Hi Plumber,
I'm very well thanks, looking forward to kicking off the season on Friday night. We're looking good, I've been to all but one of our pre-seasons and we've looked very good, the new additions have settled in well and our performance against Liverpool was one of the best I've ever seen from us(even if it was only a pre-season).
Yep call in any time scooter. You are always welcome...
I don't think PB will be keen to speak to me, particularly if he's spoken to his old mate(and disgraced ex-Chairman) Paul Duffen, who recently banned me from his Twitter account, for posting some uncomfortable questions about Hull City funds that went AWOL.
I do these interviews for the magazine each month, this was my fourth, I'm hoping that the next one will be Dean Windass, so I'm hoping to get his views on Brownie too, though I suspect he'll be rather more diplomatic.
It must be disappointing to see the likes of St Ledger, Lonergan and Treacy leaving, though probably not a complete surprise. I was rather hoping that Treacy might come to us after we were linked with a move for him earlier in the summer, but we went for Robbie Brady on loan from Man United instead, so far it looks like a good move(he ran Liverpool ragged). I can image how well his move to your neighbours has gone down, though they seem to have problems of their own, with Mears, Iwelumo and Eagles all leaving.
Despite the issues with outgoing players, I think Brownie is as good a manager as anyone else in League One, though it's not going to be an easy league to get out of, with Sheff United, Wednesday, Charlton and Huddersfield to get past. Good luck, I'll be keeping an eye on your results and I'll pop back during the season to see how things are going.