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

[donnermeat]

Excellent piece from a top journo.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/8966817/Blackburns-owners-Venkys-must-listen-to-the-people-and-show-manager-Steve-Kean-the-door.html

Henry Winter is a hero.

[Dan]

At last!! a top quality journo gets it!! WELL DONE HENRY (you've gone up in my estimation mate )

Henry Winter is one of the good guys and has always been one the only journalist that seems to care.

[John]

Savage - “Get rid of the [blackburn] manager, simple as that. Win, lose or draw, get rid of him. The fans aren't enjoying watching them, it is a bad atmosphere around the club. It is not the same club. The guy is inexperienced at that level and Blackburn are rubbish”

[47er]

What a truly great guy henry Winter is.

[Inta Beaver]

Savage - “Get rid of the [blackburn] manager, simple as that. Win, lose or draw, get rid of him. The fans aren't enjoying watching them, it is a bad atmosphere around the club. It is not the same club. The guy is inexperienced at that level and Blackburn are rubbish”

I heard that on the radio just. Top man Robbie Savage, he says it as it is not like a lot of ex pros in the media.

[brian_gallagher85]

Savage for manager!

[Andy]

It gives me hope that not everyone in the media is clueless and ignorant to our situation.

Well done Henry Winter.

[Hekla]

I hate him even more after the Salgado situation. I am so angry. Hope we get hammered tonight.

[ultrablue]

A great article from The National

[Bluefudge]

Great piece Henry.

Shame no one remotely connected to Venky's will ever read it....

[Rover_Shaun]

Kean told ESPN: "Scott Dann has come in and played so well to replace Phil Jones....."

[rovers11]

It's good that the whole of the football world (well, at least the whole of the English football world) is beginning to see what we have seen for months - Venkys are an embarrassment to English football.

The pressure has been cranked up on them - not good press for them when they are looking to open outlets in this country.

[chris]

"Abraham Lincoln famously said "you can't fool all of the people all of the time", but that has seemed to be Kean's approach during a run of four wins in 30 league games during his first year in charge."

[RoyRover]

A great article from The National

Fantastic article here and by Mr Winter. The press finally seem to have woken up to Kean, Venky's and the circus that now is Blackburn Rovers. As this article states, it's been a year of startling incompetence by the people in charge and despite it all, Steve Kean hasn't been losing any sleep over it. The guy is beyond belief. If I or any other decent person was under performing in a job to the staggeringly bad degree that he has, I wouldn't be able to get a moments piece. I truly, deeply and genuinely loathe the rat.

[John]

How much more damage can Kean and the owners do, it seems to get worse week by week.

[imy9]

Peter Doggett @PeteDog13 17m

@CryerRovers Andy win lose or draw Venkys won't sack there pet kean

Andrew Cryer @CryerRovers Close

@PeteDog13 I believe you could be surprised

Light at the end of the tunnel, but is VITAL that we get three points tonight against Bolton.

[rovers_rob]

Peter Doggett @PeteDog13 17m

@CryerRovers Andy win lose or draw Venkys won't sack there pet kean

Andrew Cryer @CryerRovers Close

@PeteDog13 I believe you could be surprised

Light at the end of the tunnel, but is VITAL that we get three points tonight against Bolton.

yeah I noticed that on twitter, also Alan Nixon was hinting something yesterday that he had heard something but he wasn't going to say anything until after the game.

I agree about getting three points as well, its not about kean tonight its about getting the win.

The perfect result would be 3 points and a new manager.

[den]

Peter Doggett @PeteDog13 17m

@CryerRovers Andy win lose or draw Venkys won't sack there pet kean

Andrew Cryer @CryerRovers Close

@PeteDog13 I believe you could be surprised

Light at the end of the tunnel, but is VITAL that we get three points tonight against Bolton.

and the best way of getting three points would be by keeping Kean away from Ewood. Even if Venky's plan is to sack him after the game, it would still be a big mistake to leave it 'til then.

[47er]

Right now, my money would go on 0 points and Kean staying.

[Mattyblue]

We win, live on the TV- 'Mrs Desai was pleased with the togetherness and positvity of the squad'

Round and round we go...

[tugay5]

Peter Doggett @PeteDog13 17m

@CryerRovers Andy win lose or draw Venkys won't sack there pet kean

Andrew Cryer @CryerRovers Close

@PeteDog13 I believe you could be surprised

Light at the end of the tunnel, but is VITAL that we get three points tonight against Bolton.

I read this aswell. He also commented on this game being "irrelevant " for kean. Dont want to get my hopes up but is cryer emplying that kean will be gone no matter the result? I can only dream. The reality is that he's probably signing another improved contract

[davulsukur]

Right now, my money would go on 0 points and Kean staying.

What a depressing outcome, however your probably correct.

[BiggusLaddus]

I cannot see Kean getting sacked unless we lose heavily. If the West Brom game had been enough then he'd have gone already. They seem to be looking for any excuse to keep him and a win or spirited draw or clean sheet will be their excuse IMO.

[onlyonejackwalker]

I would not normally write such a post. Think what you will.

A customer from Ribchester visited me yesterday. Her husband is a photographer who is frequently contracted to operate at the Rovers. Yesterday he was told from within his industry to remain close to Ewood Park for the next 48 hours as Kean was to be removed from his position. This all stacks up with other rumours, hence me posting today.

Harder to believe is the extra news that the lady told me. She said Shearer was coming in his place.

Believe what you will. I cannot confirm the accuracy of the rumour in anyway. Normally I would take it with a large pinch of salt and ignore until something concrete was announced.

However and in light of the fact it is rumoured Kean had to achieve 4 points from the West Brom and Bolton game, then it could be correct that he is to be removed after losing to West Brom, irresepctive of how tonight's game went. It would not have made sense to remove him before Bolton with little time for a new guy to prepare and without a ready made replacement in-house. Also the situation is now critical and the clueless chicken pluckers may well at last have woken up to the dire nature of our circumstances.

Time will tell.

[Savory]