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

[Ferrit]

Haha, someone has voted keep him after yesterday, or am I behind?

[glen9mullan]

It be difficult to replace him before the Bolton match IMO, as no body with experience within to take control for arguably the biggest game for 12 months,

After then we only have a few days before we play again, and it will be a busy xmas period.

Wrong time to make a replacement , but the only time if we are going to have any chance of staying up, imo we now need a miracle only 66 points remaing and we need nearly half those to stay up, teams above are already around the 18 point mark and the magic number IMO this year will hit 40,

Rovers would need form between now and the end of the season to have hit 57 points from the start to achieve these 30 points.

That will take some doing when of the 66 points remaining

Man UTD 6

Liverpool 6

City 3

Chelsea 3

Arsenal 3

Spurs 3

If you take those fixtures out Rovers need 30 from the other 42, thats 10 wins out of 14 , after looking at that and praying the above listed games are not a foregone conclusion, imo that spells relegated now

[Emge]

Ive got a feeling this is it for Steve Kean now. Even pundits seems to expect it now.

After all, now there is certaintly absolutely NO arguments left in the bag for keeping him. Its not like "if he starts to win some games we'll be allright".

But I fear it might be too late. Who would want to come in? Would he have a chance of keeping us in the Premier League?

[AllRoverAsia]

It be difficult to replace him before the Bolton match IMO, as no body with experience within to take control for arguably the biggest game for 12 months,

After then we only have a few days before we play again, and it will be a busy xmas period.

Wrong time to make a replacement , but the only time if we are going to have any chance of staying up, imo we now need a miracle only 66 points remaing and we need nearly half those to stay up, teams above are already around the 18 point mark and the magic number IMO this year will hit 40,

Rovers would need form between now and the end of the season to have hit 57 points from the start to achieve these 30 points.

That will take some doing when of the 66 points remaining

Man UTD 6

Liverpool 6

City 3

Chelsea 3

Arsenal 3

Spurs 3

If you take those fixtures out Rovers need 30 from the other 42, thats 10 wins out of 14 , after looking at that and praying the above listed games are not a foregone conclusion, imo that spells relegated now

A proper Manger, anyone other than Kean, would target those teams who can be caught - to some extent that's as important as 40 points. There are quite a few teams who look like they will struggle to get 40 points.

Present PL Table - bottom

15 QPR 15 -11 16

16 Sunderland 15 0 14

17 Wolves 16 -13 14

18 Wigan 16 -15 13

19 Blackburn 16 -13 10

20 Bolton 16 -18 9

Looking at the above IMO Sunderland will rise now that O'Neil is at the helm and QPR are unpredictable but do have an Owner who will spend in January.

Unless some other team plummets down the table I think the relegation places will be filled by 3 of the current bottom 4.

Its still not impossible but we must finish above Wolves, Wigan and Bolton.

Individually we do have quite a number of decent players. Kean's tactics and desire to score goals has resulted in our defence leaking goals at an alarming rate often late in games. Players are not as fit as they should be and the high number of hamstring injuries proves that.

We can't ''win' in the Bolton game. If Rovers win Kean will stay longer and if Rovers lose then that makes any prospects of getting out of the bottom 3 much more difficult.

At any other PL or League Club I believe that Kean would have already been sacked. The fault is the Owners conceit and also Kean for have no sense of shame and resigning.

What currently adds to my depression is that our PL future is still salvageable but nobody who can do something about it appears bothered.

[den]

Individually we do have quite a number of decent players.

Quite a number?

When we've sealed our relegation, in my opinion allroverasia, quite a number of the current squad wont be seen in the PL again. I think we'll look back at some match programmes in a few years and think what is always thought about relegated teams, "no wonder we went down with that squad".

[Amo]

Sorry, I've heard enough 'Kean on the brink...' rumours to know better.

Why is Kean being judged on the next game or two? What about the 40+ before them?

[Kendalrover]

Well, we stayed up comfortably after we sacked Ince, and we aren't so far adrift that it's a lost cause. I retain hope we could do it with a decent manager in charge, we've got a squad better than quite a few around us. Paul Lambert would be my choice. Or God forbid if he's sacked any time soon, Owen Coyle??

When we sacked Ince we had a knowledgable, experienced and respected senior management team who knew about the Premier League and what was required and had the authority to do it.

Today we have a dysfunctional, inexperienced, incompetent management structure with no authority to do anything. The control is held by a dysfunctional family full of sibling rivalry without the wit, wisdom or money to know what is the right thing to do.

Add into the mix the most incompetent manager ever to work in the Premier League who in my view is unsackable and has lost the players.

With out financial support and the support of a authoritative experienced senior management team no manager, no matter who he is, can save the Rovers.

[BRFC1995]

I'm resigned whole heartedly to relegation and whilst i'd 100% back the tealady to do a better job than kean and would appoint her in a heartbeat...That is to say i'd take anyone right now even Grant if it meant never seeing keans face again i think the next appointment has to be made with the championship in mind and not ala shearer at newcastle who was only ever an appointment till the end of the season which i'd imagine Grant would be.

Number 1 target has to be Curbishley

if he does'nt fancy getting away from london then Holloway......a million miles away from kean in personality and respect

If Holloway does'nt fancy working with these muppets then anyone with experience and enough backbone not to be told how to do things by people who don't know how to do things.

[John]

Coyle is similar to Kean IMO, more of a coach type, loves his generic cliches. Plus results record over past 12 months is appalling.

[2k.]

I'm resigned whole heartedly to relegation and whilst i'd 100% back the tealady to do a better job than kean and would appoint her in a heartbeat...That is to say i'd take anyone right now even Grant if it meant never seeing keans face again i think the next appointment has to be made with the championship in mind and not ala shearer at newcastle who was only ever an appointment till the end of the season which i'd imagine Grant would be.

Number 1 target has to be Curbishley

if he does'nt fancy getting away from london then Holloway......a million miles away from kean in personality and respect

If Holloway does'nt fancy working with these muppets then anyone with experience and enough backbone not to be told how to do things by people who don't know how to do things.

There is no way Curbishley will leave London and Holloway slagged off our owners in a press conference last year so he won't come sadly

[Mercer]

I'm hearing from all sources (albeit on the t'internet) that he's certain to be fired at some point today, which if true, is magnificent news.

What an absolute abomination of an appointment in the first place - it was clear after a handful of matches that he was completely out of place and it was only ever going to end in tears, but to be fair to all Rovers fans, we all give him plenty of time to prove otherwise.

I can see Hughes or Souey returning on a short-term deal, but I would happily take Grant, Jones or Curbishley over Kean any day of the week.

I think you are spot on and I think the decision was made very soon after the match finished yesterday.

Interestingly enough, the ITK's have gone remarkably quiet - they daren't risk winding the troops up again !!!

Cryer's gut feel is that he's going (on Twitter) and he doesn't often get it wrong !

This will be a fantastic boost for Tuesday night and in my opinion will lift the whole club. If he's gone, Rovers are a banker home win and I'll be putting some big money on that.

[Baz]

I think you are spot on and I think the decision was made very soon after the match finished yesterday.

Interestingly enough, the ITK's have gone remarkably quiet - they daren't risk winding the troops up again !!!

Cryer's gut feel is that he's going (on Twitter) and he doesn't often get it wrong !

This will be a fantastic boost for Tuesday night and in my opinion will lift the whole club. If he's gone, Rovers are a banker home win and I'll be putting some big money on that.

Been down this road so many times, I'll beleive it when I see it on the official site.

[Lurid Coat]

We may have been relegated yesterday, but the protests live on. My character in Skyrim got so p***** off at the going ons at Ewood - including the fact that Rovers officials tried to drown out the post match booing by playing "Carnaval de Paris" (again!) at maximum volume - that he immediately crafted two new weapons:

[cn174]

Sorry if it's already been posted:

Nine lives of Steve Kean

Only, Stoke City have less of the ball than Blackburn this season. Rovers average less than 42% possession per game. Rovers are 18th in the league when one looks at successful passes, where they stand at only 72%. They also have the second lowest amount of shots per game, averaging 12. Even worse is the fact that Rovers have the least amount of possession at home in the whole of the league at 39%. What is more striking is that no home side in all of Europe’s top leagues of Spain, Italy, Germany, France and England has less of the ball at home than Rovers.

Better football....

[rhodie]

Even a monkey would do good with that chelsea team

PMSL Brilliant.

[Bluefudge]

That's an insult to monkeys. It's obvious they are better than Kean.

[booth]

Even a monkey would do good with that chelsea team

What about Kean?

[Messi422]

Is he still here?

[Bobby G]

Sorry if it's already been posted:

Nine lives of Steve Kean

Better football....

Those were startling and worrying stats/figures which I came across. If anyone with an inkling of understanding of football understands the stats presented in the article they'll be wondering how Kean has kept his job for so long. Its largely directed to the ignorant media who largely dont have a grasp of whats going on at Rovers.

[chaddyrovers]

how long does it take the owners to say 'Kean YOU'RE FIRED!!!'????

[Bluefudge]

how long does it take the owners to say 'Kean YOU'RE FIRED!!!'????

They think we drew 1-1, kean rang them last night.

This is the only way he is still in a job today !!

[Puffsan]

Even kean would have done ok with that chelsea team. I feel pretty confident that the rumors about the players ignoring avram grants tactics and game plans are true, an there is no way the Chelsea players would accept keans bullshit

I hope to see rovers in pl next year, with grant that will not happen, so I'm hoping for someone else

[MarkBRFC71]

We may have been relegated yesterday, but the protests live on.

We got relegated when we beat Swansea. Had we lost, @#/? would have gone and we might have had an actual manager in place for the last 2 games and could well have been 4 points better off.

I've said it before but in years to come that 4-goal haul from the Yak could well be viewed as the final nail in our Premier League coffin.

Kean - show us you've got some pride and a pair of ######, do the decent thing and (Please don't use that word again) off - and never, ever dare to set foot in Blackburn again.

[Stuart]

Kean? Pride?

Hahahahahahahaahaaahahahaahahaahaha.

[USABlue]

Have anyone seen this?

http://www.people.co.uk/sport/football/news/2011/12/18/steve-kean-faces-the-axe-this-week-102039-23643318/

I dont understand who in their right mind would want to appoint Avram Grant.

Who in their right minds would still have Kean on the payroll. Yeah you got it in one.