Please go now Blackwell

[Micalijo]

Just thought I'd say this for the hell of it. Kind regards.

Wonder if Bob the Builder was there today? Sad thing is he'll think we did OK.

 

[davidpinder]

Just thought I'd say this for the hell of it. Kind regards.

Wonder if Bob the Builder was there today? Sad thing is he'll think we did OK.

The question is how can we get rid of him? seriously he needs to go.

 

[SotonBlade]

The question is how can we get rid of him? seriously he needs to go.

That;s the problem. While ever we're in the top half of the table and Blackwell keeps nodding his head, he'll still be in a job.

Plus if we want to replace him with someone else, anyone half decent, will want money to spend....which we don't have.

Catch 22 - Better the devil you know, or better the devil you don't?

 

[Micalijo]

I'd love a blanket turn up at half three next week. Been done before but I like the idea of that, as a drinker etc!!

Other than that I'd like Foxy to run on the pitch with a 'fuck the property' banner.

 

[mickle-blade]

Definately NOT the devil you know.
Get the clueless buffoon out asap.
Have you noticed hoe Barnsley are just behind us now. They have a manager, one with talent and a future.
One who should have been manager of SUFC.

 

[davidpinder]

That;s the problem. While ever we're in the top half of the table and Blackwell keeps nodding his head, he'll still be in a job.

Plus if we want to replace him with someone else, anyone half decent, will want money to spend....which we don't have.

Catch 22 - Better the devil you know, or better the devil you don't?

Transfer window closed so no difference if there was money to spend get him out now while we still have a chance.

 

[i3lade4life]

Maybe I'd get shot for this suggestion, but I would like to see Simon Grayson in charge now. He seems to have turned a bunch of league 1 average players into a decent team that want to pass. The leeds link is a killer but if he did a job we would soon forget that

 

[Micalijo]

Maybe I'd get shot for this suggestion, but I would like to see Simon Grayson in charge now. He seems to have turned a bunch of league 1 average players into a decent team that want to pass. The leeds link is a killer but if he did a job we would soon forget that

Agree, but why would he want to take a huge step down?

They will be in top 6 CCC next term, after spending big in summer, we will be total also rans at best.

 

[mickle-blade]

Agree, but why would he want to take a huge step down?

They will be in top 6 CCC next term, after spending big in summer, we will be total also rans at best.

Simon Grayson has inherited a very decent bunch of players.
(Some still see Leeds as a big club and they get there fair share of available talent). We had the chance of overtaking Leeds once and for all and blew it !
They will be in the Premier league before us whilever this buffoon is in charge.

 

[mickle-blade]

Saddest thing is that Blackwell thinks he is doing a good job !! Totally deluded.

 

[TonyAgana]

Why waste your breath? The only reason he'd go anytime soon is if all the rug pulling, back stabbing and bull shitting finally got through his incredibly thick skin. He's got an utterly thankless job to do.

 

[mickle-blade]

Your right there !
He thinks he's doing a wonderful job.
"Thankless job" - He's had plenty of money to spend and wasted most of it.
Please explain how Quinn gets a place in the team week after week.

 

[bottletree]

my biggest fear is the drop in crowds. With what we all had to witness today, i think many may not return.
Time for the Odriscol card.

 

[TonyAgana]

Your right there !
He thinks he's doing a wonderful job.
"Thankless job" - He's had plenty of money to spend and wasted most of it.
Please explain how Quinn gets a place in the team week after week.

Well there's a couple of ways of looking at that. Yes he's been given the go-ahead to sign players but he's also been told to radically slash the wage bill and to sell several of our best players. Technically, that's more like having money taken away from him, no?

And regarding Quinn, if you are indeed asking me and not being rhetorical, then I have to tell you I'm not defending Blackwell's team selections, tactics, methods or beliefs. All I'm saying is that maybe Blackwell isn't the major problem here. Bottom line, look at the starting eleven now and the starting eleven from 12 months ago and ask yourself how many of those players Blackwell wanted to sell. The fact is, after a long line of forced sales and a catastrophic injury list, it's a bloody miracle we are where we are. Yes, we can blame Blackwell for lack-lustre performances, turgid afternoons, mystifying team selections and laughable substitutions but surely by the same logic we should pay him his dues for keeping us in the hunt. Other clubs have gone through far less in terms of restructuring and found themselves in relegation battles.

 

[Micalijo]

Well there's a couple of ways of looking at that. Yes he's been given the go-ahead to sign players but he's also been told to radically slash the wage bill and to sell several of our best players. Technically, that's more like having money taken away from him, no?

And regarding Quinn, if you are indeed asking me and not being rhetorical, then I have to tell you I'm not defending Blackwell's team selections, tactics, methods or beliefs. All I'm saying is that maybe Blackwell isn't the major problem here. Bottom line, look at the starting eleven now and the starting eleven from 12 months ago and ask yourself how many of those players Blackwell wanted to sell. The fact is, after a long line of forced sales and a catastrophic injury list, it's a bloody miracle we are where we are. Yes, we can blame Blackwell for lack-lustre performances, turgid afternoons, mystifying team selections and laughable substitutions but surely by the same logic we should pay him his dues for keeping us in the hunt. Other clubs have gone through far less in terms of restructuring and found themselves in relegation battles.

Fair comment but are restructuring has been caused by Bob's property shite.

Charlton etc was caused by Premiership debt. We didn't have debt caused by Premier football.

 

[happyhippy]

That;s the problem. While ever we're in the top half of the table and Blackwell keeps nodding his head, he'll still be in a job.

Plus if we want to replace him with someone else, anyone half decent, will want money to spend....which we don't have.

Catch 22 - Better the devil you know, or better the devil you don't?

Strangely enough, LS26Blade (or whatever he's called on here ) said something earlier on which rang very true. One old wizzened sage of the Kop started ranting about how "If Warnock were here this wouldn't have been happening ....." etc, etc, etc.

His reply to said wizzened sage was "Be careful what you wish for.". Now I know ultimately it wasn't us lot who caused Warnock to leave, but there were many who were quite vocal about wanting him gone, including said wizzened sage.

The moral of the story? Change without foresight and planning is pointless. It's all good and well shouting, bawling and screaming the odds, and I'm not saying I wouldn't want change.

The fact is though that we're not as well off as we thought we would have been, and there are precious few options out there. Unless there is a concrete option, we just can't get rid.

Put another way, would you want Sam Ellis in charge in the interim? Didn't think so.

 

[happyhippy]

my biggest fear is the drop in crowds. With what we all had to witness today, i think many may not return.
Time for the Odriscol card.

Would O'Driscoll want to come to a club which says it's effectively skint and an awful lot of moaners?

I wouldn't.

 

[happyhippy]

Well there's a couple of ways of looking at that. Yes he's been given the go-ahead to sign players but he's also been told to radically slash the wage bill and to sell several of our best players. Technically, that's more like having money taken away from him, no?

And regarding Quinn, if you are indeed asking me and not being rhetorical, then I have to tell you I'm not defending Blackwell's team selections, tactics, methods or beliefs. All I'm saying is that maybe Blackwell isn't the major problem here. Bottom line, look at the starting eleven now and the starting eleven from 12 months ago and ask yourself how many of those players Blackwell wanted to sell. The fact is, after a long line of forced sales and a catastrophic injury list, it's a bloody miracle we are where we are. Yes, we can blame Blackwell for lack-lustre performances, turgid afternoons, mystifying team selections and laughable substitutions but surely by the same logic we should pay him his dues for keeping us in the hunt. Other clubs have gone through far less in terms of restructuring and found themselves in relegation battles.

Bassett all over again in a lot of ways there

 

[mickle-blade]

Nobody can doubt the fact that we have had a lot of enforced changes to the team over the past 12 months but what I refuse to accept is the way the team is set out to play.
I'm not saying that Blackwell is the worst manager we have ever had but the way we are playing is dire.
Under Blackwell, players seem to be confused over the role they are being told to play and even the basics seem to be beyond them.
The instruction comes from the manager.

 

[GoldCoast Blade]

On paper i would say Blackwell is doing a great job. I read the team sheet before kick off and it is unrecognisable from last season/begining of this. However i only get to see live games on tv.

 

[bricktop]

On paper i would say Blackwell is doing a great job. I read the team sheet before kick off and it is unrecognisable from last season/begining of this. However i only get to see live games on tv.

On paper it looks like he is doing a good job. I went to the bank machine earlier and checked by balance and it said i had £660 available but by the same token i have got a £500 overdraft facility available.

The depressing reality is that we are scraping points through a dire, unattractive game that is dull to watch and hardly inspiring.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

On paper i would say Blackwell is doing a great job. I read the team sheet before kick off and it is unrecognisable from last season/begining of this. However i only get to see live games on tv.

Yes for Bob the builder, not SUFC

 

[happyhippy]

On paper it looks like he is doing a good job. I went to the bank machine earlier and checked by balance and it said i had £660 available but by the same token i have got a £500 overdraft facility available.

The depressing reality is that we are scraping points through a dire, unattractive game that is dull to watch and hardly inspiring.

I think that's an accurate description of how things are, but tell us how it can realistically change without using the overdraft?

 

[bricktop]

I think that's an accurate description of how things are, but tell us how it can realistically change without using the overdraft?

In my own case i rarely use the overdraft but its somethings thats always there should need arise. The same with my credit card that gets used now and again when i need to make a big purchase but is usually paid in full within a month or two.

We are really up shit creek with a paddle at the moment, in masses of debt and there needs to be some admittance of this from the club rather than shedloads of piss, shit, wind and empty promises.

We've spent a hell of a lot of someone elses money for little tangible result.

 

[happyhippy]

In my own case i rarely use the overdraft but its somethings thats always there should need arise. The same with my credit card that gets used now and again when i need to make a big purchase but is usually paid in full within a month or two.

We are really up shit creek with a paddle at the moment, in masses of debt and there needs to be some admittance of this from the club rather than shedloads of piss, shit, wind and empty promises.

We've spent a hell of a lot of someone elses money for little tangible result.

They have admitted as such. It doesn't answer my question though mate. How can the club progress without using any credit facilities, whether they be from King Kev I or anyone else? If Kevin won't put into the club (and I'd like to see anyone else who has put £50m into the place), from where does the new revolution come?