Swansea Presser....
Just happens to be away to Swansea where we can beat the record. We really want to win
The players, staff, owners, fans. we want to do it for them
Make a bit of history would be great, but the incentive is simply to finish the day in 2nd place
Will catch up with a lot of people after the game
I don't know what reaction I will get, but the fans were brilliant with me when I was there
It will be a different game to what we had 3 weeks ago, it was a tough game for the first 60 mins
they have quality, and will be a different game
I am extremely grateful for the 2 years I had there. Will wait and see what the reaction, I can't control that. But I loved my time there
I want to go there and win, simple as that
Joe Rothwell will be in the squad, he is looking good. Will take time for him to understand out game but he is really good
With Joe Aribo away, Joe adds something, he also has excellent set-piece delivery. We can really help him and he can really help us
He is great friends with Arma and Jack. It is really important to get a feel of a player from others who have shared a dressing room with him
Both our captain and vice captain really spoke highly of Joe.
Joe is in, maybe 1 more, but I am really happy with the squad.
my message to clubs wanting Adams and KwP, probably off the party line, is go away
I love all our players and we have something brilliant here, it is a privilege.
To keep this squad together is important, both Che and Kyle area massive parts of that, both are really happy
We have had interest in this window and the players have shot it down
I believe we need to get to the premier league together, but aware a lot can change in the week
If we lose anyone, we will try and replace them
I do not know if the club would turn down a right offer. Not my job, but they know what I want
The owners and Jason keep me in the loop on everything, and they really do know my feelings
Che is in such a good place, and we want to keep working with him
Just cannot wait to see some of their staff, some are really great friends, but my club now is in such a good place
I feel such a privilege and responsibility to manage my club now, I am quite emotional but I really want to win
I want to win, I now want to make history, I want to be in 2nd place at the end of the day
Joe is more of an advanced midfielder, with Aribo, Stuey and Carlos. Feb is chaos and we will need his qualities
We have given ourselves a problem with team selections, but he will also help us out a lot
he is not really competition for Flynn, but a new addition into the building the training stepped up a level
Our squad is important, we have the most goals from the bench, and it is a squad game, they all know their roles in/out of the team
Joe's arrival does not stop us from trying to get a RW, but no one really knew we wanted Joe, so nothing really changes. Joe will be great
If I was as good as Kyle, I would be showing off my skills on Instagram
I have spoken to Kyle and his agent (Jason speaks to them more). Not one conversation about him leaving
He is really enjoying himself, our style really suit him. I think it would take a lot of money to take him from here
No surprise top clubs want him, he is that good. But I will not waste energy on it, he still wants to improve and exploit his strengths
He is so gifted and he really wants to get better
He gets kicks a lot, Sheff Weds players were desperate to kick him
He is such a good pro, such an athlete and his mentality has grown as the season went on, which is why he plays all the time
There is still more for him to improve on but he is so gifted. The challenge is to keep him on the edge
I want to finish 2nd place, simple as that. We cannot control Ipswich and the unbeaten record is great, but we have to finish the say in 2nd place
We have to convert the away games from 1 point to 3
For the last game we worked on being without the ball, and we have continued that in areas and have of course, continued work with the ball
When you stand back in training, it is something. They train so hard and I have been really pleased this week
Been really good to be on the training ground more over the last few weeks
When you come in to a club and have a clear idea and vision, but you knew there would be pain with the mistakes - it takes time
We were aware of that, and our defeats so far have come in 1 month. I have real joy and pride in the players
But it is no where near the finished product, there is lots to improve on
It was disjoined in Sept, but we knew it would smooth out a bit. People inside the club were so patient at the time
After the Boro game, the penny dropped, the players really brought into it. It was a line in the moment
There have been really frustrating games in that time, so far from being rosey, but we are still learning and challenging
There are bumps, but the players are amazing, with so many young players. THB is a young player, Carlos is so young also, people seem to forget it
We try hard to improve them all, I am proud of the players on the unbeaten run.
No one will care about the unbeaten run if we do not go up, the players are desperate for it
I have been shown so much support here, so much willingness from the players
My fear is not about the sack at the end of the season, but not showing the path we believe in
my last jobs do not look great on paper, but the constraints we had at them, we were really successful
But fans just want to win, and here is no different for validation. I dont want to be remembered as the guy who plays nice football
There was no doubt during sept, but this clubs expects to win. I hope to be in this job as long as possible, but I have to win
I wont be doing this at 75 like Roy Hodgson. I look at him and think wow, he is incredible.
I hope I am still at the club to see the changes at SMS. I believe they are talking to the fans all the time, and know they want to improve the match day experience
They did ask me and the players, and took our feedback. The atmosphere in the ground lately is amazing. Such a change compared to the start of the season
Supporters are very much a part of the home form. Opposition members of staff comment that the stadium is rocking and rolling and they fear coming to us
It is not easy to be this good without the support from the owners and fans. I am sure some will have mixed feelings on the proposed changes
Changes are proposed to make it better for the players as well as fans
Joe Rothwell will probably have his brain fried, we will coach the life out of him, he will of course talk to others
He will get on the pitch soon, and we can then show him video evidence of what he does well and not so well. He is a very clever lad
Joe stayed in the UK during his club's break as he was pushing for this deal and he is so happy
Ryan Manning has been great in the last 4-5 games, this is the Ryan I know
He was living in a hotel with his other half and a 6-month old baby as he was looking for the perfect house
He felt the expectation from the start ,then dropped off, probably due to lack of pre season
James Bree came in and was brilliant. Ryan knows that if he does not play well, Breezy and Kyle will play ahead of him
The expectation is different here, and he knows it. He knows we are expected to win.
He is great pals with Joe Lumley, and they are always up to no-good. Ryan is such a great person and please fans are seeing it now
