battman
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If we have one bad start under Karl that's disappointing. But if he learns from his mistakes you forgive it. When it happens a second time you should be a bit more concerned, and when it happens a third time? That means there's a problem that hasn't been fixed. I'm not sure we can just write off the first 10-or-so games of the season and hope the players pull it back round on a miraculous run.With respect you're assuming a winning run will forever be maintained, take away let's say 5 recent wins and place them at the start of the season then we still have the same number of points...
i accept a poor start is not ideal but when it happens is that not more a mental thing from a fans point of view
..it's the number of pts over the season regardless of how or when they are obtained.
You can analyse forever for example some will say if only we hadn't conceded late at home to them down the a420 but then what if we hadn't scored in added time at Rochdale and Mk Dons.... so 3 pts v swindon 1 v rochdale o v mk dons = 4 against 0 3 and 1 also =4
I repeat, we are in or around where most thought we would be
I think the reason why there are many who don't want him to stay is because there has been a repetition of failures under KR at this club. Not only have we had 3 bad starts, but we've flirted with relegation during every one of Karl's seasons in charge so far. On numerous occasions we haven't turned up in games, which has cost us in big matches like the Wycombe final, the Swindon capitulation and the Tranmere semi. Add to the mix constantly throwing players like Agyei and Sykes under the bus, the frenetic recruitment and the imbalanced squad building and you can put together a good case against him no matter what form we're in and where we are in the table.