Ian Salmon

Football we're playing.

Football we're playing last year was not as enjoyable as Jürgen's, but he was getting results.

football we're playing this year has not been as enjoyable as last year and isn't getting the results and whereas his substitutions last year were fantastic this year they've been appalling and at the same time you know the thing that

People don't necessarily like a saying about the season.

In the summer, he had to manage the loss of one of his footballers.

And there are very few managers that have ever had to do that.

It's not something that happens very often.

And he managed it with dignity and he seems to manage the people really well.

So with that, I think with winning the league, you get another shot.

I think you get another chance of showing where you are.

And this season, hopefully this season has been a blip.

You know, if we'd have sacked him three weeks ago and Xabi Alonso came in, I'd have been, yes, sound, fine, that'll do for me.

But all the briefing is, all the briefing seems to be, that he's staying, that the club will decide that he's the man to take him forward.

So it's not down to me to say he has to prove anything to me.

Because he doesn't know who the hell I am and probably doesn't give a toss about me.

So, you know, there's loads of people who don't give a toss about me.

I'm sound about that.

but as a fan base I think he needs to hit the ground running he needs to make good decisions and the sporting director needs to make good decisions I think between the two of them they need to have a better season than they've had this season I think that's the thing isn't it Jimmy is that they're going to kind of

You can't just sprain his ankle.

Yeah.