Pangloss
Vital Football Legend
Very much agree with this. Some great results have raised expectations too much. I said at the start of the season that a far more comfortable survival would be a good result this season and a great platform to build on, we're very much on course than that and maybe better.Dean was gash last season (as were a few others complicit in that shambles) for 34 games and then the whole bunch of them really pulled together to keep us up.
This season so far has been beyond (mine at least) expectations, I think Dean has done a fabulous job this time around.
Neither scenario precludes any kind of praise or constructive criticism as far as I'm concerned. Like many of our young players, Dean has improved but is far from the finished article. This season has shone a light on some of his strengths but some of his weaknesses also.
I suspect that he'll get through this and come out the other side having learned something.
Even if you don't like their approach etc, a lot of the older more experienced managers will say that what built them is learning how to change things and get out of a rut/ slide in form. Over to you Dean (and team).
The squad is still light on quality but is much better off than last season. We're playing better football overall and getting better results. Things are going pretty well if you aske me!