[Archived] Steve Kean

[RibbleValleyRover]

I'd rather look at the overall record and performances under Kean instead of deciding his future on just one game. Fans must be really fickle if just one game is more important than several months of results.

Sure today's game was vital but overall his record was shocking. I have serious doubts about his managerial ability and I do think certain players (Hoilett, Samba, P.Jones, J.Jones, Emerton and maybe Salgado) have raised their games in recent weeks to try to keep us up, perhaps that has had more a say in us winning our survival battle than Kean's management? Recent comments about Benjani and Roque have generated some major fears or concerns about what Kean might use the money for in the summer.

Overall looking at everything I can't back the manager and would like to see him replaced during the summer. If he remains then I do see our club in trouble again next season.

[Gav]

just make sure you never get sent to prison or you may be meeting me sooner than you think.

Can I just say that me and TGM are mates again so o dont want to spoil that, but Yeti, that's comedy genius, I'm crying with laughter!

[tony gale's mic]

I think Chelsea and Bolton have shown this season that trying to second guess what a team will achieve after half season is unrealistic- thats the beauty of football.

Bolton were 7th at one point, now have ended 3 points ahead of us.

Chelsea were awesome at the start of the season, ended 9 points behind Man Utd.

Well, we can use what Rovers had done over the previous two seasons under Sam to predict what we were capable of achieving over the following six months.

If anything, given a Jan transfer kitty and the fact we usually improve in the second half of a season we wouldve been more likely to up our game.

[PAFELL]

Pretty much where I'm at. I'd give him 'til January,if he proves he's got the cojones for the job fine..if not,get rid then.

just make sure you never get sent to prison or you may be meeting me sooner than you think.

Is there any need to to use threatening behaviour on a message board?

[cravenblue]

Out if his depth, subs have made no sense in recent games. Clearly coasting it today, 2 unecessary subs and we end up hanging on. Thst said get in there!!!!!

[BuckyRover]

Well, we can use what Rovers had done over the previous two seasons under Sam to predict what we were capable of achieving over the following six months.

If anything, given a Jan transfer kitty and the fact we usually improve in the second half of a season we wouldve been more likely to up our game.

Sam, sam, sam, sam, sam......

[tony gale's mic]

I said we wouldn't get relegated.

You thought we would.

We can't all be right, all of the time

If you can point me to the post where I said we were definitely going down, then feel free to find it. The search facility on this board is very good, it wouldnt take five minutes.

I've always said that Kean would take us very close to relegation and it could go either way - which it could well have done. My main issue that it's a completely unnecessary situation that we found ourselves in.

Sam, sam, sam, sam, sam......

I think someone's had a few too many shandies.

[patrickvalery]

Succinctly and accurately stated.

Nothing else needs saying.

No. Things do need to be said.

Well done to Steve Kean for todays result and for the way he has dealt with a relegation situation in the toughest league in his first 6 months in the job. He kept players motivated and he kept an air of positivity about the place when he could easily have let the doom merchants grind him down.

Let me say, i am not letting our survival cloud my judgement here either. Overall, if he is to stay in the job he needs to up his performance levels. BUT, as i keep saying, this is a learning curve. Whether he should have been allowed the chance to learn with Rovers at this time is another debate. The fact remains he is a new manager who was thrown in at the deep end and at the end of the day the kept his head above water....just about. All this season's trials and tribulations will have made him a better manager already. Its also no coincidence that our results and performances have improved when he found a starting eleven and formation which suited. I don't think he'd deny that he didn't know his best side early in his tenure. He found one which worked and he stuck by it. Credit to him for that.

Today should be a day to give him a break. By all means start all you bitching again tomorrow. But some on here should grow a pair and give credit where it is due rather than utter praise begrudgingly followed by a futher bile about the mans inability at this level. Give us all a day off!

[Gav]

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Is there any need to to use threatening behaviour on a message board?

It's called 'Tongue in cheek' for goodness sake, get a grip.

[BuckyRover]

If you can point me to the post where I said we were definitely going down, then feel free to find it. The search facility on this board is very good, it wouldnt take five minutes.

I've always said that Kean would take us very close to relegation and it could go either way - which it could well have done. My main issue that it's a completely unnecessary situation that we found ourselves in.

I think someone's had a few too many shandies.

Is that a professional diagnosis?

As I haven't had a drop

[thenonda]

I am delighted that we are staying up. I do not think in any way Steve Kean is a positive effect on our situation. We would not even have been in this predicament with Sam (who i also didnt like) my personal problem is with the arrival of my 2nd child, do i want to spend my newly very precious time on the rovers..... I will need some persuading!

[yeti-dog]

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Is there any need to to use threatening behaviour on a message board?

I can see why you said that..but it wasn't threatening.I do actually work in a prison.

[tony gale's mic]

Today should be a day to give him a break. By all means start all you bitching again tomorrow. But some on here should grow a pair and give credit where it is due rather than utter praise begrudgingly followed by a futher bile about the mans inability at this level. Give us all a day off!

Grow a pair? Give him a break? Christ, this is a football discussion forum. Get over it. It's not like he's a regular poster and will be logging on this evening, and it's not like a load of us went down to Wolves and started shouting stuff at him after the final whistle.

This is a place where people will post their opinions. Fair enough you've posted yours, but for a lot of us our opinions on Steve Kean the manager are the same today as they will be tomorrow and the day after.

Yes - credit for today, but he's still not good enough. No one's posted that much bile, just fairly reasoned opinions.

[MeanGreenMachine]

TGM serious question, if we sack Kean and employ someone else, will you shut up about sam? If thats the case i will fly to india and get Kean gone myself

[chris]

I can see why you said that..but it wasn't threatening.I do actually work in a prison.

Head Of Microwaving

[patrickvalery]

Grow a pair? Give him a break? Christ, this is a football discussion forum. Get over it. It's not like he's a regular poster and will be logging on this evening, and it's not like a load of us went down to Wolves and started shouting stuff at him after the final whistle.

This is a place where people will post their opinions. Fair enough you've posted yours, but for a lot of us our opinions on Steve Kean the manager are the same today as they will be tomorrow and the day after.

Yes - credit for today, but he's still not good enough. No one's posted that much bile, just fairly reasoned opinions.

Not even you can p1ss on my parade today. If, after todays entertainment, all you want to do is get on your soap box and call for the man's head then so be it. Fill your boots old bean. Enjoy.

[yeti-dog]

TGM serious question, if we sack Kean and employ someone else, will you shut up about sam? If thats the case i will fly to india and get Kean gone myself

Truly PMSL....

[tony gale's mic]

TGM serious question, if we sack Kean and employ someone else, will you shut up about sam? If thats the case i will fly to india and get Kean gone myself

I don't talk about Sam any more than the likes of Gav do.

Head Of Microwaving

I heard he helps to restock the bathroom with soap as it keeps getting mysteriously dropped.

[yeti-dog]

Head Of Microwaving

You've lost me..care to elaborate?

[LeftWinger]

Just for the record - after we lost at Bolton - we were 5 points behind them in the league. Kean is obviously out of his depth, and that is why we finished 3 points behind that incredible manager Coyle.

[yeti-dog]

I don't talk about Sam any more than the likes of Gav do.

I heard he helps to restock the bathroom with soap as it keeps getting mysteriously dropped.

With you ego and superiority complex..you'd be last in the showers and leaving with an extremely sore rear end...

[tony gale's mic]

Not even you can p1ss on my parade today. If, after todays entertainment, all you want to do is get on your soap box and call for the man's head then so be it. Fill your boots old bean. Enjoy.

Today's game has strengthened my view that we have some really exciting young talent in the squad and that we're just a managerial change away from potentially having an excellent season next term.

If we keep Kean, I don't necessarily think we'll be certainties for the drop, but we will struggle. Yes he's improved as a manager and we'll have the odd very good performance, but they'll be outweighed by the substandard performances and we'll drop far too many points.

If we get a decent manager in, I think the future could be very bright.

If you think that's a negative viewpoint, then you need your head examining.

With you ego and superiority complex..you'd be last in the showers and leaving with an extremely sore rear end...

I'd rather you didn't think about my rear end. Thanks all the same.

[patrickvalery]

I'd rather you didn't think about my rear end. Thanks all the same.

I've been wondering for months how its been able to use a keyboard.

Goodnight!

[Wilky]

wow!! steve kean still as hes job??? wtf!! even with vekys at the game his still has a place at the rovers??? this isnt a good start to the new season at all

[tony gale's mic]

I've been wondering for months how its been able to use a keyboard.

Goodnight!

Ah, this coming from a man who once messaged me basically asking me to curb my personal insults.

Classy.