When we were first promoted staying up was the only thing that mattered. I almost revelled in Hughton's Metal Machine Music football.
But after a couple of seasons the statement had been made. Simply finishing 14th or whatever by any means wasn't going to be enough. I love to be entertained: I wanted my team to play great football again.
Then Potter arrived and combined beautiful football with just about good enough results which would have been absolutely good enough but for the width of a goalpost.
If we are ever, somehow, to 'do a Leicester' or get near to it, it will be under Potter. I genuinely don't think anyone else is capable of taking us there. It will be because he has managed to get the players to perform at the standard necessary to get his ideas across on the pitch more or less all the time.
It's a huge ask, but wonderful fun watching him try. I literally have never seen better football from the Albion.
And as for 'tinkering' or 'not knowing his best team' - his best team is the one he selects for each match. It would only be 'tinkering' if we were playing the same opposition every week.* He selects a team to play the players we are up against. It is a completely logical way of managing.
(*Now there's an idea. Leeds. Please)
When we were first promoted staying up was the only thing that mattered. I almost revelled in Hughton's Metal Machine Music football.
But after a couple of seasons the statement had been made. Simply finishing 14th or whatever by any means wasn't going to be enough. I love to be entertained: I wanted my team to play great football again.
Then Potter arrived and combined beautiful football with just about good enough results which would have been absolutely good enough but for the width of a goalpost.
If we are ever, somehow, to 'do a Leicester' or get near to it, it will be under Potter. I genuinely don't think anyone else is capable of taking us there. It will be because he has managed to get the players to perform at the standard necessary to get his ideas across on the pitch more or less all the time.
It's a huge ask, but wonderful fun watching him try. I literally have never seen better football from the Albion.
And as for 'tinkering' or 'not knowing his best team' - his best team is the one he selects for each match. It would only be 'tinkering' if we were playing the same opposition every week.* He selects a team to play the players we are up against. It is a completely logical way of managing.
(*Now there's an idea. Leeds. Please
When we were first promoted staying up was the only thing that mattered. I almost revelled in Hughton's Metal Machine Music football.
But after a couple of seasons the statement had been made. Simply finishing 14th or whatever by any means wasn't going to be enough. I love to be entertained: I wanted my team to play great football again.
Then Potter arrived and combined beautiful football with just about good enough results which would have been absolutely good enough but for the width of a goalpost.
If we are ever, somehow, to 'do a Leicester' or get near to it, it will be under Potter. I genuinely don't think anyone else is capable of taking us there. It will be because he has managed to get the players to perform at the standard necessary to get his ideas across on the pitch more or less all the time.
It's a huge ask, but wonderful fun watching him try. I literally have never seen better football from the Albion.
And as for 'tinkering' or 'not knowing his best team' - his best team is the one he selects for each match. It would only be 'tinkering' if we were playing the same opposition every week.* He selects a team to play the players we are up against. It is a completely logical way of managing.
(*Now there's an idea. Leeds. Please
When we were first promoted staying up was the only thing that mattered. I almost revelled in Hughton's Metal Machine Music football.
But after a couple of seasons the statement had been made. Simply finishing 14th or whatever by any means wasn't going to be enough. I love to be entertained: I wanted my team to play great football again.
Then Potter arrived and combined beautiful football with just about good enough results which would have been absolutely good enough but for the width of a goalpost.
If we are ever, somehow, to 'do a Leicester' or get near to it, it will be under Potter. I genuinely don't think anyone else is capable of taking us there. It will be because he has managed to get the players to perform at the standard necessary to get his ideas across on the pitch more or less all the time.
It's a huge ask, but wonderful fun watching him try. I literally have never seen better football from the Albion.
And as for 'tinkering' or 'not knowing his best team' - his best team is the one he selects for each match. It would only be 'tinkering' if we were playing the same opposition every week.* He selects a team to play the players we are up against. It is a completely logical way of managing.
(*Now there's an idea. Leeds. Please
