I think Warne needs to really step up now and show why we backed him with a long term contract.
The pressure is on and he needs a good run of encouraging results and performances. Barnsley at home can’t be a one-off.
We should be finishing in the top six with relative comfort, so we have another 30 games to determine that. We should also be getting to the very latter stages of the EFL Trophy (semi final at a minimum), so again some time is needed to determine if we can meet that.
In that sense, now the dust has settled on Crewe at home, there is still something for Warne to aim for and he has something to prove. Clowes will give him time and the opportunity to do so, so we need to accept that.
The evidence so far suggests that we haven’t really improved the squad sufficiently to genuinely demand more. With the exception of Nyambe and Nelson, none of the new signings have established themselves as regular starters in the first XI. We haven’t replaced the quality of McGoldrick, for instance.
Warne needs our support for now.
