Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach

[sharpysharps86]

28 minutes ago, ... said:

Let Lowe see out the season

Imagine if Lowe hadn't picked up those two wins....we'd be well and truly looking over our shoulders...and we might still be yet if Luton manage to beat Leeds today (currently they are leading 1 nil)

 

Scratch that, now 1-1

Edited yesterday at 11:59 by sharpysharps86

[simongarnerisgod]

5 minutes ago, lraC said:

I can’t guarantee it is correct, but I heard from 2 different people who I know and trust and a 3rd person, who claims to be inside the club, who I don’t know personally. That’s about O’Neil. 

there would have been no point appointing o`neill,with 6 months he`d have done the same as eustace,lambert  and jdt,unable to work with the three ****whits,he`d have walked out as well,if your a decent manager,then you are not welcome at ewood/brockhall

[Ianrally]

My old dad used to say “ Never trust a bloke who’s eyes are too close together”

Seems the old boy was right!

[martonrover]

6 minutes ago, Ianrally said:

My old dad used to say “ Never trust a bloke who’s eyes are too close together”

Seems the old boy was right!

The counter argument would be "never judge a book by it's cover", but in this case "what you see is what you get"!

[simongarnerisgod]

would you buy anything  off this man????

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, lraC said:

I can’t guarantee it is correct, but I heard from 2 different people who I know and trust and a 3rd person, who claims to be inside the club, who I don’t know personally. That’s about O’Neil. 

fair enough, thanks for sharing. 

Gary O'Neil and Raphael Wicky was my 2 choices to replace Eustace. 

[MarkBRFC]

If even Chaddy has turned on this bloke after 6 games then you know the gig is well and truly up.

[davulsukur]

9 hours ago, glen9mullan said:

Within the 3 month, he can be removed and no compensation paid. 

Confirmed by club to me 

Lord have mercy!

Get shut of this clown asap, useless.

[chaddyrovers]

2 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

If even Chaddy has turned on this bloke after 6 games then you know the gig is well and truly up.

It was his attitude after we conceded those 2 goals and he did nothing. No passion, no shouting, motionless.

Just didn't sit well with me. 

Yes the players have to take some but Ismael aswell 

[davulsukur]

27 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

It was his attitude after we conceded those 2 goals and he did nothing. No passion, no shouting, motionless.

Just didn't sit well with me. 

Yes the players have to take some but Ismael aswell 

What he's doing on the sidelines doesn't bother me in the slightest, it's the lack of managerial ability that's a bigger concern.

[Tomphil2]

17 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

What he's doing on the sidelines doesn't bother me in the slightest, it's the lack of managerial ability that's a bigger concern.

Sometimes the two are mutually exclusive even King Kenny, Mark Hughes and Tony Mowbray offered a rant or two now and again.

As did JDT in his first season hell even Gaz waved his arms occasionally but this fella seems detached from the whole thing like he's in a trance or something.

[chaddyrovers]

24 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

What he's doing on the sidelines doesn't bother me in the slightest, it's the lack of managerial ability that's a bigger concern.

But after being 2 nil down, he did nothing at all. Sam Allardyce and Mark Hughes would have mad on that touchline. Even Eustace would. I would be livid on that touchline, 

[Exiled_Rover]

11 hours ago, Forever Blue said:

If true he can be fucked off on 25th May.

Why wait?

[Mattyblue]

Owen Coyle was like a performing seal on the touch line, means nowt, you can still be calm but get your point across to the players .

However, this fella’s inaction is at a different level to what I’ve seen before, as tomphil says it’s like he’s completely detached, and it’s reflected in his game management. Cardiff game, went behind in the last half hour changed nothing for the next 15 minutes. Last night, 2-0 down, at home, and didn’t make a change from the 46th to 76th minute whilst stood like a statue.

Really odd.

Edited 17 hours ago by Mattyblue

[Tomphil2]

Perhaps just perhaps there really is a 3 month clause and hes already just seeing that out knowing it'll be over soon.

Certainly looks like it.

[Waggy76]

42 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Perhaps just perhaps there really is a 3 month clause and hes already just seeing that out knowing it'll be over soon.

Certainly looks like it.

I hope so, defeat against Wednesday on Tuesday, will bring everything to ahead. 

[davulsukur]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

But after being 2 nil down, he did nothing at all. Sam Allardyce and Mark Hughes would have mad on that touchline. Even Eustace would. I would be livid on that touchline, 

I do get where you're coming from in this situation though, 0 - 2 down, at home, after 8mins, yeah, he probably should have been doing something to show at least a bit of passion about it.

As I say, overall it doesn't bother me that much but, you know what, I think for yesterday's game, you're right. If that can't stir some kind of fire/emotion from him, nothing will.

[booth]

16 hours ago, Ferrit said:

Worst manager we’ve ever had, considering some of the guff we’ve seen over the years that’s some going. Make no mistake this is worse than those dark Kean years. Is Jerome Anderson back pulling the strings?

 

Ismael won't even be a footnote. Kean was one of the main architects of our demise which still echo through the club today.

Let's not ever downplay what that scumbag did to our club.

Not sure about Jerome Anderson but Waggott was a football agent. Venkys have always had a hard on for agents running the club.

[booth]

13 hours ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

More like Mofo, Lardass and Clueless.

[LeftWinger]

22 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

👀

We all know how this will go? We will intend to sack him on the 25th May but someone will mess up the paperwork and it'll go through on the 26th.

We will end up having to pay a huge compensation fee due to incompetence again 😂

[Upside Down]

22 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

So he knows he’s on three month probation yet he still stands there/sits there half arsed ignoring the players (and fans)?

Strange bloke, and a ridiculous appointment.

Or a deliberately shit appointment to completely destroy our promotion chances, that they can bin off after 3 months and claim that they're taking action.

Spend two months looking for a new appointment, not sign anyone in summer until some shit loans on the lat day, claiming that business couldn't get done until the new head coach was in.

Operation plod along forever continues.

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Upside Down

[norwichblue]

17 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

Or a deliberately shit appointment to completely destroy our promotion chances, that they can bin off after 3 months and claim that they're taking action.

Spend two months looking for a new appointment, not sign anyone in summer until some shit loans on the lat day, claiming that business couldn't get done until the new head coach was in.

Operation plod along forever continues.

 

Hear a lot of people using the words “deliberate” when referring to our seasonal sabotage. I can’t see a reason they would deliberately ruin our chances, doesn’t make any sense. I just think it’s the purest form of incompetence and negligence, rather than doing it on purpose.

Plod along does indeed go on forever.

We absolutely must change things up in Summer. VI at the very least. 

[Herbie6590]

6 minutes ago, norwichblue said:

Hear a lot of people using the words “deliberate” when referring to our seasonal sabotage. I can’t see a reason they would deliberately ruin our chances, doesn’t make any sense. I just think it’s the purest form of incompetence and negligence, rather than doing it on purpose.

Plod along does indeed go on forever.

We absolutely must change things up in Summer. VI at the very least. 

 

[chaddyrovers]

10 hours ago, davulsukur said:

I do get where you're coming from in this situation though, 0 - 2 down, at home, after 8mins, yeah, he probably should have been doing something to show at least a bit of passion about it.

As I say, overall it doesn't bother me that much but, you know what, I think for yesterday's game, you're right. If that can't stir some kind of fire/emotion from him, nothing will.

I just wanted to see some sort of angry or annoyance from him. I would have gone mental on the touchline at them. 

Thanks for understanding my point. 

[Forever Blue]

12 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Why wait?

Cos they’d have to pay him 3 years salary. They’ll pot him for nowt after 3 months (if the clause break is true)

Edited 4 hours ago by Forever Blue