if he continues to make the kind of decisions he has been making, and encouraging attempts at playing the kind of football we've been trying lately, then there's absolutely no need to get rid of him yet. this is the biggest job he's ever had, so perhaps it was understandable it would take him a little time to find his feet. conversely, the players also need to get used to him and how he's approaching the game. we don't know what's going on behind the scenes, but let's for a moment just cut some slack and assume that the early season performances were a combination of mcleish trying to find a system that suited the club, and the players trying to figure out how to play for him. assuming there's no return to those spineless displays, and we continue to show the kind of improvement and willingness to actually attack then, shock horror, mcleish might actually surprise a few people and actually accomplish something
conversely, the last few games may well turn out to be a blip, and we'll revert to type again with the mindless negative crap
for now, the signs are encouraging at last, so let's see how he continues