Wagner > Ismael

Just search @jackgreensnote on twitter. Click on that user. Click on his replies.

Eustace this. Lowe that. The minute we replaced Barker with Forshaw and then Tronstadt got injured our fate was sealed.

Even Karanka is probably watching this thinking "fuck that shit"

Fucking Hedges and Pears

Not sure why it takes 3 minutes to decide the ref has made a “clear and obvious” error.

We need two draws and lots of red cards.

Meanwhile in the Savoy, unbeknown to those at Ewood, "Hello Aitor. My name is Suhail"

Be afraid, be very afraid.

I enjoyed last Saturdays game at Ewood, but Plymouth looked fairly bad by Championship standards. Very little about them. That's why I didn't get over-excited by some of the individual performances from our players. They do it regularly against more average Championship opposition. I've not seen much of Derby so I've no idea if they fall into that category of teams who on a given day most clubs can beat most other clubs. Probably looking at 6 wins minimum (or 18 points).

Bookies odds are largely just due to weight of money. Because the bookies have already taken a lot of money on him a few days ago he will probably still be their biggest liability (or more likely their 'smallest' profit). Therefore they don't want anyone else backing him so keep him short odds. Once they take enough money on other candidates they will naturally push him out to make him a bit more appealing.

I know. No-one (well certainly not me) is saying anything as definite. It’s all pure speculation. However IF Karanka got it I’d be very disappointed, and I would think the relationship made when signing Gestede back in 2017 is a big part of the reason he would be given the job.

We don’t know anything because we are not employed by rovers or part of the interview process. But he’s not managed in the UK since 2021 after failing badly at Brum. Due to the supposed vast number of possible candidates, the fact that our very inexperienced director of football appears to have green lighted interviewing his former manager who gave him one of his biggest move in professional football is leading to speculation.

The reason Karanka appears so “bad” is he’s failed at Forest, Birmingham then Granada. I don’t mind a manager who has failed at a club, but to fail at 3 on the bounce is very Coyle-esque. With 150 applicants he really shouldn’t be the outstanding candidate. Based on his recent record, he’d have to be one hell of a charmer in his interview to get it.

Karanka now into single figure odds.