When relegation from the Premier League was confirmed Dalman said of the season “I think we should have planned much, much more ahead than we have done. That’s something we have learned”.

Unfortunately that just about sums the club up and there’s no evidence anything has changed. The club appears to make it up as it goes along without any long term strategy. Warnock gets away with anything because the club has failed to appoint anyone who could credibly challenge him.