I can sense/feel your frustration and un-wavered loyalty and passion for the club....
I think Nigel made his best move for B'ham last season when (I hope) he realised that LR wasn't up to the job of TM and duly relieved him of team affairs....
So, with that in mind, I cant for one minute think that he'd allow LR to orchestrate things this season....obviously, 'we' will know that very soon, when signings are announced.
But, as I previously posted....the Team Manager should be the first signing/announcement IMO, if 'we' are going to take things seriously!
This is not a dig/criticism of LR....he does good things for the development/junior side of the sport.