Paul Ince - A Case Of Black And White?

Paul Ince was sacked by Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday the 16th of December after less than six months in charge. He left the club at second-bottom in the Premier League. His sacking caused a lot of talk from managers and players. Now my question is, was it a case of black and white?

How long the Premier League has waited for a black, English manager. I've bolded the word black to emphasise that as it's very important. It has waited a very long time and finally got one, cue Paul Ince. But after less than six months, he was given the axe. Was this fair?

Ince had a fantastic record at Macclesfield Town and MK Dons at the very beggining of his managerial career. He got the job at Blackburn, the fans expected a lot. What they didn't realise was that there is a huge, huge gap between the Premiership and the Championship. Macclesfield and MK Dons were in League One, so there's a bigger gap. It's a completely different ball game.

Now it's Christmas time, the time for giving and of course receiving. It's the same with Football Clubs. The January transfer window approaches us and Blackburn want the person spending the money, to know what to do. Paul Ince's Blackburn were left at second bottom. Were Blackburn going to take the risk? Were they going to give Ince more time, give him the money to spend and see if he could turn it around? No. They were going to go for a change, they needed a change. They had to do it.

How many managers and players are complaining about this? How many are complaining that Ince wasn't given enough time? Quite a lot. Dare I say it but had it been a white manager in charge and given the sack, would they be complaining? Sadly no. They are complaining because he is black and the media has twisted it to make it look as if it was a racial thing. It wasn't! Blackburn made the right choice. They had to give him the sack. It was the only way forward.

Now this is a bit irrelevant to the article but I may as well talk about this as well. Sam Allardyce. The new man in charge. The right step forward? I grudgingly admit, yes. He can grind out results. He can get lowly players in bad form, make the opposition work for the win. He may not get his team to play glamorous football but he gets the results. It may not work with bigger clubs e.g. Newcastle. But with lower clubs like Bolton and currently Blackburn it works.

Now back to Paul Ince. It was not a case of black and white. It was the right decision. It was justified. It was the only step forward. The Blackburn board are currently only concerned about survival in the Premiership. They will not lay back, relax and see how it goes with Ince. They will take immediate actions to get a change in results. Once again, no, it wasn't a case of black and white.

Maninder signing out.