Wolverhampton in the relegation zone, Blackburn one point off? What happened there?
It's been a funny season in the Championship. Little separates a lot of the teams. 23 out of 24 are averaging more than one point per game. Blackburn provide a useful example of the narrow margins, for had they won two more games, they'd be tenth.
It doesn't help that neither Blackburn nor Wolves scores enough goals. At the former club Jordan Rhodes is a one-man band, for the latter outfit, Kevin Doyle has had a surprisingly barren season.
Rovers have used thirty-seven players and four managers, Wolves thirty-three players and two managers, which is symptomatic of the lack of continuity wrecking both clubs. Owners Venky's have turned Blackburn into a laughing stock, appointing Henning Berg as manager barely days after he'd declared that no one with credibility would take the job. Berg lasted 57 days. His replacement, Michael Appleton, hung around 67 days. Blackburn, who began the season managed by a coach out of his depth (Steve Keen), once more have a temporary boss drawn from the backroom staff, Gary Bowyer, formerly caretaker between Berg and Appleton.
Wolves, meanwhile haven't recovered from the botched replacement of Mick McCarthy last season. Terry Connor (no managerial experience when appointed) was replaced by a Norwegian who'd never managed in England before, followed by Dean Saunders.
McCarthy, meanwhile, has helped Ipswich escape the relegation zone. By no means a great manager, he's capable at that level.
It's worthy of note that the man screwing up Wolves, Steve Morgan, once tried to take over Liverpool.