What do people think of the crux of Gareth's blog:
(a) we need a change of style to win the thing;
(b) changing style isn't about changing players or management, and can be done independently;
(c) even though he doesn't know a lot about football, any "evidence based approach" whomever it is suggested by is useful to running a business including a football club (I think that's the point, I wasn't 100% clear).
I agree with him on (a), but respectfully disagree on (b) and (c)...
I love the way you have been trying to goad him into saying "sack Ricki" but he keeps sidestepping it!
Another thing he's tried to resile from in a few comments is the taking games away from Wellington thing, which he now says is no more than one more ("which is what we said a year ago"!).
Personally I think the greatest obstacle to a style change is our players. The midfield just can't do it (too much to expect from Sanchez on his own. He's good but not that good).
I actually don't buy the line that Ricki just can't do it either. He should be able to - he's an experienced, well-qualified coach - it's just never been his preference to play that way.