Ollesendro,
Insults? Were a sensitive one aren't we? I managed to knock the post up in minutes, I have a bit to do, but don't tell my boss I'm on here
Does your numbering match up? Some of the answers don't seem to match to the question asked.
I read your original post a couple of times to try to understand you fully, then I answered your post with the same tone that you bestowed upon CFA and yes you do normally post decent arguments, but the arguments that you have thrown up in favour of getting rid of Blackie hold no water from my point of view. You compare to Robbins, yet Robbins has been at the Dingles for just a few weeks. I'll remind you that when Blackie took over at the Lane he took us on a great unbeaten run and turned around the results from Robbo. Long term we don't know how Robbins will do, so to compare on this basis is flawed.
I agree that a new manager could boost confidence, but was that what we needed in May, when so many players failed to turn up that Blackie has since shipped out. Do we need a false confidence boost now to lift the players for perhaps 10 games of a new leadership? Or do we need a manager that knows the players and knows how to get the best out of them, like he has proved in the last two seasons? The other points that you suggest can also come from taking a week in the sun (Malta for example, i hear its nice this time of year) and doing some training with sun on your back.
I'm all for change, but it has to be right. Would further disruption be good for these fragile confidence lacking players?
Grecians post, yes fair enough, changes have been made with each new manager suggested, but how long does the impact last, when is the right time to say enough is enough with a manager? Fergie was famously a game away from the sack. Chelsea haven't made the next step up since Jose left them. Newcastle have freefallen (is it a word?) since Allardyce left. Look at Pompey since Harry left. Look at West Ham now Zola's settled in. I think we can both find arguments to suit for keeping and sacking a manager. But feel free to extend Grecians list. However, they'll just be examples not proof or a guarantee of success.
Just because myself and others disagree that now is the right time doesn't make our view red and white tinted, we have different expectations, it doesn't make it tripe etc.
Not every other Blade see's it your way. I agree that the results have been poor lately, but I don't agree with all of your points on point 13. You said the form shows no sign of improving, but wasn't Saturday an improvement on Tuesday? You also contradict your comments in point 2 and 13 regarding the players having ability and Blackie making poor signings or not attracting decent players to the club. You can't have it both ways?
His body language suggests he'll walk? Does it? I'm not an expert. You avoided my question, did he walk from Leeds and Luton? How well have they done since the great change? Surely the fact that he had the balls to come back after saying what he did shows that he has the character to roll his sleeves up?
Yep the survey on here is showing sack him. But again you didn't answer the question on what the Most/ Majority is. Is it just the negative few that shout the loudest and longest or is it everyone? I personally know more people that back him than want to see him sacked. Again whats the representatation that you're using to show the Majority? Is it the 50 fans with shoes off, 15,000 that stayed after the match to applaud or the 7-8000 that just went home. Do they all back or want to sack? You didn't back up your statement. I would suggest that because you concur with the negative few (and i'm not saying that you're one of them) that you think you're the majority because you think you're right. Just like I think i'm in the majority.
Blackie is a heart on the sleeve manager, perhaps the media know they can get a reaction if they push the question post match, maybe its a reason that Ellis often does the post match stuff. Perhaps you should be Blackies Media front man, I can see you're calm and collected from your response.
So as the players weren't arguing on Sat, does that say that things are better or worse than Tuesday? Isn't that a sign of progress from the previous few weeks
I never questioned your love for the Blades, and it goes without saying that you want the best. I'm glad you decided to ignore the "insults" and stick to the questions, it gets a more quantifiable response from you, you still didn't answer all the questions I posed, but it was easier to understand than your previous post of wildly placed statements.
The rest that you ignored weren't insults, merely p*ss taking, its a condition I have, like tourettes.
