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And I'm well aware that the chance I advocate we give to TP is far more than any chance I was prepared to give Alan Irvine. That's because Irvine came with an underwhelming CV of Championship and League One football, including a relegation with Sheffield Wednesday; plus we gave him enough time before it became clear we were heading for relegation under him, whereas TP kept us up, and our first three league games this season have included Man City and Chelsea - games which won't define our PL status come next May.