I remain dubious that PH is the man for the job for all the reasons posted previously elsewhere. But if - if - he is to come good I wonder whether some of that may relate to the fact that the team has chopped and changed a fair bit in terms of personnel and positions played on the one hand and to the inconsistency of players on the other.
In most games we have had some good individual performances but in hardly any have we had most players turning in performances at the top of their capabilities. We got a lot closer to that on Saturday albeit still with weaknesses. I'm still unconvinced by the quality of signings that have been made, but if he can start to get better performances out of most them even at their own levels it could make a big difference in this league. If he can field a consistent team it would certainly help.
Success breeds success and perhaps the cup win and then the Celtic draw, scrappy and a good way away from where we want to be though they were, just might be the start of someting better. To be fair to PH I think any manager needs several windows to properly shape their squad so if he can do something to justify time up to and beyond January we may see a more complete picture.
The start he's made hasn't convinced me so far so hopefully that is now about to change.
