Paul should be given the job.He has worked alongside Ian Millward for 2 years and so will be up todate on coaching methods and tactics.He deserves his chance dispite what posters may say who have axes to grind with Paul and Allan

Looks like the board have waited to get the man they wanted.
Must admit I thought Rowley didn't want it as if he did I would have thought he would have got the job.
Whoever it is its going to be a very tough act to follow Millward , especially as its less than 4 weeks until our first pre season game and the Coach isn't even here yet so not much time to really run the rule over players he won't have signed !

IF it were up to the players, we'd play all our games on a fri night, and have rowley as top dog, i disagree strongly with both those desires of the players. he is probably a top bloke, and a true leyther, but i do not want him as head coach.

Well i know one player who is very unhappy at Friday night games.

I think it is a dangerous position for the players to want a coach or even manipulate the decision of which coach to have. There should be a business type barrier between coach and players to keep a proffesional air at a club. I'm not saying they should dislike each other but they shouldn't be best pals either. There were rumours before about Pauls influence in the changing room with other coaches when our form dipped. If Paul gets the job it should be because he is the best available for the money that we can afford and no other reason.

Crap thread, if a coach is appointed because the players like him then it is time to pack in.

I heard that just before Blakemore and Adamson returned home Paul Rowley asked them to leave the training area commenting "I'm sorry guys I am trying to prepare the lads for the pre-season games, can you give me some space"

I was told Paul didn't want it, and he's doing a great job as assistant, he got them all very fit, last season and it was very much a big bearing on how we started the season last year.

Well if true, they 'll never forget that, should they get the gig!!!

Hope they don't froget it and appreciate that Rowley was wanting to get the best out of the players not having them distracted, they should respect that

You heard wrong Blackmore took a couple of training sessions