I don't we're far from a decent side, there's little glimpses there and we certainly have the players to be decent enough. All 6 defeats this season have been by 1 goal and a few have involved fine margins, Richards scores against Sunderland & Stoke, Guzan & Amavi don't brain fart at Palace and we don't fanny around with the ball at Leicester instead of a safety first hoof that ultimately led to their first, and we'd almost certainly be on 11 points.
However until we have a manager that knows his best 11 and what system and style he wants us playing, we're going to be a bit/lot aimless on the pitch. So unfortunately i'm thinking that it's Sherwood that's the problem and is holding the squad back.