[Archived] Sam Allardyce

[broadsword]

I like most on here (including you Hughesy ) thought his time was almost up around the City game and I wouldn't have been sad to see him go.

Credit where it's due though recently he has taken some bold decisions re team and tactics and it seems to be paying off in full.

The football still isn't great at times but there's at least rays of hope at the minute and we are playing some football.

Let's hope we can keep it up.

Yeah, I have been happier recently, and to be honest, given what things were like in the earlier part of the season, I'm amazed that we're in the position we're in in the table.

I'm a bit confused how this seems to have come about. For example, Kalinic was meant to be blended in over the course of the season, it seems more like luck that he's gone from being a bit-part player to the first name on the team-sheet. Salgado was meant to be a waste of space who hardly played, now he looks the part. Diouf suddenly looks like he wants to put a shift in.

Did Sam use up 3 wishes with the magic genie?

If we get the version of Sam where we're playing a mix of direct football and a bit of ball-playing, with a team of sports scientists behind him getting the best out of everyone, and we look like we're trying when we play the big boys, then I think people will start to be won round.

[LeChuck]

For example, Kalinic was meant to be blended in over the course of the season, it seems more like luck that he's gone from being a bit-part player to the first name on the team-sheet.

That's down to hard work on both Kalinic's and Sam's part.

There was an interview during one of the international breaks (November?) when Niko stayed behind to train with us, where he said he'd never worked so hard in his life. You can see he's physically stronger than when he arrived, his touch seems to have improved too.

Obviously we've done a lot of work with him to progress him so quickly to the level he's at now. I think you're doing both of them a disservice there, probably Kalinic more as he must have been extremely dedicated to be doing extra training when he could have been with the national team.

[broadsword]

But the way that Allardyce was banging on, it was to do with him not losing his confidence, and so slowly blending him in. Nothing to do with strength. That is why I can't understand why he was getting bits and pieces and then bang he's playing 90 minutes every week.

But I do acknowledge that in playing one up front, getting stronger has helped him immeasurably.

[Steve Moss]

Kenny knows as much about the modern day Blackburn Rovers, as I do about molecular phylogenetics and evolution.

He still holds God like status though.

You're contradicting yourself. Amongst other attributes, God with a capital "G" is all knowing. Therefore Kenny knows everything there is to know about the modern day Blackburn Rovers and molecular phylogenetics and evolution.

As the Divine Dalglish has annointed Sam, go forth and blasphemy no more.

[broadsword]

What's phylogenetics?

Sounds like a Czech disco.

[Gav]

You're contradicting yourself. Amongst other attributes, God with a capital "G" is all knowing. Therefore Kenny knows everything there is to know about the modern day Blackburn Rovers and molecular phylogenetics and evolution.

As the Divine Dalglish has annointed Sam, go forth and blasphemy no more.

Oh bugger

[Mattyblue]

Completely regarding the selling club Den, but as for the supporters I know, all die hard, been going since before the Walker revolution.

That’s why I’m concerned.

What would you like to discuss instead? flower arranging maybe?

If you don't like it don't read it

The football club has done everything to get more fans in and to look after the ones already signed up.

Allardyce won't be around long term, he like all managers are transient, the club is forever, I support the club, a season or 2 of solid if at times $hit football is fine as he is putting the club back on an even keel.

I will look back at the Sam era (if things stay similar) and think yeah it was crap at times, but relegation wasn't an issue, we got to cup semi finals and he sorted us out after the near catastrophe that was Paul Ince, why others can't do the same is beyond me.

[Gav]

Poppies ... I need the morphine

Amen to that

[47er]

It stopped being a 'discussion' months ago, it's now just a never ending caustic drip drip of pointless negativity. I heard you the first time, I got it, stop keep telling me the same sh!t over and over. I know you're not happy.

I respect yours and everyone elses right to not renew their season ticket, to stop supporting the club, to dis Sam, to yearn for the good old days but for Gods sake do it somewhere else - perhaps the Erstwhile BRFC Former Supporters Internet Site - or just the good home for the terminally depressed - but enough already with the negative sh!t.

... or http://www.floristryexpert.co.uk

Or in a pub in Rishton...........

[Manc Rover]

Apologies if this has been posted before but looks like a Dingle has been trying to be clever. Actually quite amusing in parts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Allardyce

[broadsword]

looks like it was only edited a couple of hours ago.

Seems like someone is a bit bitter and twisted, with too much time on their hands.

[mhead]

Show me a season's results over the last 50 years and I will show you the exact years Howard Kendall was Manager(1-0,0-0,1-0,1-0,0-0 etc)

It was boring but effective and us supporters loved it. And I bet most of the 9,000(less the dead ones) are still SUPPORTERS. Rovers are that

sort of Club - if you are daft enough and keen enough the only time you give up is when the St Johns Ambulance come to resuscitate you on the

riverside! Compared to most of our Managers Big Sam is top-notch. And he will not last more than 3 to 5 years -none has....but we will still

be there cos we support the Club,not the Manager or the Directors and only a very few players,Managers and Uncle Jack EVER have a chance of becoming

Club legends.

[The Rover of Finland]

Any possible Mr.X here?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlatan_Muslimovi%C4%87

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_Caicedo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Hazard

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Hoffer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevhen_Seleznyov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Rodionov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ola_Toivonen

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas_Dost

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gylfi_Sigur%C3%B0sson

[Amo]

Daily Mirror journo, and lifelong Liverpool fan, Brian Reade has been laying into Sam today:

Arsene Wenger is as wrong to say Arsenal are the only Premier League team given rough-house treatment as he is to say Stoke are the only ones dishing it out.

Sadly this country has produced a type of manager who believes the only way to stop a side with superior skills is to kick them off the pitch.

A coach whose only strategy to gain a point (that's all he mostly plays of) is a dead-ball booted or thrown on to a giants' head in the penalty area. And there's a worse offender than Tony Pulis - Sam Allardyce. He's imposed his brand of long-ball, hacking, time-wasting, soul-destroying, anti-football on three top-flight clubs and he's actually proud of that achievement. He's worked the media and the Patron Saint of British Managers, Alex Ferguson, so well, he gains mafia-like protection from criticism. Worst of all, his appalling Blackburn side, unlike Stoke, aren't even very effective at what they do.

Pulis doesn't pretend he's doing anything other than trying to survive at the highest level and, unlike Allardyce, he would never have the audacity to claim he merited a shot at the England job. His Stoke side are an easy target. If we are to attack a manager for implementing a banal and thuggish style of play, let's go for the main who introduced it: Big Hoof Sam.

[John]

Sam on Rovers World - along the same lines of the press quotes we have seen recently, nothing ground breaking. However, he says how he has been saying to JW for a while now, the importance of having talented youngtsers in the squad. Highlights we paid 1.2 Euros for Nzonzi and £6 million for Kalinic, and that they will be good value signings as players in those positions can be very expsensive. Also wants Junior now to fulfil his enormous potential.

[Bobby G]

Thought we paid less for Nzonzi.

[den]

Thought we paid less for Nzonzi.

Less than 1.2 Euros?

I thought we paid much more than that.

[Kelbo]

Daily Mirror journo, and lifelong Liverpool fan, Brian Reade has been laying into Sam today:

Arsene Wenger is as wrong to say Arsenal are the only Premier League team given rough-house treatment as he is to say Stoke are the only ones dishing it out.

Sadly this country has produced a type of manager who believes the only way to stop a side with superior skills is to kick them off the pitch.

A coach whose only strategy to gain a point (that's all he mostly plays of) is a dead-ball booted or thrown on to a giants' head in the penalty area. And there's a worse offender than Tony Pulis - Sam Allardyce. He's imposed his brand of long-ball, hacking, time-wasting, soul-destroying, anti-football on three top-flight clubs and he's actually proud of that achievement. He's worked the media and the Patron Saint of British Managers, Alex Ferguson, so well, he gains mafia-like protection from criticism. Worst of all, his appalling Blackburn side, unlike Stoke, aren't even very effective at what they do.

Pulis doesn't pretend he's doing anything other than trying to survive at the highest level and, unlike Allardyce, he would never have the audacity to claim he merited a shot at the England job. His Stoke side are an easy target. If we are to attack a manager for implementing a banal and thuggish style of play, let's go for the main who introduced it: Big Hoof Sam.

Thuggish, was he unaware of Viera smirking at Sutton after smashing him in the face? Keown whe was famed for his aggressive challenges, Pettit wasnt much better!!

[Ozz]

Daily Mirror journo, and lifelong Liverpool fan, Brian Reade has been laying into Sam today:

Arsene Wenger is as wrong to say Arsenal are the only Premier League team given rough-house treatment as he is to say Stoke are the only ones dishing it out.

Sadly this country has produced a type of manager who believes the only way to stop a side with superior skills is to kick them off the pitch.

A coach whose only strategy to gain a point (that's all he mostly plays of) is a dead-ball booted or thrown on to a giants' head in the penalty area. And there's a worse offender than Tony Pulis - Sam Allardyce. He's imposed his brand of long-ball, hacking, time-wasting, soul-destroying, anti-football on three top-flight clubs and he's actually proud of that achievement. He's worked the media and the Patron Saint of British Managers, Alex Ferguson, so well, he gains mafia-like protection from criticism. Worst of all, his appalling Blackburn side, unlike Stoke, aren't even very effective at what they do.

Pulis doesn't pretend he's doing anything other than trying to survive at the highest level and, unlike Allardyce, he would never have the audacity to claim he merited a shot at the England job. His Stoke side are an easy target. If we are to attack a manager for implementing a banal and thuggish style of play, let's go for the main who introduced it: Big Hoof Sam.

Liverpool fans really don't like Sam do they

Good, cos the feelings like wise.

[bobsterbrfc]

I always think that Rafa's beef with Sam is made more embarrassing by the fact that if we were to refer to each of their performances according to the indicator of 'Net Spend' (Rafa's favourite topic usually!!!).....Then Sam's winner there.

[LeChuck]

Less than 1.2 Euros?

I thought we paid much more than that.

I thought it was reported as £400k at the time. It's probably gone up to £1 million (roughly 1.2 million Euros) with performance add-ons.

[Seggie]

Daily Mirror journo, and lifelong Liverpool fan, Brian Reade has been laying into Sam today:

Arsene Wenger is as wrong to say Arsenal are the only Premier League team given rough-house treatment as he is to say Stoke are the only ones dishing it out.

Sadly this country has produced a type of manager who believes the only way to stop a side with superior skills is to kick them off the pitch.

A coach whose only strategy to gain a point (that's all he mostly plays of) is a dead-ball booted or thrown on to a giants' head in the penalty area. And there's a worse offender than Tony Pulis - Sam Allardyce. He's imposed his brand of long-ball, hacking, time-wasting, soul-destroying, anti-football on three top-flight clubs and he's actually proud of that achievement. He's worked the media and the Patron Saint of British Managers, Alex Ferguson, so well, he gains mafia-like protection from criticism. Worst of all, his appalling Blackburn side, unlike Stoke, aren't even very effective at what they do.

Pulis doesn't pretend he's doing anything other than trying to survive at the highest level and, unlike Allardyce, he would never have the audacity to claim he merited a shot at the England job. His Stoke side are an easy target. If we are to attack a manager for implementing a banal and thuggish style of play, let's go for the main who introduced it: Big Hoof Sam.

Lets put it simply for Rafa and his scouse cronies. Rovers play ###### football, Stoke play ###### football, in fact lets face it most teams play ###### football in the Premiership including Liverpool who have resorted to it this season. Hes just bitter he's probably going to get fired at the end of the season because for all his net spend he has failed misrably this season.

At least Sam didn't spend £20m on a flop midfielder with his limited budget.

[philipl]

And Liverpool were utterly scintillating at City......

Brian Reade is a moron.

[Amo]

And Liverpool were utterly scintillating at City......

Brian Reade is a moron.

Another irony is we're joint level with the superior Stoke.

[DE.]

Worst of all, his appalling Blackburn side, unlike Stoke, aren't even very effective at what they do.

Which is why we're currently sitting 12th, basically safe for another season I wonder how this helmet defines 'effective'.