Sam Allardyce will make his pitch for the vacant manager's job at Blackburn Rovers today knowing Alan Shearer is out of the running.

Shearer's dramatic withdrawal has opened the race to succeed Mark Hughes, with Allardyce, Paul Ince and former Chelsea assistant Henk Ten Cate now regarded as the most likely Rovers bosses.

While Allardyce would still be regarded as an outsider, not least because the Blackburn fans were not keen on the tactics Bolton employed under his charge, he is the most experienced of the trio and chief executive John Williams is keen to see the one-time England candidate.

Williams has already declared there will be no announcement until next week at the earliest but the mere fact he is seeing Allardyce today suggests the matter is getting closer to resolution.

There is little doubt both Williams and Rovers' support would have welcomed Shearer to the Ewood Park fold but after careful consideration the former Blackburn star opted against making a move into management, just six months after reaching a similar conclusion at Newcastle after being offered the chance to act as assistant to Kevin Keegan.

However, a local newspaper poll placed Ince as the next on the list, with Allardyce picking up just 10% of the vote.

It leaves him with some work to do in his chat with Williams although, having interviewed well with the FA when they were searching for Sven-Goran Eriksson's successor, that is not viewed as a problem.

Whether Allardyce could win over a sceptical Blackburn public is another matter, which is why Ince remains favourite.

Ten Cate is an interesting candidate though as he has plenty of experience too, even if most of it was gained in Holland.

Thought to be stalling on a management contract at Panathinaikos to see what, if anything, Blackburn have to offer, Ten Cate does have the credentials to manage a top level English side.

A member of Frank Riijkaard's coaching team during two successful La Liga campaigns and a Champions League win at Barcelona, the 54-year-old has let it be known he would jump at the challenge offered at Ewood Park and may yet emerge as a live contender.

daniel wrote:
that ferguson sounds good at Man U, or we should got for Mourinhio, or maybe redknapp, or moyes. Alternatively there is a little known manager i've been reading about on the internet that only me knows about. He's not got a chance in hell, but I'll list him cos thats what I do.

keaney wrote:
Finally my favourte makes the poll. Henning berg is the man to steady our sinking ship!

Big Henk wrote:
Why is HENK TEN CATE not on this poll?

HENK TEN CATE'S BLUE N WHITE ARMY!

Trevor wrote:

Sam Allardyce will make his pitch for the vacant manager's job at Blackburn Rovers today knowing Alan Shearer is out of the running.

Shearer's dramatic withdrawal has opened the race to succeed Mark Hughes, with Allardyce, Paul Ince and former Chelsea assistant Henk Ten Cate now regarded as the most likely Rovers bosses.

While Allardyce would still be regarded as an outsider, not least because the Blackburn fans were not keen on the tactics Bolton employed under his charge, he is the most experienced of the trio and chief executive John Williams is keen to see the one-time England candidate.

Williams has already declared there will be no announcement until next week at the earliest but the mere fact he is seeing Allardyce today suggests the matter is getting closer to resolution.

There is little doubt both Williams and Rovers' support would have welcomed Shearer to the Ewood Park fold but after careful consideration the former Blackburn star opted against making a move into management, just six months after reaching a similar conclusion at Newcastle after being offered the chance to act as assistant to Kevin Keegan.

However, a local newspaper poll placed Ince as the next on the list, with Allardyce picking up just 10% of the vote.

It leaves him with some work to do in his chat with Williams although, having interviewed well with the FA when they were searching for Sven-Goran Eriksson's successor, that is not viewed as a problem.

Whether Allardyce could win over a sceptical Blackburn public is another matter, which is why Ince remains favourite.

Ten Cate is an interesting candidate though as he has plenty of experience too, even if most of it was gained in Holland.

Thought to be stalling on a management contract at Panathinaikos to see what, if anything, Blackburn have to offer, Ten Cate does have the credentials to manage a top level English side.

A member of Frank Riijkaard's coaching team during two successful La Liga campaigns and a Champions League win at Barcelona, the 54-year-old has let it be known he would jump at the challenge offered at Ewood Park and may yet emerge as a live contender.

what are everyones thoughts on this Ten Cate bloke?

Walshy wrote:
I vote for NONE in the out of touch poll


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AJ wrote:
For me it has to be Laudrup, 1 season in Norway 1 league title, Getafe 8th cup final and q-final in UEFA. Played in the "dream team" and he's available & renowned across europe, otherwise its Ince, young hungry ex ferguson disciple and of course he's well known in europe.

MikeD wrote:

AJ wrote: For me it has to be Laudrup, 1 season in Norway 1 league title, Getafe 8th cup final and q-final in UEFA. Played in the \"dream team\" and he\'s available & renowned across europe, otherwise its Ince, young hungry ex ferguson disciple and of course he\'s well known in europe.

Well, here\'s some more Laudrup facts for you (and these one\'s are true) He never managed in Norway, so I am not sure how he ever managed to win the league title. His winning percentage as manager of Getafe was 31%. That\'s pretty impressive, huh? Played 38 Won 12, Lost 11, Drew 15. Goal difference -4. Sounds like a top manager. Let\'s sign him up right away! Not sure what people have against Ince, since all he has done is win and win and win. Perhaps people don\'t want such boring predictability. Or perhaps it\'s because of his skin colour? In that case, Advocaat is definitely a better choice since he said he wouldn\'t sign any black players for Fc Zenit. Also let\'s not forget, in his last two years in Scotland he didn\'t win a single trophy, despite the fact that, since he was manager of Rangers, he had about a 50% chance of winning every domestic trophy. Gordon Strachan has a better record in fact. And there are people who want Advocaat to manage our club?

Michael wrote:
I have done pretty well with Rovers on Football Manager 2008 please can I put my name down on the list

iamarover wrote:
Why no Martinez? An outsider admittedly but a big student of the game and as much success - well at a higher level - than Ince as a manager

Gem wrote:

Michael wrote: I have done pretty well with Rovers on Football Manager 2008 please can I put my name down on the list

If yours is going down so is mine and daniels (from Spain) lol

Teddy Ruxpin wrote:

iamarover wrote:
Why no Martinez? An outsider admittedly but a big student of the game and as much success - well at a higher level - than Ince as a manager

i hope not, cant see him signing any decent players or being able to keep the stars we have.

we need a manager with a big repuation for that, gettin ince, martinez or anyonelse in the lower league wont keep us up let alone challenge for a top 10 finish.

Michael wrote:
I have done pretty well with Rovers on Football Manager 2008 please can I put my name down on the list

Teddy Ruxpin wrote:
how sad are you lot that play football manager and champ manager, dont you have lives to lead outside of computer games?

anyway, in reply to the above, ince managed macclesfield and mk dons and martinez has bossed swansea, all they've won are their easy league titles, they had good resources for their leagues, and who have they signed??? they've hardly attracted any stars have they, hmmmm what does that tell you.

we should be going for managers with respect and experience throughout EUROPE! ten cate, laudrup, advocaat, simple as, if we have world class, we can keep our world class and attract world class.

gettin any english managers or managers form lower leagues is a step back.

BRING WORLD CLASS SEXY FOOTBALL TO EWOOD!

MikeD wrote:

AJ wrote: For me it has to be Laudrup, 1 season in Norway 1 league title, Getafe 8th cup final and q-final in UEFA. Played in the \"dream team\" and he\'s available & renowned across europe, otherwise its Ince, young hungry ex ferguson disciple and of course he\'s well known in europe.

Well, here\'s some more Laudrup facts for you (and these one\'s are true) He never managed in Norway, so I am not sure how he ever managed to win the league title. His winning percentage as manager of Getafe was 31%. That\'s pretty impressive, huh? Played 38 Won 12, Lost 11, Drew 15. Goal difference -4. Sounds like a top manager. Let\'s sign him up right away! Not sure what people have against Ince, since all he has done is win and win and win. Perhaps people don\'t want such boring predictability. Or perhaps it\'s because of his skin colour? In that case, Advocaat is definitely a better choice since he said he wouldn\'t sign any black players for Fc Zenit. Also let\'s not forget, in his last two years in Scotland he didn\'t win a single trophy, despite the fact that, since he was manager of Rangers, he had about a 50% chance of winning every domestic trophy. Gordon Strachan has a better record in fact. And there are people who want Advocaat to manage our club?

Gem wrote:

Michael wrote: I have done pretty well with Rovers on Football Manager 2008 please can I put my name down on the list

If yours is going down so is mine and daniels (from Spain) lol

True Blue wrote:
One question about Laudrup then, why has he left his last two jobs after just one season in post? Ince has to be the first choice for me.

Robbie wrote:

True Blue wrote: One question about Laudrup then, why has he left his last two jobs after just one season in post? Ince has to be the first choice for me.

he has not left both clubs after one season! just his last club!

MikeD wrote:

Teddy Ruxpin wrote: how sad are you lot that play football manager and champ manager, dont you have lives to lead outside of computer games? anyway, in reply to the above, ince managed macclesfield and mk dons and martinez has bossed swansea, all they've won are their easy league titles, they had good resources for their leagues, and who have they signed??? they've hardly attracted any stars have they, hmmmm what does that tell you. we should be going for managers with respect and experience throughout EUROPE! ten cate, laudrup, advocaat, simple as, if we have world class, we can keep our world class and attract world class. gettin any english managers or managers form lower leagues is a step back. BRING WORLD CLASS SEXY FOOTBALL TO EWOOD!

"they've hardly attracted any stars have they, hmmmm what does that tell you"? Well I can't speak for anyone else, but it tells me that stars don't generally play in the lower divisions (unless I missed Ronaldinho signing for Burnley). And something else it tells me is that if you can win without stars, then you are probably going to be able to win when you are in charge of a team that has a chance in hell of attracting them. Ten Cate? Are you having a laugh? He's been a successful number two, but then so was Brian Kidd. Surely we don't want to go down that road again? Laudrup? 31% winning percentage with Getafe doesn't exactly set my pulse racing. Advocaat? Couldn't even win a two horse race when he was manager of Rangers. Just because you can't pronounce their names doesn't mean they're going to bring sexy world-class football here.

BBFan wrote:
SAY NO TO BIG SAM Campaign Anyone who wishes for Big Sam NOT to be the next Blackburn manager, please send an envelope to. John Williams SAY NO TO BIG SAM Blackburn Rovers FC Ewood Park Blackburn Lancashire BB2 4JF They will get the hint eventually. Even if it doesn't help, atleast I tried

Andrew Lincoln wrote:
Still not sure if Shearer was man for job, obviously not thats beside the point now. I personally would`nt mind a stab at Paul Ince, he did a job at Macclesfield, and exelled with the Dons, so some good expierience down in lower reaches, and lets face it Sparky was only doing part time for the Taffy`s befor here. I think if your hungry for success as a player it does seem to carry on in management. Big Sam? too much long ball, Steve Mclarren? too much Middlesbro, Paul Ince? MK Dons played some good football last season and walked away with silverware League champs and a pot of paint. Incy can also give nice dirty scowles at refs hee hee.

Trevor wrote:

Sam Allardyce will make his pitch for the vacant manager's job at Blackburn Rovers today knowing Alan Shearer is out of the running. Shearer's dramatic withdrawal has opened the race to succeed Mark Hughes, with Allardyce, Paul Ince and former Chelsea assistant Henk Ten Cate now regarded as the most likely Rovers bosses. While Allardyce would still be regarded as an outsider, not least because the Blackburn fans were not keen on the tactics Bolton employed under his charge, he is the most experienced of the trio and chief executive John Williams is keen to see the one-time England candidate. Williams has already declared there will be no announcement until next week at the earliest but the mere fact he is seeing Allardyce today suggests the matter is getting closer to resolution. There is little doubt both Williams and Rovers' support would have welcomed Shearer to the Ewood Park fold but after careful consideration the former Blackburn star opted against making a move into management, just six months after reaching a similar conclusion at Newcastle after being offered the chance to act as assistant to Kevin Keegan. However, a local newspaper poll placed Ince as the next on the list, with Allardyce picking up just 10% of the vote. It leaves him with some work to do in his chat with Williams although, having interviewed well with the FA when they were searching for Sven-Goran Eriksson's successor, that is not viewed as a problem. Whether Allardyce could win over a sceptical Blackburn public is another matter, which is why Ince remains favourite. Ten Cate is an interesting candidate though as he has plenty of experience too, even if most of it was gained in Holland. Thought to be stalling on a management contract at Panathinaikos to see what, if anything, Blackburn have to offer, Ten Cate does have the credentials to manage a top level English side. A member of Frank Riijkaard's coaching team during two successful La Liga campaigns and a Champions League win at Barcelona, the 54-year-old has let it be known he would jump at the challenge offered at Ewood Park and may yet emerge as a live contender.

what are everyones thoughts on this Ten Cate bloke?

Chris Lambert wrote:
What about Colin Henry or Mike Newell. i dont want to see Ince or Big Sam in the rovers hotseat. But im sure John Williams will make the right choice.

juan wrote:
just heard on RADIO 5 LIVE that Maclaran has been contacted by JW !!!!

LowerDarwenBlue wrote:
We all have our differing opinions regarding who we want as our next manager, and that is the way it should be, as we all care passionately about our club. From the moment Hughes left, i have believed that Allardyce is the right man for the job. If, however, the board give it to any of the others in the running, then i will still be at Ewood next season, giving my wholehearted support to the new boss and the team. Those who state that they are going to return their season tickets, whoever the board appoint, should be ashamed of themselves. Yes, you have the right to do just that, but the club need all the support they can get if we are to continue on our Premiership journey. Half the people on here don't know how lucky they are. Just ask the supporters of clubs which are "so called" bigger than us or of a "so called" similar standing (Leeds, Sheff Wed, Leicester, QPR, Derby, Birmingham, Nottingham Forest, to name but a few). They will soon tell you that they would love to be in our position. We should all enjoy it whilst we can, because the margins between us finishing in the top 10 to the bottom 3 are not so great. We have a fantastic squad of players at present, far better than Allardyce inherited at Newcastle, and without the expectations that their overly optimistic fans have, so anybody who thinks he is a failure bexause of that should think again. I understand his style of football is not the most attractive, but i can assure you that with Allardyce in charge, we would not get relegated next season. And anybody who thinks he cannot attract new or please our current big name players, should only look at the likes of Anelka, Campo, Diouf, who have been happy to play under him. So again, i request, that if it is Allardyce, or Ince, Advokaat, Ten Cate or whoever, that we are all their on the first home match of the season, letting them know that we are 100% behind them.

LowerDarwenBlue wrote:
We all have our differing opinions regarding who we want as our next manager, and that is the way it should be, as we all care passionately about our club. From the moment Hughes left, i have believed that Allardyce is the right man for the job. If, however, the board give it to any of the others in the running, then i will still be at Ewood next season, giving my wholehearted support to the new boss and the team. Those who state that they are going to return their season tickets, whoever the board appoint, should be ashamed of themselves. Yes, you have the right to do just that, but the club need all the support they can get if we are to continue on our Premiership journey. Half the people on here don't know how lucky they are. Just ask the supporters of clubs which are "so called" bigger than us or of a "so called" similar standing (Leeds, Sheff Wed, Leicester, QPR, Derby, Birmingham, Nottingham Forest, to name but a few). They will soon tell you that they would love to be in our position. We should all enjoy it whilst we can, because the margins between us finishing in the top 10 to the bottom 3 are not so great. We have a fantastic squad of players at present, far better than Allardyce inherited at Newcastle, and without the expectations that their overly optimistic fans have, so anybody who thinks he is a failure bexause of that should think again. I understand his style of football is not the most attractive, but i can assure you that with Allardyce in charge, we would not get relegated next season. And anybody who thinks he cannot attract new or please our current big name players, should only look at the likes of Anelka, Campo, Diouf, who have been happy to play under him. So again, i request, that if it is Allardyce, or Ince, Advokaat, Ten Cate or whoever, that we are all their on the first home match of the season, letting them know that we are 100% behind them.

BBFan wrote:
SAY NO TO BIG SAM Campaign Anyone who wishes for Big Sam NOT to be the next Blackburn manager, please send an envelope to. John Williams SAY NO TO BIG SAM Blackburn Rovers FC Ewood Park Blackburn Lancashire BB2 4JF They will get the hint eventually. Even if it doesn't help, atleast I tried

juan wrote:
just heard on RADIO 5 LIVE that Maclaran has been contacted by JW !!!!

Old Timer wrote:
As expected Shearer has declined to be considered and now I feel there is only one man who stands out head and shoulders above all the other muted possibilities and that man is Sam Allardyce. Sam took Bolton from the lower reaches of the championship into the higher realms of the premier league whereby for the last five years of his tenure Bolton were the most successful club outside of the big four, a fantastic achievement and a record even better than Mark Hughes Sam is renowned for his man management skills and his innovative approach to the technical aspects of football and he has the charisma to attract big name players whilst working on a very limited budget, players such as Okocha,Djorkaeff, Campo, Hernia, Stelios, N Gotty,Douf and Anelka and he was able to mould these very special and differing talents into a very successful team With such talented players they could not be described as an ugly team although Sam at times did play to his strengths, an example being the use of the very effective Kevin Davies as a battering ram at set pieces and this did draw some criticism from opposition manager such as Sourness after his Newcastle team had been soundly beaten by Bolton. Ivan Campo has written an open letter to Bolton fans after his recent departure which can be seen on Spanish website - www.Guillem Balague.com and the high esteem that Sam is held in by this famous international player is fully indicative of Sam's relationship with his players. Sam had a short negative spell of less than six months at Newcastle, but a new owner quickly followed Sam and he had to accept that he was not the new owners choice. Sam was not provided with adequate funds and had to sell two of their star players, Dyer and Parker to provide funds and he then quickly acquired four new players. There was some initial criticism regarding these signings, but two of these players, Beide and Faye were in the top three in the end of season voting, another signing is serving a prison sentence, not one of Sam's best choices, and the fourth, a Spanish full back finished the season playing well . In all Sam was just not given enough time and I am confident that had he been given time and the resources Sam would have had success in that job. Now he is rid of his frustration regarding that situation he must be raring to go and the Rovers job would be the ideal opportunity to allow him to get back on terra firma and in so doing making us an even more successful club

john wrote:

juan wrote: just heard on RADIO 5 LIVE that Maclaran has been contacted by JW !!!!

the same item has been on SSN too, looking like Macca's on his way. WE could do worse namely fat sam!

LowerDarwenBlue wrote:
We all have our differing opinions regarding who we want as our next manager, and that is the way it should be, as we all care passionately about our club.

From the moment Hughes left, i have believed that Allardyce is the right man for the job. If, however, the board give it to any of the others in the running, then i will still be at Ewood next season, giving my wholehearted support to the new boss and the team.

Those who state that they are going to return their season tickets, whoever the board appoint, should be ashamed of themselves. Yes, you have the right to do just that, but the club need all the support they can get if we are to continue on our Premiership journey.

Half the people on here don't know how lucky they are. Just ask the supporters of clubs which are "so called" bigger than us or of a "so called" similar standing (Leeds, Sheff Wed, Leicester, QPR, Derby, Birmingham, Nottingham Forest, to name but a few). They will soon tell you that they would love to be in our position. We should all enjoy it whilst we can, because the margins between us finishing in the top 10 to the bottom 3 are not so great.

We have a fantastic squad of players at present, far better than Allardyce inherited at Newcastle, and without the expectations that their overly optimistic fans have, so anybody who thinks he is a failure bexause of that should think again. I understand his style of football is not the most attractive, but i can assure you that with Allardyce in charge, we would not get relegated next season. And anybody who thinks he cannot attract new or please our current big name players, should only look at the likes of Anelka, Campo, Diouf, who have been happy to play under him.

So again, i request, that if it is Allardyce, or Ince, Advokaat, Ten Cate or whoever, that we are all their on the first home match of the season, letting them know that we are 100% behind them.

kelbo wrote:

Old Timer wrote: As expected Shearer has declined to be considered and now I feel there is only one man who stands out head and shoulders above all the other muted possibilities and that man is Sam Allardyce. Sam took Bolton from the lower reaches of the championship into the higher realms of the premier league whereby for the last five years of his tenure Bolton were the most successful club outside of the big four, a fantastic achievement and a record even better than Mark Hughes Sam is renowned for his man management skills and his innovative approach to the technical aspects of football and he has the charisma to attract big name players whilst working on a very limited budget, players such as Okocha,Djorkaeff, Campo, Hernia, Stelios, N Gotty,Douf and Anelka and he was able to mould these very special and differing talents into a very successful team With such talented players they could not be described as an ugly team although Sam at times did play to his strengths, an example being the use of the very effective Kevin Davies as a battering ram at set pieces and this did draw some criticism from opposition manager such as Sourness after his Newcastle team had been soundly beaten by Bolton. Ivan Campo has written an open letter to Bolton fans after his recent departure which can be seen on Spanish website - www.Guillem Balague.com and the high esteem that Sam is held in by this famous international player is fully indicative of Sam\'s relationship with his players. Sam had a short negative spell of less than six months at Newcastle, but a new owner quickly followed Sam and he had to accept that he was not the new owners choice. Sam was not provided with adequate funds and had to sell two of their star players, Dyer and Parker to provide funds and he then quickly acquired four new players. There was some initial criticism regarding these signings, but two of these players, Beide and Faye were in the top three in the end of season voting, another signing is serving a prison sentence, not one of Sam\'s best choices, and the fourth, a Spanish full back finished the season playing well . In all Sam was just not given enough time and I am confident that had he been given time and the resources Sam would have had success in that job. Now he is rid of his frustration regarding that situation he must be raring to go and the Rovers job would be the ideal opportunity to allow him to get back on terra firma and in so doing making us an even more successful club

I am not a Big Sam fan but out of curiosity, I went on to the guillem Balague website!! campo was one of my Bolton hates, each time he played,he irritated me, tell you what, not any more, he stands so high in my esteem, he will get applauded if he ever comes to Ewood by me, even if he were to score the winner against us!! I have never seen an article written by a player like that before, a cresdit to football, his proffesion and to his country!! If Sam can replicate the team spirit he obviously achieved at Bolton, I will hold my hands up and say I was wrong, for as the scenarto goes on in our quest for a new manager, I am seeing more and more why he deserves consideration. But, as has been said earlier, whoever JW and the board appoint, he will be the manager of Our team, The Rovers, we must support them and encourage them, together we can always be strong. Again all you Rovers fans, think TEAM \'Together Everyone Achieves More\' Come on youi Blues.

season ticket already renewed wrote:
Everyone seem to be missing the most important factor for choosing our new manager. That is how does his name scan in the chant _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Blue & White Army.

Michael wrote:

Gem wrote:

Michael wrote: I have done pretty well with Rovers on Football Manager 2008 please can I put my name down on the list

If yours is going down so is mine and daniels (from Spain) lol

Well I have fowarded my C.V to Mr Williams I am sure I will get the job I am much more qualified for the position than Fat Sam or McClown and I will appoint you as my assistant Gem

dave wrote:

john wrote:

juan wrote: just heard on RADIO 5 LIVE that Maclaran has been contacted by JW !!!!

the same item has been on SSN too, looking like Macca's on his way. WE could do worse namely fat sam!

Don't believe we're goin to appoint this bottler. I was hoping you were wrong but I've just heard it too

kelbo wrote:

Old Timer wrote: As expected Shearer has declined to be considered and now I feel there is only one man who stands out head and shoulders above all the other muted possibilities and that man is Sam Allardyce. Sam took Bolton from the lower reaches of the championship into the higher realms of the premier league whereby for the last five years of his tenure Bolton were the most successful club outside of the big four, a fantastic achievement and a record even better than Mark Hughes Sam is renowned for his man management skills and his innovative approach to the technical aspects of football and he has the charisma to attract big name players whilst working on a very limited budget, players such as Okocha,Djorkaeff, Campo, Hernia, Stelios, N Gotty,Douf and Anelka and he was able to mould these very special and differing talents into a very successful team With such talented players they could not be described as an ugly team although Sam at times did play to his strengths, an example being the use of the very effective Kevin Davies as a battering ram at set pieces and this did draw some criticism from opposition manager such as Sourness after his Newcastle team had been soundly beaten by Bolton. Ivan Campo has written an open letter to Bolton fans after his recent departure which can be seen on Spanish website - www.Guillem Balague.com and the high esteem that Sam is held in by this famous international player is fully indicative of Sam\'s relationship with his players. Sam had a short negative spell of less than six months at Newcastle, but a new owner quickly followed Sam and he had to accept that he was not the new owners choice. Sam was not provided with adequate funds and had to sell two of their star players, Dyer and Parker to provide funds and he then quickly acquired four new players. There was some initial criticism regarding these signings, but two of these players, Beide and Faye were in the top three in the end of season voting, another signing is serving a prison sentence, not one of Sam\'s best choices, and the fourth, a Spanish full back finished the season playing well . In all Sam was just not given enough time and I am confident that had he been given time and the resources Sam would have had success in that job. Now he is rid of his frustration regarding that situation he must be raring to go and the Rovers job would be the ideal opportunity to allow him to get back on terra firma and in so doing making us an even more successful club

I am not a Big Sam fan but out of curiosity, I went on to the guillem Balague website!! campo was one of my Bolton hates, each time he played,he irritated me, tell you what, not any more, he stands so high in my esteem, he will get applauded if he ever comes to Ewood by me, even if he were to score the winner against us!! I have never seen an article written by a player like that before, a cresdit to football, his proffesion and to his country!! If Sam can replicate the team spirit he obviously achieved at Bolton, I will hold my hands up and say I was wrong, for as the scenarto goes on in our quest for a new manager, I am seeing more and more why he deserves consideration. But, as has been said earlier, whoever JW and the board appoint, he will be the manager of Our team, The Rovers, we must support them and encourage them, together we can always be strong. Again all you Rovers fans, think TEAM \'Together Everyone Achieves More\' Come on youi Blues.

LowerDarwenBlue wrote:

kelbo wrote:

Old Timer wrote: As expected Shearer has declined to be considered and now I feel there is only one man who stands out head and shoulders above all the other muted possibilities and that man is Sam Allardyce. Sam took Bolton from the lower reaches of the championship into the higher realms of the premier league whereby for the last five years of his tenure Bolton were the most successful club outside of the big four, a fantastic achievement and a record even better than Mark Hughes Sam is renowned for his man management skills and his innovative approach to the technical aspects of football and he has the charisma to attract big name players whilst working on a very limited budget, players such as Okocha,Djorkaeff, Campo, Hernia, Stelios, N Gotty,Douf and Anelka and he was able to mould these very special and differing talents into a very successful team With such talented players they could not be described as an ugly team although Sam at times did play to his strengths, an example being the use of the very effective Kevin Davies as a battering ram at set pieces and this did draw some criticism from opposition manager such as Sourness after his Newcastle team had been soundly beaten by Bolton. Ivan Campo has written an open letter to Bolton fans after his recent departure which can be seen on Spanish website - www.Guillem Balague.com and the high esteem that Sam is held in by this famous international player is fully indicative of Sam\'s relationship with his players. Sam had a short negative spell of less than six months at Newcastle, but a new owner quickly followed Sam and he had to accept that he was not the new owners choice. Sam was not provided with adequate funds and had to sell two of their star players, Dyer and Parker to provide funds and he then quickly acquired four new players. There was some initial criticism regarding these signings, but two of these players, Beide and Faye were in the top three in the end of season voting, another signing is serving a prison sentence, not one of Sam\'s best choices, and the fourth, a Spanish full back finished the season playing well . In all Sam was just not given enough time and I am confident that had he been given time and the resources Sam would have had success in that job. Now he is rid of his frustration regarding that situation he must be raring to go and the Rovers job would be the ideal opportunity to allow him to get back on terra firma and in so doing making us an even more successful club

I am not a Big Sam fan but out of curiosity, I went on to the guillem Balague website!! campo was one of my Bolton hates, each time he played,he irritated me, tell you what, not any more, he stands so high in my esteem, he will get applauded if he ever comes to Ewood by me, even if he were to score the winner against us!! I have never seen an article written by a player like that before, a cresdit to football, his proffesion and to his country!! If Sam can replicate the team spirit he obviously achieved at Bolton, I will hold my hands up and say I was wrong, for as the scenarto goes on in our quest for a new manager, I am seeing more and more why he deserves consideration. But, as has been said earlier, whoever JW and the board appoint, he will be the manager of Our team, The Rovers, we must support them and encourage them, together we can always be strong. Again all you Rovers fans, think TEAM \'Together Everyone Achieves More\' Come on youi Blues.

Well said Old Timer. Like Kelbo, i too read Campo's open letter to Bolton fans and was extremely impressed. Part of it almost read like a "come and get me plea" to Big Sam. I'm not necessarily saying that we need him as a player, in fact i know that we don't, but if Allardyce were appointed, then to have him as part of the coaching team or as a contact in Spain to scout up and coming talent would surely do no harm. I only hope that whoever does come in, does not reduce SIR TUGAY to a bit part player, but incorporates him into the coaching set up, as well as doing a similar scouting job in Turkey, as i have suggested for Campo. But, as i have said, whether it be Allardyce, Ince, Ten Cate, Advocaat, Bilic or even Mclaren, i will still be at Ewood next season giving 100% support to the board, manager, coaching staff and team.

ossy wrote:
(city are linked with samba now 4k (goal.com swizerland) 4000 you must be joking nobody will be going anywhere till we get a manager

CRS wrote:
Big Sam for Rovers. Fantastic job at Bolton, no money to spend but still managed to beat Man Utd & Arsenal every year. Works wonders on small budgets and Knows the league inside out. Ps. Right time to sell Bentley his ego's getting bigger by the day

The life and times wrote:
A morning in the life of Peter Kenyon.
9.00 am Ring Ancelotti
9.30 am Ring Big Phil
10.00 am Ring Rijkaard
10.30 am Ring Mancini
11.00 am Coffee
11.30 am Offer Big Phil Managers Job
12.00 Lunch..Rest of the day off. Job Done.

A morning in the life of John Williams
9.00 am Ring Sky Sports to speak to pundit.
9.30 am Ring MK Dons.
10.00 am Ring Swansea.
10.30 am Ring Dole Office
11.00 am Plead with pundit..We are desperate.
11.30 am Tell McClown we are interested.
12.00 Tell Big Sam we are interested.
12.30 pm Flick a coin.Oh sh1t its the Swansea fella.
13.00 Tell the papers he was our first choice.

Shaun wrote:

The life and times wrote:
A morning in the life of Peter Kenyon.
9.00 am Ring Ancelotti
9.30 am Ring Big Phil
10.00 am Ring Rijkaard
10.30 am Ring Mancini
11.00 am Coffee
11.30 am Offer Big Phil Managers Job
12.00 Lunch..Rest of the day off. Job Done.

A morning in the life of John Williams
9.00 am Ring Sky Sports to speak to pundit.
9.30 am Ring MK Dons.
10.00 am Ring Swansea.
10.30 am Ring Dole Office
11.00 am Plead with pundit..We are desperate.
11.30 am Tell McClown we are interested.
12.00 Tell Big Sam we are interested.
12.30 pm Flick a coin.Oh sh1t its the Swansea fella.
13.00 Tell the papers he was our first choice.

A morning in the life of Barry Kilby
9.00 am Ring Sky Sports to speak to pundit.
9.31 am Put on hold.
10.00 am Still on hold.
10.30 am Still on hold.
11.00 am Plead with operator.We are desperate.
11.30 am Put back on hold, then cut off
12.00 Press redial
12.30 pm Put on hold then cut off again
13.00 Owen Coyle dials wrong number and get's through to Burnley chairman office. Still thinking he's ordering a new shitpot he inadvertently agrees to become new manager. 2 days later realising he cannot get out of it reluctantly accepts the job but isn't happy about the clause that states he has to marry his cousin

The life and times wrote:

Shaun wrote:

The life and times wrote: A morning in the life of Peter Kenyon. 9.00 am Ring Ancelotti 9.30 am Ring Big Phil 10.00 am Ring Rijkaard 10.30 am Ring Mancini 11.00 am Coffee 11.30 am Offer Big Phil Managers Job 12.00 Lunch..Rest of the day off. Job Done. A morning in the life of John Williams 9.00 am Ring Sky Sports to speak to pundit. 9.30 am Ring MK Dons. 10.00 am Ring Swansea. 10.30 am Ring Dole Office 11.00 am Plead with pundit..We are desperate. 11.30 am Tell McClown we are interested. 12.00 Tell Big Sam we are interested. 12.30 pm Flick a coin.Oh sh1t its the Swansea fella. 13.00 Tell the papers he was our first choice.

A morning in the life of Barry Kilby 9.00 am Ring Sky Sports to speak to pundit. 9.31 am Put on hold. 10.00 am Still on hold. 10.30 am Still on hold. 11.00 am Plead with operator.We are desperate. 11.30 am Put back on hold, then cut off 12.00 Press redial 12.30 pm Put on hold then cut off again 13.00 Owen Coyle dials wrong number and get\'s through to Burnley chairman office. Still thinking he\'s ordering a new shitpot he inadvertently agrees to become new manager. 2 days later realising he cannot get out of it reluctantly accepts the job but isn\'t happy about the clause that states he has to marry his cousin

Shaun...Tut Tut You should be able to do better than that. Just not funny copying someone. If you send me your email I will write some material for you then you won\'t be embarrassed to come on here. Teacher.....\"Shaun must try harder and stop copying, but try\'s hard for a retard, One of his heads also needs attention\"

Teddy Ruxpin wrote:
Oh how you sound so g@y saying that.

P. Niss wrote:
How about Homer Simpson with Barney Gumble as assistant?

LowerDarwenBlue wrote:

The life and times wrote:

Shaun wrote:

The life and times wrote: A morning in the life of Peter Kenyon. 9.00 am Ring Ancelotti 9.30 am Ring Big Phil 10.00 am Ring Rijkaard 10.30 am Ring Mancini 11.00 am Coffee 11.30 am Offer Big Phil Managers Job 12.00 Lunch..Rest of the day off. Job Done. A morning in the life of John Williams 9.00 am Ring Sky Sports to speak to pundit. 9.30 am Ring MK Dons. 10.00 am Ring Swansea. 10.30 am Ring Dole Office 11.00 am Plead with pundit..We are desperate. 11.30 am Tell McClown we are interested. 12.00 Tell Big Sam we are interested. 12.30 pm Flick a coin.Oh sh1t its the Swansea fella. 13.00 Tell the papers he was our first choice.

A morning in the life of Barry Kilby 9.00 am Ring Sky Sports to speak to pundit. 9.31 am Put on hold. 10.00 am Still on hold. 10.30 am Still on hold. 11.00 am Plead with operator.We are desperate. 11.30 am Put back on hold, then cut off 12.00 Press redial 12.30 pm Put on hold then cut off again 13.00 Owen Coyle dials wrong number and get\'s through to Burnley chairman office. Still thinking he\'s ordering a new shitpot he inadvertently agrees to become new manager. 2 days later realising he cannot get out of it reluctantly accepts the job but isn\'t happy about the clause that states he has to marry his cousin

Shaun...Tut Tut You should be able to do better than that. Just not funny copying someone. If you send me your email I will write some material for you then you won\'t be embarrassed to come on here. Teacher.....\"Shaun must try harder and stop copying, but try\'s hard for a retard, One of his heads also needs attention\"

The life and times,

You indeed do say that copying someone is just not funny and i do believe the saying goes that "imitation is the biggest form of flattery"

What is also extremely flattering is the amount of non Blackburn fans who come onto our page, feeling the need to pass comment on Lancashire's premier team. It is only my humble opinion, but i feel there is an extreme amount of admiration involved from these other fans.

Oh how they would love to be in our position, and oh, how they must share our joy when we consistently finish in the top half of the Premier League and regularly reach Cup semi finals.

Oh how they must feel our pride, when members of our squad are regularly picked for their countries international teams, whether it be full, under 21 or youth level.

Oh how they must feel our excitement when our managers approach top European clubs such as Bayern Munich, Porto, PSV, Rangers, Liverpool, Arsenal, Feyenoord to sign their players.

Oh how they must feel our satisfaction, when we regularly take points off the so called "Big 4" both home and away.

So, as i have said, please feel free to continue coming onto our pages and posting your comments. They do indeed make us laugh, with their childishness content and the very fact that you come on our pages, is indeed, the biggest form of flattery that you can show us.

Steve wrote:
Ten Cate...never heard of him.

I'm sure there is a Burnley & Bolton conspiracy going on here.

BIG SAM is the man!