No Time For Contract Extensions

It was only a few months ago that Blackwell signed a permanent contract so giving him an extension in the middle of the season makes no sense. Apparently he has made his presence felt behind the scenes which is just as well because he is certainly not making it felt on the pitch. A longer managerial contract means paying out more compensation in the event he got the boot.

I could understand McCabe giving him an extension if we were comfortable at the top of the league but recently there are more questions than answers. In the past McCabe preferred to keep the manager on his toes for example with the Warnock contract situation both before and after promotion. But in this case he is giving Blackwell the green light to carry on regardless.

After losing the last three home games against our promotion rivals, I would not be the least bit surprised if Palace and Warnock make it number four. Blackwell usually comes off second best whenever their teams have met in the past few years. When he was managing the opposition Warnock was always a pain in the backside and he will not need any motivating for the game.

There is no doubting his ability as a coach but I have always had doubts about Blackwell the manager especially long term. I did not expect to win all of the last three home games because we were up against the best teams in the division. But three straight defeats are difficult to take. All we get from the manager and his coach is the usual sob stories about refereeing decisions going against us.

Reading, Wolves and now Burnley have beaten us convincingly. The side is not balanced and the same shortcomings are obvious week in week out. Sun Jihai is surely worth a look in midfield but the manager seems to think otherwise. A major shake up is required in the January transfer window. If players like Lee Hendrie, Dave Carney and David Cotterill are not going to feature then get them out of the club and off the wage bill and get some replacements in.

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