But who is too say that any of the three named above would have done worse than Levein, I remember Jim Smith taking over at Derby, and there being a hell of a lot of raised eyebrows, what did he do, got them promoted and then managed to keep them up for a few seasons.
Too many people have been blinded by the fact Levein is young and he picks on the whole young players and he keeps refering to a long term plan, that is all very good but I am sure Taylor had a long term plan as well, it was clear he was working so we got rid and tried to regroup, I feel we must now take a similar course of action, but he is also the manager who has taken us to 20th place and into a potential relegation dogfight, just because a manager is young doesnt mean he is going to be the next MON, what we need now is a manager who will come in and steady the ship, grind out results and build some much needed confidence, this season is now about survival and after that it is about progression, for the remainder of this season we need a manager with a bit of know how, a wylie old fox, who knows and understands about football at this level. If that means appointing a short term remedy in the shape of a Bassett, Smith or Gregory type then so be it.
