[Archived] Sam Allardyce

[thenodrog]

but there's absolutely no way any criticism can be levelled at Paul Robinson. He's superb.

I've told you a million times not to exaggerate Toogs.

[T4E]

I've told you a million times not to exaggerate Toogs.

Well waited until the day after I posted when a goal can now be blamed on him. Good work Gord

[thenodrog]

Nor me. I can think of the one V Pompey and the one V Burnley. Long range shots I think maybe he should have saved. The Pompey one was really well placed and the Burnley one was well hit so maybe even that's harsh.

Well placed? It bounced twice on it's way in from 30 yards out! Any half decent defender on the line with the keeper stranded would have stopped that with their feet.

[waggy]

well we win one and lose one under macdonalds leadership,whose to say the stoke game won't be a draw.i wonder if mac made the team selection because it left a lot to be desired,his use of the subs was poor,just like his mentor

[unluckymorton]

well we win one and lose one under macdonalds leadership,whose to say the stoke game won't be a draw.i wonder if mac made the team selection because it left a lot to be desired,his use of the subs was poor,just like his mentor

[thenodrog]

well we win one and lose one under macdonalds leadership,whose to say the stoke game won't be a draw.i wonder if mac made the team selection because it left a lot to be desired,his use of the subs was poor,just like his mentor

Your stupidity (and that of the eejit that agrees with you) knows no bounds waggy coming on the back of the very last home match when SA's substitutions transformed the team, changed the game and earned us 3 points. You can criticise the team selection or the tactics but only a fool would criticise the effect of the substitutions. Maybe if you had actually been there instead of making Allardyce a convenient excuse for you spending Sat aft in the pub you'd have remembered it.

Maybe I'm being harsh with you but I don't think so. Your hatred of SA has clouded your thinking. SA coming in and saving our souls last season and proving your judgement wrong has obviously p1ssed you off big time. It's quite obvious now that you would rather have seen us relegated. To sack SA and replace him is lemming thinking. (As a matter of interest who do you think is better that would come to BRFC under the financial conditions that exist?)

That substitute comment I guess is just a chuck enough mud and some will stick tactic that you are employing to sway some of the more impressionable on here with goldfish memories.

At the risk of upsetting his poncy minder dare I say that you and Tris are starting to remind me of the unlikely and improbable alliance between Felix and Oscar in 'The odd couple'.

[Atomicrover]

Recognising this in fact a thread regarding Sam - anyone happen to know how the angioplasty went?

[PAFELL]

well we win one and lose one under macdonalds leadership,whose to say the stoke game won't be a draw.i wonder if mac made the team selection because it left a lot to be desired,his use of the subs was poor,just like his mentor

Your judgement is based on having heard or read the results - but not seeing the game. So you cannot give an eye witness account. Your hatred for Big Sam has clouded your judgement.

A genuine Rovers supporter supports the club as a whole and not just a part. Sam has done nothing that has been detremental to Blackburn Rovers football club - unlike Ince who endangered the club and deserved to be sacked - therefore like or dislike him, he is the manager in the hotseat and should be supported by every Rovers supporter.

The more the supporters can get behind the manager, the team, the better confidence will grow. Until Sam does things that endangers the club, such as relagation, he deserves the support from ALL Rover supporters.

In the first half against Fulham, Rovers were by far the better team - yet sadly couldn't score. That is not down to the managerment team but the players themselves. If Di Santo had scored his one and one with the keeper, the game would have been completely different. Sadly that was not the case and Rovers conceeded a goal just before half time - that changed the whole game and Rovers had to start chasing the game - which exposed them at the back.

[Spencer]

Thanks to all those who passed on their good wishes to me for my little angioplasty yesterday. I was back home before 5pm and everything is fine!

I mentioned in my previous post that the procedure would be quick and painless - and so it proved to be - the most frustrating part of the whole thing was sitting around doing nothing for 5 or 6 hours after the operation (which, admittedly, was longer than I expected).

Now I have to just take it easy for a week - quite how Rovers are expecting Sam back at his desk on Monday is a mystery to me as the doc and the nursing staff (plus all the literature I've read) state that going back to work so early is a huge no-no!!

AtomicRover - I wouldn't expect to hear anything for a couple of hours yet but, if my experience is anything to go by, he'll be fine!

[ABBEY]

Your judgement is based on having heard or read the results - but not seeing the game. So you cannot give an eye witness account. Your hatred for Big Sam has clouded your judgement.

A genuine Rovers supporter supports the club as a whole and not just a part. Sam has done nothing that has been detremental to Blackburn Rovers football club - unlike Ince who endangered the club and deserved to be sacked - therefore like or dislike him, he is the manager in the hotseat and should be supported by every Rovers supporter.

The more the supporters can get behind the manager, the team, the better confidence will grow. Until Sam does things that endangers the club, such as relagation, he deserves the support from ALL Rover supporters.

In the first half against Fulham, Rovers were by far the better team - yet sadly couldn't score. That is not down to the managerment team but the players themselves. If Di Santo had scored his one and one with the keeper, the game would have been completely different. Sadly that was not the case and Rovers conceeded a goal just before half time - that changed the whole game and Rovers had to start chasing the game - which exposed them at the back.

Glad you put judge without being there.I will shove up for you on the mikrehatesme step

[mark1875]

rovers website says sam's procedure went well

and he should be back for Liverpool game?

http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1888536,00.html

[Steve Moss]

Sam might be back for Chelsea but certainly by Liverpool.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Allardyce-to-leave-hospital-on-Saturday-article234751.html

[jny]

Sam might be back for Chelsea but certainly by Liverpool.

http://www.mirrorfoo...icle234751.html

Anyone else think that that picture was put in for comedy value, BFS has picked the team for today has he not?

[bazza]

Good to hear you're doing OK Spencer, and that Sam is as well.

Make sure you do take it easy for a week.

[Spencer]

Thanks bazza - I certainly will be taking it easy, though not happy having to miss today's game and the Chelsea match!!

[waggy]

the only thing i'm worried about is us finishing above the dingles,no chance of finishing 12th with lardarse in charge

[chaddyrovers]

Is Big Sam back at training today?

[ABBEY]

why if the expert is doing such a wonderful job then are all the predictions for defeats and we should not expect to beat the likes of wham /stoke etc. Why was there booing for the team selection on saturday? why were the fans chanting 442 ? why were fans coming to blows over the standard of footy on offer? why did a mate of mine who hasnt been for 2 seasons and went on saturday facebok me and said it will be another two years before he comes again as he was not impressed and bored?

[S15]

Abbey, not one person on this website has said he is doing a ''wonderful job.''

Most people seem happy that he has taken a team who last Christmas were 5 points adrift in the relegation zone to being comfortable in mid table just under a year later.

That is a good, steady job. Add to that the home record is the best it's been in years, with plenty of goals and some good football. There are always elements in any team which you wish weren't there, but for some reason people seem hellbent on overly emphasising those aspects in an Allardyce team.

That's your prerogative, but I don't think it does anyone any favours.

[ABBEY]

the home record will not be the best for years by the time the top teams roll us over

[Stuart]

the only thing i'm worried about is us finishing above the dingles,no chance of finishing 12th with lardarse in charge

Not one to defend waggy's depressing view of things, but this is a very relevant point - even if it's not the one you intended to make. According to JW, to go from a net selling club back to a trading club, then we need to finish mid-table this season.

If we end up 17th, it means Sky money for another year - but that alone won't sustain our wages and subsidised ticket policy, let alone bring in new faces.

It's to be hoped the approaches to the West Ham games and Stoke games - even during the match when we could have improved - don't come back to haunt us.

Having said all that, we can't expect to win every game at home and to only lose once this season is actually commendable. The trick is going to be how we approach games like the Fulham one where we ought to have a chance of 3 points.

Also, it's maybe unfortunate that Sam hasn't been at the matches since the Portsmouth game - his greater experience and tactical nouse over that of McDonald might have made a difference.

[tony gale's mic]

Not one to defend waggy's depressing view of things, but this is a very relevant point - even if it's not the one you intended to make. According to JW, to go from a net selling club back to a trading club, then we need to finish mid-table this season.

If we end up 17th, it means Sky money for another year - but that alone won't sustain our wages and subsidised ticket policy, let alone bring in new faces.

It's to be hoped the approaches to the West Ham games and Stoke games - even during the match when we could have improved - don't come back to haunt us.

Having said all that, we can't expect to win every game at home and to only lose once this season is actually commendable. The trick is going to be how we approach games like the Fulham one where we ought to have a chance of 3 points.

Also, it's maybe unfortunate that Sam hasn't been at the matches since the Portsmouth game - his greater experience and tactical nouse over that of McDonald might have made a difference.

It's not a relevant point at all. To say we have no chance of finishing 12th when we are currently 13th and level on points/gd with 12th is retarded in the extreme...like pretty much all of his posts.

[USABlue]

I like a lot of posters on here am befuddled by some of the goings on at Ewood. Team selections, formations leave me scratching my head at times. Could it be the BFS is just a stubborn @#/?, he hears us and is telling himself stuff em I'm the boss I'll do it just cos I can. Mr Williams should sit him down and ask him. It's painful to watch at times, Diouf moves like a slug on Valiu,m yet a speedy youngster never gets a look in. I'm confused some one needs to explain this whole situation to me.

[JAL]

I like a lot of posters on here am befuddled by some of the goings on at Ewood. Team selections, formations leave me scratching my head at times. Could it be the BFS is just a stubborn @#/?, he hears us and is telling himself stuff em I'm the boss I'll do it just cos I can. Mr Williams should sit him down and ask him. It's painful to watch at times, Diouf moves like a slug on Valiu,m yet a speedy youngster never gets a look in. I'm confused some one needs to explain this whole situation to me.

Theres also a strange comment coming out from Neil Macdonald about how one up front works for Rovers when the last six points have come form playing two up front, Pompey at home second half and Bolton away.

[47er]

why if the expert is doing such a wonderful job then are all the predictions for defeats and we should not expect to beat the likes of wham /stoke etc. Why was there booing for the team selection on saturday? why were the fans chanting 442 ? why were fans coming to blows over the standard of footy on offer? why did a mate of mine who hasnt been for 2 seasons and went on saturday facebok me and said it will be another two years before he comes again as he was not impressed and bored?

Why did you write that the performance at Bolton was" perfect" but turn all negative a week later? Is the club, manager, whatever on trial on a weekly basis? Can't we have some longer perspective? Are you going to be up and down like a pro's keks all season?