Scotty66

Didn't Spurs try to sign him? maybe we left him out in the hope that they have forgotten about him and won't come knocking again

I'm sure Rafa said earlier that he had a meeting with Charnley lined up and then was due to meet Ashley. If it's the meeting with Ashley tonight then it's quite clear that one of them really wants to get it signed and sealed asap.

Could see what he was doing going 3 at the back but it backfired spectacularly.

Going to be a massive kick in the nuts not being able to watch our games next season. We'll be the pick of the bunch for sky live games but most of the time it will be radio only I fear

Hope this lad stays. Good professional and would tear it up in the championship. Rafa clearly rates him and is obviously one of the players he needs to stay. I think there will be a number of Premier league clubs making offers though.

Your right,I never knew about his West Ham link. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/rafa-benitez-agreed-contract-with-west-ham-before-real-madrid-moved-for-manager-a6788326.html

Interesting him saying he was in talks with a Premier League club and then Real Madrid came along and snatched him. I wonder what club he was in talks with and hope they don't come try for a second time.

The comment about "not about the money" is huge. Rafa doesn't want 150m to spend on players but he wants the money spent on the right players,however much that may be. If he doesn't stay here as manager I think it's clear as day that the future for the club is very very dark. He wants to see the club are prepared to push the boat out and aim to be a success. Everything has failed for Ashley. This is his last chance to get it right and Rafa could really save his arse.

Crazy stuff. Actually went and signed the petition for Rafa to stay after reading it as it was that alarming.

So Ironic how they want a top class manager to get them in front of Liverpool yet turn their noses up at Rafa because he managed their Rivals. For that alone I hope they make an appointment that totally falls on it's arse and they drop down. Before anything,you should want the best for your club. Still,glad they are doing it as it improves our chances ever so slightly

So I presume from now when the Sky Sports "experts" talk about "City" they will mean Leicester?

After watching that Arsenal fan video I fear Arsene may get struck down in a drive by shooting.

Whatever happens Rafa has sent us out fighting with a team that couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag under McClaren. If Rafa had came in and continued getting beat I would have been gutted for him as the media would just right him off and laugh that he "didn't have the experience for relegation" He's already proved he can turn a team around at the foot of the table and above all else I just hope he stays.

Shelvey or SDJ would definitely make us better in attack. Hope it happens.

Would like to see him start v Villa. Gini starting is pointless and we need someone to play some good forward passes which this man can do. Hopefully being left out for a few games has gave him the kick up the arse.

My hope is, that we MUST somehow be due an away win, I mean f***ing hell surely even we cant go all season without picking up 3pts on the road? If we don't, we deserve to be relegated at full time, regardless of other results. We have already won against Bournemouth away fwiw, but still our record is s***. And that win away at Spurs. How we got those 3 points with McClaren in charge I'll never know but thank god we did. They must be kicking themselves at losing those though

Depends if Arsenal are right up their arse.If so Spurs wouldn't want to finish 3rd below them and they'll be well up for it.

Sherwood was on Match of the Day 2 just after Rafa was appointed and he was saying Sunderland will stay up

And pointing to his watch telling the ref to get on with it in the 70th/80th min

Didn't he have a few decent games before his injury? remember him cutting inside a lot and making some good passes creating some opportunities. Will never be a top player though and with the pace he has he really should be better than he is. One of the worst I've ever seen for his decision making.

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Recipe for disaster.

Imagine if Spurs needed a win against us to win the League and we needed a draw to stay up. It's 1-1 with 15 minutes left.... I also imagine how it must feel to get a paper cut on your bellend.