Can Sam Allardyce save Blackburn from relegation?
Big Sam's glad to be back...
Blackburn fans seem like a realistic lot (although I’m comparing them with Newcastle fans hence they seem downright rational), so I don’t expect them to start thinking that Big Sam can lead them straight into the Champions League in the next couple of years or anything silly like that.
The question is though, now that he’s promptly replaced Paul Ince in the managerial hot seat, if he can save this weakened squad from relegation? In terms of tactics and man-management he’s heads, shoulders, elbows and kneecaps above Ince, so here’s to hoping that a couple of astute signings in January and some ‘drag-them-across-the-line-by-their-balls’ enforcement for the rest of the season will see Blackburn stay up at, say, City or Newcastle or Sunderland’s expense.
So what do Blackburn fans think? Can Allardyce save the team, and if yes, what must he do to save them?
Big Sam with his expertise will manage to keep Blackburn in the EPL this season. From then on if he stays long enough he will transform Blackburn into a solid fighting machine with a impregnable defence and a fearsome counter attack strikeforce qualifying for Europe on a regular basis.. With Big Sam in charge you cannot help feeling that way. Newcastle would have been doing much better if they had only been patient. But in line with what you said, they expect instant miracles from every one of their manager and if Newcastle ever goes down the fans should take the blame. Luckily Blackburn fans are more of a realistic lot and i believe they will allow Sam Allardyce to build the team he wants just like they allowed Mark Hughes.