[Archived] Nicko's Thread Part 3

[Andy Kennedys Hairdo]

Rubbish, so let's get it out of bed again.

Souness was fortunate to win the league cup with a talented squad that he was lucky enough to inherit and then dismantled before jumping ship with the club heading rapidly for relegation. The club was alot weaker when he left than when he arrived.

Hughes inherited a poor squad full of dispirited players that he slowly transformed into a talented team that has finished in the top 10 for the past 3 seasons. Hughes leaves the club in a much stronger position that he found it.

End of story.

It's opinion, mate, and yours is no more, or less, valid than anyone else's around here so why come across as so dismissive ? It makes you sound slightly loathsome and odious. That is unless for some reason unknown to anyone but yourself you are the somehow 'special' and omnipotent with regards to thoughts surrounding all things Blackburn Rovers. Which I doubt very much.

By the way, didn't Souness inherit an underachieving squad full of overpaid championship players (Grayson, Dailly, Harkness, Frandsen, Peacock, Ward etc) that he slowly culled and transformed into a talented team that got promoted and finished 10th and 6th in the first 2 seasons back in the Premiership ? Oh, and as Leftfooter points out, he won a trophy too didn't he ? Then again he did sign Amoruso and Grabbi and only steered the team to 15th in his final full season so lets forget all that went before, eh ?

Not sure about inheriting the squad that won the league cup either. I was under the impression that he signed Berg, Hughes, Cole, Friedel, Bjornebye, Johansson and Hignett. Not to mention Neill and Tugay who didn't play on the day in question. But I guess your referring to Jansen and Dunn who were on the verge of leaving before he turned up.

Anyway, that aside, yes, Hughes has left the club in a stronger position that he found it, no question - was it 2 points and bottom after 5 games in ? - but then so too did Souness.

Like I say, just opinion.

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

If it doesn't count as tapping up or something, tip somebody off at the club about Laudrup, or his agent, because it would be a coup if we managed to get him.

[Hi Mack]

Jesus - he's only been gone an hour! Past experience also suggests that you will hear little or nothing officially from the club until they have found their man. Which is as it should be in a well-run business. It might be frustrating but I think you had better get used to it.

your very naive if you think The board have only just

found out hughes was leaving. They'll have known for a good couple of weeks!

The point i was getting across was we are never informed what is

happening at our club,the club where we pay the wages!

[T4E]

When Hughes came in after souness

the players had a major part to play in

Hughes' appointment so just wondering if

JW will be asking them again!

Why do all your posts look like (very bad) Haiku's?

[modes98]

If it doesn't count as tapping up or something, tip somebody off at the club about Laudrup, or his agent, because it would be a coup if we managed to get him.

Who cares about tapping up, everyone else does it!

Nicko get on the phone to Bilic and Laudrup and tell them Rovers want to talk to them and would welcome an application. That should get the ball rolling.

[Flopsy]

is there such thing as a good one?

Whats happening with Ronaldo Nicko, can you PM me the figure so I can have a good laugh?

Ta

[nicko]

If it doesn't count as tapping up or something, tip somebody off at the club about Laudrup, or his agent, because it would be a coup if we managed to get him.

He's a free agent, you can call him. [Well, not you personally].

Anyway I'm waiting for SSN to break his name or better still Betfair.com...maybe even Rover6 is already on the case, putting himself forward as reserve team boss.

[nicko]

is there such thing as a good one?

Whats happening with Ronaldo Nicko, can you PM me the figure so I can have a good laugh?

Ta

You would laugh if I told you it was £63.7 million.

[gumboots]

your very naive if you think The board have only just

found out hughes was leaving. They'll have known for a good couple of weeks!

The point i was getting across was we are never informed what is

happening at our club,the club where we pay the wages!

Only through our sky subscriptions. what we pay for tickets goes nowhere near paying the wage bill. Of course a good chairman will have known since the Newcastle affair if not before that there was a possiblity of Hughes going and will have started making quiet enquiries but as Nicko said, they could do nothing openly because it could be construed as constructive dismissal. Doesn't mean that we aren't doing anything. Behind the scenes it will be frantic activity just like when swans swim. We just don't get to see it until there's some sign of real progress having been made and the deal being virtually signed. Better that way. Let sky have their fun reporting all the non-runners while JW gets on with finding the real successor.

[Mozzer]

would man utd accept that sort of offer?

[iamarover]

He's a free agent, you can call him. [Well, not you personally].

Anyway I'm waiting for SSN to break his name or better still Betfair.com...maybe even Rover6 is already on the case, putting himself forward as reserve team boss.

That would be sensational.

[philipl]

You would laugh if I told you it was £63.7 million.

A perfectly round 80,685,100 Euros at the current exchange rate.

[nicko]

would man utd accept that sort of offer?

There's a twist, but THAT is something I must keep quiet just now.

[imarover]

You would laugh if I told you it was £63.7 million.

what was the condition you hinted at last night then?

edit: ah ok, keep it quiet.

[nicko]

what was the condition you hinted at last night then?

edit: ah ok, keep it quiet.

As a mild distraction, let's see if anyone can guess.

[Roost]

When Hughes came in after souness

the players had a major part to play in

Hughes' appointment so just wondering if

JW will be asking them again!

Have you got a really small keyboard............................?

[Hi Mack]

Why do all your posts look like (very bad) Haiku's?

Oh my god ffs!anyone else have a problem

how i write my posts?

Think some people on here just prefer picking

points out of peoples posts rather than the facts

there posting!from now on i'll write how Tugay4England

wants me to!

[Mozzer]

maybe 63.7million plus some players?

[lockers]

Twist - he aint allowed to play against Man U in champs league?

[T4E]

Right then - sweepstakes - how many minutes can Nicko keep the Ronaldo twist quiet? I'm going for 17.

[benton]

As a mild distraction, let's see if anyone can guess.

He stays till the end of the season and that's the price that they pay regardless?

[imarover]

let's see if anyone can guess.

erm.... Fergie has to retire?

Pull out of this seasons champs league?

change kit colour to pink?

include john o'shea as part of the deal?

[sussexrover]

Rovers have swooped in with an offer to make him player-manager?

[nicko]

Right then - sweepstakes - how many minutes can Nicko keep the Ronaldo twist quiet? I'm going for 17.

This one really is a no-go area unless it comes out.

Why do I have this vision of Stroke Boy starting to twitch somewhere?

[T4E]

Oh my god ffs!anyone else have a problem

how i write my posts?

Think some people on here just prefer picking

points out of peoples posts rather than the facts

there posting!from now on i'll write how Tugay4England

wants me to!

Theres a

good lad.