I think the `promotion' - `safe mid-table' discussion is probably futile. I think that any manager coming in is bound to aim for promotion, not safe mid-table.
If he were to aim for the latter he will be doomed to fail.
I suspect that Xia will go for the Wagner type of manager, or a `name'.
I really do not think that Bruce and that type of manager will be Xia's choice, though he may well have someone like that chosen for him by Wyness and Round.
You would think our management team, especially Round, would have been planning for this. It is not exactly a surprise, and has been ongoing for a large number of games.
I still think that the right manager should be able to organise the team better to improve things. Admittedly the defence is just about ok for this level and the midfield, with the exception of Tshibola, is truly horrendous, but having a system and the players knowing what they are supposed to be doing as part of that system would be a big positive.
I was lukewarm about RDM from the start, but happy to give him a chance. I will be happy to see him go, he is not up to the job, but I am also worried about who will be appointed in his place. Hopefully Xia will be getting sound advice from the right people.
I agree that those 3 are very poor. They are, however at least, bodies in the middle, adding some sort of strength, though limited. And Grealish has been totally ineffective and McCormick has been injured.