Appreciate the discussion, and his position had absolutely become untenable. My love and blindness prevented me from admitting that after the CL Final he should've left. He had been undermined too much already at that stage, thus the situation was a bust. I will say I don't hate Mourinho as much, more that I just feel indifferent to him. He's our manager so I support him and what he needs, but my overall passion for his work is indeed lacking.
I think one thing to note is that Poch wanted certain young players at certain times and did not get them. Remember Toby? He wanted him out. remember De Lift? We were in pole position at one point and could not make it happen in time. The clock ticks on those deals as bigger come in (as they did). Grealish was another example, and arguably in the "dele" category albeit we have to concede Dele was the greatest bargain of the last decade. I am not so sure Poch wanted top top tier more than he wanted exactly what HE wanted, and felt (reasonably enough) the he had earned the right (the Trust minutes break down how our transfer committee works).
I agree with you with regards to Mourinho and getting behind him. My only qualifier there remains what I have always felt; he will NOT tolerate pfaffing around at the board level, he will defend himself first and foremost and he will absolutely protect himself first. The game has already begun. Trust me mate, I (once again) would be delighted to be wrong!
