josh_baskin Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 As much as I'd have enjoyed watching forest get relegated to league one let's look at the conciliation, Blackburn are now the first ever premier league champions to drop into the 3rd tier of English football! At least that's now one negative record we can never be labelled with.
ALC Fox Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 They should've never sacked Big Sam. It's been all downhill from there. It's just another example of how spoilt we are to have Vichai and Top as our owners. We could be like a multitude of clubs with dodgy owners who have no clue how to run a football club and feck all interest in doing so. I feel for the fans.
Fox92 Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 Just like Orient, Blackpool, Coventry..... clubs being ruined by owners who don't care. Sad.
Koke Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 They sacked Sam in 2010 - SEVEN YEARS AGO - Sam isn't some sort god figure. If West Ham go down next season are pundits and fans gonna bang on about "they shouldn't have sacked Sam"? Beyond that, I don't really care about Blackburn.
urban.spaceman Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 50% of Premier League Champions have spent time in the third tier of English football - Blackburn are the first to be relegated after being crowned Champions, while Man City won the Premier League 13 years after being promoted from Division Two (League One) via the play-offs, Leicester City did it in EIGHT seasons, winning each league as they did it. The salient point is that Leicester City are the best. Just sayin'
Jimothy Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 24 minutes ago, Koke said: They sacked Sam in 2010 - SEVEN YEARS AGO - Sam isn't some sort god figure. If West Ham go down next season are pundits and fans gonna bang on about "they shouldn't have sacked Sam"? Beyond that, I don't really care about Blackburn. Think the point is they were comfortably midtable in the premier league with Allardyce in charge, they needlessly sacked him, and have gone downhill ever since. Their relegation from the Premier League in the first place was a direct result of that decision. Yes they have had ample opportunity in the past seven years to make better appointments and invest more, so this relegation isn't down to sacking Allardyce back then, but the sacking did spark the downward spiral so the statement "They should never have sacked Allardyce" is perfectly valid. If they'd kept him it's likely they'd have stayed in the premier league longer, and wouldn't have ended up where they are today.
Corky Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 1 hour ago, Koke said: They sacked Sam in 2010 - SEVEN YEARS AGO - Sam isn't some sort god figure. If West Ham go down next season are pundits and fans gonna bang on about "they shouldn't have sacked Sam"? Beyond that, I don't really care about Blackburn. Allardyce isn't a bad manager but his reputation has been enhanced by his previous clubs appointing complete duffers after him. Sammy Lee at Bolton, Steve Kean at Blackburn, even a current David Moyes at Sunderland after his last two failures. West Ham appointed a good manager who proved to be better last season and at least equal this time.
Soar Fox Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 1 hour ago, Corky said: Why did they appoint Owen Coyle? I'm not 100% sure but isn't that the 3rd club that have been relegated when starting the season with Owen Coyle as manager. Bolton Wigan Blackburn
SpacedX Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 1 hour ago, Facecloth said: Think the point is they were comfortably midtable in the premier league with Allardyce in charge, they needlessly sacked him, and have gone downhill ever since. Their relegation from the Premier League in the first place was a direct result of that decision. Yes they have had ample opportunity in the past seven years to make better appointments and invest more, so this relegation isn't down to sacking Allardyce back then, but the sacking did spark the downward spiral so the statement "They should never have sacked Allardyce" is perfectly valid. If they'd kept him it's likely they'd have stayed in the premier league longer, and wouldn't have ended up where they are today. The real turning point was the passing of Jack Walker and the decision of the trustees to cease subsidising the club. Long term, without a benefactor, their fate was sealed.
urban.spaceman Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 Someone's been tinkering with their owner's wikipedia page... Quote Venky's From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Rovers1994 (talk | contribs) at 14:22, 7 May 2017. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision. (diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Venkateshwara Hatcheries Private Limited, Venky's London Limited Type Private LimitedSubsidiary of V H Group Founded 1971 Headquarters Pune, Maharashtra, India Website Venkys.com Venky's are an arse of a company that specialises in destroying small premier league football clubs and being a disgrace to the game of football itself, and should stick to selling chickens. Venky's Out. Status Today, the abhorrent VH Group is a despicable organization that destroys clubs and towns, and all investors and business partners should stay as far away from it as possible.[1] In December 2010, the group launched Venky's Express, a ready to eat chicken outlet. The first outlet opened in Pune, with Akon performing at the opening.[2] Some people have called into question Venky's business sense since they acquired Blackburn Rovers F.C. in 2010. Since they took over the club, questionable decisions to sack managers and other administrative staff without reasons have been a regular occurrence, leading to much anger being expressed from supporters, this also coupled with poor results on the pitch which saw the club relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2011/12 season.[3]
MC Prussian Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 Feel sorry for them, but they've got nobody else but themselves to blame. They lost four of their opening league fixtures in August, four out of six in December and three out of six in April. Then again, it's been a very tough Championship season overall - only Rotherham have lacked the standard to play in the division and deservedly went down. You could argue that even Wigan still put up a fight until the end. To go down with 51 points is a bitter sidenote to an otherwise tumultous season - imagine, not only did they beat Forest twice, they did the same against Newcastle! Hope Blackburn recover and come back stronger.
Wymsey Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 Probably one of the greatest examples of why foreign ownership should be approached with more caution. A traditional, successful club now caught in the big trap of a previously unknown group, who know nothing about successfully running a football business, that has damaged the club and even towards the threat of making the club go towards their own future in doubt if this situation gets anymore worse.
Brizzle Fox Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 Was at the Bristol vs Brum game today. So close to being Brum. Gutted
Guest Col city fan Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 2 hours ago, Steve_Walsh5 said: I'm not 100% sure but isn't that the 3rd club that have been relegated when starting the season with Owen Coyle as manager. Bolton Wigan Blackburn I heard that the Venky's literally didn't know who Coyle was and have rarely met him. They also weren't aware that any team could get relegated from the Premier League. Apparently. An example of awful awful owners of a football club.
Guest FriendlyRam Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 51 points almost a record relegation total? That's normally good enough for 15th or even 14th Hope they come back stronger.
Izzy Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 People forget that Blackburn is only a small town not much bigger than Rugby. League One is about right for a town of that population. They massively overachieved under Dalglish with Jack Walkers millions.
Corky Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 43 minutes ago, FriendlyRam said: 51 points almost a record relegation total? That's normally good enough for 15th or even 14th Hope they come back stronger. We were relegated with 52, Peterborough went down with 54 (and they were only 14 points off us in sixth). To put that into context, you finished 9th and were 13 points behind 6th today.
Wymsey Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 6 minutes ago, Izzy Muzzett said: People forget that Blackburn is only a small town not much bigger than Rugby. League One is about right for a town of that population. They massively overachieved under Dalglish with Jack Walkers millions. The local derby clashes between Blackburn and Bury (35 minutes away) should be tasty. Can't see Tony Mowbray staying, he'll probably get sacked or resign. He hasn't had much luck managing teams this season, has he?
SpacedX Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 1 minute ago, Wymeswold fox said: The local derby clashes between Blackburn and Bury (35 minutes away) should be tasty. Can't see Tony Mowbray staying, he'll probably get sacked or resign. He hasn't had much luck managing teams this season, has he? To be fair, Coventry was a hiding to nothing. He faired admirably for a while, but largely through loaned talent - Adam Armstrong was massive for them. Think the Toon have him out at Barnsley right now. Can't see Robins hanging around for long.
ealingfox Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 To think seven years ago they were but a volcanic ash cloud away from signing Robert Lewandowski
The Horse's Mouth Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 3 hours ago, Steve_Walsh5 said: I'm not 100% sure but isn't that the 3rd club that have been relegated when starting the season with Owen Coyle as manager. Bolton Wigan Blackburn nah, Wigan were awful under Coyle but Rosler sorted them out when he took over, Waghorn was doing orite for them in that season iirc, then went down season after
Fox92 Posted 7 May 2017 Posted 7 May 2017 1 hour ago, Wymeswold fox said: The local derby clashes between Blackburn and Bury (35 minutes away) should be tasty. Can't see Tony Mowbray staying, he'll probably get sacked or resign. He hasn't had much luck managing teams this season, has he? Mowbray did all he could with them. Only lost about 4 games.
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