Sorry mate, could you please explain why? The 'safe pair of hands', 'as good as we can hope for in this situation' line of argument doesn't really apply when he's serving up home form that will have us relegated if it doesn't change relatively soon. We shouldn't go down (we shouldn't be 17th let alone going down) but I guarantee you if we finish up on four home wins or similar we will.
I think what's going on behind the scenes is having more of an effect on the pitch than I previously thought it would. I think we'll pick up enough points to not have to look over our shoulders - and I for one would like to see him given another chance to rebuild the squad for next season with a bit of stability higher up the club. I saw plenty last season to give me enough encouragement that when things do click, we look like a good side who play good football. Some of the best I've seen from a Wolves side.
Don't think for one moment that I believe he's doing a good job right now, because we should be performing way better. We've not been 'unlucky' to get the meagre points total we're sat on either - we've not been good enough, the season has turned into a damp squib. I just happen to think that he will be able to turn things around given the opportunity - and no, I don't think that anything will happen this season.
I don't know who is to blame for the recruitment policy at the club but the fact that none of our summer signings are 1st team regulars (with the possible exception of ALF - and I don't think we utilise him correctly anyway - granted that IS a KJ failing) is extremely poor. How much of a difference could it have made if just 2 of them had a regular spot nailed down? As it is, it's last season's side minus two of our most potent threats. Is this poor recruitment Jackett's fault, or Thelwell's/Moxey's? This needs reviewing because we're wasting what little money we have for transfers.
And I also believe that there aren't many other available managers out there who would be able to get us where we thought we'd be, particularly with all the uncertainty behind the scenes. I don't think we're at the 'oh shit - quickly, change things now before things go disastrously wrong' stage like we were at the end of the tenures of McCarthy, Solbakken and Saunders (of which I agreed with sacking all 3 of them).
A lot needs to change - recruitment, stability off the pitch - my current stance is that I'd like to see that change and see how KJ fares with it. I just want to give him another shot at it. Others don't, that's fair enough. I just think he's a hell of a lot better than this and I want to see him get the chance to prove it.
Is my patience infinite? Of course not. I do get worried when I see the players bottling it, and I do get angry when the defence looks genuinely scared of the ball as they did last night. And even though the players are far from blameless, it IS KJ's job to change it.
Other worries? We've no idea how long the ownership issue will take to resolve, and the more matches we play when the belief gets sucked out of the team the more concerned I get. Stick or twist and at the moment - I'm still on the side of sticking. Maybe I'll change my mind over the coming games if things continue like this. I can certainly see, understand and appreciate the arguments for the other side. No question about that.
Basically, it's not unwavering support. We all have our limits - I just haven't reached mine yet.
