exactly, we've ripped the grass up 6 months early, but it always needed ripping up and starting again. Is Wilder the right man? I don't know, but he is the man we identified so had to make the decision a little earlier than anticipated. It gives Wilder a free hit to save the Warnock clusterfook of a season. If he fails, he gets 2 transfer windows and 25 games to build the squad, and coach the squad to play his way before we start to see improvement.
Doesn't mean he can't do it this year but it's a free hit for him as far as I can see.