[BaggieSteve]

I do get the impression that TP is expecting to be dismissed, so his most recent interviews and press conferences are focused upon preserving his legacy, a picture he paints that describes the journey of taking our club from the brink of devastation to an established Premier League team. I share the view of many on this site that recognises what he has achieved although I don't accept it has all been down to him; Roy Hodgson, I would argue, was more influential in establishing us because when he took over we were very much an embryonic PL club. I accept that when TP took over we were in a dire situation but that was the result of later managers wasting the work Hodgson had done. I just feel that TP has missed a golden opportunity to move the club forward on the pitch, despite his laughable claim that we are evolving. His previous excuses that he should be judged when he's had his own pre-season and transfer windows are long gone; he's had them and he's been found wanting. On the pitch we are going backwards; it's a bad situation when fans of other clubs pity you when you say you're a Baggies fan, they should be giving you grief, not sympathising.
As long as he's our manager/head coach, nothing will change. If we dismiss him, we may still get relegated but we may go down fighting and endeavouring to play football. This idea that TP always gets you out of relegation is only half the story; this season, he's put us into it. It's down to him, no ifs and no buts.
So, I do believe we need to change the head coach and take our chances.....I just hope that Allardyce is gainfully employed elsewhere before that happens

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I should also have said that, whilst I, like many, struggle with his style of football and his seeming pig headedness in refusing to change it, I have a huge amount of time for him as an individual. His history seems to be one of hard work, commitment to very good causes outside football and genuine honesty & self deprecation. If only he would recognise that what he's doing is just not working, is desperately turgid to watch and needs changing, I reckon I could live with him as our manager. It's the complete lack of any remote possibility that things will change that is killing me.