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MikeH72
Player Valuation: £100m
Martin Alvito
Player Valuation: £50m
I'm taking Lampard.
Allardyce walked into a job where the squad had goals in it, was in better condition despite the poor summer buys, and had funds to spend in the winter. 54 points was good enough for 8th, and we were coming off 61.
Lampard walked into a squad in dire need of deep surgery, kept us up, fixed the problems we could afford to fix and has us above the zone in a league where even the bottom three are competitive.
Finishing above 60 the prior season was a testament to just how good Carlo is as a manager. Benitez, plus a long-term DCL injury, revealed the squad's true level.
So what if it's ugly? Up is up. We can talk about playing attractive football once we have the funds under league rules to sort the attack out. Right now, it's just grind out points and wheeze over the cut line.
Might Allardyce be better for that purpose now? Maybe. Would he be better for us in the long term? No way.
Allardyce walked into a job where the squad had goals in it, was in better condition despite the poor summer buys, and had funds to spend in the winter. 54 points was good enough for 8th, and we were coming off 61.
Lampard walked into a squad in dire need of deep surgery, kept us up, fixed the problems we could afford to fix and has us above the zone in a league where even the bottom three are competitive.
Finishing above 60 the prior season was a testament to just how good Carlo is as a manager. Benitez, plus a long-term DCL injury, revealed the squad's true level.
So what if it's ugly? Up is up. We can talk about playing attractive football once we have the funds under league rules to sort the attack out. Right now, it's just grind out points and wheeze over the cut line.
Might Allardyce be better for that purpose now? Maybe. Would he be better for us in the long term? No way.
Last time we didn't have a shot on target was Newcastle, three games ago
Do not make me relive that Allardyce season, but I remember vividly us having a squirm of a shot on target vs United - we got hammered by Pogba - and the GT4 doing a mocking 'waheeyyy' cos it'd been about a month of us not testing the keeper
No he shouldn't have
The revisionism over his reign is despicable. People forget how awful it was just because we've had a scare since.
kenada_blue
Welcome to Barcelonaton FC
A lot of wrist slitters on here recently
It was terrible and im glad we sacked him, but he wasnt sacked due to results, is my only point.
Yeah because spending 50 big ones on Walcott and Tosun should have been punishable by exile
Dear mods .
Could you please shut down this fine forum at 5pm on Saturday and reopen it again at 1pm on boxing day. For everyone's sanity it would be a remarkable act of kindness and compassion.
Thanks x
Could you please shut down this fine forum at 5pm on Saturday and reopen it again at 1pm on boxing day. For everyone's sanity it would be a remarkable act of kindness and compassion.
Thanks x
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Why don't you get lost in some fog.
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £90m
Also called bedwetting cowardly jack and annies
stevie blott
Player Valuation: £2.5m
Recently ???
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £90m
I actually think this is what the fanbase want now. A reality tv show where we change manager mid season every year then go on a supermarket dash in the Jan transfer window throwing cash we don’t have around. This place absolutely loves it.
BlueStevie35
Player Valuation: £70m
How the hell are you such a kiss arse for utter stains to this club?
Did we have a shot on target against Spurs the game before Newcastle?
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