Hanshithispantz

It gets overlooked but he let quite a few players just leave who I think many managers would have forced to stay. Anyone who wasn't 100% on board was either loaned out or sold - it was all about building a functional squad who want to play with each other and for the club. He clearly gets it and I cannot fathom how any Newcastle fan could hold a grudge against him to this point.

Are you blind? We were almost as bad as Villa were last season and we were in total turmoil until Rafa came in.

Are you blind? We were almost as bad as Villa were last season and we were in total turmoil until Rafa came in. We finished 20 points ahead of Villa last season We were only 8 ahead when McClaren left like, and in abysmal form.

what's pathetic is knocking Benitez's achievement this season because some German bloke had Huddersfield on a good run.

Aye. See Aston Villa.

A tubby Nolan would walk into our side like As would like 7-8 others from that team

And we're top of the league and on course to be comfortably promoted. He's done exactly what was expected of him. I mean aye, you can argue Wagner has 'done better' with his resources but it's not really a fair argument considering he's still 10 points behind with a 4 goal positive difference. It wouldn't be out of the realms of possibility that Rafa would have done the same if not better had he been managing Huddersfield, and that Wagner would have us outside of the automatics if he was here.

Wagner and and Monk doing well doesn't detract from the fact Rafa is well on course to finish comfortably over 90 points with a side that was hurriedly thrown together.

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They smother teams and went through a period where everyone was shit scared of them, they've been sussed now. Happened to us earlier in the season but we've been far better than them outside of our purple patches.

Bestest team ever Huddersfield have lost.

That racist steward scared of Ritchie's white hand.

Us winning and Brighton and Hudds not is exactly the WORST scenario for us to be in.

DW I T G LE

rattled

Sounds like a broadcast of German plane locations. Jesus Christ this is going to be paintful.

anyone got the direct link to the radio feed? mackem game is on the FM frequency and the NUFC.co.uk website has died EDIT: nice one numbers

"Barkley"

We've won 5 out of 7 at home to Wigan in the league and never lost to them at SJP That's the point. How long have you been supporting Newcastle? Would you be less worried if we'd lost every game we'd played against Wigan at home? Absolutely, these runs always come to an end. I just hope this particular one of Wigans doesn't happen this season. Won't be surprised if it does though, typical Newcastle. there's no sapient logic behind this btw.

Good attempt but that Cisse goal literally defied physics.

rattled

There's also a handful of midfielder's missed out because they went with a front 3 for no reason, Cairney and Hourihane the obvious ones. He's had a good season but he's still been significantly worse than Gayle and Woods.

Murray

That in all comps? Knockaert was miles behind and then got like 10 assists in about 3 games. EDIT: edit