Good God, even the new Leeds board got their heads out of their camels' backsides and saw the light of day in relation to Warnock. They were, of course, at the very least, a few weeks too late to act, but they got around to it eventually and asked Old Big Gob to go politely. And the form of Leeds since Christmas has been close to spectacular in comparison to the lame Foxes and the choking Smoggies.
Another week goes by and Leicester, who at the end of January looked favourites for an automatic promotion place, have slipped further behind the play off pack, whilst Miserableboro's chances are now officially zero. And all this time, the directors at the two clubs have fiddled whilst, well in the case of Mowbray's mob, Rome choked on fumes.
Look at the stats for God's sake! Since the beginning of February, Leicester have snuffled just 8 points from 13 games. That is an average of just .615 points per game, which averaged over a 46 game season would see a team finish with 28 points and relegated by a country mile! Oh, and Leicester also contrived to exit the FA Cup at the hands of Huddersfield!
And Miserableboro's record is even worse! They managed to lose to Leicester - a huge achievement in the circumstances - and have collected just 8 points in the whole of 2013 at an average return of .47 points per game. Average THAT out over a 46 game season and a team finishes with 21 points!
Now those stats do not suggest a blip in form, they suggest a terminal decline. When you consider how much Leicester have spent, Pearson's record is an absolute disgrace and whilst Mowbray may not have a great squad - and has saddled himself with the albatross that is Kieron Dyer - there is no way in a million years that the players are as bad as the results suggest.
With Martin O'Neill available it is a mystery why he has not be installed to get Leicester into and through the playoffs on a million pound bonus if he succeeds. Never mind next season, he was, and is, an obvious short term fix. As for Miserableboro, the season is now dead and the smog over the city has been added to by the cremation of the fans' dreams for yet another season - though incredibly the manager refuses to accept the fact probably because he has seagull shit in his eyes after yesterday's defeat at home to Brighton.
Now sacking managers willy nilly achieves nothing, of course, as the Blackburn and Wolves boards have proved, but sometimes the situation cries out for a change. Quite how Pearson and Mowbray remain in jobs is a complete mystery given results for three months now!
Because, unlock the rest if the footballing world, they realise that 3 months is a drop in the ocean when you're building. Why throw the baby out with the bath water and start all over again?
ReplyDeleteSeems like the 'boro and Leicester chairman can see beyond the end of their noses. We should be applauding teams who give their managers time to build a side and keep the faith.
DeleteAs above, you know nothing about what is happening long term at the boro. Thankfully know knee jerk reaction by gibson
ReplyDeleteNigel Pearson is a good young manager who will succeed at Leicester providing he continues to be given time. Tony Mowbray has done a brilliant job at Boro given the need to keep cutting the wage bill - the last 3 months have seen the wheels come off but I trust him to get things right next season. It's rubbish to suggest that Steve Gibson has stood back and done nothing - there's a foundation being put in place and in the Academy Boro have a priceless asset. Brain-dead article just delivering cheap shots to generate a little traffic
ReplyDeleteRubbish article this. It panders to the 'we want success now now now' attitude that blights football. Gibson, thankfully, does not do knee jerk reactions. He is as angry and mystified as all Boro fans over the run of results. As for the 'jokes' about smog and fumes i would ask if the person writing the article has ever been to Middlesbrough. I hope he/she stays as far away as possible from the place, we dont need ill informed, uneducated wannabe Sun hacks anywhere near our town. UTB
ReplyDeleteI have been but came no closer than the dinosaur park on the edge. I looked down into the fumes and thought, no thanks. I suppose as industry has closed down, the smog has cleared but then the social problems have increased. Try following this link!
ReplyDeletehttp://metro.co.uk/2007/10/14/middlesbrough-named-worst-place-to-live-301584/
But then, what does anybody know except you eh?
Good contradiction there ... You have been but then thought no thanks? Muppet. The most recent article you can find was produced in 2007? Boring that.
ReplyDeleteGlad Mowbray is and remains in charge, next season we will see his real team since cutting the wage bill and this summer removing the deadwood we will bounce back.
Only 3 teams can go up from the Championship, this restricting the amount of success any team can have, knee jerking is something for others, not for us. Would rather have a Mowbray legacy than mistakes like in the Strachan era ...
Awful article
ReplyDeleteYou do realise that the game's gone crazy because manager aren't keeping their jobs and owners are showing no faith, the view of owners sticking with their managers during blips being seen as "crazy" shows exactly what is wrong with hire-em-and-fire-em football of today.
ReplyDeleteI think the Leicester and M'boro owners are a credit to the modern game.
Do you speak as a Nottingham Forest fan perchance? With regard to Leicester, try telling that to Sven!
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