I do wonder whether Roy would have set the team up any differently from Pat in that tough run of games e.g. Man City at home where we might well have got a point had Olise not made a rash challenge in the box. Roy has undoubtedly brought a change of mood but he has done it against relatively weak opposition.

And, when it comes to discussions about boring football we have seen over the years I am surprised that Dougie’s tenure apart from half a season or so never gets a mention.

Edited by dg1937 (18 Apr 2023 1.10pm)

Sheesh, people don't half like getting carried away on here, lol.

I like RH, and and the first to admit that it I was wrong, and he has made a tremendous impact upon his return, but 3 games against bottom of the the league oppo is not enough of an indicator to judge exactly where we are.

RH has come in, and we are playing with a renewed freedom - but let's not kid ourselves, in those 3 games there were times where we haven't competed and rode our Luck(aka 1st half vs leeds). In our last vs southampton, we didn't look anywhere near the attacking force we were (at times) vs Leeds or Leicester.

He's been a breath of fresh air since the times of PV, but lets all remember the lesson Ole Gunnar Solskjær taught ManU fans. It's waaaay to soon, and with our remaining fixtures, the minimum I'd expect is comfortable safety, from any manager worth his salt.

Spot on Badger.

Looking at our remaining fixtures, there's no reason we can't be aiming to hit the high 40s and even the 50 point mark - not because we're suddenly brilliant we're not - the teams we've just played were worse than us) but because all but 2 of our remaining games are against teams currently below us in the table. How near we get to 50 points with Hodgson at the helm will tell us how good his return has been.

The Telegraph is running a story this evening that the club want Roy to stay on and mentor a new manager.
Those who wanted Roy to stay on and mentor McCarthy may get their wish.
In reality I’m unsure how this would work .
Roy and Ray are very hands on and I’m not sure how team selection and coaching would operate in this scenario.
The uncharitable part of me thinks it could be Parish and Freedman seeking to do things on a shoestring, but even if this is the case and it works there won’t be much cause for complaint.

Depending upon fitness and desire, Roy and Ray next season.

Paddy is fine but two is company, three is a crowd.