The only reason people have to like Barmby is that he's from Hull, he's shown little promise of being a decent manager.
Sorry but that's utter bollocks. For a guy who's just come into management, an 8th place finished isn't bad going. There's things he needs to work on but I don't think anyone expected him to become a managerial genius over night. He was showing the right signs of ambition at the end of the season to have a squad that would push on next season and in time I'm sure he will learn from the knockbacks this season and become a better manager for it. Think you're being overally harsh on him.
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