As I have said on quite a few posts I am not, and never have been a big fan of AVB, that is not to say that my opinion will never change, in fact it has softened. I am still to be convinced, maybe given time I will be, that is as far as I will go at present, and unfortunately you will all have to accept the fact that that is my opinion, and one that I am entitled to.
I think it would be fair to say that your judgement (and a few others here) on AVB's qualities were clouded by the fact that he never played football and that only ex-pro footballers are capable of becoming managers/coaches. Well this has proved to be a complete load of tosh!
Quite a few ex-pro have failed miserably and Jose the Special One is a prime example of that success. I have always liked and trusted AVB from day one and he, like his Portuguese ex-colleague will become one of the best coaches in years to come. I just hope he does it with us.
What puzzles me in you post is that you are still not convinced although he has led a quite depleated team during very crucial times last season and still managed to finish with 72 points. It does not mean that he is the new Fergie, but I woud challenge anyone to name another NEWLY appointed manager with his level of experience in the EPL who could have been trusted to equal that!
AVB, like Bale, is our foundation for the future. Let's hope for goods news from Mr Levy when they all return from holiday (or I will be writing to him personally!)