We have looked better under Rowett. If we had a half competent striker we would have probably stayed up. He can only choose from the players he had available. And not throwing every young kid in that shows any promise was probably the correct decision, because it keeps them away from the toxic environment and hopefully next season there will be no hangover after we shift the dross.
Also, what is absolutely key, is we have a manager in BEFORE pre season starts to give them half a chance of getting the team fit.