summerof69

Shut up shola

Seems like Rafa is being held to a higher standard than many of his predecessors or many other high ups at the club. Ok we’ve signed a dud here or there ( not that many) but overall we’ve had mproved and he has increased the overall value of our playing staff. This would have happened even more so if we’d been able to sign some of our assets rather than loan them.

Don't even think Murphy was a bad signing, Gamez was just a nothing signing

Fucking hell. We've made a PROFIT this window and a PROFIT through out Raf's time here.

What happened to that n’soki bloke we were after

As far as I can tell we’re the only club that ever seems to have this issue

from that article so no one has to click The domestic season looms large, and everything changes but nothing changes. If you are anything other than a passionate Newcastle fan, the sound of Rafa Benitez complaining about transfer policy is a wonderfully reassuring clarion call. Like the school bell for playtime. Rafa’s unhappy/on the brink/at end of tether/demanding action/at loggerheads with owner or anyone else in power… Yippee! That’s the sound of football kicking off again. The Benitez strop is becoming a traditional curtain-raiser to rival the Community Shield. This year’s vintage came after he fielded a decent-looking team against Braga in a friendly, only to see them cuffed four-nothing. “Things are not going well off the pitch and you can see a reflection of that on the pitch,” said Benitez. On the pitch on Wednesday night was a starting line-up valued higher than their Portuguese counterparts — and certainly paid considerably more. If those players are actually bothered by what or what isn’t going on away from the football pitch, that is Rafa’s problem, no-one else’s. Maybe Benitez was referring to the suggestion of another impasse over bonus payments, the type of which marked the build-up to last season. This from a squad that is already among the best-paid in the Premier League. The last complete set of accounts for football clubs was for the 2016-17 season, when Newcastle United were getting promoted from the Championship but their £112million salary bill was one topped by only seven Premier League clubs. Since then, it is hardly likely to have dropped significantly. The average player wage at St James’ Park during that Championship-winning season was £54,000 a week. In terms of wages paid, even the Newcastle faithful would be hard-pressed to suggest Mike Ashley is not competitive. The case against Ashley not backing him in the recruitment process is far easier to make:Including the business so far this summer, Benitez has shown - or has been compelled to show - a net profit over the five windows he has gone through as Newcastle manager. You can only presume he was promised far more backing and, for that reason, supporter ire against Ashley is entirely understandable. Time and again, Benitez has proven himself an outstanding manager and coach, one of the elite. It goes without saying Newcastle United are lucky to have him. Presumably, though, the big names of European football have not been plotting a path to his door over the past year or so. There are obvious reasons why being offered one or two of these posts would be highly unlikely but the Arsenal and Chelsea jobs have come and gone, as have the Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid ones, to name but another two. Within the Geordie nation, he is, almost without exception, revered. And those within the Geordie nation are easily the best positioned to judge. So no arguments there. Yet to the outside world, and even to the many of us who consider him a world-class coach, the repetitive strain of Rafa’s unsubtle railing against the lack of investment is becoming a little tiresome. “You see the teams that have been promoted, the money they are spending. Put it all together and you understand why the fans need to be concerned,” he went on. No. Maybe Benitez wants Newcastle fans to be concerned. Because they don’t need to be concerned. Newcastle might sign a couple more before Thursday night, Newcastle finished tenth last season, Rafa’s magic might get some improvement out of his well-paid squad, they have a crackerjack of an opener against Tottenham (who, erm, have spent nothing this summer), they have a great stadium, they have wonderful supporters. Oh, and it’s still sunny.

Poor bloke. Hardest working manager in the world. Grafting his bollocks off all year, for the pricks in charge of the club to go and balls it up.

Madness. By the time we get that money inflation may have gone up too.

Look how happy everyone was when Pardew got sacked

Channel 4 now “ the football club: artist in residence” a behind the scenes. Look at wba. Will probably have Pardew at some point

Actually it was an online vote. Then someone posted the results.

Apparently. That's a very good strike force, tbf. Just the rest of the team is gash

______________Given____________ Beye_____lascelles_____Colo___Jose _______________Diame___________ __________Cabaye______Shelvey____ ben arfa_________ba__________remy

Shackleton made subs

Something be on Facebook has just posted their all time 11 apart from the strikers Christ it’s horrific. ———————————j. Montgomery———————— Bardsley. ————Hurley ————-/Bennett——gray Summerbee————ball——————Schwartz——arca ——————————-clough———Phillips————

Think we might be at DEFCON 1

absolutely

Rafa is so good at putting the pressure on these pricks. Love it.

We’re all behind her, wormy. We all are.

It’s terrible like. It really is I mean even boro has far more going for it than Sunderland.

Think he might have said Maradonna

Honestly I have no . Kind and f sad, I actually used to like West Ham before all this nonsense.

If they find a sponsor does that go back to the tax payer ?