There is a lot of circling going on in these arguments. The member can't be wrong because his opinion is his own. Everyone in the world knows that Jones hasn't done anything this season to show that he turn us into a top 4 team no matter the sheep he is herding.

This squad also isn't good enough on it's own to make the 4 easily.

We win as a team and we lose as a team. Each manager picks a side based on what he wants to achieve and the players do the rest. Jones doesn't have the ability to produce anything from these players and the players don't seem capable of playing his system. But this isn't the chicken or the egg. We don't have to settle for one of the options. We can get rid of half the squad and find a better manager at the same time.

Sign the coach right now and tell them the budget they have to work with. Stop resigning any players for the rest of the season. Sack Jones as soon as loses to the Scum this weekend and then get started on the roster for next year. Give the players like 2 weeks off and then come back early to start sorting out the playing roster. Then give them individual holidays when they want to rest up and keep the rest of the squad training and slowly fill in the gaps with new signings.