Is Macabe really doing such a great Job??

[Manorblade]

This post is by no means saying get shut of Macabe.

With the sale of both Kyles today does Macabe really back United on the pitch?

He's been superb off the field and i know the stadium plans are superb but should he start to put the team first?
People keep telling me how the new things he does will bring in more financers to the club to spend on the playing side but sadly i dont think it will!
When Macabe first came into the club was in a right state and yes turned it around but...

We still sell our best players
We still use second rate managers
we still play long ball
We still bottle the big games

I cant really see where on the field we are better off?

 

[SwissBlade]

This post is by no means saying get shut of Macabe.

With the sale of both Kyles today does Macabe really back United on the pitch?

He's been superb off the field and i know the stadium plans are superb but should he start to put the team first?
People keep telling me how the new things he does will bring in more financers to the club to spend on the playing side but sadly i dont think it will!
When Macabe first came into the club was in a right state and yes turned it around but...

We still sell our best players
We still use second rate managers
we still play long ball
We still bottle the big games

I cant really see where on the field we are better off?

The difference now is that we have a choice, in the past we didn't

We don't have to sell our best players
We don't have to use second rate managers
We don't have to play long ball
We don't have to bottle big games

Now we just choose these options (although i'd disagree on Blackie, but if we don't back him then i think we may lose him)

 

[DazBlade88]

I still maintain that McCabe has done an excellent job.

The only thing he hasn't done right, is get Terry Robinson out. He's the one dealing with the transfers I believe, and that's where we go wrong.

 

[Bladesman]

The difference now is that we have a choice, in the past we didn't

We don't have to sell our best players
We don't have to use second rate managers
We don't have to play long ball
We don't have to bottle big games

Now we just choose these options (although i'd disagree on Blackie, but if we don't back him then i think we may lose him)

Wrong as today just proved.

 

[Manorblade]

The difference now is that we have a choice, in the past we didn't

We don't have to sell our best players
We don't have to use second rate managers
We don't have to play long ball
We don't have to bottle big games

Now we just choose these options (although i'd disagree on Blackie, but if we don't back him then i think we may lose him)

Lmao we have a choice? sorry swiss but if we had a choice we would not have sold Beattie,Naughton and Walker!

Tell me a decent manager we had under Macabe?

 

[SwissBlade]

I still maintain that McCabe has done an excellent job.

The only thing he hasn't done right, is get Terry Robinson out. He's the one dealing with the transfers I believe, and that's where we go wrong.

I looked on the OS and Mccabe is still the football club chairman, Robinson is the international chairman....

So why the fook was Turry involved at all?

Its all beyond me and i'm just glad its sorted...

 

[Kev Gee]

Over the last season Mccabe REALLY has gone down in my estimation. Show some backbone & get shut of the deadwood & Robinson lad!

 

[SwissBlade]

Lmao we have a choice? sorry swiss but if we had a choice we would not have sold Beattie,Naughton and Walker!

Tell me a decent manager we had under Macabe?

Of course we had a choice, we didn't have to sell Naughton and Walker. I was glad we got rid of BT, we had to get rid because he was costing us so much on wages.

NW was a decent manager, created stability at the club and got us up.

Blackie is still to finish his job, he came in and rescued last season then this season was a real test for him, I felt that he questioned himself a lot this year but he tweaked things and came through well... we failed at the last step and it was down on my expectations but I have faith in him.... his job isn't finished

 

[SheepdipBlade]

We still sell our best players
We still use second rate managers
we still play long ball
We still bottle the big games

Surely transfer dealings, game tactics and how prepared players are for big games has nothing to do with McCabe - that's the role of the manager.

Unlike Man City, Chelsea etc - real world economics still apply at Bramall Lane and we need to sell decent players (though I think calling the Kyle's our best players is too much - in the few games they played they rarely out-performed people like Killa, Monty, Halford or Cotterill) - Blackwell has to operate in the real world.

Blackwell will never be a Sir Alex or a "Special One" - but he has moved the club on miles from the crock he inheirited from Robson. Room for improvement - but "second rate" is too harsh.

Had the discussion about long ball a million times on this forum - and still say that we did discover Plan B once BT had left - and at times we looked good with the ball on the floor - but too often players seemed to panic and lump balls into the box (Donny being the best example) - so the players must accept some blame too.

And a man's (player's) temperament is not the fault of the chairman - and there's only a limited amount the manager can do too. Overpaid young stars/celebrities aren't used to scrapping when the going gets tough. And the game wouldn't tolerate the likes of Cloughie today.

Holding McCabe to account for this lot is misplaced - you may just as well blame him for swine flu and the war in Afghanistan whilst you're about it!

 

[Manorblade]

Are u complete idiot sheep or what?

Is Macabe to blame for players being sold - Yes
Is macabe to blame for a second rate manager -yes he gave him the job did he not?
We still play long ball - Yes again because he brought in a manager that plays that way!
We still bottle big games - ok i admit i am wrong!!

And for the comments you finished your post with? Well A and hole springs to mind!

 

[jose_d_blade]

The problem is people look at other clubs and want us to be the same.

I’m afraid that the new money in football has made fans expect too much.

We never had any money when Bassett was here but they were my best years as a blade.

The likes of Chelsea and man city have probably taken away the chance to find rough diamonds or misfits and forge them into a team capable of competing when they just buy all the best players just to sit on the bench.

It’s this that makes the gulf between the champs and prem so hard to bridge.

Like it or not if we want to be in the top half of the prem we need outside investment.

Let’s all club together and buy MaCabe a villa in Saudi and hope he finds some new friends

 

[SheepdipBlade]

Are u complete idiot sheep or what?

Is Macabe to blame for players being sold - Yes
Is macabe to blame for a second rate manager -yes he gave him the job did he not?
We still play long ball - Yes again because he brought in a manager that plays that way!
We still bottle big games - ok i admit i am wrong!!

And for the comments you finished your post with? Well A and hole springs to mind!

Thanks for your kind concern over my mental health - and - despite the frustration created by your posting - I feel I'm not yet a complete idiot.

Can you provide any proof that McCabe has forced Blackwell into selling the Kyles? I'd be interested to see it - as this is not an area chairmen would normally get involved in.
Assuming that Blackwell is "second rate" (which many on here would dispute) - how do you think McCabe should have responded to the car park protest and Robson's resignation?
I assume you missed some of the better performances towards the end of last season where we played some really nice passing football - Derby for instance - or are you saying you expect to see Cruyff style "total football" at the Lane?
and - yes, you were wrong.

Lastly - I added a smilie on the end of the comment to make it clear this was not an argumentative statement. Sorry if it offended you - as I try not to be offended by being called an arsehole.

 

[shorehamview]

Are u complete idiot sheep or what?

Is Macabe to blame for players being sold - Yes
Is macabe to blame for a second rate manager -yes he gave him the job did he not?
We still play long ball - Yes again because he brought in a manager that plays that way!
We still bottle big games - ok i admit i am wrong!!

And for the comments you finished your post with? Well A and hole springs to mind!

Discussion, fine. Arguments and disagreements, that's fine too. Abuse will get your ass banned.

 

[Foxy]

Polite notice: Can we try not to get personal and call names over nothing but a difference in opinion please?

 

[Manorblade]

Ok sheep i am sorry for the childish comment at the end.

I did see United play at the end of the season like i do almost every game home and away Incuding all the friendlies and i can count on one hand the games we played really good football.

I accept that we all have our own opinions on how United play and have played under Blackwell but in opinion the majority of games we play negative long ball bad to watch football.
Oh and lets not forget the derby game at the Lane and how he was so negative at Wembley playing 1 man up front in a play off final.

To jose, I also enjoyed the bassett days but this team does not have 1 tiny bit of fight and spirit that Bassett side had oh and under Bassett we never ever played negative like we do now.
I also dont think for one minute that United fans expect anythink like Chelsea and Man City but we do expect some backing dont we?

I was at the shoes off protest lol and i have seen some shocking things at united but not one Chairman has promised what Macabe has because they knew they could not deliver and so does Macabe and he should tell the truth.
I truly hope i am wrong about him i really do.

 

[Come from away]

McCabe gave Robson money and backing but he couldn't manage the team to get results. Blackwell took the same team and got them working. Now McCabe is giving Blackwell money and backing - not on the Manu/Man City level but a lot more than most Championship clubs. Until we get the regular Prem TV revenue we have to have a sound budget or we follow Charlton down. Frustrated we may be at the speed of events but having endured a three-sided cricket ground and Div 4 football, I have to say that coming back two years ago was a significant upgrade.