John Eustace - our head coach

[martonrover]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

agreed there. 

Now Eustace need some financial backing and good transfer budget this summer to improve the squad and bring in his own players so we can play his style of football and get up that table

A new CEO and Commercial head is deffo needed 

I’d be more hopeful  if it was Eustace bringing in his own players.

He might get a say, but signings are down to Broughton, which I see as a problem.

We need new owners.

All the problems lead to their door.

If they pot Waggott, they will bring in another clown.

[chaddyrovers]

Just now, martonrover said:

I’d be more hopeful  if it was Eustace bringing in his own players.

He might get a say, but signings are down to Broughton, which I see as a problem.

We need new owners.

All the problems lead to their door.

If they pot Waggott, they will bring in another clown.

Owners aren't going anywhere so it mooted point tho I do agree. 

The commercial side of this club is very poor and no ambition to improve the commercial side of the club through better sponsorship for the Rovers shirt, sponsors around the ground, etc. 

GB and Eustace will sit next week I would have thought and decided what we need going forward. 

[Exiled_Rover]

Just now, martonrover said:

I’d be more hopeful  if it was Eustace bringing in his own players.

He might get a say, but signings are down to Broughton, which I see as a problem.

We need new owners.

All the problems lead to their door.

If they pot Waggott, they will bring in another clown.

The problem isn't Broughton, the problem is that due to their dodgy financial dealings we haven't invested in the squad in 3 transfer windows - and we're approximately £22m in the black (not including the Raya money, or the A. Wharton add-ons) in that time. 

[sharpysharps86]

2 minutes ago, martonrover said:

I’d be more hopeful  if it was Eustace bringing in his own players.

He might get a say, but signings are down to Broughton, which I see as a problem.

We need new owners.

All the problems lead to their door.

If they pot Waggott, they will bring in another clown.

I'm not sure Broughton even gets much say at this point. Would've be surprised if he's moved on in the summer.

The jury is still out on Eustace, as it should be...but he now deserves a pre-season and a transfer window to try and shape a group of players into a cohesive unit that actually has something about them. Granted recruitment isn't fully down to him, but it's his job to coach the group and make them a team, as it was JDT's job before him.

The fact that he hasn't managed a win at Ewood yet though is awful. He has a lot of work to do with this squad. Hopefully it's the last time we've seen some of them in Rovers shirts today. Gallagher immediately springs to mind.

 

[martonrover]

3 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

He's got 3 wins in 18.

He needs to go.

Disagree.

If I thought we’d bring in an upgrade I’d concur.

I don’t care about statistics to meet an agenda.

We were shipping goals left, right and centre when Eustace took over.

With one exception, he changed that completely.

Prior to Leeds and Leicester those games were being conceded by some.

We won them both.

The guy has earned the right to a proper chance next season.

There are no relegations on his CV, (unlike certain other head coaches I could mention).

[martonrover]

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

GB and Eustace will sit next week I would have thought and decided what we need going forward

…..then Suhail and the owners will laugh and tell them to f*ck off.

[martonrover]

3 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

The problem isn't Broughton, the problem is that due to their dodgy financial dealings we haven't invested in the squad in 3 transfer windows - and we're approximately £22m in the black (not including the Raya money, or the A. Wharton add-ons) in that time. 

They are the main problem, without doubt.

Personally. I wouldn’t trust Broughton even if significant funds were available.

[CambridgeRover]

Did his job. No complaints. Passing grade. Dont think he is any great shakes but happy to see what he can do

[Admiral Nelsen]

1 hour ago, CambridgeRover said:

Did his job. No complaints. Passing grade. Dont think he is any great shakes but happy to see what he can do

 

 

I wouldn't go that far. He was brought in to fight fires, so you cut him some slack, but the results haven't been good enough all in all. 

 

Having said that though, his first task was just to keep us up and he's delivered. Give him a pre-season and a transfer window and see what he can do. I bet Birmingham fans are wishing they still had him in charge!

Edited May 4 by Admiral Nelsen

[Tom]

Just about did what he had to to reach the minimum standard. 
 

Some amazing results but some absolute stinkers since he came in. 
 

Give him the summer window at least and see what he can do I suppose 

[RoversClitheroe]

I think if the club had any ambition (which we know it doesn't) we should get rid of Eustace.

[Roverthechimp]

24 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

I think if the club had any ambition (which we know it doesn't) we should get rid of Eustace.

Ironically that is probably how Brum saw it - getting rid is easy but replacing with an upgrade is tougher when the decision makers are tools

[martonrover]

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/john-eustaces-clear-tactics-masterminded-29114160?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

A very pleasing irony.

Brum potted him after a decent start to the season, then a mixture of Mowbray and Rowett took them down.

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, martonrover said:

…..then Suhail and the owners will laugh and tell them to f*ck off.

or they say lets back Eustace and bring in some quality signings who will improve us. 

[martonrover]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

or they say lets back Eustace and bring in some quality signings who will improve us. 

Where is this parallel universe, Chaddy, and please can I come too? 😉

[wilsdenrover]

2 minutes ago, martonrover said:

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/john-eustaces-clear-tactics-masterminded-29114160?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

A very pleasing irony.

Brum potted him after a decent start to the season, then a mixture of Mowbray and Rowett took them down.

TM got them 10 points from 6 games so I don’t think he was one of their problems.

[chaddyrovers]

3 minutes ago, martonrover said:

Where is this parallel universe, Chaddy, and please can I come too? 😉

keep positive at all times. 

I said we would stay and we did. People thought we were going down pre match 

[martonrover]

7 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

TM got them 10 points from 6 games so I don’t think he was one of their problems.

Fair enough, and get well Tony, but still funny 😂

[martonrover]

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

keep positive at all times. 

I said we would stay and we did. People thought we were going down pre match 

I’d rather aspire to be balanced than always positive.

I’d love it if Venkys suddenly started running the club properly, but if it was going to happen it would’ve happened by now.

Next season will likely be a fight for survival, at best.

[wilsdenrover]

I’d have more time for him if he cut out the hyperbole.

The ‘group’ hasn’t been sensational since he came in (see today’s interview)

He knows that, they know that, and we know that.

By all means ‘big up’ your players if you feel you must but please do so with some sense of realism.

Edited May 4 by wilsdenrover

[wilsdenrover]

2 minutes ago, martonrover said:

I’d rather aspire to be balanced than always positive.

I’d love it if Venkys suddenly started running the club properly, but if it was going to happen it would’ve happened by now.

Next season will likely be a fight for survival, at best.

The problem with someone always being positive (about Rovers) is they’ll nearly always turn out to be wrong as well.

[Exiled_Rover]

Just now, wilsdenrover said:

I’d have more time for him if he cut out the hyperbole.

The ‘group’ hasn’t been sensational since he came in (see today’s interview)

He knows that, they know that, and we know that.

By all means ‘big up’ your players if you feel you must but please do so with some sense of realism.

Praise in public, criticise in private. 

As much as you'd love to hear him call out Gallagher for being shite in the media, that gets him nowhere. If he's not banging on Broughton's door tomorrow morning asking for a new GK and CF then he's literally wasting everyone's time. 

[chaddyrovers]

5 minutes ago, martonrover said:

I’d rather aspire to be balanced than always positive.

I’d love it if Venkys suddenly started running the club properly, but if it was going to happen it would’ve happened by now.

Next season will likely be a fight for survival, at best.

I want better than just survival next season. 

2 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

The problem with someone always being positive (about Rovers) is they’ll nearly always turn out to be wrong as well.

I am positive about every thing in life. positive mental attitude 

[wilsdenrover]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Praise in public, criticise in private. 

As much as you'd love to hear him call out Gallagher for being shite in the media, that gets him nowhere. If he's not banging on Broughton's door tomorrow morning asking for a new GK and CF then he's literally wasting everyone's time. 

I agree but the praise needs to be at least loosely based on reality or it has no meaning.

 

[speeeeeeedie]

He is a puzzlement to me. 

Over the years he was mentioned quite regularly on here as a manager who could come in and do well. 

He was doing that at Brum then got fired for reasons that are now haunting them. 

His brief tenure has been middling. He kept Rovers up, so disaster was averted, but no home wins and some bad losses with very iffy performances has me wondering.

The old adage of give him a pre-season is never more apt. Having time to cement his ideas on the squad should help. 

However, the usual caveat needs to be made; who knows what clueless Venkys will do. Good owners will invest, strengthen, and give the manager the best opportunity to succeed. Venkys are the opposite of good owners so I am at a loss as to what he'll be like.