Mick

As if we care. Keep Rafa and we really will piss all over them in just over a years time. McClaren or Allardyce and staying up is far worse than going down and keeping Rafa and building something.

The maximum of 2 weeks was also said during his sky interview so it's on record and not just the Chronicle.

I hope Rafa asks the players if they are staying next season and drops any who say no as they're useless to us now.

He's been sacked at other clubs, of course he'll be influenced by it, he'll look at everything.

I know all of that, but coming down to their level, even a retard would know that Rafa staying is the best thing that could happen for everybody.

They waited far too long to sack the bloke they shouldn't have appointed but that is another problem they have and they did the same with Pardew. Rafa could look at that as a positive, it will show him that he will be given time that other clubs might not give him.

Charnley wasn't MD when Shearer was here. I know the bloke is incompetent but I hope he's got enough about him to get this one right.

They know the difference between £100 million TV money in the premiership and £3 million in the championship.

It seemed to be the normal interview which sky recorded and played.

Rafa was positive about his talks with Charnley so he seems to be doing OK at this point.

I think we'll get this one right and he'll remain, the stakes are too high for the club if they mess it up and I'm sue they know that.

This game is really about our future more than the present and should be all about Rafa no matter what happens. Sing his name for 90 minutes and let both him and the club know what has to happen over the next 2 weeks.

Sounds like it's down to Charnley - he'll mess it up I'm not sue Charnley will have the bottle to balls it up. The atmosphere at the match tomorrow could be crucial.

That interview was really positive.

He's staying if we make the right offer. He's said staying is a good chance.

He's got leverage and he's using it, I'm sure he wants to stay but on his terms and that can only be good for us if he gets it.

Up in a couple of minutes on sky sports news.

The club should sit down with him today and ask him what he wants, they should then turn around today and tell him he'll get everything.

I think it's up to the club now, if they want him they'll get him.

He's on Sky after 1pm, the quotes are positive.

Rafa isn't stupid, he's telling us that he's open to staying while putting pressure on the club to give him what he wants and needs.

I think he's open to staying if he gets what he wants and he should get that.

Typical mackems.

I agree.

I think it should, Shearer, like Rafa didn't have enough time to make a difference. His time here as manager shouldn't be seen as anything other than what it was, a job destined to fail through no fault of his own.