in all honesty? i think it'll turn.
there is a huge amount of frustration amongst our fans as i've experienced by chatting to them, but as i say, so far they've been fully supportive within the grounds. i think events from last season have taken their toll though - patience is wearing thin and i don't think it'll take a lot for it to turn nasty. i do think the angst is directed towards the board and their decision making as opposed to getting personal with adams, so its a different beast to the hughton regime anyway.
I think it will turn too. I thought there were signs it might at Forest, when Howson and others came to applaud the City fans after the game, looking across there were a number of city fans venting and gesticulating like someone had just nicked there nans purse. Hughton is undoubtedly in part responsible (Or the board for their in action) for the shortness of patience now being experienced.
For what it's worth, I didn't think he (Adams) was the right man when he was appointed and I was with the majority then. During the early good times I was pleased but still unconvinced because of a number of issues, e.g. continual slow starts and conseding first. And I don't take any pleasure in saying I generally agree with Supers that Adams isn't and won't be up to the job anytime soon. (Don't mean unhappy to agree with supers, unhappy at the fact I can't with my head see Adams being a success)
Like everyone but Carrabuh and some binners, I thought Hughton was the right man when he was recruited, early results were troubling then but because he appeared to have had success and experience elsewhere I held that belief longer. Don't get me wrong I was still one of the earlier Hughton outers when following the 10 game run a sustained spell of dire performances and poor results, but there in lays my rather long winded point. I thought Hughton was the best man we could get for the job and inspite of a quite brilliant run of results, performances and then subsequent results changed my mind reasonably quickly. It's about showing some degree of progress, even if the results are poor, is there a plan? can I see the manager is getting the most out of players? Hughton had one plan that wasn't working and was damned ugly, he had to go. Fast forward to Mr Adams, I like a number of others never thought he was right for the job, there seems little or no plan, was it luck that we started so well? I don't think entirely and credit where it was due he for a short time had a way of gettng us winning and playing resonably well for 45 mins/game. My problem is that since other managers have watched those early games we have been all to easily neutered. The players seem to lack conviction, that second half against Forest, from the minute the pattern of play was established was crying out for a change to alter the flow, that we held out till the 85minute was the surprise as you watched it unfold not that we lost.
So the guy I thought "what really, you're appointing the cheap and to my mind very wrong option" got the gig, well coupled with the far too lengthy death of the Hughton regime, I think it's natural for me, Supers and others to already feel that a mistake has been made.
Sorry I've been distracted a couple of times mid post and ambled a little. Essense is:
If I thought Hughton was the right man and that he got far to long, then Adams who I thought was definitely the wrong man probably needs to do a bit more than 2 wins in the last ten for me to reform that thought.
Whilst the longer we leave it, if we assume he will fail, the less our chances get on promotion, he should still get a little more time, how much will be dependent on the next few performances and ultimately results. But having foolishly given him a 4 year contract I would think he'll get till at least Xmas, but I think McNally will be thinking that with our resources "Mid-table will be worse than death!"
Bah!