Pulling The Trigger

Premiership and Championship A week ago I mentioned Leeds United pulling the trigger and firing their coach Kevin Blackwell. Why carry a coach over the summer, have him make player changes and then with 5 - 8 games gone, can him? Did that few of games really make that big of a difference in the chairman and the board's confidence in the manager? If so, why not get rid of him in the summer when a new manager will be able to bring in the players they need and have a proper pre-season to get the team playing in his style and understanding his tactics? Kamara, Leeds and WBA A couple pundits in England have mused over this issue. Chris Kamara looked at the firing of Blackwell when it happened. And this last week he looked at the situation of other managers, including questioning why West Brom didn't part with Robson this summer instead of a few games into the season. Gray on Citeh A few day ago Andy Gray looked at the same issue. He focuses more on the premeirship with the situation Stuart Pearce is in at Manchester City (more commonly known simply as Citeh). He does a good job of pointing out how the fans can often pressure the board into making this managerial changes. It's interesting to see how so many pundits question pulling the trigger so quickly when the clubs seem to think it's the way to go. Are the pundits wrong?