I am not a Maguire fan but the Scottish fans and some English fans offered nothing else than sheer abuse. The toll on anyone's family must be damning.
Its not Maguires fault he got picked over others. Give his family a break.
Makes me doubt the hiring process for a presenter. Surely during the interview for a presenter's job they would get asked "you have 5 minutes to demonstrate to me that you have an intimate knowledge of football and a further 20 minutes that you know everything about Bristol City." There must be equal accountability with the hiring manager/ interviewer otherwise sack them.
Its the senior management who looks after the purse strings. We have been unable to splash out in the transfer market so have to rely on home grown with a few tweaks here and there. Its also the Directors role to find available talent and negotiate. Its NP who should work with the director in the final choice. So its not only down to NP. For NP to work within that negative (in the millions) budget I think he has done well that can only help to grow the club. Lets face it, GJ and LJ were spenders.
Terry Cooper saved us though going down to extinction. But I always have positive memories of Fred Ford. Funny enough, I bet NP thinks before the end of the game, "now what dribble can I tell 'em this week that sounds different.
An experienced, knowledgeable and ambitious executive, management and Coaching staff then everything falls into place. They will get the right playing strategies, team building and execution tactics.