In common with most people - or so I imagine - sports journalists like people who are interesting, cooperative, informative, witty, quotable and who generally make our job easier; and we dislike people who are curt, dull, rude, contemptuous and obstructive. Not too surprising, then, that...
I listened to him talk twice yesterday, once in the main post-match press conference after the game at St Mary's and then as he did some pre-match stuff with three or four of us for the West Brom game on Boxing Day. He strung plenty of sentences together, and spoke interestingly about being seen...
A lot of people were dead against him getting the Albion job when he was mentioned in summer, although there was no real explanation why. So it will be very interesting to see how he does. No Pro Licence, but knows the club, worked with the development squad and wants to bring young players through.