I think AB is an easily recognisable character for many of us if you see the media as simply another form of business - he likes a bit of kiss up kick down. Always seen him as a decent commentator and pundit, he's getting on for 50 and been doing the job a long time - in the heritage BBC career path he would have been on national TV by now, Football Focus, MOTD etc. - so I sense a bit of snark, a local sleb wanting to be a national sleb. He was best alongside Merrington, as he respected DM as an elder statesman who had managed, coached and played at the top level, and this is pretty much his take with Saints managers, a subjective approach. When Tessem starting as the number two I was shocked how many times AB would disagree and shut down his opinions, put him back in his box - a player with over 500 career appearances, 100 odd for Saints in the Prem, plus international caps. Tonda is 33, cool as a fucking cucumber in handling pressure that would cripple most coaches, and AB likely finds that hard to understand.