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Oi! Look at me.. I'm not!

Load of old tosh though. They don’t know who the next manager will be and might find he’s even better. Surely who we appoint next is far more important in any decision players might make.

Probably. That’s the point I was making. He’d done well in Sweden and shown promise at Swansea. We didn’t poach a manager who’d just won promotion to our division.

Or have the club got fed up with him for being distracted to such an extent by the prospect of a bigger job that results tailed off alarmingly before miraculously regaining his mojo when it seemed he had no other option?

Putting the flip side,when things weren't going so well, perhaps his intensity became pretty wearing for the players. At times, it wasn't obvious that they were all still on board. That's how it looked from the outside anyway. Maybe they won't be as bothered as we fear.

Haha! I doubt I have a big future as anything!

So this could be the timeline: January he fell out with the club over transfer policy. Feb/Mar the tension is obvious from demeanour, performances and post-match interviews. Makes a right pig's ear of the Roma away leg which along with other poor results and public pronouncements puts off some...

Overall, I was probably more gutted when Potter left. It was all coming together at that point. De Zerbi's attitude for months has prepped the ground for this... though must admit in the last fortnight, felt more confident he'd be here another year. I'm sure Thomas Tuchel's revelation...

If it's Chelsea, £100m.

I have reservations about McKenna. If we poach him now, then can't help feeling we'd get what we deserved if he proved not to be up to it in the Premier League. No better than Chelsea taking Potter. When we brought in GPot, he'd only really shown some potential.

This is true. I have an inkling though that he might loosen the purse strings a bit one day for a manager who has us going well that he trusts to stick around for a while. Let's face it, De Zerbi's volatility always suggested this would particular relationship would end in tears - and probably...

They MUST be young if they think this squad is an 'absolute mess'!

No concerns at all. I think Bloom will make enough funds available to bolster a brilliant young squad and keep it competitive. What he won't do is pay huge fees for established stars, breaking away from the model that's got the club to this point. That seems to be what De Zerbi expected, judging...

Over a barrel I suppose. RDZ says he'll take a break. Let's see how that pans out. Bottom line I imagine is that no matter what compensation clause you put in a contract, there's simply no point keeping a manager who's not fully committed.

Push on and progress from a top 6 finish? Sure, that would be great - but you could break the bank trying and still end up mid-table if not worse. There are a minimum of 9 clubs with far, far greater resources. We've got a structure that makes us competitive which is an achievement in itself -...