Eustace…he gone…*official*

[chaddyrovers]

  On 09/02/2025 at 09:32, Mercer said:

Time for @chaddyroversto give us his list of successors for Eustace.

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no shortlist from me. I wanted Eustace to stay and get a new contract. I backed this guy and said he was right appointment from day one whilst yourself had doubts. I was right Mercer

  On 09/02/2025 at 10:02, roversfan99 said:

If he goes. Who do you direct your anger at? The club for being enough of a mess for him to to go or Eustace himself for leaving.

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the owners, Waggott and Pasha

  On 09/02/2025 at 16:04, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Allegedly he was promised the money from  the Sammi sale and then it mysteriously vanished. I think he’s had one eye on the door ever since. His name has been linked qpwith every remotely suitable job since that time.

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Wasn't the money that we were going to Buy McGuire with before Eustace joined

  On 09/02/2025 at 16:14, Eddie said:

Don't upset the Eustace cult.

Let's not forget, he came in here 12 months ago and read from the hymn book. Didn't miss a beat about operation survival and what a mess the club was. 

12 months later and he'll leave us because of lack of ambition when the club is in the top 6?

Smacks of an opportunist who talks out of both sides of his mouth.

IF he leaves, then he deserves the lies he may have been told over the last 12 months as he was telling just as many himself.

Unfortunately for us, our club will eventually be filled with the types of characters that our ownership and leadership deserve.

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I feel so much anger towards yourself and the comments on Eustace. 

I said months ago that Eustace should get a new 3 year contract and you still don't think we should. I just don't get that. 

  On 09/02/2025 at 16:29, roversfan99 said:

Already eagerly awaiting chaddys list of Neil Harris, Des Buckingham, Ian Evatt, Garry Monk and Kyle McFadzean as managers that we should look to interview ASAP to keep our top 6 push going.

And the annual review of our inevitable finish well outside the top 6 when it will be put down to Eustace's refusal to change formation and sign player x in January as to why we stumbled down the table.

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embarrassing post from yourself. 

Eustace has done a brilliant job and got us into the playoff place which was expected by most. 

no shortlist from myself as I wanted Eustace to stay and get a new contract and take us to the PL. Don't you? 

[scotchrover]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:06, BigHoz said:

 

Absolutely, outside the stadium. Support the lads inside, then after the final whistle 👍 those who refuse to go to the games should be outside making a noise. 14 years and counting, yet another demoralising day for the fans/circus. 

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Someone organise it and I’m there, outside the Jack Walker Stand, waiting for Waggot after the game, with a placard. 
 

This is the problem for me though- no one wants to sort it (me included). We have an awful lot of anger on here, which is aimed at a keyboard, but not inside/ outside the ground. Until this changes, we’ll all be sat here in another 5 years, complaining on here. 

[SuperBrfc]

  On 09/02/2025 at 16:38, imy9 said:

You would leave with 15 games left? Taking a club from relegation to top 6? You would back yourself, he is joining a club fighting relegation and cannot do anything in the transfer market until the summer.

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It suggests that something has happened to really piss Eustace off. Something that we don't know about, but which makes it very difficult for him to stay.

Iceman mentioned a moral angle. It may well be that there is a partly moral reason behind this, if the treatment of Siggy is the final straw.

Siggy used the word 'dishonest' when talking about how the club have acted towards him in not registering him. Eustace an hour ago, used the word 'honesty' when describing the fans, the players and himself and the desire of all three in wanting the club to succeed.

Remember when JDT lost it a year ago and was about to explode? They barred him from doing the press conference. Things got so bad for him to reach that point. My point is, things seem to reach such a low stage under this hierarchy that managers feel it necessary to get out as soon as possible.

It's for that reason, that logical points and questions such as:15 games left, what about the fans? What about the team? The project? Togetherness? Etc...all go out of the equation.

Proper managers can't tolerate how this lot operate and need to get out.

Lambert. JDT. Eustace.

In this case, opting for Derby in the relegation zone bothers us majorly as fans, but says it all about the joke of a setup. None of us deserve this crap. This shit isn't football.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:17, chaddyrovers said:

no shortlist from me. I wanted Eustace to stay and get a new contract. I backed this guy and said he was right appointment from day one whilst yourself had doubts. I was right Mercer

the owners, Waggott and Pasha

Wasn't the money that we were going to Buy McGuire with before Eustace joined

I feel so much anger towards yourself and the comments on Eustace. 

I said months ago that Eustace should get a new 3 year contract and you still don't think we should. I just don't get that. 

embarrassing post from yourself. 

Eustace has done a brilliant job and got us into the playoff place which was expected by most. 

no shortlist from myself as I wanted Eustace to stay and get a new contract and take us to the PL. Don't you? 

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Yes it was the “ McGuire money “ , if it ever really existed ! My mistake.

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:16, roverstdt said:

Personally I would

be highly surprised if Eustace left. Derby may be a bigger club attendance wise etc… Square is weaker they are in a tough predicament. Eustace has done a wonderful job gras isn’t always greener 

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He’s gone. Derby wouldn’t be making a formal approach without encouragement from Eustace’s side. Eustace also made no effort to shut down the rumours after that game.

The only thing I’m glad about is that this makes it completely clear to the outside world we are a clown car of a football club. 

[Ianrally]

  On 09/02/2025 at 16:13, Old Codger said:

Stop it! You'll be banging on about Andy Pandy next, then Spotty Dog, and the Woodentops.

All of whom would waltz into our first team, as things stand..

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Waggott,Pasha and Gestede are akin to Rag,Tag and Bobtail

[roversfan99]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:17, chaddyrovers said:

no shortlist from me. I wanted Eustace to stay and get a new contract. I backed this guy and said he was right appointment from day one whilst yourself had doubts. I was right Mercer

the owners, Waggott and Pasha

Wasn't the money that we were going to Buy McGuire with before Eustace joined

I feel so much anger towards yourself and the comments on Eustace. 

I said months ago that Eustace should get a new 3 year contract and you still don't think we should. I just don't get that. 

embarrassing post from yourself. 

Eustace has done a brilliant job and got us into the playoff place which was expected by most. 

no shortlist from myself as I wanted Eustace to stay and get a new contract and take us to the PL. Don't you? 

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Obviously I want Eustace to say. But he clearly isnt going to.

And you are happy with every manager while they are in situ so you dont deserve to do the I was right routine.

If he goes, is that it for the play off push?

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:05, philipl said:

Anyone fancy Derby's chances of staying up at Plymouth's expense?

They have just beaten Liverpool and unlike Derby, seriously strengthened in January.

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I don't think Derby can catch Hull - so if Plymouth start a run they're doubly screwed. 

[MarkBRFC]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:05, London blue said:

Because walking away from a job with nothing lined up when you have a family is foolhardy?

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In the real world and normal everyday life yes.

I think a football manager will be OK for a while though if he's unemployed for a bit.

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:01, Iceman said:

So here's a question though. If JE leaves, should the fans kick off with a massive protest for Venkys out? With 15 games to go, should the fans forget about the playoffs and start the Venkys Out action plan 

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Are you a big fan of pissing into the wind?

[JonJonTheDon]

Not sure what people think, but I think rovers could do worse than see if we can tempt a serial winner like Emma hayes out of her USWNT contract. Think it would not only be a shrewd appointment but also a real statement of progression, not only for rovers, but for the men’s game as a whole. It’s about time we were trailblazers again. 

[Bethnal]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:01, Iceman said:

So here's a question though. If JE leaves, should the fans kick off with a massive protest for Venkys out? With 15 games to go, should the fans forget about the playoffs and start the Venkys Out action plan 

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I’ve encouraged my brother and his friends to stop going into the ground on matchdays and most of them are giving their season tickets up next season (or saying they will, but I’ll believe that when I see it).

If you could give me the power of perfect execution, I’d say making Pasha, Waggott and Venky’s the target for protest before a game, for ten minutes during the game and after a game, as well as on the way to away days, across podcasts, across as much media as possible, via the fans forum and supporters’ trust would be the exact thing we should be doing as a fanbase. I now believe we simply cannot go up under these owners and the only divisional change will be fluke upwards and almost-inevitable downwards (eventually). FWIW, I don't subscribe to the theory that they don’t want the club to go up, but I think it’s an extremely difficult thing to do for the capable and very engaged owners that already try to do it every season. Being half the world away, taking no interest and now providing no funding takes the probability of our owners managing it to as close to zero as is possible.

[Rochdale_rover]

  On 02/02/2025 at 08:40, Iceman said:

 

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  On 09/02/2025 at 17:26, JonJonTheDon said:

Not sure what people think, but I think rovers could do worse than see if we can tempt a serial winner like Emma hayes out of her USWNT contract. Think it would not only be a shrewd appointment but also a real statement of progression, not only for rovers, but for the men’s game as a whole. It’s about time we were trailblazers again. 

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A hell no from me

[Theaxe15]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:26, JonJonTheDon said:

Not sure what people think, but I think rovers could do worse than see if we can tempt a serial winner like Emma hayes out of her USWNT contract. Think it would not only be a shrewd appointment but also a real statement of progression, not only for rovers, but for the men’s game as a whole. It’s about time we were trailblazers again. 

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Hope you’ve got your tin hat to hand 

[London blue]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:24, MarkBRFC said:

In the real world and normal everyday life yes.

I think a football manager will be OK for a while though if he's unemployed for a bit.

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You don't know his situation.

*Why didn't he just quit if he was unhappy?" Is a deeply unserious question.

[JonJonTheDon]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:28, Rochdale_rover said:

 

A hell no from me

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Not only would it give us the best chance of play offs, but would really stick it to the male chauvinist pigs like Barton Brazil et al. We could do worse. 

[SuperBrfc]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:09, JHRover said:

I agree that Rooney or Gerrard would be too high profile for this lot, plus even they would get fed up with Venky nonsense and walk out within a year as they can afford to and don't need the cash.

Waggott and the Venky dogsbody will want someone low profile who won't attract a media circus to the club which could shine a light on what they are up to behind the scenes. So it will be someone low key. 

They will also try to get someone who will tolerate their nonsense and not resign or look for a route out of here - so in that case it will be a desperado.

I would be expecting names like Mike Beale, Ryan Lowe, Paul Warne and Ian Evatt.

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I'm going for Aitor Karanka to rock up here. Though one of those cheaper, low key names is more likely.

Karanka has enough of an 'exotic appeal' to win over some of the fanbase. They can trot out the 'he plays good football' line.

He's out of work and is former Boro and Birmingham. Would he come here? I think he would. He would probably face the same issues months down the line as previous managers, but that's another matter.

There are always a few out there that think "I can fix it", even when everything says avoid those owners.

[martonrover]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:17, scotchrover said:

Someone organise it and I’m there, outside the Jack Walker Stand, waiting for Waggot after the game, with a placard. 
 

This is the problem for me though- no one wants to sort it (me included). We have an awful lot of anger on here, which is aimed at a keyboard, but not inside/ outside the ground. Until this changes, we’ll all be sat here in another 5 years, complaining on here. 

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That's because Ewood Park on matchdays is now like a series of sequels to Donald Sutherland's 1978 classic, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers".

[London blue]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:26, JonJonTheDon said:

Not sure what people think, but I think rovers could do worse than see if we can tempt a serial winner like Emma hayes out of her USWNT contract. Think it would not only be a shrewd appointment but also a real statement of progression, not only for rovers, but for the men’s game as a whole. It’s about time we were trailblazers again. 

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We couldn't afford her and there's not a chance she would want the job.

[chaddyrovers]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:23, roversfan99 said:

Obviously I want Eustace to say. But he clearly isnt going to.

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we see what happens in the next couple of days. 

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:23, roversfan99 said:

And you are happy with every manager while they are in situ so you dont deserve to do the I was right routine.

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no I am not but I like Eustace alot, he done an excellent job and someone who you can see the connection between him, the players and the fans. 

I have no idea who I would want to replace Eustace if he goes. I have no idea tbh. 

Do you have any names or possible shortlist who you would want to replace him with if he does go? 

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:23, roversfan99 said:

If he goes, is that it for the play off push?

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all depends who is appoint sadly I don't have crystal ball to predict these things. 

[Hasta]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:30, SuperBrfc said:

I'm going for Aitor Karanka to rock up here. Though one of those cheaper, low key names is more likely.

Karanka has enough of an 'exotic appeal' to win over some of the fanbase. They can trot out the 'he plays good football' line.

He's out of work and is former Boro and Birmingham. Would he come here? I think he would. He would probably face the same issues months down the line as previous managers, but that's another matter.

There are always a few out there that think "I can fix it", even when everything says avoid those owners.

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Well he signed Gestede when he was at Boro, and Rudy does like his old Boro mates, so possible.

[martonrover]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:33, Hasta said:

Well he signed Gestede when he was at Boro, and Rudy does like his old Boro mates, so possible.

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A manager on his way down, ie a busted flush.

Yes, sounds about right.

[RoversClitheroe]

  On 09/02/2025 at 17:32, chaddyrovers said:

we see what happens in the next couple of days. 

no I am not but I like Eustace alot, he done an excellent job and someone who you can see the connection between him, the players and the fans. 

I have no idea who I would want to replace Eustace if he goes. I have no idea tbh. 

Do you have any names or possible shortlist who you would want to replace him with if he does go? 

all depends who is appoint sadly I don't have crystal ball to predict these things. 

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Chaddy.

Confirm or deny?

You think Eustace was backed in Jan window?

[RoversClitheroe]

Hello @Scoobydo you must be Waggott? 

Thinking the January window was a good one, so much so Eustace is looking to leave.

[LDRover]

There's only 2 boxes to tick for these shitehawks regarding a replacement, cheap and available.

Rob Edwards it is.