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I know you already got a response but nobody is looking to convince anybody that people should change their mind on ETH or even that people are wrong to want him out. There is no objectively absolute fact with regards to whether ETH should be sacked or retained.
I find that when I try to elaborate On why I’m ok seeing ETH get more time, you get quite weak responses (if any at all) from people who just seem to have an unhealthy rage at the thought of anybody thinking anything other then sack him. I don’t care who wants him sacked or their reasons for wanting it. I understand completely why some people have written him off and do think there is merit to their concerns.
But there have been many things going on during ETH time here that not even previous managers had to handle: And it’s not just “injuries” or “difficult players” or “ownership instability” or “ffp affecting loan options” it’s all this relentlessly going on at the same time. Does that explain the first half of the season and champions league disaster ? I honestly don’t know , but I’m interested to see if it might be now that we seem to be seeing an end to player drama , ownership clarity, forward players building up confidence and injuries clearing up.
Im not going to go over it again, but some of the posters really don’t seem to grasp what Benito is doing with this thread. All they see is information “defending ETH” and are attacking it with mostly ego waffle that amounts to nothing.
All Benito did here was post factual information that clarifys why he feels our injuries have been more of an issue then the teams above us. I know personally how frustrating it is, when you spend all that time putting information together to try to clarify your stance (not prove anybody wrong, but clarify why you feel a certain way) and you get the kind of half arsed sh*te that some have posted.
I’ve lit a candle and said a prayer for Benito.
“Lord …. please grant Benito the gift of patience , tolerance and humility… As he navigates a cesspool of ignorance …::.. Grant Benito the wisdom to call it quits when he inevitably fails and prevent him from getting dragged down a level into tit for tat bollox . Amen”
I’m genuinely not trying to be a knob to anyone about this. I’m just trying to explain why I’m ok with 6th place at the moment.
To be clear. If we didn’t have these issues and others I’d be absolutely open to calling for managerial change and I’m not saying that anyone is completely wrong for feeling that way.
I do however believe based on available evidence this has stopped us playing to our potential and I’m interested to see how we perform with a few more players back now.
Personally think we’ll be getting more wins and better performances but we’ll see.