Steve Kean has talent, shocking I know but he does. Anyone that manages to stay in a Premier League job despite only seven Premier League wins in a year must have some ability, some working faculty, that has managed to trick Venky’s into keeping them. He has continuously flattered to deceive.
Flattering to deceive – complimenting someone or something by pointing out their good features in order to allow them comfort around you, thus enabling you to con them.
Despite his deception never lasting very long, it somehow still manages to occur and flatters meanwhile. Kean was originally hired until the end of last season to “prove his abilities,” as a Venky’s owner with apparently no definition of “ability” stated. However, the contract was offered two months later after 10 points from 18, including three of Steve Kean’s seven Premier League victories to date. The run of form that saw Kean earn himself a contract until 2013 was arguably just; he’d accumulated a win ratio of 50%. However, come the end of the season, Kean had only won a further three Premier League games and he now sits on a win ratio of under 20% averaging one point a game. That 6 match ability-proving run was nothing more than Kean flattering to deceive.A year on, Steve Kean has managed to continually flatter to deceive in various guises. His post-match interviews are cringe-worthy and whilst fans cannot help but inanely grin wondering how this man is still in a job, the various Indian businessmen lap it up and apparently, according to Mr. Flatteringly Deceiving, “the owners have backed (him) and the players are totally behind what (Blackburn) are trying to do.” Unfortunately, despite Kean telling more lies than a pathological liar anonymous meeting, this was a true statement. It came in the wake of his reviewed contract and Kean received a pay rise. I can only presume this was in result of a successful trading period for Venky’s or the countless times Kean has sucked up to the owners.
So, when Kean stated on Tuesday afternoon that his team, “have got a good tie and scoring goals on the road,” I was deceived once more. His flattery was impeccable as he delivered the lies with a toothy grin and the lighting delicately bouncing off his head created an air of honesty. Talking up his side’s chances was expected. I am yet to see a manager actively advocate a performance of abysmal proportions, prior to a game. However, his flattering statement, “we’re scoring goals on the road,” was ultimately nothing more than window dressing; Blackburn, in 8 away games, have accumulated a goal difference of minus 10, conceding 17 times.
Having listened to Steve Kean talk of a, “competition that (Blackburn) want to go all the way in,” before stating that he was, “confident (Blackburn) can go and get a result,” I was easily sold. I looked at their run of fixtures and thought, “Kean will want to win this and kick start their season in time for a run of winnable results.” I was deceived by his flattery, the charmer.
Blackburn were dismembered to epic proportions by a Cardiff team made to look like Hannibal Lecter. Having harboured small dreams of success for Rovers, fuelled by Kean’s self-interested propaganda, I was mildly upset when I saw he had sold his own fans down the river. “We have forfeited going through and having the chance to reach a cup final,” said Steve Kean in the wake of his side’s 2-0 loss to the Championship’s 3rd placed Cardiff City and seemingly foreseeing a season-defining change in form that would be needed to dispose of either Manchester City, Crystal Palace or Liverpool in the semi-final, whilst he was at it. His comments came less than 24 hours after he had signaled his ambition for the club to reach the final of the cup. This may be a record for Kean; a one day cycle of flattery that preceded the deception and the murky realisation the smarmy Glasswegian had lied.
Budding Football journalist who blogs at www.maycauseoffence.com/ daily as well as writing here for ThisisFutbol and on www.onehellofabeating.com/ the England fan's page. Outside of writing is more football. I work at Southampton F.C and I manage a men's football team on Saturdays.
Good read, my friend! We are in the hands of fools and the sooner they have gone the better?
We will be in the championship for sure and it may well be worth it to rid ourselves of this turbulent shower?
We’ll be back, stronger and wiser. The end of this nightmare cannot come soon enough!
Tomorrow should make for interesting viewing on MOD folks!
Steve Kean has talent, shocking I know but he does. Anyone that manages to stay in a Premier League job despite only seven Premier League wins in a year must have some ability, some working faculty, that has managed to trick Venky’s into keeping them. He has continuously flattered to deceive.
Good read, my friend! We are in the hands of fools and the sooner they have gone the better?
We will be in the championship for sure and it may well be worth it to rid ourselves of this turbulent shower?
We’ll be back, stronger and wiser. The end of this nightmare cannot come soon enough!
Tomorrow should make for interesting viewing on MOD folks!
Thank you very much.