HATCHET MAN: Palace look set for mid-table mediocrity so Warnock blames West Ham, Scudamore and refs

18 March 2009 10:37
Neil Warnock showed last night why he might need to spend a littlemore time worrying about Crystal Palace and a little less worryingabout claiming compensation from West Ham[LNB].[LNB]Theoutspoken manager has just presided over five defeats in the last eightgames, the latest a 3-1 defeat at Barnsley, and in his second season incharge of the Selhurst Park club has failed to make the team intogenuine promotion material.[LNB]Warnock may well put in more than the required hours for the job, but evidently it is to little effect.[LNB] [LNB]Focused on the wrong things: Neil Warnock[LNB] If he was the great Premier League manager that he contends heshould be, making it into last term's play-off semi-finals as your mainachievement is not exactly impressive.[LNB]Warnock, who seems neverto have been at fault for a defeat (just ask the countless officials hehas blamed), has called for the head of Premier League chief executiveRichard Scudamore.[LNB]The point he makes about the authority'sconduct is a good one but the way he is going he should be more worriedabout feeling the axe than urging others to swing it.[LNB]   More from Hatchet Man... HATCHET MAN: Emirates spat proves Wenger and Brown are a disgrace to their profession[LNB]18/03/09 HATCHET MAN: City reject Mills, happy to talk a good game instead of playing it, washed-up at just 31[LNB]18/03/09 HATCHET MAN: Don't you ever learn Ledley? Spurs won't make lapdogs of the Big Four by winning two games in a row[LNB]18/03/09 HATCHET MAN: Just like the way he went down, Pedersen's excuse is thoroughly unconvincing[LNB]17/03/09 HATCHET MAN: O'Neill for England? There's only one deal on the Villa manager's mind here[LNB]17/03/09 HATCHET MAN: Clumsy and aggressive: Olsson won't save West Brom with his new tactics[LNB]17/03/09 HATCHET MAN: Don't blame Benfica for wanting nothing to do with Middlesborough flop Alves[LNB]17/03/09 HATCHET MAN: Jagielka heads the race for easy money in the aftermath of the Carlos Tevez affair[LNB]17/03/09 VIEW FULL ARCHIVE[LNB]  [LNB]  

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