Which utterly brilliant manager will we be delighted to welcome next?

[glen9mullan]

4 minutes ago, Admiral Nelsen said:

Pleasantly surprising. I won't get my hopes up too much until I see him holding a Rovers scarf above his head though.

I know that sacked managers often can't be too picky about their next move - even Dyche is vanishingly unlikely to get another prem job - but I'd have thought there would be a bit of a queue for Farke. Hopefully the sign that he's interested is an indicator that we're willing to back whoever takes over. 

I guess it will come down to what recommendations come from ewood too, (someone please unplug the fax)

Its my understanding that Farke was not proposed out of Ewood, and this could be a turning point in Venkys ownership and them having a greater understanding of the market and managers.

Just hope he does'nt do a whistle stop tour with the Ewood Board, as they have a great way of stealing defeat from the jaws of victory.

I actually think they is more likely than unlikely, and would be an excellent appointment 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

7 minutes ago, glen9mullan said:

I guess it will come down to what recommendations come from ewood too, (someone please unplug the fax)

Its my understanding that Farke was not proposed out of Ewood, and this could be a turning point in Venkys ownership and them having a greater understanding of the market and managers.

Just hope he does'nt do a whistle stop tour with the Ewood Board, as they have a great way of stealing defeat from the jaws of victory.

I actually think they is more likely than unlikely, and would be an excellent appointment 

If he does come in it’s an appointment I couldn’t criticise. Possibly as good as we could expect to get ?

 

Edited May 2, 2022 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[roverandout]

Will  be the first appointment of ambition.  Which is why it Probably won't happen 

[1874]

Blackburn Rovers Manager	Games	Win Percentage	From	To
Tony Mowbray	252	41% (and counting)	February 2017	Present Day
Owen Coyle	37	30%	June 2016	February 2017
Paul Lambert	33	36%	November 2015	May 2016
Gary Bowyer	118	35%	May 2013	November 2015
Michael Appleton	15	27%	January 2013	March 2013
Gary Bowyer	4	75%	December 2012	January 2013
Henning Berg	10	10%	October 2012	December 2012
Eric Black	6	33%	September 2012	October 2012
Steve Kean	74	28%	December 2010	September 2012

 

A sad tale of Venky appointments

[glen9mullan]

1 minute ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

If he does come in it’s an appointment I couldn’t criticise. Possibly as good as we could expect to get ?

 

I think he is the outstanding candidate. Knows the division, good age, plays good football and has won promotion from it.

Its a solid source, in as much they said Rothwell wouldnt be going, and I ran with it, and ultimately he didnt go.

 

[roverandout]

Just now, goozburger said:

I'd argue Lambert and Irvine were the first appointment of ambition. I was ecstatic when that happened. We know the rest, though.

Was thinking about him. But bringing his name up on here is a hot potato 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

6 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Will  be the first appointment of ambition.  Which is why it Probably won't happen 

I’d say Lambert was an ambitious appointment, especially when you look at the staff he had. The Chokers managed to find a way to fuck that up though.

[Tugayisgod]

32 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Director of Football is an entirely different skillset to Manager. That's where his career trajectory is taking him.

And I think that’s the sort of role he would take up if he was to come. No problem with that as he is obviously highly rated at Citeh

[simongarnerisgod]

33 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Well obviously I’ve not seen any of them in action behind the scenes. You see what I see . Did you get the impression that Rovers this season were physically fitter, stronger, better prepared both mentally and tactically than most of the opposition ? I don’t think I did.

within ten minutes of saturdays game id`e figured out  bournemouths plan  of trying to pick us off on the counter  ,im`e a former park footballer and fan,mowbray on the best part of half a million quid a year did nothing to combat it,iv`e lost count of the times we`ve been out manouvered tactics wise.bloody good riddance imo,get someone in who cares about losing

[G Somerset Rover]

35 minutes ago, glen9mullan said:

Not surprised Farke being backed in, heard on 19th March that he was very much in the frame, just hope they don't cock it up, as there is a genuine desire to get it done from both sides

If that’s the case, don’t even conduct an interview process and just give the bloke what he wants.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

15 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

within ten minutes of saturdays game id`e figured out  bournemouths plan  of trying to pick us off on the counter  ,im`e a former park footballer and fan,mowbray on the best part of half a million quid a year did nothing to combat it,iv`e lost count of the times we`ve been out manouvered tactics wise.bloody good riddance imo,get someone in who cares about losing

I wasn’t expecting them to go long ball down the middle as much as they did. They’d obviously figured out the 4 at the back instead of 5 was our weak point.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

52 minutes ago, glen9mullan said:

Not surprised Farke being backed in, heard on 19th March that he was very much in the frame, just hope they don't cock it up, as there is a genuine desire to get it done from both sides

Just thinking - would we be were we are now if they’d brought him on March 20th ?

[windymiller7]

9 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Just thinking - would we be were we are now if they’d brought him on March 20th ?

Probably looking forward to a possible trip to Wembley - 2nd would've been well out of sight by then.

[Commondore]

If Farke is indeed in the frame, surely he must have been given guarantees about replacements for the various backroom people leaving with Mowbray, and indeed for some of the first teamers likely to not sign new contracts?

[windymiller7]

Wiki also states that (obviously) all Farke's coaching staff are also out of work after leaving the Russian side. That's surely gotta be another tick in the box regarding not having to pay any compo?

Sorry, I'm getting a little giddy now. Need to remember this is not pre-Venkys Rovers.

[BankEnd Rover]

Farke will not come…especially if a London rival clubs comes into play…QPR would surely be more on his radar?? 
 

 

[Sparks Rover]

2 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Farke will not come…especially if a London rival clubs comes into play…QPR would surely be more on his radar?? 
 

 

Job security if you're a nice chap is much better here. And bollocks to London, its a shithole

Edited May 2, 2022 by Sparks Rover

[tomphil]

1 hour ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Kamy reckons one of the people we are looking at is Jason Wilcox.

The riverside boo crew will be salivating at the sound of Handbags name cropping up.

If they still bother to attend that is.

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, glen9mullan said:

Not surprised Farke being backed in, heard on 19th March that he was very much in the frame, just hope they don't cock it up, as there is a genuine desire to get it done from both sides

Lets hope it happens. I am trying to keep my excitement calm and I will be only happy when its announce by Rovers and he is holding the Rovers shirt up at Ewood Park. 

1 hour ago, glen9mullan said:

I guess it will come down to what recommendations come from ewood too, (someone please unplug the fax)

Its my understanding that Farke was not proposed out of Ewood, and this could be a turning point in Venkys ownership and them having a greater understanding of the market and managers.

Just hope he does'nt do a whistle stop tour with the Ewood Board, as they have a great way of stealing defeat from the jaws of victory.

I actually think they is more likely than unlikely, and would be an excellent appointment 

Lets hope Venkys have learnt from this and they have a better understanding of football. 

Thanks for all the info Glen you post on here, very much apprenticed by us all

1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

If he does come in it’s an appointment I couldn’t criticise. Possibly as good as we could expect to get ?

 

Farke is the clear choice for these reasons, 

1. He knows the league and has 2 promotions from this league

2. Will keep developing our young players and bringing more academy players through, 

3. He plays good football

4. He is hard task master and demands the best. exactly what we need

1 hour ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Director of Football is an entirely different skillset to Manager. That's where his career trajectory is taking him.

Do you not think that maybe Jason Wilcox come be coming here as Director of Football operations or something similar? 

17 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Farke will not come…especially if a London rival clubs comes into play…QPR would surely be more on his radar?? 
 

 

QPR first choice target appearing to be MK Dons Liam Manning from what I read this morning. 

[chaddyrovers]

2 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Why?

If he wants the job then who cares about the Wycombe playoff run?!

Ainsworth will and its called doing it professional 

1 hour ago, goozburger said:

That will cost some serious money if we're thinking about someone like Farke. I don't think Venkys will stump up the cash (and not least the plan) for it.

It's more likely that they'll take their own sweet time. Mowbray will leave after Saturday's game with an official announcement, followed by weeks of nothing. Venkys will eventually finalise next season's budget in a month or two, and the powers that be (whoever they are) will recommend an underwhelming manager and cheaply available coaching team (or promote from within) to fit into that budget. We'll be on loans and frees again to fill the gaps.

So in your opinion, which do you think is more likely? Appointing Farke, his required coaching staff, and giving him a reasonable budget to buy players? Or the above?

Farke was on around 1 to 1.5 million at Norwich when they were in the PL i have read on line so not unrealistic we could offer him around 700k a year here and if he gets us promotion we offer a 50% increase plus a million pounds promotion bonus. 

Nicko is saying they want to interview around 6 people and chose from that with the next 2 to 3 weeks

1 hour ago, Admiral Nelsen said:

Not sure what to think about that. On the one hand obviously a very highly rated coach for City to give him that role. Perhaps not too similar to Neil Critchley before he went to Blackpool. His CV couldn't be more different to the likes of Ainsworth in terms of their different strengths and weaknesses, at least on paper.

 

Obviously a massive risk though. I'd have him in front of plenty of the names you can get decent odds for, but if we can get Farke with two recent promotions to his name, Wilcox shouldn't be getting in the conversation for me.

Mention Wilcox a couple of weeks ago to coming here. yes he could be the next Steve Cooper and Neil Critchley or not. Its a risk to appoint him but every managerial appointment is a risk. 

[Paul Mani]

1 hour ago, glen9mullan said:

I guess it will come down to what recommendations come from ewood too, (someone please unplug the fax)

Its my understanding that Farke was not proposed out of Ewood, and this could be a turning point in Venkys ownership and them having a greater understanding of the market and managers.

Just hope he does'nt do a whistle stop tour with the Ewood Board, as they have a great way of stealing defeat from the jaws of victory.

I actually think they is more likely than unlikely, and would be an excellent appointment 

Tbf Glen, I don’t think there’s any one other fan with closer / better links to Venkys than you. Be great if they can get Farke done With a full back room team and a healthy budget! 🙏🏽

[chaddyrovers]

Ex-Derby boss Phillip Cocu is leading contender to be Blackburn Rovers manager

Blackburn Rovers: Ex-Derby boss Cocu is leading candidate for vacancy (footballinsider247.com)

[davulsukur]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Ex-Derby boss Phillip Cocu is leading contender to be Blackburn Rovers manager

Blackburn Rovers: Ex-Derby boss Cocu is leading candidate for vacancy (footballinsider247.com)

No ta.

[Gav]

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Ex-Derby boss Phillip Cocu is leading contender to be Blackburn Rovers manager

Blackburn Rovers: Ex-Derby boss Cocu is leading candidate for vacancy (footballinsider247.com)

This is more like a Venky appointment, absolutely bobbins at Derby, agent driven rubbish, he’s probably a shoe in.

[Mercer]

1 hour ago, glen9mullan said:

I think he is the outstanding candidate. Knows the division, good age, plays good football and has won promotion from it.

Its a solid source, in as much they said Rothwell wouldnt be going, and I ran with it, and ultimately he didnt go.

 

Please don't use those words that was said of Coyle.....................!

I know Farke is a different kettle of fish.

Interesting you say 'not from Ewood' as I think there have been some 'oddball' names already touted from within.

Who in your view is calling the shots on this appointment?