Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
Absolutely. Warnock takes a hit because he had a full Premier League season, similarly Mackay but to a lesser extent. Lawrence did get us promoted and had an unbelievable start to his reign as manager, but in League 1.
To judge them fairly we probably need to invent some kind of balanced scorecard - one that doesn't just take into account which league we were in during their tenures, but also the quality of squad inherited, transfer budgets, how well they recruited in each window, tactical ability and flexibility, connection to the fans (communication and club culture) and ability to manage sideways and up.

It goes without saying that every season played in the Championship was the weakest ever!