Oh we’re definitely in a relegation battle. Look at the league table, the squad, watch any of our last ten games apart from the aberration at Wigan, we’re rank and it all looks like a relegation battle.
Recruitment’s been so bad for a year that I don’t have much hope that January signings will improve us. The loan players are good, but they’re on loan; we haven’t brought in a decent player otherwise and most of them aren’t picked anymore.
Also thing with a first time manager, you don’t know what you’re going to get, and they’re learning on the job. I’m neutral about Carrick tbh but a Pulis or a Warnock, you know what they’re going to do and would grind out enough points to keep us up. It’s unimaginative but a guarantee of sorts. With a first time manager, there’s potential to be really good but the squad he’s starting with is a bit of a shambles really.