We may have won that exact fixture, but we certainly had extended periods of poor form at the beginning of both of his seasons. He pulled it round in the first season but got sacked in the second.

You must have never listened to the Sunday phone in on radio Manchester. How times, and opinions have changed. Please don’t try to say that a negative comment was never made; there was, and not just one or two. Quite a few people seemed to have changed their minds now (and there’s nowt wrong with that) it’s just this sycophantic idolisation that’s starting to creep in, and the up-in-arms denial to any criticism made of Mr Smith.

I think Nathan Brown's own post match comments might back up your theory: he was very laid back. If he is too laid back then it is possible the team will have not prepared well but instead have gone into the game overly relaxed.

That'll teach them anyway, if your theory is correct.

I think his words were too casual. For example

He looked a bit shell shocked to me, couldn,t say any positives because there wasn,t any. His pacified reaction was one of taking it on the chin sort out the problem and move on to the next game.

Brown's a very laid back sort of person, and doesn't seem to wound up what so ever.

I wouldn't read to much into that press conference tbh, and I expect his feelings on the inside will be completely different too what he expresses in person.

Maybe. I guess time will tell!