Matt Bianco is the clappers answer to Micalijo. Rubbing his hands after victories so he can go on and say I told you so and rub the doubters/cynics/pessimists noses in it.
In the JTW we brought in 4 players and significantly increased the strength of the squad. Showing any stats of the last 7 games etc (as Darren did) is misleading and just smacks of an agenda. Before Blackman's last 7 games he had played in 20 odd and the team had achieved a 2 point a game average and was top of the league. Plus Collins returned (a huge favourable factor) and since then we have only conceded 3 goals (2 of which were in his first match). One of the main reasons for our 7 win unbeaten run (in addition to brining in Murphy, Forte and Higginbottom) is the return of one of the best defenders in this league, Neil Collins. In those 6 games we have only conceded 1 goal and Maguire has gone from looking ropey (playing alongside Higginbottom) to looking world class again.
I rate Kitson and think he is a class above at this level, however the comparison with Blackman is bizarre. Blackman is a quick, tricky and dangerous forward that played out wide for a lot of his time at United. His pacefrightedned the fuck out of defenders and he had a decent shot (as well as crossing). Kitson is a lump and a target man. Kitson has real footballing ability, has a good touch, is strong and decent in the air. He has an eye for goal and is often in the right place at the right time. He can be slow and a bit lazy looking, plus drops too deep too often (for my liking) but is a real asset to the team. Completely different players. The only likeness I can see is theatare both a bit lazy, both good at finding the back of the net and both miles better than 3rd tier level.
