Shebby's a tw#t anyway ... when we were in the Premiership he would always ignore us on ESPN Asia ... he actually said that teams such as Charlton shouldn't be in the Premiership
Shebby's a tw#t anyway ... when we were in the Premiership he would always ignore us on ESPN Asia ... he actually said that teams such as Charlton shouldn't be in the Premiership
And a Spurs supporter as well. Not sure what qualifies him for his job at Blackburn. Keen got a great win for Blackburn at Man Utd last year. Is a bit harsh to say he hasn't achieved anything as he has only managed Blackburn. Once the Venkey's stuck with him, they should at least give him till Xmas.
In my opinion (which is worth nothing), Coyle has done a worse job at Bolton than Kean at Blackburn.
Radio V last night .. the Blackburn public hate Kean so much that if he were sacked, even if the team was losing, crowds would increase. The Venky's are more interested in bums on seats/revenue than results .. mind you that was the opinion of the little bald fella with the goatee whose name escapes me (Clem?) .. but he might have a point. Blackburn has become a basket case, in fact a chicken in the basket case.
Shebby's a tw#t anyway ... when we were in the Premiership he would always ignore us on ESPN Asia ... he actually said that teams such as Charlton shouldn't be in the Premiership
And a Spurs supporter as well. Not sure what qualifies him for his job at Blackburn. Keen got a great win for Blackburn at Man Utd last year. Is a bit harsh to say he hasn't achieved anything as he has only managed Blackburn. Once the Venkey's stuck with him, they should at least give him till Xmas.
In my opinion (which is worth nothing), Coyle has done a worse job at Bolton than Kean at Blackburn.
His problem is that he isn't a big name.
No his problem is that he hasn't achieved anything. He had a good win in a one off match with Manchester United - great, well done. Where did it get them?
Why give him until Christmas? He should have been gone about six months ago! He is absolutely despised by everyone associated with the club, seriously what is the point?! Fans are refusing to show up whilst he is there!!!
It is very sad to see what has happened at Blackburn after the Jack Walker regime - a local self made man who transformed His Club, and through a Trust he set up before his death thought that he had secured the financial future of the club moving forward. Tony Parkes was on Sky before the season started saying he will not set foot in the club whilst the current owners remain in charge. There is a serious warning coming out of the Blackburn farce , and there but for the grace of God ...............
Apparently the players like him so perhaps not a good time to be playing them. Show of unity for the beleaguered boss.
I take comments like this with a pinch of salt because no current player (unless they're mental) would go public and say they hate him, his style of management etc etc whilst he's still in charge.
What manager would want to take on that job? You cant exactly see anyone queuing up for it, can you?
So if you were out of work or in a job as a coach and earning considerably less than Kean is on and were offered say £250k a year you would turn it down?
What manager would want to take on that job? You cant exactly see anyone queuing up for it, can you?
So if you were out of work or in a job as a coach and earning considerably less than Kean is on and were offered say £250k a year you would turn it down?
Exactly. Out of work football managers are ten-a-penny, if they advertised that job they would get at least 30 serious applications from ex-managers and people at current clubs.
Steve Kean earned a ‘stay of execution’ at Blackburn Rovers after his wife Margaret called the club’s co-owner Anuradha Desai to say she believed sacking him would be unfair, sources in India and England have told Sportingintelligence. Insiders say the decision was taken to sack Kean last weekend and plans for his dismissal were so advanced that a press release confirming the news was in circulation at Ewood Park on Monday morning, signed off by Venky’s and ready to be posted on the club website. But in an 11th-hour intervention, sources say, Mrs Desai took at least one call from Mrs Kean to protest at what was then believed to be an imminent departure. It is not known whether Kean himself and / or Kean’s agent, Jerome Anderson, also spoke to Mrs Desai but the sacking did not go ahead as planned and the press release was not issued. Rumours persist that Kean will be leaving the club anyway in the next few weeks – but nobody at the club or in India will confirm this, leading to fresh confusion and anger among fans. Rumours that compensation remains the only sticking point cannot be confirmed. This is not the first time that Kean has apparently been on the brink only to be spared by Mrs Desai. To Sportingintelligence’s knowledge, he has been close to the sack at least three previous times only to argue successfully he should stay – or have unconfirmed other parties make that case on his behalf. Sportingintelligence called Mrs Desai at her family home in Pune, India, this morning to ask about Kean’s situation. A secretary said she would return the call but this has not happened at the time of writing. Kean said earlier today he had held ‘positive and constructive’ talks with the owners. On Tuesday, Venky’s ‘global advisor’ Shebby Singh, said he had ‘no comment’ to make about Kean’s long-term future but that Kean would remain in charge for this weekend’s match against Charlton. Singh has declined to comment further. Blackburn director Paul Agnew said earlier this week that he had no knowledge that Kean was about to be sacked. Anderson has not responded to messages. Rovers MD Derek Shaw is away today and unavailable for comment. Blackburn were relegated from the Premier League under Kean last season and are currently third in the Championship with 14 points from seven games. Crowds at Ewood Park have plunged this season, raising concerns over the club’s income streams. Blackburn have no shirt sponsor and a fractured relationship with other sponsors and local businesses. Singh took day-to-day control of the club as the owners’ hands-on representative in England over the summer. He is understood to favour a change of manager, as do both Mrs Desai’s brothers and co-owners, Balaji and Venky. The brothers, along with virutally all senior club and Venky’s insiders, have urged managerial change on multiple occasions during the past 14 months but Mrs Desai has always overruled them to keep Kean in place. Mrs Desai is known to want to improve relations with fans groups. Via Shebby Singh she has told one supporters’ group that if they nominate three Rovers fans who need ‘life-changing medical treatment’, then Venky’s will arrange and pay for such treatment. What many fans would rather see is a new manager and a fresh start but it remains unclear when such change might happen. .
Has anyone visited the Blackburn message boards yet? Maybe we should stir things up a little and show some support for Keane ahead of the match tomorrow. Let them know what a joke of a club they really are.
Has anyone visited the Blackburn message boards yet? Maybe we should stir things up a little and show some support for Keane ahead of the match tomorrow. Let them know what a joke of a club they really are.
Has anyone visited the Blackburn message boards yet? Maybe we should stir things up a little and show some support for Keane ahead of the match tomorrow. Let them know what a joke of a club they really are.
Why ?
Fair enough. I guess that wouldn't actually achieve much. I'd be interested to hear their thoughts on the game tomorrow though after Keane's resignation. I might ask them (in a nice way of course!)
Has anyone visited the Blackburn message boards yet? Maybe we should stir things up a little and show some support for Keane ahead of the match tomorrow. Let them know what a joke of a club they really are.
Why ?
Fair enough. I guess that wouldn't actually achieve much. I'd be interested to hear their thoughts on the game tomorrow though after Keane's resignation. I might ask them (in a nice way of course!)
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Keen got a great win for Blackburn at Man Utd last year. Is a bit harsh to say he hasn't achieved anything as he has only managed Blackburn.
Once the Venkey's stuck with him, they should at least give him till Xmas.
In my opinion (which is worth nothing), Coyle has done a worse job at Bolton than Kean at Blackburn.
His problem is that he isn't a big name.
Why give him until Christmas? He should have been gone about six months ago! He is absolutely despised by everyone associated with the club, seriously what is the point?! Fans are refusing to show up whilst he is there!!!
Don't count your chickens.
Sorry i couldn't resist , i know its been done before many times , but i do like that line!
I take comments like this with a pinch of salt because no current player (unless they're mental) would go public and say they hate him, his style of management etc etc whilst he's still in charge.
Steve Kean earned a ‘stay of execution’ at Blackburn Rovers after his wife Margaret called the club’s co-owner Anuradha Desai to say she believed sacking him would be unfair, sources in India and England have told Sportingintelligence.
Insiders say the decision was taken to sack Kean last weekend and plans for his dismissal were so advanced that a press release confirming the news was in circulation at Ewood Park on Monday morning, signed off by Venky’s and ready to be posted on the club website.
But in an 11th-hour intervention, sources say, Mrs Desai took at least one call from Mrs Kean to protest at what was then believed to be an imminent departure.
It is not known whether Kean himself and / or Kean’s agent, Jerome Anderson, also spoke to Mrs Desai but the sacking did not go ahead as planned and the press release was not issued.
Rumours persist that Kean will be leaving the club anyway in the next few weeks – but nobody at the club or in India will confirm this, leading to fresh confusion and anger among fans. Rumours that compensation remains the only sticking point cannot be confirmed.
This is not the first time that Kean has apparently been on the brink only to be spared by Mrs Desai. To Sportingintelligence’s knowledge, he has been close to the sack at least three previous times only to argue successfully he should stay – or have unconfirmed other parties make that case on his behalf.
Sportingintelligence called Mrs Desai at her family home in Pune, India, this morning to ask about Kean’s situation. A secretary said she would return the call but this has not happened at the time of writing.
Kean said earlier today he had held ‘positive and constructive’ talks with the owners.
On Tuesday, Venky’s ‘global advisor’ Shebby Singh, said he had ‘no comment’ to make about Kean’s long-term future but that Kean would remain in charge for this weekend’s match against Charlton.
Singh has declined to comment further.
Blackburn director Paul Agnew said earlier this week that he had no knowledge that Kean was about to be sacked.
Anderson has not responded to messages. Rovers MD Derek Shaw is away today and unavailable for comment.
Blackburn were relegated from the Premier League under Kean last season and are currently third in the Championship with 14 points from seven games.
Crowds at Ewood Park have plunged this season, raising concerns over the club’s income streams. Blackburn have no shirt sponsor and a fractured relationship with other sponsors and local businesses.
Singh took day-to-day control of the club as the owners’ hands-on representative in England over the summer. He is understood to favour a change of manager, as do both Mrs Desai’s brothers and co-owners, Balaji and Venky.
The brothers, along with virutally all senior club and Venky’s insiders, have urged managerial change on multiple occasions during the past 14 months but Mrs Desai has always overruled them to keep Kean in place.
Mrs Desai is known to want to improve relations with fans groups. Via Shebby Singh she has told one supporters’ group that if they nominate three Rovers fans who need ‘life-changing medical treatment’, then Venky’s will arrange and pay for such treatment.
What many fans would rather see is a new manager and a fresh start but it remains unclear when such change might happen.
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I've never known a club to have owners so clueless about the sport before.