I'd be interested to see how you qualify that statement.
QPR didn't comfortably beat us. The game could have gone either way.
We had no right to be challenging for the playoffs, we didn't have the players to compete and we clearly didn't have the finances available to bring those players in. we over achieved last season by finishing 10th
The game is always won by hw decisive you are in both boxes and in those games above we were poor in both, it's been a theme for a while we had 7 cleansheets in 36 games in 2021 until the last week against some of the worst championship sides I've seen in some time. We're also anemic up top.
I'm not, I'm pointing out that nothing had changed this season compared to last season until a week ago, when we suddenly showed a bit of professionalism and actually put three very poor sides away.
I am s little worried about Deeney, always plays well against us...
He's had an excellent career, but I'd like to think we can handle him now that his legs have gone.
As with any team any manager if results take a downward turn then their position becomes untenable as we saw with big mick at Cardiff, any season will have it's ups and downs and even the best teams get beat by teams and turn out unexpected results. I think the defeat against Hull was unexpected and was an extra blow given that we actually played well and created so many chances. We as a collective can't just throw the baby out with the bathwater based on that one result. We are not in a position to expect automatic promotion this season as I've said before finishing above 10th place this season would be a success albeit not one as big as we would like.
I really hope you are right and Warnock does as well as Karanka did in his play-off season, we were challenging for auto promotion right until the last few games that year.
Exactly this. Plus managerial experience does factor into things.Woodgate inexperienced manager, nearly took us down but had a great playing career at some top clubs. Karanka similar ilk, salvaged a season, and took us back up and inheritd a mess and in his first job. Warnock should of known better and the writing was on the wall with how last seen ended up and how preseason went to know enough thst he needed a different plan altogether
Elements of your post I agree with but I still feel you’re overly harsh on Warnock
Wouldnt argue with that
We seem to be creating more chances. Cardiff game 0-4 wouldnt of flattered us. But as ive said thats the only game where weve clearly been the better side/ deserved the win and yet they still nearly got back in. Three good results dont erase an incredibly poor second half of last season, worrying pre season or a bad start to this one. Lets see where we go fron here but lets not pretend that Warnock is somehow the guru behind a couple of lucky wins when it was his refusal to reconsider the system / personell that got us off to a bad start
is that why we brought in 12 new players and changed the shape of the team?
"The ONLY game where we've been clearly the better side" !!!
last season was completely different, no fletcher, having to carry britt, akpom failing to make the grade and having to rely on bringing in injured. unfit players in january to make up the numbers.
No it wasnt and this seasons losses have been our own fault for the most part.
aren't they always? no different to Karanka's losses in 2014/15