Francis had two problems the players and staff hated him found him too aloof . Secondly he had the same format as Big Ron . Tried and trusted pro's that will do you a job for a bout 3 years by which time the manager will have moved on . This left us with an ageing squad that needed replacing , however this was at time of the Premier League inception the consequenses being that a a mediocre £500, 000 player was now costing £2 million so we ended up with poorer replacements