He was our No 1 choice from the outset.

[renno]

I get that to an extent. Although Mowatt had previously shown that he could do it at championship level and I thought Moore was good in the championship to be honest.

I give him credit for getting us up but I still maintain that he had a strong core group of players to deal with.

He was thrown under the bus at championship level by us selling our defence but also tactically he didn’t help us at all. We were constantly wide open at the back and in the end, that cost him his job.

I wouldn’t hate him coming back but I also wouldn’t be enamoured (will still back him or whoever gets the job).

I'd agree the core of the players then was better then that what will be the case now - although I got the impression - especially the Preston game - that it was done to highlight to the board the shortcomings in defence as they'd ripped the ronson out of the team - which they sold Bradshaw and Potts from under him mid season and didnt really replace.

The championship for me is a very unforgiving division and is developing a gulf in class between itself and L1 like the PL and championship had when we got promoted to the PL .

I think had we kept that team (As was the case with the fire sale under PH) that we would have done well and held our own - what it highlights is that 3 different owners have all done the same thing and no lessons have been learned!

Whoever comes in needs time, and if that means going up and down a few seasons then so be it - Burnley did it for a few years under Dyche and then stayed put - we need to do the same.