John Eustace - our head coach

[Forever Blue]

I hadn’t realised until reading the local paper that Eustace was a Waggott appointment rather than a Broughton one.  

 

 

[Upside Down]

  On 14/05/2024 at 05:06, Forever Blue said:

I hadn’t realised until reading the local paper that Eustace was a Waggott appointment rather than a Broughton one.  

 

 

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That explains the total lack of ambition to even try and win a match.

[Andy]

I've loaded up FM for the first time in ages tonight.

We're mid-October, Rovers are 2nd from bottom and Eustace has just been sacked.

His summer transfer dealings were 2 x free transfers (who I've never heard of).

I know FM is known for being extremely realistic, but let's hope it's wrong on this occasion, eh...?

[chaddyrovers]

  On 25/05/2024 at 17:38, Andy said:

I've loaded up FM for the first time in ages tonight.

We're mid-October, Rovers are 2nd from bottom and Eustace has just been sacked.

His summer transfer dealings were 2 x free transfers (who I've never heard of).

I know FM is known for being extremely realistic, but let's hope it's wrong on this occasion, eh...?

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Who manager of? 

Just playing it now. Currently 5th

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 25/05/2024 at 17:38, Andy said:

I've loaded up FM for the first time in ages tonight.

We're mid-October, Rovers are 2nd from bottom and Eustace has just been sacked.

His summer transfer dealings were 2 x free transfers (who I've never heard of).

I know FM is known for being extremely realistic, but let's hope it's wrong on this occasion, eh...?

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There’s no way the Chicken Chokers would sack him in October. They’d wait whilst the spring at least.

[Andy]

  On 25/05/2024 at 17:50, chaddyrovers said:

Who manager of? 

Just playing it now. Currently 5th

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Mike Sheron is still temporarily in charge, but Benni Mc and Steve Cooper have been linked.

I'm playing as England manager, so it jumps a week or two at a time!

[RevidgeBlue]

  On 14/05/2024 at 07:16, Upside Down said:

That explains the total lack of ambition to even try and win a match.

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.......apart from Sunderland, Leeds and Leicester away.

That takes some doing, scoring five goals at the Stadium of Light by accident.

[RoversClitheroe]

Is John still in the job?

[Upside Down]

  On 10/06/2024 at 16:58, RoversClitheroe said:

Is John still in the job?

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He was signed up for two years.

He just hasn't made any statements recently telling us that we don't need to win football games or scoring goals isn't important or we should have an open top bus parade round town to celebrate the fact we're still in the football league.

[MarkBRFC]

I hope he manages to win a home game this coming season.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Eustace will speak when he is told to,from a script those in charge want him to read from.

He'll toe the party line like the rest.

[lraC]

  On 11/06/2024 at 09:42, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

Eustace will speak when he is told to,from a script those in charge want him to read from.

He'll toe the party line like the rest.

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The polar opposite of JDT, so it keeps the peace for those who do not want to rock the boat.

Corporate bullying at it's best.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

A yes man..happy to be employed,will not bite the Hand that generously feeds.

[martonrover]

"Hello, is that human size wickers baskets Ltd?  Can we change the order from one to two, please? We need one for John Eustace, as well as the extra large one for Alan Nixon. Thank you".

Ever thought he might be on holiday, the cheeky barsteward?

[JHRover]

If true that Eustace is a Waggott appointment we can be confident there will be no more 'ask Steve' which became a trademark of JDT's last 12 months.

JDT a clever bloke I think and initially he held Broughton accountable, as most normal clubs would with a Director of Football, but then came to realise where the problem and power really rests.

Culminating in him including the shadow man in his comments

Awkward when all employees are expected to keep him hidden. JDT gone within a week of that outburst.

A few more ins and outs to provide a facade of measures and reforms being implemented to change things for the better but fundamentally still the same organ grinders at the top of it and still the same agenda playing out, just this time more compliant and less vocal/ambitious people carrying it out.

Plenty will be fooled by it, calmed by the passage of time, silence and transfer window shenanigans to occupy their thoughts.

Nothing has really changed though. 

[lraC]

  On 11/06/2024 at 11:18, JHRover said:

If true that Eustace is a Waggott appointment we can be confident there will be no more 'ask Steve' which became a trademark of JDT's last 12 months.

JDT a clever bloke I think and initially he held Broughton accountable, as most normal clubs would with a Director of Football, but then came to realise where the problem and power really rests.

Culminating in him including the shadow man in his comments

Awkward when all employees are expected to keep him hidden. JDT gone within a week of that outburst.

A few more ins and outs to provide a facade of measures and reforms being implemented to change things for the better but fundamentally still the same organ grinders at the top of it and still the same agenda playing out, just this time more compliant and less vocal/ambitious people carrying it out.

Plenty will be fooled by it, calmed by the passage of time, silence and transfer window shenanigans to occupy their thoughts.

Nothing has really changed though. 

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I can't think of any other person at Ewood who has mentioned Suhail, so interesting what JDT did there and fair play to him. 

[Armchair supporter supremo]

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/dwight-yorke-on-blackburn-rovers-managerial-snub-john-eustace/

 

How deluded is dwight yorke! Whatever your view on Eustace this is just a completely disrespectful thing to say about a fellow manager. 

Even if Eustace had never got the job Dwight Yorke would never even have been given serious consideration, that would have caused an enormous uproar and it's not like he was ever a  fan favorite in his relatively short time here

[tomphil]

Dwight Yorke is the guy who tried to blame being chased by Rovers fans in a car for one of his speeding fines.

Not really a bloke anyone should listen too given his overall track record on a few things.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 26/06/2024 at 19:48, Armchair supporter supremo said:

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/dwight-yorke-on-blackburn-rovers-managerial-snub-john-eustace/

 

How deluded is dwight yorke! Whatever your view on Eustace this is just a completely disrespectful thing to say about a fellow manager. 

Even if Eustace had never got the job Dwight Yorke would never even have been given serious consideration, that would have caused an enormous uproar and it's not like he was ever a  fan favorite in his relatively short time here

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He was a lazy bar steward who managed to make Andy Cole a worse player at the same time.

[Andy]

So his claim to being the right man for the Rovers job is 6 months of managerial experience in Australia and 'but I even played for them!'.

What a deluded, privileged nob.

Comparing himself to JDT 🤣

[Norbert Rassragr]

He's obviously been on those funny mushrooms since retiring. He wasn't that good when he was here either. 

[jim mk2]

You got the impression with Yorke that he was doing us a favour playing for Rovers and that really, he deserved better. Total contrast to Cole, who always gave 100 per cent when I saw him play.  He's not welcome back at Ewood in any capacity

[Forever Blue]

At what point does Eustace think ‘feck it, I’m on a hiding to nothing, I’m done’?

He must be starting to get very concerned. Even Jackson has said he thinks JE is getting ‘twitchy’. 
 

I’m guessing he’ll at some point start to put feelers out to see if there is anything of equivalent value out there for him to go to. A bit like JDT did last summer when he wanted to resign. 

[ABBEY]

I'd he didn't know what he was signing up for he's either stupid or gullible. 

[RevidgeBlue]

  On 21/07/2024 at 10:47, Forever Blue said:

At what point does Eustace think ‘feck it, I’m on a hiding to nothing, I’m done’?

He must be starting to get very concerned. Even Jackson has said he thinks JE is getting ‘twitchy’. 
 

I’m guessing he’ll at some point start to put feelers out to see if there is anything of equivalent value out there for him to go to. A bit like JDT did last summer when he wanted to resign. 

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He's in a tricky situation now, there obviously won't be anything available until we're a bit further into the season by which time we may be rooted to the bottom of the table which will ostensibly make him less attractive to potential suitors.

Edit: If he were to walk pre season - what a message that would be. Not even Waggott or his PR arm the LT could put a gloss on losing two managers inside a few months.

Edited July 21, 2024 by RevidgeBlue