Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach

[CambridgeRover]

I for one thank Ismael for speed running Venkys out

[whalleyrover]

  23 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

couple more defeats and he`ll lose the dressing room,it looks like it`s only a matter of time judging by the performance and mannerisms today

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Lost the dressing room already

[simongarnerisgod]

  22 hours ago, whalleyrover said:

Lost the dressing room already

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maybe he never had it,if you`ve lost the players then it`s time to go,you never get them back

[booth]

  22 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

maybe he never had it,if you`ve lost the players then it`s time to go,you never get them back

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I got stick for this the other day but I don't think he ever fully had it. The manner of Eustace leaving and lack of support from above ruined morale.

Much like the end of JDT's first season when the club wanted to sell any assets as soon as the season ended, and didn't make any secret of it to management team or players. And some of the players didn't make a secret of how disgusted they were when they were chasing a play off place. Well done SwaggFail.

[ROVER_N_OUT1978]

This guy is a complete fraud and to give him a 3.5 year contract was lunacy from the idiots running the club 

[simongarnerisgod]

valerian is going to struggle next season,i guarantee tronstadt,carter,travis and brittain  are going to be sold in the summer,with all our loan players going back and the short termers also most likely departing,he is`nt getting any investment is he

[Gamst]

  23 hours ago, davulsukur said:

I wonder (more hope i guess), if there is a break clause for this summer. Giving him a 3 year deal was ludicrous and considering the short term nature of how they operate, it goes well against their current trend.

Not a cat in hells chance they sack him and pay him up for 3 years. It's all about cost savings, so there must be something that's weighted heavily in the clubs favour.

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Who next though? A downgrade on Ismael presumably if such a thing exists. 

[Tricky]

  22 hours ago, CambridgeRover said:

I for one thank Ismael for speed running Venkys out

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This is bollocks, wishful thinking but it isn't going to make much impact 

[Trinidad Rover]

Staggeringly shortsighted and poor appointment. Just ghastly. But are we surprised? Stinks of Gestede.

The team is still Eustace’s and half of them are at Derby already. 

Dont blame the guy - 3.5 years on the gravy train.

Will become ugly when we’re 20th and he’s still not fired. Won’t be many in the stadium or left by then anyway.

Heartbreaking

[SuperBrfc]

Couldn't have made a more dull, uninspiring, emotionless appointment if they tried. Not the right fit and not good enough. He has finished off any play off hopes.

The clowns tried to dispel Eustace's claims of there being no long term plan, by giving this guy a three and a half year deal. Nice try.

It's going to backfire on them this time. It already is doing, as more are turning their sights towards the hapless duo, the worse that results get.

Either Ismael walks at some point, which will lead to more questions and scrutiny from the outside, as that would be three consecutive managers to have had enough. Or, results continue as they are and fans start to unite against the enemy when we are towards the bottom three next season.

Well done on appointing, Ismael. This one might just be the catalyst for us fans.

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[NeilInBristol]

  22 hours ago, Hasta said:

3 wins in 5 before he rocked up.

But it's actually since Jan 1st when Eustace wasn’t even slightly backed when it started.

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Rumours of JE leaving were circulating in Dec.. he knew the club wouldn't back him and offer long term deals to our players. 

The direction is to maintain some sort of league position, promote and sell youth. 

[rigger]

  19 hours ago, NeilInBristol said:

Rumours of JE leaving were circulating in Dec.. he knew the club wouldn't back him and offer long term deals to our players. 

The direction is to maintain some sort of league position, promote and sell youth. 

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All well and good, but the sticking point is, that the youth we now have is not very good. 

[Ghost7]

  20 hours ago, Trinidad Rover said:

Staggeringly shortsighted and poor appointment. Just ghastly. But are we surprised? Stinks of Gestede.

The team is still Eustace’s and half of them are at Derby already. 

Dont blame the guy - 3.5 years on the gravy train.

Will become ugly when we’re 20th and he’s still not fired. Won’t be many in the stadium or left by then anyway.

Heartbreaking

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It is fine. The start of the end that was needed IMO.

[Exiled_Rover]

  19 hours ago, rigger said:

All well and good, but the sticking point is, that the youth we now have is not very good. 

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And we don't steal the best youth players from L1 and L2 to sell on at a mark up either.

Their business model is basically "God I hope the Academy continues to bail us out 'cos we've got no bloody idea what to do otherwise".

[alcd]

  20 hours ago, Trinidad Rover said:

Staggeringly shortsighted and poor appointment. Just ghastly. But are we surprised? Stinks of Gestede.

The team is still Eustace’s and half of them are at Derby already. 

Dont blame the guy - 3.5 years on the gravy train.

Will become ugly when we’re 20th and he’s still not fired. Won’t be many in the stadium or left by then anyway.

Heartbreaking

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Going the same way as Blackpool c2016 and Wigan a couple of seasons later. Venkys won't be bothered because the losses and funding required to avoid administration will be significantly less than currently. 

[alcd]

  20 hours ago, Trinidad Rover said:

Staggeringly shortsighted and poor appointment. Just ghastly. But are we surprised? Stinks of Gestede.

The team is still Eustace’s and half of them are at Derby already. 

Dont blame the guy - 3.5 years on the gravy train.

Will become ugly when we’re 20th and he’s still not fired. Won’t be many in the stadium or left by then anyway.

Heartbreaking

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Appointing someone who has been fired in his previous three jobs within 12 months was stupid and made even more so with the award of a contract for more than 3 years. His position will become untenable when the club is adrift at the foot of the Championship table before Xmas. I listen to his interviews and am not surprised the players are so clearly confused by his spiel. 

[lraC]

Can he not write another letter to the fans? Big mistake that one and the words in there are looking sillier by the day. 

[roverblue]

If this guy loses every game until the end of the season does anybody think they would sack him?  

I don’t understand the need to give him such a massive contact especially when they wouldn’t do the same for Eustace.

The board have just painted themselves into a corner now as he looks clueless and we have no money to change it.

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  22 hours ago, ROVER_N_OUT1978 said:

This guy is a complete fraud and to give him a 3.5 year contract was lunacy from the idiots running the club 

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Contracts is just a fancy word these days that says you've got the job. 3.5 years can end quick if needed

[Torgeir]

Too early to judge him. The players haven't shown up but some of them are too worn down by now to operate, and/or are conserving their bodies a little for that next contract.

We are a shambles behind the scenes and missed the boat big-time in January. That's why we're here.

[G Somerset Rover]

  11 hours ago, roverblue said:

If this guy loses every game until the end of the season does anybody think they would sack him?  

I don’t understand the need to give him such a massive contact especially when they wouldn’t do the same for Eustace.

The board have just painted themselves into a corner now as he looks clueless and we have no money to change it.

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No chance.

’unlucky with injuries’ ‘summer gives him chance to put his stamp on the team’ ‘positives to see despite the results’.

[Mercer]

  21 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

valerian is going to struggle next season,i guarantee tronstadt,carter,travis and brittain  are going to be sold in the summer,with all our loan players going back and the short termers also most likely departing,he is`nt getting any investment is he

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Struggle next season - he's already feckin drowning!

[Ossydave]

  11 hours ago, roverblue said:

If this guy loses every game until the end of the season does anybody think they would sack him?  

 

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I think he'd try and save face by walking.

There'll be some bullshit mutual agreement statement wheeled out saying he misses his family or something 

[lraC]

  10 hours ago, Ossydave said:

I think he'd try and save face by walking.

There'll be some bullshit mutual agreement statement wheeled out saying he misses his family or something 

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Or he needs to be closer to the channel tunnel and a train ride home. 

[Mattyblue]

Defo be true, doesn’t everyone leave BRFC to be closer to the family? I mean, Rothwell would be still here if it wasn’t for that