teignman

This clinches it for me. If one of the nicest, most positive people on the forum has been moved to bear her fangs due to the ineptitude of our interim manager, he has to go.

Well at least he's agreeing with himself. It would be far more troubling if he didn't.

Either one is fine by me.

I think those two words alone should suffice.

There's a fine line between being a gloryhunter and a masochist......

I'm still trying to understand how we left 3 spare at the back post for the equalizer. Unfuckingreal.

Here's his goal against Ajax, in case anyone is interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHYT6d7dpN4

I watched Saturday's match between OM and Rennes. I thought Allesandrini looked quite a talent. His work rate and defensive abilities were extremely impressive. He maybe doesn't have as much pace as I'd like to see in an attacking wide man, but he makes up for it in guile. Definitely one to watch.

Though I just got done writing a post on another topic deriding Benitez, I don't think we can put the transfer/squad situation squarely on him. The board, director, and ultimately Roman probably have a much larger hand in this matter than Benitez.

What a bunch of condescending, arrogant tosh from Balague. How the mighty have fallen. Once a thoughtful and insightful football writer, and now a purveyor of bilious spew. Fans want a manager who has not heinously insulted them and their club in the past. Then, not only did FSW refuse to apologize about the incident, but he defended his statements. Those events aside, all of the fans want a quality manager that can provide the ability to improve the side and, at the bare minimum, not damage them. After the Corpulent One's ignominious departure from the Scousers and his comedic misadventure at Inter, one cannot logically say he satisfies this criteria. Ultimately, all fans want to have a successful club that they can be proud of, full stop. Even this "minority" Guillem speaks of want this. They are not hellbent on control like a bunch of raving sociopaths. They/We want someone they can embrace as one of their own, and lead the club to glory. Not some arrogant, obese herbert who's career has been spiraling down for years and now seems to be better suited to telling diners what today's specials are rather than managing a football club. I know it's hard Mr. Balague, but time to admit some of your managerial pals can't make the grade in England. No need to get your knickers in a twist and make asinine assertions that fans are control freaks.

I just wish I could hit the "like this" button more than once after reading your post. It's writing like this that truly enriches this forum: intelligent, relevant, and passionate. Well done sir.

Just got done reading Martin Samuel's column on the subject. It's pretty ok: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2267886/Swansea-v-Chelsea-ball-boy-row-Persecute-Eden-Hazard-victory-sneaky-sportsmanship--Martin-Samuel.html Didn't like this bit though: "So he did what any of us would do. He tried to wrestle, and then boot, the ball free.That was wrong. He should have been patient and trusted referee Chris Foy to notice Morgan’s stunt." Apparently, Mr. Samuel is unfamiliar with the raving incomp that is Chris Foy. Chelsea supporters, and Spuds for that matter, could probably inform him that relying on Foy is an exercise in futility.

A new low for the Fail. Disgusted, as usual, with them, but also the Swansea players describing what was done to this "little boy." FFS, he's 17 fucking years old. They make it sound like he's in nursery school. P.S. I like how the Fail cropped out the can of Strongbow he's holding in the picture of him.

He's managed them on 4 separate occasions.

A real joy listening to David Pleat attempt to pronounce Kagawa yesterday. He must've said it at least a half dozen different ways, and still none of them were correct. He should stick to something he's good at, like kerb-crawling.

As much as we all desperately want someone for the pivot, KDB is definitely not ready for that task (at least right now), for the reasons you mentioned. He's got a way to go before he can effectively play that deep.

No.

Sorry, but I like to focus on the pen Drogs made in Europe, more than the one he missed in Africa. :blue scalf:

I agree with your reasoning. TBH, I didn't even read the article. I just saw the romanticism bit and took it as an opportunity to deride the dippers.

If only Benitez was as good as he thinks he is.....

If Pep loves "romanticism" of a club's past, he should have gone to the Scousers. They wallow in that shit.

Quite. Shaw is also blessed with a lot more raw pace than Bertie, which helps immensely.

I hear ya, but you also have to look at Cahill for that goal too. Granted, Lambert gave him an almighty shove before the cross came in, but Cahill just stood there rooted when the ball came into the box. As happens so many times, a series of errors lead to a goal.

This would be a great piece of business if his buyout is only £3.5m. We need depth in midfield and could flog him off for a tidy profit eventually, if we so desired.

I highly doubt he starts. He just played 45 mins with the U21s Thursday, and he did not look match fit at all.