Tony Mowbray Discussion

[tomphil]

14 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

I suspect that when Mowbray went to Pune, post relegation, and got himself a new contract on the back of the relegation, the early seeds were sown re the STC sale and the need to recruit Maggott and Penus to see it through.

Back then Mowbray was quite publicly anti-Academy.

Nothing to do with football got him this lifetime gig.

The Vs have once again NOT been conned.

They head the scam.

Mowbray and the other scumbags will all be here next season, regardless of what happens in the remainder of this season, to continue in their real job.

May they all rot in the Hell that awaits them.

It wouldn't surprise me if a plan B was pitched to them to raise funds at that time.  And Tony just happened to know the right people for that plan but Vs tipped up a few quid and we got back up.

Covid however and the Dack sale being scuppered by injury, along with the phone not ringing for Armstrong with enough 00's has firmly put it back in the pipeline.

[windymiller7]

Does anyone remember the days when supporting Rovers was all about the football? Pure & simple, football. The guys in charge had the best interests of the club at heart & even when we were skint, they always tried to make the best decisions for Blackburn Rovers Football Club.

I do. As do many others on here but there is a whole generation of fans who don't. All those in their late teens/early 20s know nothing else than this shitshow & probably think it's normal! Consider that for a moment. 

It's no wonder they get all OTT on FB & the like after every win. It's frightening!

[AllRoverAsia]

34 minutes ago, windymiller7 said:

Does anyone remember the days when supporting Rovers was all about the football? Pure & simple, football. The guys in charge had the best interests of the club at heart & even when we were skint, they always tried to make the best decisions for Blackburn Rovers Football Club.

I do. As do many others on here but there is a whole generation of fans who don't. All those in their late teens/early 20s know nothing else than this shitshow & probably think it's normal! Consider that for a moment. 

It's no wonder they get all OTT on FB & the like after every win. It's frightening!

They were the Good Old Days, when I knew who the manager was but rarely paid attention to who was on the Board. Unless the manager was especially shit - it did happen, even then.

[rock steady]

It's not just Sky, is it? Lazy all round. You do have to admire how Tony has managed to retain his reputation though, regardless of results!

Reporter on radio 5 just asked if his time is up, and his response was that Rovers fans still remember the good times, and therefore lack patience for incremental progress.

Suppose it goes to show how out of touch with reality the whole analysis/punditry industry is but they can get away with it, as it only really stands out as blatant nonsense when it's your club.

[RoversClitheroe]

Lewis Travis missus liking a tweet about how he could get into any champ club and direction of club is going downhill.

Confirms not all is well at the club.

[SuperBrfc]

40 minutes ago, windymiller7 said:

Does anyone remember the days when supporting Rovers was all about the football? Pure & simple, football. The guys in charge had the best interests of the club at heart & even when we were skint, they always tried to make the best decisions for Blackburn Rovers Football Club.

I do. As do many others on here but there is a whole generation of fans who don't. All those in their late teens/early 20s know nothing else than this shitshow & probably think it's normal! Consider that for a moment. 

It's no wonder they get all OTT on FB & the like after every win. It's frightening!

Yes, I miss those days. There was a genuine buzz and excitement about games before this lot rocked up in 2010. I've mentioned previously how I never used to think about John Williams, Tom Finn etc back in the 2000s as they did a great job in running the club. No manager was unsackable, results mattered and we knew that the board would act if things were going wrong. There was a calm about the club back then, so it was all about the football.

I was so into the games that I would listen to the entire Radio Rovers broadcast for midweek games when I couldn't get to Ewood. It was from 4 till 11pm! but I loved it. I didn't bother doing that even once post November 2010. Not surprised that they canned it a few years ago. They've ruined everything else about the club, so why not add another thing to the list.

These tossers have bought nothing but chaos and distress to the club ever since they set foot in the place. Seeing what they have reduced the club to and the chancers they have allowed in infuriates me. It angers us older fans more as we know how far the club has fallen and that it's all down to the stupidity and neglect of the owners.

I feel for the younger fans who have only ever known this horror show. The L1 promotion is the best thing they have seen Rovers do, so maybe that's why they won't hear anything against Mowbray and constantly refer to Bolton and Wigan when the owners are brought up.

Something I always tell them (and myself) is that this isn't the real Rovers you are watching. The real Rovers will be back when these owners do one. The wait goes on, but we gotta keep the hope alive.

 

 

[broadsword]

23 hours ago, tomphil said:

Mowbray manages and spins his tombola to the law of averages.  

'I'll keep doing this and it'll come off sooner or later'

'

The tombola coming off it's hinges, I assume? 

[gumboots]

1 hour ago, rock steady said:

It's not just Sky, is it? Lazy all round. You do have to admire how Tony has managed to retain his reputation though, regardless of results!

Reporter on radio 5 just asked if his time is up, and his response was that Rovers fans still remember the good times, and therefore lack patience for incremental progress.

Suppose it goes to show how out of touch with reality the whole analysis/punditry industry is but they can get away with it, as it only really stands out as blatant nonsense when it's your club.

If there was any progress at all many of us would be very patient but we're going backwards so fast it's unbelievable

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

I'm begging you Mowbray...PLEASE IN THE NAME OF GOD PISS OFF!!

 

Edited April 5, 2021 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[1864roverite]

Mowbray you area hindrance and a complete and utter embarrassment 

[Ewood Ace]

Just 5 places higher in the table now than when he took over from Coyle, when you consider the funds he has had and the fact he has not had to sell any key player then for me he is just as bad as Kean and Coyle.

[DE.]

Sadly think we are past the point where Mowbray would leave with our gratitude and thanks. On here, anyway. Certainly for me he's been past that point for a while, especially after the Brockhall plans came to light. I now see him as little more than another parasite feeding on the club's corpse. In the decade Venky's have been here only one manager has had the balls to walk away when he realised he couldn't do the job we needed - and like him or not, that was Lambert. 

[Stuart]

Coyle was sacked when it was “too late”. A decent Championship manager would have saved us but Mowbray’s supporters would have us believe that he wasn’t culpable.

Will they again wait too long to make a change again?

Was it Pasha who made the decision and spoke to the owners? No chance Waggott will do anything so we are completely relying on Suhail to act.

I guess with such rich owners, who don’t care about results, it really doesn’t matter which division we are in - but surely it matters to Suhail? Does he have no pride? No shame? Even if Waggott and Mowbray apparently don’t?

Don’t worry it isn’t hope talking but more of a last chance game of pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey.

[G Somerset Rover]

Just do one Tony. You are that burden. 

[TheRoversReturn]

18 minutes ago, Ewood Ace said:

Just 5 places higher in the table now than when he took over from Coyle, when you consider the funds he has had and the fact he has not had to sell any key player then for me he is just as bad as Kean and Coyle.

Mowbray's way worse than Coyle. Owen was given a bad hand, which to be fair he played badly, but sometimes managers don't work out and they leave after half a season, happens to all clubs at some stage.

However, with what has come to light about the Brockhall plans, the question is whether him or Kean will end up as the most hated former manager. All depends what state the club is in when he (finally) leaves us. 

[Mr. E]

I'm not even sure what to say or to think anymore. Sack him now, ok, but what is the message then? 'Things were ok up until this point, but now it's too much?' No. If Venkys think the past year, let alone the past few months, was ok in any way shape or form then we are doomed. I mean it's not even TM's fault anymore, in terms of his job performance he has been a useless sack of s*** for a long time now, and the owners seem to be keeping him on out of spite toward the fans.

I'm just at a loss, I really am. It seems that we are going straight to hell and that is that. 

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

Tony Mowbray doesn't want to be 'a burden' on Rovers | Lancashire Telegraph

“I don’t want to be a burden on the club, if I’m the problem then that's no problem, the owners have to tell me. Other than that, I love the game, I've been here before, I'll keep going"

Mowbray on the 26th Feb.

He isn't resigning. He's waiting for the sack.  

[Mr. E]

2 minutes ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

Tony Mowbray doesn't want to be 'a burden' on Rovers | Lancashire Telegraph

“I don’t want to be a burden on the club, if I’m the problem then that's no problem, the owners have to tell me. Other than that, I love the game, I've been here before, I'll keep going"

Mowbray on the 26th Feb.

He isn't resigning. He's waiting for the sack.  

Yep, which is why there's no point in even getting angry at TM anymore. He has dared the owners to sack him, they have said no. The owners are the problem, always have been, and we are going absolutely nowhere good with them on board. I don't care if they appoint Guardiola tomorrow, Venkys will always be the bane of this club. 

[north_ender]

Wouldn‘t be surprised if you moved for Alex Neil.

He has a track record of getting into or pushing closely for the top 6 with decent Championship squads and a reasonable budget, which you have.

And he is settled in the area with his family.

[Ghost7]

Keep him and we will go down this season.

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

Just now, north_ender said:

Wouldn‘t be surprised if you moved for Alex Neil.

Promoted out of the Championship and no contract to pay out. 

He fits the criteria of the last 3 managers we've appointed. 

[alcd]

Mowbray is a "middle of the road" manager. And we all know what happens if you keep standing in the middle of the road....He's not "terrible" - compared to K**n/Coyle - but his record is just 2 promotions in 18 years of almost continuous management. At most of his clubs there has been a death spiral of results - WBA relegated bottom, Celtic in an unprecented 5th position, Boro closer to the bottom of the Championship than they've ever been and Coventry no win the opening 10 games. He has form for this. 

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

Bayes - Mowbray isn't going to resign. He's still keen to work with the players.

FFS!

Interview coming up in a few minutes. 

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[alcd]

21 minutes ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

Tony Mowbray doesn't want to be 'a burden' on Rovers | Lancashire Telegraph

“I don’t want to be a burden on the club, if I’m the problem then that's no problem, the owners have to tell me. Other than that, I love the game, I've been here before, I'll keep going"

Mowbray on the 26th Feb.

He isn't resigning. He's waiting for the sack.  

If he doesn't want to a "burden" then why is he waiting for his payoff (probably in the region of £300k)?

[Mattyblue]

Andy Bayes just asked TM if ‘he has reached the end?’ 

‘He vehemently disagreed and certainty wouldn’t be waking’

Well obviously the ‘burden’ talk has now been put away as he enters self-preservation mode... but at least Bayes has finally approached the subject (some hard hitting journalism in these parts, ay).
 

Edited April 5, 2021 by Mattyblue