(12-28-2024, 08:34 PM)KRO Wrote:

(12-28-2024, 05:17 PM)Tom Joad Wrote:

(12-28-2024, 05:08 PM)Derek Hardballs Wrote:

(12-28-2024, 04:58 PM)Tom Joad Wrote:

(12-28-2024, 04:36 PM)Bob Fossil Wrote: Would do me. Never done a bad job and would suit us.

It's a no from me. His brand of ultra defensive football would have the purists scratching out their own eyeballs. Nice guy and all that, could be successful in the right environment, but I'd prefer someone with a bit more of a playing style. He and his family are based locally so that might be why he would have an interest. (If that isn't enough for you, his family are all villa fans as well)!
Edit; I'm sure KRO can vouch for what Bluenoses thought of his unadventurous approach.

Blues were doing ok with Eustace then they decided they needed to be more ‘exciting’ and they got worse after he left to the point they were relegated.

They were doing just fine, as are Blackburn now. But if you thought Carlos' football was boring I wouldn't expect you to be thrilled with Eustace. Very effective manager though at this level. and deserving of a chance at a club that could go that step further. I just don't fancy that football but I could guess his local links may have as much to do with it as anything.

The football was often turgid. Especially from Dec 2022 to the end of that season. Loads wanted him gone after barely getting out of our half at Norwich away and he knew he was getting sacked so let the shackles off against Huddersfield and yourselves on the Friday that put us 6th. He knew he was gone and his reaction towards the directors area showed that.
Sacking Eustace wasn’t the problem. Appointing Rooney and Uncle Tony getting ill was. We’re a league below and I wouldn’t swap Chris Davies for Eustace ever.

(12-28-2024, 09:38 PM)Sliced Wrote:

(12-28-2024, 08:34 PM)KRO Wrote:

(12-28-2024, 05:17 PM)Tom Joad Wrote:

(12-28-2024, 05:08 PM)Derek Hardballs Wrote:

(12-28-2024, 04:58 PM)Tom Joad Wrote: It's a no from me. His brand of ultra defensive football would have the purists scratching out their own eyeballs. Nice guy and all that, could be successful in the right environment, but I'd prefer someone with a bit more of a playing style. He and his family are based locally so that might be why he would have an interest. (If that isn't enough for you, his family are all villa fans as well)!
Edit; I'm sure KRO can vouch for what Bluenoses thought of his unadventurous approach.

Blues were doing ok with Eustace then they decided they needed to be more ‘exciting’ and they got worse after he left to the point they were relegated.

They were doing just fine, as are Blackburn now. But if you thought Carlos' football was boring I wouldn't expect you to be thrilled with Eustace. Very effective manager though at this level. and deserving of a chance at a club that could go that step further. I just don't fancy that football but I could guess his local links may have as much to do with it as anything.

The football was often turgid. Especially from Dec 2022 to the end of that season. Loads wanted him gone after barely getting out of our half at Norwich away and he knew he was getting sacked so let the shackles off against Huddersfield and yourselves on the Friday that put us 6th. He knew he was gone and his reaction towards the directors area showed that.
Sacking Eustace wasn’t the problem. Appointing Rooney and Uncle Tony getting ill was. We’re a league below and I wouldn’t swap Chris Davies for Eustace ever.

After all the money you've spent I could get you promoted this season. The fact that Chris Davies is scraping through really doesn't say much about his abilities at this point. I'll judge him next season IF you get promoted

(12-28-2024, 10:00 PM)KRO Wrote: Tbf some people are finding it boring as we’re having 70-80% of the ball against teams showing no intent to win the game or at times even draw it.
We’re managing games well a lot of the time, especially in this period of 5 games in 12 days.
And we’ve won 12 away games before the end of December. That’s 4 years worth for us the last few years. Plus 8 wins on the bounce in all competitions with. You may as well just enjoy it

(12-28-2024, 10:00 PM)KRO Wrote: Tbf some people are finding it boring as we’re having 70-80% of the ball against teams showing no intent to win the game or at times even draw it.
We’re managing games well a lot of the time, especially in this period of 5 games in 12 days.
And we’ve won 12 away games before the end of December. That’s 4 years worth for us the last few years. Plus 8 wins on the bounce in all competitions with. You may as well just enjoy it

(12-28-2024, 07:09 PM)Pragmatist Wrote:

(12-28-2024, 06:24 PM)Jacko Wrote: Eustace: not the end of the world, would probably keep us in and around the top ten.

Schumacher: absolute bin fire. These players need discipline, not a new mate. In any case his race  is run at this level imo.

Several Stokies I know would have SS back in a flash and reckon he was sacked far too soon

(12-28-2024, 09:57 PM)KRO Wrote:

(12-28-2024, 09:38 PM)Sliced Wrote:

(12-28-2024, 08:34 PM)KRO Wrote:

(12-28-2024, 05:17 PM)Tom Joad Wrote:

(12-28-2024, 05:08 PM)Derek Hardballs Wrote: Blues were doing ok with Eustace then they decided they needed to be more ‘exciting’ and they got worse after he left to the point they were relegated.

They were doing just fine, as are Blackburn now. But if you thought Carlos' football was boring I wouldn't expect you to be thrilled with Eustace. Very effective manager though at this level. and deserving of a chance at a club that could go that step further. I just don't fancy that football but I could guess his local links may have as much to do with it as anything.

The football was often turgid. Especially from Dec 2022 to the end of that season. Loads wanted him gone after barely getting out of our half at Norwich away and he knew he was getting sacked so let the shackles off against Huddersfield and yourselves on the Friday that put us 6th. He knew he was gone and his reaction towards the directors area showed that.
Sacking Eustace wasn’t the problem. Appointing Rooney and Uncle Tony getting ill was. We’re a league below and I wouldn’t swap Chris Davies for Eustace ever.

After all the money you've spent I could get you promoted this season. The fact that Chris Davies is scraping through really doesn't say much about his abilities at this point. I'll judge him next season IF you get promoted

Scraping through?
We’re averaging 2.4 points per game. Have won 21 out of 28 in all competitions with a new manager managing a team pieced together over a pre season and implementing a new style of play. And after being told that we wouldn’t buy our way out of this league, we’d be in for a shock like bigger clubs previously, would get bullied off the pitch, wouldn’t be able to dominate possession on winter pitches etc.
We had to spend because so many loans and out of contract players needing replacing.
We’re on course to break the EFL points record. I reckon he’s done fine, and better than plenty would have