There is unquestionably talent in the squad but they’re not responding. I think the players need a manager they respect, someone who has had success and is knowledgeable enough to get what they need to from them. JT was not that man (he was Eddie’s assistant and Eddie was clearly the boss); JW is not either (a great player but a failed manager previously and who has done little in the time he has been with us).
Our next managerial appointment will determine how serious Max is; whether Blake and Hughes have learned anything from these past few months and whether we are destined to remain in the Championship or slip into lower league mediocrity.
Benitez is available