Well short of calling me a black, lesbian, disabled psychopathic rhinoceros - I'm not sure how you could have got that more wrong.
Irrational dislike of what or who - AVB? Wrong, thought he was a perfectly reasonable and pleasant individual, would be happy to spend time in his company.
His style of football - not my taste, I don't come from the same philosophical background of winning at all costs - particularly if it means putting out sterile turgid formations of automatons who strangle a game to death and make your eyes bleed to watch. In the UK years ago there was a programme called Opportunity Knocks (precursor to all the instant fame shit nowadays) that had a clap-o-meter. If WHL had a boo-o-meter I suspect that AVB's sides would have the highest scores.
As you love to point out, I'm old school and I love the traditions of my club and the "lets not wait for them to die of boredom" philosophy that is the root and branch of its ethos. Santini and AVB were not of that school and that is what I would condemn your sainted love for. I don't have to trawl the internet for facts, or for salacious gossip to condemn AVB to prove my point, it was out there on the field - for all but the blind to see. He got saved last year because of the one man phenomena that was Gareth Bale, and even with a squad as multitalented as the one he had to start this season, all he could manage were sterile, unappetising performances that were functional, and eye wateringly boring to watch.
Rest assured of one thing though, whilst he was managing the team I have supported blindly for so long - he had my unreserved support and the only thing I ever said against him were in discussions over the aesthetics of what he was producing.
My support for Redknapp is the same as my support for Sherwood, I'll stand and speak against any irrational or unfair condemnation of the guy (as I see it) - and people like you and the rest of the "weasel" crowd, who shit the guy and what he's doing, or what the old one did, are based on prejudice and bias, along with stupid comments about who they supported as children. Do you ever hear anyone condemn Jimmy Greaves for his boyhood team allegiances? So why is it an issue with any of the managers we have?
I can't be bothered to discuss much with you, because you are, as I have said before - a hypocrite, you condemn people for the traits that you so often display. Or more tellingly - you have been in the past. To your credit your participation in debates is far less abusive and condemnatory, but your problem is in your past - and I suspect it will take a while before people fully respond to the more responsible manner in which you conduct yourself now.
You hate it when I give you advice, but for what its worth - back off with some of the stuff that you keep trotting out, but most of all stop trying to defend AVB, he's gone - and no amount of scorn or derision from you is going to make Sherwood go away. We all know whose hands that decision is in.
Oh and Sherwoods status is identical to AVB's was - his contract is short, because he has no track record, he's building that as we speak. Whether he gets an extension will depend on what the club achieves by the end of the season, possibly just over 20 games to go - if we do OK in the UEFA cup thingy.
Debate what you like, express your point of view - but try doing it from a standpoint that these are my views, would you like to discuss them? Rather than - these are the facts - dispute them and you are a fool who deserves nothing but derision.
Failing that, find a big successful club with an unlimited budget, and go and support them - there's plenty to choose from now. It might keep your bile and blood pressure down.
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