[Archived] Next Manager Part 2

[Devon Rover]

Sky Sports are saying Fulham turned down an approach from Blackburn for permission to speak to Billy McKinlay.

If that is true then, rather than breathe a sigh of relief, it will only make me more worried about the judgment of Singh etc. Billy McKinlay being seen as a serious candidate to get Rovers promoted? I think I would have more confidence in Black - and that's saying something.

[BuckyRover]

Hopefully he is wanted as part of coaching team. That is the only thing that would be acceptable

[Bundesburn]

seroius ,you thought it would have been on here already.

breath slow and learn off unkle abs....chilllllllll

Oh, I'm quite chill over here ABBEY, thanks!

I literally don't have time to be genuinely bothered by that post. Just felt it may have stemmed from a lack of attention towards Topman and thought I'd help the little keaner feel the love that is evidently so craved.

[rovers_rob]

So we have approached Fulham to speak to Mckinlay and it has been refused which probably means we are no nearer to appointing a manager than what we were 2 weeks ago.

It also means the chances of appointing the likes of Shearer or Holloway are zero.

[RoverScot]

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/blackburn_rovers/news/9999238.Blackburn_Rovers_denied_in_approach_for_McKinlay/?ref=twt

Billy 'pretend to be injured' Mckinlay, Steve Kean's best mate, no managerial experience, and we are serious in making him our manager.

[broadsword]

Am I to take it that Kean and McKinlay being best mates is just a coincidence?

If McKinlay gets appointed I won't be held responsible for my reaction. It will just be Kean under a different name.

These guys are just hopeless by the way. Three weeks, and McKinlay is identified as the best available man. Crap. Everyone knows he'll just be Singh's puppet.

[forumquizmaster]

Hopefully he is wanted as part of coaching team. That is the only thing that would be acceptable

It could also be a tactic to deflect attention away from what is actually happening. I'm clutching at straws here, aren't I?

[The Rover of Finland]

Don´t care what McKinlay have done recently. He is closely related to Kean. A huge NO for McKinlay.

[Veevs]

Cripes.. McKinley seems to be popping up to often atm.. really really don't want him near Rovers.. But would not suprise me and without a doubt would have to of been a recommendation from Shaw/Agnew with Shebby probably not knowing about the links to Kean.. Shebby is a plonker of the highest order but he would never accept a Kean monkey.

ffs I would take allot of the list being mentioned even Keane who I can't stand as a person over him

[ABBEY]

http://www.lancashir...Kinlay/?ref=twt

Billy 'pretend to be injured' Mckinlay, Steve Kean's best mate, no managerial experience, and we are serious in making him our manager.

if the injured one gets the job it spells who still has fingers in the pie.

[Blue n White Rover]

An approach has been made to Fulham. This is depressing.

[Salgado Is A Hero]

I'd rather have these two than Shearer and Newell...

Gumboots isn't gonna like that.

The only thing I'm certain of is that NO appointment will unite the fans. There will always be someone who will complain about the manager whomever we end up with.

Now that Kean is gone we simply have to get behind the next manager - even in the unlikely event it's Black.

Personally I'd prefer Holloway - who incredibly some don't want/rate - however Shearer would be a step up from Kean/Black whichever way we look at it.

It's true that there's no outstanding candidate, due to our owners and what league we play in, but I'm gonna presume the vast majority will get behind most candidates anyway.....with the possible exceptions for some of Hendry, Black and McKinlay.

I also completely understand why some, including myself, don't have Holloway high up on their wish list.....it's because we've just gone almost two years with an unorganised defence and we want a manager who will try and rectify this.

And if we did get promoted under him, most Prem managers will know from his season with Blackpool what kind of system he plays and how best to combat it.......as he proved last time he was too stubborn to change his tactics so we'd soon play like they did in the 2nd half of the season, or Swansea last season, and pass it round a lot without creating many chances.....but Swansea's defence was very organised and was the main reason they stayed up imo from watching a lot of their games with my Swansea housemate at the time.......we wouldn't be so defensively organised which I'm pretty fed up of in all honesty.

I don't want Shearer or Keane or McKinlay but if someone offered me the chance a month ago to swap them for Kean then I would have bitten their hands off and that will be my main comfort if we don't start picking up points.

[SydneyRover]

Pathetic. Shebby needs a slap.

[dwayne cage]

So we have approached Fulham to speak to Mckinlay and it has been refused which probably means we are no nearer to appointing a manager than what we were 2 weeks ago.

It also means the chances of appointing the likes of Shearer or Holloway are zero.

If we can't get McKinlay then the chances of us getting any manager crap or not is slim to none. Just hurry up and give the job to Black and then lie to say how good he is and how proven he has become. Here I'll write the headline for the papers, save them a job "Shebby Singh's Blacks Praises"

[Blue n White Rover]

Pathetic. Shebby needs a slap.

The main culprit. Let's see if Mullan and his boys still back him and believe the tripe that comes out of his mouth.

Shaw wanted Holloway and Singh denied him and convinced the owners we could do better...in McKinlay.

What a farce.

[Kamy100]

I have no idea about McKinley's abilities as a potential manager, but it is well known that he is a very very close friend of Kean. That in itself will just cause massive problems again.

[Gav]

Is Mckinlay another Anderson client by any chance?

[alexanders]

Nothing official from Fulham yet.

[rovers_rob]

I have no idea about McKinley's abilities as a potential manager, but it is well known that he is a very very close friend of Kean. That in itself will just cause massive problems again.

Does Shebby know this ?

Seriously, what are they thinking ? Is this the manager they want to get in by Wednesday ?

[greggyk]

I mentioned this last night, but yesterday at work I spoke with Gerry Armstrong who's been working with Shebby.... McKinley was ALWAYS third choice... Shearer has NEVER been considered..

Sherwood thing is now finished, and Shebby won't wait till December to speak to OGS... Expect McKinley to kick up a fuss and demand to speak to Rovers.....he WILL be our new man.. Depressinh

[PAFELL]

I have no idea about McKinley's abilities as a potential manager, but it is well known that he is a very very close friend of Kean. That in itself will just cause massive problems again.

Makes me think that a certain ex manager has been on the phone to previous employer.

I wonder if Shebby Singh is aware of the close friendship Mckinley has with Kean.

[John]

Permission refused to speak with Mckinlay.

[RibbleValleyRover]

"Up until now we’ve only been shrouded with bad publicity but there are a lot of people out there who are interested, which has been a big surprise. They’re big names. When their CV arrived on my table, my eyes went wide and was like, ‘Really?’"

Shebby Singh -2nd October 2012

"BLACKBURN Rovers have seen an approach for Billy McKinlay turned down by Fulham."

22nd October 2012

[callumrovers]

If Mckinlay is the next manager then kean is still having a influence on the owners.

[jim mk2]

Permission refused to speak with Mckinlay.

The question is, why do they think Billy McKinlay would be a good manager ?

Is it a recommendation from former Fulham players Etuhu or Murphy ? Or is McKinlay's old pal Kean still having an influence at the club ?

Either way, it's obvious Singh is now getting desperate in his search for a manager and that all the so-called "favourites" are now out of the picture.

Would add that I still think we'll end up with Black, my original forecast the day after Kean departed.