Dyche Out

[Woan]

Our problems started the day Edu walked through the door. Everything leads to that point.

Edu is a convenient scapegoat but as SM has (correctly) said it's not all down to him.

And why did Nuno take such umbrage to him being brought in? It's not like it was done cloak and dagger - his arrival was being reported for months before it was confirmed.

Im convinced Nuno’s thing with Edu was mostly a red herring and an excuse for him when he’d already decided he wanted out. That he got a pay rise the previous month was a Brucey bonus. That on pitch spat with EM was the moment.

I can see that, however if I was guessing how it played out. I think he signed a new contract somewhat reluctantly at the end of the season, got offered a payrise and a 200m war chest to make amends. Then doesn't get any say in how that money is spent and he doesn't like the players we're after, maybe doesn't think they will fit the system or wants more experience or whatever. Then he's not even allowed to sign a cheap backup winger in Traore and it breaks him and he decides to try and change things, which was always unlikely and so is sacked. 

So less of a falling out of personality, more of a not getting his way and deciding he wanted out before it went downhill to protect his own reputation. Maybe he thought his stock was really high after last year and he could leverage that into a role with more control over transfers. Not sure it was a great move really, seeing where he ended up!

All of you make valid points. Do any of you think that after the on-field confrontation with EM, the final straw for Nuno may have come from Edu and EM demanding a new and different playing style? It may explain his bad feelings toward Edu. It's just such an odd situation.