It does seem to be a weakness. But could a lot of that also be down to our defensive coaching? Terry was a great defender, doesn’t mean he is a great coach.
Also I find it interesting that you think under Smith playoffs is the best we would do next season if we go down.
Norwich ran away with the league last season and have pretty much the same team this season. We are doing better then them. Whilst not as simple as that doesn’t it suggest we would have a crack at automatic promotion if we went down?