Not even got through this whole thread now but this is exactly my feeling too. We seemed to place trust in Pulis to get things in order' but once he'd gone, nothing appeared to have changed and we're left with the same mess. He was warming the seat for Woodgate and that period was nothing short of a disaster, can only imagine what it was like behind the scenes though I will give him credit, we brought in a couple of players who Warnock has got performing, the likes of Dijksteel, Bola.
The way we have operated in terms of scouting/bringing in players has been woeful for far too long now. NW will clearly see this but whether that is something he is able to change and set us on path to do better remains to be seen.
Do folk reckon it could have an impact on whether he hangs on for another season?? I dread to think of who else would come in if NW decided come end of this season, that he's done what he can with what he had and would rather not continue given how things are operating behind the scenes at the club.
Just speculating, of course ... but I do worry and have been waiting a long time now like everyone else for us to get a decent system in order in terms of bringing players in and the managing of finances .. of course, Covid hasn't helped, and come to the Summer window, it's still going to be difficult getting what we want if NW decides to hang around. We're seeing teams all over in this league with more nous than us when it comes to bringing in players from the lower tiers and unearthing a 'gem' here and there ... I can't think of much we've done at all since relegation under Karanka from the PL apart from most recently, Watmore and giving him a chance! Thank God we managed that because he's been a gem for us recently without a doubt and kept us from dropping further down the league.
I dread to think of what would happen with the players we have currently, should a new manager come in if NW decides to leave at the end of this campaign. I don't trust the club currently, to make the right decision and it's fortunate NW answered the phone to help keep us up last season and got the appetite to stick around and give it a go.
Being realistic NW knew with the players he taken over from JW that this season, a top-six finish would be ambitious putting it mildly, unless he got the backing he wanted before the season started. I get the impression he was given a few promises and let down on more than one occasion.
I'm just leaving my thoughts having seen the thread title, things seem a little rough at the moment but I'm glad we still managed the three points last night. Just irritating it come at a cost and we've now lost McNair after the red card.
I hope we manage to stick together and grind out another couple of wins after last night and who knows where that might take us in the table, if we can do it. It's what is going on behind the scenes at the club I always worry about. Our scouting has been gash for too long now, managers in the past given too much money to waste on dross. If only NW was around at the time of Monk/Pulis .. perhaps we wouldn't be having this conversation now.
Hope I'm wrong and things get better. I just hope NW sticks around to build this squad into a real Championship-winning/auto position side.