At school, we played matches against both the MCC and Lashings CC. The latter had Tino Best playing, who was stepping up his comeback from injury at that time.
He was bowling medium pace essentially. I was at the non-strikers end and my batting partner smashed him through the covers for four...
"He wants the best for his club and will continue to block the move if needs be, even stopping it entirely if required.
That seems unlikely to happen as Bornemann has been planning for such a scenario for some time and BILD believe he probably has a shortlist of replacements already drawn up."...
There's so much detail around his style. Is there any indication that he's got a plan to break down teams when they don't fall for the bait to press, I.e. just sit back and defend deep.
Did you feel the same when we pinched Potter from Swansea? Or nearly took Jim Gannon from Stockport? The latter was 15 years ago, so I'd argue this is nothing that new.
I'd suggest it is very naive indeed to think that negotiations for players or managers don't start until a fee has been agreed.
Before any club goes to the effort of going down that road, they'll want to know there is a decent chance the player or manager would be interested in making the move.
The answer to that surely depends on what sort of manager the FA want next. If they want someone who have a proven track record of working with high profile players and turning them into trophy winners than I'd argue Potter isn't hugely suited to the role. If they want someone English, that's a...