07-03-2015, 01:59
I don't think anyone is being particularly disrespectful towards SG. I think most fans still like him, unlike when DJ came to the end of his reign, but I think most fans also agree that he is not the guy to take up to the next level and at some point will have his role changed or be removed completely!! I happen to thing that when MM appointed him but gave him the Head Coach title rather than the manager one it was nothing to do with appointing a Director of Football, it was so he could bring in a manager if he thought it was needed at some point. But thats just my opinion.
The run in this season is still important though, for as you say the higher we finish the more people will sit up and take notice and we will begin to be compared to Blackburn, Forest, Derby, and Watford instead of Millwall, Hudds, Rotherham and Blackpool. I would also expect that we will have much shorter odds to win the division, gain promotion or get in the playoffs than what we started with this season, again that raises the profile for players and managers alike.
The run in this season is still important though, for as you say the higher we finish the more people will sit up and take notice and we will begin to be compared to Blackburn, Forest, Derby, and Watford instead of Millwall, Hudds, Rotherham and Blackpool. I would also expect that we will have much shorter odds to win the division, gain promotion or get in the playoffs than what we started with this season, again that raises the profile for players and managers alike.