For Eddie Howe

[Ragatino]

Eddie wasn?t backed in the summer? at all! In team terms, that means we?ve gone backwards.

In reality, It doesn?t matter if Eddie turned around and said ?I only want Guehi?

That might have been his personal No1 target.

Precisely Guy. Guehi's name wasn't even mentioned until the end of the window. Our No.1 defensive target was Tosin Adarabioyo. That was EH's No1.

However, managers don?t buy the players? how involved are they when you have clubs buying players and they don?t even have a manager in place.

It?s a sporting director / director of football / performance etc that do this stuff.

There?s a reason they?re all now head coaches or whatever.

It was a summer of upheaval, losing the guy we were relying on to land our targets. Too late for Mitchell to have an impact as he hasn?t had a chance to assess the squad.

A decision was made by someone, somewhere to keep the powder dry.

In the recent long form 'Up Front' interview with that old charmer Simon Jordan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSyZgMHTpiU). In it Eddie talks very candidly and openly about the Mitchell relationship/dynamic & also he had some comments about Dan Ashworth too. Hilarious timing actually.

Hopefully to see us push on in the January window (which we?ve made some awesome buys in this window)

We were hamstrung by PSR, having to sell to buy? and I?m under no illusion we signed that Forest keeper so they had the money to buy Anderson? allowing both clubs to balance their books in the process.

I?m not calling for Eddie to be gone, I want him backed, new signings lift the club.

He?s done what he can to improve the players he has it his disposal, he needs new blood to take not just the individual players to the next level, but the entire team.

This, major lack of consistency and completely asymmetrical team in terms of quality. Two pub team players on the right and two excellent top quality professionals on the left has once again let us down.

Mitchell has a big job to do in January because we'll need to have someone in on that right hand side or it's gonna be a mid-table finish at this rate.

Botman back in CB will sure things up a lot more but we need to have a proper attacking threat down that right hand side.

To compete at the top of the league we need threats all over the pitch, throwing on Miggy and Wilson is just tired and absolutely not up to scratch!