That is pure speculation on your part.

I'm a confident that Roy would have consulted the medical staff before introducing Olise, just like Glasner did.

You are bending the narrative to fit your position.

Glasner also had the advantage of once bitten. After Olise's immediate breakdown last time, I expect an ultra cautious approach was decided upon.

I was as big a Hodgson supporter as any on here but any faith I had in him went after that Olise substitution at Brighton. The fact that Olise only lasted around ten minutes suggests that the player had not recovered sufficiently from injury. Then it became something of a blame game between Roy and the medical team.

Of course there were lessons learned after that and hence a more carefully managed approach this time - but the situations are not the same for that very reason.

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It's hard not to disagree with that. As much as I was fed up with Roy if Olise had stayed fit I think Roy would still be in charge as he was almost winning games on his own when fit.

Chris Sutton now suggesting that even Man City would struggle with our run of games and would not be at all surprised if this is the season we bid farewell to the Premier League!!
We surely have got to prove him wrong,haven't we ??

while I'm very concerned about our situation, Chris Sutton is a horses arse, soundbites merchant.
We should target the west ham & wolves games as finals
plus fulham & toon blow hot n cold, so points to be had.

Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

He will be patting himself on the back after Sunday as, of course, we will lose and the other teams below us pick points. I can see us slipping down a place and the odds slipping. West Ham will then be a very difficult game as we will still have only a makeshift defence. However, with returning players and the Glasner effect, the last 4 games should see a win and a couple of draws and see us through, even if we are 17th.