We are. Great discussion thread this. Very brave opening post I thought.
Benitez Legacy - reflections
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Too soon I feel. The Benitez era needs the benefit of time to truly understand the legacy he left behind.
A nuance beyond many I feel.
The footballing equivalent of post Stalin Russia.
This is very true. I hope one day we can see clearly the dirty but necessary job Benitez did - like clearing a fat berg from the Goodison sewers. I hope this thread will grow into something beautiful full of well considered mature debate about a pivotal time in the club's history*
*The club's own Brexit...a Benexit** if you will.
**Only one letter change from Benefit. That's no coincidence!
The Ale House is definitely missing a "which Dictator would be best Everton manager and why?" thread.
Being brutally honest, if you hadn't got in first I'd have probably started a poll along the lines of 'did Pigman leave us I a stronger position than before he joined?'.
I'm going to need my hands restraining at the end of the season if things go south. Or it'll be a 'is Lampard more of a disaster than Benitez' poll.
Nuance lol
This definitely has legs..drop this just as we dip into the Relegation zone with a game in hand and it will be a masterpiece
kenada_blue
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Wonder if he asked James "What would Peter Reid do?"
Sweeneytoad
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The only positive that it may have brought about was that we had to go through it for the club to start listening to the fans.
HumbleWedbetters
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I was gonna blame Benitez for Saturdays horror show but my brain had an over ride on tribalism and said "nah mate - its the same bunch of gutless cowards who have been throwing managers under a bus long before the kopite made himself the latest scapegoat for them"
I kind of agree with my brain.... whilst the likes of James and Digne can make claim to be diehard blues who loved the club more than life itself and are now tweeting things on their new club phones - the reality is that these players could be managed by a dream trio of Kendall, Catterick and Royle and still walk round a opponents pitch wondering what post match battle cry cliche they will offer.
BTW - made up benitez has gone - but im more concerned the bigger problem remains at the club - the players. Just got to hope that Lampard has the energy and leverage to do the stuff that many fans wouldn't allow other managers.... and that is to rid us of players who are conning the fans.
Not bothered that Digne or James has gone - both made sense. Villa fans have quickly realised that Digne cant actually defend and want Targett back. Look at Digne for the goal against Villa.... surprise surprise lets in a cross without any effort to close down.
I kind of agree with my brain.... whilst the likes of James and Digne can make claim to be diehard blues who loved the club more than life itself and are now tweeting things on their new club phones - the reality is that these players could be managed by a dream trio of Kendall, Catterick and Royle and still walk round a opponents pitch wondering what post match battle cry cliche they will offer.
BTW - made up benitez has gone - but im more concerned the bigger problem remains at the club - the players. Just got to hope that Lampard has the energy and leverage to do the stuff that many fans wouldn't allow other managers.... and that is to rid us of players who are conning the fans.
Not bothered that Digne or James has gone - both made sense. Villa fans have quickly realised that Digne cant actually defend and want Targett back. Look at Digne for the goal against Villa.... surprise surprise lets in a cross without any effort to close down.
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FrenchDarrenBent
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That's the spirit Chris, if nothing else works, then a total pigheaded unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through.
Carry on!
No mert that would be you. I asked you a question,
Ball was in your court, try and answer it and we can debate.
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What happened to the thread dedicated to this sort of perversion?
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