He certainly seems to enjoy the confidence of the Board, and - ultimately - that has to be earned (as well as being very important).
Only he will know how many missteps there have been along the way, but personally I couldn't care less if he makes mistakes, as long as he is able to learn from them. I think people sometimes forget, when they are being dazzled by the Liverpool connection, that this is his first senior job in a highly competitive environment.
Obviously what happens in the next two or three months will be the ultimate arbiter of how successful he has been. He's winning close to 50% of his games so far, so he must be doing something right. I still think we have a lot to do to take a place in the top six ; I know we have a good depth of talent in the squad, but the schedule we face from now to the end would test anyone.
But I don't necessarily think that reaching the play-offs should be the only yardstick against which he should be judged, even if it is what we will all focus on. If we want to be an established Championship club with legitimate aspirations to reach the top flight, then what we do in terms of culture, values and infrastructure will be vital, in the longer term. On that side of the equation, I think he and the wider management team seem to be doing well.
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