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No one is interested in your opinion mole man. Return to the NBA thread and stay out of this.

 

Your my homie man. Just messing with you 

I quite like Benteke and he has actually been doing a lot of what Rafa wants in a striker for Palace last season in lots of ways. The goals have dried up though and he’s a bit of a donkey at times. He’d be a huge upgrade on Gayle and Joselu, mind anyone would be an upgrade on the latter.

Thank you for actually making an effort to answer, unlike a certain mole enthusiast 

I tend to agree with you, which is why I brought up the question. He has a lot of very useful attributes that I imagine Rafa would like, and so I do wonder if with Rafa's excellent instruction and preparation he could get back to scoring goals as he did quite well in the premier league previously.

Having been very highly rated previously, he has now lost his way a bit, and so I did wonder if it's a situation worth taking advantage of, as there won't be a ton of interest and his value would be a lot lower than before.

Think we have the right manager to really get him back on track.

No one is interested in your opinion mole man. Return to the NBA thread and stay out of this.

Hodgson was raving about Mitrovic's performance against Derby and compared him to Alan Shearer as a target man.

Consider a hypothetical Mitrovic for Benteke swap deal. Would Benteke's attributes suit a Rafa striker and could he get him firing again with his penchant for improving players and really putting them in position to excel? Please discuss.

Happy for Conte and glad Mourinho flopped.

Rashford

This match is shining a bad light on all the selections Southgate made!

Ashley Young another World Cup selection

Going to be a lot of madness with England this summer.

Fabregas can be such a sissy.

Jones would've been better off giving De Gea the chance to save the 1 on 1

It just never ceases to amaze me how defenders never just stay as close as possible once they have been beaten, and allow the keeper a chance to do his job.

Especially one as outstanding as DeGea.

The first touch from Hazard when he received that ball was outrageously good. Opened everything up for him.

Jones is so fucking awful

Your boy!!!

Should be a booking for the dive!

Nah, got his own legs tangled.

I'm sure we can get in £30m in player sales. If Rafa gets that plus £60M to spend, plus agreement on training ground issue - he would take that.

 

Keeping Rafa on board sorts out this club.

I don't even think Rafa is as concerned about having a big transfer budget.

He just wants to know what he has at his disposal and then be allowed to spend it how he sees fit, with deals being done in a timely manner, without having to run after Ashley to go through every detail with a fine toothed comb.

Rafa has shown this season that even with the most basic budget he can perform wonders and take advantage of loans very effectively.

It's so simple man, but Ashley is just something else.

Doesn't even sound that good

"Don't let the defeat get any worse"

Has Rafa ever left a job of his own accord?

Rafa has a lot of integrity man. It's a major reason he is so loved and respected by fans.

I think if he departs it won't be this way. Think he will fight to do the best he can in the interest of the club in these negotiations he is currently having. He has a great connection with the fans and his current group of players. i just can't see him leaving that so suddenly.

If he ultimately leaves it will be at the end of next season having not managed to agree on a new contract for whatever reason.

Interested in going to West Ham according to the Standard: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/rafa-benitez-interested-in-becoming-the-next-west-ham-manager-and-is-hammers-no1-target-a3841741.html

 

Nothing in there man.

The fear and panic in this thread man. Yikes

Don't think Rafa will leave. The only way I can see it happen is if he is sacked, if a club offers a big compensation and Ashley says he should talk to them, or if his contract comes to an end.

I genuinely think he is going to go to bat for us and try his best to move the club forward because he actually cares, and it's more than just a management job to him. Rafa is a fighter and in a way I think he is motivated by the challenge of trying to get Ashley to but into what he is trying to achieve.

His Watford team started faltering after he wasn't allowed to speak to Everton when they went in for him post Koeman. Apparently Silva really wanted to speak to them, and so don't think his heart was in the Watford job afterwards.

Think he's a really good manager. He'll do really well at Everton I think.

Another striker that has a lot of attributes that Rafa would like.

Would be a solid move. Wonder how much he would cost with West Brom going down.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-tyne-44093358/rafa-benitez-interviewed-by-radio-listener-albert-matthewson

 

That's put my mind at rest.

What the heck man?!  :lol: :lol: :lol:

Please tell me there was more than that 

Woo! Agreed, that's a sexy trio man. They'll be fun to watch next season

So petty man

I’ve been watching a bit of Abraham when he’s played for Swansea lately as we were heavily linked in the summer of last year and maybe interested again and I like a lot of his attributes. Against outhampton, even though he’s only on loan there, he was constantly trying to force something. He’s similar to Wellbeck in ways and someone I doubt would ever get 20 goals, but he runs, he works those channels, he can play with his back to goal and he fits Rafa’s criteria of being young and someone who he can develop. I wouldn’t mind us offering Chelsea 40m for him and Kennedy, I think they would work out as good value for money in time under Rafa’s tutelage and at that combined price maybe it’s something that would tempt Chelsea who look like they will be or have to spend some serious money in the summer to get back into the mix if you like.

Really hope the interest in him is renewed. He's such a big talent. Just made a bone head decision in opting for Swansea ahead of us. But it could really work to our advantage this summer. Hopefully there will be less premier league interest in him, and maybe he will be available for a permanent move at a fee that isn't crazy.

Easy to forget this guy is still just 24 years old. He is coming along very very nicely!

Yeah, the only hesitation with Welbeck for me is the injuries.

Other than that I agree with those who say he is an ideal fit for what rafa wants from his striker.

If he could stay healthy and knew he was a first teamer every week, he would definitely flourish. He snatches at so many things when playing for Arsenal as he seems too eager to make an impact at times, due to the uncertainty of remaining in the team.