Elliottman

wow, You can tell me lost

Don't think there's any hidden message tbh - he's been telling fans to get behind the team ever since he joined, and last season certainly didn't have a shortage of raucous groans. It's one of the reasons why we were average at home; players were nervous and Rafa wants to nip it in the bud. I dont remember the crowd being too bad last year to be honest, as patient as I remember the crowd for a long time.

Did they report a couple of days ago that our net spend so far was 17million? And we are paying for the new kid next year so...

Aaron's.looking good.

Good "post"

Yip. Hopefully we'll get that opportunity again but with Rafa in charge of the spends.

Where can i listen/watch?

Aye - not good. It beggars belief that the club gave the likes of McLaren 90 Mil to spend yet are penny pinching on Rafa. Because the club had the money, assuming we stay in the league Rafa will get that money as well next year. Yeah I don't believe that and neither should anyone else. The club was at it's healthiest the season mcclarenwas given that cash, I've no idea what effect relegation had but we won't be anywhere near as well off as we were two years ago.

Aye - not good. It beggars belief that the club gave the likes of McLaren 90 Mil to spend yet are penny pinching on Rafa. Because the club had the money, assuming we stay in the league Rafa will get that money as well next year.

Anita left for free. Around 30million outlay so far for players coming in.

All the best to him.

Wouldnt have thought so, the club spends what it generates, SD wont have an affect.

Just reading through the start of the thread - look at old bimpy here.

Always enjoyed watching him. Was it against Bayern where he scored an absolute worldly?

2 minutes mate, I'll just give Rafa a bell.

The £140k a week will have something to do with it.

It's a punt nothing more - if it comes off great - else - not a massive amount wasted (In new world terms) I don't think Rafa works like that, he's so meticulous with his buys, and yep he does get it wrong now and again as he's said himself. But nothing more than a punt ! With Rafa's big brain, nah not for me. Aye, it's like people haven't listened to the man for the last 12months. He's constantly banging on about watching videos, speaking to coaches/mansgers prior to buying players. He's seem something in him and he will think he can improve him. Good enough for me. I would not feel like this if pardew or.mclaren were signing him.

Because people keep saying we need to offload a load of s**** before bringing quality in. We've released an average player in Anita and brought in a frankly poor player as a replacement. Huge risk, unless he's on a lot less than Anita was. Rafa wants the deal, we are making it happen. Let Rafa worry about the risk.

Rafa should be trusted 100% imo. I will be anyway.

Unless I'm.being daft there's a lad on Twitter just had his photo.with him at Newcastle airport

That's what the mad panic was about? Honestly the agendas of some on here are ludicrous. Not really, there would be absolutely no need for Rafa to mention Ashley if he was perfectly happy, it was a tactical move from him.

Hardly watched him, hull fans appear to rate him though. Whats so bad about him.

Gayle?

Incredible