[Archived] Steve Kean signs new deal?

[BRFC95]

Bit hard on the rest of us who aren't idiots Kamy.

Kamy's splitting the forum, is he one of them, burn him at the stake

[bob fleming]

Key word is 'YET', probably agreed in principal.

Probably waiting for a "good time" to announce it. Maybe after the next win? Mid Feb?

[47er]

Blackburn Rovers owners Venky's: No new Steve Kean contract yet

LT.

No-one BUT NO-ONE is ruling it out though.

That's what is very telling to me. And he did smirk when first interviewed about it!

EDIT--sorry Deftangel-saw your post as soon as I'd sent mine!

[broadsword]

Or bury it on a bad news day?

So, around about the time of Wigan away then?

[DanLad]

Or bury it on a bad news day?

So, around about the time of Wigan away then?

Even Venkys wouldn't be soo stupid as to compound a defeat at Wigan with this news...

Oh, wait...

[Seggie]

I was going to buy my Dad a new Rovers shirt for Christmas. I think I'll just buy him some beer, at least that will let him forget this debacle for a few hours. A shirt will just remind him of how thoroughly awful things are at the moment.

Go to the club shop, buy it ask for championship badges on it and get Kean Out printed out on the back

[Aberdeen Blue]

I believe it is time to up the pressure on the Venky's regardless of this farce of a new contract for the deluded one being true or not.

I see a new thread has been opened with contacts to Indian media outlets and I agree that we should start raising our issues through them to try to bring some pressure (polite but factual) on the chicken barons on their home turf. This form of action was seen to work well for Liverpool fans in thier fight with Hicks and Gillet so whilst their fan base is undoubtedly larger lets not dismiss it without giving it a go.

I posted a draft example letter on the other thread but if anyone wants to modify use for their own effort feel free (copy below).

Sir,

Re: Blackburn Rovers Football Club and Venky’s Ownership

I write to you as a lifelong supporter of Blackburn Rovers Football Club to express my anger at the abysmal failure of your fellow countrymen Mrs.Desai and the Rao brothers to fulfill the promises that they made when they acquired my football club in November 2010.

When the Venky’s became custodians of this great sporting institution, they promised that they would treat the club and the fans with respect that such a venerable institution deserved. They lied and as of the 5th of November the club sit adrift in the relegation places of the English Premier League with the record of the Venky’s appointed manager, Steve Kean, showing a staggeringly inept success rate of 6 wins from 32 games.

They pledged to make significant investment in the playing squad, and yet Blackburn Rovers continue to regress on the pitch while generating significantly more monies recouped through player sales than are reinvested in the team.

At the time of the takeover Mrs.Desai asked to be judged on the results after 12 months, well that period of time is now upon us and the chickens are coming home to roost.

It is my genuine belief that the owners have deliberately miss managed the club, and as one of the true custodians of Blackburn Rovers Football Club (the fans) I write to inform you that they are causing significant damage to the longstanding reputation of Indian business men and women worldwide and are rapidly becoming a an embarrassment in the UK. This in turn can only reflect badly on the proud Indian nation.

Our message is simple: VENKY’S OUT.

Yours faithfully,

[philipl]

"@CryerRovers: More fun at Rovers. Venky's tell me 'no new contract signed yet'. Other tell me it has been."

This is exactly how Rovers are operating at present.

Headless chickens.

[rebelmswar]

This is exactly how Rovers are operating at present.

Headless chickens.

First thing a headless chicken does is void all its crap. You are giving Venkeys far too much credit.

[chris]

No-one BUT NO-ONE is ruling it out though.

That's what is very telling to me. And he did smirk when first interviewed about it!

EDIT--sorry Deftangel-saw your post as soon as I'd sent mine!

You just lost - smirk

you are in the bottom 3 - smirk

the fans hate you - smirk

the board backs me - smirk

doesn't matter what he says there is a smirk

[RibbleValleyRover]

Well from reading the LT article and comments by other journalists on some of the social media sites, it's clear that a new deal is on the table for Kean but it's not clear yet whether he's signed it or not.

Looks like it's going to happen and Rovers are truly up the creek without a paddle.

[A cup of beans]

christ!

the word 'YET' is troubling me.

it would be lunacy.

[chris]

Wigan is such a big game because if he wins it snuffs out any protest, if we lose it's unbelieveable.

Wait until after the Wigan game, we will probably win by a few goals.

[Ferrit]

I was just chatting to a friend about this (Everton fan) and I was saying that although there are fans divided on whether Kean should stay or go, I find it hard to believe there's a single fan out there that believes he deserves a new contract.

If true, this has got to go down as the single most ridiculous event in football in my lifetime.

Wait until after the Wigan game, we will probably win by a few goals.

We'll get sod all, just like normal there.

[Ozz]

Modern Premier league football stinks. From top to bottom, the whole set up reeks of childish, greedy, backstabbing, racist, petty criminals. It has done for years. I don't like the fans, with the crap songs passed from one ground to the next, each with a slightly different wording of the same song that the club who came last week sung. I detest the players, whose renumeration policy seems to defy logic. I am eternally perplexed by chairmen who employ serial underperforming managers on ever baffling contracts, and I abhor the cartel that retailers and clubs operate that sees each team changing the official shirt every five minutes and charge the mug punters vast amounts of cash for the pleasure of purchasing them.

But among all that, I was always proud of the Rovers- my club-my team, Blackburn Rovers; a shining light of honesty, integrity and and a model of how to run a modern, successful small town outfit.

This is from the Wigan preview, and right on cue our `Chairman` has proved my point (The on in bold.)

[Ferrit]

Is this a complete and utter p'ss take?

Tell you what it is, that's the single, best avatar i've ever seen on a forum.

Bravo.

[K-Hod]

The only way this would make sense, would be if Venky's are Burnley fans on the wind up worse than Chris Fox Darwen Blue.

Words fail me.

[Athlete]

If true ill make Wigan my last ever game, and the really sad bit is im not even that bothered anymore.

feeling the same way mate even struggling too persuade my mates ( who are all season ticket holders - but wont be next year - to travel the 20 miles down the Mway to Wigan )

Can honestly say my season ticket will be binned as well if this carrys on much longer !

[koi]

Just wondering about those I've sacked in the past. Maybe I treat gross incompetency the wrong way, maybe I should reward it with pay rises?

[Mercer]

There are lots of rumours on Twitter regarding Rovers & Kean. For those wondering what Kamy is holding back, suggest you read there and form your own conclusions.

[Al]

Edit

It would account for the ever present smirk.

[SAS]

Wigan is such a big game because if he wins it snuffs out any protest, if we lose it's unbelieveable.

Wait until after the Wigan game, we will probably win by a few goals.

It's one of the biggest games for us for a while, a win unites fans to get behind him and the team (he will be staying like it or not)

Lose, and all hell will break loose amongst fans, we'll be united to get rid.

Wigan is a game we need to be 110% behind the team and manager..

[DE.]

There are lots of rumours on Twitter regarding Rovers & Kean. For those wondering what Kamy is holding back, suggest you read there and form your own conclusions.

I saw what you put before the edit, IMO you hadn't done anything wrong as you're just repeating something written in the public domain, but I can understand mods/admins being very cautious.

If true it pretty much confirms what I believe is going on at the club these days.

[martonrover]

Wigan is such a big game because if he wins it snuffs out any protest, if we lose it's unbelieveable.

Wait until after the Wigan game, we will probably win by a few goals.

No it doesnt, even in this X Factor age winning away at bottom of the league does not make everything rosy. We'll still be in the drop zone

[walk down bolton road]

No-one BUT NO-ONE is ruling it out though.

That's what is very telling to me. And he did smirk when first interviewed about it!

EDIT--sorry Deftangel-saw your post as soon as I'd sent mine!

Are they waiting for coco to win a game then announce he has a new contract ?.

Could be waiting quite a while then.