[BaggieSteve]

Not wishing to compare TM with CC but here's the facts.
We have got new players in and slipped down the league, while Valencia have climbed from relegation fodder into almost a European qualification spot.
The league doesn't lie.

I think it's unfair to compare the two, doing very different jobs with different clubs.

I think we all agree that Corberan is an excellent coach who for best part, did a great job with us under difficult circumstances. Taking us from relegation to playoffs in 2 years was a real achievement. Likewise, he's done a great job for Valencia. Although I do think that improving them was potentially an easier job than Mowbray's job here. Valencia were massively under achieving when Carlos joined and their squad is much better than their relegation rivals - Alaves, Valladolid, Leganes and the like.

In terms of Mowbray getting new players, that is true, but I think it's fair to be balanced we have to recognise the outgoings too.

We've signed Price, Bany, Lankshear and Armstrong.

And lost Palmer, Racic and Dobbin. Importantly, Josh Maja has been injured for almost all of Mowbray's tenure too.

Obviously it's open to debate, but I really do not think we're a stronger squad now...

Lankshear and Bany were both clearly "punts". The former had only played 3 pro games and the latter didn't even have a wikipedia page.

Maja remains one of the top scorers in the league which shows the impact he had when fit. And I'm really not sure why we let Racic leave either. Yes, his performances were hit and miss but I thought he showed glimpses of quality and was box-to-box, which we're missing. It's strange that he's managed to play and score goals for Braga, one of the top teams in Portugal, yet he couldn't get a run for us.

Don't get me wrong, I've been thoroughly disappointed with Mowbray's reign. I thought he would get us playing better football, that hasn't happened. I thought he would get the best out of Johnston and Fellows, yet they've been in and out of the team. Armstrong was a statement signing and clearly his man, but he doesn't appear he had any idea how to fit him into a system that suits him.

Most importantly, I thought we would at least play with some style, yet we remain dull as dishwater.

But I think it's unbalanced to not take into account the poor card he's been dealt too. I mean Palmer's sale has undoubtedly cost us a few points and would've whoever was in charge.

Given our lack of "footballers" it's fair to say that Mowbray might not have been the right man for the job. I think Corberan's more attractional style definitely got more out of our dull team. I'm not sure a team full of "ratters" like Styles, Molumby and Grant really suits Mowbray's style at all. But maybe with the right rebuild, he could come good.

For me the jury is still out, but I do understand why you and others are calling for his head.

Completely agree with your comments, Slick. I’m also disappointed with how TM’s time as coach has progressed so far but it does seem clear that many of the players he inherited struggle with his approach. There will be an almighty clear out in the summer with high value, out of contract and loan players all departing, and for TM to be successful that needs to happen. The last time he was appointed it was after we sacked Robson and he inherited a, probably, slightly better squad, one that included a natural & prolific scorer in Kevin Phillips. Nevertheless, at the end of the season, high profile players departed, he built a squad better suited to his style… and we won the Championship.

I’m just hoping something similar can happen, accepting that was many moons ago. Like you and many others, I don’t always understand the selections and substitutions but I think he’s trying to fit square legs into round holes at times. Add to that the loss of the league’s best goalkeeper and injuries to key players, particularly Maja, and I’m not entirely surprised at our position.