I have to admit that when the news broke about Berg yesterday I was disappointed to say the least. I like other supporters was hoping for a bigger, more experienced name but felt Venkys had once again, gone for the cheaper option.
That said, after listening to a few phone in shows, watching interviews, reading different peoples reaction to his appointment,etc.. I’ve changed my mind.
He seems to be well liked and well respected in the game. No one has a bad word to say about him. During his time with us, while other players were interested in fast cars and expensive clothes, he was obsessed with tactics and used to talk about it all the time, much to the annoyance of his team mates.
Ok so he’s inexperienced but so what. Everyone needs to start somewhere. Mourinho and Villas Boas were inexperienced starting off and they didn’t do too badly.
He’s also spoken out against Venkys..
“To become a manager of a club with such an owner is insane. There are no managers with any credibility that would take such a job. They would be shooting themselves in the foot. Yes, you can be there for a few months, then nothing works and you cannot do what you want, and then it becomes something else entirely. The ownership situation must be clarified first."
I can only presume after saying that in May and accepting the job in October that he must have got some clarification/reassurances from the owners that he will be left to run team affairs without any interference.
Anyway, good luck Henning. We’re all behind you. This is Rovers. This is our club. Let’s get some pride back
I've changed my mind
posted on 1/11/12
You're right. He can't play for us until New Year
posted on 1/11/12
Souness refusing to give Berg a contract after he'd changed his mind about leaving was a stroke of genius.
Classic Souness self destruction.
posted on 1/11/12
Self destruction or sticking to your principles? Souness obviously didn't stand for being messed about and there's 2 sides to that hardlined approach. It can bring out the best in some, Friedel, Tugay, Duff, Thompson, Jansen, Flitcroft, Todd and Cole all flourished under Souness. Yorke, Dunn, Berg, maybe 1/2 others I've forgotten fell out with him. But the end result was more than good enough for me overall.
posted on 1/11/12
Apparently Souness’s team talks used to consist of….’right lads, go out there and keep it tight at the back, be strong in midfield and get your shots in when you can’
Inspiring stuff
posted on 1/11/12
"Even as he stood on the touchline with the flashbulbs popping, there were signs Berg understands the club and the fans. As a multitude of photographers called for the ubiquitous shot of manager holding aloft a shirt with his name emblazoned on the back, Berg spun the famous blue and white shirt around. He pointed to the badge and said simply: "This is the most important thing, not a name on the back.""
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20168137
posted on 1/11/12
Apparently Souness’s team talks used to consist of….’right lads, go out there and keep it tight at the back, be strong in midfield and get your shots in when you can’ Inspiring stuff.
Yeah it inspired us to win promotion and also the Worthington Cup, whilst playing very attractive football with a large number of younger players.
Not sure why Souness is being knocked to be honest.
posted on 1/11/12
No i am a bit confused about the stick that ouness is getting here,OK at the end of his teuure he did appear to have lost the dressing room,but prior to that he did some great things for the Rovers,,his worst signing for me was B Ferguson and i dont think that his inclusion in the dressing room helped Souness at all,Ferguson is bad news were ever he is,but Berg has already brought sme class back to this club his mere presence on TV is very acceptable,,lets hope that by say mid Jan he has got a style and a pattern of play that we all enjoy,,but above all else he wins some games...COYBs
posted on 1/11/12
Good thread, good sense, pride returns, great to read that. As OOJW says "The season start now"...
But talking of team talks my favourite when I were a player was, "Go out and have fun lads, a relaxed player is a better player; oh and by the way, watch out for that dog muck on the left wing - let them slide in THAT"!
Happier Duggy,
posted on 1/11/12
The more I think about this appointment, the more I'm warming to it. I just hope that Berg can be a success with us and take us back to where we were before our self-destruction 2 years ago.
posted on 2/11/12
souness did a great job for a few seasons, but towards the end things were falling apart, when he left we were struggling.
the berg decision was cutting his nose off to spite his face.
not knocking what he'd achieved in prior seasons though.