Selected few have been doing it in this thread for 30-40 pages now - personal abuse, baiting, niggling, goading, etc. - all those things the new infraction rules were apparently brought in to eradicate - inexcplicable how certain things are overlooked on a daily basis.
Another ruined thread suffocating the little bit of interesting discussion with personal agendas and grudges
Unfortunately almost any thread involving Redknapp turns into my favourite buttplug because the Redknapp rebels have such a strong personal agenda to bring the manager down. it always goes like this:
Rebel : The man has got to go, he isn't good enough to manage us or take us to the next level
Loyalist : But we just finished 4th for the second time in three years, which is a remarkable achievement considering our current stature
Rebel : He failed to qualify for the Champion's League, he has to go
Loyalist : But we finished 4th, it's hardly Redknapp's fault that a team outside the top four won the CL. Especially when that team is probably in the best two in the country and underperformed due to their previous Manager.
Rebel : I don't care, the mandate is Champion's League qualification as a minimum. He failed and he has to go.
Loyalist : But before the season you said 5th place would be acceptable?
Rebel : I don't care, we did so well for a quarter of the season that the expectations changed. We should have finished 3rd, anything less and he had to go.
Loyalist : But you said it yourself, it was just a quarter of the season and shouldn't a Manager be judged over a full season?
Rebel : No, he is a ****. He has to go. We collapsed and that proves he is brick.
Loyalist : But our last four games show W3 D1?
Rebel : It was too late by then, the saggy faced **** has to go.
Loyalist : Why resort to name calling?
Rebel : Because he is a saggy faced **** who shows us no loyalty.
Loyalist : Isn't it ironic that you also won't show any loyalty to a Manager who has done so well with us?
Rebel : It's not the same, he wanted the England job and would've dropped us like a stone for it.
Loyalist : Maybe, but even if we had finished 3rd and he met all your criteria and showed loyalty and then we had the chance to get Mourinho what would you have done?
Rebel: Fired the saggy faced ****.
Loyalist : But surely that demonstrates hypocrisy?
Rebel : That's the problem with you pro-Redknapp fans, you aren't prepared to admit that Redknapp has any faults.
Loyalist : That's not true, I don't think I've ever seen anyone on here say Redknapp is perfect. Even his staunchist supporters know he has faults.
Rebel : So you admit he is brick then?
Loyalist : No, I am saying he deserves more credit than you're giving him for how well we've done.
Rebel : It isn't down to him, it's down to the players. He inherited a very good squad and the players have done excellent in the last three years covering up the saggy faced ****s flaws.
Loyalist : So Redknapp gets no credit for the success at all? In that case surely any poor form is also down to the players?
Rebel : No, if we play well it's because the players have got us there. If we don't, it's because the Manager fudged up.
Loyalist : So we'd win the league with the right Manager?
Rebel : Yes.
Loyalist : Really? You think we are good enough to win the Premiership?
Rebel : Yes, those 11 games earlier in the season proved it.
Loyalist : But using that sort of short term fixture subset, you could argue the run of poor results demonstrated we aren't good enough to win it?
Rebel : No, that run of poor games was down to the Manager.
Loyalist : But we didn't play that badly during that run, we were a little unlucky and it was a much tougher run than when we had our good run of form.
Rebel : We played awful, we were brick. Thanks to Redknapp.
Loyalist : But if we were brick, then surely the players are to blame too?
Rebel : No, well a couple of the players. Mainly players I don't rate. The players I rate, they're blameless and the Manager didn't get the best out of them. The players I don't rate, well it just goes to show what a useless **** Redknapp is picking them.
Loyalist : I do agree that I think we were too light in quality back up at times, and the Manager and Chairman must take responsibility for this. It was Lennon's injury that really seemed to unbalance us and we had no viable alternative.
Rebel : Levy is a GHod. Redknapp is a ****. None of this is Levy's fault, it's ALL Redknapp. It's pointless debating with you, because you don't agree with me.
Loyalist : OK.....well who would you replace Redknapp with then?
Rebel : AVB, Rodgers, Martinez etc.
Loyalist : Really? You think they're better than Redknapp?
Rebel : Yes, definitely.
Loyalist : So if they take over next season what are you expectations?
Rebel : We have to give them time.
Loyalist : OK, but if we finished outside of the top four next season with one of them in charge?
Rebel : It's to be expected, they're young and learning and they'd need time to build a team that can challenge for top four.
Loyalist: Surely we already have a team that can challenge for top four?
Rebel : The team is too old, Redknapp hasn't built for the future. It's going to take years to repair the damage he has done to the club.
Loyalist : But when you look at the outfield first team it's not old at all?!
Rebel : Are you taking the tinkle? Friedel, Nelsen, Saha, and Parker are fudging ancient.
Loyalist : But Friedel isn't an outfield player? Nelsen and Saha were just stop gaps until the end of the season and Parker isn't that old? Not to mention Sandro will probably take his place next season anyway? I doubt even Gallas will feature much next year.
Rebel : Gallas doesn't count, because he is class. Redknapp doesn't think long term, he is ruining us.
Loyalist : But according to various sources we have been in the market for younger players over the last couple of seasons but have failed to secure their services?
Rebel : That's Levy doing the deals, not Redknapp. Redknapp only wants to buy players over the age of 30 who he has seen on MOTD.
Loyalist : Walker, Sandro?
Rebel : Nothing to do with Redknapp. Levy bought them.
Loyalist : OK, so what about the players that have seemingly improved under Redknapp?
Rebel : They are older and have improved. Nothing to do with Redknapp.
Loyalist : OK, so IF Redknapp stays for next season what are the requirements for him to earn a new contract deal?
Rebel : Compete for the league title. We are good enough.
Loyalist : But you said in your list of replacements that a new Manager wouldn't be judged on the same? Surely that's not right?
Rebel : This is pointless. You don't know what you are talking about and you know nothing. You are so far up Harry's arse that you must be related and you refuse to accept that Redknapp has any faults. I am putting you on ignore.
