The Benitez Thread

[The only place to be 11,313]

I don't doubt Gourlay's commercial accumen and in that aspect he may be good at that aspect of his job, but I stick by what I said as a Chief Executive with overall authority over all club dealings he's over-promoted. he lacks experience in running a major football club or in fact any major sporting organisation.

Emenalo just simply lacks experience at the top level of the sport. A networker, just like the man who first brought him to the club, can you see SAF, Wenger, Moyes, Mancini, or any other first tier manager reporting into him, if I had the experience of any of those aforementioned people and I saw his CV I'd laugh him out of the room. His transfer dealings have been mostly with known and proven quality players, not much foresight required there in my opinion.

The facts are we have no-one with significant experience of running a major football club anywhere near our board and this is one of the major changes required for stability. The lunatics are running the asylum, how else can we explain the appointment of TFSW when anyone with a pea for a football brain would have seen his task was almost impossible from the get-go given the weight of feeling against him. the fact that he's proven to be a talentless tit also doesn't help much either!

Seb Coe isn't a bad call but if someone like Dein was available I'd have him in here in a shot.

Buck's background as a corporate lawyer must help and personally I see nothing in his role that interferes in a major way with the football side of things, I might see this incorrectly but can only base my opinion on what I see.

Talking of TFSW and Emenalo, Emenalo's best buddy Avram was in the Owner's box last week, coincidence or not? Maybe there's a clear favourite for the Interim's, replacement Interim.

I understand Emenalo doesn't have much experience but when you look at our transfer dealings over his time here, do you have any major issue with it? The signings have been geared towards long-term investments in cheaper players, and it seems to be paying off, right? In fact doesn't it directly address one of the key failings of the people who were in charge before him?

Then look at the loans - Lukaku, Courtois, De Bruyne, Chalobah etc. are all on very worthwhile loans aren't they? Compare that to what happened in the last 5-7 years of this club when kids with promise pissed it away on teams subs benches. Yes we're lacking in the first-team but that is the result of ZERO medium-term planning in the years 2005-2010 isn't it?

We're moving from a system where we'd spend millions of pounds on the transfer fees and wages of players aged 28-30 who had no sell-on value, to one where we're targetting players aged 19-24 with fees and wages significantly down on what they used to be (with the occasional marquee signing). Isn't that a vast improvement on what we had?

Then there's the fact we made a profit which astounded pretty much everyone.

I sound like a fanboy for the board, but I'm simply the only person urging caution in calling for people's heads at a moment of crisis.

[MHL 47 378]

I understand Emenalo doesn't have much experience but when you look at our transfer dealings over his time here, do you have any major issue with it? The signings have been geared towards long-term investments in cheaper players, and it seems to be paying off, right? In fact doesn't it directly address one of the key failings of the people who were in charge before him?

In short, I would credit the man who did the deals that convinced them to come to us. The talent is obvious, the crux of the matter would be why they chose us, and I suspect you're wise enough to have a guess and come up with the same answer as me and it won't be they were impressed by Emenalo's tactical mantra or his CV. I posed a question about the other managers and what they'd do faced with him. He's a causation of our issues, not a saviour, and for that and his part in bringing TFSW he deserves rebuke and removal

Then look at the loans - Lukaku, Courtois, De Bruyne, Chalobah etc. are all on very worthwhile loans aren't they? Compare that to what happened in the last 5-7 years of this club when kids with promise pissed it away on teams subs benches. Yes we're lacking in the first-team but that is the result of ZERO medium-term planning in the years 2005-2010 isn't it?

We're moving from a system where we'd spend millions of pounds on the transfer fees and wages of players aged 28-30 who had no sell-on value, to one where we're targetting players aged 19-24 with fees and wages significantly down on what they used to be (with the occasional marquee signing). Isn't that a vast improvement on what we had?

Loans will only benefit if they make into our first team squad or turn in a profit from selling on. Let's look at the players you quote, three of the four well known and highly regarded ex- first team members of the clubs they were bought from, there's only two real options, play them or get them loans, a no brainier. Chalobah has been a good loan, however he was outstanding at his level and age groups above his level a loan was again the obvious choice. I've mentioned this to you before, thus far no young player recruited during Emenalo's tenure has made it into the first team squad or in fact any other PL squad, ringing endorsement?

FFP is driving the slight reduction in offered salaries, younger players are obvious target for establishment of a lower mean level of salary, it's still a job that needs doing so credit to Gourlay for that.

I sound like a fanboy for the board, but I'm simply the only person urging caution in calling for people's heads at a moment of crisis.

Crisis is a time for strong leadership, decisive thinking, reflection and change - why are you in crisis in the first place. They're a mess, you'll defend him (Emenalo) I cannot, a fraud recruited by a fraud, albeit that Grant knew what was best and that was to leave it to Steve Clarke using Jose's tactics and team.

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

HATE YOU! AND TORRES TOO.

[Changingman_2000 876]

Neil Ashton, just been on talkSPORT, discussing his story on the incident at Cobham. I think he's a decent hack and royally wound up Arsene last week so he can't be all bad. Anyways, the story goes that, In the dressing room after the Citeh game, Slim started to get dug into the players. It would seem that JT gave him a volley back, which escalated somewhat. Onto the training yesterday, Slim calls the players into a circle and starts to go into one. Again JT has a pop, saying that maybe its slim himself, and not the players who are causing the problem. It would seem that Slim was fabulously offended by JT's dig.

Ashton went on to predict that slim will stay in the job until June, "Unless there is a significant risk of not finishing in the top 4". Slim on the radio now, saying "Terry is an important player for US". There is no "US" slim, there is you, and US.

[Changingman_2000 876]

Anyway, for the record, I think Slim is a cunt

[Kojo 4,676]

A win ratio below 50 percent is just pathetic, 15 games in charge aswell, what fucking shambles the man really is.

He was never a good manager, fucked Liverpool up, fucked Inter up, and he's going to fuck us up.

[Rmpr 8,977]

Neil Ashton, just been on talkSPORT, discussing his story on the incident at Cobham. I think he's a decent hack and royally wound up Arsene last week so he can't be all bad. Anyways, the story goes that, In the dressing room after the Citeh game, Slim started to get dug into the players. It would seem that JT gave him a volley back, which escalated somewhat. Onto the training yesterday, Slim calls the players into a circle and starts to go into one. Again JT has a pop, saying that maybe its slim himself, and not the players who are causing the problem. It would seem that Slim was fabulously offended by JT's dig.

Ashton went on to predict that slim will stay in the job until June, "Unless there is a significant risk of not finishing in the top 4". Slim on the radio now, saying "Terry is an important player for US". There is no "US" slim, there is you, and US.

Any other manager I would say, "again the players standing up against the coach?".

Now I am just, SUCK THAT FSW!

[Blue Gino 377]

Any decent manager would look at Rafa's tactics, substitutions and overall record and wonder why this club hasn't fired him. Despite many saying why would a top manager take this job based on the past, a good manager has to be out there thinking, "shit I could do better than this idiot."

[Muzchap 8,966]

Any decent manager would look at Rafa's tactics, substitutions and overall record and wonder why this club hasn't fired him. Despite many saying why would a top manager take this job based on the past, a good manager has to be out there thinking, "shit I could do better than this idiot."

Now that's my kinda thinking

[Blue Gino 377]

Was Rafa hired to make Lampard and Terry not want to stay any longer? Besides trying to get Torres magically scoring again.

[Ankit 3,176]

[Blue Armour 4,436]

Comedy or Horror?

[Ankit 3,176]

Comedy or Horror?

Both. First of its kind.

[Stingray 9,441]

Look on the bright side people. We're facing West Bromwich in our next league fixture, if you know what I mean. :eyebrows:

Hattrick from Lukaku, Rafa sacked and Abramovic realizes he needs his young scoring fridge back + Clitorres dumped asap? :-)

[zolayes 14,489]

A win ratio below 50 percent is just pathetic, 15 games in charge aswell, what fucking shambles the man really is.

He was never a good manager, fucked Liverpool up, fucked Inter up, and he's going to fuck us up.

most is correct but wrong tense ,,,,,he HAS fucked us up