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Do you not remember the performances though? That Ipswich game? Performances like Burton away were becoming more and more regular, there was some kind of lethargy about us.
We were scraping wins yes, but it didn't feel like it was going to last. We weren't sharp like we had been under Rowett previously, it was slowly unraveling. Obviously I wouldn't have sacked him, but things were souring slightly at the time and both of you know it's true
I can't believe this is happening again and I'm going to defend a manager who's been done to death.
In answer to your points above:
- The Ipswich game, yes I remember it, we won.
- Burton away, Barnsley at home for instance were appalling, absolutely no questions there from me. Burton at home under Zola was even worse and Burton away under Redknapp was dog shit. It would suggest that Blues v Burton isn't indicative of where we are as a squad, it's almost like a proper bogey team. Watching us under Rowett was rubbish at times, but we were winning games with a good degree of frequency.
- 'It was slowly unravelling' & 'it wasn't going to last'. Really? Or were we approaching the first transfer window for a long time where we actually had money to spend? We would have been allowing a manager to build up his already overperforming squad with more quality. It would have been evolution rather than needless revolution.
As I said, I and I'm sure many others are sick of talking about this, but if people continue to ridiculously re-write the past then unfortunately there will still be people there to stick up for him.
