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s@int wrote:

Benny The Noon wrote:

s@int wrote:

Benny The Noon wrote:And while he is here he will get my full support just like previous managers did and future managers will - its the way i was brought up supporting the club - support the players , support the manager support the club through thick and thin no matter what anyone says .

Thats the way i support the club - dont like that tough sh.it - fully entitled to say my bit on here and certainly wont go down to the levels of personally insulting and slagging off our manager like some do .

The team may well be playing sh.it at the moment and the players and manager need to take responsiblity and drag us out of it but some of the stuff being said about the manager is beyond a joke .

comments like "F.UCK Benitez" are pathetic and disrespectful to our manager .

No, you just concentrate on calling our player sh.it, then whinge when anyone disrespects our manager?

Im guessing you mean Babel - and i stick with my opinion mainly due to the guy showing any willingness to help the team out and show any fight and to disappoint and to look like he couldnt be bothered to the point where it looks like he might be feigning an injury then giving an exclusive to the scum of all people .

I don't know who you meant mate, but you called our old players sh.it a while ago, and yesterday you said get rid of the sh.it at the end of the season ....... presumably you meant more than just Babel ? 

I think if anyone said get rid of that sh.it Rafa you would be the first to object?

Bad Bob wrote:Well, Gary Mac was the colour commentator for the feed I was watching tonight and he managed to speak volumes without saying much at all at times.  He was clearly baffled with Rafa's subs and the late, late bringing on of Aquilani.  He didn't slag Rafa off or run his mouth but he clearly has some considerable doubts which I think are fair enough.

bigmick wrote:On the Aquilani substitution, has anybody got any plausible explanation whatsoever? I mean, if he was fit then surely we could have used him earlier. If he wasn't fit then why bother putting him on the bench, and more to the point why bother bringing him on? I'm not asking anyone to agree with the decision, just to offer up a reason which can be construed as remotely realistic? Is it just that we wanted to waste a few seconds maybe?

Very odd.

Had me completely baffled, TBPH.  Obviously, at that late stage, it was to waste time but why choose Aquilani?  By all accounts, the lad's bursting at the seams to get a run out and Rafa's keeping him wrapped in cotton wool for some reason.  But it verges on taking the p!ss to tell the fella to strip off for the last seconds. 

bigmick wrote:On the Aquilani substitution, has anybody got any plausible explanation whatsoever? I mean, if he was fit then surely we could have used him earlier. If he wasn't fit then why bother putting him on the bench, and more to the point why bother bringing him on? I'm not asking anyone to agree with the decision, just to offer up a reason which can be construed as remotely realistic? Is it just that we wanted to waste a few seconds maybe?

Very odd.

s@int wrote:

Bad Bob wrote:Well, Gary Mac was the colour commentator for the feed I was watching tonight and he managed to speak volumes without saying much at all at times.  He was clearly baffled with Rafa's subs and the late, late bringing on of Aquilani.  He didn't slag Rafa off or run his mouth but he clearly has some considerable doubts which I think are fair enough.

Yeah he always seems to come across as a knowledgeable and fair commentator Bob. I would love him and Hanson to do match of the day rather than Lawrenson.

Bad Bob wrote:

bigmick wrote:On the Aquilani substitution, has anybody got any plausible explanation whatsoever? I mean, if he was fit then surely we could have used him earlier. If he wasn't fit then why bother putting him on the bench, and more to the point why bother bringing him on? I'm not asking anyone to agree with the decision, just to offer up a reason which can be construed as remotely realistic? Is it just that we wanted to waste a few seconds maybe?

Very odd.

Had me completely baffled, TBPH.  Obviously, at that late stage, it was to waste time but why choose Aquilani?  By all accounts, the lad's bursting at the seams to get a run out and Rafa's keeping him wrapped in cotton wool for some reason.  But it verges on taking the p!ss to tell the fella to strip off for the last seconds. 

Adds to his appearances for us, and was obviously just a time wasting excercise........ TIME WASTING AGAINST DEBRECAN   

s@int wrote:

Bad Bob wrote:Well, Gary Mac was the colour commentator for the feed I was watching tonight and he managed to speak volumes without saying much at all at times.  He was clearly baffled with Rafa's subs and the late, late bringing on of Aquilani.  He didn't slag Rafa off or run his mouth but he clearly has some considerable doubts which I think are fair enough.

Yeah he always seems to come across as a knowledgeable and fair commentator Bob. I would love him and Hanson to do match of the day rather than Lawrenson.

Benny The Noon wrote:It really is a said state of affairs when it comes to a point where you get attacked for sticking up for our own manager , just because you support something you think has done great things for the club and believe can still do despite a current poor run .

Benny The Noon wrote:

bigmick wrote:On the Aquilani substitution, has anybody got any plausible explanation whatsoever? I mean, if he was fit then surely we could have used him earlier. If he wasn't fit then why bother putting him on the bench, and more to the point why bother bringing him on? I'm not asking anyone to agree with the decision, just to offer up a reason which can be construed as remotely realistic? Is it just that we wanted to waste a few seconds maybe?

Very odd.

As i said to Sir Rog - i think he is still a risk at the moment , a risk to take when loosing but not one worth taking when winning the game . A sub should of been done earlier but Yossi coming on .

As for him coming on for the last minute it must of only been as you say for wasting time - no other reason .

But playing Yossi isn't a risk?  It sounds like Alberto needs some horse placenta of his own since it seems to have convinced Rafa to risk Yossi with gay abandon.

Dundalk wrote:

bigmick wrote:On the Aquilani substitution, has anybody got any plausible explanation whatsoever? I mean, if he was fit then surely we could have used him earlier. If he wasn't fit then why bother putting him on the bench, and more to the point why bother bringing him on? I'm not asking anyone to agree with the decision, just to offer up a reason which can be construed as remotely realistic? Is it just that we wanted to waste a few seconds maybe?

Very odd.

Well he is now cup tied in Europe so I suppose he cant be sold 

Your sharp tonight mate...you were the only one earlier remembered we still had another CL game v. Fiorentina!   

Bad Bob wrote:

Benny The Noon wrote:

bigmick wrote:On the Aquilani substitution, has anybody got any plausible explanation whatsoever? I mean, if he was fit then surely we could have used him earlier. If he wasn't fit then why bother putting him on the bench, and more to the point why bother bringing him on? I'm not asking anyone to agree with the decision, just to offer up a reason which can be construed as remotely realistic? Is it just that we wanted to waste a few seconds maybe?

Very odd.

As i said to Sir Rog - i think he is still a risk at the moment , a risk to take when loosing but not one worth taking when winning the game . A sub should of been done earlier but Yossi coming on .

As for him coming on for the last minute it must of only been as you say for wasting time - no other reason .

But playing Yossi isn't a risk?  It sounds like Alberto needs some horse placenta of his own since it seems to have convinced Rafa to risk Yossi with gay abandon.

Im guessing with Yossi he knows the team and understanding .

Like i said it did baffle me as well but can only say what i think was the reason .