📝 New Manager [Luke Williams Appointed]

[Glad2BeAPie]

What are the odds that our new manager is a current under-23s manager looking to make the step up? Or someone like Mike Williamson, who’s just got Gateshead promoted to the National League?

Or a coach at West Ham

[Frigiliana Pie 1]

I hope we’re looking for someone who over-achieved last season - even if it was at a lower level.

[Big Bob]

Get Warnock out of retirement

[nw6pie]

Or a coach at West Ham

As long as it’s not Kevin Nolan, great.

We need someone who can keep the things IB got right - attempting to play passing football, sometimes succeeding - and improve on the things he got wrong - more intensity, more aggression, more defensive solidity.

Of course, the new head coach will be dependent upon the recruitment team not signing a bunch of lightweight players again as well. Three obvious keywords for Richard Montague and co when looking at new signings: bigger, faster, stronger.

And when they’re looking at stats, here are two areas we always seem to overlook: possession won; and passes made under pressure. Rodri topped both of those in the Premier League this season, so we’re just looking for a level five version of him. Easy!