Will SM take us to promotion?

[Boomerangpie]

Right, so have we arrived at the point where his PPG is now set in stone at 1.56, a prediction based on his performance this season alone, or is it going to end up higher or lower on May 3rd because his experience, nous or lack of, is the sum total of more than this season alone... ie based on his PPG overall.

Does making a prediction that is based on including his navigating the business end of last season hold less value than making a prediction on this season's PPG alone which is massively inflated by a 4 game winning streak at the very start of this campaign, 3 of which were against sides currently 19th or lower.

That?s better. I would hope we end up higher than 1.56 PPG and actually think it is governed more about who is available to SM rather than his nous or lack of it. I believe the loss of several key players at the same time is the single biggest reason from the tail off of our PPG this season.

Yes including last seasons results holds much less value for lots of reasons. Now we have played a good number of games (18) it is a lot cleaner and fairer to judge on this season alone.

[upthemaggies]

That?s better. I would hope we end up higher than 1.56 PPG and actually think it is governed more about who is available to SM rather than his nous or lack of it. I believe the loss of several key players at the same time is the single biggest reason from the tail off of our PPG this season.

Yes including last seasons results holds much less value for lots of reasons. Now we have played a good number of games (18) it is a lot cleaner and fairer to judge on this season alone.

Is a manager more under pressure during the run-in when teams are fighting for every point, or at the start when "new players need time to gel" and "the table means nothing at this stage".

Do we find out more about the character of a manager at the beginning of a season or the end of it?