About time bring in Rio and Harry for rest of season

In England football is divided between the "haves" and the have yachts. Similarly here in South Africa we have a couple of "big monied" clubs while the rest survive on the proverbial shoestring. Cape Town City are a club that fall into the latter category, but over the last couple of seasons they have been punching above their weight, winning two domestic cups and flying high in the league.
Cape Town are managed by... You know him, you love him... He's our very own Benniiii McCarthy. Yay!
I say "are" that should be "were" because Benni and the board have recently parted company, citing "professional differences" . I believe Benni wanted to take the club to the next level, the board also wanted that but without spending any money. Benni is believed to have had a great rapport with his players and everyone loved the style of football they were playing.
I have seen him interviewed on TV and he speaks fondly of his days at West Ham so maybe our search for Pelegrini's replacement is over.
DON'T shoot the messenger

Leicester on a rebound and we'll probably put the rebound in our own net cos thats the kind of season we're having, right?

Will wake up for it as I wake every day at 5.30am, but not too sure I'll get up for it IYKWIM

Would like to say TTFN t the manager but who comes in to replace him...Ah I know, someone with half an idea...any of us could do it surely?
I'd do it for half his price, too...

Love to hear your thoughts.

Pretty apt right now

https://youtu.be/6NXnxTNIWkc

Worried about the rumour surrounding Diop and the spuds after reading the following.
'West Ham are keen on signing Spanish central defender Unai Nunez, 22, from Athletic Bilbao'.My question is why?if we are going to have to get rid of a central defender then surely we have to be looking at moving on Reid/Balbuena as harsh as it sounds they are a lot older and one still to be tested after a long term injury,if we did sell Diop even for £50million i would be pissed off as it smacks of Bilic balls up when he sold Tomkins to Palace.Look at the problems we are now seeing at Right back as a fan we were all aware that Zabaletta needed replacing again simply because age in this sport has caught up with him but here we are scratching around to get a replacement for him,Now you hear that El Pel whats another winger errr why? we have enough players who can play wide throughout the squad and why the hell does he not accept that Masuaku is a shit defender but out wide up the pitch he looks decent and can put a good cross in but again because as a club and a transfer strategy that is way out off kilt we never seem to address what we need it just seems a scatter gun approach and if its a name that catches the boards eye and one they can sell to the fans then who cares if its a position we have plenty of competition for.

Sad day for the West Ham Family as one of our Heroes passed away today aged just 76..R.I.P Martin

Well I'm guessing we will be included in this sooner rather than later. Unless Wurzel Pellegrini's inspired ker-plunk moment of the penny dropping. Means Haller and Antonio doing a Hartson and Kitson for the rest of the season, with us reaching the dizzy heights of the top ten, before the season ends.

Which beggars the question. What are The Arse and Everton doing, with their prospective new Managers coming in?

I'll start with Everton. They are getting a World class foreign Manager, who is well respected in the game, not as young as some. But a proven winner including the Premier League. Now does this sound familiar to anyone at all? Ring any bells? Now as a supporter of the club that has gone down that road and been less than impressed by our current position. I'd say to Everton, be careful what you wish for.

Getting onto The Arse. As a supposed big club (we kicked your Arse in 1980) had to get that in. Why are they going for the unproven Arteta. Now he could turn out to be the next Guardiola, who knows? But a big gamble, I would have thought he'd be better suited to Everton, having connections with both clubs.

It remains to be seen where we fit into this. But if results don't go our way over Christmas we will no doubt be in the mix. I wouldn't rule out Uncle Harry dusting off his jam roly poly apron and seeing us through until the end of the season.....Ho, Ho Ho..!!

That Martin(the latest sufferer of the injury curse)has not injured himself the same way Fabianski did but it looked very similar and i that happens surely we cannot play Roberto!!! had one sleepless night already just thinking about that.so lets all say a prayer and hope for a swift recovery.

Doesn't have a clue but believes he did a good job but ultimately failed in spectacular fashion and soon to be out of a job if we can get him on a free he sounds like the perfect fit for us:-)

it appears he's been given more time. usually when SSN announce a club is in 'a meeting' with their manager, the next headline is so and so has been sacked. Nothing of the such from us, so I'm guessing they told him to improve and that he has x number of games to do so?

I am all for standing by your manager and giving him time. However, modern football management has become far more about inspiring your players than anything else. yes, its sad that footballers today have to be 'encouraged' to give their all, especially in light of their pay. the old days when players simply knew it was a given that when they donned the shirt and went out to play, they must give it all ala Alvin Martin, Mad Dog, Dicks, Cottee etc.

today, a player will simply go through the motions if he isn't given a cuddle and told how great he is. there are also limits to how long the same manager can do that with the same players - ask Pochettino.

the point is however, Pellegrini isn't a young manager. he commands respect yes, but he appears to totally have lost the inspiration, energy etc of the players. in short, they aren't motivated to play for him or his system.

call it the players fault and I will agree, but sadly that is modern football for you. also, Pellegrini himself is on millions a year so what's his excuse for coming into work with a face like a doormat?

at the end of the day, you need an inspiring coach these days, you need energy in the training ground and then it transpires onto he field. Is Pellegrini capable? especially now that he seems to have lost any inspiration he had with the players? I don't think so.

so how long do we keep him? pretty sure our owners are 'standing by him' simply because the pay out to sack him is heavy but my view is he has to go, he's not a man who is suddenly going to become Mourinho or someone with some passion and energy is he?