Mole_Toonfan

Read that he's going to City as a coach, not sure if it's true though.

Wouldn't be the first time a manager has said something the fanbase wants to hear so he doesn't get negative reactions when he decides to leave. Not saying that's what he's doing but him saying that doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things and it also doesn't mean that he's been f***ed over by the ownership either. Still don't think he'll stay but if he decides to then fair play because I wouldn't if I was him.

Even if we did give him everything he wanted he still wouldn't stay because we are not in the Premier League. It's really that simple imo, not anything to do with Ashley.

Not a chance, I don't think he's staying but he's never going there.

As if Benitez is going to want to spend a second in the championship, he's gone after Spurs and i have accepted it.

Hummels is a great signing obviously, but it's not smart for a kid to join a team when Ancelotti is your manager. He's great obviously but he's never cared for developing young talent.

L'Equipe in talking bollocks shocker.

It was a fun couple of weeks, i can go back to not giving a shit again now.

Dog shit so far, but as long as we win i won't care.

Plus the league at large to be frank considering they still have a chance of getting a CL spot.

If we win i'm with you I'm not ready to go there until the 3 points are sealed.

You are still likely to be right mind when it's all over, if we win today the likelihood of them doing a 6 point swing is very unlikely.

Yep, i trust Benitez at this point. What ever he wants to do i assume is the right decision until proven otherwise.

Mata

All we need now is Messi to ask for Tevez just for a laugh to complete the trifecta.

Due diligence? If you play for Nice and Barca come, you say yes. And I'm not normally one for mercenaries going to sit on benches. Yep He'll get chances anyway, their next best forward after their front 3 is nowhere near Hatem.

I'm starting to think it's the former.

Aye don't get that one all. On top of that both of them were miles more talented than he is.

As ridiculous as it would be I think it would be a better idea to play Messi deeper and Hatem as one of the forwards. Ridiculous we are even discussing this though

As if Barcelona actually want him anyway

There's ways of hiding him in terms of his inability in the air, especially with a master tactician like Benitez who will always do his utmost to hide a players weakness and amplify his strengths. I do agree that it's different to doing it over a long season than just a few games but we'll see how it goes, from a personal point of view i'm good enough with him to the point where i'm confident if he has to come in and do a job for half a dozen games then i don't think he'll let you down too often. But i would probably like to see a new RB with Anita as backup.

I remember Liverpool always used to beat them when he was there, didn't realise it was that good though.