Keith Curle Applied For Bristol Rovers Job?

[Hoopaman]

Doubt this is true. Why out of all the jobs to come up would he apply for this one?
Doesn't make sense. Him and NW have worked together for a while now and there heading towards the PL. Why jump ship now?
Not having it.. Would be a massive loss if he did go.

[swanleyhoop]

Obviously NW has a lot to do with our success!
But at the loyalty day at the training ground, the bulk of the coaching etc. was done by Curle, and, on matchdays, a lot of the instructions and suggestions come from him.
He would be a significant loss imho.

[Ric-Roc]

Doubt this is true. Why out of all the jobs to come up would he apply for this one?
Doesn't make sense. Him and NW have worked together for a while now and there heading towards the PL. Why jump ship now?
Not having it.. Would be a massive loss if he did go.

Used to play for them didn't he? Plus he's managed before & prob has the bug to be a number 1 again.

[Gerryhatrick]

This does smell a little bit like Wilkins waiting in the wings. Maybe already had 'informal' meet for coaching position and Keith finding out? i could be totally wrong, but all the pieces of the jigsaw fit

[G.T.P]

doubt very much warnock would ever entertain wilkins.

[Ric-Roc]

More to the point can't see NW being sly and having people 'waiting in the wings' when he has staff that are doing a brilliant job. Not his style.

[Bigears]

Agree the timing is bad, but like everyone elses career when you see a chance to move on and think it will move you forward you take it (I am sure we have all done it sometime in our own careers, or if your young you will do it).

If he goes I think he will go with NW blessing as all good young number two's will always make it known to thier boss that they want to be number 1 sometime.

The good news is this wont be the 1st time this has happened to NW, and I am sure he will have a names lined up for a replacement, unlike Hollowway who at that time was a young manager and would not have experianced this before and therefore had no names lined up.

Like Jacket if Curle does move on i wish him all the best as he has always given 100% for us and been part of a setup that has given us back our QPR and pride.

[Dazzer1977]

I really doubt this is true. Don't let speculation like this ruffle your feathers.

[Dazzer1977]

This does smell a little bit like Wilkins waiting in the wings. Maybe already had 'informal' meet for coaching position and Keith finding out? i could be totally wrong, but all the pieces of the jigsaw fit

Or we could be adding 2 and 2 together and making 11? Not having a cheap pop, just wouldn't read to much into things as it is that silly part of the season time!

[Gerryhatrick]

I do agree it is unlikely, and it is merely a speculative comment re RW, but I'll guess he still knows 'people' inside QPR, probably still gets ex-player privileges just like Rodney and many others would get, so during informal chats with QPR connections the coaching set up may have been discussed, especially if he is keen to get back into it.
I would also prefer KC to stay due to the success of the 'team', but if he is ambitious to manage, I can think of no-one better than RW to replace