Indeed, many were ludicrous - but you've previously stated that Houllier was the right calibre - it's the idea that by sacking someone, it'll all suddenly come together. It's Steve Bruce stuff and his
Yes, but that is exactly my argument my good man, a club this size can attract better, we just don't. Houllier was the right sort of pedigree, just with his health, the wrong appointment (said advisedly and knowingly re health!)
It could be argued then (?) ((not just at / with you this)) that we should have let Bruce continue to build (and actually have some time off to get over his two parents sadly dying so close together) because he steadied a sinking ship and brought in a good few of the players that got us up?
I want to believe, I want a manager who can build, I see nothing at all in Smith and his dour ways, to make me believe he is the man. So do we now wait, and waste more time to see? Has changing manager over and over helped? No, but as said, that is because the appointments have seldom, if at all, been right. Not since the run of Big Ron and Brian Little (best with John Gregory) and because he was a breath of fresh air, John Gregory. The return of Graham Taylor was just sad, shafted by Doug (had a private conversation with Graham who said he knew he shouldn't have come back when - having been promised proper funding) Doug got up from their board meeting and left the list of players Taylor had given him.
The rest, much of a much. MON during Doug time would have wheeled and dealed and done ok, as he did at Leicester but with the money Randy was splashing, we needed a Benitez.
Not going to run through the rest, but an awful lot of appointments it isn't hindsight to say, were crap. I think Smith is yet another and again, that isn't hindsight with me, I said the week before he was appointed, in an interview. I rallied once he came, thought fingers crossed he'll do a Gregory, but........
Hey ho, what will be will be, I hope we scrape survival and then act like a big club. To do that, we get a big manager.
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