I wanted to put into some sort of context just how good results have been since Carrick took over, so I decided (as I like to do quite frequently!) to get comfy and spend some time on the 11v11.com historic results site.
My findings were that the results of his 1st 17 league games in charge are right up there with any 17 league game run at any point in our history (give or take) which is all the more remarkable considering it's his 1st 17 games in charge!
What fascinated me even more is that if you drop his 1st game (Preston loss) from that and look at his last 16 league games as a streak, it equals the best 16 league game run that I could find at any point in our entire history, which was during our 1926/27 promotion season (13 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats)! So in isolation of those games, he has bettered any similar length run that even the likes of Rioch and Charlton could muster up (although their records over full seasons etc were obviously outstanding).
So take time to bask in this and appreciate just how special what we're witnessing is, as it's effectively never been any better. And it's made all the better by the quality of the football being played too. This goes out especially to the fan I had the pleasure of sitting near on Saturday, who saw fit to berate the team from the 3rd minute onwards & was happily slating Barlaser at the precise moment he put his ball in for Akpom's goal!!!