I actually think the opposite. He may be subtle at times but for the most part I thin he knows what he’s saying and more importantly he means what he says. I’m not worried about his recent comments, I think he’s probably frustrated by the lack of signings in recent weeks Ndombele aside although I accept this is just my interpretation. When he says things like we have to be brave and act differently/like a big club I personally think he’s saying we need to operate differently.
You’ll always get people who get worried and look for the worst with his comments but at the other end of the spectrum you will always get people excuse what he says regardless of what he says. If it’s irrefutably positive then people point to it like a moral passage in the bible and say look he’s being positive or look he’s having a go at you moany fans see. But when it’s in any way aggy or grumpy then people excuse it.
Like I said before, I think things may not be 400% rosy but you won’t find many clubs where that’s the case. Managers and chairmen will always have disagreements. I will only start to worry if it affects performances and results. I think that’s the most accurate barometer of measuring harmony or disharmony at a club. Tbh, it’s not about being eager to be negative, it’s just calling it for what it is.
I think there are numerous examples of his comments being taken one way, and easily meaning several different things.
I think he knows what he means,but doesnt always communicate that in the most sucint way. That a black and white transcript reads very differently. And I think as is often stated - when you watch the conference and see it all in context it comes across entirely differently.
He said we need to be brave, that famous statement, and people immediately assumed it meant to spend big. But why?
It could very well have meant not spending unless there were players to make a difference (his words, actually), it could have meant gutting the squad and rebuilding, could have meant bringing through loads of youth - without specifics from him it could have meant many things. But people immediately just assumed "spend money = levy wont = poch unhappy = fallout" before ever considering alternatives.
I thought the other day he was clearly frustrated. Im not looking to white wash it as if he wasnt. What I am saying is Ive no idea WHY he was frustrated.
People immediately assume he is frustrated because we havent done deals (despite him saying, in the very same breath, he is very happy with the squad).
Seemed to me watching the conference he was frustrated with the questions. Could very well have been nothing to do with football though, for example, he came off the phone having had a barny with the Mrs and walked into inane questions he already said he wouldnt answer and lost his usual composure...
Its the constant conspiracy that tires me. It always has to be the ultimate drama, it always has to be assumed to mean the worst agenda, it always has to lead to a divide with Levy/Poch, and inevitably its always painted as Levy is the bad guy...
Poch has been our manager 5 years. The whole time he and Levy have been in sync. Poch has gone to lengths, many times, to explain his deep understanding (and acceptance) of our operations, and why they are what they are. He has always shared credit, spoken of the great working relationship with the board, and has recently signed a new 5 year deal (which he saw no need to involve agents with, he negotiated himself).
If people are so willing to over look all of this and immediately jump to "POCH IS FED UP WITH LEVY AND WANTS A DEMOTION BECAUSE HE IS HAVING A TANTRUM AND JUST SIGN THE fudging PLAYERS!!!" because he made statements that can be read a number of ways = I think they deserve to be pulled up on what is, frankly, a flimflam thing to do.
