Yeah. Im one of those don't look at the table until febuary types. I also scour for positives (they were that we didnt concede many and weren't losing many games either). Also the fact that most people were getting hysterical had the opposite effect, as it was the same people who said Eardley, Taylor, O'Grady, Davies etc were ':censored:' so I discounted their views instantly.
I was also trying really hard not to let my personal views on terrorist supporters cloud my view of his job and probably gave him more slack than he deserved.
Looking back on all this from a detatched standpoint, I believe I was in for a relegation shock.
Luckily Corney saw through all this and acted accordingly.