01-11-2018, 12:12 PM
(01-11-2018, 09:24 AM)Sniffer Dog Wrote: These next 2 games at home before the next international break are massive for Karanka. 4 points or 6 points will see us sitting in the play offs and his job will be safe for now.
On the other hand, 2 defeats leading into the break will probably rightly or wrongly see him loose his job. I am looking at that through the eyes of our owner, not my own.
Think you're right sniff. I don't know yardstick what Marinakis is judging 'promotion' by but if he's talking about assured success this season then anything other than a 2nd place finish is a failure. We're currently 4 points off 2nd but 3 wins out of the next 3 games and we could be right up there. But, as you say, consecutive defeats and 2nd is gone. And AK will be too IMO.
It'd be extremely harsh to sack him at now. We all can see what progress has been made this season on the pitch. A top 6 finish this season, coming from where we were when Warburton was sacked, is extremely good progress, especially if you factor-in how much the quality in the league is improving, season on season.