THE BIG QUESTION After Dan Ashworth and Paul Mitchell both leave the club without fans seeing any real fluidity between the departments, is the obvious answer to work without a director of

football? It certainly seems that way to many observers. Eddie Howe is very much a manager who likes to have a big say in his player recruitment. He's more than a head coach. In my

view, he is the type of manager - like Kevin Keegan - that can sell a dream to a player.