Back to Holloway. I believe he bears a heavy responsibility.
He had more than above average resources for the championship. He had an above average defence. He could and should have sorted out the midfield and attack to at least mid-table standard. I believe another manager would have done a better job. The man had a decent budget to spend on players and wages by championship standards. The problems of the past should have excused a failure to challenge for the play offs and being consigned to mid-table mediocrity for a season - not the almost inconceivable result of relegation to the 3rd tier.
Holloway failed to get the best out of what he had got. He blew the resources. He managed to screw up team selection. No manager gets it right every game (NP being a recent example) but clueless ones get it wrong more often than right. Scoring goals was the main weakness - and he put the only guy who could score on the wing, not for 2 or 3 games as an experiment but for most of them.
Holloway was out of his depth and his clownish persona did not help when you were up against it and needed the respect of the players and the chairman the most. Just before the start of this season MM was ruefully quoted as saying that his 'previous manager' had said " 'give me money for 3 or 4 signings, and I'll get you out of this division'. I never knew he meant down a divison!" About sums it up.
A decent manager with above average resources should ALWAYS avoid relegation (unless he takes over when you are more or less already dead and buried of course). It's promotion that is somewhat more elusive and where resources and good management don't always get you one of the 3 coveted places. But a good manager with good resources should get you close at least.
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Stop the whining. 
