New manager wishlist

[chaddyrovers]

28 minutes ago, JHRover said:

So Nixon reckons we are giving him a 3 year deal. 

I don't see the point of this. Why are we giving a manager with a patchy record a long contract when our entire squad is out within the next 15 months?

I would much prefer a deal until 2026 and an option beyond that if things have gone well. 

Also his work permit from Watford time in charge is still valid. Also says Ismael will only bring a couple of backroom staff with him and all of them are available.

Also our entire squad isn't out within the next 15 months

Edited 5 hours ago by chaddyrovers

[Ghost7]

cheap cheap cheap and convenient.

No ambition, no plan, a plodder of a CEO and absent owners.

[JHRover]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Also his work permit from Watford time in charge is still valid. Also says Ismael will only bring a couple of backroom staff with him and all of them are available.

Very convenient that he won't be demanding any more than 2 staff (the number of slots freed up by Eustace's staff leaving) and thus ensuring that Lowe/Benson/Johnson are secured through the next managerial regime (unless they opt to move elsewhere).

Good work if you can get it.

I suspect the fact that Ismael only wants to bring 2 with him and that they are available (free) has helped him land the job. Whereas when we could have had Farke but wouldn't accede to his staff demands.

[M_B]

3 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Very convenient that he won't be demanding any more than 2 staff (the number of slots freed up by Eustace's staff leaving) and thus ensuring that Lowe/Benson/Johnson are secured through the next managerial regime (unless they opt to move elsewhere).

Good work if you can get it.

I suspect the fact that Ismael only wants to bring 2 with him and that they are available (free) has helped him land the job. Whereas when we could have had Farke but wouldn't accede to his staff demands.

How many does he normally take with him?

[chaddyrovers]

2 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Very convenient that he won't be demanding any more than 2 staff (the number of slots freed up by Eustace's staff leaving) and thus ensuring that Lowe/Benson/Johnson are secured through the next managerial regime (unless they opt to move elsewhere).

Good work if you can get it.

I suspect the fact that Ismael only wants to bring 2 with him and that they are available (free) has helped him land the job. Whereas when we could have had Farke but wouldn't accede to his staff demands.

Most head coaches bring 1 or 2 staff with them. They don't have entire staff to bring with them. 

[chaddyrovers]

Just now, M_B said:

How many does he normally take with him?

1 or 2. Whitehead was his number 2 at Watford. He is out of work so I think he will come in as number 2

[RoversClitheroe]

33 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Am I right i thinking that you was (and may very well still be) very much for the appointment the other day?

Unsure, I think I said initially he was a hoof ball man, and my Barnsley mate didn't rate him

[rigger]

I am all for any appointment, but I will be against it if the appointment turns out to be a bad one.

[47er]

2 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

How long will that take?

A long time!!

[Exiled_Rover]

27 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Very convenient that he won't be demanding any more than 2 staff (the number of slots freed up by Eustace's staff leaving) and thus ensuring that Lowe/Benson/Johnson are secured through the next managerial regime (unless they opt to move elsewhere).

Good work if you can get it.

I suspect the fact that Ismael only wants to bring 2 with him and that they are available (free) has helped him land the job. Whereas when we could have had Farke but wouldn't accede to his staff demands.

They'll still be here when we finally turn the lights out.

Incredible they've lasted so long. 

[roversfan99]

37 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Unsure, I think I said initially he was a hoof ball man, and my Barnsley mate didn't rate him

Seems strange considering that he managed to get them into the play offs which was very impressive. Why doesnt he rate him? Purely on style?

From what I have seen, its West Brom and Watford fans who dont rate him. He had really strong squads and after a decent start things soon went sour.

I think you put up his record cropped from wikipedia.

56 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Also his work permit from Watford time in charge is still valid. Also says Ismael will only bring a couple of backroom staff with him and all of them are available.

Also our entire squad isn't out within the next 15 months

No, just the best players we have.

[Forever Blue]

2 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Mates a Barnsley fan - said similar, also said that we shouldn't forget that Barnsley season was during COVID.

Mates a Hannover 96 ll fan - he said he’s a good manager. 

[Hannoverover]

20 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Mates a Hannover 96 ll fan - he said he’s a good manager. 

Fan of the reserve team!? They must be few and far between! 

[Old Codger]

No announcement yet from the club. Means all this noise is pure speculation, and hot air.

Boring as fuck. But hardly surprising, given the track record (dreadful), capability (i.e. none) and respect for the fan base (you having a laugh?) evident in the actual behaviour of the so-called management layer at our club.

Morons. Disingenuous, cretinous morons.

The legacy of Jack Walker, and ALL who worked their hearts and souls for the benefit of Blackburn Rovers before him deserve better.

No smoke over the Vatican, and when there is, it won't be to announce the installation of a plausible candidate, but another sodding deluded patsy. You might as well give the job to Chaddy. At least we'd have someone with a modicum of interest in the club doing well, for a change. And no, Chris, I am not having a go at you, gawd bless your blue and white heart. I'm simply pointing out that we are holding our breath for news, when we all know that what will be floated out by the bloaty bloke and Mr Hides in the Shitting Shadows will be less than impressive.

Come on, you downtrodden blues. Let's be avin ye..smoke over the vatican.

 

[Paul Mani]

7 hours ago, martonrover said:

Skewed by two spells with Wolfsburg’s second team. 
I’m more interested in his stats at WBA and Watford.

Even then , they are admittedly not too bad.

Lets see what happens.

The chances are , one way or another, that he won’t be here long, anyway.

 

I’m no Ismael fanboy. I don’t genuinely know how his teams play…

But, I really liked that Barnsley team that he had that season including Brittain, Callum Styles and Woodrow. I mentioned last season that I thought there were similarities to that Barnsley team and what McKenna was doing at Ipswich. A fast, ‘killer’ type of game plan. There’s no doubt he did a brilliant job at Barnsley in motivating a group of underdogs, on a small budget, to to perform. Sound familiar.

Also, you can look at his perceived ‘failures’ at Watford and West Brom. Firstly, you can be fired for nothing at Watford, literally nothing. They’re arguably a worse run club than ours. Secondly, West Brom sacked Ismael when he had them 6th and are currently out of the top 6 and managed by Mowbray!? Who none of us would want back.

fwiw - I think there’s potentially a very good manager in Ismael. We would’ve been delighted with him at the end of that season he had with Barnsley. The question is, is Rovers the right environment now? I would say Waggott and Suhail are banking on him being a bit more Barnsley, than Watford or West Brom.

Lets see!