http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/Blackwell-axed-after-Sheffield-United.6475742.jp
Blackwell axed after Sheffield United go down 3-0 to QPR
Published Date: 14 August 2010
Kevin Blackwell has left as manager of Sheffield United after just a
week of the new football season.
He departed after witnessing United's first home game of the season end
in humiliation as Neil Warnock's Queens Park Rangers inflicted a 3-0 defeat.
The club released a statement saying Blackwell had left by "mutual consent".
A club statement said: "Kevin Blackwell has worked tremendously hard
over the last two and a half years and his record in terms of results is
equal to, if not better, than most previous managers at Bramall Lane.
"He will always have a warm welcome at Sheffield United. However, it is
time for us to move on because our ambition remains the same in
challenging for promotion, hence this decision to look for a new manager
to carry on the work Kevin has been doing."
Blackwell left Bramall Lane without commenting.
Goals from Hogan Ephraim, Jamie Mackie and a penalty from Adel Taarabt
had put the game out of reach for the Blades after just 23 minutes.
Home supporters started the afternoon abusing former goalkeeper Paddy
Kenny, making his first return since to the club joining Rangers in a
controversial move this summer.
By the final whistle, however, their anger was being directed towards
manager Kevin Blackwell.
Kenny was rarely called upon to make a save such was Rangers' overall
superiority.
Ephraim opened the scoring on 11 minutes after running onto a pass from
Taarabt.
Mackie doubled the lead in the 20th minute with a far post header from
Ephraim's cross.
Taaraby scored from the penalty spot three minutes later after Blades
goalkeeper Steve Simonsen tripped striker Heider Helguson.
The season started well for the Blades with a point away to Cardiff
City, despite playing an hour of the game with just 10 men.
But a midweek defeat at Hartlepool United in the Carling Cup, coupled
with the first-half humiliation on Saturday - ironically against Neil
Warnock, for so long Blackwell's mentor - was the final straw for the
Lane board.
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