2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[Bedfordblue]

Did he mention how rubbish the owner has been and is clearly football clueless? I'll guess, no?

He’s saving that one for after the window shuts and it gets really really, REALLY bad.

 

[blueblue]

Go ead Dan smash him.

I assume the action is against the club rather than the manager.

 

[MikeH72]

Dan Donachie has filed a formal grievance against Rafael and his assistant.

Can we file a grievance against him for butchering our players for the past 10 years?

 

[witchdoc187]

Were you saying that when Mike Walker was our manager though?

I can't remember tbh. There weren't transfer Windows then. I'm not defending him. Just pointless bringing in someone now in my humble opinion. Mike walker may.have won us the treble the following year. We'll never know hahaha

 

[kithnou]

I can't remember tbh. There weren't transfer Windows then. I'm not defending him. Just pointless bringing in someone now in my humble opinion. Mike walker may.have won us the treble the following year. We'll never know hahaha

Oh I know...

 

[Harryflashman]

Oh I know...

Yeah like you I’ve got a fair idea

 

[ForeverEverton]

Dan Donachie has filed a formal grievance against Rafael and his assistant.

How do you know this?

Any evidence?

Get rid of Rafael for free under Gross Misconduct?

 

[windymiller]

Maybe he trusts Rondon to make the right decisions in terms of movement and defensive shape. Even if he has 0 pace, if the ball is going to fall in the box in the last minute to either Rondon or Simms, I think most would trust Rondon.

If we are desperate for a goal and we’re punting the ball into the box, aerially Rondon will win more than Simms, for me. If we’re in front and hanging on to a lead, Rondon will physically hold on to the ball and bring others into play better than Simms.

He is limited but is the lesser of two evils, yes Simms is a wild card but that comes with challenges too.

What are you going on about? Rondon has barely won a header all season and can't hold the ball up. He is slow, he is weak, he is still, inexplicably, out of shape, his professionalism is appalling. He is done as a professional footballer. Simms and Dobbin may not be the answer, there isn't enough evidence to know either way, but there is plenty of evidence that Rondon most certainly is not the answer.

 

[wainy]

Carlo fantastico

 

[Bazlar]

How do you know this?

Any evidence?

Get rid of Rafael for free under Gross Misconduct?

@jinkyali has given snippets before and been proved correct

 

[larbert toffee]

Were you saying that when Mike Walker was our manager though?

No and neither were you, you hadn't even been born.

 

[witchdoc187]

Oh I know...

Haha

 

[luuk_deventer]

What are you going on about? Rondon has barely won a header all season and can't hold the ball up. He is slow, he is weak, he is still, inexplicably, out of shape, his professionalism is appalling. He is done as a professional footballer. Simms and Dobbin may not be the answer, there isn't enough evidence to know either way, but there is plenty of evidence that Rondon most certainly is not the answer.

I agree.

My point was only with no cash to spend, for free and on a short term deal, he’s preferable to Simms.

 

[PhilM]

 

[windymiller]

I agree.

My point was only with no cash to spend, for free and on a short term deal, he’s preferable to Simms.

He's not. There is a potential upside to Simms or Dobbin. It may be just that, unfulfilled promise, but Rondon wasn't all that great when he could run, now that he's completely immobile he's a liability with no upside. He's not even preferable to a brick tied to a stick.

P.S. a two year contract with an option for a third isn't a short term deal.