All evidence so far shows what a total sycophant and puppet you are aaarreeighggh 
Highly unlikely you will be offered respect by long standing supporters based on the sneaky, underhand way you started messing around on here. Frankly my dear fellow you are a disgrace. The same applies to GD because he will know what you've been doing and maybe even encouraging/proposing it. Totally amateurish in my view. In fact, Unbelievable 8)
Reason I stick up for the manager is exactly because he is the manager, as well as being a friend, and that friend cannot defend himself on here. It's exactly the same as you would cross the street to confront somebody foul-mouthing a friend who you know can't strike back . Read all of my posts and you will find that I have never once tried to disguise the fact that I support the manager, in fact I have gone out of my way to make it known that all my postings are coming from exactly from that angle, that I have never purported to be a fanatical BUFC supporter, only an intermittent follower, and that I have never ever resorted to personal abuse. Whether people respect me is totally irrelevant to me but I will always stick up for a friend who cannot defend him/herself with all I've got and if people think that is being underhand then so be it.
That frankly sir is total bolocks. If you were a true friend you would surely be able to tell him the truth, be that ugly or palatable without the need for this personal crusade of yours and without as you now suggest, of having an obligation to defend, shield or even protect him from some opinions that he probably wouldn't give a toss about
He's surely been in footall long enough and doesn't strike me to be a shrinking violet type of character andas such any comments will surely be wate of the old back. I personally dont think what you do can be described as underhand, you are as you say open with your allegiance it's simply the almost childish stubborness in which you try to argue his point
As for the ability to defend himself, again he certainly strikes me as one who can do that pretty as well and if he wants to reply to any of the criticism then of course he can register like the rest of us
Failing that why not use your 'special friendship' to bring us insight on many issues that we struggle with;
Why he says what, why does he feel player 'a' is better than player 'b', why have so many seven day notice for players ended up in failure, who would he like to see here next year etc etc. If he is as good a friend as you suggest he will no doubt be able to fill you with such info, indeed you probably already know, and hopefully rather than chase all drury knockers around an assortment of different threads you will be able to inform us all rather than behave as you do.
Again only a suggstion. Like you, I never get personal nor do I respond with aabuse it is but a question Sir
