Kevin Blackwell

TheYorkshireTerrier said:
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Kevin Blackwell on Warnock, Boro and the emotional goodbye

Kevin Blackwell spoke exclusive to Teesside Live about his time at Middlesbrough as Neil Warnock's assistant
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A nice interview from Blackwell here on the last 18 months or so at Boro.
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Truthfully haven't got the time for Blackwell like I do for Warnock. Paddy Kenny podcast on Undr The Cosh sealed it for me, seemed to have torn down relationships and not really grasped how to manage people. Definitely bought into his own hype during his regular playoff flirtations in the late 2000s and it rubbed off on how he treated others.

But I have to say here that he's spoken with humility and with a sense of grace that not even really Warnock has on his way out of the club. Able to identify the strengths in the squad and the failures of the coaching set up he was part of. That in itself should rightfully get him a lot of respect. Wish him well, as I do any departing coach, have no doubt someone at this level will give him the nod in the near future as a No. 2.
 
adammarc_98 said:
Truthfully haven't got the time for Blackwell like I do for Warnock. Paddy Kenny podcast on Undr The Cosh sealed it for me, seemed to have torn down relationships and not really grasped how to manage people. Definitely bought into his own hype during his regular playoff flirtations in the late 2000s and it rubbed off on how he treated others.

But I have to say here that he's spoken with humility and with a sense of grace that not even really Warnock has on his way out of the club. Able to identify the strengths in the squad and the failures of the coaching set up he was part of. That in itself should rightfully get him a lot of respect. Wish him well, as I do any departing coach, have no doubt someone at this level will give him the nod in the near future as a No. 2.
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I've heard the same about Blackwell a few times on the Undr the Cosh podcast, Clarke Carlise wasn't too complimentary, but he comes across graceful in that interview.

His relationship with Warnock reminds me of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, he looks a bit like Taylor as well...
 
adammarc_98 said:
Truthfully haven't got the time for Blackwell like I do for Warnock. Paddy Kenny podcast on Undr The Cosh sealed it for me, seemed to have torn down relationships and not really grasped how to manage people. Definitely bought into his own hype during his regular playoff flirtations in the late 2000s and it rubbed off on how he treated others.

But I have to say here that he's spoken with humility and with a sense of grace that not even really Warnock has on his way out of the club. Able to identify the strengths in the squad and the failures of the coaching set up he was part of. That in itself should rightfully get him a lot of respect. Wish him well, as I do any departing coach, have no doubt someone at this level will give him the nod in the near future as a No. 2.
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That Paddy Kenny podcast is hilarious, I think he has a disagreement with Blackwell at one point which leads to Blackwell offering to fight him in the car park? The desperation of the man who can't see another way to settle the debate cracked me up.
 
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