I thought we were all over the fact that Rafa left, emp? But I guess it's true that it's said those with chips on their shoulders never learn.
If Rafa was such a terrible manager, emp, how did he win the CL with Houllier's squad in his first season with the club? How did he win La Liga with Valencia TWICE? Once you get over yourself, come back to me.
We might not have a squad that can win the EPL title, but no one said we did, not even Rafa. We most certainly do not have a squad that should have spent any time at all in the bottom half of the table, least of all in the relegation zone. We most certainly do not have a squad that should have managed only 1 win away from home in 9 games, with 6 defeats. Roy's had a lot of time to right the ship, yet we appear to be listing more heavily. This is no longer Rafa's fault; do your best to try to realize this. And even if it was, if Roy was half the manager you seem to think he is we would at least look like we knew how to play football; yet we don't.
I'll refer you once again to 'Arry's record with Spurs, who most certainly did not have anything like the squad we do now back in '08 when he took them from stone last at Christmas to the CL in 18 months. *That* is a manager I could trust, someone with a proven and recent record of doing it right. Roy has us playing such awful football away we couldn't win if the opponents didn't show up! And if you can't get 3 points away from home with a fair amount of regularity you are not going to finish in the top 6. We seem to be able to play well enough at home, therefore Rafa is not the one making us lose away from home; so wake the f*ck up and smell the sh*t you're shoveling.