I think that the team needs to be rebuilt and if that takes more than one season, then so be it. The first question, though, is would Sam want to stay? If Lai intends to sell off our most valuable players and pocket the proceeds, then I expect that he will decline the ‘opportunity’ to put a team together with little or no money to spend. The Telegraph today reported that both Burnley and Newcastle are interested in Kyle Bartley; should there be any truth in that, then he will be gone, leaving another hole to be filled.

Unless Lai and his pals commit to putting appropriate resources into a new team, the question as to whether we want to keep Sam is academic.

FOL