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Absolute scenes if we appoint Rafa. That Guardian article is fairly positive if you ignore the significant threat of relegation hanging over us or the fact that it's now mid-March. Not starting this process three weeks ago is the most ridiculous thing of all.

The silver lining if we were forced to keep McClaren is it might finally be the catalyst to unite a significant amount of the support behind an anti-Ashley movement. Losing a six-point derby would probably snap a lot of people out of the general malaise.

Only way McClaren is staying is if everyone we try to hire says no. Would be well deserved even though we'd be fucked.

Or he'd keep us up and show Ashley what a proper manager could accomplish. It's the hope that kills.

Going to sleep with dreams of Benitez. Will wake up to the reality of Pearson (or worse, McClaren).

Does that fit with the Charnley/Moncur train pic? Would that take them to York?

Him and Armstrong in the Championship could be quality. One potential silver lining.

It's hard to imagine anyone remotely close to Shearer's quality ever playing for NUFC again. Depressing as fuck.

This is torture. Those tweets don't change anything. The info that we're not sacking him without a replacement seems pretty solid at this point. We (the idiotic board) are shocked to be in this position after the cure-all trip to La Manga and this lack of foresight means we're woefully unprepared to find a new manager. It makes sense this is going to drag on for couple days at least (if they've even made a decision yet).

That Independent article mentions Llambias potentially getting involved again. Terrifying that I think he would be an improvement on Charnley.

Assuming us and Sunderland don't suddenly start winning enough to drag them into it, I hope Palace go on a little run to end the season. He will take them down next year.

IF it's true Rafa has expressed an interest I hate Ashely and Charnley even more. Just give him whatever he wants.

Completely meaningless. More relevant: won 3 out of 24 Merseyside derbies.

I never expected him to quit. We need to push him out of the fucking door.

Coming from behind to win 3-2? I think either of those results sees McClaren stay, so at least we'd get three points.

Can't think of a worse result than a come from behind 2-2.

Charnley better spend the next 60 minutes frantically calling agents.

What a joke. I'm now in the I hope we lose camp.

Spurs 1-1 Arsenal Chelsea 2-0 Stoke Everton 0-1 West Ham Man City 3-0 Aston Villa Newcastle 2-1 Bournemouth Southampton 1-0 Sunderland Swansea 1-1 Norwich Watford 0-1 Leicester Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool West Brom 0-3 Man Utd

It's the managers job to motivate them, although this goes back to Pardew, Carver, and ultimately Ashley, for creating this culture at the club. We need someone with a much bigger personality.

We're dumber than I thought if any of those managers are genuinely interested and we're even considering sticking with McClaren based on the result of a home game against Bournemouth.

Sounds like an absolute circus behind the scenes. Would be nice to get the new manager bounce heading into the derby.

His postgame quotes are worse than the performance. He should have been left in London after the Chelsea debacle. Can't believe we waited almost three weeks for that garbage.

7. I probably won't go higher unless/until we lose to the mackems.