[Archived] Available saviours

[Roversider]

Just posted for McLaren out the Kean thread.

Can't think of a better/safer/likelier option at the moment.

He did well at Wolfsburg didn't he, need to think harder Plastic.

I've got it, the perfect team for rovers.

Fatih Terim with Tugay as his assistant. World class manager who has been successful and has years of experience with an assistant who loves the club.

That would be interesting, love Tugay but how can you have someone who doesn't do media interviews in the UK? Don't quote Ferguson, he only boycotts the BBC.

[philipl]

Benitez and McLaren are interested. But there is a lot of circumstantial pointing to Ranieri at the moment.

[Mattyblue]

He did well at Wolfsburg didn't he, need to think harder Plastic.

Did well at Twente though, didn't he?

[67splitscreen]

Benitez and McLaren are interested. But there is a lot of circumstantial pointing to Ranieri at the moment.

Is Andrews doing the negotiating.

[Bobby G]

Why would McLaren be the safe choice?

Dont rate him at all. Especially not his motivational skills.

Between all the realistic choices being named, Id go for Benitez, then Ranieri.

[Majiball]

Is Andrews doing the negotiating.

No but hopefully he's pointing them in the right direction.

[Majiball]

Not keen on Rafa at all, he took the Liverpool out of Liverpool. A lot of locals are glad he went as they felt detached from their club with his complete Spanish invasion.

Personally since I know they are financially in the pooh, I'd be trying to pinch Moyes. But I guess that would depend on how much backing Venky's can give him.

[Hekla]

Benitez wouldn't be that bad. He has proved he is a top manager in the past, yes he has had bad spells but you can still say he would be a big coup.

[Balwer]

hate to sound like a wet blanket, but is a relegation dogfight for a small Premier League club something that the likes of Ranieri and Benitez would entertain? A lot of people talk here about not wanting them, but what makes our job so appealing to them? I dislike Benitez, but the man did win the Champions League, and was most recently managing the reigning champs. I can't imagine there haven't been better jobs since his sacking that he could have gone for, ditto Ranieri. Newcastle were only able to get Pardew in, and I imagine that job would have been a lot more appealing to prospective managers than ours is right now, with no manager, new ownership, limited funds and no backroom staff, not to mention much in the way of job security.

I would be delighted to get them in, because whilst continuity is a good thing, anybody has to be more qualified than Kean. However I feel we should be probably be aiming for the likes of O'Neill or Curbishley. Jol would be ideal, but I imagine he's out of work by choice, not because he's holding out for the likes of us.

Still, you can never underestimate what Mr Rao might want to do in terms of celebrity/profile, could throw some of us own money at a big name (eg. Diego).

Oh and as someone said earlier, if Kentaro aren't advising then who is making the decision regarding any potential new manager anyway?

[JMillZz]

I wouldn't be surprised if Balaji saw how Keith Lemon was regarded as a popular figure over here and got him in as manager.

With the Rao family in charge anything could happen.

On a serious note the managers mentioned can be bad. I dislike Benitez but the man commands respect and the players would certainly respect him.

[Lytham]

Tony Parkes seems the logical choice for me.

The short-term fix expert, already here, loves the club, more likely to accept the situation he'd have to deal with than some fancy foreigner.

But logical choices aren't what this ownership specialises in , are they ? Quite the opposite, with bells on.

So it probably won't be Tony Parkes.

[jim mk2]

Benitez: monstrous ego, loves spending money, wouldn't entertain Rovers

Ranieri: managed some of Europe's top clubs, unlikely to want to manage cash-strapped lowly Rovers

Jol: ditto

O'Neill: infamous for taking a long time to make a decision and rejected West Ham 3 weeks after being offered the job. Never liked Rovers. Non-starter.

Curbishley: London, enough said.

McClaren: good long term option but can he turn Rovers around quickly and avoid relegation ?

Allardyce: perfect but owners unlikely to want to lose face by asking him to return.

Parkes: out of the top-level of the game too long. Might as well ask Terry Vegetables.

Next ?

[chaddyrovers]

Oh and as someone said earlier, if Kentaro aren't advising then who is making the decision regarding any potential new manager anyway?

The MD of rovers Tom Finn and the rovers board! Have a alot experience on the rovers board and people who have been in the decisions of appointing manager and sacking them. So messages to the owners, use the experience to appoint the right manager!

[joey_big_nose]

Benitez would be a terrible choice I think. He is arrogant and will come in thinking he can turn things around instantly - I feel that can be a recipe for disaster. Plus it has been a long time since he dealt with a club at the sharp end of the table. Raneiri could be an okay choice but again - when has he handled a club struggling at the wrong end?

McClaren is more plausible, but his lack of backbone is a worry considering how far off form we are. Also I think the fans would have it in for him from the start which would make things very difficult.

I wish there was a Hughes or a Coyle available. Maybe there is and I haven't thought of him? We need a bit of real quality mixed with grit and determination. So few people out there who have both.

[Dunnfc]

Paul Lambert for me!

[67splitscreen]

Article in the Mail today on Benitez:

My link

'My job is to analyse clubs and say, "I know how we can improve this team, we can spend money here or spend money there". Right now I'm preparing projects for different options and different clubs because it could be this one, it could be that one. The main thing will be the transfer targets, as it depends on the potential of the club. But I want to work in England.'

[Roversider]

Benitez: monstrous ego, loves spending money, wouldn't entertain Rovers

Ranieri: managed some of Europe's top clubs, unlikely to want to manage cash-strapped lowly Rovers

Jol: ditto

O'Neill: infamous for taking a long time to make a decision and rejected West Ham 3 weeks after being offered the job. Never liked Rovers. Non-starter.

Curbishley: London, enough said.

McClaren: good long term option but can he turn Rovers around quickly and avoid relegation ?

Allardyce: perfect but owners unlikely to want to lose face by asking him to return.

Parkes: out of the top-level of the game too long. Might as well ask Terry Vegetables.

Next ?

Very good analysis Jim, How about stick with Kean and bring in McClaren as an advisor for the short-term? I seem to remember Boro doing that with Venables?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I'd rather stick with Kean than go for Maradona. We would be a laughing stock then. As I said on another site we should be looking for a guy who can possibly get us out of the championship rather than a short term fix that might blow up in our faces.

[joey_big_nose]

Paul Lambert for me!

Good shout. People might say he is a gamble, but to be honest I think I would rather have someone who has fought his way up from the bottom rather than a foreign big name who is stooping to come to Rovers.

The main isue with all these things is the interview - it is only there that you can gauge the commitment and ideas the guy is bringing to the table. Problem for me is who is going to do the interviewing? Tom FInn has been mentioned, but how much has he been involved previously during JW tenure?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Paul Lambert for me!

I like him too but give me one reason why he'd leave Norwich for Rovers at this moment in time.

[Iceman]

And now some people are being choosy, and fussy over who the manager must be. We just need a real and proper MANAGER, somebody who knows what he is doing.

For what its worth, my 1st choice would be Benitez. Knows the league, and will keep us up with ease.

[broadsword]

Article in the Mail today on Benitez:

My link

'My job is to analyse clubs and say, "I know how we can improve this team, we can spend money here or spend money there". Right now I'm preparing projects for different options and different clubs because it could be this one, it could be that one. The main thing will be the transfer targets, as it depends on the potential of the club. But I want to work in England.'

Basically, he likes to spend money. How many decent players did Liverpool have towards the end of his reign? Two.

We're probably not the most popular of clubs right now, hiring that tosser would see our popularity plummet further.

[67splitscreen]

Basically, he likes to spend money. How many decent players did Liverpool have towards the end of his reign? Two.

We're probably not the most popular of clubs right now, hiring that tosser would see our popularity plummet further.

He wouldn't be my choice either, unfortunately it's not down to me if it was Sam and JW would still be at the club guiding us along our merry way, boring as it was to watch.

[OJRovers]

Souness and Wilkins are on Sky as guests today, i'd take either of them til the end of the season

[RoverMad86]

What about a manager who knows Rovers and the Premier League? Henning Berg.