So were Spurs when Redknapp took over. That doesn't mean he saved them from relegation.
We had the likes of Murray and Forster upfront. Dicker, Crofts and Bennett in the middle and El-abd and Elphick at the back.
Even Hyppia would of kept that team from relegation to league 2.
Can you remind us of this 'escape from relegation' Poyet amazingly pulled off?
When Gus took over, how many points were we from safety and how many games did we have left?
We weren't relegation contenders. We were just massively under-achieving at the beginning of Tony Bloom's first season.
Didn't Poyet take over the Albion in November/ December time anyway?
Hardly a relegation dog fight.
If it was't for Crofts, Murray, Bennett, El-abd, Elphick and Gary Dicker already being in the squad before Poyet arrived. I really doubt Poyet would've got the credentials he received for managing Brighton.