Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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That was the frustration of the situation though wasn't it. For the large part of it McGhee was getting excellent results and performances out of the players, but then it all started to really surface in December of the relegation season, and the decline from then on was unbelievably quick and dramatic. Barely a fortnight was going past without another story of unrest within the changing room.
I know a lot of people see everything to one extreme or the other, but don't think just because I was highly critical of McGhee towards the end that means I didn't rate him at all. Up until the last 6-10 months I think he'd done an excellent job. Just, when it did go wrong, it went horrendously wrong.
I accept it fell apart but so many McGhee critics fail to applaud the good things and only point to the 2nd season in the Championship struggle. McGhee's biggest mistake was hanging around when he could have left a hero. He should have taken a leaf from the three previous successfull managers who all jumped ship when they felt they could take us no further.
Pisses me off big time because for the most part Mcghee was good for this club but history has been re-written by so many to only take account of the last season and 1/4 that he was here and ignored the 1st 2 seasons.