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[Presty On Tour]

If it's true Bernd Schuster has applied then he must at least be given an interview. He is a bit of a nutter but he's won the La Liga with Real Madrid and has tried to play attacking football everywhere he's managed albeit unsuccessfully at some clubs.

He has loads of experience and would be respected. Press conferences would be very interesting too.

[beerwins]

Shearers managerial career is as bad as Keans, Maybe young and dynamic managers mean easy to influence and be told what to do.

Give me a manager like Mick Mccarthy and I will know the owners are serious about getting Rovers back to the prem, yes he is not the best manager at prem lvl but his presence will suggest to me that the power to pick the team is at least at managerial lvl because he wont stand for no bs. and he is very good at championship lvl.

I need to hear truths from a team performance after the lies we have been spun for years.

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

Shearers managerial career is as bad as Keans,

Yeh I can the see similarities - 8 matches versus almost two years ?

[Exiled in Toronto]

That explains why he's been out of work so long. He needs to apply for a job now and again, not sit by the phone waiting for it to ring.

Couldn't agree more, all this mountain must come to Mohammed stuff. The arrogance of people in football sickens me

[beerwins]

Yeh I can the see similarities - 8 matches versus almost two years ?

8 matches or not, if you cant lift the team you love enough to escape relegation you have'nt got that charisma that will spur a team on to win for pure passion.

As for managerial nous....... You dont gain that from sitting on sofa for a few years picking out peoples faults, your either a manager or your not and Shearer is not.

We have gambled enough!

[Brfcrule1]

Also people one of Curbs good things he did at WHU was persuade Tevez/Mascherano to go there and that deserves some credit as they saved them and so if he can persuade those sorts of players to join WHU then think what he might be able to achieve here & as for McCarthy yes he would get us promoted but I have my doubts he would keep us in the prem lge & as for Shearer/Dowie we might as well say hello to dr martens footy at this point in time experience is needed to stand a chance of Prem. Lge. Footy and for me Curbs fits that bill.

[AJW]

8 matches or not, if you cant lift the team you love enough to escape relegation you have'nt got that charisma that will spur a team on to win for pure passion.

As for managerial nous....... You dont gain that from sitting on sofa for a few years picking out peoples faults, your either a manager or your not and Shearer is not.

We have gambled enough!

you sound like someone who wouldnt have broke the british transfer record for a striker who's only 21 and averaged just 1 goal in 5 games

[Sparky Marky]

Roy Keane for me. Club needs a shake up. He got promotion before and his a real high profile character .I think the players would play for him and he must have a good network of contacts worldwide .

[Bob Dewhurst]

Also people one of Curbs good things he did at WHU was persuade Tevez/Mascherano to go there and that deserves some credit as they saved them and so if he can persuade those sorts of players to join WHU then think what he might be able to achieve here & as for McCarthy yes he would get us promoted but I have my doubts he would keep us in the prem lge & as for Shearer/Dowie we might as well say hello to dr martens footy at this point in time experience is needed to stand a chance of Prem. Lge. Footy and for me Curbs fits that bill.

Wasn't it Alan Pardew who was manager at West Ham at that time? And it wasn't him who persuaded those two to join, but the sports company that represented the two of them

[The Rover of Finland]

Shebby will go to Shearer was my opinion even when Kean was still in charge. He is a huge name and even the bros might have heard it. The short spell in Newcastle shouldn´t be noticed at all. They were going down in a big way and he couldn´t stop the train.

But he refused the Cardiff job in a last minute and has only been sitting on a studio couch at weekends. To me he sounds like a little bit chicken. To Venky´s chicken may be the voice they like. I think the job is Shearer´s if he takes it. I still have the posters of his in somewhere. My mother had no problem I kept those on the wall. Maybe I will know if the wife thinks the same??

[beerwins]

you sound like someone who wouldnt have broke the british transfer record for a striker who's only 21 and averaged just 1 goal in 5 games

I'm the kind of person that works all week to enjoy his weekends watching the football team he loves winning matches, not the kind of person that works all week to go and see his team slump at the hands of another inexperienced man at the helm, call me an old fashioned but I believe that the same can be achieved by appointing experienced personel.

I really cant believe that some people would be willing to risk all again just for a big name, Venky's have shown how stubborn they are when it comes to removing failures and yet people want to see inexperienced managers at the helm again.

[The Rover of Finland]

Roy Keane for me. Club needs a shake up. He got promotion before and his a real high profile character .I think the players would play for him and he must have a good network of contacts worldwide .

Wouldn´t take long for Roy to argue with someone in the club like us.

[Sparky Marky]

Wouldn´t take long for Roy to argue with someone in the club like us.

So what ? Keane don't take any shyte. Like coco's polar opposite .

[RoverInverness]

Apologies if this point has been made before, but I am encouraged by the lack of rumours from Alan Nixon. This strongly suggests that the man who should not be named is now having ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the club. Moreover, the general lack of noise from all sources suggests they might have progressed from the Rao-brothers-meet-the-media-shambles of last time.

Of course, the silence may mean that nobody is doing anything about finding the next manager. I hope not.

[Salgado Is A Hero]

Yea but so what......"Let's hire Keane because he won't take any crap"......"let's hire McCarthy so he can give honest interviews after we've been bad"

How about "let's hire the guy who has the best chance of getting us promoted".

I know we'd all love to see a more disciplinarian manager who would sort out our team, same as an honest guy who tells it like it is.....but 90% of managers are like this.....Kean was in a minority in both respects and I doubt no other manager comes close to him.....because they are actually real managers.

It's just like "Let's hire Newell because he doesn't like agents"........winning football matches is what we want to see above all else.....nothing else should come close....the guy we hire should be the one with the best chance of getting us promoted.....which imo is certainly not people like Roy Keane.

[Veevs]

Roy Keane for me. Club needs a shake up. He got promotion before and his a real high profile character .I think the players would play for him and he must have a good network of contacts worldwide .

We are talking the same Roy Keane here that dumped Rhodes (yes our Rhodes) against the advise of fans and coaches alike, did an awful job at Sunderland and Ipswich, dumped us last second and went to ManU and has a peputation for being an egocentric fool.. http://www.sharethematch.com/News/Roy-Keane-s-sale-of-Jordan-Rhodes-was-unforgivable/260202

[jim mk2]

Jim, how did he fail at west Ham???

Resigned in a hissy fit over transfer policy, sold some of the best players and Hammers fans hated him with a passion.

If he were that good he would have been back in the game quickly but he's now been out of football since 2008 - why do you think that is ?

Rovers should steer well clear of Curbishley.

[Salgado Is A Hero]

I thought he left because they sold players without his permission?

His record speaks for itself, who knows why he hasn't been back in the game since.....probably because he's just enjoying doing punditry work, who knows.

It's the likes of Shearer, Keane and Flitcroft who we should be staying clear of, not Curbishley.

[jim mk2]

Who knows why he hasn't been back in the game ? I'll suggest a few reasons....he has a bad name, he has a ludicrosuly high opinion of himself, he isn't that good and he's yesterday's man. There's been loads of PL jobs available since Curbishley left football nearly 5 years ago, and he hasn't landed one of them.

Avoid.

[laughatthedingles]

Carlos Queiroz is the guy we want, check gud record and countless opinions from current and ex pros/managers.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Queiroz

[tonyoz]

I'm coming to the conclusion Shebby was in the wrong job as a pundit. He comes across as smart, humorous, affable and is clearly very determined. To come over here on his own into the Kean nest of vipers, take them on and win says a lot about him imo.

Also, none of us on here (I don't think) were pros for 15 years and played against England so I suspect he has spent more of his life thinking about football than we have. He was an off-the-wall pundit but maybe that's what was needed to keep that job for 15 years.

I think he will do a good job picking the new manager, although it is something of a lottery, look at Jack's record post-Kenny.

You are one of my favourite posters but I can't agree this time. Hiring off-the-wall pundits results in unprofessional, off-the-wall comments as with Pedersen and ineffective ultimatums as with Kean. I reckon Shebby is a jolly good guy but his responsibility for removing Kean seems to boil down to the fact that he made Kean's job totally untenable with unprecedented levels of interference. Why didn't he just sack the guy instead of piddling around and making the job look a lot less attractive to prospective managers out there?

These are the times when it hits hard that we lost something special when the likes of JW and TF walked out the door. It just doesn't seem to be the same place anymore and no, I haven't forgotten Ince.

[Ricky]

Is there any reason why Quiroz hasn't ever stayed in a job for long as a manager? Always seems to be around 20-30 games before he moves on again.

[chaddyrovers]

Shebby will go to Shearer was my opinion even when Kean was still in charge. He is a huge name and even the bros might have heard it. The short spell in Newcastle shouldn´t be noticed at all. They were going down in a big way and he couldn´t stop the train.

But he refused the Cardiff job in a last minute and has only been sitting on a studio couch at weekends. To me he sounds like a little bit chicken. To Venky´s chicken may be the voice they like. I think the job is Shearer´s if he takes it. I still have the posters of his in somewhere. My mother had no problem I kept those on the wall. Maybe I will know if the wife thinks the same??

I totally agree.

No doubt, the central area of JW Upper will see some very familiar managerial faces tomorrow.

It will be no surprise to see Dowie & Newell there

will be interesting if they are there

Shearer is on football focus tomorrow on the sofa.

FF is filmed in Salford, Manchester, so Shearer could make the game after FF is done.

[bypass06]

All Managers interested in the position of Manager of BRFC,

Should be present today...And at half time, one at a time, they should walk to the centre circle,

The one that gets the highest cheer....Starts Monday.

Wish it was that easy.

[Tom]

Who knows why he hasn't been back in the game ? I'll suggest a few reasons....he has a bad name, he has a ludicrosuly high opinion of himself, he isn't that good and he's yesterday's man. There's been loads of PL jobs available since Curbishley left football nearly 5 years ago, and he hasn't landed one of them.

Avoid.

If he failed at west ham I suppose its only fair to say Sam failed here right?

He did a very solid, very good similar job to Sam

For the record one of them had a win percentage of 35% and the other 40% yet you call the one with th better record a failure