[Archived] Steve Kean Thread (Poll reset after Stoke game)

[Jansen is God]

Would be surprised if Mrs D sacked him after backing him last week. There are a lot of people in and around her who want him out but it'll be Mrs D who pulls the trigger and I can't see her doing that.

This is why we need to limit women to the kitchen and the bedroom!

[sparkspakespoke]

This is why we need to limit women to the kitchen and the bedroom!

Just the kitchen I reckon. You can shag them there then get a decent nights kip without any bloody cuddling.

[T4E]

Just the kitchen I reckon. You can shag them there then get a decent nights kip without any bloody cuddling.

POTY

[martmitch]

cue the usual monday twitter rumours he is finally getting fired, hes going nowhere because venkys dont want to spend any money

[DE.]

I have said before, the senior pros who really understand what's going on and are not beholden to Kean, need to stand-up and tell the Venky's where we are heading with Coco. Step forward Robbo, Samba & Pedders - grow some balls for the future of our club.

If any of our senior players were going to do anything they would have done it by now IMO. If any of them do want it out they've left it too late - but why do they care? They don't support the club (Dunny aside), and even though Robbo and MGP have a connection with the fans it isn't enough. The players won't do anything until their wages stop coming in, and even then it won't be to remove Kean, it'll be to try and get themselves released from their contracts.

[sam_rovers]

i heard a twitter rumour that kean is a crap manager

that's not a rumour; it's a fact!

[Rovers_786]

looking forward to the bolton game for many reason.

[Mercer]

Might have missed him, but didn't spot Paul Clements today.

Did anyone see him there ?

[yestherover]

We're far from down, we just need a competent manager who can sort us out at the back and instil belief back in the players. We looked comfortable for most of it, but Sunderland's belief at the end was down to what a new manager can give.

If we had a decent manager I'd be confident about the WBA and Bolton games, alas I expect one point max.

[roverandout]

agree with most of your post apart from the 'we looked comfortable for most of it' part, we were defending desperately all second half because we kept lumping the ball straight back to them.

[philipl]

I have said before, the senior pros who really understand what's going on and are not beholden to Kean, need to stand-up and tell the Venky's where we are heading with Coco. Step forward Robbo, Samba & Pedders - grow some balls for the future of our club.

I believe they have done already and with Kean surviving despite them having offered their opinion, it currently looks like an unusually painful transfer window in January, even by Rovers' standards.

[modes98]

Might have missed him, but didn't spot Paul Clements today.

Did anyone see him there ?

Kean probably told Mrs D it's his fault that we are in the relegation zone and he's been pecked to death by Chickens.

[paullarrygher]

Terrified about where we go from here. Having months to think about seeing the back end of Kean has made me think about what comes after. I have no faith in Venkys choosing his successor and imagine the only applicants will be from the managerial bargain bucket - Joe Kinnear, Ron Atkinson, Peter Reid, Ricky Sbragia. Though I'm sure even some of them would not fancy getting involved.

Who is to say they will even bother appointing a manager? The club practically runs itself apparently so no need for John Williams, Tom Finn, Big Sam or Steve Kean.

[alexanders]

Its just beyond anything.... We have an Indian woman who know nowt bout football taking the big decisions. Im thinking about taking over a nail salon and do everything myself !

[Torgeir]

It's soul destroying Bob. Most of the problems are the making of Venky's, much of this could've been avoided. Remarkably, even now they have a small window of opportunity to this situation round but they seem not to be learning from their mistakes and just continue to do further damage to the club.

Let's see what tomorrow brings.

That's gotta be the Venky family motto. I'm sick to my stomach about our situation, it's destroying every weekend. They didn't act yesterday, the day before, or the day before that. They sure as hell won't act tomorrow.

VENKY'S OUT!

[Veevs]

I sort of laughed off the idea that Venkys bought us with the plan to asset strip us.. but the longer this goes on the more I am beginning to think it might be true.

Beginning to think that when JA sold them the idea of the club he would as any salesman does sold them a viable exit strategy (if it does not work you can always sell everything off at a profit) as well.. given the results, fans turning on them, JA conning them out of millions and a smaller impact than expected in India they may just decide to wind us down.

It's either that or Mrs D refuses to believe that its not a cricket league (with no relegation) or believes Kean really is a god or she is one of those incredibly stupid people who stick to decisions even if they are obviously wrong because she made the decision and does no wrong.

[Mike Graham]

I believe they have done already and with Kean surviving despite them having offered their opinion, it currently looks like an unusually painful transfer window in January, even by Rovers' standards.

The January transfer window is more about those players we lose (Robbo, Peds, Hoilett, Samba, N'Zombi etc) rather than those we will bring in.

[chaddyrovers]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3992347/Steve-Kean-10m-down-on-his-luck.html

[davulsukur]

Awesome picture used in that sun article.

[Mattyblue]

Reading the comments on that Sun article, plus others, it's amazing how much sympathy he has from neutrals.

Me personally, I can cut through the guff and spot a bad manager a mile off- Steve Bruce for one, but so many people are suckered in by a good 'presser' and positive BS.

That's why we need to be careful with future protests.

[rovers11]

Kean needs to go this week. We have two massive games coming up and with Kean we never win two in a row. Without Kean, we will win the next two.

If he stays, we can forget about winning the next two matches and thus prem survival.

Massive week but, as usual, I suspect Venkys will sit tight and hope for the best!

[glen9mullan]

Can't help thinking Rovers decision to dig their heels in over Kean has cost us a chance of a decent Manager in MON, Watching his animation on that touchline yesterday is that extra 10% we need, Rovers loss is certainly Sunderlands gain, Lets hope they don't let another top manager out of work get a role elsewhere by being last to the come to the party of realisation

[davulsukur]

Can't help thinking Rovers decision to dig their heels in over Kean has cost us a chance of a decent Manager in MON, Watching his animation on that touchline yesterday is that extra 10% we need, Rovers loss is certainly Sunderlands gain, Lets hope they don't let another top manager out of work get a role elsewhere by being last to the come to the party of realisation

MoN was the man i wanted to replace Kean, i think he would have given us a decent shout a survival. Watching MoN celebrate his first win in charge over us was gutting, while we had to watch Keans shoulders slump in the knowledge that he will probably still be in charge for our next games.

[brian_gallagher85]

He's going nowhere, unlike Rovers who are heading south faster than you can say Kean Out! I expect to be around 7 points or more adrift come January

[chris]

Can't help thinking Rovers decision to dig their heels in over Kean has cost us a chance of a decent Manager in MON, Watching his animation on that touchline yesterday is that extra 10% we need, Rovers loss is certainly Sunderlands gain, Lets hope they don't let another top manager out of work get a role elsewhere by being last to the come to the party of realisation

I was looking at Kean and MON and thinking, I don't why but I just expect that MON will get the luck even when we were winning, he'll make the right call, he'll have that extra knowledge, talent and experience that will make the difference.

With Kean I just don't havethat feeling that he knows what to do next, particularly when we have injuries.