[Archived] Nicko's Thread Part 3

[broadsword]

I'd rather have Tugay than Shearer.

[grizfoot]

I'd rather have Tugay than Shearer.

If we get Big Sam we'll have both, they'll be in our starting XI every week.

[RevidgeBlue]

With the princely sum of £25k placed on Betfair re the Rovers job, it is safe to assume that a) most of the footy world couldnt give a monkey's cuss There has been little or no movement from JW and his board. The Chelsea market is c$2m and rising incidentally.

Nice post, but I don't agree about your betfair point the Rovers vacancy has only been officially available about 12 hours, the Chelsea one for some considerable time.

It's also too early to get a real steer on the Rovers situation. If people think there's an easy killing to be made on Betfair they'll steam in whether it's the market for the manager of Chelsea, Blackburn or Bury!

[Brownie]

Personally I;ve convinced myself that it will be Shearer with Newell as his No 2

If not Newell then maybe Flowers,

Ince as second choice.

As for Allardyce and McLaren, I would prefer Leighton James.

[Neil Weaver]

Splendid, iamarover. Required reading for just about all, especially the likes of Eddie and Mr E. As for Shearer, if he can be persuaded to work alongside an experienced sidekick, I'd be for it. Don't think he'd be up to the job on his own though.

[USABlue]

Candidate A - the one who I understand they will talk to and check out his interest in the job is...Alan Shearer.

I think it is a very exciting idea. If he wants it - and has a coaching team -then it would be a big boost. The guy just has something and his title medal is a decent thing to have in his armour.

I don't know if he wants it, but that takes a call from the club which I believe will come. A couple of people I know think he may take some persuading, but that's not for me to establish.

Candidate B - I will have to save for a while. Amazingly no-one has got it despite some inspired stabs.

The only further news is that I believe Sam Allardyce has already met John Williams. That's yet to be confirmed, but I'm quite confident on the info because of the source. I don't think it means he is getting it, but he is obviously in the frame.

I don't think there is a short-list yet but an awful lot of work is going on...

Oh my god no, throw in McClaren and that is every one of the three I did not want. just has a bad feel to it to me Shearer does. I fully understand the sentimentality but can't for the life of me see why he would even be considered as a serious contender. You know we have people shooting down successful lower league managers citing lack of experience yet clamouring for a fella with zero experience at any level, does me head in.

Candidate B. Mmmmm I await with baited breath

[TugaysMarlboro]

Right, this is a complete stab in the dark as to the identity of "candidate B." Between Nickos two posts regarding the two possible candidates and the identity of candidate A, there were a huge amount of names banded about. In Nickos post about Alan Shearer being the English target he said that no-one had correctly guessed candidate B.

During a conversation between my friend, he pointed out a name that hadn't yet been mentioned, I searched this thread to compile a list of mentioned foreign managers and he was right, this man hadn't been mentioned. So....although somewhat unrealistic, our guess is.....

Jurgen Klinsmann?...oh bugger wait, Bayern....hmmm now i'm stumped.

[Paul]

Get in to top six or face sack Thaksin warns Hughes

No pressure then Much as I like Sparky I shall smile quietly if City fail to meet the target. Not because I feel bitter towards Hughes but because it will demonstrate you can't buy success. Good to see Sparky has plenty of control over new signings - Jo has already been arranged for £18m and Ronaldhino is being chased by the City board. Both of which were in the media before Sparky was linked with City, or else they have been talking to him for a long time.

Mind you Bentley for £7m seems a bit cheap!

[philipl]

Any doubt that Hughes was using City as the stalking horse for the Chelsea job can be dispelled by that interview/profile which appeared in the Evening Standard.

Quite possibly, the only thing which might avoid Hughes getting fired at City would be breaking into the top 4 which is a very very long shot. Hardly encouraging that the talk is of him getting fired in his first day in his job.

With regards to Shearer, any convincing reasons why he was not given the Newcastle job when 'Arry said no?

It is impossible to get the BBC here but from the little I have seen of him, I don't get the impression he is a bright, insightful, original thinker as a pundit. Anyone disagree?

[yoda]

Get in to top six or face sack Thaksin warns Hughes

No pressure then Much as I like Sparky I shall smile quietly if City fail to meet the target. Not because I feel bitter towards Hughes but because it will demonstrate you can't buy success. Good to see Sparky has plenty of control over new signings - Jo has already been arranged for £18m and Ronaldhino is being chased by the City board. Both of which were in the media before Sparky was linked with City, or else they have been talking to him for a long time.

Mind you Bentley for £7m seems a bit cheap!

The length of Bentleys contract is wrong too!

[philipl]

Hughes' obviously happy to let the Thais get on with their transfer dealings

[thecomebackid]

With the princely sum of £25k placed on Betfair re the Rovers job, it is safe to assume that a) most of the footy world couldnt give a monkey's cuss There has been little or no movement from JW and his board. The Chelsea market is c$2m and rising incidentally.

Yet still this is a magic job. £2m a year. God's Own Country to live in. Safe owners, top class facilities and a tip top message board to tap into once Rovers6 has been taken to the canteen by his carer.

Shearer just has to take this job. Newcastle is not around and his last press chat on the subject centred around his lack of managerial experience. Where else can he go? The BBC has just lost half of his coverage job and this is a middle aged man in a hurry. Signings? Well if Alan Shearer walked in your house to sign your son....Apart from the worry that a Gary Lineker (lookalikey msg board legal eds) was in tow looking to pop your missus or in extremis your mum in law, what is the likelihood of Super Shearer signing any lad within 2 miles of your house he fancied? 1100%. And he is incredibly well connected.

Provided (alleged)sex pest Lineker keeps away from his signing interviews this would be a truly global stunner.

But twas ever thus.

Bob Crompton. The Three 'D's'. Tony Field, Duncan Mackenzie. Steve Archibald. Ossie Ardiles. Kenny Dalglish. 1928. 1995. 2002. We have a history stretching back to the Victorian times of uncouth garb, strange oaths, and tweaking the tail of the metropolitan tigers.

Once again the town that London journos hate visiting, other football fans love patronising, rival clubs desire sniping and pilfering, will rise and bite back.

We are not a owned by a cruelly insensitive conglomerate, a rapacious Texan family, a hideous Flordian schtick, a murdering, looting sub continent delinquent, a dildo toting porno liar, nor a gun running, nicotine smuggling racketeer, nor the front for a VAT evading, tax scamming investment combo.

We are decent. Honest. Proud. Straight. Arte et fecking Labore. Down the line. None of the above.

We are independent of all that sewerage.

And we always will be. Because we are a town. Because we have small crowds. Because we have no capacity to grow or maximise, as the management consultants are telling our prospective 'buyers'. It is because of what we have is why we can never lose it. They can never ever take it away from us in the way that City have lost it. Our so called weakness is in fact our greatest protection. How many people are on here because they seriously expect Rovers to compete for the Champs Lge? None. We are fans because we love the club. Not because we crave TV glory.

And that is why they all secretly hate us. Hate us for our success in their shiny plastic stadia. Hate us for our lack of 0898 premium numbers or our indifference to a global tour to Nigeria or wherever corporate marketeers tell us the EPL is a fad. We dont do lampshades or carpets or meaningless ring tones supporting vast and impersonal corporate networks.

The new manager has to understand that. And of all people Alan Shearer does.

Who then are we?

We are The Rovers

Brilliant.

Should be required reading for some of the grunts that come on here (and the media interlopers trawling for Nickoisms)

BTW - London trip could be imminent Paddy, all expenses (looks like a B&B down Kings X for me then ), so should have a few shekels to spare to raise a glass of 1420 'to JFK and a dozen more besides'.

[Ewood Spark]

With the princely sum of £25k placed on Betfair re the Rovers job, it is safe to assume that a) most of the footy world couldnt give a monkey's cuss There has been little or no movement from JW and his board. The Chelsea market is c$2m and rising incidentally.

Yet still this is a magic job. £2m a year. God's Own Country to live in. Safe owners, top class facilities and a tip top message board to tap into once Rovers6 has been taken to the canteen by his carer.

Shearer just has to take this job. Newcastle is not around and his last press chat on the subject centred around his lack of managerial experience. Where else can he go? The BBC has just lost half of his coverage job and this is a middle aged man in a hurry. Signings? Well if Alan Shearer walked in your house to sign your son....Apart from the worry that a Gary Lineker (lookalikey msg board legal eds) was in tow looking to pop your missus or in extremis your mum in law, what is the likelihood of Super Shearer signing any lad within 2 miles of your house he fancied? 1100%. And he is incredibly well connected.

Provided (alleged)sex pest Lineker keeps away from his signing interviews this would be a truly global stunner.

But twas ever thus.

Bob Crompton. The Three 'D's'. Tony Field, Duncan Mackenzie. Steve Archibald. Ossie Ardiles. Kenny Dalglish. 1928. 1995. 2002. We have a history stretching back to the Victorian times of uncouth garb, strange oaths, and tweaking the tail of the metropolitan tigers.

Once again the town that London journos hate visiting, other football fans love patronising, rival clubs desire sniping and pilfering, will rise and bite back.

We are not a owned by a cruelly insensitive conglomerate, a rapacious Texan family, a hideous Flordian schtick, a murdering, looting sub continent delinquent, a dildo toting porno liar, nor a gun running, nicotine smuggling racketeer, nor the front for a VAT evading, tax scamming investment combo.

We are decent. Honest. Proud. Straight. Arte et fecking Labore. Down the line. None of the above.

We are independent of all that sewerage.

And we always will be. Because we are a town. Because we have small crowds. Because we have no capacity to grow or maximise, as the management consultants are telling our prospective 'buyers'. It is because of what we have is why we can never lose it. They can never ever take it away from us in the way that City have lost it. Our so called weakness is in fact our greatest protection. How many people are on here because they seriously expect Rovers to compete for the Champs Lge? None. We are fans because we love the club. Not because we crave TV glory.

And that is why they all secretly hate us. Hate us for our success in their shiny plastic stadia. Hate us for our lack of 0898 premium numbers or our indifference to a global tour to Nigeria or wherever corporate marketeers tell us the EPL is a fad. We dont do lampshades or carpets or meaningless ring tones supporting vast and impersonal corporate networks.

The new manager has to understand that. And of all people Alan Shearer does.

Who then are we?

We are The Rovers

Fantastc ... a rousing 'Churchillian' piece.

With a bit of selective editing to get rid of the topical issues ... this could become the 'Rovers Prayer' .... 'Why I'm a Rover'.

[philipl]

Questions about SSN making a market for Skybet in Ancelotti and Joorabchian getting his man placed as Citeh's PR spokesman.

[Antgrad]

Right, this is a complete stab in the dark as to the identity of "candidate B." Between Nickos two posts regarding the two possible candidates and the identity of candidate A, there were a huge amount of names banded about. In Nickos post about Alan Shearer being the English target he said that no-one had correctly guessed candidate B.

During a conversation between my friend, he pointed out a name that hadn't yet been mentioned, I searched this thread to compile a list of mentioned foreign managers and he was right, this man hadn't been mentioned. So....although somewhat unrealistic, our guess is.....

Jurgen Klinsmann?...oh bugger wait, Bayern....hmmm now i'm stumped.

He was wrong actually. I mentioned him at 20.52 yesterday but came to the same conclusion.

[thecomebackid]

Fantastc ... a rousing 'Churchillian' piece.

With a bit of selective editing to get rid of the topical issues ... this could become the 'Rovers Prayer' .... 'Why I'm a Rover'.

Could we have 'The green, green grass of home' by Tom Jones as the Rovers anthem whilst we're at it, or has that been expropriated already?

Anything has got to be better than that bunch of Scandinavian refugees from Spinal Tap/pouting extras from Beowulf, faux headbanging their way through that pre-6th form dirge.

[brian_gallagher85]

Hughes' obviously happy to let the Thais get on with their transfer dealings

The replies to that piece are pretty interesting

Also, I wonder if this is how most City fans feel?

http://timesonline.typepad.com/fanzine_fan...he-devil-i.html

[S15]

I’m underwhelmed by the prospect, and concerned that our main route into Europe (i.e. the Fair Play league) may be jeopardised by his appointment.

The Mirror (Nixons paper) reporting Ince and Shearer are on a ''Two Man Shortlist'' for the Rovers job.

Bloody short list, and doesn't really go along with last night hints? (Unless Ince is from Jamaica. Mon)

[Lurid Coat]

My friend's dad works as a groundsman at Ewood, and he has been told that Nicko's mystery foreign target is none other than the flying Dutchman Ken Monkou. He is wanted by Williams in a dream team consisting of the The Dell legend himself and Gary Penrice.

[S15]

Bloody Steve Patrick hanging out his dirty linnen in public again.

Doubt we could get Monkou, he's in the Ancellotti and Scolari league.

Penrice is just pie in the sky stuff. As if he'd be a number 2.

[nicko]

Update.

Paul Ince's name is being pushed - by his fan club among others - and he may be one of the five or six live contenders.

However as [a] Ince has been approached by Leicester and he is supposed to be on holiday it puzzles me.

As does the rumour that he has already met John Williams or is meeting him today.

John Williams is at a Premier League meeting today and tomorrow, so I don't see any interviews being carried out. I will stand corrected.

Phone calls have been and will be made to find out about targets and availability. In some cases also 'suitability.'

Still working on finding out if Alan Shearer fancies the idea. I think he ticks a lot of boxes but I notice there is a split opinion out there. Interesting.

I should also know more about Candidate B - the sexy foreign name - in terms of his interest and availability. And whether he makes it through to the final short-list.

[S15]

So who is 'Candidate A?'

[Paul Mellelieu]

I think the vast majority of Rovers' fans would love to Shearer back at the club, so not sure the opinion is that split.

[Bobby G]

I wouldnt be too enticed by Ince and Id prefer Shearer to him probably.

Candidate A is Alan Shearer.

[brian_gallagher85]

This sexy name? What foreign bosses have slightly rude names?

...I wouldn't want Shearer Paul!