[Archived] Paul Clement

[Brfcrule1]

Don't any of you see what's going on here Venkys have led us up the garden path for so long now it's getting ridiculous and they are truly taking the supporters for a ride now they appoint Jensen on a 12 month rolling contract get rid of him gag him so he can't speak on a short term basis he is employed next Clement is appointed he is also on a rolling short term contract now he is leaving then we had Sam & Mcdonald replaced without a backward glance but when they come in they make all these bold promises about long term stability retaining the existing management structure and structures at the club not one thing they have said is true they have appointed people on short term contracts the one person who is making a pigs ear of managing on a long term basis they got new accountants on what basis no-one knows P.Agnew,the 2 hunts,finance secretary, and others on what contract no-one knows all the moves regarding the management structure have been short term despite promising long term stability. Coupled with the fact rumours flying around of printers bills not being paid.Players being left out due to contractual disputes. Their continued absence from matches not replying to letters from important people jack straw,council leaders leads to only one conclusion they never intended to be here for the long term all the moves they have made have been for the short term and all this talk of long term stability is all pish. I mean how many managers would have gone into this transfer window not knowing what his budget was for the summer & which self respecting manager would have put up with all this confusion?. I'm sorry to say but talk of Wilkins is just talk and even if they asked him to come on board would he honestly come to such a dysfunctional ship?. One thing that does surprise me Clement was Kean's choice the man is struggling as it is why isn't Kean doing everything in his power to retain Clement or speak to Mrs D to retain Clement ok Jensen was not his choice that is understandable but how can Kean carry on with such a dysfunctional setup you would think he would be persuading her to retain Clement at any cost something in this suggests to me there is something very fishy going on down at ewood as well as this unexplained 7 figure sum which the club have not commented on something tells me all the talk of sticking by us in the championship is talk and the minute we are down they will head off into the sunset with the cash but I have to conclude I initially thought Clement was out of his depth but have been impressed with the way he has done things and will be sorry to see him go as he is good with the players but can't blame the poor guy for wanting out. I also get the impression he does not hold Kean in such high regard as whenever in the match they are talking Clement seems to be giving advice to SK but the clown takes no notice and carries on regardless but if true all the best Paul.

[LeChuck]

Brfcrule1...that's totally unreadable, sorry. I'm sure people have mentioned this to you in the past? It's a shame to waste a post that's obviously taken you a while by not splitting it up into a readable format using paragraphs.

[Rovers_Dan]

can PSG not give Kean a job too?

[Stuart]

Don't any of you see what's going on here

Venkys have led us up the garden path for so long now it's getting ridiculous and they are truly taking the supporters for a ride now

they appoint Jensen on a 12 month rolling contract get rid of him gag him so he can't speak on a short term basis he is employed

next Clement is appointed he is also on a rolling short term contract now he is leaving

then we had Sam & Mcdonald replaced without a backward glance but when they come in they make all these bold promises about long term stability retaining the existing management structure and structures at the club

not one thing they have said is true

they have appointed people on short term contracts the one person who is making a pigs ear of managing on a long term basis

they got new accountants on what basis no-one knows P.Agnew,the 2 hunts,finance secretary, and others on what contract no-one knows

all the moves regarding the management structure have been short term despite promising long term stability. Coupled with the fact rumours flying around of printers bills not being paid.Players being left out due to contractual disputes. Their continued absence from matches not replying to letters from important people jack straw,council leaders leads to only one conclusion they never intended to be here for the long term

all the moves they have made have been for the short term and all this talk of long term stability is all pish. I mean how many managers would have gone into this transfer window not knowing what his budget was for the summer & which self respecting manager would have put up with all this confusion?.

I'm sorry to say but talk of Wilkins is just talk and even if they asked him to come on board would he honestly come to such a dysfunctional ship?.

One thing that does surprise me Clement was Kean's choice the man is struggling as it is why isn't Kean doing everything in his power to retain Clement or speak to Mrs D to retain Clement

ok Jensen was not his choice that is understandable but how can Kean carry on with such a dysfunctional setup

you would think he would be persuading her to retain Clement at any cost

something in this suggests to me there is something very fishy going on down at ewood as well as this unexplained 7 figure sum which the club have not commented on

something tells me all the talk of sticking by us in the championship is talk and the minute we are down they will head off into the sunset with the cash

but I have to conclude I initially thought Clement was out of his depth but have been impressed with the way he has done things and will be sorry to see him go as he is good with the players but can't blame the poor guy for wanting out.

I also get the impression he does not hold Kean in such high regard as whenever in the match they are talking

Clement seems to be giving advice to SK but the clown takes no notice and carries on regardless

but if true all the best Paul.

Don't give up the good habits at New Year, mate.

[Eddie]

Have to say that Clement going to PSG is not an indication of the current state of affairs at the club. He has an excellent relationship with Ancelotti and PSG have a HUGE amount of money to spend. Leaving Rovers to join the coaching staff there is no different to joining one of the top 5/6 clubs in the premier league. They may not have the caché that a few other clubs in Europe have, but it is certainly a team that will make some big moves over the next 18 months and it is an opportunity that few would turn down.

His decision is not that of a rat leaving a sinking ship, but simply one of someone taking the chance to work with an ex-colleague at a club that is going to spend a lot of money.

[Stuart]

Finally http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4036718/Paul-Clement-news-Blackburn-boss-Steve-Kean-in-fight-to-keep-No2.html

[Mercer]

Have to say that Clement going to PSG is not an indication of the current state of affairs at the club. He has an excellent relationship with Ancelotti and PSG have a HUGE amount of money to spend. Leaving Rovers to join the coaching staff there is no different to joining one of the top 5/6 clubs in the premier league. They may not have the caché that a few other clubs in Europe have, but it is certainly a team that will make some big moves over the next 18 months and it is an opportunity that few would turn down.

His decision is not that of a rat leaving a sinking ship, but simply one of someone taking the chance to work with an ex-colleague at a club that is going to spend a lot of money.

Paris, Champions League & Ancelotti or Blackburn, probably Championship & Steve Kean - a no brainer !!!

[JAL]

Paris, Champions League & Ancelotti or Blackburn, probably Championship & Steve Kean - a no brainer !!!

Plus he probably has inside knowledge of which players will be going out of the club and who will be probably coming in.

So,does he associate himself with a bunch of losers or go with the winners for his CV.

[Mike Graham]

A rat leaving the sinking ship comes to mind.

[Eddie]

I would also have to imagine that it would be a pay rise. PSG are paying silly money for things at the moment.

[thenodrog]

A rat leaving the sinking ship comes to mind.

According to the Sun he was only here on a short term deal anyway so he'd be a fool to pass up an opportunity like this. Getting to be one of Ancellotti's chosen few is an opening to die for. All good luck to him imo.

[Kelbo]

A rat leaving the sinking ship comes to mind.

Or maybe he knows something we dont!!

[BiggusLaddus]

Yeah he knows that it's a good idea to move when a better opportunity comes along, which is something many of the responders above seem to be missing in their hunt for conspiracy.

[eire3382]

Yeah he knows that it's a good idea to move when a better opportunity comes along, which is something many of the responders above seem to be missing in their hunt for conspiracy.

Exactly he is moving to a bigger club. To work with a top manager with whom he has history.

Nothing to read into this me thinks, most coaches at clubs in the lower half of the prem would jump at the chance.

[Fife Rover]

Brfcrule1...that's totally unreadable, sorry. I'm sure people have mentioned this to you in the past? It's a shame to waste a post that's obviously taken you a while by not splitting it up into a readable format using paragraphs.

And sentences!

[Eddie]

Yeah he knows that it's a good idea to move when a better opportunity comes along, which is something many of the responders above seem to be missing in their hunt for conspiracy.

Yeah, I really don't get this. PSG may be in Ligue 1 and out of Europe for this season, but they are going to be spending 50-100 million euros in every window and will become giants in France. It may not translate into European success, in fact it is unlikely that it will, but it is still a very interesting project and one that most coaches would want to be a part of if they were not already at one of Europe's top 10-15 clubs.

As I pointed out before, it is likely that he is getting a raise on top of that and you throw in his previous experience with Ancelotti and he would have to be a total fool to turn it down.

[Brfcrule1]

sorry everyone about my very long unreadable post will do better in future.

[jim mk2]

The Rovers defence was as dodgy as a Tory politician when Clement arrived and a few months later it's still no better now he's apparently on the way out.

Kean's might try bringing in a top defence coach because he and his previous assistants haven't a clue how to organise ours.

[patrickvalery]

The Rovers defence was as dodgy as a Tory politician when Clement arrived and a few months later it's still no better now he's apparently on the way out.

Kean's might try bringing in a top defence coach because he and his previous assistants haven't a clue how to organise ours.

That is almost certainly not the answer. We've even tried this before - Winterburn anybody?! The reason we're so leaky is because our back four have nothing reliable in front of them. They can all defend. They've done it before and will do it again here or somewhere else. But without a unit in front of them who appreciate the importance of tracking their men, pressing in key areas and operating as a unit, the back four haven't got a prayer. We're so desperately missing a holding midfielder with experience. For instance, someone to drag the back four out when it goes against every instinct. Too many silly points have been lost because we haven't given ourselves a breather. Yes that job can be done by a center half, but its sometimes easier for someone outside of the back four to notice it. Most clubs have the luxury of a manager to pick this up and relay it. We don't. We miss a captains influence and a leader on the pitch.

[Stuart]

That is almost certainly not the answer. We've even tried this before - Winterburn anybody?! The reason we're so leaky is because our back four have nothing reliable in front of them. They can all defend. They've done it before and will do it again here or somewhere else. But without a unit in front of them who appreciate the importance of tracking their men, pressing in key areas and operating as a unit, the back four haven't got a prayer. We're so desperately missing a holding midfielder with experience. For instance, someone to drag the back four out when it goes against every instinct. Too many silly points have been lost because we haven't given ourselves a breather. Yes that job can be done by a center half, but its sometimes easier for someone outside of the back four to notice it. Most clubs have the luxury of a manager to pick this up and relay it. We don't. We miss a captains influence and a leader on the pitch.

It's been said many times but until Kean/Venkys move to fix the problem it'll still be right.

[jim mk2]

That is almost certainly not the answer.

It goes without saying the duties of a defence coach does not just mean the back four but includes organising the midfield and setting up the whole team to defend from the front when it does not have the ball. I didn't think this would need explaining.

[patrickvalery]

It goes without saying the duties of a defence coach does not just mean the back four but includes organising the midfield and setting up the whole team to defend from the front when it does not have the ball. I didn't think this would need explaining.

Do quote the whole passage Jim. I mentioned towards the end about a most sides having a manager with capabilities to pick up and correct defensive issues as they arise. We don't have that. What we have is a manager who seems to have the belief that we'll out score our opponents. Well history tells us we won't.

When you look back at specialist defensive coaches deployed in the past, it reveals why it is largely a pointless exercise. Winterburn and Lawrenson being the two which spring to mind. They were employed by coaches to paper over the defeciencies in the respective teams defences. However, they were doomed to fail because Ince and Keegan employed them as a quick fix and/or a fall guy. Their managers football ethos meant they could never suceed. A defence coach under Steve Kean would yeild the same result. An issue i suspect Mr Jensen encountered as a ex midfield destroyer. Until we get a manager of the ilk of Allardyce, Hughes or Souness who appreciated the need to defend from the front, any coach would be wasted. Kean sets up the shape and ethos of the side and until that changes nobody would make a blind bit of difference.

Oh and by the way Jim. Cheer yourself up. Your snide comments are worse than a teenage girl.

[47er]

Thanks to Kean signing a load of ballerinas over the last 12 months, we don't have much to rely on in terms of defensive capabilities outside the back 4. However we do have to maximise what we do have.

For me that is not playing Rochina,Formica, Goodwillie,Hoilett, Petrovic etc in the same team. I made this point months ago as did others.

We need 5 in the middle every game, best 5 from those we have now is probable-------Ollson (please get back fit!), Lowe, N'Zonzi, Pedersen and Hoilett imo

[jim mk2]

Oh and by the way Jim. Cheer yourself up. Your snide comments are worse than a teenage girl.

You quote two who have failed but most clubs seem to employ very good ones.

Oh, and please carry on replying to my posts. It's very flattering.

[patrickvalery]

You quote two who have failed but most clubs seem to employ very good ones.

Oh, and please carry on replying to my posts. It's very flattering.

What can i say Jim. I'm smitten.