As you are aware, last season and the results have been discussed on here in detail.
I am interested in this season and I consider results in the NPC with our current squad to be a much greater achievement than results last season.
But NOW this season is the only one that matters. We had a vastly superior squad last year, this year it is different and so if we continue to do well then it is clearly a decent achievement which should be applauded.
I consider it much too early to proclaim him as a genius. Midway through this season if we are still in a playoff or automatic place, I will be very pleased.
It is way too early at the moment, same as it would be if we had lost our first two.
So very true. Also the premiership has moved on massively since we were last there. The gap is bigger now and you have to spend millions just to stand still.
It's certainly not negative. Everyone I can see has seen it as a positive whilst qualifying that by wondering if that was the best place to strengthen.