Grandstand wrote:You are still looking back, it was not impossible when we offered the new contract for us to be in the playoffs. Most commentators and ex players thought we would but I suppose you know best. Yes clubs struggle when they go up, but you try to get the odds in your favour. Southampton are a clear example sacking their manager after a few games in the premiership as they knew he would not keep them up. You don’t offer a new contract for a slap on back, you try to move forward. Chelsea are another club where the Chairman does not accept you were great last season but accept poor form now( before you respond yes I know they spend millions)
Southampton were an established premier league team who had spent 60 million strengthening in the transfer market and taken Ings on loan... we were a promoted championship team { who nobody thought would go up } who had bought 4 championship players and were favourites to finish bottom the expectations were miles apart....
as for all these commentators that thought we would make the play offs from 29 points and 22 games left..how about a few examples of managers who achieved that...