Pretty sure in the last interview I heard from Dawson. He said words to the effect that it wasn’t planned, he didn’t train there preseason and he thought the midfield needed a different balance.I think what they've both said, is that it was something they discussed and wanted to implement at some point. And it was Dawson who went into Nick's office before the Port game and said, I think we should do it this weekend.
Nothing I’ve heard sounded like it was in nicks thoughts at all.