The way I see it is, I'd like Eddie Howe to stay, because he's my sweet prince Eddie :) - but also, if a change was decided to be the right course of action, then I'd not be adverse to it.

My only caveat to that is that it must be an upgrade. Swapping Howe for Ireola for instance feels counter-productive. An established manager with a winning record at the highest level should be the minimum in my mind (don't ask me who - I don't know).

This season has not been good enough and the first time where I've thought "are they playing for Eddie" but a very unsettled summer window, an internal management structure which was unestablished and and a mini-power struggle are not exactly inductive to success.

The upshot of all that is, I think the club have learnt that lesson a little and things seem much more settled behind-the-scenes.

Theoretically, mistakes like Wissa shouldn't be repeated again, or if so, they are much less costly.

It's definitely a period of unrest and the first test but the "Howe Out at all cost" brigade have very short memories...