Dr Venkman

Thought the same. Hope he is on the mend. Loved how touched he seemed by the messages wishing him well. Lovely man. Our Iberian Magpie. Yeah I thought he looked totally fucked, really hope he gets a proper rest somehow, even if he has to miss more games.

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Been critical of his defending, and probably will be again, bur fair play to the lad he's been class recently.

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Yep, fancied us to do that

I think we'll beat them.

Aye he looks about 90 there

'well done to all those that attended' They went to a football match, man, it's not an achievement.

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That is interesting, but the above sentence tells you everything you need to know.

So, it's volatile to question why he's staying just like Pardew and other assorted time wasters and wankers did.? Eurgh, bore off man. Patter's absolutely lifting.

Resale.

Surely the two are inextricably linked? Certainly. But in the specific circumstance that you sell a first team regular, we've heard nothing (while Rafa's been here) that suggests it won't be Rafa's decision in order to upgrade him for a more suitable player. If it's just a money grab then I think he'll be off like everyone else.

Just playing devils advocate, there's been nothing to suggest that Rafa hasn't been in charge of incoming/outgoing decisions, purely that there was an issue over the amount he had to spend. If Gayle goes he'll be replaced imo. Makes sense, he doesn't really fit.

I don't like these rumours, also don't like the tone of the Chron piece on the last page: 'if he leaves' etc

#negativetactics #hatesgoals #play442 That play 442 thing is unfair. People just want a plan B if it's not working. Nobody says it has to be every game like. That is my only real gripe with Rafa, not sure i'm going over the top like. Ever occurred to you that he has plan's B, C, D, E, and F but he uses them specifically when it suits him based on the flow of the game, fitness, injuries, opposition, subs already made, and other considerations he makes? And that they may be more subtle than you can see? He's not a successful manager because he just plays the same system for 90 minutes every single game, he has his preferred base system and he changes shape/personnel as he sees fit. It's really not as simple as 'we're not winning, change to 4-4-2. If it was, you'd be as successful as him.

I was actually speculating on the first point in the Rafa thread this morning

Surprised we managed to make a single chance considering how negative Rafa's been recently.

Predictable, another disappointing result after all of Rafa's negativity. He really needs to acknowledge that he's partly responsible for the.....oh, wait.

Anyway, just came in to say, fucks sakes, those quotes are grim. Maybe the box people were right? Thinking about it, it would seem feasible to me that if RB signalled his intentions to leave that MA might give him a deal on that reverse pay off arrangement if he waited until the transfer window closes to go. That way MA isn't put under any pressure whatsoever to buy a new manager new players before the window closes.

Fuck off blaming the fans, man. It's Mike, not the supporters. Remember when Pardew blamed the fans? It's a cunt's trick. Most wrongly blaming the fans are subscribers of SKY which funds Mike far far more than any turnstile. 2 games into the season and already the internet turns on fellow fans, a good percentage of whom have been going for decades. Love owt like this. I gave up going 3 years ago because I couldn't stomach putting a single penny more in Mike Ashley's pocket. If everyone else had done the same, he'd be a distant memory. An absolute martyr. Keep doing what you're doing mate, cling on to Mike. He'll change. He's promised. If nobody turned up to games Mike would still be here collecting the huge amounts of TV money. Money which dwarves the gate receipts. "Distant memory" He's a money man and cares not one bit about the fans. Your opinion, I disagree. Keep stuffing your money into his pockets. See how much it helps. Emily Davison - Threw herself infront of the King's horse. Rosa Parks - refused to give up her seat for a white man Wullie - watches the matches on Sky instead Howay man. What's the point in craic like this? Does it make your feel better about yourself? Wullie's proposing that we do something different to try and change the club for the better. Disagree, if you want, but the belittling and sarcasm totally undermines any reasonable argument you might have.

You get the club you deserve.

Don't go.

.....box people