You know, if we'd had a settled squad without so much churn and new inexperienced players, if he'd been here longer, if he hadn't been promoted last season, i.e. We had another season in the championship first and we were doing as we are the following season, I'd understand the call for sacking him and I'd probably be doing it myself.However, this is the first full season, the first time to do a full of review of the squad he has. I think he and we deserve an opportunity to see what he can do. A chance to deliver. We all know we should be eating at the top table, but rather than just being there and not knowing which cutlery to use, let's make sure we know which fork is which so that we can fill ourselves.
there's no success like failure and failure's no success at all.
Quote from: mr underhill on July 14, 2020, 08:51:48 AMthere's no success like failure and failure's no success at all.Thank you, Mr Zimmerman.
We were promoted a year ahead of schedule apparently, and I wonder if Purslow thought that Dean would make the necessary changes/management improvements over a couple of years and be able to cope with life in the Premier Division? This is perhaps the reason he hasn't been fired? Given Dean had no management experience of top flight football, perhaps it isn't a surprise to Purslow that we aren't doing as well as we might, given the whole new squad thrown in too. I wonder if Purslow is thinking that Smith is the right man to bring us back up and that his year in the Prem will stand him in good stead? I'm hypothesising of course. Purslow is a far better businessman than I am and I would have sacked Dean Smith already, perhaps wrongly as Dean may get better with experience. Time will tell.
The reason I have been 'anti' is a simple one.McLeish and Lambert were judged as terrible managers who nearly relegated us when, a few seasons prior, we had been pushing for top four.However, both McLeish and Lambert were always good for either grinding out enough draws (McLeish) when there was a lack of fire-power due to injury or getting big results against your Liverpools, Chelseas, Arsenals etc (more so Lambert). Even Sherwood got us a great win away at White Hart Lane.Smith hasn't delivered on grinding out a point per game average. Games that should have been drawn have been lost through carelessness & the best result against a top side is the draw at Old Trafford. This is why we only have 30 points after 35 games & have been under serious pressure all season.If he wins the next three and keeps us up he will have got us (and himself) out of jail & deserves another crack but I would say he would be on thin ice if it looked like happening again.