That has to be the end for Ange. A manager with an opinion of himself that is well beyond his ability.

Another higher up telling the manager which players he should and shouldnt play. Its a conflict of interest to supposedly want to win games and also to give youngsters x number of minutes if those players arent ready to play in the Championship.

Big questions need to be asked about what Ismael's training as injuries have multiplied since he came in.

Yasir Sufi comes across terribly on twitter. He is keen to push the merits of the Ewood Express in any conversation, to which I cant see any criticism and indeed people seem to acknowledge that its good but either ask questions about how its reported or be more criticial about other failings. To which he seems to take as criticism of the ewood express and seems aggrieved.

Ribeiro started with a couple of really good performances but since has fallen to the same level as the rest of his struggling team mates and has been unremarkable. Still, with him and Pickering we have 2 solid enough options going forward. As has been pointed out. Convenient how it happened off the back of what has gone on and makes a mockery of this idea that we have gone nearly 18 months without renewing any deals "because we dont know what league we will be in."

Do you think Ismael is a dud of a manager?

Good to see them rattled but I cant see anything changing. They just say the same things, the owners clearly arent interested but they claim they are. Lots of excuses, lots of hot air, lots of waffle. The work done in the last week has been excellent in at least rattling them although I do think there is maybe a little lack of direction regarding the next step. Depressingly feels like a lost cause though, the only solution is an ownership change and it wont happen.

If the funding, the recruitment and the general way the club has been run has satisfied you enough to suggest that a head coach has no reason not to fully trust the club to the point of not raising objections, then your standards must be in the gutter. And I understand thats how some football clubs want to work. But I am not just assuming that it makes it right. Having a director of football telling the head coach how to play is backwards. You dont seem capable of critical thinking.

Championship experience - seemingly doesnt matter if its positive or negative. Failed in his last 2 jobs. Why not get Coyle back as he has loads of Champipnship experience. Will play the style of football they want- why is Gestede picking the style of play for the manager? Why not make himself manager? And why pick someone whose only Championship success came playing long ball? Bring through young players - name the young players he has brought through at other clubs. It is somewhat symptomatic of modern day football. But why are managers being picked but are being told how to play and who to play. What ever happened to selecting a manager/head coach, allowing him to pick whatever team, tactics and style he wants, and judging him on results. If you listen to that sort of shit and think, ah that makes sense why we picked Ismael. Then you clearly are absent of any critical faculty, you are naive and you are gullible.

Its not that I dont accept what it SHOULD be. Its that I am aware that at our dysfunctional club, this lovely perfect structure doesnt exist. Why would a head coach trust the people above him at our club? At modern day, Venkys run Rovers? Eustace and Tomasson totally understandably got pissed off. At the time, you were angry at the club and sided with them. After leaving, you then think the next head coach should trust them despite having seen talented head coaches let down having not got what they needed. Its bizarre.

I feel like weve had the same situation for about 3 years now with him. People get really excited about him with very little to back it up, gets injured but then theres talk about him being back for pre season and making his mark then. Feels like Leonard is falling into the same trap.

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April fools? Even putting aside the numerous factors. 4 wins in 19, a poor and depleted squad, and a manager who has come in and lost 4 on the spin to relegation strugglers. 5 points and numerous teams in between is a lot with 7 games to go for anyone. To make up that and then match these teams results in top in such a short time is really hard. Probably requires winning all 7.

Doesnt mean that our terrible owners would ever have been willing to transfer any across to provide a competitive squad.

Its all well and good saying about being on board from the start. Things change. When recruitment goes wrong, whether that means signing shit players, not signing enough players, not signing players that he would like, not signing players suited to how he wants to play, anyone would become frustrated. Tomasson was on board from the start, he was used to a similar model. But this is Venkys run Rovers. When signings of poor quality were repeatedly foisted upon him, positions he needed were neglected, they slashed the budget mid window etc, its his head on the block and he grew more and more frustrated to the point of leaving. With Ismael, it may take him longer because unlike the previous 2 he wont be walking into another decent job for example at Championship level anytime soon because this will be his third failed Champipnship job in a row and hes sat on a long contract.