Imagine still trying to defend this mess
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Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
So 4 promotions means absolutely nothing? Even with poor signings he obviously has some good qualities? He is still a very young manager relatively too.
Again not suggesting we get him or anything like that, far from it, but it just riles me when people look down their noses at managers who got tiny clubs relegated from a division they realistically never dreamed of being in anyway. I do see why some managers jump ship at the earliest possible sign of club progression so they dont get punished career wise for overachieving in the first place. Howe's biggest mistake (well except Ibe...) was staying at Bournemouth for too long as he went from brilliant young manager who took Bournemouth up the divisions and kept them up there for five or so years to rubbish Eddie Howe who couldn't even make Bournemouth defend and got relegated.
LeeCarsley
Player Valuation: £8m
the divisiveness is the only reason I wouldn't have appointed him, as a manager he's adequate and the start is adequate but what's the point if everyone is coming to blows?
Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
Pretty much nails it really.
A crazy appointment. One where in a fantasy world (Moshiri's...) you can kind of see the reasoning behind it but in the real world is fraught with all kinds of messiness.
The atmosphere for this derby coming up is going to be ridiculous one way or another. If we win he probably becomes a hero (for a week or two anyway) but if he loses he is all kinds of trouble.
Two things I will say about Benitez, he has got balls, and I do not envy him in the slightest.
BigDuncTributeBand
Player Valuation: £25m
Who cares about the style of play???! Do a poll on here and you’d find pretty much everyone. I’ve never understood the “it’s a results business - who cares how they play” point of view and definitely not from a fan. Fair enough for a one off match but not week in week out season after season. It’s the kind of thing managers like Allardyce, Pullis, Hughton and pundits like Robbie Savage that don’t pay good money and give up their weekends to follow teams come out with.
Chris Hughton was playing eye bleeding football and telling the fans it was the only way little Brighton could play to have a chance of staying in the division. A shitebag of a manager and there are many more like him - don’t think you would find a single Brighton fan, given the choice, that would take Houghton over Potter.
…problem is, if we lose he’ll also be a bigger hero to that lot.
well Newcastle have all the money in the world, who did they get, remind me
no, I don't think they are. I've seen nothing to make me think we are currently a desirable option for a good manager.
To chase him out of the ground on Sunday after Kane remembers he's a striker and slots 4 past us.
Trench warfare this. At least we'll all be home by Christmas when he gets the sack.
Theoneandonly
Player Valuation: £10m
I was counting his entire reign there. His transfer record is abysmal.
Marius57
Player Valuation: £60m
I mean, benitez has plenty of bad signings as well. Every manager does. You will now point 8/9/10 players that he signed that are amazing, well he has managed long enough as some of the best clubs with loads of money, it's not a surprise he gets some right.
Marius57
Player Valuation: £60m
But they weren't a team 10th in the premier league with a squad of players good enough for top half. It's not comparable.
Also, having rich owners, doesn't just give you lots of money. They may have 200ml to spend, but when clubs know you have money, players cost like 40m. And they need about 9 first team players other than wilson and asm. And thats without being relegated before summer with their current squad as the January window is notoriously bad.
Marius57
Player Valuation: £60m
So you are saying benitez isn't a good manager?
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