Apparently the brains behind robins and coventrys promotion push that season. Seems like a bit of a ‘crazy genius’ rejects limelight and focuses intensely on coaching.
I’ve just spent 10 minutes looking for articles about Michael Beale. Kemar Roofe thinks he’s the best coach he’s ever worked under and the football was really exciting for what it’s worth
The Sunderland manager was relegated from the French top division, it’s not the same comparison, nobody has an issue with Edwards getting relegated from the prem.
He does seem to yea, but then that makes Whittaker and the clubs supposed ‘priority’ positions obsolete (2 up front in a 3 at the back). It’s a strange one for sure
The problem is unless we’re going 2 up front he’d likely be a main option for the CF spot with Conway, if he doesn’t get going that would mean a season without any real competition at CF, we’d have Conway and Coburn, Coburn may actually be a better option tbf.
Barely played for West Ham and did nothing in 8 games and hasn’t really done much for Brighton either. I think we’d have a chance if he’s actually any good
Whittaker was the biggest disappointment for me, just never really got going and rarely looked dangerous other than a few flashes. Think his best performance came in the last day at Coventry
Personally I think had we been in good form in January, cemented in the play off spots and pushing 3rd/4th then lath would have stayed. Even then though I don’t think the issue was actually selling him, it was the replacement. If he’d even been semi adequately replaced we’d have got 6th place I feel.
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