There weren't that many posts commenting on the appointment at the time.A while ago, I tried to find posts on here in 2008 commenting on Pep's appointment at Barcelona. It would be interesting to see whether his success there was viewed as a foregone conclusion, back then. (It wasn't obviously but actual posts predicting his failure would be hilarious to read)
Maybe @Damien could help? I have a Kenwood juicer I could send you...
What garnered a lot more discussion then was Ronaldinho leaving Barcelona with one poster saying "Missing out on Ronaldinho on the cheap IMO will be like missing out on microsoft stock in the 80's. It will only end in tears of regret for those who miss out."