Tuesday 21 December 2010

Steve Claridge on Liverpool, Rafa & Hughton

Steve Claridge speaking on Radio 5 Live said: "I don't understand why the fans gave so much latitude to Benitez and so little to Hughton. What they have to understand is that all the mess is down to the guy before. You have to look at what Hughton inherited. All the mess is down to the previous guy. You need time to sort out a mess like that, it doesn't happen overnight."

Substitute Zola and Grant in there and I think that is spot on for West Ham too! Except Grant wasn't left with Torres, Gerrard, Reina and Johnson and wasn't able to pick up Joe Cole on a Bosman of course!

13 comments:

Stani Army said...

Come on HF, you're scraping the bottom of the barrel now.

Everyone knows the mess caused at our club was by Curbishley and the Icelandic owners.

What mess did Zola make? Any sales under his stewardship were forced, to keep the club afloat.

Hammersfan said...

So it's not Grant's fault then? That's some progress!

Stani Army said...

It is, because he (a) Had a chance to improve (time and money) (b) Brought players in but is doing worse.

Hammersfan said...

Same applies to Zola!

Anonymous said...

I dont if I am getting this right.
If Hodgson inherited a mess at Liverpool and thats why they are struggling. Could we not do the same about Fulham.
In this case it means Hodgson messed up Fulham and Mark Hughes has been left to deal with that hence the reason Fulham are not in the bottom 3 on goal difference only.
Over 3 seasons Fulham was built in Hodgson's image hence any subsequent problems point to this same man people are scrapping the bottom of the barrel to find excuses for.

Hammersfan said...

Would Fulham be struggling under Hughton? No. That mess is of Hughes' making and long may it continue.

Stani Army said...

No, Zola did/had neither. And the randy boys didn't back him but undermined him.

But regardless, you're undermining your Grantazola index with this point. That bloody thing was created for the very reason that you were so sure how much better Grant would be as manager than Zola.

Keep thinking HF. I think the Christmas present you dream about is Grant coming on tv on Christmas day and say: "I was only kidding everyone. I'm not this poor a manager really. I was just giving the rest of the league a head start. From now on, we will win every game", and he then proceeds in doing just that. That would be heaven for you wouldn't it HF?

Anonymous said...

cos' Rafa's the best you dick!

Hammersfan said...

Yeah that would be perfect for me as a West Ham fan Stani. But it sounds from what you have written, and the asking of the question, that it would be a nightmare for you. Why? Is it cos he is Jewish?

Hammersfan said...

Not according to Inter he aint 2130!

Anonymous said...

Claridge is a fool.

The team at Liverpool was depleted because in the last three years of his tenure there he had to sell players and actually made a profit in his last three summers. His net spend while the americans were there was just £10m

Hammersfan said...

But the £20m spent on Aquilani was money brilliantly spent wasn't it?

Stani Army said...

Lower and lower you go HF. Come on mate, show some class. Just because I am a Muslim, does not mean I dislike Jewish people. I have said this to you a number of occasions in the past yet you still assume I do not like Grant because of his faith....which he hardly follows mind. As if the guy hasn't any managerial flaws for me to dislike him for! These immature and pathetic attempts at staining my character just because you have no footballing response, no argument in reply, do your reputation no good mate.

It's always a pleasure proving you wrong HF, always.