bavlondon wrote:s@int wrote:bavlondon wrote:s@int wrote:Dundalk wrote:Emerald Red wrote:bavlondon wrote:Ciggy wrote:Worst performance of the season, our fringe players are not good enough, and its obvious they put everything into the madrid game and had nothing left. i am not as angry as last week because last week I think we all know it was then we lost our title chance.
We have no strength beyond our first 11 full stop.
Is the best post on this thread.
100% correct. Our first 11 on their day is as good as any in the league, but outside that, things are thin. Our bench today proved it. In fact, having El Zahr on the pitch proved it. We need a gluttony of signings in the summer of quality. Do we have the money for it? I don't think so. We may have to settle for two really high class signings and some better quality squad players. Some players will have to be sold off, and I expect players like Lucas, Benayoun, Babel and several fringe players to exit. Honestly, it doesn't matter if the manager is replaced. It won't change the situation for us. In fact, I can only see it worsening if that happens. If Benitez really has maintained that he wanted more control of signings, then lets see if his word is true. If he signs a few lesser unknowns and squad fillers again, well, then I'd advocate that he leaves because he will no longer have this leaning stick of an excuse to fall back upon.
Good post with a lot of truths
Good post ..... you just forgot to mention who's fault it is that the squad is so weak and who bought all the poor players that fill it.
And before you say it , no it wasn't Parry
I dont think they were all Rafas first choice signings either mate. And if you want to get Parry in it, maybe if him and that other snake Moores hadnt have gotten the yanks invovled we might have had owners who WOULD have let Rafa get all his first choice signings.
Rafa has spent over £100 million in the last two years, I don't think anyone can complain about how much money he has had.
Net spend? He has had to recoup a lot mate and most of the time can only spend big on 1 player max and has to dish out the rest over the whole squad. Not the same as say Fergie spening 30Mil on 2 strikers, 18Mil on a midfielder, 30 mil on a defender....not the same by a mile.
Net Spend 04 - 09 Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Chelsea £221,450,000 £90,300,000 £131,150,000 £26,230,000
2 Manchester City £171,020,000 £49,900,000 £121,120,000 £24,224,000
3 Liverpool £215,490,000 £98,030,000 £117,460,000 £23,492,000
4 Tottenham £230,800,000 £137,250,000 £93,550,000 £18,710,000
5 Manchester United £169,350,000 £76,050,000 £93,300,000 £18,660,000
6 Aston Villa £95,150,000 £21,255,000 £73,895,000 £14,779,000
9 Sunderland £80,580,000 £11,650,000 £68,930,000 £13,786,000
7 Newcastle £120,750,000 £83,400,000 £37,350,000 £7,470,000
8 Middlesborough £62,200,000 £32,500,000 £29,700,000 £5,940,000
10 Everton £80,100,000 £54,200,000 £25,900,000 £5,180,000
12 Arsenal £102,050,000 £81,720,000 £20,330,000 £4,066,000
11 West Ham £75,145,000 £61,625,000 £13,520,000 £2,704,000
13 Portsmouth £77,700,000 £71,010,000 £6,690,000 £1,338,000
14 Blackburn Rovers £36,100,000 £36,290,000 -£190,000 -£38,000
As you can see even on NET SPENDS , he has STILL spent more than the mancs.
rafa 
