LouTheBlade
Active Member
I know a few people have started some interesting threads since saturday but I wanted to try and break things down to explain how I am feeling at the moment and to get comparative responses from some of you. You never know, they might make me feel better.......
Saturday as most of us know was pretty awful. For about 60 minutes we were undeniably dire and looked like a team of strangers trying to clog their way through a tricky fixture. Despite our effort and resurgence in the second half I felt a little for Derby as they probably deserved the three points but I will take what we got and be relieved for it.
I am deeply concerned about the direction of the club at the moment and matters on the pitch are reflective of it, there is no doubt about that. I am not Kevin Blackwell's biggest fan at present and I wont proceed to slag him off because I think his circumstances have become very difficult if I am completely fair to him. His problem though, is that he does himself no favours. In a situation where you have lost a lot of players to injury and have had your investments cut, you really need to stick to the basics and play whatever players you have available in their correct positions.
Playing Monty at right back was a sign of a manager that is on the verge of losing the plot. He had Ryan France and I think even Derek Geary on the bench to play in that position. France would have been the sensible option if we assume Geary struggled in midweek and isnt ready for regular football. The rest of the team he selected was questionable too, though I understand his options are limited, there was a better way on saturday and he opted for something that has put him under fire once again with the fans.
At this stage I think current circumstances have made his position untenable, whether I like him or not and the chap isnt wanting for effort I recognise that. I dont see how the man can continue as manager - the majority of fans dont want him, the board have tied his hands together and he has more bad luck with injuries than an army stationed in Iraq. I personally think his time is running out and we need someone to inject some life into the club. Kevin Blackwell can do a good job with a decent squad of players and a fair budget for spending but he doesnt have that anymore and I dont think he is the right man to lead us through a difficult period.
I was one of those who wanted him as manager when Robson left and at the time I thought he was the perfect choice but I think his time has run its course now and we are losing momentum under him (be it his fault or not). Its time for the board to make a strong decision and think about a replacement who can do a job under the circumstances we are faced with. I dont think KB will go anywhere at the moment but I would be amazed if he is manager beyond the end of the season. He will most likely walk and signs of him spitting out the dummy are already there. Who can blame him in some respects!
At this moment in time there is only one real option in my mind;
BRING BACK WARNOCK
I was never a huge warnock fan and could take him or leave him to be honest but he is the only man that can manage us through what we are about to face. I found his tactics as one dimensional as the current manager but the difference was his teams had heart and real bottle. Something KB's teams seldom show. If we are cutting the budget again and you want someone to put a decent team together on a shoe-string...........
The answer is Warnock. Trust me, it hurts to admit that!
Saturday as most of us know was pretty awful. For about 60 minutes we were undeniably dire and looked like a team of strangers trying to clog their way through a tricky fixture. Despite our effort and resurgence in the second half I felt a little for Derby as they probably deserved the three points but I will take what we got and be relieved for it.
I am deeply concerned about the direction of the club at the moment and matters on the pitch are reflective of it, there is no doubt about that. I am not Kevin Blackwell's biggest fan at present and I wont proceed to slag him off because I think his circumstances have become very difficult if I am completely fair to him. His problem though, is that he does himself no favours. In a situation where you have lost a lot of players to injury and have had your investments cut, you really need to stick to the basics and play whatever players you have available in their correct positions.
Playing Monty at right back was a sign of a manager that is on the verge of losing the plot. He had Ryan France and I think even Derek Geary on the bench to play in that position. France would have been the sensible option if we assume Geary struggled in midweek and isnt ready for regular football. The rest of the team he selected was questionable too, though I understand his options are limited, there was a better way on saturday and he opted for something that has put him under fire once again with the fans.
At this stage I think current circumstances have made his position untenable, whether I like him or not and the chap isnt wanting for effort I recognise that. I dont see how the man can continue as manager - the majority of fans dont want him, the board have tied his hands together and he has more bad luck with injuries than an army stationed in Iraq. I personally think his time is running out and we need someone to inject some life into the club. Kevin Blackwell can do a good job with a decent squad of players and a fair budget for spending but he doesnt have that anymore and I dont think he is the right man to lead us through a difficult period.
I was one of those who wanted him as manager when Robson left and at the time I thought he was the perfect choice but I think his time has run its course now and we are losing momentum under him (be it his fault or not). Its time for the board to make a strong decision and think about a replacement who can do a job under the circumstances we are faced with. I dont think KB will go anywhere at the moment but I would be amazed if he is manager beyond the end of the season. He will most likely walk and signs of him spitting out the dummy are already there. Who can blame him in some respects!
At this moment in time there is only one real option in my mind;
BRING BACK WARNOCK
I was never a huge warnock fan and could take him or leave him to be honest but he is the only man that can manage us through what we are about to face. I found his tactics as one dimensional as the current manager but the difference was his teams had heart and real bottle. Something KB's teams seldom show. If we are cutting the budget again and you want someone to put a decent team together on a shoe-string...........
The answer is Warnock. Trust me, it hurts to admit that!
