Ketsbaia

Has there ever been a better set of 10 penalties? Almost all of them postage stamped in the top corner.

Barry Davies is class

"And you've been trying to look like Steve Stone ever since"

I still vividly remember sitting in front of the telly for Gazza's miss. Oh man, the pain is still raw

£15m is very generous. I'll trust Rafa's decision.

Really hope that website is half-legit

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/01/could-suprastadio-put-chelsea-liverpool-and-tottenham-to-shame-w/

A 23-man squad should be like a toolbox, with players for different situations. You take fast players, wingers, tall strikers, versatile players, big-game players, set-piece specialists etc. A mix of form and reliabilty. Not only has Hodgson taken too many risks (taking ALL of Wilshere, Sturridge, Rashford and Barkley), there's no real plan B.

His £12m release fee is excessive but I'd take him for a lower price, although I'd start Mitrovic and Perez ahead of him.

That Barca one is lush

Will be ecstatic when the cowardly lion goes home. Long, long overdue.

If we stayed up, a striker would be essential. But Mitrovic, Perez and Armstrong will be an amazing collection at this level.

Feels like we've won the lottery with Rafa - he's on a one-man mission to change everything that's wrong with this club. And that's a helluva lot. We've been through so much utter shite and now we've got Rafa Benitez. Amazing

They're blatantly playing FM. If they go for Balanta and Sisto the cover is blown.

Bellerin to Barca, maybe? Although it feels like every big transfer these days is talked about and 'known' for many months, which hasn't happened here.

Many Premier League games have bored me to sleep this season. So much rubbish.

I'd add Simeone to that list, too. Ah yeah. Knew I'd missed an obvious one

Just thinking out loud - how many managers do you think are better than Rafa? I've got Mourinho, Guardiola, Ancelotti, Klopp, Wenger.... EDIT: Simeone too!

The world-class, Champions League winning Rafa Benitez choosing a relegation fight? HA. Then picking the Championship? Holy fucking shit. I can't believe the hope is back and I truly believe this relegation is a 'one step back, two steps forward' situation. Maybe even three steps. For him to willingly come here is a real game-changer in the managerial world. Special man, special club. Rafa Benitez :clap:

We're going Boca

Lucien Favre is the new Nice manager. What a coup!

Oh aye, he's definitely staying. I assumed all the panicking was a joke.

A lot of hammers I know in E17 think It's Alright. They didn't want to leave Upton Park either, preferring to stay another day. Not surprising, new stadium will be soulless. You need your home ground to be a house of love. They've been around the world but there's no place like home.

These last 10 pages will sweep the 2016 awards

I'm ready to but working extra hard right now to get a London job. Can't really commit to one. But that's the Rafa effect - haven't thought of getting one for years.