Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo (AKA Monchi)

[aj2k77]

After selling one. That was our choice. We had 2 games where we've had a left back and a midfielder as a centre back and that's been our choice made for us by our transfer dealings. Not injuries. It's a shit position to have put ourselves in and we are one injury away from playing wingers as strikers too.

[KevinGage]

The talk was Kamara may be able to play CB because he'd played a few games there for Marseille in the early stages of his career.

We now know he can do it at a high level, in a pressure game when we need to get a result, if required.

It's not a desirable long term solution because of what we'd lose in the centre of the park, true. But we coped without him there for most of the second half of last season and the early part of this season - and still finished 4th and got decent results in the early part of this campaign.

I have little > no faith that Carlos would have been the solution in any sort of crisis. Quite the opposite. His clown show moments -which he seemed to save for the most crucial part of a game - would've poured petrol on the flames.

Glad he's gone, but get that people still pine for Diego, Diego, Diego based on two good games against Arsenal last year and one against Citeh.  They were very much the exception rather than the norm based on his time with us.

Malen has a better goalscoring output than Philogene and Duran combined.

Plus Emery seems confident he'll be getting up to three more in.

We're stronger now compared to Jan 1. And will get stronger yet.

[aj2k77]

Monchi, rhymes with Donkey. That's how he's performed over the last 2 windows. Emery's magic is holding this all together. Heck, Corner routine man, Monchi, the lot of them. They're all relying on the brilliance of Emery. Without him they'd be floundering and found wanting.

That 'Donkey' has just got us £70m for a player who has had one good half season.

Haven't most people on here been saying he's a £100m player? He's a donkey. Duran sold himself. It hasn't been some kind of expert wrangling that has gotten us over the odds.

[Clampy]

Monchi, rhymes with Donkey. That's how he's performed over the last 2 windows. Emery's magic is holding this all together. Heck, Corner routine man, Monchi, the lot of them. They're all relying on the brilliance of Emery. Without him they'd be floundering and found wanting.

That 'Donkey' has just got us £70m for a player who has had one good half season.

Haven't most people on here been saying he's a £100m player? He's a donkey. Duran sold himself. It hasn't been some kind of expert wrangling that has gotten us over the odds.

Good to see you know the in's and out's of our contract negotiations.

[andyh]

I do find it a little amusing that the seasoned, experienced, knowledgeable, influential and powerful people running our club, are really just donkeys, wasters, unprofessional and naive.

It makes you wonder how they ever managed to scrape a living together in the football world.

[aj2k77]

Monchi, rhymes with Donkey. That's how he's performed over the last 2 windows. Emery's magic is holding this all together. Heck, Corner routine man, Monchi, the lot of them. They're all relying on the brilliance of Emery. Without him they'd be floundering and found wanting.

That 'Donkey' has just got us £70m for a player who has had one good half season.

Haven't most people on here been saying he's a £100m player? He's a donkey. Duran sold himself. It hasn't been some kind of expert wrangling that has gotten us over the odds.

Good to see you know the in's and out's of our contract negotiations.

Ok, you're right. Duran's worth £20m but Monchi haggled them up....

[Clampy]

I do find it a little amusing that the seasoned, experienced, knowledgeable, influential and powerful people running our club, are really just donkeys, wasters, unprofessional and naive.

It makes you wonder how they ever managed to scrape a living together in the football world.

It's silly isnt it? Well, they know best obviously.

[aj2k77]

I do find it a little amusing that the seasoned, experienced, knowledgeable, influential and powerful people running our club, are really just donkeys, wasters, unprofessional and naive.

It makes you wonder how they ever managed to scrape a living together in the football world.

Everyone in the football world isn't genius level experts in their field. The game is littered with fools. Hello Steven Gerrard. This whole thing is supported by Emery. He is the genius level expert.

[PaulWinch again]

That might be true, but you’re entirely guessing.

[Clampy]

Monchi, rhymes with Donkey. That's how he's performed over the last 2 windows. Emery's magic is holding this all together. Heck, Corner routine man, Monchi, the lot of them. They're all relying on the brilliance of Emery. Without him they'd be floundering and found wanting.

That 'Donkey' has just got us £70m for a player who has had one good half season.

Haven't most people on here been saying he's a £100m player? He's a donkey. Duran sold himself. It hasn't been some kind of expert wrangling that has gotten us over the odds.

Good to see you know the in's and out's of our contract negotiations.

Ok, you're right. Duran's worth £20m but Monchi haggled them up....

What about the money for Kellyman, Archer, Chucky, Philogene etc or was that all down to them as well? Its as if psr doesnt exist.

[aj2k77]

That might be true, but you’re entirely guessing.

Correct. I could be wrong and Monchi could by a genius and Emery is having his arse covered by Monchi finding undervalued gems such as Onana, Diaby and Maatsen.

[Clampy]

I love how some posters think that clubs pay us exactly what we want straight away without haggling or putting in a lower offer first. Its laughable.

[PaulWinch again]

Well, or it’s a collective piece and it isn’t one person who’s competent and everyone else who’s stealing a living.

[andyh]

That might be true, but you’re entirely guessing.

Correct. I could be wrong and Monchi could by a genius and Emery is having his arse covered by Monchi finding undervalued gems such as Onana, Diaby and Maatsen.

Maybe you could write to the club and offer to replace Monchi ?
Get you CV in and see if you can get an interview 😉

[Chris Smith]

I do find it a little amusing that the seasoned, experienced, knowledgeable, influential and powerful people running our club, are really just donkeys, wasters, unprofessional and naive.

It makes you wonder how they ever managed to scrape a living together in the football world.

Everyone in the football world isn't genius level experts in their field. The game is littered with fools. Hello Steven Gerrard. This whole thing is supported by Emery. He is the genius level expert.

He is which probably means he’s also not bad at picking the right people to work with.