Roy is top boy.

If any of these other managers had traded places with Roy, I doubt they would have done as well. Considering the extraordinary explosion of injuries, the potential club meltdown when Benteke botched the late PK, and the truly heartbreaking late-game losses and draws, most younger managers lack the patience, experience, and long-run faith (that things will balance out) that Roy possesses in abundance.

Conversely, I wouldn't be surprised if Roy would have done as well as those other managers if he had been in charge of their clubs.

Remember that ours was the worst start in the ENTIRE HISTORY OF ENGLISH PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL.

The way i see it:

Pep spent a lot of money and built a team out of an already good team - it's no real wonder they are doing well - but, he has done a great job.

Dyche - it's fair to say he has pulled off some nice scalps. But, he built his team and it was simmering nicely - had teams like West Ham, Leicester, Everton and to a degree us, performed as expected, their position may have been lower.

Darren Moore (if they stay up) would be in for a huge shout, but is it that new manager bounce?

Hodgson, ok i am biased but he comes in after a terrible pre season where we lose matches, lose moral, lose players to injuries - it's not even his squad - he has to do make do, his bedding in period was 3 losses so after 7 games it looks bleak.
He held his nerve over last minute losses, no recognized strikers - a fan melt down on more than one occasion (due to said striker). He requests up to 7 replacements in jan, gets one decent player with potential, losses him to injury...
Not only did we pick up points, we look to be playing our best football, with players enjoying themselves and the DNA wasn't altered, we didn't try to be flash, we just got on with it.

Klopp i truly don't think he deserves it.

Wagner? For opting to be the new stoke and disrupt the flow and injure players - no thanks.

This was once a quality forum....