Quote Originally Posted by IainR View Post
It was disgrace McD got the sack at reading, when he took over promotion was almost impossible and he did a good job at keeping them in with a chance..

Years ago it seemed that 2-3 years yoyoing was the norm before getting established as a premier league team, now its do it within 6 months or get sacked...

It'll be interesting to see how Cardiff react.. 20-25 mill isn't much...
Yes I agree, he did a great job at Reading, taking what was essentially a journeyman team to the Championship title last year. Like Adkins at Southampton his sacking was baffling. It almost seems that for managers getting their teams into the Premiership, the job then becomes a poisoned chalice. They are expected to perform miracles.

I think Cardiff might do ok with a few shrewd signings but I would fear for Hull and especially whichever playoff team that goes up with them as the quality clearly is not there. What a bizarre division the Championship has been this season. It is always competitive but I've never seen anything like this year. The two remaining clubs to be relegated will probably do so with a record points tally while the 6th placed team may well have the lowest. To put it into context, Leeds sit 11th this morning, just 7 points above the drop zone but only 6 behind a playoff place!