It has to be between those three doesn't it. Though AVB is also spinning around in the rumour mill.
My guess the rumours are part of some journalists agenda I think. Ash and Martin Samuel are not going to be happy until AVB gets the sack.
Some journalists are real scumbags. Just a few months ago they were having a unbelievable go at Arsene Wenger. If you follow Piers Morgan on Tweeter you would know what I mean. He He slotted Wenger and Ramsay but now he would lick their ar*es after they go to the toilet.
Some journalists write from the heart and they aren't paid to do so. They must remain independent and their views should "reflect the facts" - I know that honouring the facts is not something that comes natural to some newspaper writers but on this topic I don't think they are looking to sell papers, it's more like taking side with a club or even a region of the country.
Sir Alex Ferguson was critised a lot for banning journalists but I now think he was about right. A journalist can run a campaign of half true stories and simply malicious comments to ruin a manager and yet with not a thought for the club, players,supporters, etc.
In AVB case, the cost to the club for getting the manager the sack can be huge. Money that could be better spent. What has he done wrong? Well they got turned over by City but they forget that the team lost their best player and they got new players instead. Every single player is a risk, regardless how expensive and good they are. We got Veron and others for lots of money and they just never made it for us. I for one never blamed Alex Ferguson for that. I bet AVB did not want to sell Bale so he shouldn't be blame for that. They have one more point than this time last season, etc. Yes,they have a few problems but the manager must be giving time and support.
The fact is that clubs that give time and support to managers are the clubs that either achieve more or at least stay away from trouble. On the other hand, some clubs don't do their homework an appoints managers that are a risk too high, Sunderland comes to mind, with Decanio and with Poyet.
