Ultimately we will finish where we deserve to and we have, in some respects, blown the opportunity for a top 8 finish despite the lack of squad depth and quality due to us not being able to see out recent games (City and Palace and to a lesser extent yesterday) and conceding late goals in the Derby and away at West Ham. Yesterdays pathetic show confirms what we all probably knew, we have made progress but we are not equipped for European football again yet.

It’s been great to see Rohl get a chance but he has been shoehorned in on the right hand side and although he’s showcased what he can do, having him in front of O’Brien lacks of any balance down that right hand side. Factor in Ndiaye’s loss of form and we have struggled to be effective from wide areas.

I don’t envisage a change of manager just yet but quite clearly some major recruitment is needed in the summer to see us progress. Along with the hope that some of the younger players like Dibling and Aznou can step up and push for a place in the side.

The team has almost picked itself for large parts of the season and that is never a good position to be in.