Having watched the press conference this afternoon by Sage and Henderson it seems to me that Sage will be in place for at least the next two games, and quite possibly beyond.
There was no air of gloom or resignation.
It may be that we win the European tie and lose to Liverpool, but that would still mean that we were competitive in the cups and not adrift in the league.
Nonetheless, the two games after the international break against Coventry and Hull have a make or break feel.
They look like being major rivals in the struggle and these already look like key fixtures ( possibly too early to say '6 pointers', but you know what I mean).
In fact Hull, Coventry and Ipswich are all making a better fist of it that many of us thought they would and it wouldn't surprise me if at least one of them survives.