There is no doubt on earth the problems run deeper. The club is an absolute mess, from top all the way down. It’s what the 27 minute protest was all about: the lack of clarity on job roles, the lack of communication from the club, the lack of our owner, the use of Jim White to convey messages.
Appointing Benitez was literally the cherry on top from a owner who doesn’t care about us. I get that some people weren’t arsed about him, that’s fine. I and many others never rated him (him being a kopite, it is what it is). It’s everything that we are witnessing now that I was worried about; the doubling down on stubbornness, the lack of flexibility in his approach and his most famous attribute: going after players.
His appointment was always going to put a massive split in the fan base, to the point that I can honestly see scraps happening at the game soon.
But that appointment stems back to the 27 minute thing again; the lack of footballing direction. There is simply none; I’m all for a DoF if he’s given full autonomy and we know what the plans are for the next 3-5 years. If it goes tits up, then we know where the axe falls. But when we have an owner who seems to be meddling in transfers, god help us.
It was quite simply the wrong appointment in mine, and many others eyes.