Other than Teixeira, I don't think anyone really believes Hyppia was instrumental in the signings made in the Summer. Burke's choices, who then put them to the Board including TB. Leaving Hyppia with an awful strike force and making the opposing managers team talks very easy: "Look, Brighton...
The top 6 theory was wishful thinking. So many squads in the Championship have better strikers, more creative CMers and wide-men, and bigger, more street wise defensive units.
Back him, simply because as discussed on here many times, the squad quality (including loanees) is shockingly poor compared to 18 months ago. That is absolutely not Hyppia's fault, with TB and Burke calling the shots.
We've lost Barnes, Ulloa, Hammond, Kuzschak, Upson, Orlandi, Vicente, Lopez...