As you can see by how I’ve named the topic, I don’t have an ounce of faith Gallardo will come, but I am still hopeful. Rooney, on the other hand, not gonna happen. (famous last words?)
Although, the Leeds fans among us would surely love to see Orta pull a Marschner-esque meltdown signing.
I’m not for firing Mendi. I want them to sit it out, with pain in their heads, making them see how guilty they are for this mess. But if it is needed to get an agreement and sign Gallardo, and there is no other time, they need to do it. Also January better be a good month.
In that time the club has won the Europa League and been through 3 managers. 2 of the three managers won the Europa League with the team and got them into the Champions League.
How is it that the club is in such levels of debt?
Once Mendi’s been paid off, how much money will have been spent on severance packages vs the team?!
In my opinion, it’s not (just) the managers that need to go.
I think that it does feel like that, but only because the timing of some pressure-releases were more fortuitous than for Lopetegui. In reality this season has been just as disastrous, when you consider this. Mendi has a MUCH more solid team than Lope did. If Lopetegui had this squad at the beginning of last season, I think he might have been able to finish the season.
So I really do think it’s quite embarrassing for Mendi: getting the same week results as Lope with a much stronger squad.
Iraola was named as a potential replacement for us in the summer before he joined Bournemouth, but he’s not doing an excellent job in England and there’s a decent chance he gets the sack in the relatively near future.
I heard rumors of Marcelino taking over, particularly after we sacked Lopetegui and Sampaoli, and he left Marsielle so he’s available too.
