[S Robinson Motherwell Manager]

Coyle can bolt, tbh. Has been a shambles for a while, and wouldn't have given us the time of day if he wasn't devoid of any other option.

 

No thanks.

as I have said before the mans a shambles, as a Rovers season ticket holder you only have to look at what Mowbray as done with the same players. He got lucky at Burnley got found out at Wigan,Texas and Blackburn. But if you want a manager that takes no responsibility, blames fans and uses endlessly unfounded optimism then OC is the man. He is beyond yesterdays man

[S Robinson Motherwell Manager]

If it's true, and that is the only reason he got the job, then yes.

 

If it has the same value as most of the rumours on here, then probably not.

 

Blackburn have been in chaos since the Venky acquisition and with something like 8 managers in 7 years, I imagine anyone will struggle there.

 

Its a tough gig, as a club we are a shambles bleeding money, fans etc ( attendances down by 15000 ) spending £1.30 for every £1 generated its a slippery slope. Owners who haven't been for 3 years that said the squad whilst not brilliant does have a bit of quality a half decent manager would have had the club lower mid table.

 

The rumour which was rife at brockhall was he was earning something like 2/3k a week, he was certainly a very cheap option and that's why he got the gig. His style of training is table tennis competitions and a maccies for the winner did it a Wigan and Bolton, the players at Rovers liked him as a bloke but had no respect for him or his methods.

At the very best he would give you a short term bounce ( he never did at rovers ) before it all collapses around him. If you do appoint him I really hope he takes Stokes with him!

[S Robinson Motherwell Manager]

Coyle's odds seem pretty understandable since in terms of general optics he makes sense (overlooking the obvious unknown of whether or not he'd be successful);

 

- experienced

- connection with the club

- has managed at a decent level

- presumably looking to rebuild his reputation

- he's enough of a name that the players would probably react, unlike the appointment of Baraclough.

- as a "name" he'd presumably connect with the 30/40-something demographic the club are trying to reach again

- he hasn't (as far as I'm aware) ruled out interest, equally he hasn't (as far as I'm aware) said he is interested but still...

 

All of these make him a glaringly obvious choice, a favourite if you will, which is of course caveated by him actually being interested in the job in the first place which is something that at this moment in time, no one knows.

 

Having a quick look on social media and Blackburn fan forums Coyle's reputation seems to have taken an absolute kicking. He seems to essentially be a joke figure down south so with the profile he currently has it's difficult to see him getting another job at a decent level in England and it's even less likely that any job he takes down there won't have him carrying the baggage of failures at Blackburn, Wigan and Bolton. Any job he took would see him introduced with that foremost in the minds of fans and he'd have to win them over.

 

I don't think that would be the case at Motherwell. I'd imagine there would be much more goodwill towards him at Fir Park. He'd be presented as a former player, who did well & scored goals for the club who has since gone on to manage high profile clubs at a good level and whose failures can probably be mitigated, at least in part, by Bolton, Wigan & Blackburn being utter basket cases. I'd have thought given the connection with the club and coming off the back of a divisive character like McGhee in charge then an appointment like Coyle would be one that would allow the club and the majority of the support to get on the same page. Would I be right in saying he was at the club when Craigan was coming through as well?

 

Having said all that, there's no indication that he's actually interested in the job and whichever way you slice it going from managing Blackburn in the English Championship and the associated wage to Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership is a pretty big step down (said with all due respect to our club!)

 

Blackburn Rovers fan in peace - avoid Owen Coyle at all cost an absolutely terrible manager, players here complained his training was lax no tactical and very little fitness work done. The guy doesn't have a plan A let alone a plan B really poor use of subs no game management etc, that's before you have to listen to his disproportionately excuse-ridden, unfoundedly optimistic but hollow psycho-babble blether. Nothing to do with his Burnley connections he is just a really poor failed manager who best days are long behind him.

 

We are a shambles of a football club and Owen Coyle mirrored that, he got the gig as he offered to work on less than half of what the club was preparing to offer Warnock the guys a desperado I wouldn't wish on anyone.