[Archived] Goodbye Sam - message to Venkys

[jim mk2]

Just like to record on here my thanks to Sam Allardyce for saving Rovers from relegation 2 seasons ago and saving the club from probable oblivion. His departure is a disgrace and an indictment on the new owners. I cannot believe John Williams would have approved of this decision. Is he the next to go ?

All those on here who disliked Allardyce and wanted him replaced have their wish. I hope I'm wrong but when this unnecessary upheaval ends in relegation this season or next they should hang their heads in shame.

I doubt if the new owners look at this site but all those who support Sam and are horrified by this decision might like to send a message to them by adding their names below.

[philipl]

This is the first time I have felt deeply ashamed to be a Rovers fan over the sacking of a Manager.

[CrazyIvan]

This

[rog of the rovers]

Thanks Big Sam, personally I didn't think you did much wrong with the players and budget you had to work with. I hope all Rovers fans remember the position we were in two years ago (almost to the day) when we sacked Ince and where we are now.

[Earlydoors]

Aye

[Spansterkid]

The new owners haven't got a bleedin' clue how to run a football club. The players we have got will struggle under any other manager. We'll be lucky to stay up.

[RibbleValleyRover]

I'd like to thank Sam for what he has done for Rovers, I'm not his biggest fan in the world but he did a vital job at the club. It looked like we were certs to go down after the Ince disaster, he came in made us hard to beat and kept us up- I couldn't think of many managers who could have done the same in that situation.

I wish Sam all the best for the future.

[Amo]

I think people forget we saved HIS career when no-one would touch him, and he was handsomely rewarded for it, too.

[Blackburn Ender]

I felt very uneasy when Don MacKay was booted out.

Never forget that pic of him leaving with his MotM Magnum of Champagne under his arm.

[Bobby G]

BIG SAM, we thank you for what you did for our club. For the first time, I began feeling like it was becoming your club. You deserved at least another 7 months at the helm to show how far you could take us.

I am ashamed by this sacking.

I just hope we dont fall apart at this critical point of the season.

[rog of the rovers]

If we can try and put this into some sort of historical context, wasn't McKay pushed in similarly ruthless manner, before the then new owner (Jack Walker) brought in his own man in Dalglish?

[Tom]

Credit to Big Sam his statement on SSN just now was very admirable and thanked the fans and the club.

Cheers for keeping us up

[BPF]

Deary me,

I'll be happy when the Sam themed Stockholm Syndrome lifts and people realise that we are more than relegation fodder.

[John]

Very nice comments from Sam through the LMA.

[Bobby G]

With the crap squad we have, it will come back to haunt us. Lets see the owners put their money out now.

[Andy]

Shocking decision - I can only hope that Venky's know what they're doing and have a proper replacement lined up.

Thanks for the job you did Sam. No matter what anyone says, results are more important than entertainment and we were always sure of results over 38 games from you.

Ignoring the vast minority who never took to you and blindly used the 'long ball merchant' tag, we appreciate what you've done and wish you the best for the future and your next job.

I was one of the more positive fans regarding Venky's takeover, but today I've lost a considerable amount of faith...

[Ossydave]

Agreed Jim

[Al]

Now all of us who thought that the Venkys were the wrong people to take over our club have been proven correct. This is a diabolical decision probably brought on by Sam's refusal to allow Kentaro dictate to him who to try to sign. I am for the first time in my life ashamed to be a Rovers supporter.

If the Venkys want to turn the supporters against them they are going the right way about it.

Disgusted.

[Dunnfc]

BIG SAM FOR ENGLAND You deserve it.

Cheers for saving us.

VENKYS OUT VENKYS OUT

[AlanSheppard]

Ridiculous stuff. I can't say I agreed with every decision of Big Sam's but to treat someone who dragged us out the mire and has built a decent squad with no money at all is horrific.

[Tom]

Nothing is proven yet Al and we don't know the full thinking behind it.

It looks bad now but what if they bring in a great manager and fund us back up the table?

[RoyRover]

I too would like to send my thanks to the guy. He has done a good job for us and despite his style of play being pretty horrendous at times, it got us results and pushed us up the league table. I'm concerned by our owners and their obvious lack of football knowledge and unrealistic expectations for a team that has been punching high above its weight for years and is the model club for stability and being well run. This decision by the new owners is embarrassing and further highlights their lack of understanding for football.

[sambo]

Thankyou for everything Big Sam - if it hadn't been for you, we could well be still in the Championship.

[daveoftherovers]

Agree with the sentiments of thanks to Big Sam, staving off relegation, beating the dingles, a cup semi and finishing tenth is hardly a poor return with such a poor squad and no investment is it?

Having said that, I'd rather wait to see who they appoint and who we sign in January, and maybe see an explanation as to why, before I start calling for chicken boycotts et all.

For example, if they say that need us to reach for a global audience and see that our style is hindering that, or that they had a major disagreement with Sam about something fundemental, such as possible transfer targets, then we may see something positive.

But it's all a bit sudden and bizarre...

[imy9]

Thank you Sam for what you have done for Blackburn Rovers FC. You grew on me over time and you have left a legacy behind with the youth that you have backed and put in the first team squad.