Benitez Legacy - reflections

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Out of interest, how many of Denzel Dumfries, Tino Livramento & Luis Dias could we of got with a 1.7m budget?

 

[Marius57]

Out of interest, how many of Denzel Dumfries, Tino Livramento & Luis Dias could we of got with a 1.7m budget?

How do you know we only had 1.7m? Because benitez said so?

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

How do you know we only had 1.7m? Because benitez said so?

This again?
Didn't we have discussions with the Premier League about profit sustainability?

 

[4737carlin]

How do you know we only had 1.7m? Because benitez said so?

Haha behave, you know as well as I do that's all we spent, as i said how many of them players could we afford?
Besides would Diaz really choose Everton over CL football, the article was pure nonsense, The Athletic? Lucas D probably wrote it.

 

[Marius57]

Haha behave, you know as well as I do that's all we spent, as i said how many of them players could we afford?
Besides would Diaz really choose Everton over CL football, the article was pure nonsense, The Athletic? Lucas D probably wrote it.

Yes, that's how much we spent. Doesn't mean that's all we had.

 

[Marius57]

This again?
Didn't we have discussions with the Premier League about profit sustainability?

Wasn't me that brought up the 1.7m shout.

And supposedly we did, but we have just cut ties with all our sponsors so that's not surprising.

 

[4737carlin]

Yes, that's how much we spent. Doesn't mean that's all we had.

Right get ya, so your saying there was more money but we decided to not give it to the manager, so in other words he wasn't fully backed and is blameless in all this, I see.

 

[nsno-chris]

People still defending this fat kopite

Great stuff

 

[woodsyni]

People still defending this fat kopite

Great stuff

That stain on our club should never be mentioned again. Ban the name, lock the threads. Shame on anyone who thinks there is a single positive thing to say about the appointment. *Shakes head* Feckin' unbelievable!

 

[No8Bally]

That stain on our club should never be mentioned again. Ban the name, lock the threads. Shame on anyone who thinks there is a single positive thing to say about the appointment. *Shakes head* Feckin' unbelievable!

I could not agree more.

 

[d34noj]

People still defending this fat kopite

Great stuff

I genuinely can't understand it.

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

I genuinely can't understand it.

I don't think anybody (except theoneandonly) is actually defending Benitez, but some of the claims are so unfair and outlandish it's getting ridiculous.

 

[d34noj]

I don't think anybody (except theoneandonly) is actually defending Benitez, but some of the claims are so unfair and outlandish it's getting ridiculous.

Such as?

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

Such as?

The most popular ones:

1. Refusing to spend money. Purposefully limiting his budget to 1.7m.
2. Actively setting the team up to lose to see us relegated.

Nonsense.

 

[Theoneandonly]

According to the Athletic:

Rafael Benitez got the nod over Marcel Brands on recruitment during the summer, where he played a big part in the arrival of Townsend & Rondon. Three key names who Marcel Brands was said to have pushed were Denzel Dumfries, Tino Livramento & Luis Dias.

? [via @TheAthletic]

We couldn't afford any of them. So it's a mute point. Just FYI Rafael gave the go ahead to sign Dumfries and Diaz.