a lot of the issue was we never went down the right so we were predictable

Yeah easy to view Summerville and Rutter with rose tinted glasses but both fell to bits when it really counted at the back end of the season..

From what i've seen of Solomon so far is that he struggles to move the ball quickly too, he tends to slow it down too much. Some of that is just the way he's been coached before and he should get better. BUT, he needs to improve fast otherwise i'd send him back in Jan and get an upgrade in there

I think a lot of that was down to how teams defended against Summerville in particular.
Rutter on the other hand tried to do too much and frequently took the wrong option.
When it worked it looked good but that was rare.
I agree on Solomon who has the ability but doesn`t have the pace.
I would be giving him an ultimatum that he needs to shift up a gear or he goes back to Spurs and as long as we have a better replacement.

I can see Sheff United pulling away from Sunderland with us moving into second after the next 3 games.
Sheffield getting 9 points, Sunderland 3 and us 7.
Sunderland
Millwall (A) - November 23
West Brom (H) - November 26 (8pm)
Sheffield United (A) - November 29 (8:00pm)

Sheffield United
Coventry City (A) - November 23 (12:30pm)
Oxford United (H) - November 26 (7:45pm)
Sunderland (H) - November 29 (8:00pm)

Leeds United
Swansea City (A) - November 24
Luton Town (H) - November 27
Blackburn Rovers (A) - November 30 (1:30pm)