Ian, I have to disagree with this point. Anyone who watched the Northampton match could see that the back 4 played well as a unit and we kept a clean sheet. However for the MK Dons game what does Tilly do, he changes 2 of the personnel to accommodate Barrett and Harding and we look all at sea again.
Most managers, especially with limited resources would stick to a winning formula but not ST, and the sooner he plays the best 11 rather than his favourite 11 the better.
I have no doubt that he will become a really good manager, but he's very much in a learning phase after a very few years, and I for one become very tired of the harping on about 2 promotions, 2 trips to the Millennium Stadium, we beat Man utd etc etc. Any manager is only as good as his last result and our present position is not good despite everyone saying we're only, at best, a mid table team for this division. That's nonsense as we wouldn't have been promoted to the Championship had we not deserved it, but then we had a really good squad and played neat and attractive football.
Steve Tilson wasn't a bad manager then and hasn't become one overnight.
As much as others think, and I do have reservations myself, bringing in a new manager now would only mean that he would have to get more out of the same players as RM has appeared to deplete the squad to the bare bones without replacement.
It was inevitable that when the loans expired we would have problems and despite what you say bringing in another manager would not necessarily mean bringing in an unknown quantity. There are loads of managers out of work many with very decent track records so that argument is unfounded.
Tha point is that any manager coming in would have to work with the same resources as ST and I belive his budget has been cut to a minimum. The promised 'War Chest' has never materialised for whatever reason, and despite promises of materialisation once again in January, I have sincere doubts. I hate more than anything the unfounded promises of the Chairman who is clearly a businessman first and foremost. We are all only football supporters who wish for SUFC to be successful and thats where the differences lie.
In my own opinion, it is these misguided statements from the Chairman that have caused most of the problems for ST as we have cashed in on players without replacement, made good money from promotion and TV rights and I have no doubt, that we have reduced past losses.
These, however, have been at the expense of the squad which in turn has brought pressure on ST.
I for one am not happy at the moment but am patient enough to see what happens in January, to see if the 'War Chest' at long last materialises, or to maybe see another influx of loan players which I believe would highlight the Chairman's intentions.
