Danny Rose

[Super Kevin Bremner!]

From skysports.com:

Rose praise for Rodgers
Spurs youngster lauds new Royals boss
By Paul Dargan Last updated: 17th June 2009

Rose: Impressed

Tottenham Hotspur youngster Danny Rose has told skysports.com of his admiration for new Reading manager Brendan Rodgers.

He feels that following the resignation of Steve Coppell at the end of last season, the Royals have appointed the best man for the job, and someone who can lead the club forward.

Rose spent the latter part of last season on-loan at Championship outfit Watford, under Rogers' tutorage, and he feels the Hornets will have to do very well to replace the man from Northern Ireland, who joined the club from a spell as reserve team boss at Chelsea.

"Brendan is a quality manager and if I didn't have Spurs, wherever he went I would want to join him. That's how highly I rate him," Rose told skysports.com.

"Now they've lost the manger, it's going to be interesting to see who they can get in (Malky MacKay). Watford didn't have a great amount of cash when I was there, so I hope they don't have to sell their best players in order to bring new players in.

"I sincerely wish them all the best for next season, as I really enjoyed my time there."

Challenge
But Rose admits his main focus is on making his mark at White Hart Lane this coming season.

"Right now, I'm thinking solely about preparing for the new campaign and trying to force my way into manager Harry Redknapp's plans at Spurs," he added.

"I feel I am more than ready to challenge for a place in the starting line-up and pre-season will go a long way to determining whether that will happen or not.

"But I feel confident I have what it takes to impress."

Not sure his decision to stay and fight for his Tottenham place will be entirely his to be fair, what with them looking to have multi million pound players in every position.

Seems like a combative Sidwell esque Centre Mid playing for England U21's tonight, would be happy if he came to us on loan.

[Deathy]

I just love how Rodgers has this effect on people. Everywhere he's gone people have rated him so highly. I am genuinly excited about what we can do under his leadership, but I still don't harbor any hopes for promotion next season. But you never know...

[Royalwaster]

I just love how Rodgers has this effect on people. Everywhere he's gone people have rated him so highly. I am genuinly excited about what we can do under his leadership, but I still don't harbor any hopes for promotion next season. But you never know...

My big hope is that we play some decent football and at least achieve an above mid-table position and then push on from there. Also, hope he'll bring in some exciting new players and make something of some of the talent we've already got especially Marek M.

[Norfolk Royal]

He'd be better off on Broadway.

[Deathy]

I just love how Rodgers has this effect on people. Everywhere he's gone people have rated him so highly. I am genuinly excited about what we can do under his leadership, but I still don't harbor any hopes for promotion next season. But you never know...

My big hope is that we play some decent football and at least achieve an above mid-table position and then push on from there. Also, hope he'll bring in some exciting new players and make something of some of the talent we've already got especially Marek M.

I'll second that.

[loyalroyal4life]

I just love how Rodgers has this effect on people. Everywhere he's gone people have rated him so highly. I am genuinly excited about what we can do under his leadership, but I still don't harbor any hopes for promotion next season. But you never know...

My big hope is that we play some decent football and at least achieve an above mid-table position and then push on from there. Also, hope he'll bring in some exciting new players and make something of some of the talent we've already got especially Marek M.

I'll second that.

+1

[Royal Lady]

Why would you be happy with mid table next season? If SHunt goes, anyone we bring in in his place will be at least as effective as him, if not better, I can understand we'd be more lightweight without Bikey - but it's not 100% he's going is it? Doobs was somewhat of a liability at times and again, the cover we have or a new player won't be any worse than him, if Doyle goes we'll be a striker down, but as the 4 or 5 we had last season were all of the same calibre since last Xmas, I can't see it making that much difference if he goes - Fed in for USA - so what's the rationale behind being happy with mid table? When, effectively, the ability of the players won't be any different?

[Ian Royal]

Why would you be happy with mid table next season? If SHunt goes, anyone we bring in in his place will be at least as effective as him, if not better, I can understand we'd be more lightweight without Bikey - but it's not 100% he's going is it? Doobs was somewhat of a liability at times and again, the cover we have or a new player won't be any worse than him, if Doyle goes we'll be a striker down, but as the 4 or 5 we had last season were all of the same calibre since last Xmas, I can't see it making that much difference if he goes - Fed in for USA - so what's the rationale behind being happy with mid table? When, effectively, the ability of the players won't be any different?

Please name all the wingers who have got more than 15 assists in the Championship in the last 5 years. I bet it isn't many.

Mid table would be ok for a transition season.

[Royalwaster]

Why would you be happy with mid table next season? If SHunt goes, anyone we bring in in his place will be at least as effective as him, if not better, I can understand we'd be more lightweight without Bikey - but it's not 100% he's going is it? Doobs was somewhat of a liability at times and again, the cover we have or a new player won't be any worse than him, if Doyle goes we'll be a striker down, but as the 4 or 5 we had last season were all of the same calibre since last Xmas, I can't see it making that much difference if he goes - Fed in for USA - so what's the rationale behind being happy with mid table? When, effectively, the ability of the players won't be any different?

Please name all the wingers who have got more than 15 assists in the Championship in the last 5 years. I bet it isn't many.

Mid table would be ok for a transition season.

That's the thing - it's a transition season; new manager, new system. SHunt gone probably, Doyle gone very likely, Markus gone; and who knows what BR will make of the likes of Kebe and Long. Those hoping for instant glory are not living in the real world. That's why I was saying if BR can get us to play some attractive football - which admittedly SC never really did (the attractiveness was in the energy and scoring lots of goals, but pretty it was not) - and we can achieve a mid-table plus finish I'll be more than happy. And then next season push for the Prem.

[The 17 Bus]

Play offs at least, anything less will be a failure, mid table is nothing to aim at or be happy with, thats because of where we have recently come from.

Not that long ago that teams like Norwich and S'ton said a season of transition would be ok, yeah then they went down.

[Royal Lady]

SHunt has played pretty poorly most of the last season, with one eye on a bigger Prem club, as well you know. We still managed to get in the playoffs however, including with a strike force that couldn't hit a cow's @rse with a banjo, whichever formation we played. I actually don't see that the team will be *that* different next season, in terms of players capabilities (like I said, replacing the current SHunt with someone else at least as (in)effective as he's been for example) so I would be rather disappointed if fans considered mid-table next season to be acceptable.

[Ian Royal]

No one is aiming for mid-table. Some of us are just sensible enough to realise that depending on the circumstances it could be a perfectly acceptable, if a little disappointing finish.

Especially given the division we are in, where any number of about 15 or more clubs have a good chance of performing well enough to be promoted.

[brendywendy]

thats about where im coming from too



midtable would be acceptable if meh!worthy

[Ian Royal]

The only thing we desperately need to avoid is getting sucked into a relegation struggle.

It is a relatively small step to go from mid table one season to challenging for promotion the next. It is really very hard to go back to challenging at the top once you've started getting caught up at the bottom in a previous season.

Providing we don't consistently sit in mid table mediocrity for several seasons, one during a transition is fine as already said.

Felt the same last season and we finished 4th.

Wish for promotion, hope for a top 6 finish, expect top 10, accept 11 - 16. That's the way it works for me.

[andrew1957]

The only thing we desperately need to avoid is getting sucked into a relegation struggle.

It is a relatively small step to go from mid table one season to challenging for promotion the next. It is really very hard to go back to challenging at the top once you've started getting caught up at the bottom in a previous season.

Providing we don't consistently sit in mid table mediocrity for several seasons, one during a transition is fine as already said.

Felt the same last season and we finished 4th.

Wish for promotion, hope for a top 6 finish, expect top 10, accept 11 - 16. That's the way it works for me.

I agree Ian but I have a funny feeling that Rodgers really is the Northern Irish Mourinho and if so we may well be top 6.

[Royalwaster]

No one is aiming for mid-table. Some of us are just sensible enough to realise that depending on the circumstances it could be a perfectly acceptable, if a little disappointing finish.

Especially given the division we are in, where any number of about 15 or more clubs have a good chance of performing well enough to be promoted.

You took the words out my mouth - or rather put it better than I could have done. Of course, I'd not be delighted with a midtable finish, but given circumstances I'd not be calling for BR's head - as I'm afraid some of those over-enthusiasts here might well be. As I said, if we're playing good football but all we achieve in his first season is a mid-table finish, i would be satisfied .... if not delighted. Obviously, if the following season things don't get better, I'll not be so easily pleased.

[Royal Lady]

Don't get me wrong, I won't be calling for Rodgers' head at the end of his first season, that would be madness, but I wouldn't be happy if he and the management team said they'd be happy with mid-table or aimed for mid-table. I still feel that the squad we are left with after any departures and one or two new faces should be good enough in this division to be pushing for a top 8 place at least.

[Royal Rother]

Hardly a shock but Rodgers has said he is aiming for promotion next season.

[Ian Royal]

Don't get me wrong, I won't be calling for Rodgers' head at the end of his first season, that would be madness, but I wouldn't be happy if he and the management team said they'd be happy with mid-table or aimed for mid-table. I still feel that the squad we are left with after any departures and one or two new faces should be good enough in this division to be pushing for a top 8 place at least.

What they want, and aim for, is different to what fans should accept as a reasonable finish.

[Terminal Boardom]

Apart from the first couple of posts, wtf has this thread got to do with Danny Rose?