Sometimes a limited experience of the squad can be a good thing: it can mean a fresh pair of eyes and different options where previously it was perceived there were none.

I recall Sven Goran Eriksson's first match with England against Spain (https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=776). Certain players in that squad were inexperienced at international level (eg Lampard, Ehiogu, Ball) or unlikely ever to be considered by leading domestic managers who "knew the players" (Powell, McGann). Ok, not all of those turned into world beaters, but there was a view that England didn't have a decent specialist left back at that stage (remember Phil Neville at Euro 2000?). Powell certainly didn't disgrace himself. I remember he did quite well, albeit a little too risk averse.

Let's hope OG - if it is him - brings that fresh pair of eyes and can bring some of the prospects to the fore as well as revitalize some of our established players.

Just my opinion but Roy's health is not the primary driver for bringing in Glasner. It's surely a results based decision and rightly so.

I don't know what your point is re Paddy. My point is that to bring someone in with no previous Premier League experience is a risk. Of course there would also be a level of risk giving the job to Paddy and out of the two I think Parish has made the right call. But I'm sure he did it reluctantly.

Old, Ungifted and White

What would be the point in lying?

You could have the greatest manager, but they still have to work under the Boards direction and within the parameters they decide (including financial).
So the new guy may/not have input into transfers
May/not have input into youth development
And he still, in the short term, has to work with the same squad.

And it would seem CPFC2010 (or whoever) are just as trigger-happy as SJ ever was with Managers,

"The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak

If it goes through it's a dramatic break from what we know.

I would genuinely consider it a new era.

We have no idea how it would affect what happens this season. We may still go down but we have to back this manager as until he remakes the side in his image we won't be able to properly judge.

I think the team will look radically different after he's done with it, both in personnel and style.

Interesting times and of course we all wish Roy improved health and a worthy retirement on a great career.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Indeed sir.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)