Would be interested in hearing the views of anyone who listened today.

I was fortunate enough to have a listen while at work.

First of all Parish looked, for the most part, like the cat that got the cream. I can see why. Very good body language between them and clear belief that his man is a good 'un.

Personally I thought they did well to maintain a very positive line on the nature of appointment. Clearly 'water bottle' opted for Southampton - they brushed past that. Bit of spin around the meandering hiring process.

I was pleased to hear him say he'll give the players a chance to prove their worth before "spending the money". I wonder how quickly he'll try to transition to a possession based game.

My view...
I know we've had more success with pragmatic managers but I'm optimistic that this time we'll make a better first of it. Holloway and Pardew were out of their depth. But if we get in the mire this time - there aint any decent proven get-out-of-jail-cards left...

COYP!

Totally agree, nice post. So long as giving player the chance doesn't translate to playing Chung lee and Bakary Sakho for several games and dropping precious points before he realises that neither are good enough at this level. Hopefully Sammy Lee will put him straight on who is viable and who isn't.

Very positive appointment in my opinion, especially with the prospect of giving youth a chance.
Might have been nice if they could have given Frank a mic that worked and Steve stopped playing Candy Crush on his phone for half of the time though.

I can't disagree. I think Dyche would have been the "safe" option. But but but...all decisions entails risk.

Seems to me that we are spending beyond our means, that is, if we want to develop our infrastructure. So we need to take a risk on a manager who can shift us in another direction. more towards Southampton than West Ham.

Maybe Pellegrino would have done that, maybe Dyche too. But we have given ourselves a chance.

Unlike the appointments of Pulis, Pardew and Big Sam not one of the blokes in the office had much grief to offer when the appointment was confirmed. I'm really pleased Sammy Lee stays as he'll need some street smarts quick given his inexperience in the Premier League.

Isn't 'likely to impress' mean pre-season as he will want to utilise the August window to the full - depending on that war chest he has been given?

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b******s at the BBC have completely musqouted and run with a fake news story.

At no stage did FDB say "I am excited to join a club [that will allow me] to spend a lot of money"

FDB was talking about the availability if money in the Premier League.

This is gutter stuff and what you would expect from the vulgar red tops.