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Why are you only analysing the first season back in the Championship - did you expect us to walk the league after just getting promoted? Of course, finishing 10th was an absolute disaster.

Such a cretin that he took over League One relegation candidates, got us promoted in style the following season with a near-record points tally, almost took us to the Premier League and attracted a host of brilliant players to the club, playing some of the best football we have ever witnessed...

We were outstanding in that match. I remember having the mother of all hangovers that day - it was the perfect cure.

You've forgotten Mourhino and Clough... Sometimes it takes personality and ego to be successful.

Yes, I agree. But if Poyet was refusing to deal with the retained list it demonstrates that there was a conflict of interest between the manager and the club over player issues. And OG hinted at the same thing.

As I said on another thread, the incident that led to his initial suspension (as reported in the Argus at the time) was his refusal to deal with the retained list. This presumably means there was a fundamental disagreement between him and the three Bs over which players we could afford to keep...