I am prepared to give Burley the benefit of the doubt in respect of his tenure here.
To put into context, he had to contend with:
Reporting to a Rugby Coach
3 Different Chairman
Loss of parachute payment
Having to sell on talent (Bale, Walcott, Niemi, Baird, TC Kenwyne Jones)
The thing I can never forgive him for is just the way he gave up on us.