I’ll be very disappointed and shocked if it’s Thompson. Todd and Steve have spent enough time on twitter and the inferno to see how the fan base feel about Paul Thompson. I’m not sure why they would want to jeopardise their good relationship with the fan base with a very risky appointment. As others have said he’s got a good record in the British game so I’m not saying he doesn’t have the credentials (although I do tend to agree with the Jose Mourinho reference, I do think his best days are behind him) but if it’s true that we had over 80 applicants then it will be a kick in the teeth if we appoint Thompson.