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FourLaneBlue Champions League

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Owen Coyle would have been cool, though I cannot believe he would have left Burnley for us. He does appear to be the real deal. Still, that can only be determined over time. Let's see where he is in 3 years. I'm interested to see what will happen from here.

Besides, he has far more to spend at Bolton than he would have had with us. Not a huge amount, but better than minus a few million.

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darwenblueswearehere Premier League

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Rubbish.

Taking over with us 4 points adrift of safety yet leading us to mid-table. Following this up with a tenth place finish and a semi-final.

All of this while selling players in attempts to balance the books and, Kalinic apart, having very little to reinvest.

The football might be terrible and, let's face it, the man is a t!t, but when it comes down to it, in black and white terms, his management has been a resounding success. Sacking a manager during a season carries a risk of getting the wrong man in and being relegated. I'm somewhat shocked that so many on here are so blind that they want to do that.

I don't think Fat Sam will be at Rovers for too long. However, anyone of a right mind would want him to leave during a summer - any summer - with us as Premiership club rather than randomly sacking a proven Prem manager in the middle of the campaign.

We beat an expensively assembled Villa 2-0 last week. One game later and he should go and we should take pot luck on whoever is available? Madness. Well, not madness as such...blind bloody stubbornness.

I will put my love for the good of the club over any personal dislike for an individual.

We should never be sacking a manager mid-season unless we are truly forced to. We were with Ince. Nobody worth listening to would suggest we are in the same plight today.

If he is going to leave, fine, but it has to be done at the end of a season.

Spot on

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Bobby G World Cup

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Its a bit stupid for people to be jumping the gun and talking about sacking the manager. We are doing well in the grand scheme of things. Yes it was an embarrassing performance, however, three points against Wolves at home and we will be back on track with 21 points.

Look at history, and it tells you sacking a manager prematurely especially when you are not in a perilous situation (bottom of the league, 5 points adrift, on a run of 6 games winless let's say) can be costly. I hope we arent in the hand of foolish people who will risk the future of the club.

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It really goes round in circles here, shocking result at the weekend no doubt - after every game we lose though it is the same old whinging. The insults are pathetic too.

It is not the score that rattles me - as bad as it was. But the manner of it. There was no desire by the team. Either Sam or the players, surrendered the match before it started. Rovers lost 7 1, but if we are really honest with ourselves, Rovers got off lightly. Man U missed other chances as well.

The players and the manager are accountable. As much as I hate it when Rovers lose, I would rather they lost when trying to win. All that team did on Saturday, wa turn up. But did nowt when there.

An explanation is required from the manager or the players. Because a performance like that is totally unexceptable. Supporters pay money to watch their club compete - Rovers did not even try to compete v man u.

I expect Sam to receive a phone call from India sometime today to explain the result on Saturday - as it was a disgrace.

I am not calling for his head yet, but I am slowly leaning in that direction. There have been a number of time last season and this when Rovers have just laid down. Who tells them to do that, the players or the manager. A question that needs to be asked and answered. MGP must have really felt embarrassed being with the Rovers supporters on Saturday and equally disgusted with what he saw happening on the pitch.

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I think Sam has done a wonderful job and he is very good at getting results where it means the most, ie keeping us out of the relegation battle, but I think our team lacks of effort and determination. Everyone knows that effort and battle can sometimes cope with the 10-20-30% more in talent. I miss the in your face culture that his team had. Both the shambles this weekend and the shambles against spurs and city away last season is real really tough to take.

I cant understand why the players couldnt care less. I am trying, but I just can't. It affects me in many ways and it really saddens me and destroys my week.

I felt horrible on Saturday. It was like torture. Watching the game and had no chance at all of affecting is.

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Amo World Cup

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Perhaps because he, and his team, were completely humiliated? Short of apologising for the shocking nature of the defeat and coming up some lame half-excuses, what exactly did you expect?

Just apologize for the shocking performance and leave it at that. No need to mention anything else.

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LeChuck World Cup

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Isn't Klinsmann looking for a job these days? God forbid the day Sam actually leaves, since we're all so convinced there's no future without him.

What a risk that would be, nothing at all to suggest he would be a good PL manager. If he wasn't a big name player you wouldn't be mentioning his name, and that's the same line of thinking that brought Paul Ince to the club.

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Amo World Cup

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What a risk that would be, nothing at all to suggest he would be a good PL manager. If he wasn't a big name player you wouldn't be mentioning his name, and that's the same line of thinking that brought Paul Ince to the club.

Managing Germany & Bayern Munich...... Managing Macclesfield & MK Dons....

I can see why you'd make that comparison.

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Majiball World Cup

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Sam's earnt the right to see what he can do, there's little point ruffling feathers mid season.

Klinsman maybe should it come to that, but what experience does he have with little to nothing? Or working with lower level players than the elite of Bayern et al.

One name really sticks out at present, Dan Petrescu. He is definitely going places.

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Managing Germany & Bayern Munich...... Managing Macclesfield & MK Dons....

I can see why you'd make that comparison.

Didn't do particularly well at Bayern and rumour has it it was the current German manager who was the real force behind the German team and Klinsmann was more the talismanic figurehead.

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LeChuck World Cup

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Managing Germany & Bayern Munich...... Managing Macclesfield & MK Dons....

I can see why you'd make that comparison.

International football is completely different to club football. His short stint with Bayern was patchy as well.

Why do you think he'd be good in the PL? I'm not saying he wouldn't be, I'm saying it's a massive risk because he has no real club record to judge by.

My comparison was completely just by the way. You've picked Klinsmann's name because of what he achieved as a player, not as a manager.

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Steve Moss Champions League

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we score a few past Wolves all will be forgotten

It won't be forgotten. However, it will go a small way toward balancing the trust level in my books. 28+ points as of the end of December is the real goal, so far as I am concerned. Iin the meantime, I'm trying to block the mental images of Saturday's match.

I consider myself a pragmatic Sam supporter. But if we're writing off matches, why not go out fighting? Sometimes his decision making makes absolutely no sense to me.

In my opinion, those who are wanting Holloway to replace Sam are truly bonkers.

I'm bonkers, then.

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