"It's not about the manager"

[Darth Marty]

Physically,yes,vocally he reclined.

neither..you?

[Manofthebog]

According to Steven Gerrard.

Now first off, i want to clarify that i'm definitely not criticising him for that comment. I dont know what the players may or may not have been instructed to say so i'm not going to have a pop.

But there's been a few questions on here of late, asking when (or indeed if) the players would come out in support of the manager, and if not, why not?

Tonight, Geoff Shreeves gave Gerrard the perfect opportunity to do just that and, contrary to the fact that recently, it HAS been about the manager, Stevie says it isnt.

What are our thoughts on this?

It stuck out like a sore thumb for me. It would've been easy and even almost the 'done thing' for Stevie to say something along the lines of "It's about winning games, but we also have a strong unity here and we're all working together, with the manager to do the best that we can. We always have his support and he has ours, as it should be" etc. But he chose to say that it's not about the manager. He's right that it's about the team, but for me, the manager is a part of that team, even if he doesnt don the shirt and get soaked out on the pitch.

Anyone read anything into Gerrard's comments?

No, but then you'd be fishing, wouldn't you.

We won, Jose ain't coming, now change the stuck record.

[Craig_H]

Yes there has.

Still considering the thread title used and the obvious reason behind starting it, can it not be considered as a criticism?

Syd clearly isn't best pleased that Stevie didn't tell us all that Rafa's a really top bloke.

If anything he and we should be glad he came out with his typical mediocre platitudes.

There's been enough talk recently. Time to shut up shop on that front.

Oh **** off and take your inept attempts at mind-reading with you... :whatever:

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

I didnt criticise him, i asked a ****ing question.

Get off your melodramatic superfan-wannabe high horse.

And I answered it.

So where's the problem?

[paulcooper4]

why did you put the ****** smiley at the end of your post then boyo

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Oh **** off and take your inept attempts and mind-reading with you... :whatever:

Yeah okay.

Just one thing though....

..take off your imaginary samurai outfit next time you sit down at the keyboard.

Cheers.

[Johnny]

why did you put the ****** smiley at the end of your post then boyo

your accusing me off being abusive to somebody who doen`t post on here???



I` was talking about personnal abuse regarding EST Posters.

[paulcooper4]

Yeah okay.

Just one thing though....

..take off your imaginary samurai outfit next time you sit down at the keyboard.

Cheers.

[Johnny]

neither..you?

about 4 pints.

[Craig_H]

No, but then you'd be fishing, wouldn't you.

We won, Jose ain't coming, now change the stuck record.

Another who lacks the intelligence to see things in more than one manner.

If i was fishing, i wouldnt try to hide it. When have i ever hidden behind an opinion? :whatever:

[Craig_H]

Yeah okay.

Just one thing though....

..take off your imaginary samurai outfit next time you sit down at the keyboard.

Cheers.

You're more intelligent than to jump on that childish bandwagon...or so i thought...

[paulcooper4]

You're more intelligent than to jump on that childish bandwagon...or so i thought...

fella admit it, it was a funny line

[Craig_H]

fella admit it, it was a funny line

I genuinely dont think it was coops. If it was, i'd laugh.
But then, you're usually amused by simple stuff, by your own admission.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

You're more intelligent than to jump on that childish bandwagon...or so i thought...

Bandwagon?

Eh?

[Morph]

what is it with this ****ing forum, it wouldn't be est1892 unless every thread turned into a child like argument, it gets really boring after a while