loki679

Yep, no protection at all in front of the back four which is fragile enough to start with. Protection from what? They've only got one half decent player. I say we go out and try for double figures.

Cheer up for f***s sakes. We've got Rafa Benitez and at the end of the day we're playing one of the worst teams in the league. One of the worst teams but they're still above us. Not only that but they've beat us 6 times in a row, albeit heavily paedo assisted so they don't really count for much. I think Rafa is a great manager but he can't physically go on the pitch and score the goals Mitrovic should be scoring or head away the crosses Taylor should be clearing. I suppose we'll find out in just over 72 hours. Aye, he's no Pardew.

Cheer up for fucks sakes. We've got Rafa Benitez and we're playing one of the worst teams in the league. Every chance of getting a result.

Haven't beaten them since I left the UK. It's fucking horrific, the record reads: Played - 8 Won - 0 Drawn - 2 Lost - 6 For - 3 Against - 15 Absolutely have to smash these cunts this time and I reckon we'll do it. Rafa will keep them calm and under control, there'll be none of the local pride and fighting spirit nonsense that we had under the previous incumbents. Just go out, play our game against an inferior side and take the points.

Wonder what odds you'd get on Derby to go into administration within 3 seasons.

I'm not watching it until about 2:00pm tuesday uk time so nobody mention the result. Cheers.

You spelt cunt wrong.

Moussa Sissoko disagrees

Fuck em. Small time cunts. Let them drift back into the obscurity they deserve. If they manage to survive we'll wheel them out like the star attraction at the freak show twice a year to remind them who they are but apart from that they can fester in their stinking swamp and leave decent people be.

Needs to ditch the side foot bollocks and put his laces through it like Shearer did.

I don't blame him, I blame the dickheads that appointed him.

Imagine if we survive. We'll be shitting it all summer that he'll walk because Ashley has pulled the rug from under him. Totally agree with your sentiment though. I'd imagine Rafa has been given some assurances about money being available to spend. Even if we do nowt we'll get an extra £30m on top next season from the TV deal so it's not out of the question for us to spend another £50m - £60m this summer.

Somebody needs to bump the Liverpool thread. Parky just brought on a super sub

SJP should be absolutely rocking next week. I remember being at Bobbys first game back and it was fantastic. Against the mackems too

Proper 'please don't fire me' face on Charnley.

Benitez will have an instant impact on the players. It's not only a statement from the club, it's a manager who will garner respect. In the Bournemouth game you could see the players weren't playing for him, they didn't give a shit, they wanted to lose.

Thank fuck. Can we now end this stupid experiment and get a proper manager in and maybe be a proper football club again?

Ireland is part of the British Isles. I assumed he was referring to that rather than their nationality

Only in a strictly geographical sense.

Hughton Is British

We've only ever had 2 non-British managers - Ardilles and Gullit. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/68204000/jpg/_68204857_joe_kinnear2.jpg

We'll have some really awkward board meetings

This is fucking stupid. Maybe Lee can get Graham to pass Steve a note in English class to see if he'll fuck off.

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