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KARAM RADWAN COLUMN:
TIME FOR YOU TO ACT NOW, MILAN!
BY KARAM RADWAN
WWW.THEBLUEARMY.CO.UK
10:30 - 03 April 2007
We're staggering towards the end of the season like a bridesmaid who has had one too many glasses of champagne. With every lurch, you fear she will either collapse in a heap at the bottom of the table or try to make off with the wedding gifts.
The analogy with Leicester City and our wedding to Milan Mandaric does not need any explaining.
The honeymoon is well and truly over, and it is time he made his presence felt. The fans are fed up and need something to lighten the mood.
A dire display on Saturday was disappointing for several reasons including Robert Kelly's choice of defenders, and the way the team caved in towards the end of a game we could have at least taken a point from.
We have now not won in six games and those teams which seemed firmly fixed to the bottom are starting to break free.
In February, I described Kelly's target of 50 points as under-ambitious - but my point then was that it would be incredibly dull to watch a team whose main aim was equivalent to five wins, one draw and 10 defeats.
Now that seems like a jolly good points haul. In fact, just to rub salt into the wounds, the next Leicester win at the Walkers Stadium could be Leicester Tigers' Heineken Cup semi-final clash on April 21.
And it is not just the usual harbingers of doom who are getting a little bit uneasy. Even the official club website - usually known for putting a positive spin on everything - has the story which appeared in yesterday's Mercury of Danny Tiatto having a go at the team's performance.
Was it only after the QPR defeat that the club website was talking about it being only their second loss in nine Championship matches?
Tiatto says what everyone is thinking - that unless we buck up our ideas then we "aren't going to win too many more games" this season.
Hang on a minute here. When I mentioned relegation last week, I thought I was being my usual over-pessimistic self.
Now it's official. It really does seem to be back on the cards - especially as all around us seem to be lifting their game.
Kelly has blamed his defenders. Many fans blame his choice of defenders.
The result is that the calls for Kelly's head have become a chorus. Give it another couple of games and they will reach a crescendo - accompanied no doubt by a bloke on a drum.
In some people's eyes, the debate has moved on so far as to arguing which new manager would suit us better.
Who that might be and when he might be put in place is anyone's guess.
In my view, Glenn Hoddle can never be forgiven for his one-eyed views, Mike Newell might spend too long clashing with Milan or apologising to the FA, while bringing in an ex-City player, always popular in some quarters, is too high-risk.
The party is over - and time for Milan to clear up the mess and put the bridesmaid in a taxi.
KARAM RADWAN COLUMN:
TIME FOR YOU TO ACT NOW, MILAN!
BY KARAM RADWAN
WWW.THEBLUEARMY.CO.UK
10:30 - 03 April 2007
We're staggering towards the end of the season like a bridesmaid who has had one too many glasses of champagne. With every lurch, you fear she will either collapse in a heap at the bottom of the table or try to make off with the wedding gifts.
The analogy with Leicester City and our wedding to Milan Mandaric does not need any explaining.
The honeymoon is well and truly over, and it is time he made his presence felt. The fans are fed up and need something to lighten the mood.
A dire display on Saturday was disappointing for several reasons including Robert Kelly's choice of defenders, and the way the team caved in towards the end of a game we could have at least taken a point from.
We have now not won in six games and those teams which seemed firmly fixed to the bottom are starting to break free.
In February, I described Kelly's target of 50 points as under-ambitious - but my point then was that it would be incredibly dull to watch a team whose main aim was equivalent to five wins, one draw and 10 defeats.
Now that seems like a jolly good points haul. In fact, just to rub salt into the wounds, the next Leicester win at the Walkers Stadium could be Leicester Tigers' Heineken Cup semi-final clash on April 21.
And it is not just the usual harbingers of doom who are getting a little bit uneasy. Even the official club website - usually known for putting a positive spin on everything - has the story which appeared in yesterday's Mercury of Danny Tiatto having a go at the team's performance.
Was it only after the QPR defeat that the club website was talking about it being only their second loss in nine Championship matches?
Tiatto says what everyone is thinking - that unless we buck up our ideas then we "aren't going to win too many more games" this season.
Hang on a minute here. When I mentioned relegation last week, I thought I was being my usual over-pessimistic self.
Now it's official. It really does seem to be back on the cards - especially as all around us seem to be lifting their game.
Kelly has blamed his defenders. Many fans blame his choice of defenders.
The result is that the calls for Kelly's head have become a chorus. Give it another couple of games and they will reach a crescendo - accompanied no doubt by a bloke on a drum.
In some people's eyes, the debate has moved on so far as to arguing which new manager would suit us better.
Who that might be and when he might be put in place is anyone's guess.
In my view, Glenn Hoddle can never be forgiven for his one-eyed views, Mike Newell might spend too long clashing with Milan or apologising to the FA, while bringing in an ex-City player, always popular in some quarters, is too high-risk.
The party is over - and time for Milan to clear up the mess and put the bridesmaid in a taxi.
