He was close at the time, as was Ferguson but it wasn't in an era that wanted instant success, it was also a much more even playing field.
We see the results now and what you see os a team in free fall, Arsenal was a rally but it won't be sustained, in part due to the players but mainly to how we are being set up, coached and in game instruction, we or should I say the game has moved on since his last Prem stint, his results speak volumes and while there is no magic wand.
A new keen manager, determined to prove himself is where I personally would start, in the mould of a Moyes type appointment. There are many out there, we have to move away from the same 4-6 names constantly mentioned and be brave and Moshiri needs to stop looking at Marquee appointments, he is culpable in this mire we see in too.
I see nothing from Benitez to say he will change his approach, he will poison the club as is already the case with the fanbase, its a tragic situation.
We start with addressing matters on the pitch first, hence my fervour in my responses.
A family of Blue since the 30's and I have never felt so distant from them as I do and like a good few on here I've lived through Walker and Walter(RIP)
I said a few weeks back, my lad, 17 now, looked me right in the eye and said, almost pleading, Why did you have to choose Everton, my reply was I didn't, but it cut me to the core.
