Where do we go from here?

Not even a little bit but whatever the reasons are he's not playing well at the moment and at times has been something of a liability. It's not the end of the world - players lose form and he has.
Can we think of a player who is playing well? I can only think of Kamada who has been consistently good. Even players like Mitchell, normally mr consistent, has looked out of form.

Not saying Wharton has been good because he hasn’t. However, when the whole team is playing badly and regressing you have to look at the manager
 
Maybe I’m overreacting, but I feel like it’s a battle for survival at this point. Is 8 Premier League games too soon? The form I’m seeing doesn’t make me feel like things are going to suddenly improve, unless Henderson coming back would magically fix the entire defense.

If Dyche is the guy who can keep us up, then maybe it’s time. I wanna do well in Europe, but we HAVE to stay up. Hate it for Sage, and I think he is a good manager, but maybe his style just doesn’t work in the Premier League at a club with mid-level talent.
 
Maybe I’m overreacting, but I feel like it’s a battle for survival at this point. Is 8 Premier League games too soon? The form I’m seeing doesn’t make me feel like things are going to suddenly improve, unless Henderson coming back would magically fix the entire defense.

If Dyche is the guy who can keep us up, then maybe it’s time. I wanna do well in Europe, but we HAVE to stay up. Hate it for Sage, and I think he is a good manager, but maybe his style just doesn’t work in the Premier League at a club with mid-level talent.
Even by Sage’s own measures it isn’t working. He says the best way to not concede is to have the ball and he wants us to be on the front foot with possession. Yet we have the fourth lowest possession percentage in the division.

He may be a good manager in France but he looks out of his depth managing against premier Legaue teams and managing premier league players
 
Dumb question, but what about Dougie as manager? Is his magic truly in identifying talent, and just that? He always seemed like a true “do more with less guy.”
Dougie is an excellent allrounder he has excelled as a player, manager and sporting director. And he knows which side of his bread is buttered
 
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Probably not a popular choice but rest Adam Wharton. For all his vaunted ability he's weak in the tackle, can't score and doesn't create as much as he should. It could just be that he needs a reset but at the moment he's not worth his place.
Combination of Daichi and Timber might work. Worth a try. Not like we'll miss Wharton's goals for a game or 2. See if he can come off the bench and make a difference.
 
Dumb question, but what about Dougie as manager? Is his magic truly in identifying talent, and just that? He always seemed like a true “do more with less guy.”
I'd walk over coal to bring Dougie back as a DoF. But to suggest bringing in a bloke who hasn't managed for 10 years, and has never managed in the Premier League before, to keep us up and perform in Europe, is quite frankly mental.
 

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