[Archived] Nicko's Thread Part 3

[Mr Creosote]

Just to make you feel worse: At least someone is excited and seems to be enjoying themselves.....

cheers

[promoted2001]

Domenech is now available.lol

My god France were useless, that France team looked worse than England under McClaren!

[cn_barlow]

Ince

Pros: Done well at clubs his managed, was a very good footballer back in the day

Cons: No coaching badges, some bad remarks about Blackburn in the past, We'd be a stepping stone, no experience above league 2

BFS

Pros: Did well at a bad club (notlob), a few good purchases in his time

Cons: Newcastle, Quite a few bad bits of business, won nothing, boring tactics, was manager of notlob

McClaren

Pros: Former England manager, good cup runs, his actually won something , Did ok at a poor club (boro)

Cons: England, he looks like a wally in the rain, seemed to freeze up under pressure, England, Quite poor in the transfer market, Did I mention England?

The choice is ours!

He wont be under that much pressure at rovers...we will be expecting him to fail.

[my_name_is_Earl]

Good lord, we really are clutching at straws with this shortlist aren't we??

Can't see Nicko's reason for not giving us this infamous "new" name - Is it to prevent other newspapers scooping the story?

Please don't be holding back because you don't want to disappoint us Nicko, I can assure you absolutely no-one will surprise us after the week we've had.

well said Spencey7, my own thoughts completely. Would be nice to know just so we can at least make an informed choice with the already poor shortlist. At least then we'd have all the potential names, so no surprises.

[promoted2001]

Why are Bolton and Boro ''poor clubs?''

Well I was judging in entertainment value. And I also just dont like notlob

[BRFC1995]

JW was obviously shocked at the reaction of fans to allardyce so has tactically picked worse candidates so as to sweeten the sh!tty smell of allardyce! Its a brilliant strategy which makes me think JW should throw his hat in!

[Head Rover Heels]

Domenech is now available.lol

Heard a theory that he'd started doing his press conferences in English - A sign that he's trying to impress premier league clubs in the hope of getting a job.

I'm not really sure that this is a laughing matter

[Paul]

Don't take Paul so seriously Alan. He becomes the board equivalent of Marvin the Paranoid Android when Black Dog occasionally turns up at his side. Look on the bright side and rememeber that the last time but one when England were looking for a new manager two of our candidates were 1st and 2nd choice by the FA.

Anyway.......... I doubt the kid can afford to watch lower division football.

All I'm sayimg is the appointment of Ince, McClaren or Allardyce will leave me totally unimpressed adn I'm hoping the club are going to come up with the unexpected. That would be exciting the other three represent bland, safety first; Hughes was an exciting appointment. I shall still turn up but my expectations will be low.

[promoted2001]

To be fair the premiership is now a millionaires playground, if we keep our core players we stand a chance of competing in the top half. If not, well, it was good while it lasted

[nicko]

Good lord, we really are clutching at straws with this shortlist aren't we??

Can't see Nicko's reason for not giving us this infamous "new" name - Is it to prevent other newspapers scooping the story?

Please don't be holding back because you don't want to disappoint us Nicko, I can assure you absolutely no-one will surprise us after the week we've had.

The reason I am not putting this name in the public domain is that I am worried I am being given a bum steer. The guy is so poor it's hard to take in, so I will just leave it alone for fear of:

1 - a Betfair frenzy.

2- a Daily Mail back page.

3 - a denial.

That's about as close as I can get to humour today, I am thoroughly cheesed by some events.

[Hughesy]

Nicko can you respond to my PM please

[TugaysMarlboro]

I'm still singing Henk Ten Cate's blue n white army.

[promoted2001]

Fair enough, If the new shortlist isnt bad enough; a stupid candidate appearing in the rags would make us the laughing stock of the football world!

[my_name_is_Earl]

Hi Nicko, honestly, we couldn't possibly be any more disillusioned. After seemingly bettering ourselves in recent years, its not looking good

[Pugg]

Oh, how very depressing. I thought the fact that JW was flying somewhere would suggest that it'd be a good candidate.

I do hope this is a ploy to get a paper to write how crap the candidate is, and then Nicko will do an amazing story that will rock the world! Something along the lines of Bilic.

I know, I know, I am dreaming too, but I just can't accept it yet.

[Vicki]

Nicko, I don't understand. If you actually know this "mystery candidate" that JW flew out to meet, why not let us know, or give a hint? I don't get your reasoning, you just seem to be creating mass hysteria

EDIT: whoops, sorry, just read your post!

[Blue n White Rover]

The reason I am not putting this name in the public domain is that I am worried I am being given a bum steer. The guy is so poor it's hard to take in, so I will just leave it alone for fear of:

1 - a Betfair frenzy.

2- a Daily Mail back page.

3 - a denial.

That's about as close as I can get to humour today, I am thoroughly cheesed by some events.

Surely can't be that bad Nicko?

This is getting beyond a joke for Rovers. Our only hope of a decent manager in Ten Cate and we cant even sort a bloody interview out with the guy.

I still blame John Terry!!

[simcla]

It's got to be Garth Crooks!

[promoted2001]

Maybe it'll be like in the music video to "Just" by radiohead. We'll hear the name and then all go lay out on the streets of Blackburn.

[my_name_is_Earl]

Nicko, I don't understand. If you actually know this "mystery candidate" that JW flew out to meet, why not let us know, or give a hint? I don't get your reasoning, you just seem to be creating mass hysteria

Or how about PMing those of us you trust? Though I do get the feeling that you've had a very bad day and possibly cant be arsed with the situation any more

[nicko]

Nicko, I don't understand. If you actually know this "mystery candidate" that JW flew out to meet, why not let us know, or give a hint? I don't get your reasoning, you just seem to be creating mass hysteria

I knew the chairman was going somewhere...my eyes lit up...now they are dimmed.

[Craigman]

Just leave Nicko alone, we don't want to know, hopefully it was a red herring for Nicko, so to throw him of the scent a bit.

Let us hope so anyhow !

[novella]

dont know why every one is so defeatist. yes the short list is crap on paper. but you never know one of them might be a revelation for us. hughes' record was decent but there were performances in there and substitutions that left us all scratching our heads. we have the players to fight in the top half of the premiership, the new manager should be able to spur them on but the players should be good enough to get the job done. we need a name that will be able to keep our bigger players. i personally think ince and allardyce would be able to hold onto them.

[nicko]

Or how about PMing those of us you trust? Though I do get the feeling that you've had a very bad day and possibly cant be arsed with the situation any more

That is fairly accurate.

[promoted2001]

lets bring them all in. They all have something to prove. Ince does the tactics though

Could be like the apprentice for football managers