If Kris Boyd is the answer, what is the question?

Sacking Big Sam is, to me, a massive mistake. If not long term then certainly at this stage of the season because right now they are punching above their weight, morale seems good and there are few other managers out there who would want the job and be able to do it better. Of course given that they are promising a budget of £5m per transfer window for the next 3 seasons it’s entirely possible that they can lure Mourinho from Madrid to come in and propel them up the table. But in the event that he wants to finish the job in Spain they are a bit short of options.

Allardyce took over 2 seasons ago with Rovers staring relegation in the face. He kept them safe that season. The next season he kept them 20 points clear of relegation with a decent cup run thrown in. This season he’s got them up to 9th and only 3 points away from 7th. He’s achieved all this whilst actually MAKING money on transfers rather than spending it like those around him. I admit they aren’t exactly playing Tiki-Taka at Ewood Park but there is a little bit of a difference between Diouf, Dunn & Pederson compared to Xavi, Messi & Iniesta.

If the rumours that he was sacked because he didn’t want Kris Boyd and Geovanni thrust upon him are true then all that really does is enhance Allardyce’s position as the wronged party and make the new owners look like Timmy Mallet’s script writer.
Because in a league that contains Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, Man City, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Everton you’ve really got to wonder how a striker who has scored 5 goals in 19 games in the Championship can propel you up the table. £5m a window when City can spend £26m on James Milner and not even blink? My recreational drug use is limited to one weekend a year at Glastonbury but even I would love some of what these guys have been smoking.

Still, on the plus side if they do get relegated because of this at least they’ll already have a Championship quality striker. And 9th to bottom really isn’t as far as it seems with the way the league is going this season.