And if Rafa gets p*ssed off with the regime and leaves within 2-3 years? Back to bog standard (or worse) managers without any great cup winning memories to look back on?
The regime wouldn't dare do something to annoy Rafa. Yes, they're stupid cunts, but they arent so stupid to not realise if they do something idiotic with Rafa the fans will be in absolute uproar. There's a positivity around the club and they won't want to ruin that.
I'd rather us be in the Premier League, being able to attract players of a higher calibre which will give us a chance to challenge for further silverware under Rafa. A League Cup win hasn't exactly done wonders for Birmingham City, or clubs of that ilk that have won one of the cups and are now lingering in the second or even third tiers. Fuck that.