Nigel Pearson inherited a bloated squad full of half hearted, overpaid bluffers. In his attempts to turn around a sinking ship and introduce a professional culture there had to be people thrown off the bus.
Liam Manning is fortunate to inherit a lean squad of committed, spirited, fit and decent pros so therefore there shouldn’t be any dead wood and players thrown aside. No doubt he will have his views on the ability of certain players but there is nobody that needs ostracising from the squad or sent out on loan while we pay their wages due to any lack of professionalism or motivation.
To be honest, I don’t remember a city manager taking the job in such a good place. That’s testament to the job the previous manager did.