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Likely by a couple of points - if we win 10 out of 10.

Posts I wrote four weeks ago and three weeks ago explaining why the writing was on the wall. It is a mistake to isolate any single game and say we missed an opportunity. Much firmer stats can be pulled from across the season looking at how we perform, how others perform, how history has panned...

Hope you didn't tax your brain too long before coming up with that zinger.

SW should certainly be credited with making a refreshing choice. How well Pressley will do is anyone's guess.

Not sure why you feel the need to make it personal. The data is quite clear, just as it was about our impending relegation last season when many were saying "we can do it!"

Even if we won all 10 it would be touch-and-go whether we made the playoffs. Let it go - not happening. The writing was on the wall weeks ago.

Makes no difference at this point - we'll be in L1 next season. But it's good that Pressley has a couple of months to familiarise himself with the club, allowing him to make well-informed decisions in the summer.

Means nothing. I believe Fergie gave a good reference to Alex McLeish when he joined Villa.

There was nothing spectacular about Thorn's tenure at the end of 2011. He won three games out of 10, two of which were against soft opposition at the tailend of the season. And frankly, his interviews left a lot of question marks about his footballing nouse. That's the case I would have made...

What if, what if ... These hypothetical scenarios are crazy. Adams wasn't sacked. But if he was, why? Who would he have been replaced by in this hypothetical world? And we would have a very full dossier on Adams, based on his previous managerial and post-Cov managerial jobs. No, what Thorn...

No. For the reasons I have already listed.

I do accept that caretakers often see an upturn in form, but there are two caveats here: for one thing, Black wasn't the caretaker - he was given the full-time job of CCFC. And Black's turnaround wasn't the typical 'extra effort', but rather a complete change in tactics, attitude and philosophy...

I didn't come close to suggesting that. I think Robins is a capable manager.

I asked how long a honeymoon period was, which you didn't answer. As for his stint at Motherwell, we know nothing about the context of it. I've said many times on this forum that I don't judge by win percentage or any other stats without knowing the context - which is why I feel comfortable...

We are deviating from the discussion. What rankled me was Robins' kiss-the-badge stuff only to bail. Purely subjective on my part, but I wouldn't vouch for such a character. If people point to Robins' success, I will gladly contextualise it - L1, one of the best squads there, freakish form...

Which is fine. But a prime reason why I wouldn't hire him again - in case he jumped ship at a pivotal point to take more money and move closer to home. The same reason I would never want Paul Lambert as a manager. And as for the other points?

I'm not sure how this relates at all to what I said.

I answered that. No, I wouldn't be clamouring for Robins. As I say, I felt he did what any half-decent manager should have done with the squad he had available, and that he was helped no end by the torrid form of McGoldrick. Plus his walkout did not reflect well on his character. I am...

Half a season qualifies as a honeymoon period? Where do you draw the line? I would assume it's fewer than ten games.

That is a desperate comparison.