Woof

Sad news, he was a great bloke

I'm happy with this appointment. Made his name in youth level football (just like Enzo!) , but has achieved quite a lot at Championship level and also managed to survive in the Premiership, despite working for a looney tunes owner. I guess he has learnt quite a lot over this time and no one seems to doubt his man management skills. He has the basis of a fairly settled squad with some talented players, including a fair amount of premier league experience and some young players with bright prospects. He clearly has views on how he would like to play , but is also likely to be pragmatic. The alternatives were, in my opinion, somewhat over-hyped.

When I was a student near there I saw Stanley Matthews play several times for Stoke at the end of his career. He wandered around and usually took two defenders with him He could still put in a good cross though.

A favourite of mine as well and a really nice down to earth guy. I bumped into him a few times (just out and about) and he would always have a nice little chat.