The Times kirjoittaa arvostavaan sävyyn Blackwellistä:
Cross Blackwell in a pickle over future at Leeds
IF KEVIN BLACKWELL loses his job as the manager of Leeds United it would be an act of ingratitude to rank alongside the Bible’s 5,000 asking if there was any butter to go with their bread. With debt reduced by £100 million and more than 100 transfer and loan deals completed in 15 months, the club that sacrificed itself on the altar of vanity and greed is sixth in the Coca-Cola Championship. Little wonder that Blackwell is angry at whispers that claim he will soon be replaced by Dennis Wise.
Incredibly, Blackwell says Leeds could be debt-free next season, when four former managers and six former players will have been paid off. The club may also be in the Barclays Premiership by then. It is only 3½ years since they played in a European Cup semi-final, but the club have been to Hell and back, via Crewe and Rochdale, in the interim.
A few weeks after joining the Leeds backroom, Blackwell produced a report called The State Of Play — LUFC. It was only September but it named and shamed certain players and concluded that Leeds would be relegated that season. “It’d be dangerous if it got in the wrong hands,” he said. “But the cliff was coming and we were hurtling towards it.”
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