Last year he came in and did the job potter should of done all those years ago. The ghosts of Anderson were still at the club (as could be seen by how we played when Cunningham and rush took charge in 2012) and the entire culture of the club needed a change, which is precisely what brown did. It led to some dire performances, as I think some players could be accused of being set in their ways, but changing it up, in the long run will be what brings us back into real contention. We weren't a million miles away by the end of last year.
His recruitment has been first class (with a few puzzlers) as far as I can see, and we've done really well in who we've tied up as well. On top of that, he's brought players on to a much higher level. Compare where walmsley and makinson were at 12 months ago, and it's a credit to everyone at saints, including brown. If we can keep that handle turning, were going to be set for a long time.
Tactics are always a bit of a danger with brown. As well as we've started this year, there's always a risk of us "doing a Huddersfield" and lose 10 of the last 11 or whatever it was, but I get the feeling we have a few more gears in us from what we've seen so far, so it all looks promising. His "tinkering" hasn't seemed to affect us so far, because a) I think he has a much better understanding of the team and b) the players who can come in are much better than last year.
A trophy is surely the only "final test" and it's looking positive so far, but nothing is won in March ...
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