Mick

The only surprise in all of this is that it didn't happen to us.

The players have played most of the season with a shit manager.

Spot on. The atmosphere would have been rancid if McClaren was still here and rightly so.

pity he was rubbing his shin.

You would think that the security company would count it's fake bombs before and after the training exercise.

He hasn't got a screw loose, he can see the clubs potential and he has self belief. Add to that the reception he's received and it's a no brainer.

Our fans were brilliant today and created a surreal atmosphere for a game in which the home team had just been relegated. It was a special day and our last chance to let Rafa know what he means to us and the fans went way beyond what anybody could have asked of them. The manager is the single most important man at the club and today those who went had a chance to tell a very good manager that he's wanted by the fans. I would think the fans backing for the manager is massive for him. I want us to keep Rafa and I want to go back next season if he's here because he brings what we've been missing for years, hope.

He's disappeared far too often during the season, he has the ability but needs to find the application.

I'll not be bothered if he stays, I think he has the makings of a good player.

I wouldn't take young kids anywhere near a Leeds v Newcastle game unless Leeds have changed.

A manager takes us down and he's a hero, crazy. Even a blind man can see the difference he's made in such a short time. I don't care what happens at this club, I will never forget the day he arrived. He walked out of the press conference and straight into a training session with the players on their day off, he's a class act.

Rafa did say that he wasn't going to meet Ashley but I can only guess that Ashley has witnessed what happened today and doesn't want this to drag on.

He worked at the club.

I'm glad that somebody did, I thought that I may have remembered wrong and made myself look like a twat.

Stifler told me.

The lad behind the stewart isn't too happy.

"Benitez has to take a look at himself" - Freddy Shepherd

Motivation is key in football, McClaren couldn't motivate them and that was clear from early on.

Mitrovic is a head case, that tackle was totally pointless and deserved 2 red cards.

He said his heart is telling him to stay but he has to use his brain.

They clearly had no respect for McClaren.

It wasn't nonstop but it was loud and positive and probably the most we've sang about a manager since Sir Bobby was here, or maybe Keegan in his brief stint here.

The fans at the ground today have given Rafa a massively hard decision if he was thinking about walking away.

Over to you fat bastard, do not screw this up.