Always up for change. His absence might have a negative affect, but I was getting bored with his teams, playing style, etc. Definitely makes next season more interesting for me.
It was okay, I think most of us are just turned off by any football game, especially in England. I haven't been excited by a league game in months, probably none since the turn of the year.
Every year we say the same shit about the Young Player award, it really does need some better guidelines. Of course, it'll probably take about ten years before they finally do something about it.