I find this board's obsession with Andy Naylor a bit bizarre. He's a journalist, he tries to figure out what's going on by asking questions, doing some research, tapping up contacts. And yes, keeping an eye on a message boards (he's he'd be a bit rubbish if he deprived himself of that option among many). He know a bit more about what what's happening at the club than most of us, and he has to stick his neck out in print. Unlike the poseurs on here - there's comeback for him when he gets it wrong. Which it will do sometime.
But most of all - like us - he's an observer. What he writes has minimal influence on what goes on at the club or who it signs.
It's not his job to be liked by the club. In fact, he shouldn't be. There's an old saying in newspapers that if the local council is happy with your coverage then you're doing something wrong. Asking difficult questions, putting an eye-catching slant on things - that's what makes us read journalists. And, by the way, he's been watching Albion for more years than many of us so don't underestimate what he does know.
But most of all - like us - he's an observer. What he writes has minimal influence on what goes on at the club or who it signs.
It's not his job to be liked by the club. In fact, he shouldn't be. There's an old saying in newspapers that if the local council is happy with your coverage then you're doing something wrong. Asking difficult questions, putting an eye-catching slant on things - that's what makes us read journalists. And, by the way, he's been watching Albion for more years than many of us so don't underestimate what he does know.
