Jon Dahl Tomasson - Sweden coach

[chaddyrovers]

32 minutes ago, booth said:

Didn't he say that currently we are minus money and we need to find that from somewhere, as well as transfer funds?

Did he? 

[Exiled_Rover]

5 hours ago, booth said:

He wanted O'Brien but didn't get him. What he wants and what he does are two entirely different things. I'll be pleasantly surprised if he manages to sign 50% of the required players by the end of next month.

I mean technically he got the O'Brien deal done - it was Waggot and his pal who failed.

With regards to 50% of the players signed by the end of June, that just adds weight to the argument that we'll be heavily involved in the free agent market. You have to get those players signed early. 

[booth]

1 hour ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I mean technically he got the O'Brien deal done - it was Waggot and his pal who failed.

With regards to 50% of the players signed by the end of June, that just adds weight to the argument that we'll be heavily involved in the free agent market. You have to get those players signed early. 

Waggott and his pal are still here too. Plenty for them to f**k up, veto or generally ruin.

 

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Did he? 

 

[Oldgregg86]

Imagine if we did get Rooney. Jesus we wouldn’t have a 3pm game all season . It would be Wayne Rooneys Blackburn rovers for tonight’s late kick off every week 😂

[alcd]

11 hours ago, booth said:

Waggott and his pal are still here too. Plenty for them to f**k up, veto or generally ruin.

 

 

Fact Check. Some of the expenditure such as on the Academy - about £2m - doesn't count for FFP so the funding gap is less than £7m.

[47er]

4 hours ago, Oldgregg86 said:

Imagine if we did get Rooney.

I'd rather not!

[NeilInBristol]

On 19/05/2023 at 09:47, chaddyrovers said:

 

 

Cheers this is so much more detailed than just the quotes. It's really worth a listen

[Trinidad Rover]

Worst case scenario is Spurs take all summer to hire Slot with Levy playing hardball. We are then up against it to find a replacement late in the summer.

You would have to imagine that the plan would be to replace JDT with a like for like, therefore recruitment can continue as planned.

Like some other posters, whilst it makes sense on paper, I do think it would pose a risk for Feyenord to hire JDT. Would be a dream move for him though. 

I wonder what the compensation would be?

[Blow-in]

19 hours ago, Ewood Ace said:

If we were to appoint someone with a Man Utd connection then it should be Wayne Rooney he has a very impressive football brain. I think he's got the potential to be a very good manager.

If we are going to appoint someone with UTD connections I would  be happy with Mourinho or Van Gaal, no unproven no-marks with an impressive playing career.

 

If we are going to get someone in to learn on the job, let's get someone from the Dole queue, be cheaper. Or give all the fans one season on FM whoever finishes highest gets the job. 🙂

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

[JC4LAB]

Carrick and Company ..young recently retired from playing  ..have done well ..  as did Mark Hughes for us  back in the day...That type of young manager. next ... Not Rooney though.

[martonrover]

25 minutes ago, JC4LAB said:

Carrick and Company ..young recently retired from playing  ..have done well ..  as did Mark Hughes for us  back in the day...That type of young manager. next ... Not Rooney though.

I never thought Rooney had the intelligence to make a decent manager, (rather like David Dunn). 

However, he had a baptism of fire at a car crash club, but actually showed some promise.

The jury is out, in my opinion.

[TheRevAshton]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

 

JDT will be gone if Feyenoord want him - wouldn't blame him either, the move makes perfect sense;

- he's a bit of a Feyenoord legend, and their 4th highest ever goal scorer.
- his family live in Holland.
- they're the Dutch Champions playing in the Champions League.
- it's a direct route to getting a big PL move, as Arne Slot has shown.

All of that is before we factor in the shambles he's had to put up with here!

On the bright side, he may not actually be their preferred option - doesn't look like he's the only manager on their list.

Edited May 24, 2023 by TheRevAshton

[Dreams of 1995]

It could be a bit of a madness that the one left to generate potential transfer funds is the coach!!!

There would have to some level of compensation

[Trinidad Rover]

PSV job has just become available

[Guest]

Rumours abound, now, with PSV being linked. No idea of the credibility. It's going to be a long couple of weeks ahead.

Edited May 24, 2023 by goozburger

[Exiled_Rover]

For actual fuck's sake - can we not have a decent manager for more than a year?!

God we're a cursed club. 

[Wheelton Blue]

RVN has left PSV...

 

[JHRover]

4 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

For actual fuck's sake - can we not have a decent manager for more than a year?!

God we're a cursed club. 

Normally I'd agree with this sentiment, especially compared to the dingles who seem to have the ability to avoid any interest at all in their managers who overperform every year.

But in this instance the Club has to shoulder a lot of repsonsibility. 

It is lazy to simply say 'ah Feyenoord/PSV, he's always going to go there' 

If he'd been backed in January we'd have got in the play-offs. We might well be preparing for a day at Wembley and getting to the PL.

I'm not sure he would walk away from a PL job / season to move to the Eredivisie at this stage in his career.

But another long hard Championship season with us rummaging around for free transfers from League One and Two and the excuses about finances already in full swing yeah I don't think anyone could expect him to stay. What's the point, he could get us to top 2 or 3 in January and we might just 'forget' to do the paperwork again or claim FFP rules prevented us signing anyone as is the norm.

[ben_the_beast]

13 minutes ago, goozburger said:

Rumours abound, now, with PSV being linked. No idea of the credibility. It's going to be a long couple of weeks ahead.

I think he's gone. It will be a stroke of luck if he's ends up staying. Too many clubs being linked, all of which are attractive propositions for various reasons. 

Even if we'd had a sudden influx of cash and had made zero mistakes over the last year, it would still be a challenge retaining him. 

If he goes, I think he's raised the standards here, but it would be disappointing to not see him continue what he's started.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

The way the club is run from the top means we’ll never be able to hold on to anyone worthwhile for long. Be that players, back room staff, or managers. There’s no culture, no values, no nothing running the club.

If he does go - make it soon so we can can get in a replacement.

Edited May 24, 2023 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[AllRoverAsia]

So much for projects, plans and process.

In football it can all change overnight, nevermind over a week or two.

A reminder, if one was needed, to seize the moment which by error or deliberately was completely aborted by the January debacle ..... For which no full accounting has been made, despite promises which became fecking lies.

They make me puke, C's the whole bunch.

[davulsukur]

Best hope GB has a seriously good succession plan with regards to the manager. 

Seems increasingly likely JDT will be getting poached.

[Ewood Ace]

4 hours ago, martonrover said:

I never thought Rooney had the intelligence to make a decent manager, (rather like David Dunn). 

However, he had a baptism of fire at a car crash club, but actually showed some promise.

The jury is out, in my opinion.

Always comes across very well in his Sunday Times column. 

[Exiled_Rover]

43 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

So much for projects, plans and process.

In football it can all change overnight, nevermind over a week or two.

A reminder, if one was needed, to seize the moment which by error or deliberately was completely aborted by the January debacle ..... For which no full accounting has been made, despite promises which became fecking lies.

They make me puke, C's the whole bunch.

Broughton and his team taking charge of all the admin involved with transfers is about as comprehensive a change as you can have.

He has no power to fire the Club Secretary, but he can sideline him.