Post-mortem Northampton

[Kenneth]

Rafa took massive criticism and vitriol in his first season after our FA Cup defeat at Burnley

There is no reason why Roy shouldnt face the same criticism / vitriol

Strange, doesn't the first sentence provide a reason for the second? The fact that Rafa got criticism for a cup exit, but went on to achieve good things for a number of years... Rafa proves that it is daft to give 'massive criticism' for an early cup exit because it's no indication of, or inhibitor to, other success.

[DannyMan2006]

Love this comment on Twitter:

The house is burning down, so it is important not to fixate on the colour of the curtains

[DannyMan2006]

Strange, doesn't the first sentence provide a reason for the second? The fact that Rafa got criticism for a cup exit, but went on to achieve good things for a number of years... Rafa proves that it is daft to give 'massive criticism' for an early cup exit because it's no indication of, or inhibitor to, other success.

Rightly or wrongly, if you crash out to a lower team in the cup you will get stick.

[Buzzo]

No, he silenced them when he put out a proper team the next year and won the competition

I think you are agreeing with me so

However, winning the Champs League did kind of silence those critics a bit...... being as it was 4 months after the defeat to Burnley.

[Kenneth]

Rightly or wrongly, if you crash out to a lower team in the cup you will get stick.

Of course, stick is inevitable, but comments like 'he's the first Liverpool manager I despise' in the match thread are somewhat more than 'stick'.

[DannyMan2006]

I think you are agreeing with me so

However, winning the Champs League did kind of silence those critics a bit......

The critics were not saying he was the wrong man for the job, they said he was disrespecting the FA Cup and didn't understand the passion for the FA Cup. The critics were probably right tbh, but rafa gave the perfect answer the following year when he was questioned if he would learn from his mistake.

[DannyMan2006]

Of course, stick is inevitable, but comments like 'he's the first Liverpool manager I despise' in the match thread are somewhat more than 'stick'.

It's a build up of things and tensions run high. I was too much in shock to be pissed off personally.

Though in all fairness my main concern and only care atm is the 6th/11th October deadline.

[Gibbo]

Of course, stick is inevitable, but comments like 'he's the first Liverpool manager I despise' in the match thread are somewhat more than 'stick'.

It's a bandwagon thing the same person that despised him would love him in a few weeks if we won the next 5 or 6 games and looked brilliant. Things definitely need a change but its not worth slating into Roy just yet. I'm genuinely worried as to where our club is going to end up if we carry on at this rate, but there's plenty of season left and if things are still the same way in a month or two's time then maybe its the time to start panicking. For now I'm willing to grit my teeth and bear it out.

[Buzzo]

The critics were not saying he was the wrong man for the job, they said he was disrespecting the FA Cup and didn't understand the passion for the FA Cup. The critics were probably right tbh, but rafa gave the perfect answer the following year when he was questioned if he would learn from his mistake.

Semantics. But understood.

[Darkon]

what a **** result....

Didn't see the game, so can't comment much on that, but really really expected better from a team placed 3 div lower than us, even if we used reserves and youngsters they should be better.

Very disappointing, and really very telling of our season so far

[Kenneth]

Great username

thanks... yours is erm... kinda ****

That cracked me up

[DannyMan2006]

I've decided to lay the blame at a curse on merseyside.

Liverpool and Everton looked screwed in the league and both embarrassed in the cup

Hope some of our merseyside based posters didn't wind up their Everton friends too much after their defeat to Brentford!

[Craig_H]

That cracked me up

Easily pleased, you ****er

[alunevans]

I kind of hoped we wouldn't turn into Newcastle fans if things didn't go smoothly. Personally, I'm unimpressed at the moment, but I'll assess where he is in 12 months time, not now. Expecting a manager to get it right in the first six weeks or face calls for his head doesn't seem reasonable to me.

[Shaggy]

Just watched the game. Avoided the score all night and ****ing sat up til 1am watching that.

I am speechless.