So the truth has come out in the end: the players believed they couldn't handle the pressure and and so Dyche took the decision to leave them in the hands of another coach who might get the extra bit of confidence out to save the club. A story that can be backed up by Moyes himself.
The more I hear about this feller the more I respect him.
Don't think it's as admirable as that mate.
He knew the writing was on the wall. His hard yard, nuts and bolts approach isn't working to a squad who have so many leaving, to a manager who is definitely gone in months. He even admitted while in the job late on, players stopped listening to him.
He also knew he wasn't getting a bean to spend in January - all that, was him admitting he can't do anymore, than 16th.
He should have left last summer, but he was managing the biggest club he'll ever get, on the biggest wage. If TFG took over first time around, he wouldn't have got this season.
Will credit him for keeping us up season one, and navigating/achieving 48 points in all the chaos second season. But that's it. He knew he wasn't getting a new deal, an thought be arsed with this lot for 5 more months when he can be paid anyway.