I still want another option, we shouldn’t jump sooner than we need to so 1 or 2 wins or otherwise shouldn’t lead us to choose, if we don’t need to, and unbeaten to January is potentially better than we would expect from any manager so a loss or two shouldn’t stop us if we are still heading up the table Bearing in mind I still think it’s a massive risk if we got promoted via the playoffs this season and I really can’t believe we’ll be top 2. Next season after some more consolidation would seem ideal to me (Although I bloody love the Championship)
It is such a strange one. Keep winning and we have to appoint him surely as if say he does 5 or even 6 wins on the trot, there is no way you could ignore it. Ah but how does he act to a bad run? We may never find out until it is too late. If he loses the next 3, he may react well and show signs of improvement (but still not win), but we will go for someone else then. If he never loses we will never know, if he loses we will never find out....
If we had appointed a big name as manager, and the team responded by winning the first 3 games, we would have no doubts about his ability at all. Russell Martin had 25 games unbeaten in his first season with us but we lost faith pretty quickly following promotion. Personally I agree with Glen de La Cour who thinks Tonda will be confirmed if we win tomorrow night, and then we’ll just have to see what happens next.
I agree that winning five or six in a row wouldn't be something to ignore. But I would still say it's too early. It just isn't necessary to rush into appointing him. Whether it's eight games, or ten games, or 12 games; we have time to see how things develop. If he's still caretaker come Xmas, then great, because it would very likely that we've continued to accumulate a healthy amount of points.
I always felt the unbeaten steak made us look far far better than we were. I think that whole season made us look far better than we were, which is why everyone turned so quickly because the short comings were always there. We always looked vulnerable at the back and passed it side to side and around the back. Teams just weren't going at us but when they did they tore right through us. I never ever liked RMs football and style. But I still feel that way now to be honest. If a team sets up to attack us then we will fold like a house if cards. Luckily we've hit a bit of a streak at the moment but that will be the biggest test for Tonda.
