Good At Talking Rubbish

It was no surprise we did not get three points against Palace and a draw was probably a fair result. If Warnock and Blackwell locked horns a hundred times then Neil would win 90% of the matches. He has got his faults but he is an experienced manager and his promotion record speaks for itself.

The only thing we seem to be good at this season is talking rubbish and Blackwell is the chief culprit. We lost to Reading, Wolves and Burnley at home and he talks about a challenge for automatic promotion. He should concentrate on football management and leave the funny stuff to the comedians. There is no doubt about his ability as a coach but good coaches do not always make good managers.

Opinion is starting to turn against Blackwell and the January transfer window will make or break his managerial career with us. He points out his overall record is promotion form but there is a world of difference between performances and results from last season and the garbage we are paying to watch this time around. We seem to be going backwards as the season progresses.

If the attendances were down there would be no argument but big crowds mean big expectations. People would prefer to see good football but they can handle a direct style if it is producing results but we are getting neither results nor performances. Our policy this season appears to be one that relies solely on James Beattie to score plenty of goals thus firing us towards promotion. If that fails there is no plan b and teams know it.

Even if he does not go into management with Swindon losing Gary Speed to injury is a massive blow. There is no replacement with his ability and experience at the club so once again our midfield will be a major weakness. There are plenty of decent midfield players out there with experience but it comes down to the usual question of whether they will come or not.

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