[Archived] Friedel named New England manager

[islander200]

Big Brad takes his first job in senior management 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41934891

[Tom]

Southgate sacked already? 

 

[Baz]

1 hour ago, Tom said:

Southgate sacked already? 

 

Well it is a revolution.

Best wishes to Brad. The biggest disappointment of Ince was losing Brad. He's almost certainly still better than anybody we have had since.

[Dunnfc]

Good luck Brad one of my favourites and a very underrated player when it comes to Rovers "legends".

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Yeah you can call him a legend, no problem.

[jim mk2]

1 hour ago, islander200 said:

Big Brad takes his first job in senior management 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41934891

 

 

Good luck to him, one of the few players who would have got in my all-time favourite Rovers team of 1962-5.

Also good of the BBC headline writer to call him "ex-Blackburn" goalkeeper when Liverpool or Spurs might have grabbed more online eyeballs 

 

[davulsukur]

Good luck to Super Brad.

Without question one of my all time favourite Rovers.

[Butty]

I'm praying he turns out too be a rare breed, an American who ends up being a good manager. Top man, hope he smashes it and then comes to manage us one day 

[Mike E]

5 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

 

 

Good luck to him, one of the few players who would have got in my all-time favourite Rovers team of 1962-5.

Also good of the BBC headline writer to call him "ex-Blackburn" goalkeeper when Liverpool or Spurs might have grabbed more online eyeballs 

 

While I agree, it doesn't half inadvertently rub salt in our wounds too ?

[benhben]

Would love Big Brad to come and manage us one day. 

Who knows, we scrape a promotion and he has a good couple of season in management....

[47er]

15 hours ago, Baz said:

Well it is a revolution.

Best wishes to Brad. The biggest disappointment of Ince was losing Brad. He's almost certainly still better than anybody we have had since.

Agree with this. Could never see the logic in Ince's decision here. Wouldn't have mattered who he signed, could never have been an improvement on Brad.

Williams must have heard alarm bells ringing out "What have I done?"

[Reedy You're A Star]

1 hour ago, benhben said:

Would love Big Brad to come and manage us one day. 

Who knows, we scrape a promotion and he has a good couple of season in management....

As long as Venkys are long gone. Wouldn't want Brad tainted by association. Same goes with Tugay and Jansen.

[oldjamfan1]

17 minutes ago, 47er said:

Agree with this. Could never see the logic in Ince's decision here. Wouldn't have mattered who he signed, could never have been an improvement on Brad.

Williams must have heard alarm bells ringing out "What have I done?"

I'm not defending that clown Ince here at all, but I always thought Brad forced the issue of a move to Villa rather than it being a Rovers decision? And while he was virtually irreplaceable, we did sign the England goalkeeper to replace him. There were lots of reasons to castigate Ince but I'm not convinced this was one of them.

[arbitro]

26 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

I'm not defending that clown Ince here at all, but I always thought Brad forced the issue of a move to Villa rather than it being a Rovers decision? And while he was virtually irreplaceable, we did sign the England goalkeeper to replace him. There were lots of reasons to castigate Ince but I'm not convinced this was one of them.

That's pretty much how I remember it too Andy. There were also rumours of some investments in the States going awry of which one was a soccer school. The then Villa chairman was reportedly looking to bail him out if he signed for them. He remains the best keeper I have seen for us but the way he left tarnished his legend status to me.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Great keeper for this club..memories of better times.

Best of luck Brad.

[Butty]

8 hours ago, arbitro said:

That's pretty much how I remember it too Andy. There were also rumours of some investments in the States going awry of which one was a soccer school. The then Villa chairman was reportedly looking to bail him out if he signed for them. He remains the best keeper I have seen for us but the way he left tarnished his legend status to me.

Yeah, I too remember some sort of academy he was running in America had bankrupted poor Brad pretty much so he went to villa too sweeten the old finances. What an absolute legend, best Rovers keeper of my lifetime. 

[Baz]

Friedel asked to go because Ince was appointed. They had been at Liverpool together, and it's  fair to say Ince wasn't very popular with the other players.