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He would and he did. The Argus would have corrected an article that has been in print alone? There's a lot wrong in that article, and Naylor himself will be aware he has presented a very one-sided view of the story. Take this for example: "He regarded the sale of Barnes...as a blow but the...

The "Poyet legacy", indeed. A lot of that budget will become available to spend this Summer.

Absolutely, but it was you who seemed to be suggesting that the timing of this piece is to do with influence from the club. I'm suggesting I don't think it is.

That article is pretty negative towards the club - I'm not sure it was published with their blessing. I'm also pretty sure they wouldn't have known that Oscar was going to jump ship until the weekend just past.

It takes two to tango. Poyet and Burke danced together quite well. Maybe Oscar has two left feet.

I guess if you were a head coach with some detachment from the transfer process, what you would do is present a list of realistic targets to the club in a timely manner to permit the maximum chance of acquisition taking place. I'm sure this is exactly what Oscar did, as Andy Naylor intimates.

Absolutely.

Or he had little interest in the intricacies of transfer deals, and wanted a title that reflected the role he wanted to undertake. One or the other, I suppose...

One more point: once the legal process with Poyet had played out, Oscar had the choice of job titles - manager or head coach. He chose head coach.

There are two sides to every story. The side presented in The Argus today suggests that Oscar's hands were tied, he had no hand in transfer dealings and the Albion lost Grabban because of Burke/Bloom. I've heard another side: Oscar had little interest in transfer dealings as he only wanted to...

Let's be clear: Poyet most certainly did not have "very limited funds".