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[Cresswell]

To DouglasQOS and Ftivano1 and others who will reply in similar vein. Forget the phone call I had last night. Believe me, my friend is sufficiently well placed that what he was telling me was no idle gossip but put that conversation to one side. I have explained why I think that this appointment lacks inspiration; why I think that Naismith is, as I said, just another off the managerial conveyor belt to nowhere. We've had more than our share in recent years. Instead of having a pop at the messenger, you now make your case. Never mind the "we must rally round the manager" rhetoric. Tell me why Naismith's appointment is a sound decision by our Board of Directors: tell me what he has done, not as a player but as a manager, to inspire this confidence: tell me what you expect him to achieve at Palmerston. Make your case.