A 6-2 loss at Aberdeen in January was Livingston’s worst efficiency by a distance.
Eight days later, David Martindale took on a new role as sporting director, with Bartley changing him as supervisor.
The previous assistant has a file of 1 win, six attracts and 4 defeats, selecting up extra factors than St Mirren over that point, so ought to the swap have been made earlier?
Martindale had been on the helm for shut to 6 years and has been on the membership since 2014. As supervisor he was seen fixing damaged goalposts, portray strains on the Astroturf and clearing snow off the pitch.
However had been Livingston too loyal to an excellent servant? Or was Martindale too loyal to the gamers that secured a right away return to the highest flight?
9 of the 15 who featured within the second leg of the promotion play-off win over Ross County final 12 months had been concerned on the opening day of the Premiership season.
Summer season recruitment was additionally questionable. With Stevie Might and Macaulay Tait returning, the one new face to begin greater than 20 league video games has been Mo Sylla.
Aidan Denholm, Cammy Kerr, Adam Montgomery and Shane Blaney suffered long-term accidents, whereas Jannik Wanner, Joshua Brenet and Junior Robinson got here and went with out leaving a lot of a hint.
Forwards Alex Tamm and Joshua Zimmerman arrived in January and have barely been seen.
Scoring has not been a giant downside, although. Livingston have extra targets than Aberdeen, St Mirren and Dundee.
Regardless of the perfect efforts of ever-present goalkeeper Jerome Prior, arguably the membership’s finest performer, it has been a unique story on the different finish, transport a league excessive of 68 targets.
