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NJ showed no signs whatsoever of footballing intelligence as a player. Used to run diagonally with his head down to the corner flag with no end product. Same as Nooney actually. NJ's alleged fluency in Spanish and a couple of coaching badges are certainly no sane reason to give him the job. Mind...

While it is obviously crucial that the club as a whole is 'Premier League ready' both on and off the field, it does sometimes feel that progress on the playing side is considered as something of an afterthought by the club.

That's the crux of the matter for me. Too many of the current squad seem to lack the necessary motivation, a situation not helped by a management team who don't seem able to put some fire in their bellies. Not that they should have to.