I agree. I was not exactly ecstatic about his appointment, but it did make sense. IMO he exemplified exactly what the "stability" argument is really about - he set to work with the dreadful mess he inherited and stabilised a drifting ship. Not pretty, but the players began to look a bit like a team. If he had stayed till January he would then no doubt have been able to build on that. I doubt he would have worked miracles or have been a long-term answer, but would have salvaged the season and provided a basis from which to move forward.
Look what he has done at Bolton, who were at least as chaotic & rudderless as we were, despite losing his only decent striker and having virtually no money.
Whatever the merits or otherwise of IH, he has been there through too much to produce a turn- round. We need another cynical, hard bitten, no-nonsense, probably boring manager at this point. And a couple of players in the same mould.
But don't ask me who!!
