I'm not saying sack Clarke, but I am getting concerned. At what point do we say enough's enough? His appearance makes me think he lacks motivation, though I'm not saying he's like that behind closed doors. Just an observation.
Some of his team starts and subs make me wander at times. I'm glad we went 442 today, but I'm so confused as to why he was so reluctant to bring in any more players when he had chance through January.
It only takes a couple of injuries (Gera & Thorne) and some silly behavior (Odemwingie & Popov) and suddenly our team is depleted. Having got rid of Jara, Dawson, Cox and Wood, that's EIGHT players the squad has lost in a matter of weeks. Thank goodness Dorrans didn't actually go, after being told he was free to go.
At first I didn't like Clarke, but when we started playing well and getting results it turned my opinion. But now, I find myself thinking 'was it just good fortune?' early on, as we seemed to have hit a slump that seems insurmountable.
I realise we're still not in a bad position, but surely thats only down to the fortune of other teams losing too? If they'd won, we'd be much further down the league.