Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Well he did in reality, 19/20 we never dropped below 16th. Even finishing 17th in 20/21, we were 13 points above the drop zone, never really in any danger. We also only lost 15 games that season which was up there with the top half teams. The progress was clear and probably more so behind the scenes. RDZ has gone exactly the same way though in terms of converting wins once you lose a few good players.He most certainly didn't keep us away from the relegation zone. In his first season we finished 15th, winning just 9 games out of 38, the same as 17th placed Aston Villa. The season after was even worse with the same number of wins and 16th place. Burnley in 17th won a game more than we did.
The above - and the fact that most of the non-wins were at home - is exactly why I don't like him. Looking at the bloke's record objectively he's had one good season in the UK. Finished mid table with Swansea in the Championship. 15th and 16th with us, 9th (admittedly decent) and then sacked by Chelsea mid-season for, erm, not winning games.
I personally wouldn't mind him back as a manager and coach, but I wouldn't want him back because of the baggage.