Buffon admitted the change of manager was difficult for the players as well as the fans.
He has continued to prosper since then, with a change of manager not interrupting his progress.
But the few whispers about a change of manager after one defeat is ludicrous to me.
Eddie Howe said a change of manager now does not rank among such reforms.
"Every time the results are not good, there was a change of manager.
What is more, a club's performance can be affected by many other things, such as a change of manager.
Aberdeen had lost 9-0 to Celtic in November but a subsequent change of manager has steadied things at Pittodrie.
In too many seasons to mention Sunderland have seemed doomed, only to escape magically with a change of manager here and a win over Newcastle there.
Even last season's disappointing eighth-place finish, a summer change of manager and speculation about a move away did nothing to dissuade the Slovakia international.
Joint-chairman David Gold said: "We have to accept we are bottom of the league but there's no question of a change of manager now.
We were not performing very well on the pitch and there was a change of manager, so the environment was not so good.
