The Hilton
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Do you have similarly low faith for "highly rated" or "experienced" professionals in all fields? Surely if your doctor tells you something you don't agree with you take a little time to consider what they've said even if you come to the conclusion that you disagree.I mean, the use of "I'm not sure about this one" was intentional as it implies and allows latitude for whatever ends up being the decision to be "right". Of course he's going to be closer to the issue, of course he'll know more than fans on a forum do - does it make him infallible? no, does it minimise my doubts? not really, but reading zealotry or outright writing something off as "wrong" out of "not sure about this one" is your damage, not mine.
I'm guessing the disconnect is I don't hold "highly rated" or "experienced" to the same degree of faith others might. I believe I've seen you describe Ten Hag being of/having "excellent pedigree" previously, yet here we are.
I won't simply trust something, especially if conflicting with what I've observed over an extended period of time, because "highly rated/experienced said so" - I reserve the right to hold doubts/question ABC and voice so - it's one of the purposes of a forum. That doesn't translate into exaggerated notions of "Wilcox's a fraud!"
either way, this is becoming circular. If Wilcox decides to keep Ten Hag, you're free to trust said decision, I'll be taking notes to cook up my next agenda - so I'll see you in one of those threads (I'm joking by the way)
That's all I'm suggesting here, if he comes to a different conclusion to you, it should at least trigger some consideration that you might not be correct. If you come to the same conclusion after that then fair enough. Maybe that's what you meant all along, it just read like you were dismissing him as automatically wrong if he didn't reach the conclusion you did.