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For me its the Alan Durban scenario.
A good young side, probably a bit too young, but bags of potential. Some fantastic results on our day, but some fairly long losing runs too, and a fair few hammerings along the way, but uktimately, we'd hover just above the relegation places, which, let's face it, is as well as anyone apart from 2 years with Reid, has managed in over 50 years.
We got rid, Ashurst took us down in his first full season, and then we had McMenemy.
I actually enjoyed the game yesterday. True, I'd probably have been going mad if we'd had something to play for, but I thought we played some cracking football in the first half, and its nice to see us playing it along the deck not just lumping it forward. And this with only maybe one or two of our first choice players in their "normal" position. And that is only if you believe that Henderson is naturally a right sided midfielder, and Mensah is first choice centre back.
I also saw enough from Noble, Colback and Lynch to suggest that they have a future at this level (didn't see enough of Laing).
Of course its not all rosy, and yes, we still need to bring in a number of new players, but I'd give him another year.
an oasis of sense is a desert of absurdity...