After pointing the finger of blame for everything wrong at the club firmly at the feet of The Prince during the trial with McCabe, he quickly turned on him when he lost.
This is the bloke who claimed Lundstram was “scapegoated” by a club which played him week in week out when at best he was clearly going through the motions
When he first came on the scene he used to write some decent fan articles in the Star if I recall.
But he just has such a slant on the Prince and his involvement that, for me at least, it spoils the reading. I also don't find lines insulting your readership, if they disagree with your angle, particularly endearing.
The Prince's only failings are he's perhaps not rich enough personally to sustain a top flight team on his own.
In terms of backing the manager 120m in fees plus whatever wages was beyond my expectations.
In terms of responsibility, structuring the club to make two consecutive profits isn't at all bad.
In terms of the summer, there was no mass exodus of contracted players, so I can understand a desire not to add to the payroll permanently. Surely this commitment goes hand in hand with many on contract players leaving, which wasn't the case?
His choice of manager in the summer was the guy everyone remembered from his successful Fulham team. He was brave to make the change when he did and this is one game away from paying off. If he'd gone for Hecky, "the cheap option" would have been bandied around quick smart.
He fell out with Wilder is one narrative but Wilder was spoiling for a fight. His public comments were certainly not in keeping with what I want to hear from the club rep and to me were unprofessional and disrespectful. Airing laundry in public is never a nice look. Likewise all players were Chris'. If they weren't good enough that was on him. Just asking for more to fix it and throwing good money after bad made no sense and was an example of him not accepting the reality of the situation i.e. such an abject start didn't warrant millions in short term wages chasing an impossible turnaround. In short he'd or we'd fucked it and it was time to turn attention to next season.
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