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Thought this deserved a thread of it’s own. The new coach thread is the place for debating whether or not Burgess is the right coach (and some are rightly shocked by the direction the club has taken) but I thought that this documentary may shed a bit more light on why we chose Big Sam.

It’s a great watch, but more importantly serves as a starting point for discussing what approach he might take with the mess we are in. I think he’ll be popular with the players and will maybe empathise more with their expectations. I also think he’ll be bold enough to make the unpopular decisions within the camp when it comes to form and favourites. He’s grown up triumphing over adversity, and has carried this through into his career. Born leader and born winner. Hopefully this will rub off on and inspire our developing players.

I’m not too interested in his past misdemeanours. He’s far from the first sportsperson or celebrity to have skeletons in his closet. So I’m going to sit back and watch with interest what sort of effect he has on the club. We’ve tried every other way.

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Thought this deserved a thread of it’s own. The new coach thread is the place for debating whether or not Burgess is the right coach (and some are rightly shocked by the direction the club has taken) but I thought that this documentary may shed a bit more light on why we chose Big Sam.

It’s a great watch, but more importantly serves as a starting point for discussing what approach he might take with the mess we are in. I think he’ll be popular with the players and will maybe empathise more with their expectations. I also think he’ll be bold enough to make the unpopular decisions within the camp when it comes to form and favourites. He’s grown up triumphing over adversity, and has carried this through into his career. Born leader and born winner. Hopefully this will rub off on and inspire our developing players.

I’m not too interested in his past misdemeanours. He’s far from the first sportsperson or celebrity to have skeletons in his closet. So I’m going to sit back and watch with interest what sort of effect he has on the club. We’ve tried every other way.