We all have a lot of emotion invested in the success of the club.

After 14 yrs of being in an abusive relationship with the previous owner, that psychology still hangs around the club.

The people in charge of the club now are people who have managed wealth in the hundreds of millions if not the billions.

They are not the kind of people to not have plan a,b,c,d & e.

Quite simply, no one outside of a very small group, Mehrdad, Amanda, Sheikh Yasir and Eales will know what the actual state of play is. Ashworth was a weak link in the group that is clear. The only credit he can have banked is that we're improved the academy and brought in some quality youth targets, that seems to be continuing. Aside from that the guy was not the dynamic 'guru' he was made out to be.

Obviously, there was friction between the midget and Eddie Howe. Things just didn't seem right. Glad he's packed up his wagon and frigged off to the swamp with those other awful humans.

The board and Eddie Howe are in lockstep, massive respect and absolute faith in both directions.

Steve Nickson and his recruitment team are a quality group, they don't leave a stone unturned.