Should Sabri Be Sacked Or Not?

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I’m pretty sure those who voted go (I didn’t ) haven’t done it based on one game and to suggest that is disingenuous.

The form is worrying, the results aren’t there and haven’t been for a while. Therefore for some they feel an inevitability about his departure.

With that in mind should we wait ten games before he goes? That’ll be 30 points up for grabs and a big say in where we finish come the end of the season.

It could be argued that had they brought Sabri in for the first day of training in the 19/20 season it might have made the difference to finishing 7th or 6th, the margins were so fine.

Benefit of hindsight is a wonderful thing but history tells us that to wait when something isn’t right tends to be counterproductive in the scheme of things.

A coherent argument can be made either way but to dismiss one third of people’s views as irrelevant suggests that you are out of touch with some valid concerns.

Oh, and let’s not cite LTLF as some beacon of sanity or balance, it’s largely just an echo chamber of the views of a few.

Well that depends on what History it is you are alluding to.

I am sure that if you were to dig around, you would find plenty of examples of managers being supported after a bad time, and then going on to build some form of success, particularly at the small Clubs who cannot buy their way out of problems.

After last seasons collapse, EM had two choices; back this manager or change the manager; he chose the former.

This has resulted in a significant change of personnel; so it is clear that no one is waiting, as you put it, and there is a recognition that all was not right.

Whether the changes implemented, are sufficient to progress on the incremental improvements we have witnessed prior to last season, is anyone's guess; I would think that attempting to build on those improvements stands a better chance of success than ripping everything up and starting again; you do run the risk of throwing the baby out with the bath water when you go down that route.

As things stand, we have dropped three points so far this season; we need a point on Saturday to match last seasons start to the season; that is the reality of the situation.

I am not averse to change, but I cannot see the point in allowing this manager the freedom to make all of the signings he has, and then get rid of him before he has had a chance to show what he can do with them.

I would not take poll results to heart either; they are nothing more than a bit of fun.

Do they reflect the true feelings of the support base; I seriously doubt it.

Before the lock down, the support for Sabri amongst people who go to games was virtually absolute; far less so from the people on Forums; it remains to be seen if that scenario has changed.

I don’t dispute most of what you say, you make some fair and reasonable points. 

I do disagree with your final point though, the support for Sabri at the City Ground for the final two games prior to lockdown was not wholly evident, in fact there was a lot of frustration being thrown out, particularly his way. 

From Sabri’s perspective it was probably a good thing fans could not witness what occurred toward the end of the season in person. I dread to think the reaction to that Stoke game. However it might have all been different had fans been in the ground. 

Unfortunately/ fortunately they aren’t. I would generally say forums are the next best way to take the temperature of the fan base, some more than others. It’s social media that I would say has no representation of the fan base.