[Archived] Blackburn Rovers' dealings with influential agent Jerome Anderson comes under scrutiny

[sentient]

Why do the players have no faith in the management? Last 2 performances have shown a togetherness and willingness to play for the management further emphasised by Plunketts tweet.

Defeatist attitudes on this MB are common place, we are not relegated yet and will not be either.

I know a good game, head - sand - stick, wanna play?

Fools abound in life. Idiots deny the obvious. Currently we look doomed whether we are relegated or not.

watch out ... it's the wooluff!

[imy9]

I know a good game, head - sand - stick, wanna play?

Fools abound in life. Idiots deny the obvious. Currently we look doomed whether we are relegated or not.

watch out ... it's the wooluff!

Obviously not football.

Obvious= easily seen, well we are NOT in the relegation zone, thus meaning our future is in our own hands, IF we are relegated then Venky's will STILL be here to support us getting up, so your definition of doomed looks premature to say the least.

[Fylde Coast Fan]

even Tony Cottee on GSS on Sky Sports news has said that it is a joke that we have sign Myles Anderson.

Did Cottee say how many times he's seen him play?

[chaddyrovers]

Did Cottee say how many times he's seen him play?

how many times have you seen him?

[broadsword]

Given that he's had 5 minutes up at Aberdeen and half hour for the Orient, I'd suggest that there's not that many people in the country who'd ###### seen him play.

It's a ###### out-and-order copper-bottomed brass-necked A1 mickey-take and insult of the highest order. And questions must be asked as to how this has occurred. There should be no masking of it as a "mistake". I think there's something rotten going on, and this is a symptom of it.

[AggyBlue]

I think there's something rotten going on, and this is a symptom of it.

So are the whispers of gagging orders towards fans.

Rao's think they can do whatever they like with OUR football club without the fans questioning it.

[Mercer]

I think that Venkys have underestimated the cultural differnces - the 'tell' way of doing things wont work here. Capable and independently minded people like Sam, JW wont put up with it. Next to go will be Tom Finn.

Such an approach will leave you, eventually, IMO, with a bunch of stooges / muppets !

It's easy to see, huge swathes of the support have had enough and when that happens, all is lost.

Our club, IMO, has huge problems and is on its knees. Those who think otherwise need to smell the coffee.

[chaddyrovers]

I think that Venkys have underestimated the cultural differnces - the 'tell' way of doing things wont work here. Capable and independently minded people like Sam, JW wont put up with it. Next to go will be Tom Finn.

Such an approach will leave you, eventually, IMO, with a bunch of stooges / muppets !

It's easy to see, huge swathes of the support have had enough and when that happens, all is lost.

Our club, IMO, has huge problems and is on its knees. Those who think otherwise need to smell the coffee.

great post. The owners have to realise that this is our club, the fans club.

If Tom Finn goes, then I will seriously look considering not going another more. the heartbeat of our club is going.

[den]

Defeatist attitudes on this MB are common place, we are not relegated yet and will not be either.

My link

[PAFELL]

So are the whispers of gagging orders towards fans.

Rao's think they can do whatever they like with OUR football club without the fans questioning it.

Not possible to gag football supporters talking about the club they support. impossible to police for a start.

[imy9]

My link

So they are common place on the LET too! Now is not the time for recriminations, now is the time to be united, end of the season we can regroup still in the pl and move forward.

[gumboots]

And in one sentence you have summarised why we look doomed. The players obviously have no faith in nthe management, the management are scared caught in the bright lights nodding nodding nodding nodding, and the directors ... wtf are they?

Can I just say that that is not true? Plunkett says they like him and from what I've heard that is true.

[BRFC1995]

Can I just say that that is not true? Plunkett says they like him and from what I've heard that is true.

i'd sooner the players where scared ####less of failing and playing for thier futures, rather than being reassured by their mate that they are dormy for years regardless....what a crock "the players really like him" the fella is clueless tactically and that is what is taking us down, anyone with a clue coming in would not have such poor players playing such open football meaning we ship 2 goals week in and week out. Kean is just demeanor wise the polar opposite of this guy but at the end of the day equally un-cut out for management

[gumboots]

i'd sooner the players where scared ####less of failing and playing for thier futures, rather than being reassured by their mate that they are dormy for years regardless....what a crock "the players really like him" the fella is clueless tactically and that is what is taking us down, anyone with a clue coming in would not have such poor players playing such open football meaning we ship 2 goals week in and week out. Kean is just demeanor wise the polar opposite of this guy but at the end of the day equally un-cut out for management

Nobody said they were mates with him. I said I'd heard that the players like playing for the manager, that's all. They, unlike many on here, including myself, have not lost any hope that things might work out ok with him in charge. You may not think he's a manager, but apparently they still think he can do a good enough job.

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

It's a ###### out-and-order copper-bottomed brass-necked A1 mickey-take and insult of the highest order. And questions must be asked as to how this has occurred. There should be no masking of it as a "mistake". I think there's something rotten going on, and this is a symptom of it.

Not say I agree with the signing of Anderson - but were you this vocal when Julio Santa Cruz signed or Paul Dalglish ?

[47er]

So they are common place on the LET too! Now is not the time for recriminations, now is the time to be united, end of the season we can regroup still in the pl and move forward.

Yes they are common-------- everywhere!

[rebelmswar]

Not say I agree with the signing of Anderson - but were you this vocal when Julio Santa Cruz signed or Paul Dalglish ?

I chained myself to my computer chair in protest, both times.

I plan a marathon tv watching protest for this latest outrage with a week long Tika Massala gorgefest for added spice.

I have no qualms defiling myself for Rovers.

[BiggusLaddus]

Not say I agree with the signing of Anderson - but were you this vocal when Julio Santa Cruz signed or Paul Dalglish ?

Or when we had to let Alex Bruce go because we'd upset his dad.

[Miker]

Two things:

The players liking to play for Steve Kean is irrelevant. I'd be surprised if they didn't, given how much freedom he allows them and rewards them with improved contracts and a pat on the back. It does not make me feel confident that we will get results because Kean is so tactically inept and our players are NOT the best in the league by any stretch of the imagination.

Secondly, bringing up Julio Santa Cruz all the time is daft. As far as I remember it was made clear that he was brought down and on inexpensive wages to help keep Roque at the club, who was at the time one of the best strikers in the Premier League.

It was a way of settling a player, not done as a favour to a third party agent whose influence over the club has raised a lot of question marks.

The outrage isn't over the signing, it's over the influence Jerome Anderson has over this club, as this move has simply fuelled the fire. It's another mistaken in a long line of mistakes by the owners. Instead of allaying fears of the odd goings on behind the scenes, they just keep making them even odder.

[sentient]

Craig Honeyman <Craig.Honeyman@semplc.com>

Operations director at SEM. I've asked him questions but he denies that Jerome and SEM are even involved in Rovers.

Why not ask him yourself what is happening?

[DE.]

http://www.people.co.uk/sport/football/news/2011/03/27/blackburn-rovers-will-endure-a-financial-nightmare-if-the-club-suffer-relegation-102039-23018229/

Nicko's piece on Rovers in the People...

Still don't understand taking the relegation pay-cut clauses out of players contracts. How is it in any way a good thing? Just motivates them less because they know they won't face a pay decrease if we go down - which, let's face it, is looking more and more likely. I certainly don't trust our current squad to get us out of the mire and we haven't got the management to fall back on either.

A longgg couple of months ahead.

[sentient]

tell you what ... aren't nicko's pieces brilliant? incisive - provocative - illuminating - stimulating - always bringing something new to the table! love you bro' chillin' init yeah!

[Bobby G]

Robinson didnt even sign a new contract. Fact check.

[chaddyrovers]

http://www.people.co.uk/sport/football/news/2011/03/27/blackburn-rovers-will-endure-a-financial-nightmare-if-the-club-suffer-relegation-102039-23018229/

Nicko's piece on Rovers in the People...

Still don't understand taking the relegation pay-cut clauses out of players contracts. How is it in any way a good thing? Just motivates them less because they know they won't face a pay decrease if we go down - which, let's face it, is looking more and more likely. I certainly don't trust our current squad to get us out of the mire and we haven't got the management to fall back on either.

A longgg couple of months ahead.

I completly agree with you. This is why John Williams should still be chairman because he would have put them in. But the owners let our special agent do the contracts instead. so if we do go down then it will be his fault along with the owners and players aswell.

We have not got a manager with the experience and knowledge to get us out of the mess we are in at the minute.

[broadsword]

Not say I agree with the signing of Anderson - but were you this vocal when Julio Santa Cruz signed or Paul Dalglish ?

I have to say, no.

But then neither had the background story this signing does. Paul Dalglish went on to have a half-decent career and Julio Santa Cruz was one of many mistakes by Ince. Neither was related to an agent, although I guess neither proved they got the gig by anything other than nepotism.