Useless Eustace?

[M_B]

13 hours ago, Blue blood said:

I'm beginning to think that Eustace might be another Souness for Rovers. Not a great manager, but a decent one who is an excellent fit for Rovers. Like Souness I was underwhelmed by the appointment and very sceptical at the start. (And neither had good starts for Rovers.) 

The difference is that Souness was adequately backed and we were a normal club then. Sure he had some crown jewels so had an easier job, it's not an exact comparison! But my main point is that it was a great fit. Rather than either being a top manager they were the right fit for us at the time. This time though I think we'll sabotage the connection though. 

Said on here Friday night, I get the Souness vibes with Eustace going into a derby match. He's definitely a good fit for where we are, it's imperative we don't lose him.

[NeilInBristol]

"We can give the lads a break, get players back and in the recruitment side, get good players to come in."

 

More quotes from LT

Oh John. Seems like he's more hopeful than he should be.

[KentExile]

23 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

"We can give the lads a break, get players back and in the recruitment side, get good players to come in."

Oh John. Seems like he's more hopeful than he should be.

You cant blame him too much

He hasn't experienced a January transfer window in the same way as Rovers fans... yet

 

I am only half joking.  I hate Januarys and their seemingly now annual humiliations

 

Edited January 7 by KentExile

[JHRover]

They will still be telling or suggesting to Eustace that things are in hand and that we've a reasonable budget to play with.

They're good at that - it costs nothing to tell people things, and they won't admit, least of all to an employee that they need, that the cupboard is bare.

As above Eustace is new to this game, we aren't.

Of course what actually matters in the end is what is actually delivered, not what is attempted and failed or talked about. Might as well send the recruitment team on holiday for 4 weeks as try but fail because the end result will be the same.

Plenty of the more gullible elements of our support base have lapped up the excuses for failings over the years. Some of our managers have tolerated it to keep their jobs, others have refused to tolerate it and left. Eustace will need to decide which camp he wants to be part of.

[NeilInBristol]

On 07/01/2025 at 08:50, KentExile said:

You cant blame him too much

He hasn't experienced a January transfer window in the same way as Rovers fans... yet

 

I am only half joking.  I hate Januarys and their seemingly now annual humiliations

 

Oh no blame I just feel for the guy. He's also pushing publicly for signings. How long will he stick around under these clowns. Another great coach being frustrated by the clowns enough to start using pressers to talk about wanting signings. We've been here before