Originally Posted by
Stavrum
Reflecting on the season, i think its been very mixed for McInnes.
Undoubtedly the league position is a good result. In a year that had Celtic, Rangers, Hearts and Hibs all in the top league; he delivered second again, over 70 points again and closer to Celtic in terms of the points gap.
In a season many thought we would struggle due to the loss of Hayes, McGinn and Jack (some more than others) i think the consistency in the league has been remarkable. The restructuring of the team last summer was a mixed bag, but working within the budget we are limited to, you are always going to have to take some punts and hope for the best.
2 things have let him done this season, the results against Rangers and Celtic in the league, and the performance in the cup games against Motherwell.
Looking at the Rangers and Celtic games, he has to be more bold, especially against a poor Rangers team. The League Cup was a disappointment, he got that game horribly wrong. I think in the Cup Semi, we started well, and if it was not for defence howlers, that game could of ended differently. We will never know i guess, but i think the players need to take more responsibility for that one.
I would say a season of missed opportunities, should of had at least another cup final this year, and perhaps gone a little further in europe. However, against the non Glasgow top 6 teams, the record is excellent; we only lost to hearts and hibs once, and never lost to Killie.
For the season, its 6.5/10 from me. Work to be done in the summer to reshape the squad and prove he can keep improving us. The form over the last 2 months has been encouraging going into the summer break. I would say though, another similar season of stagnation, and i would be joining the brigade looking for a change.