Or how about

He inherited a passionate squad high on confidence from the Lambert era.

He adopted tactics aimed at fearing every opponent and looking to contain them.

The squad slowly became demotivated. There was no call for their creativity anymore.

Relegation was likely with a solitary win in over 20 games, only for him to get lucky with two fixtures against sides wearing sandals rather than football boots.

Having spent ?30m on the squad prior to this season, there has been no improvement and the malaise continues to deepen.

We certainly need a change, but I think the writing's been on the wall since December 2012.

Posted By: talbotsunbeamer, Feb 1, 20:23:16