John Eustace - our head coach

[chaddyrovers]

John Eustace as been appointed to replace JDT.

Welcome to Rovers John. I think this is good sensible appointment to replace JDT. I wish him all the best. 

Eustace's Blue and White Army 🔵⚪️

 

Rovers’ first team coaches David Lowe and Damien Johnson will take charge of tomorrow’s home game against Stoke City, with new Head Coach John Eustace in close attendance. 

Matt Gardiner has been appointed as number 2

 

 

[TugaysMarlboro]

He'll get my support. My issues aren't with him. Best of luck, he's going to need it.

Edited February 9 by TugaysMarlboro

[Rogerb]

Hope you've got a break clause in that two and half year deal John.

[aletheia]

Good luck John. You are going to need it.

Hope you are aware of what you are dealing with.

Hope you have a good contract.

[Polky]

Welcome, John! 
 

All the best 💙

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Whether people agreed or disagreed with JDT's departure (I'm the latter), we just have to get behind the new guy and wish him the very best. 

Good luck, Jon I mean John! 

[bazza]

Has he brought a No2 with him? Is he allowed to change any coaching staff?

[Tom]

Good luck to him 

love that we made a statement of ‘we will not be making a comment at this time’

Then immediately followed up with this ‘news’

Looks like Benson may keep his job if he’s only bringing in an assistant 

[sharpysharps86]

Welcome to the asylum, John.

Wish him all the best and hope he can do a good job for Rovers.

[Spankus Munky]

Yet Lowe & Benson remain in position after yet another change in Manager/Coach... Let him bring his own staff I might be able to get behind him, the fact he only gets an assistant like all his previous incumbents its just more of the same shit different day.

[simongarnerisgod]

welcome to ewood park john,i don`t think you know what is awaiting you but rest assured the fans will be behind you,i don`t think you will be here for long sadly

[KentExile]

8 minutes ago, bazza said:

Has he brought a No2 with him? - Yes

Is he allowed to change any coaching staff? No

 

Edited February 9 by KentExile

[Mashed Potatoes]

At least he understands the challenge that the Championship presents and has demonstrated some degree of competence in dealing with it. Hopefully supporters will give him a fair crack of the whip - this season is now just about not being relegated and then we go again next season.

[Torgeir]

7 minutes ago, bazza said:

Has he brought a No2 with him? Is he allowed to change any coaching staff?

Might want to assess what we have first. Let’s wait and see. More gutted that we’re in the gutter and that we managed to lose JDT. Expect more on the transfer fiasco. 

[Torgeir]

1 minute ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

At least he understands the challenge that the Championship presents and has demonstrated some degree of competence in dealing with it. Hopefully supporters will give him a fair crack of the whip - this season is now just about not being relegated and then we go again next season.

More of the same until we can get some money injected into the club. 

[bazza]

I want him in charge for tomorrow's game.

[Ricky]

He also understands working at a shit show of a club as Birmingham were in a mess when he was there.

[dallydally]

Maybe Venkys knew that JDT was on his way soon and decided to sit on the cash generated by Wharton's sale? Probably a pipe dream but................

[Ewood Ace]

Who was our last Manager allowed to bring in his own coaching staff from the start? I suppose you could count Bowyer but McPhillips and Grant were already employed by the club anyway. I can't even remember what Appleton's coaching staff was other than Darren Moore. It always seems to be a case of you can bring one coach with you and that is your lot.

[Mattyblue]

1 minute ago, Ewood Ace said:

Who was our last Manager allowed to bring in his own coaching staff from the start? I suppose you could count Bowyer but McPhillips and Grant were already employed by the club anyway. I can't even remember what Appleton's coaching staff was other than Darren Moore. It always seems to be a case of you can bring one coach with you and that is your lot.

Lambert?

[Ricky]

2 minutes ago, dallydally said:

Maybe Venkys knew that JDT was on his way soon and decided to sit on the cash generated by Wharton's sale? Probably a pipe dream but................

JDT didn’t really seem to have much say in the incomings so makes no odds who the head coach is. 

I’m still assuming Boughton is here as it’s weird that there’s been nothing from him since the January shit show

[Ewood Ace]

Just now, Mattyblue said:

Lambert?

I forgot him but yeah it would be him. Always found it strange that we went for Coyle over Warnock in part because he would work with Irvine and Kelly and within a few months they were both gone anyway.

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

Welcome John, fully behind you to keep us in the league.

FYI our owners are cunts.

And almost all of the people they've employed are cunts. 

[KentExile]

Gregg Broughton posted a welcome to Eustace on his linkedin, from which, I am guessing that he is definitely staying

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7161786303720763393/

Edited February 9 by KentExile

[Ewood Ace]

Surprised that he isn't taking charge tomorrow. You'd have thought that he would be chomping at the bit to get going