The next Rovers manager

[Chaddyrovers]

No idea but he was interested big time. Met venkys they okayed him, was down to Ewood to speak to him. Pardew has applied

is he in the final 3 to be interview again shortly?

Who says he was interest big time cos his interview in German Media suggests he wants a club who will be challenging for Europe or Champs league.

Should have appoint Carvalhal instead of this messing about

 

[Dunnfc]

is he in the final 3 to be interview again shortly?

Who says he was interest big time cos his interview in German Media suggests he wants a club who will be challenging for Europe or Champs league.

Should have appoint Carvalhal instead of this messing about

I don't think he will be doing a second interview, wants appointing asap.

He has applied for the Gladbach job but they seemingly prefer Favre/Low. SportBild has denied the schalke link.

 

[Chaddyrovers]

I don't think he will be doing a second interview, wants appointing asap.

He has applied for the Gladbach job but they seemingly prefer Favre/Low. SportBild has denied the schalke link.

so will it be this week an appointment and who is doing the second interviews cos normal a CEO would be in on them?

 

[tonygreenbank]

Daniel Farke won't becoming to Rovers.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1531631973311164417

What an utter shambles this is turning into

What amazes me Chaddy is how you are not surprised! We’re dealing with the Venky’s here who inhabit a parallel universe. Of course it’s a shambles because they have little idea how football management works and how reputable managers like Farke and Calvalhal will be distancing themselves from the club it seems.
We will have a new manager in place soon but I’m prepared to be underwhelmed.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Seems to be a few ITK folk around on here and across the media in general. Personally I’ll be patient and await the correct selection by our wonderful owners and management team and I have total faith in them. *















* The above is a load of bollocks in case anyone took me seriously. Damian Johnson will be appointed because he’s already here and is cheap. That’s unless another (ex) SEM Kentaro client throws his hat in the ring again.

 

[Otto Mann]

Why only yesterday if he has been in contact with Venkys for nearly 3 months. Very strange and why has Waggott been interviewing candidates, What utter shambles and mess this situation is

Why is it a shambles and a mess? Recruitment is not an over night process, especially with so many factors involved. You seem to think there is a magic wand that will instantly produce a result that you will be happy with. Wake up call Chaddy. That is not how it works.

 

[khmerblue]

Poor Chaddy his favorites have fallen at the first fence,GA is the man,cheap knows how to get a team promoted and before you say his football does not suit our team,maybe before your time but HK went from playing pragmatic 1-0 victory with us to the best team in Europe with Everton.

 

[Dunnfc]

so will it be this week an appointment and who is doing the second interviews cos normal a CEO would be in on them?

No idea. Keep an eye on Wagner though

 

[Husky]

Daniel Farke won't becoming to Rovers.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1531631973311164417

What an utter shambles this is turning into

So much BS on Tw@tter.

As there seem to be oh so many candidates should it not be called a longlist?

 

[Drog]

It's not only becoming farcical imo it's all so unnecessary.

 

[blueandwhitehalves]

I'm doubtful on Farke generally, big step down in the resources he had at Norwich compared to here. I could see him as a target for Leeds if they go down, or maybe West Brom.

Swap Leeds out for Burnley now, but I hate to say it thats still a FAR more attractive job than Rovers given their already superior squad and that they'll be getting parachute payments of about £90m over the next 3 years.

There's been a decade of blaming Venkys, Singh, Shaw, Mowbray, Waggot. Maybe its time to blame the reality of 13,000 crowds, about 50,000 catchment area (accounting for demographics), £200m debt, £15m annual revenue. Maybe fans, a decade after relegation, need to finally start expecting less?

Why would Farke come here honestly, why would even Carvahal when you look closely at his last 2 English jobs. He was given serious, serious money to spend at Sheff Wed and Swansea. His first signing for the latter was Ayew for £18m, he ain't getting that here!

Ainsworth is probably about the best we can realistically get and that isn't Waggot or Venkys fault, although it is their fault for letting Mowbray go.

 

[Chaddyrovers]

Why is it a shambles and a mess? Recruitment is not an over night process, especially with so many factors involved. You seem to think there is a magic wand that will instantly produce a result that you will be happy with. Wake up call Chaddy. That is not how it works.

We have been looking for a new head coach for month now and by now we should have a first choice and should have been appointing him today to allow him to bring him his own staff, sort of pre season training, sort out a couple more pre season friendlies, have meetings with the recruitment team, etc.

Look like late next week before any appointment will be done which reduce that time to sort those things out.

The LT has said 8 candidates have been interviewed by Waggott and Pasha then you got Dunnfc on here saying Balaji and his advisor are here. It just seems utter shambles and chaos now.

Poor Chaddy his favorites have fallen at the first fence,GA is the man,cheap knows how to get a team promoted and before you say his football does not suit our team,maybe before your time but HK went from playing pragmatic 1-0 victory with us to the best team in Europe with Everton.

Ainsworth isn't the man to take us forward in my opinion. His style of play doesn't suit the players at all. Leave him Wycombe

No idea. Keep an eye on Wagner though

Not sure Wagner is the right man for us. For me, we need an attacking manager that would suit this playing squad.

To be perfect honest, I don't know who I want now that Farke looks to be going elsewhere and Carvalhal wouldn't wait and went elsewhere. But I know who I don't want

 

[Chaddyrovers]

Swap Leeds out for Burnley now, but I hate to say it thats still a FAR more attractive job than Rovers given their already superior squad and that they'll be getting parachute payments of about £90m over the next 3 years.

They have half of the season out of contract and its an ageing squad. They need to overall it for the league. Plus cos of the loan they need to play back now they will need to sell several key players like Pope, Cornet, McNeil.

Plus their academy has been downgraded to category 2 from 1. Our Academy is producing quality players for the first team. Is there?

Maybe fans, a decade after relegation, need to finally start expecting less?

Why should we accept mid table championship mediocre? you seem to be happy with this and you don't have any ambition for promotion in your posts. We should be challenging for promotion and its take we appoint a head coach who can take there in 2 years.

Why would Farke come here honestly, why would even Carvahal when you look closely at his last 2 English jobs. He was given serious, serious money to spend at Sheff Wed and Swansea. His first signing for the latter was Ayew for £18m, he ain't getting that here!

Farke and Carvalhal were head coaches at head coaches at their clubs and they left the recruitment mostly to their sporting director Webber at Norwich and the transfer committee at Sheffield Wednesday. They had not much say in who they recruit at their clubs.

Our club has just finish 8th after our previous head coach Tony Mowbray blew our top 2/playoff chances by his stubbornness and unwillingness to adapt and change his formation and tactics. It cost us massive and he is to blame for that. Thank god he has gone now.

Ainsworth is probably about the best we can realistically get and that isn't Waggot or Venkys fault, although it is their fault for letting Mowbray go.

Mowbray was rightly let go and its time we bought in someone new with fresh and new ideas and someone who will have us in the top 6 and hopefully PL in a couple of years. Mowbray never got us close at all after 4 years and plenty of financially backing from the owners/club

 

[blueandwhitehalves]

My attitude is that having realistic expectations allows you to be positive. Back in the Big Sam days my expectation was that he kept us up, that was it. So his first half season finishing 15th was great, his full season finishing 10th was great, the season up to him getting sacked in 13th was great. As a result I spent the time going to games with my 6 mates, pub crawling through Mill Hill, standing at the back of the Darwen End, starting songs constantly, helping raise money for the massive flags, generally having a cracking time.

At the same time we had half the fanbase who expected a return to the Hughes era, i.e. qualifying for Europe and playing "good football". They spent that period moaning about hootball, chanting "4-4-2", chanting "Benni McCarthy" when he was on the bench.

There's nothing positive about having unrealistic expectations, it just results in anger when those expectations inevitably aren't met, and then finding a scapegoat to blame for it.

 

[Drog]

Mowbray was rightly let go and its time we bought in someone new with fresh and new ideas and someone who will have us in the top 6 and hopefully PL in a couple of years. Mowbray never got us close at all after 4 years and plenty of financially backing from the owners/club

Nonsense! We have a wage bill in the bottom third / quarter of the division! Why else would Lenihan and Rothwell be off?

 

[Chaddyrovers]

Just for the record I am positive guy in everything I do. I always look at every situation as the glass half full not half empty and so far its done very well in my life/past 20 years.

I don't get down in the dumbs very much and I always bounce back quickly.

My expectations is challenging and wanting promotion from this league. If that not the target or ambition then what is @blueandwhitehalves target then each and every season? another mid table finish losing millions and our best players.

I was pleased when Allardyce was sacked cos his football was getting unbearable to watch and we needed a change of manager just not the appointment we got tho.

Mowbray was to blame for our season disappointment of not getting promotion or even a playoff place last season. He should take the blame and no one else is to blame

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

My attitude is that having realistic expectations allows you to be positive. Back in the Big Sam days my expectation was that he kept us up, that was it. So his first half season finishing 15th was great, his full season finishing 10th was great, the season up to him getting sacked in 13th was great. As a result I spent the time going to games with my 6 mates, pub crawling through Mill Hill, standing at the back of the Darwen End, starting songs constantly, helping raise money for the massive flags, generally having a cracking time.

At the same time we had half the fanbase who expected a return to the Hughes era, i.e. qualifying for Europe and playing "good football". They spent that period moaning about hootball, chanting "4-4-2", chanting "Benni McCarthy" when he was on the bench.

There's nothing positive about having unrealistic expectations, it just results in anger when those expectations inevitably aren't met, and then finding a scapegoat to blame for it.

Those days watching Big Sam’s team upset the foreign fancy Dan managers , Premier League stability and the brilliant atmosphere in the Darwen End was the last time Ewood was alive . I’d go back to those times in a heartbeat, ‘ hoof ball’ and all . A real pity it wasn’t good enough the footballing intelligentsia amongst our supporters.

 

[Drog]

I'm doubtful on Farke generally, big step down in the resources he had at Norwich compared to here. I

tbf Norwich were in a financial mess when he went. They were skint and one of the bookies favourites for relegation. Farke's stroke of luck was bringing in Pukki on a free, because of him he did a Cooper / Forest job with the club.

 

[Chaddyrovers]

Nonsense! We have a wage bill in the bottom third / quarter of the division! Why else would Lenihan and Rothwell be off?

Just more and more excuses from you. Did that stop Barnsley finishing in the playoff place on 20/21 season or Luton and Huddersfield in the playoff place in 21/22 season. Its just more and more excuses with you have no ambition to reach for the stars and get us back to Premier league

I believe Lenihan will sign a new contract if we make the right managerial appointment.

 

[Chaddyrovers]

tbf Norwich were in a financial mess when he went. They were skint and one of the bookies favourites for relegation. Farke's stroke of luck was bringing in Pukki on a free, because of him he did a Cooper / Forest job with the club.

Stuart Webber bought in Pukki not Farke. Webber dealt with recruitment whilst Farke did the coaching side