There are plenty on here Mick who 'see things as they are' but still lean towards looking for a change.
I dont think its fair to label all those who see the possibility of change as idiots who don't see what goes on above the manager as well.
I ask you.
If FSG were never to change policy do we just automatically think no other manager could do any better?
How long do you just accept that the current manager is the best we could have under current constraints?
Like I said a few days back if FSG guaranteed to change policy in the summer and allow Brendan to buy 2 or even 3 top quality players that he sees we need then I'd happily go with Brendan for another season.
I highly doubt that will happen and my fear is, taking the three years into account, Brenfan may well have shown his peak under the current policy and we can expect more of the same and be in the same position next summer or, which is even worse, come Christmas time.
Not everyone who suggests the managers position is under pressure hasn't taken into account all the information at hand.
I'm not sure I am labelling those who want a change as "idiots" Si, I'm not sure I ever have.
What I HAVE said, many times now, is that I totally get it why people want a change. I even went as far as saying that IMHO that particular debate is now done from my point of view, so please Si with the greatest respect can you and others stop making out that I'm dismissing other peoples right to an opinion, I aren't.
So to answer your questions.
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If FSG were never to change policy do we just automatically think no other manager could do any better? Of course there's a possibility another manager could do better, I've said that many times. Equally there's a possibility he could do worse. BUT, IMHO he would be as I said in my post "up against it". As I've said many times, if that new manager (assuming people get their way and there is one) gets us into fifth next season, given the circumstances it would be unfair of us to label him a "failure". Fifth is about the limit of what we can sensibly expect IMHO, although no doubt me and others like me will be hoping/dreaming of doing much better. You never know, we might.
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How long do you just accept that the current manager is the best we could have under current constraints? . I have no real idea who the best manager we could have under constraints is, although as I've said before if you change the manager over often while trying to develop young players, it's unlikely to be a good thing. Nobody could or can say with any certainty whether or not we'll do better or worse with an alternative manager, all we can do is put our best guess on it. I would have thought it's almost a certainty that if Benitez came we would do better in Europe, but other than that I don't think anyone could say for sure any which way. Naturally as I am in favour of keeping the manager my hunch is we'd do better with him at the helm, but obviously those who want him out take the opposite view.
I totally get that, they are entitled to their opinion. It doesn't make them idiots. .
What I've been talking about over the last few days ISN'T ABOUT THE MANAGER. That's why I keep saying WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE in every post. My guess if we do get rid of Brendan to be totally truthful is that we won't get Klopp because he'll go elsewhere for bigger money, and we won't get Benitez because the influence of people like Ayre at the club who remember the last time will ensure it doesn't happen. Equally the owners will probably harbour some nerves that Benitez will galvanise the fans against them should they NOT spend big, and to be honest I suspect even his most avid fans would probably accept that is a distinct possibility. So if and when we do get rid of Brendan, we'll get somebody else who's currently not on the radar. It is still entirely possible that they'll improve things from where we are, but what I'm afraid of is that we finish fifth again next term under this "manager X" and the self same people are campaigning to get rid of him too. WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE will have their work cut out to get us into the top four, that is the big picture which I think some are missing.
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