For me, KR's best attribute is his ability to develop young players. We've not had too many transfer flops since he joined, and every youth player he's brought in has come on leaps and bounds - Fosu, Sykes, Whyte to name a few, and that's not to mention the likes of Baptiste and Brannagan who have developed into Championship+ players under him. He's a great personality, fans love him (when things are going right!) and he knows how to build a team. It's a pretty perfect fit for smaller Championship clubs like Bristol City that need to follow our model of recruit-build-sell on for profit to survive.
That said, one thing I have been wondering the last couple of days is whether, if we don't get promoted, you could make the case that we have underachieved on the pitch this year, and, if so, whether that is KR's fault to some extent. I'm a big fan of Robbo and would be sorry to see him go, and it's not a view I necessarily agree with, but I think it's worth discussing. It's probably unfair to make too harsh a judgment, given the way the season was cut off, but with the quality we had on the pitch and the relatively poor standard of L1 this year should we have done better in the matches we did have? There were some very avoidable dropped points (Bolton, Burton (x2) spring to mind), especially when you consider how well our team showed it could perform on its day against higher league opposition. In terms of the available quality, it's not unreasonable to think that of our squad that started the season, at least four (Fosu, Baptiste, Dickie, Brannagan) will be playing in the Championship (or higher) next season, and at least another four of those that appeared over the season could do so comfortably (Henry, Gorrin, Taylor, Browne). That's without even including the likes of Sykes and Moore, who have come on loads over the year, and Woodburn. I know we'd rebuild etc. but you do wonder when we might have a squad this good again.
I know there were a few mitigating factors (packed February, injuries to key players at key times etc), and obviously you could fairly argue that our cup runs constitute OVERachieving, but in terms of the league, should we not win the playoffs, I wonder if we might look back on this season as one that got away. Would be interested to hear people's thoughts.