Assessment of Monk

Chelsea are absolute rubbish. When was the last time they beat a team above them? It's easy when you only play teams below you! LOL.

 

Hi aswan,thanks for the "unique character" epithet.
I take it as a compliment,and it makes me feel that I actually achieve something tangible by being just that.

What's the point of everyone agreeing with each other,especially when they all wear the same rose tinted spectacles?

I don't look for conflict,but if anyone decides to take me on,why shouldn't I defend myself?
If by defending myself,or daring to have a contrary opinion,I rub people up the wrong way,well,guess what,I could care less,and they need to get a life,or get over it.
Occasionally,I do write something to wind people up,especially the pompous ones who think they are the bee's knees. These people I deride with consummate pleasure.

My opinions count as much as anyone else's,even if I'm on my own with my beliefs. Luckily,I'm not alone,but maybe I say more often what some others are reluctant to say.

"Monkenomics" was a ribald comment,and the fact that you fail to see that puts you in the same corner with the rose tinted brigade,and that saddens me,since you are better than that. Or at least I thought you were.

I have no particular "agenda",but will defend rigorously my entitlement to air my opinions,as and when.

Now,if you detected any bullets in that response,I sincerely hope you were wearing your flak jacket.

 

Do you think it realistic for us to finish in the top 6 then Vetch?

 

without Bony, definitely no.

 

Why should it. After Southampton we would have played Chelsea, WHU and Southampton (away) and picked up 1 point without Bony (sold now obviously), Ki, Montero, Jonjo, Leon (yesterday). I was only expecting 1 point from these three games. It's the games after Southampton we will be targeting as wins etc.

 

This is what happened to Laudrup

 

As we are at this moment in time,NO,I don't think we will finish in the top 6.

However,if you think we will,that's O.K. with me,and I am not going to fight you over it.

 

We wouldn't finish top 6 with Bony anyway. We are more than half way through the season and have never been outside the top nine and are either 8-9 points better off than this time last season. Yet, you'd think we're in a relegation scrap given some comments on here. Yes we are going through a difficult patch atm, but it was always going to be a difficult period after the Xmas schedule in that we had to play WHU, Chelsea and Southampton on the back of losing Bony, Ki, Jonjo being a prat, Montero and Leon yesterday.
When Ki, Montero and Leon return we will then be back on track. Atm it seems to me that one or two are revelling in the difficulties that Monk is facing atm.

 

Don't you know that Laudrup is "history",and can't be mentioned around here?

 

"Revelling".

He's just been signed by Cardiff,I think?

 

But there was also a split camp under ML and previous results were only showing a downward trend.

 

Why can't Laudrup be mentioned?

Having said that I can't understand the fixation on him here that I've seen since joining. I thought Laudrup was our best Manager ever but I know many of my friends don't agree with me. Hated the way he was sacked too. Not good. But I still find the level of interest in him here curious. I haven't checked but is the Stoke board still awash with comments about Pulis?

It's all a bit weird.

 

See, that's why I like your posts...you use words like "ribald". I'm off to find the dictionary....

 

Laudrup is "history" isn't he?

Laudrup's football "history" makes him more interesting than most,if not ALL, modern player's.
He is also a highly articulate and intelligent person,a successful businessman,and much admired on the world stage.

Pulis cannot be compared to Laudrup on ANY level,so your "Stoke board" comment is quite bewildering.

 

I slip in the odd word like "ribald" to confuse the hell out of the dynamic duo from Penclawdd.
They don't have any dictionaries in Penclawdd now. They were all burnt, along with the witches,on the salt marsh.

 

Same thing under Sousa - same player involved both times too!

 

Why not? He is a very good manager.

 

I've seen this posted numerous times on here from several posters. What did actually happen here as I am still unsure of the events. I thought he left to go to Leicester?

 

I stand corrected,Pulis does have a good managerial record. I wasn't clear enough in my earlier post. Sorry Tony.

 

Who is Laudrup ?????