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Alonso on Benitez...

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No, Keni isn't right. One can argue about whether Rafa should have let Alonso off travelling but, given that he told Alonso to do so, Alonso's subsequent actions were flat out unprofessional.

Whadda's complained in this very forum in the past about the demands of his job and their effects on his family, but he's still gotten on with it. What he hasn't done is publicly ignore his bosses' requirements of him and then get the hump when that decision brought consequences with it.
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I don't think I've said anything about him getting the hump in this thread. I've stated that yes of course there were consequences to his actions, he took them on the chin and carried on in a professional manner.

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Tony Barrett in the times.

The low point in their relationship came in Belgium last summer when Alonso’s anger at Benitez’s decision to put him up for sale almost led to him refusing to play in the Champions League qualifier against Standard Liege.

Alonso told his manager that he should pick either Jay Spearing or Damien Plessis so that if he did leave and sign for another club he would not be cup tied in that competition.
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Barrett gets all his info directly from Benitez.

Remember that.
 
[quote author=Ryan link=topic=35598.msg938407#msg938407 date=1252044920]
[quote author=drizzt link=topic=35598.msg938406#msg938406 date=1252044730]
[quote author=keniget link=topic=35598.msg938073#msg938073 date=1251985739]
[quote author=Judge Jules link=topic=35598.msg938071#msg938071 date=1251985465]
No, Keni isn't right. One can argue about whether Rafa should have let Alonso off travelling but, given that he told Alonso to do so, Alonso's subsequent actions were flat out unprofessional.

Whadda's complained in this very forum in the past about the demands of his job and their effects on his family, but he's still gotten on with it. What he hasn't done is publicly ignore his bosses' requirements of him and then get the hump when that decision brought consequences with it.
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I don't think I've said anything about him getting the hump in this thread. I've stated that yes of course there were consequences to his actions, he took them on the chin and carried on in a professional manner.

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Tony Barrett in the times.

The low point in their relationship came in Belgium last summer when Alonso’s anger at Benitez’s decision to put him up for sale almost led to him refusing to play in the Champions League qualifier against Standard Liege.

Alonso told his manager that he should pick either Jay Spearing or Damien Plessis so that if he did leave and sign for another club he would not be cup tied in that competition.
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Barrett gets all his info directly from Benitez.

Remember that.
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His reaction to when Benitez said he wasn't in for Silva a) proves he's more connected than you make out and b) cares about the integrity of the stories he puts out.
 
I'm not saying he's not connected. I'm saying his 'connection' is Benitez, whom he gets fed info from.
 
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I'm not saying he's not connected. I'm saying his 'connection' is Benitez, whom he gets fed info from.
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And he speaks to no-one else at the club, at all, ever. I find that REALLY hard to believe.

Journalism is 50% writing and 50% contacts and you are telling me he ONLY spoke to Benitez. Right.
 
[quote author=Whaddapie link=topic=35598.msg938362#msg938362 date=1252026373]
Trouble was, Syd never lost a debate (in his own mind)...
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A classic case was when he 'suspended' me for an offence in absentia. I was asleep at the time, but he took an old post of mine and posted a warning. Then a bit later - although he could see I was clearly offline - he took another post and 'warned' me again. He devloped this into a major 'argument' between him and my old posts, and then 'reluctantly' used his executive powers. I woke up the following morning to get a message saying I'd been 'disciplined'. Mad as a box of frogs that bloke! ;D
 
Remember his motto? "Don't argue with me, you know I'm right, it's best that way" was the gist of it. And he believed it too. I reckon he'd be even better than Brendan at starting a fight in an empty room.
 
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[quote author=Whaddapie link=topic=35598.msg938362#msg938362 date=1252026373]
Trouble was, Syd never lost a debate (in his own mind)...
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A classic case was when he 'suspended' me for an offence in absentia. I was asleep at the time, but he took an old post of mine and posted a warning. Then a bit later - although he could see I was clearly offline - he took another post and 'warned' me again. He devloped this into a major 'argument' between him and my old posts, and then 'reluctantly' used his executive powers. I woke up the following morning to get a message saying I'd been 'disciplined'. Mad as a box of frogs that bloke! ;D
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ha ha I'm gonna try that one day.
 
[quote author=gkmacca link=topic=35598.msg938581#msg938581 date=1252058493]
[quote author=Whaddapie link=topic=35598.msg938362#msg938362 date=1252026373]
Trouble was, Syd never lost a debate (in his own mind)...
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A classic case was when he 'suspended' me for an offence in absentia. I was asleep at the time, but he took an old post of mine and posted a warning. Then a bit later - although he could see I was clearly offline - he took another post and 'warned' me again. He devloped this into a major 'argument' between him and my old posts, and then 'reluctantly' used his executive powers. I woke up the following morning to get a message saying I'd been 'disciplined'. Mad as a box of frogs that bloke! ;D
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He's over on est1892 now, still as mad as ever. Still having the same arguments he was having 5 years ago.
 
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