only just caught up with Ancelotti endorsing Ferguson and that happened round about the same time as the Great Fire of London.

On reflection I wouldn't be either thrilled or dismayed with Warne before a ball is kicked. I'd have to give him a chance and see how he went on. My concerns would be his previous record at Championship level (albeit at Rotherham) and whether he is a big enough draw to entice Lenihan and Nyambe to sign. On the flip side, at least he isn't Mowbray and if he appears to treat the role of manager of Blackburn Rovers as a little more of a privilege and a little less of a chore like Mowbray used to do he'll have my backing until proven otherwise.

Better than getting an unemployed manager off the scrapheap though? (Like Mowbray)