Quote Originally Posted by bill46 View Post
I agree with most of that especially the Preston game.I know we could debate about the squad etc but that day Stendels formation left the 2 full backs out to dry and they took some right stick.I suppose it was karma when after 1 win in 17 and a squad not knowing where they were playing topped with talking to Huddersfield behind everybodies back it was right in my view that he was sacked.
Just for balance--

1 Am not sure where thaz got the 1 win in 17 statistic from Bill. That might be confusing Stendel and Heckingbottom. As Stendel was trying to sort out a bunch of kids with no Championship experience early season his record in the 11 games before he was sacked was W1 D3 L7. The following 10 games after Stendel when the players were still learning about the Championship the record was W1 D4 L5. When Stendel was sacked we were bottom, four points from safety, now under Struber, who was allowed to bring in three players of his own choice and had players with more Championship games under their belt, we are bottom, seven points from safety.

2 Conway went behind Stendel's back whilst he was coach and was negotiating with Struber to bring him in. The Huddersfield vacancy arose and there is no proof about who approached whom. Then followed the disgraceful 21 word separation statement and the unresolved argument over whether he was sacked.