Jon Dahl Tomasson - Officially No Longer Our Head Coach

[Waggy76]

10 hours ago, tomphil said:

There have a lot of things refreshing about JDT he's brave, bold, positive without being deluded and not the least bit patronising.

He even apologies when it's shite although in a way that swerves his own accountability but it's at least halfway there, Yes there are frustrations to the way he works and still a lot of imo naivety though some would say stubbornness. We can actually see what he is trying to do even if we sometimes feel it isn't always the right way to go about it in certain games.

We've not been able to say that for a long time he isn't a preserve my job pick my mates and mates players kind of guy, he clearly doesn't want his feet under the table here being patted on the head.

He wants to actually do something but he couldn't have picked a worse set of ambitionless gravy train riding bosses to do it for.

Your last paragraph sums up the BRFC hierarchy perfectly....

[ABBEY]

11 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

why would an international job be a great move for him? 

I don't see JDT leaving Rovers for Sweden international football job. It just wasn't his style of coaching and I see JDT has someone who loves day to day coaching and working with players on a daily basis

The Lewis O'Brien incident had nothing to do with him, it was admin problem. Not his remit but took the fall for it. 

We didn't panic buy Telalovic either so your point here is just wrong. 

Your constant criticism of GB is baffling every time you mention it  

Friday club? 

You need tha ale wattered down lad

[Mattyblue]

Think I’d be just as worried if we didn’t panic buy Telalovic, so it was a carefully planned swoop on a 24 year old from the German fourth division - what does that say about the scouting set up?

Edited January 13 by Mattyblue

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, ABBEY said:

Friday club? 

You need tha ale wattered down lad

Don't drink Abbey. All in the past now my drinking. 

1 hour ago, Mattyblue said:

Think I’d be just as worried if we didn’t panic buy Telalovic, so it was a carefully planned swoop on a 24 year old from the German fourth division - what does that say about the scouting set up?

That's our scouting and recruitment department are looking everywhere for signings. 

[Mattyblue]

Looking everywhere and this is the lad they came back with?

[chaddyrovers]

21 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Looking everywhere and this is the lad they came back with?

who would you sign then instead given how much he cost? Names please?

[Mattyblue]

How the feck would I know. 

[chaddyrovers]

1 minute ago, Mattyblue said:

How the feck would I know. 

Oh well. Thought you had had shortlist ready to post..Good job you aren't on the recruitment team then. 

[Mattyblue]

Probably is for the best considering I’m not a professional football scout, analyst or recruiter.

You seem to be posting this silly stuff a lot. ‘Well who would you sign with 200k from Germany then?’ We aren’t professionals, that’s what those at the club are paid for - and we judge who they bring in with those things called eyes.

Edited January 13 by Mattyblue

[Mercer]

16 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Oh well. Thought you had had shortlist ready to post..Good job you aren't on the recruitment team then. 

Feel sure @Mattyblue and others on here have better things to do than research potential recruits for Rovers.

It is not our feckin job.

I am pretty sure we would make a better fist of it than our anonymous bunch of faceless wonders.  For example, take our head of UK scouting Sutton, who the feck is he and what has he ever done in football?  I think there are folk on this MB with more experience and nous to spot a talent than either Sutton or others in our recruitment team.

 

 

Edited January 13 by Mercer

[Wheelton Blue]

16 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Oh well. Thought you had had shortlist ready to post..Good job you aren't on the recruitment team then. 

I'm glad that someone who thinks Telalovic will come good, that Wahlsted needs a run of games, that Pears was better than TK....isn't on our recruitment team either!

[tomphil]

Didn't they recruit people with a track record of lower league talent spotting ?

If so then where is it ?

Several foreign market signings in summer surely have GBs fingerprints on them, then we have Ennis from a promoted lge 1 team.  Other than that Prem loans which probably come via agents.

Hardly a ringing endorsement for the new set up they could't even find a keeper suited to English football !

[philipl]

Astonished there isn't a melt down on here about Sweden almost certainly offering JDT the national job. 

And remember he won the title twice with Malmo.

To be honest with the absence of Swedish players coming through (Walstedt and Ayari excepted of course 🤔) the Swedish national team is a bigger opportunity to destroy a reputation than Rovers and even less upside.

So I think it is only 50/50 JDT would take it.

Irrespective of the football, virtually every interview JDT gives, his humanity and intelligence leaves me with a happy smile in stark contrast to his predecessor who was perfectly OK . JDT is totally different class and not only for his Champions League Medals and Danish top leading scorer.. 

[Mercer]

14 minutes ago, philipl said:

Astonished there isn't a melt down on here about Sweden almost certainly offering JDT the national job. 

And remember he won the title twice with Malmo.

To be honest with the absence of Swedish players coming through (Walstedt and Ayari excepted of course 🤔) the Swedish national team is a bigger opportunity to destroy a reputation than Rovers and even less upside.

So I think it is only 50/50 JDT would take it.

Irrespective of the football, virtually every interview JDT gives, his humanity and intelligence leaves me with a happy smile in stark contrast to his predecessor who was perfectly OK . JDT is totally different class and not only for his Champions League Medals and Danish top leading scorer.. 

Agree with much of this but really feel JDT is aboard a sinking ship at the moment and it's difficult to see how his reputation doesn't suffer unless he jumps off!  Prospective employers look at the results' board which is at rock bottom at the moment and has been for some little time.

[jim mk2]

Tomasson must be considering his future given the poor results and the continuing ability of the club to bring in adequate reinforcements last summer to strengthen the squad and this window to cover for the various long term injuries

My guess is he'll give it to the end of January to see what happens with new signings (or lack of) and then pack it in as a bad job. No manager wants a relegation on their CV and on current form that's where we are heading

 

[AllRoverAsia]

12 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Tomasson must be considering his future given the poor results and the continuing ability of the club to bring in adequate reinforcements last summer to strengthen the squad and this window to cover for the various long term injuries

My guess is he'll give it to the end of January to see what happens with new signings (or lack of) and then pack it in as a bad job. No manager wants a relegation on their CV and on current form that's where we are heading

 

It's a possible but I don't think we'll go down this season but if things don't change and our best assets are sold then next season will be difficult at best.

[Mattyblue]

Think we’ll be ok in the end this season, but you’d imagine he’ll be giving it up as a bad job in the summer as the owners are back for a third time asking some court half way round the world permission to pay the club’s VAT bill.

Edited January 13 by Mattyblue

[tomphil]

2 hours ago, philipl said:

Astonished there isn't a melt down on here about Sweden almost certainly offering JDT the national job. 

And remember he won the title twice with Malmo.

To be honest with the absence of Swedish players coming through (Walstedt and Ayari excepted of course 🤔) the Swedish national team is a bigger opportunity to destroy a reputation than Rovers and even less upside.

So I think it is only 50/50 JDT would take it.

Irrespective of the football, virtually every interview JDT gives, his humanity and intelligence leaves me with a happy smile in stark contrast to his predecessor who was perfectly OK . JDT is totally different class and not only for his Champions League Medals and Danish top leading scorer.. 

Well i mentioned it but was asked 'why would that be a great job for him ?'

I give up.

[chaddyrovers]

5 hours ago, Mercer said:

Feel sure @Mattyblue and others on here have better things to do than research potential recruits for Rovers.

It is not our feckin job.

We all watch football and see players who you think would make good signings here. 

5 hours ago, Mercer said:

I am pretty sure we would make a better fist of it than our anonymous bunch of faceless wonders.  For example, take our head of UK scouting Sutton, who the feck is he and what has he ever done in football?  I think there are folk on this MB with more experience and nous to spot a talent than either Sutton or others in our recruitment team.

would we given that we don't work in football scouting or recruitment. It isn't so simple as you make it. I have listened to many podcasts with Football sporting director or head of recruitment plus watched the Salford football documentary and I listened to a podcast this week called Stick to football with Neville, Carragher, Wright, Keane and Scott who was discussing football transfers and who is responsible for transfers and who has veto on signings. Carragher revealed that Klopp was keen on signing Salah when Liverpool did but Klopp trusted his recruitment team and look at how that worked out. 

4 hours ago, Wheelton Blue said:

I'm glad that someone who thinks Telalovic will come good, that Wahlsted needs a run of games, that Pears was better than TK....isn't on our recruitment team either!

The problem is I see both of these players/signings who need developing and understanding the British game and how we want play when we signed them. That's the market we are in. We can't afford proven quality players as we can't afford the transfer fees involved or the wages. So you need to find players who have raw qualities but need developing into good players

[Wheelton Blue]

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

The problem is I see both of these players/signings who need developing and understanding the British game and how we want play when we signed them. That's the market we are in. We can't afford proven quality players as we can't afford the transfer fees involved or the wages. So you need to find players who have raw qualities but need developing into good players

So why sign Wahlsted and Telalovic then? They have no raw qualities whatsoever.

[RoversClitheroe]

We replace JDT they'll have the exact same restrictions, players sold that shouldn't be sold, players loaned out that shouldn't be loaned out.

Coaches that remain in situ that shouldn't remain.

[chaddyrovers]

19 minutes ago, Wheelton Blue said:

So why sign Wahlsted and Telalovic then? They have no raw qualities whatsoever.

That's your opinion. 

[ABBEY]

FUCKING SICK OF THIS TIPPY CRAPPY BOLLOX. ITS UTTER SHAMEFUL . 
SICK OF THIS PASSIONLESS SOFT  BASTARD STYLE 
SICK OF NO BITE 
SICK OF A LIMP WRISTED DRAG QUEEN IN GOAL 
MAN THE FUCK UP !!!!

[RoversClitheroe]

I can see JDT resigning, why would you want to be at a club that has absent owners, a CEO who appears to want to reduce costs to please the owners. THERE IS NO AMBITION.

[ABBEY]

1 minute ago, RoversClitheroe said:

I can see JDT resigning, why would you want to be at a club that has absent owners, a CEO who appears to want to reduce costs to please the owners. THERE IS NO AMBITION.

And no plan b .

Unwilling to try anything different.