To be honest, while he gets a lot of stick (which he is clearly aware of) I don't think it's personal. He's well liked by players, coaching staff, pundits - he did some great work with the Offside trust - you can see he's a great guy. He was really friendly welhen I took a picture with him after we won the league at Orient, and as the other players got back on the team bus he went off with his Dad.
The stick comes mainly due to the frustration that managers no matter what pick him! He has his uses, just not as an integral part of a system. So yeah, I think it's more aimed at the managers who keep playing him