Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach

[smiller14]

5 minutes ago, USABlue said:

My worry is that the Swasea game.was.their comment.  I'm sure they would have heard whispers perhaps it affected them.  Wonder what Brittain had to share with them.

I hope not, although I think if players are willing to down tools over a manager who doesn't have the worst (or the best) track record potentially taking over then we are in big trouble and they need a kick up the arse.

For me, the Swansea game was the end of the post-Eustace siege mentality period and levels dropping as a result of there being no manager in place.

[USABlue]

54 minutes ago, smiller14 said:

I hope not, although I think if players are willing to down tools over a manager who doesn't have the worst (or the best) track record potentially taking over then we are in big trouble and they need a kick up the arse.

For me, the Swansea game was the end of the post-Eustace siege mentality period and levels dropping as a result of there being no manager in place.

Hope you are right, it was a huge drop off in performance levels and to a man we were very poor, I don't think anyone came out if that game with any sort of pride.

I do wonder what our players that have played for him are saying.

Edited February 27 by USABlue

[...]

1 hour ago, Herbie6590 said:

Man: Ah. I’d like to have an argument, please.

Receptionist: Certainly sir. Have you been here before?

Man: No, I haven’t, this is my first time.

Receptionist: I see. Well, do you want to have just one argument, or were you thinking of taking a course?

Man: Well, what is the cost?

Receptionist: Well, It’s one pound for a five minute argument, but only eight pounds for a course of ten.

Man: Well, I think it would be best if I perhaps started off with just the one and then see how it goes.

Receptionist: Fine. Well, I’ll see who’s free at the moment.

(Pause)

Receptionist: Mr. DeBakey’s free, but he’s a little bit conciliatory. Ahh

yes, Try Mr. Barnard; room 12.

Man: Thank you.

(Walks down the hall. Opens door.)

...

Man: Ah, Is this the right room for an argument?

Mr Vibrating: I told you once.

Man: No you haven’t.

Mr Vibrating: Yes I have.

Man: When?

Mr Vibrating: Just now.

Man: No you didn’t.

Mr Vibrating: Yes I did.

Man: You didn’t

Mr Vibrating: I did!

Man: You didn’t!

Mr Vibrating: I’m telling you I did!

Man: You did not!!

Mr Vibrating: Oh, I’m sorry, just one moment. Is this a five minute argument or the full half hour?

Man: Oh, just the five minutes.

Mr Vibrating: Ah, thank you. Anyway, I did.

Man: You most certainly did not.

Mr Vibrating: Look, let’s get this thing clear; I quite definitely told you.

Man: No you did not.

Mr Vibrating: Yes I did.

Man: No you didn’t.

Mr Vibrating: Yes I did.

Man: No you didn’t.

Mr Vibrating: Yes I did.

Man: No you didn’t.

Mr Vibrating: Yes I did.

Man: You didn’t.

Mr Vibrating: Did.

Man: Oh look, this isn’t an argument.

Mr Vibrating: Yes it is.

Man: No it isn’t. It’s just contradiction.

Mr Vibrating: No it isn’t.

Man: It is!

Mr Vibrating: It is not.

Man: Look, you just contradicted me.

Mr Vibrating: I did not.

Man: Oh you did!!

Mr Vibrating: No, no, no.

Man: You did just then.

Mr Vibrating: Nonsense!

Man: Oh, this is futile!

Mr Vibrating: No it isn’t.

Man: I came here for a good argument.

Mr Vibrating: No you didn’t; no, you came here for an argument.

Man: An argument isn’t just contradiction.

Mr Vibrating: It can be.

Man: No it can’t. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.

Mr Vibrating: No it isn’t.

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I read every bit haha (awaiting a "no you didnt") 🤣

Edited February 27 by ...

[Paul Mellelieu]

Picking looks scared to death of VL in the welcome to the squad photos.

[wilsdenrover]

7 hours ago, Paul Mani said:

Nooooo….think of it like this!

Youve been in a relationship with your new squeeze for a year. You think she’s amazing but recently, she’s had a wondering eye, you’ve seen her flashing other fellas the eye in Preston, Hull and Plymouth and decided to give her the benefit of the doubt, and then your worst fears come to light when you find out she’s met a guy from Derby. In your final showdown, she tells you how he’s offering her “so much more” and if you’d just propose to her, commit to her then she’d turn him down….what would you do? 

Ask if I can watch 

[...]

28 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Ask if I can watch 

Pahahaha!

[because of boxing day]

We were outmanoeuvred at Swansea by an understandably inspired Lewis O’Brien and by 10 others who were set up with new 4 at the back tactics to positively attack our predictable pressure absorbing pedestrian lineup with pace in and between the lines and into the wide channels that neutralised Britain and Ribeiro attacking urges. 
We were simply outcoached on the day by a switched on temporary coach.

It was painful to watch barring Weimann’s  2 early efforts. 

Edited February 27 by because of boxing day
Sp.

[rigger]

14 hours ago, Riversider28 said:

Bloody hell, who could have thunk it? Einstein a Rovers supporter. 
Who ate all the Pi’s.

22/7

[lraC]

12 minutes ago, rigger said:

22/7

Can I square that circle and ask what the 22nd of July has go to do with this mass debate?  🙂

 

[booth]

2 hours ago, smiller14 said:

For me, the Swansea game was the end of the post-Eustace siege mentality period and levels dropping as a result of there being no manager in place.

Not sure about that. I've seen just as terrible performances with Eustace in charge with siege mentality just as absent.

The players (but mainly the club for signing/sticking with them) have got to take some blame. Hedges not good enough, Forshaw and Weimann too old, Dolan inconsistent.

[superniko]

3 minutes ago, booth said:

Not sure about that. I've seen just as terrible performances with Eustace in charge with siege mentality just as absent.

The players (but mainly the club for signing/sticking with them) have got to take some blame. Hedges not good enough, Forshaw and Weimann too old, Dolan inconsistent.

Yeah exactly, we threw plenty of those performances in under Eustace, JDT, Mowbray etc. It was just a classic Blackburn Rovers long away trip after a bit of optimism arrived (2 wins on the bounce and clear in 5th).

See also, Coventry, Plymouth and Oxford away under Eustace.

I'd take defeat to Swansea all day if it means a comfortable 3 points on Saturday. 

 

[Exiled_Rover]

2 hours ago, smiller14 said:

I hope not, although I think if players are willing to down tools over a manager who doesn't have the worst (or the best) track record potentially taking over then we are in big trouble and they need a kick up the arse.

For me, the Swansea game was the end of the post-Eustace siege mentality period and levels dropping as a result of there being no manager in place.

I think it was more just players being genuinely poor.

Dolan having one of his 9 in 10 games, Hedges being completely finished at this level, Weimann demonstrating that his legs have gone and Pears being awful.

We had chances in that game, but it was done at half time through individual errors.

Edited February 27 by Exiled_Rover

[M_B]

7 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I think it was more just players being genuinely poor.

Dolan having one of his 9 in 10 games, Hedges being completely finished at this level, Weimann demonstrating that his legs have gone and Pears being awful.

We had chances in that game, but it was done at half time through individual errors.

9 in 10?

Did you mean 9 out of 10 performances?

9 good games in 10?

9 bad games in 10?

Edited February 27 by M_B

[Exiled_Rover]

2 minutes ago, M_B said:

9 in 10?

Did you mean 9 out of 10?

No. He has one really good performance every ten games. 

[rigger]

20 minutes ago, lraC said:

Can I square that circle and ask what the 22nd of July has go to do with this mass debate?  🙂

 

3.14159

[M_B]

Just now, Exiled_Rover said:

No. He has one really good performance every ten games. 

That's 4 good games a season.

[lraC]

2 minutes ago, rigger said:

3.14159

R U A Q T Π ?

[London blue]

18 minutes ago, M_B said:

That's 4 good games a season.

This feels about right to me

[bluebruce]

5 hours ago, yeti-dog said:

I've long come to the conclusion that some on here just like shouting at the sky because well - those clouds are just fucking annoying!

I accept we are a basket case but a letter, come on....

Moreover, a perfectly harmless letter. I would understand if the letter actually contained anything objectionable, but I can't even see the problem. It's only one or two cloud shouters as far as I've seen, but it's one of the strangest things I've seen people complain about on here.

[London blue]

Yeah I thought the letter read well.

If you really want to you can view any content coming from the club as propaganda.

[M_B]

20 minutes ago, London blue said:

 

 

Edited February 27 by M_B

[M_B]

15 minutes ago, London blue said:

This feels about right to me

Would you say that's in line with everyone else?

[London blue]

6 minutes ago, M_B said:

Would you say that's in line with everyone else?

Probably not. And the difference between the quality levels isn't as stark with most other player.

[DeeCee]

16 minutes ago, London blue said:

Yeah I thought the letter read well.

If you really want to you can view any content coming from the club as propaganda.

Is that what you call a French Letter?

 

[Herbie6590]

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