I'm not expecting this view to be popular...but here goes...
Agree promotion remains firmly in Bloom's plans rather than there being any hidden agenda. Implementing the plan is now the challenge. Should be interesting and potentially as exciting as anything we have experienced in the last three...
I also think Sami needs an experienced assistant, although not for the reasons outlined above but because he said that he wanted one when he took up the job. The Sammy Lee episode was obviously a farce but what plans are their now to provide Sami with this sort of support? Someone like Steve...
So Sami is faced with the current challenges, depleted squad, limitations on transfers due to FFP, Championship football rather than top tier plus all the usual challenges any new manager would experience of dealing with people, their expectations and limitations which would be a fair old...