I think Woy may continue in his current role until the summer unless we are still rooted near the bottom of the table at Christmas. My belief is that NESV will use the season as a learning curve and try not to make any rash decision regarding the managers position so early into their tenure. I'm pretty sure the last thing thay want to be seen as is owners trying to destabilise the club in anyway.
My personal feeling is that a change of manager will occur next summer and that the new man will be given the funds to bring in new players then. My reasoning is based on the recent suggestion that NESV would not be spending money on players during this January's transfer window. Ok, it sounds too simple but stranger things have happened!
Performances like this are unacceptable till christmas, infact they are unacceptable for the next few games. Look at what it will do to the Moral of the team. Heads will go down and most will want to leave the club. If the likes of Alonso and Mashcerano(both cosidered true to the reds cause) would want to leave after finishing 2nd in the league and playing fantastic footy. Why would the others not want to leave after playing shambles like we have? We dont want a riot here where it is hard to stop players from staying and shed load of investment is then needed to revive the club.
If this continues, he should be gone by the end of Nov. That gives the new manager a month to work with squad, find out what he needs, and get some reinforcements in January. Who says decent players are not available in Jan. IIRC, Skittle, Arbeloa, Maxi were brought in Jan. And did we not sign someone named Anelka in Jan? All these were bargain deals. A decent manager knows how to find his man.
This could provide us much needed stability by the end of the season and then hand him the transfer kitty he needs to improve the squad.
Note: Alonso and Mascherano both wanted to go after the season we finished second, Rafa blocked the transfer of Mascherano to Barcelona that season.