Disagree with the below "Facts".
Not
true that is season 1 'nobody gave us a hope in hell' - we finished about where
the average of predictions was. As time has gone on that season has been
constantly rewritten as some huge success. It was a horrendous season that maybe
had to be gone through, but it was no joyous success.
Season
2 I think most people expected a play-off spot - it was certainly not "way above
expectations".
This
Season for me it is promotion or out, and if come the end of Sept we are not
looking like auto promotion contenders, I wpuil;d have him out. POthers can have
their own opinions about their expectations but let's not start the usual abuse
about 'anti-blackwell camps' having excessive expectations. All thsi labelling
of people as bneing either pro or anti (and hands up if I have been guilty on
occassion) is very tedious. People have different view and perspectives on what
he has dfone well and badly and what are reasonable expectations of him. To say,
as some have lazily done, that one campo does not put coherenyt arguments etc is
both erroneous and seesm to imply some ofusd sit around in late nighyt huddles
devising our next day anti Blackwell email strategy.
Given
the time, money, wages and club size Blackwell has had, I think a reasonable
expectation for this season is auto promotion. I desperately hope this
happens.
If
Blackwell is manager all season I thnik we will finish
8th.
I
expect him to be kicked out in late September, and then or course it very much
depends on who comes in.
Team
for Saturday?
Assuming no more signings (and that Crainey, Derry and Cresswell are
missing, and Foxe is not signed up) I'd go:
Sully
Kelly
Gregan Killer Richardson
Stone
Bakke Westlake Carole
Healy
Blake
Beckford to come on in second half for blast of pace. In controversial
U.S. change of rules, Lewis to be brought on once we are within fieldgoal range
for set pieces.
Not putting
Richardson at left back with any joy, I just see no
alternative.
The above team still desperately needs a centre back
and a left back.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Ted
Sent: 03 August 2006 09:41
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [LU] in ands outsOn 8/3/06, Richard Walkerwrote:...take us on into Europe, but you have to be realistic
and in my mind Blackwell has proved he isn't going to
make it so I'd rather sort the situation out sooner
rather than later...That's just it Rich, "in your mind he's proved he isn't going to make it".Fact: Season 1, he took over when no-one gave us a hope in hell & stabilised us.Fact: Season 2, he took us to the play-off final - way above everyone's expectations (yes, admittedley we played sh1te but we were there)Give the bloke a chance for fcuk's sake! I'm a fence sitter but slightly towards the IN crowd, let's wait until Nov/Dec but get behind him for now.Ted H'
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