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Homepage Article Rafael Benitez Appointed Everton Manager

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Christ alive give the bloke a chance.

Yes he said we were a small club but that was yonks ago and he said it in the aftermath of a game when he was obviously riled.

Bookmark this... sometimes weird marriages work. I think he will do well.
14 years ago ffs. Can't believe people even remember it
 
I know all about this rivalry mate, I lived it all my life. Been there, seen it, got the t-shirt.

I know about the divisions - real and imagined. If I can accomodate this appointment then I dont see how others cant. It's uber-fandom to say it cant be tolerated. If this was Celtic and Rangers there'd be some substance to the reaction. But we're not.

This is getting hyped way beyond reality.
When did you last go to goodison or anfield ? I’m not trying to super fan you honestly I’m not , I suspect we’re similar ages and I have older family who no longer go and are still huge blues , I’d never undermine your ‘Evertonness’ but If you aren’t amongst it particularly the behaviour of the rats at anfield , where I’ll no longer go, then maybe you aren’t as switched on as you think mate.
 
Addressing comments about Everton made in 2007 when in charge of the Anfield club, Benitez explained: “I have been in Madrid, Naples, Valencia, Tenerife, Extremadura and Liverpool.

“Every single club I was there, I was fighting for them. If you analyse things in the context, what you are expecting from your manager is to fight for your club, and I will do that."

I did notice watching the interview that he doesnt actually get asked about the comments he made. Almost as if the club are trying to make something that isn't there.
 

My 2p is that if he clears out the deadwood and we win games and play decent football then I'll be happy. TBH I've never been one for cheering managers anyway. To me, it's all about what's on the pitch. Yes, I know they directly affect the pitch. but where did all the 'Carlo magnifico' shouts get us? Nowhere.
Actually, I'm properly fed up with Everton. I CBA even getting mad or overly distraught. I just want to go to the game and watch good footy and not hear 'Fortress Goodison' fall silent after our team has run out of puff after 10 minutes and me just wanting the whole match to be over because I know were are gutless.

Ignore me...I'm properly low with all this.
 
We finished 20 points above relegation playing compact football.

When we tried expansive under Koeman & Silva we ended up in the bottom 3.

We simply haven't the players to play like a Man City or Leicester.

Everyones creaming over Potter Brighton finished 16th TWO places above relegation - the owners aint rolling the dice on that type of appointment with this group of players who cant string two passes together mate.
I mean, didn't koeman finish like 7th and get us Europe before having to play like 5 of the top 6 in his first 8 games the season after? With an even worse dof than brands?

You say we 'finished' 20 points clear of relegation playing compact football. But like I say, with koeman, we finished 7th. We have never 'finished' in the bottom 3 playing expansive football so it's not really comparable.
 
Addressing comments about Everton made in 2007 when in charge of the Anfield club, Benitez explained: “I have been in Madrid, Naples, Valencia, Tenerife, Extremadura and Liverpool.

“Every single club I was there, I was fighting for them. If you analyse things in the context, what you are expecting from your manager is to fight for your club, and I will do that."

I did notice watching the interview that he doesnt actually get asked about the comments he made. Almost as if the club are trying to make something that isn't there.

He’ll be asked that question when he faces the press if we do a press conference and he will say what he said on MNF last year about his comments were taken in the wrong context.

I actually think he came across well in that interview but don’t they all.
 

When did you last go to goodison or anfield ? I’m not trying to super fan you honestly I’m not , I suspect we’re similar ages and I have older family who no longer go and are still huge blues , I’d never undermine your ‘Evertonness’ but If you aren’t amongst it particularly the behaviour of the rats at anfield , where I’ll no longer go, then maybe you aren’t as switched on as you think mate.

we get it. Some Everton fans deserve to be fans more so than others. Maybe some of us can take notes from you about being more switched on as fans.
 
Disagree completely. Allardyce was a crisis appointment. We were at the foot of the table and looking at relegation. We were broken by the roadside and called up the big fat bloke from the AA. He was only ever a short term fixit. This one hurts a lot more (for me anyway)
Well, not one to let facts get in the way of your hyperbole, but we were not at the foot of the table and there was a possibility we could have been dragged into a dog fight, but it was by no means as bad as you suggest.

employing that oaf was an absolute low point in my 60+ years supporting everton. This is bad, but not remotely close to that. At least Beni seems to have a clean character.
 
When did you last go to goodison or anfield ? I’m not trying to super fan you honestly I’m not , I suspect we’re similar ages and I have older family who no longer go and are still huge blues , I’d never undermine your ‘Evertonness’ but If you aren’t amongst it particularly the behaviour of the rats at anfield , where I’ll no longer go, then maybe you aren’t as switched on as you think mate.
The season before the pandemic. I get there if I get a ticket.

Dont doubt my history of following Everon home and away mate.

As I said in the other post to you: it's outrageous to categorise Everton supporters like you're doing. Our fans dont exist in an apartheid system; some dont get the higher ground to speak and have their points listened to because they have the priviledge of attending each game over others that cant be there.

Unreal conversation this. I cant believe I'm having it. You'll have offended hundreds if not thousands on here.
 

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