Owners renew Kean backing

I am not surprised, actually sacking Kean now would do mor harm than good, despite what some may think IMO...

We'll see!!

agree, it's too late to sack kean now. we can only cross our fingers and pray...

Wow, I am very surprised (and pleased) to see a few sensible fans who realise that sacking Kean now would be pointless. Del, I said exactly the same thing about Fergie. I am not saying we are ever going to be as good as United, but a guy who is arguably the greatest manager of all time almost got sacked, only keeping his job after getting a result in his career defining game, and the boards faith in him paid off in the end. I think we will stay up and if we do I think Kean needs to be given half a season to prove himself, and I am confident that given the time and the resources, he will do so. I think he will make us a regular top 10 team if given the time. Fran, well said! I said something similar about the booing in my forum post, I just fail to see how it helps the team. We need to get behind them and show them that we are in this together and give them the support that they need to pull us out of the *****. I say well done Venky's for sticking by your man, they sacked Fat Sam, but he wasn't their choice. Unlike most clubs they are standing by the man they put their faith in and I think that is rather commendable.

Not having a go Del but comparisons with Fergie are ridiculous. Fergie has won the UEFA Cup and had broken the Old Firm for the first time in a long time - the man was a success and had proven himself. What has Kean proven? Also on your point about defence he clearly doesn't know how to organise a defence. Look at how many goals we conceded per game under Sam and then look at Kean with the same players. I'm not saying Kean should go before the end of the season but if staying up is hailed as a success at the end of the season I will be disgusted as a fan of this club. We were pushing for Europe at one stage this season and now we are scared stiff about being relegated. In my mind there is only one reason for this and that is the change of manager. Awful timing and awful appointment.

It's all to easy to change Managers these days and even though I'm not convinced by Kean at all (and his appointment after all Venky's had been saying set off alarm bells) sacking him now would be crazy. We'd still be a fairly attractive proposition, however, all the negative publicity and the unorganised choas behind the scenes we've seen would make people think twice.