18-03-2021, 02:08 PM
(18-03-2021, 12:05 PM)wassy04 Wrote:(18-03-2021, 11:57 AM)Sniffer Dog Wrote: I don't think it's correct or fair to blame EM when things go wrong and then to say that if/when we get promoted it will just be beacuse of luck. That's not right.
No, taken out of context that does make it sound worse. I think he was meaning we'd need to overachieve one season to get promoted with the current strategy as opposed to gradually improve over a period of time so that when we did go up it was less of an overachievement.
It's not like loads of other teams without parachute payments are getting close though. Only really Brentford that have managed to employ a consistent long term strategy without the help of parachute payments.
A good coach can get a non parachute club out of the division. Bielsa, Wagner, Warnock, Wilder have all got promotions based on good coaching rather than the club having some kind of genius strategy, or doing a Wolves and buying a promotion. Brentford have a strategy but I remind everyone that they are currently 4th, so not nailed on for promotion this season either. Houghton can do it with us. Almost certainly not next season but maybe the one after. We just have to give him the time and the way people are over reacting on here this morning that's never going to happen.