Every season he’s been in charge for we’ve improved on the season before.
Since 1998 we have finished lower than the season before every season except those where Jim Gannon or Alan Lord have been in charge.
Both times he was removed as manager we have faced relegation.
Along with Alan Lord he’s the only manager to improve us in the last twenty three years and the only one to do it consistently.
97/98 - 8th Division One (Megson) 98/99 - 16th Division One (Megson) 99/2000 - 17th Division One (Kilner) 00/01 - 19th Division One (Kilner) 01/02 - 24th Division One - Relegated (Kilner sacked Palmer replaces) 02/03 - 14th Division Two (Palmer) 03/04 - 19th Division Two (Palmer sacked Mcilroy replaces) 04/05 - 24th League One - Relegated (Mcilroy sacked Turner replaces) 05/06 - 22nd League Two (Turner sacked Gannon replaces) 06/07 - 8th League Two - first time finishing higher than season before since 97/98 (Gannon) 07/08 - 4th League Two - Promoted through playoffs, first promotion since 96/97 (Gannon) 08/09 - 18th League One - would have been 14th without deduction, and highest finish since 02/03 (Gannon, made redundant at end of season) 09/10 - 24th League One - Relegated (Ablett and administration, Ablett sacked after season ends) 10/11 - 24th League Two - Relegated to non league for first time in history (Simpson sacked, Ward sacked, Mathias brought in too late) 11/12 - 16th in Conference (Mathias sacked pre season, Hamann resigns, Gannon returns and keeps us up) 12/13 - 21st in Conference - Relegated (Gannon sacked, Kalezic resigns, Bogie replaces) 13/14 - 14th in Conference North (Bogie resigns, Lord replaces) 14/15 - 11th in Conference North - only time league position improved without Gannon since 97/98 (when Gannon was a player) - (Lord resigns at end of seasons, Young replaces) 15/16 - 9th in Conferences North (Young resigns, Gannon replaces) 16/17 - 8th in Conference North (Gannon) 17/18 - 5th in Conference North - lose in Playoffs (Gannon) 18/19 - 1st in Conference North - first Promotion since 07/08 and first League title since 66-67 (Gannon)
With a record like that I don’t understand how anyone wouldn’t see the logic in giving him all the time he needs.