He’s given them the freedom to go out and play

But that novelty wears off after a bit.

Needs to keep them motivated beyond that, which is where a lot of managers fail.

Of ours, Roeder, Adams, Gunn and more fall into that category. Neil too to a degree. Although actually recruitment was his failing, always got the feeling he was good at the man management bit. He would actually have been perfect for Ipswich - give him a squad and he gets the best out of them, particularly youth, give him cash and he buys Naismith. And Jarvis.

Posted By: SimonOTBC, Jan 3, 08:16:37