I know it sounds bad and 'unsupportive' but when I log on here, I literally have a small glimmer of hope that hes not our head coach anymore.
Im not naive in thinking we should be challenging for Europe etc, or that we should be steam rolling the teams around us, but I firmly believe this is the best squad of players we have ever had in the Premier League, yet were playing some of the worst football attacking wise I have seen at the Albion.
At times we do look solid defensively, but the only problem is we dont look to have any purpose going forward. I dont believe Irvine is a bad coach, but I do believe hes a coach who is scared to lose.
His teams are set up to not lose, and not to win. When we do concede, its hard for our team to get the mentality to get back in to the game, West ham being a key example, we pressed forward got the early goal, then instead of pressing for a 2nd, we sat back and looked to be a 'solid unit.'
Irvine probably is a good coach, and probably is good at man management, but I believe his level is more youth team football, or maybe just an assistant.
My biggest fear is how long Jeremy Peace gives AI to 'prove himself', Ive said it before that we are just delaying the inevitable of letting him go, it just depends on if we still have a fighting chance to stay in the league or not by then.