And finished second not a great fan but statistics show he not worst
I would argue a better measure of a manager is how they achieved vs. the tools they were given and the expectations. For example, the job Nigel Adkins did in keeping us up in the Championship in 2010, even though he lost more game than he won that season, is more impressive than say promotion under Russ Wilcox.
My judgement of Dean is, admittedly, slightly clouded by the fact I found him really unimpressive as a leader (those interviews when he sounded like his world had fallen apart after a narrow defeat, you never got that from Adkins) and I found his style of football & refusal to change his approach very frustrating.
