Olsson calls for Blackburn Rovers discipline
9:59am Wednesday 5th September 2012 in Sport
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
MARKUS Olsson believes Blackburn Rovers have to be more disciplined to maintain their Premier League push – after admitting they made things “too exciting” at Elland Road.
Rovers’ Swede scored his first goal for the club on Saturday, as a scintillating opening 30 minutes saw them race into a 2-0 lead, but was left to regret a second half collapse.
Only Ruben Rochina’s moment of opportunistic late brilliance rescued Rovers a point, to preserve their unbeaten record, and Olsson insists it has to be seen as two points lost.
After half an hour of dominance, Rovers allowed their hosts to boss the remainder and Olsson admits they allowed themselves to get carried away by the opening.
He said: “Of course it was disappointing on Saturday because we didn’t win the match.
“Three points are always important but we got away with a point and a point is better than nothing.
“We could have punished them more in the first half and finished the game off but we let them come into the game and were giving free kicks away too easily. We knew they played long balls and we made it too exciting.
“I think we knew the game plan. We know we should not give too many free-kicks away there and we did it. We made it too exciting. That is why many players were annoyed we gave it away too easily.
“Ruben came in and we got a point.
“We were comfortable though and I thought we should have gone on an scored more but we kept giving away free kicks and that is what made us lose possession.”
Olsson, who joined the club in January, believes it was high time he found the back of the net for Rovers – having started his career as a striker.
The 24-year-old, twin brother of Rovers’ Martin, can play anywhere down the left but admits he is enjoying the defensive role he has been given this season.
“The first goal I got came from a good ball from Gamst, he finds me well every time, and I was determined I was going for goal because I have been thinking I haven’t scored yet, I should finish more.
“Gamst knows me and knows how I play. He was feeding me. At the moment I would say I feel more comfortable at left back. I have had a good run and I know when they feed me I can make the crosses and the finishes.
“I think I am a better player. When I came here, I got thrown directly into the heat but now I have had a full pre-season and it has gone well.
“I learn from every day and even these games I am learning from players like Murphy and Dickson, players who have played at a high level and who are telling me what to do. I try to take it in and become a better player. I do that every day because I listen.
“It is very important that Martin is still here because we need players like him in the squad, if we want to go up. He has got experience in the Premier League and national league and I think everyone is very happy he has stayed with us.”
Comments(51)
love doctor
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10:35am Wed 5 Sep 12
jackmetickler
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10:59am Wed 5 Sep 12
Rovers 1495 wrote:cmon its a football game mate... that is why it is so exciting ..
"after admitting they made things “too exciting” at Elland Road." Roughly translated from the Swedish, means "after admitting they were unable to defend a two-goal lead at Elland Road"
If there was a formula for keeping a 2-0 lead the crowd would go home as soon as it happened.
how many times have we come back and its been great..
dost thow remember the great comeback against Plymouth - 2- 0 down and then roaring back to win 5-2 ......
it is what it is all about ...... if you just turning up and demanding a win then what is the point.
YarkshahRover
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11:00am Wed 5 Sep 12
MatthewCA
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11:05am Wed 5 Sep 12
The second goal is the best team effort, where olsson assit for the goal. team should plan more on each side, even Kazim and Fomica can plan more in coming matchs.
Rochia should get 30 mts of the each game to improve his fitness and confidence. make him also a star and he will do business for the club.
All the BEST, Kean is doing very good. Keep it up.
rovertakenmb
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11:15am Wed 5 Sep 12
Agents, Rovers and Cricket Loving Owners
OUT NOW
www.rovertaken.co.uk
P888HOW
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11:23am Wed 5 Sep 12
Come on Venkys and Shebby get rid of Kean
We all want Promotion ,it wont happen with this.IDIOT !!!
Forever-Blue
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11:26am Wed 5 Sep 12
MatthewCA wrote:Come on Mrs. Kean we all know its you.
Olsson, Good work for the first goal, ball control and pass will be better option than running all the way to box, when u are in the left wing. Hope on the box Rhodes and gomes is waiting for balls. U need to thing as a team to win each games. All the best.
The second goal is the best team effort, where olsson assit for the goal. team should plan more on each side, even Kazim and Fomica can plan more in coming matchs.
Rochia should get 30 mts of the each game to improve his fitness and confidence. make him also a star and he will do business for the club.
All the BEST, Kean is doing very good. Keep it up.
Tell your drunkard odious hubby to do one.
10K back when Kean gets the sack
French Rover
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11:32am Wed 5 Sep 12
It is very important that Martin is still here because we need players like him in the squad, if we want to go up. He has got experience in the Premier League and national league and I think everyone is very happy he has stayed with us.”
If what he says is correct (and as it is about his brother it should be!) then this confirms Martin Olsson is staying with us at least until the January window. His experience will be vital for us and I would like to see him play in front of his brother down the left. Then we will have the extra pace that so many talked about last week.
RachRovers
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11:34am Wed 5 Sep 12
givet82
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11:37am Wed 5 Sep 12
bburnrover
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12:00pm Wed 5 Sep 12
We make it "exciting" because our defence cannot cope under pressure so it is up to Kean to ensure we have the personnel to cope and he failed to ensure that happened which hopefully will result in his downfall.
Tatts
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12:07pm Wed 5 Sep 12
http://www.bbc.co.uk
/sport/0/football/19
487663
stick to football
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1:00pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Asdbrfc
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1:03pm Wed 5 Sep 12
MatthewCA wrote:you mad bro?
Olsson, Good work for the first goal, ball control and pass will be better option than running all the way to box, when u are in the left wing. Hope on the box Rhodes and gomes is waiting for balls. U need to thing as a team to win each games. All the best. The second goal is the best team effort, where olsson assit for the goal. team should plan more on each side, even Kazim and Fomica can plan more in coming matchs. Rochia should get 30 mts of the each game to improve his fitness and confidence. make him also a star and he will do business for the club. All the BEST, Kean is doing very good. Keep it up.
French Rover
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1:04pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Tatts wrote:just seen that BBC article Tatts and it the Odious one says Shebby is the one behind the six Portugese signings. That's quite a revelation as everyone assumed that SK was the one who brought them in via his Portugese contacts.....Maybe Kean can see that they are mostly rubbish and he is setting Shebby up so as to ridicule him to the Venkys and get him off his back...?
Interesting article on the BBC. Kean says he has not even seen the three deadline day signings play and that they were signed by Shebby Singh. So it seems that Shebby is in fact a Director of Football.
http://www.bbc.co.uk
/sport/0/football/19
487663
OnePostThenTheOther
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1:09pm Wed 5 Sep 12
jackmetickler wrote:"how many times have we come back and its been great.."
Rovers 1495 wrote:cmon its a football game mate... that is why it is so exciting ..
"after admitting they made things “too exciting” at Elland Road." Roughly translated from the Swedish, means "after admitting they were unable to defend a two-goal lead at Elland Road"
If there was a formula for keeping a 2-0 lead the crowd would go home as soon as it happened.
how many times have we come back and its been great..
dost thow remember the great comeback against Plymouth - 2- 0 down and then roaring back to win 5-2 ......
it is what it is all about ...... if you just turning up and demanding a win then what is the point.
Like you I was wracking my brains to remember that Kean had managed to tactically switch a game so that we came from behind to win. Then PMSL when you had to go back to 1975!!!
"dost thow remember the great comeback against Plymouth - 2- 0 down and then roaring back to win 5-2 ...... "
Surely this can't be another "I discovered Phil Jones" type claim?!!!!
KEAN SACK
THOUSANDS BACK
OnePostThenTheOther
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1:19pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Tatts wrote:"they'll get thrown in", just about sums up Kean's tactical approach to the game. Not to mention his assertions regarding the intensity of the training. That 1.5 hours per day is so exhausting that the side can't maintain the pace for more than half-an-hour come matchday.
Interesting article on the BBC. Kean says he has not even seen the three deadline day signings play and that they were signed by Shebby Singh. So it seems that Shebby is in fact a Director of Football.
http://www.bbc.co.uk
/sport/0/football/19
487663
KEAN OUT
moh
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1:23pm Wed 5 Sep 12
OnePostThenTheOther wrote:Even without the three new signings the squad is good enough to be promoted.I hope Kean is not making excuses just in case. Also in videos Rosado looks better than some of the previous signings last Anderson, Petrovic etc.
Tatts wrote: Interesting article on the BBC. Kean says he has not even seen the three deadline day signings play and that they were signed by Shebby Singh. So it seems that Shebby is in fact a Director of Football. http://www.bbc.co.uk /sport/0/football/19 487663"they'll get thrown in", just about sums up Kean's tactical approach to the game. Not to mention his assertions regarding the intensity of the training. That 1.5 hours per day is so exhausting that the side can't maintain the pace for more than half-an-hour come matchday. KEAN OUT
Rover82
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1:25pm Wed 5 Sep 12
makaveli96
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1:26pm Wed 5 Sep 12
YarkshahRover wrote:Not to well we lost him last year........
How is your brother doing?
Oh sorry, ou man Markus's Brother!
benal13
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1:33pm Wed 5 Sep 12
stick to football wrote:good point!!!!!!!
Keans admission of not seeing players who have signed for the club - is just confirmation that there is no unity within the club so why expect the fans to be any different?
makaveli96
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1:35pm Wed 5 Sep 12
MatthewCA wrote:CA?
Olsson, Good work for the first goal, ball control and pass will be better option than running all the way to box, when u are in the left wing. Hope on the box Rhodes and gomes is waiting for balls. U need to thing as a team to win each games. All the best. The second goal is the best team effort, where olsson assit for the goal. team should plan more on each side, even Kazim and Fomica can plan more in coming matchs. Rochia should get 30 mts of the each game to improve his fitness and confidence. make him also a star and he will do business for the club. All the BEST, Kean is doing very good. Keep it up.
Is this Central Audley, of Circa Accrington?
benal13
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1:36pm Wed 5 Sep 12
French Rover wrote:you beat me to it frenchy SPOT ON!!!!!!
Tatts wrote:just seen that BBC article Tatts and it the Odious one says Shebby is the one behind the six Portugese signings. That's quite a revelation as everyone assumed that SK was the one who brought them in via his Portugese contacts.....Maybe Kean can see that they are mostly rubbish and he is setting Shebby up so as to ridicule him to the Venkys and get him off his back...?
Interesting article on the BBC. Kean says he has not even seen the three deadline day signings play and that they were signed by Shebby Singh. So it seems that Shebby is in fact a Director of Football.
http://www.bbc.co.uk
/sport/0/football/19
487663
P888HOW
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1:50pm Wed 5 Sep 12
inflightmagazine
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2:07pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Tatts wrote:this kind of ties in with some of the comments he made at the fans forum that got missed, he talked then about no-one commplaining about the palyers he was bringing in. The thing for me is that although he clearly is a bit of a loose cannon, he is trying to change things, most people would say that although defensively we still look shaky the squad should be strong enough to go up. However the one thing that has not changed is the guys taking to the field without a clear way of playing and a plan, this lies with Mr Kean.
Interesting article on the BBC. Kean says he has not even seen the three deadline day signings play and that they were signed by Shebby Singh. So it seems that Shebby is in fact a Director of Football. http://www.bbc.co.uk /sport/0/football/19 487663
I am one of those fans stoke between a rock and a hard place, I dont want Kean, but I want to go and support the club I ave since a young boy, I have too kids that if I take them away now will probably never come back to the club, So for me I am beginnig to think that if there really is a power struggle going on between Kean and Shebby , out best bet is to get behind shebby. We ahev tried the full on kick the dorr down approach with the Venkys and its not worked, so why not try something different. Lets try getting behind Shebby , imagine Keans Face if we all started singing " Shebbys Blue and white Army" ( which by the sounds of it, it is). If shebby feels he has the backing of the fans , maybe he will feel confident enough to recommend a managerial change.
Something has got to be worth a try rather than watching the club rip itself apart.
wampam
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2:07pm Wed 5 Sep 12
makaveli96
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2:10pm Wed 5 Sep 12
makaveli96
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2:12pm Wed 5 Sep 12
makaveli96
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2:16pm Wed 5 Sep 12
So I've decided to shave off my moustache.
makaveli96
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2:21pm Wed 5 Sep 12
I said, "Come on mate, it's a bit late to be cooking vegetables."
makaveli96
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2:30pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Tatts
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2:32pm Wed 5 Sep 12
benal13 wrote:I might be wrong but I suspect the Portu-geezers are all clients of Israeli "super-agent", Pini Zahavi, who according to some news stories at the end of last year is Venkys new 'go-to' agent.
French Rover wrote:you beat me to it frenchy SPOT ON!!!!!!Tatts wrote: Interesting article on the BBC. Kean says he has not even seen the three deadline day signings play and that they were signed by Shebby Singh. So it seems that Shebby is in fact a Director of Football. http://www.bbc.co.uk /sport/0/football/19 487663just seen that BBC article Tatts and it the Odious one says Shebby is the one behind the six Portugese signings. That's quite a revelation as everyone assumed that SK was the one who brought them in via his Portugese contacts.....Maybe Kean can see that they are mostly rubbish and he is setting Shebby up so as to ridicule him to the Venkys and get him off his back...?
makaveli96
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2:36pm Wed 5 Sep 12
That's the last time I buy Tesco Value toilet roll.
makaveli96
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2:39pm Wed 5 Sep 12
I always wanted to start smoking, but needed something to ease me in gently.
makaveli96
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2:45pm Wed 5 Sep 12
"The other part of me says "don't listen to that guy. He's drunk"
makaveli96
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2:47pm Wed 5 Sep 12
"Why's that?" I slurred.
"Because you can't take a can of Strongbow into the operating theatre, Doctor," she replied.
makaveli96
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2:50pm Wed 5 Sep 12
formerover
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2:58pm Wed 5 Sep 12
P888HOW wrote:Matthew CA ... Con-artist.
Matthew CA .. CA hmmmm CLOWNS ASSISTANT !!!
Is Eckersley playing?
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3:18pm Wed 5 Sep 12
1nceablueandwhitealwaysablueandwhite
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3:25pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Londonrover24k
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5:20pm Wed 5 Sep 12
inflightmagazine wrote:I agree with this idea, if these are shebby's signings, then he should take full responsibility for what ever they do on the pitch. the fans should also get behind shebby as he is our only mouth peice and connection to the venkys. this would give the devided and isolated (real) fans a leader who has some clout. if fans cheered his name (shebby) at matches, this would throw salt in the wounds of kean and hopefully push him into making a mistake unescapable with regards to his issues with shebby, then the venkys may have no choice but to remove this parasite (SK).
Tatts wrote:this kind of ties in with some of the comments he made at the fans forum that got missed, he talked then about no-one commplaining about the palyers he was bringing in. The thing for me is that although he clearly is a bit of a loose cannon, he is trying to change things, most people would say that although defensively we still look shaky the squad should be strong enough to go up. However the one thing that has not changed is the guys taking to the field without a clear way of playing and a plan, this lies with Mr Kean.
Interesting article on the BBC. Kean says he has not even seen the three deadline day signings play and that they were signed by Shebby Singh. So it seems that Shebby is in fact a Director of Football. http://www.bbc.co.uk /sport/0/football/19 487663
I am one of those fans stoke between a rock and a hard place, I dont want Kean, but I want to go and support the club I ave since a young boy, I have too kids that if I take them away now will probably never come back to the club, So for me I am beginnig to think that if there really is a power struggle going on between Kean and Shebby , out best bet is to get behind shebby. We ahev tried the full on kick the dorr down approach with the Venkys and its not worked, so why not try something different. Lets try getting behind Shebby , imagine Keans Face if we all started singing " Shebbys Blue and white Army" ( which by the sounds of it, it is). If shebby feels he has the backing of the fans , maybe he will feel confident enough to recommend a managerial change.
Something has got to be worth a try rather than watching the club rip itself apart.
Londonrover24k
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5:22pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Londonrover24k
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5:25pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Kean OUT.
James.NoNayNever
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6:47pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Roverthere
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5:12am Thu 6 Sep 12
MatthewCA wrote:Out with the clown! Kean out = Fans in
Olsson, Good work for the first goal, ball control and pass will be better option than running all the way to box, when u are in the left wing. Hope on the box Rhodes and gomes is waiting for balls. U need to thing as a team to win each games. All the best.
The second goal is the best team effort, where olsson assit for the goal. team should plan more on each side, even Kazim and Fomica can plan more in coming matchs.
Rochia should get 30 mts of the each game to improve his fitness and confidence. make him also a star and he will do business for the club.
All the BEST, Kean is doing very good. Keep it up.
maltese blue n white
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6:24am Thu 6 Sep 12
MatthewCA wrote:Matthew, You are a nutter... but also funnier than Makaveli...
Olsson, Good work for the first goal, ball control and pass will be better option than running all the way to box, when u are in the left wing. Hope on the box Rhodes and gomes is waiting for balls. U need to thing as a team to win each games. All the best.
The second goal is the best team effort, where olsson assit for the goal. team should plan more on each side, even Kazim and Fomica can plan more in coming matchs.
Rochia should get 30 mts of the each game to improve his fitness and confidence. make him also a star and he will do business for the club.
All the BEST, Kean is doing very good. Keep it up.
PK1875
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7:30am Thu 6 Sep 12
co.uk
RTID1875
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10:45am Thu 6 Sep 12
Lancs - pensioner
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10:54am Thu 6 Sep 12
wampam wrote:That's the reason we lost Nzonzi!
Remember what a liar Kean is. Don't believe a word he says on transfers or anything. He wouldn't know the truth if it smacked him in the gob ! Now there's a thought !!
Reg Rover
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4:40pm Thu 6 Sep 12
Whilst relaxing at home last Thursday (30th August) I had Talk Sport radio switched on in the back ground.
Imagine my surprise when presenter Jason Cundy announced that their special guest that evening was to be none other than the Lancashire Telegraphs Andy Cryer to discuss all things Blackburn Rovers prompted by the day’s news that Jason Rhodes had signed for the Rovers at a fee of £8 million, a record between two Championship teams. Rovers barely merit a mention on this National Radio station let alone being the night’s main topic. So I eagerly awaited Cryer’s arrival with excited anticipation. Cryer didn’t disappoint.
With the programme heading towards midnight I presume most Rovers fans will have missed what Cryer (pic above) had to say, let me enlighten you.
Asked about the Jason Rhodes transfer and fee, which amazed presenter Crundy (a former Chelsea player) Cryer said he thought it was a “last throw of the dice by Mrs Anuradha Desai to save Kean his job and get Rovers back into the Premiership” , although Cryer went on to say he thought Kean (was not the man for that job and that a great opportunity was lost in May when Rovers should of made a change and started the season with a new man in charge creating a new impetus at Ewood. This had led to the fans deserting Ewood Park in their thousands”.
Presenter Jason Cundy suggested that the Rovers fans were ill advised to carry on their protest at Kean’s management and should now get behind him. Cryer retorted “not so, what you have to remember” said Cryer “is that no manager in football league history has survived in his job for so long with a such bad record as Kean. “ Rovers fans know he is not up to his job and now have deserted the club in droves.” With gates of barely 13,500 at both opening home games, down by almost 50% from the Allardyce era, even taking into consideration the loss of Premiership football, it is amazing”.
Cryer went on to point out to Cundy that Rovers fans were no different from anyone else. Giving Liverpool fans as an example when they wanted rid of Roy Hodgson. Their protest lasted no more than a week or two over a handful of games and then Hodgson was gone. “Rovers fans have been totally ignored and treated with contempt by Mrs Anuradha Desai and they have now had enough and will not return whilst Kean is at the club in his £1.3 million pound job, no matter what League position he obtains or what players he signs the damage is done” said Cryer.
Asked if he thought Kean’s Job was in danger Cryer Replied “it should be, for him to fail now after major capital investment in the team is unthinkable, (no less than 12 new players) Cryer went on to reveal that Rovers have at least 6, and possibly more players on £35,000 per week. Unheard off outside the Premiership and a massive wage bill” that Cryer does not think is sustainable without large attendances. The whole tone of Andy Cryer’s interview was anti-Kean and Venky’s, he sounded much more disillusioned speaking than he does in print.
Presenter Jason Cundy asked what Cryer considered to be the minimum expectation from the Rovers for Kean to keep his job. Cryer replied “a top two finish and never out of the top 6 at any stage of the season, anything less, given the backing he has received would be failure and Desai could not possibly continue to justify keeping Kean in employ”.
Jason Cundy ventured to say that Cryer came over more as a fan than a journalist. Andy Cryer then revealed that he comes from Bristol, and that Bristol City is his club. But he has grown to love Blackburn and it’s football team and now feels a part of it and wants the Rovers to rise again just as any fan does.
Andy Cryer, has obviously during the course of his job, worked closely with Steve Kean since Kean took over from Allardyce in December 2010. It is obvious that Cryer does not hold Kean in high regard (but we knew that already through his Lancashire Telegraph column) hearing him and the tone of his voice on live radio was however different and put a different complex on matters. Somewhere on the way the professional relationship between Cryer and Kean has broken down, but that is par for the course with Kean.
Finally presenter Cundy questioned why the Venky’s had not invested this type of money into the team when they were still in the Premiership? Cryer’s reply “it is a mystery, but I don’t think Kean is the right man to receive and handle this type of investment”.
AND SO SAY ALL OF US..
Reg
Rovers 1495 says...
10:09am Wed 5 Sep 12
Roughly translated from the Swedish, means "after admitting they were unable to defend a two-goal lead at Elland Road"