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Post by baggins on Dec 15, 2018 12:14:46 GMT
I'm not sure Fowler is that wealthy. Estimated to be worth about £31mil. So not a chance he can afford to buy us then. |
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Post by pirate on Dec 15, 2018 12:17:30 GMT
Tbh, I’m actually starting to warm up to this idea reading this thread. He’s the most DC like replacement I can think of. But instead of having contacts in the conference and L2, he has contacts in the premier league and championship The most DC like replacement without doubt would be Daryl McMahon IMHO, although I'd say DMc plays a better brand of football. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 15, 2018 12:18:18 GMT
The fact after 5 years out of football he's applied for the manager's job is so bizarre it makes you wonder if he's already been lined up to replace DC, otherwise why would any southern based club employ a Liverpool legend, who's done nothing in football for 5 years. Surely Holloway is much less of a risk!
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Post by pirate on Dec 15, 2018 12:19:27 GMT
The fact after 5 years out of football he's applied for the manager's job is so bizarre it makes you wonder if he's already been lined up to replace DC, otherwise why would any southern based club employ a Liverpool legend, who's done nothing in football for 5 years. Surely Holloway is much less of a risk! He applies for most available jobs. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2018 12:19:38 GMT
He came across a bit desperate on Soccer AM, not so sure anything is lined up
Drifted out to 8/1 in the betting too
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2018 12:19:51 GMT
The fact after 5 years out of football he's applied for the manager's job is so bizarre it makes you wonder if he's already been lined up to replace DC, otherwise why would any southern based club employ a Liverpool legend, who's done nothing in football for 5 years. Surely Holloway is much less of a risk! Ain’t he been in Thailand managing? |
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Post by legas on Dec 15, 2018 12:20:31 GMT
Wealthy enough to probably not demand too high a wage, It sounds like he’s desperate for an opportunity rather than a wage.
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Post by pirate on Dec 15, 2018 12:21:28 GMT
The fact after 5 years out of football he's applied for the manager's job is so bizarre it makes you wonder if he's already been lined up to replace DC, otherwise why would any southern based club employ a Liverpool legend, who's done nothing in football for 5 years. Surely Holloway is much less of a risk! Ain’t he been in Thailand managing? Yeah, his team suffered more defeats in half a season than the two previous seasons in total. |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Dec 15, 2018 12:21:53 GMT
I worshipped Fowler as a kid but not sure about him as manager. I wouldn't be hugely against it though. His body language is very uncomfortable to watch in that soccer AM clip! Doesn't come across as typical management material, does he? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2018 12:25:07 GMT
I worshipped Fowler as a kid but not sure about him as manager. I wouldn't be hugely against it though. His body language is very uncomfortable to watch in that soccer AM clip! Doesn't come across as typical management material, does he? Definitely not! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2018 12:25:42 GMT
Ain’t he been in Thailand managing? Yeah, his team suffered more defeats in half a season than the two previous seasons in total. Just go after his money then |
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Post by pirate on Dec 15, 2018 12:29:35 GMT
I worshipped Fowler as a kid but not sure about him as manager. I wouldn't be hugely against it though. His body language is very uncomfortable to watch in that soccer AM clip! Doesn't come across as typical management material, does he? I said the same previously. Every time I've seen him as a pundit he's never come across as management material and his spell in Thailand was poor with 'Fowler out' campaigns after half a season. |
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Post by warehamgas on Dec 15, 2018 12:30:36 GMT
Not against an inexperienced manager. In fact inexperienced managers are usually the ones that have acheived something at Rovers
I know we want to stay up, but i would be prepared to go down with the right manager with an eye on the future than get sucked into the trap of survival and then rewarding the wrong bloke to move us on. On the basis of that clip. Robbie Fowler is worth interviewing at least. Cant hur the club to listen to his ideas and if he has a no.2 he wants get them both in together and have a chat 1950s promotion Bert Tann. Experienced manager 1974 Don Megson. Little experience 1990 Gerry Francis. Second post after being sacked at Exeter. So not successful when he came. 2007 Paul Trollope. From within and no experience of management although was coaching us at the time. 2014 Darrell 2015 Darrell Correct pp about who we are successful with. Sure others could point to other less experienced managers who’ve not been successful but by and large we do best with those starting off. I hope we do the same this time. In the end I guess it’s more about seeing a spark in someone and having a gut feeling that it could be successful for BRFC. Top clubs won’t do that but it’s what we could do and have done in the past. UTG! ps in fact all the managers, with the exception of Gerry, were promoted from within. Think Bert T had been secretary but may be wrong in that one. Certainly DM, PT and DC were all within the club at the time of their appointment. Quite a stat I think. Mmmm where does that lead?😉 |
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 15, 2018 12:39:41 GMT
Not against an inexperienced manager. In fact inexperienced managers are usually the ones that have acheived something at Rovers
I know we want to stay up, but i would be prepared to go down with the right manager with an eye on the future than get sucked into the trap of survival and then rewarding the wrong bloke to move us on. On the basis of that clip. Robbie Fowler is worth interviewing at least. Cant hur the club to listen to his ideas and if he has a no.2 he wants get them both in together and have a chat 1950s promotion Bert Tann. Experienced manager 1974 Don Megson. Little experience 1990 Gerry Francis. Second post after being sacked at Exeter. So not successful when he came. 2007 Paul Trollope. From within and no experience of management although was coaching us at the time. 2014 Darrell 2015 Darrell Correct pp about who we are successful with. Sure others could point to other less experienced managers who’ve not been successful but by and large we do best with those starting off. I hope we do the same this time. In the end I guess it’s more about seeing a spark in someone and having a gut feeling that it could be successful for BRFC. Top clubs won’t do that but it’s what we could do and have done in the past. UTG! That list looks remarkably short to cover 50/60 years of Rovers managers? We've had inexperienced failures like Rolfe, Dodson & Thompson and experienced successes like Gould over the years, even Trollope had Lawrence alongside him/failed when he left. Looking at other Div 1 clubs the successes are usually ones with a bit of experience, only Francis in modern times was a success at Div 1 level for Rovers with limited experience. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2018 12:55:13 GMT
1950s promotion Bert Tann. Experienced manager 1974 Don Megson. Little experience 1990 Gerry Francis. Second post after being sacked at Exeter. So not successful when he came. 2007 Paul Trollope. From within and no experience of management although was coaching us at the time. 2014 Darrell 2015 Darrell Correct pp about who we are successful with. Sure others could point to other less experienced managers who’ve not been successful but by and large we do best with those starting off. I hope we do the same this time. In the end I guess it’s more about seeing a spark in someone and having a gut feeling that it could be successful for BRFC. Top clubs won’t do that but it’s what we could do and have done in the past. UTG! We've had inexperienced failures like Rolfe, Dodson & Thompson and experienced successes like Gould over the years, even Trollope had Lawrence alongside him/failed when he left. Looking at other Div 1 clubs the successes are usually ones with a bit of experience, only Francis in modern times was a success at Div 1 level for Rovers with limited experience. Well if you want to make up promotions/cups we've won then by all means add to the list |
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Post by timsburygas on Dec 15, 2018 13:00:50 GMT
No brainer from me, get him in, very high profile will bring lots of attention to the club, possibly increase revenues. Will have lots of contacts, as will Tony Grant, something DC lacked, even if he doesn't keep us up the excitement levels going to rise for few months.
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Post by WeAreTheGas on Dec 15, 2018 13:01:22 GMT
No ta.
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Post by lpgas on Dec 15, 2018 13:02:59 GMT
I think John Terry would be a better bet
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Post by spiess1 on Dec 15, 2018 13:03:37 GMT
The recent history of top players managing at the lower levels is poor, no?
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Post by gregsy on Dec 15, 2018 13:04:14 GMT
Looking at the shortlist on the betting sites I'm not particularly keen on any of them....
Which is great in a way because I don't have any grounds to get involved in the debate whatsoever....
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