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In the match article, I made what was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek comment about Alan Irvine doing a "Don Howe", but after reading this interview with Terry Burton tonight, I'm suddenly concerned that I may have been alarmingly close to the mark. This is the quote from Burton which makes such worrying reading:


"Don Howe was my mentor, I used to try and sound like him, everything. Don was the man, really. The first thing that always impressed you with Don was his coaching manner, he had an edge to his delivery, and he was so creative in his practises."

Source: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014...on-arsenal-


I've worried for some time now that there's a bit too much admiration behind the scenes at Albion for Roy Hodgson's way of doing things - which includes the stubbornly negative tactical approach Hodgson tried to force onto us with little success in his second season - and not enough innovation. Looking at Swansea is the way for the future, Albion; not looking at Hodgson, and certainly not looking at Don Howe.