Then it'll be four full seasons where he's failed to gain promotion, with it being the explicit aim for this season and the next (rather than aspirational for the last couple of years). That would put him in an untenable position. The credit in the bank is stopping him being let go this summer, not next.
Promotion wasn’t the aim this year, it was to be in and around the play offs with the aim being promotion next season. Hence why we got players in January for next season rather than this season (Browne and Smyth).
Yes that does seem right
The signings of Browne and Smyth did look more like they were for next season.
Ah ok, someone better tell Bakrie and the money men then.
Source: trust me bro.
If promotion was the target this year we'd have forced through a number of deals in January. The money was there but our targets weren't. It was felt that we'd be better waiting until the summer rather than switching targets late in the transfer window.
So you're telling me after two play-off campaigns, a top-six budget and more ambitious owners we weren't targeting promotion to the Championship this year? Come off it.
Surely promotion is the aim every season? You can't pick and choose which year you want it, you have to grab the chance when it comes along, unfortunately not getting the right players in January ultimately did for our chance at it this time.
I think what it shows is that the club weren't gunning for promotion at all costs this season, which is the right thing to do because you don't want to sacrifice financial stability. That doesn't however mean we didn't have the target of winning promotion this year, and I can totally understand it if they didn't want to blow their financial load with Karl in charge, given he's been given a decent budget to work with already.
