I think all we want is a team that rolls it’s sleeves up and has a good go, trying to entertain in the process.
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Eddie and JT also had their squad in place to start the season. That’s important for momentum as Fulham and West Brom have shown. Our disastrous board haven’t afforded Scott that basic practice of promotion teams and we now are scrabbling around looking for a goal scorer (along with many others) with two days to go.
Agree sleeves rolled up that can entertain, but they are a rare breed. What we wouldn't give for the new Ian Bishop at the heart of it all, maybe that could be the new Lewis Cook when he returns.
I think your account of JT's early phase is bit out to suggest all his business was satisfactorily done early to give him a settled squad as the season started. He was dealing with the will Josh leave, won't he, when by contrast this year the Board have made a number of good early moves, Danjuma out in good time, Marcondes, Davis in very early. The difference is injuries have help Parker discover the hidden depth that no manager has been brave enough to discover.
I would also imagine JT's brief to Board on who he wanted and why was clearer. We may not have liked it but he was getting results, and understood the range of possibilities with each player. I am not convinced SP will figure out the best 11 for us for a long while, which means he can't possibly know what he needs if he doesn't know what the incoming has to fit with.
Reality no value gained in comparing EH, JT, JW and SP. We have not been more than a few points below top 6 of championship since I would guess 2014.
The fact is none of us could lace up our boots and give Dom a run for his spot, so even when we're critical of players, there's at least a semblance that we couldn't do better. Managers however, well, we can all put on a tracksuit or snazzy suit, so we expect them to be as AWESOME as we think we would be if we could set up the team each week. Truth is they are all a bit of a muchness, and there are very few stand out managers in the Prem let alone out league. JT did a good job, as did JW, just not quite good enough. SP is also doing a good job, we hope it will be good enough, but I can't see that's any more or less predictable from what we have seen so far.
He has my support but not without harmless comments here on theoretical changes. The irony being that if he read this, he might at least get more points of view from other people who saw the same games and have seen these play far more games than he has . For example, strongly agree with you about brooks being an option in the hole, and we missed the chance to try it Vs Norwich, albeit with Saydee ahead of him. It's just a shame he didn't use that game to see what we could go without the handbrake on.
