That's the key word here though isn't it. Our last two managers have said quite the opposite to dispel any reputation about being an interfering chairman. In fact, didn't Sam say he invited SP into the dressing room after Sunderland to let 'em know how he felt rather than SP simply sticking his nose in.

The only whinger on that front was Pulis & we've been told by two different judges that he was lying about more or less everything when he tried to fleece CPFC.

Perhaps there's grounds for SP to be a tad more cautious than most but if it wasn't for social media & t'interweb these recycled rumours wouldn't see the light of day.

Will this be five? It's gonna be five! It IS five!

Who knows what goes on, but this is the third manager to leave when we had enjoyed, or were beginning to enjoy, a period of success. Freedman does genuinely seem to have been about money (his). Pulis put a huge amount of work into pre-season, which he's unlikely to have done if he was intending to leave at the time. Whilst it would seem that, at the time he left, it was probably because he'd had another job offer, that doesn't mean that the suggested catalyst for his wish to depart, the transfer policy, doesn't hold water. Finally Allardyce who, it seemed, was so motivated to get out that there were scorch marks on the manager's office floor. The sudden Damascus moment really doesn't ring true; life-changing decisions are rarely made on a whim. The 'statement' has all the hallmarks of a carefully constructed piece of spin to minimise damage to both parties. If Sam really felt so warmly about us, he'd have stayed to ensure a smooth transition. Again, in the background, there is the nagging issue of the transfer policy.

Only making purchases that will have a sell-on value is a laudable aim that few would argue with. The problem is that, in reality, we've spent a sizeable chunk of cash and we're, at best, standing still so far. There is, at the very least, a background noise about transfers in the Summer window that won't go away. There is a possibility that two experienced managers may have been off on their toes because, for whatever reason, they couldn't work with what was on offer. I'm happy to give the owners the benefit of the doubt this time, but if a third manager walks in similar circumstances then questions do need to be asked.

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

"The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)

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Also has a thread of its own. Time to stop this, eh?

Quite right.
The bloke did a fantastic job for us and now he has chosen to pack up for personal reasons, end of friggin story.

And what if they are nothing but a loud of f***ing bollocks? You've obviously decided not to entertain that possibility

If what I write caused you to bristle with frustration Willo would have made you melt down completely sometime last season.

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