Homepage Article Rafael Benitez Appointed Everton Manager

[Kev50]

But are refuting that he spent £150m which he did. As in his time there were £150m of incoming players.

And most championship players are probably not even worth £10m, so for him to sell two players for £60m and be allowed to reinvest that going into the championship, gives him a huge headstart over the rest of the championship. As he could buy 6 players worth more than most teams best player is worth.

he's certainly going to be able to wheel and deal better than his rivals. But he's starting with a team that is demoralised, and don't know each other. if it was true that PL teams have this massive advantage, they'd come back up every year, and they don't.

 

[Death]

Well if he's still here this time next season he may have a chance to repeat his success in one of them.

Oh yes of course. Single out the least prestigious trophy why don't you.

 

[Efcjake]

if you extrapolate the number of points he gained in those nine games he would have had them ninth in the league, so he didn't get them relegated really

He was the manager when they were a point off safety and they got relegated, so yes, yes he did get them relegated.

 

[Efcjake]

he's certainly going to be able to wheel and deal better than his rivals. But he's starting with a team that is demoralised, and don't know each other. if it was true that PL teams have this massive advantage, they'd come back up every year, and they don't.

What on earth is that based on?

His transfers record is horrific.

 

[Death]

Got to appreciate the “bending over backwards” of some forum posters

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Mate kama sutra saved my marriage. Forgive me for going off topic by praising my sex life.

 

[Kev50]

He was the manager when they were a point off safety and they got relegated, so yes, yes he did get them relegated.

you mean, he took over when they were in the relegation zone? how then did he get them relegated?

 

[Efcjake]

you mean, he took over when they were in the relegation zone? how then did he get them relegated?

Because he has 9 games to make up the single point deficit they had when he started with them and he couldn't do it. He was the manager, they were relegated, ergo he got them relegated.

 

[Marius57]

Got to appreciate the “bending over backwards” of some forum posters

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Yet we are the cult.

 

[Marius57]

Because he has 9 games to make up the single point deficit they had when he started with them and he couldn't do it. He was the manager, they were relegated, ergo he got them relegated.

Don't forget his game in hand that he had

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Ancelotti won more and more recently and you couldn't even last a season before you called for his head.

Didnt call for his head mate I just wasn't in the Carlo Fantastico can do no wrong cult - I said on a few occasions for me his 2nd full season was the acid test as he had been at the club 18 months and we had finished 10th + 12th.

I'll happily admit I did say on a few occasions I wouldn't have been bothered had he been booted as he was crap here - same way I really couldn't care if Benitez was sacked I just dont see what it achieves at this stage when its the same suspects in the squad letting everyone down year in year out.

In 2 years if we aint any better + the finances have improved then by all means let him go.

 

[Kev50]

Because he has 9 games to make up the single point deficit they had when he started with them and he couldn't do it. He was the manager, they were relegated, ergo he got them relegated.

no. Benitez did not get them relegated. you could argue he failed to get top 8 form from a relegation outfit, but anything else is not true.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Oh yes of course. Single out the least prestigious trophy why don't you.

Surely the least prestigious was the one he won at Madrid

 

[Efcjake]

no. Benitez did not get them relegated. you could argue he failed to get top 8 form from a relegation outfit, but anything else is not true.

No he did. He needed to close a 1 point gap and couldn't do it.

 

[Evertonthat]

I want to give this guy the benefit of the doubt. I just cant help having the total opposite level of enthusiasm about the start of the season to this point last year.

 

[jaycee]

no. Benitez did not get them relegated. you could argue he failed to get top 8 form from a relegation outfit, but anything else is not true.

He went there, they were not relegated at the end of the season they got relegated, he was the manager, how can you argue that?