Of course it isn't all down to the manager, I'm gonna blame Lard Arse for the transfer policy. If it weren't for him and his Curtis love in then maybe Sullivan wouldn't be so hands on in the transfer dealings. Course that's stretching things I know, but Sullivan doesn't know when to step back and for that Sullivan gets equal blame.redhammer wrote:Of course all the blame for the shit transfers are going to be placed at the feet of Bilic, because our manager keeps his lips shut and publicly backs his players
While our owner uses his contacts and his sons contacts to pass the buck on to Slav, comes out and critiques the team and manager.
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For sure Slav isn't blameless, but I didn't hear anyone suggest snodgrass and Fonte was Bilic signings until the last week or two when eyebrows have been raised. In fact I recall DS on deadline day saying how they want premier league players
But now, it appears it was all Slav. Difference? One has class and the other wants the pass the buck when his real life football manager doesn't have a save, quit and restart option.
I keep hearing people say 'Slav said he was happy with Calleri and fletcher'
Of fucking course he said that, what do you want him to say? 'Fletcher is unproven and Calleri is usually pretty shit but they didn't sign me a striker, I got offered hogan and use 10m of my summer budget or fuck all so decided to keep the 10m until summer'. No, Slav publicly backed his players like any decent manager would do.
As I said, Slav isn't blameless but it's not all down to him. I still think the worst think about the Zaza deal was the actual deal, not the player, that wasn't Slav. Also emineke Slav signed as someone willing to play 4th choice striker (behind Sakho, Carroll and Valencia) while jelavic was 5th (also behind Zarate) we don't even have a 4th striker right now. for me they were both good signings for what they were. And Tore? You can't judge any player after a handful of games IMO. Has it turned out shit? Course it has, would he had been shit all season if he remained fit? Dunno, but I was more excited at Töre than snodgrass.
Like stated , one can only judge on what one sees and Tore didn't have much time. What I saw was a player with ideas but poor delivery of them. But again that could improve over time, you just don't know and are unlikely to now also.
This whole season has been shoddily run from top to bottom each must shoulder the blame,the bulk of it at the top. Bilic shouldn't be the fall guy for decisions out of his hands.
Take away the transfers, because you can almost be certain that Bilic didn't make the bulk of them, the biggest gripe against Bilic would be his use of players and whether he has the tactical nous to take us further. Any question relating to his future shouldn't include any transfers.
I personally don't think he can achieve Sullivans promises, especially considering Sullivans reluctance to splash the cash, but irrespective of that his own track record with us tells us much.
Having said that I don't expect much but hope for more(said that in a previous thread) at least with Bilic we can boast a thrilling season followed by a tumultuous one.
Next season who knows?! Give him that at least and wit a budget and players of his own picking then we can give a much better judgement of him across the board. We can hope things on the pitch will change but I wont hold my breath.
