You can't blame a striker for losing possession in the opponent's box whilst trying to create a goal for a goal conceded. You can blame him for not scoring or creating a goal if you want but not for the rest of the team failing to defend a counter-attack. Ridiculous point of view, really.
I feel sorry for your friend's loss but that's clearly an unintended consequence of any dispute between the Echo and the club. It's not fair to castigate anyone over that in this particualr instance.
Indeed. The transitional period will probably comprise of two games:
A JPT defeat - never mind, could be a blessing in disguise; and,
a defeat in a league game where no matter the manager we could have played all day and not scored a goal.
No biggy.
I sincerely hope not. Good musician, sure, but what does he know about League One? I wouldn't even trust him to appoint a Prem manager TBF, despite his ESPN subscription. And you can't be sure he's off the Daz either.