Ketsbaia Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Rafa's not the world-class manager of 10-15 years ago tbf. He's quite good - hella better than Bruce and McClaren, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonArmy1892 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, neesy111 said: Tell me how is Rafa supposed to know how takeover goes if he's close to them when they clearly don't judging be events if the last 16 months? Think neesy had one too many. Edited June 29, 2021 by ToonArmy1892 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 8 hours ago, ToonArmy1892 said: Think neesy had one too many. you want pronotonised? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Vieira to Palace will cement 1 of the relegation places. Don't rate him as a manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 9 hours ago, Yelevats said: This. It’s obviously he’s a bullshitter and I loved the bloke. What a mad post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 9 hours ago, Pons Alias said: We thought we might have been special to him - we weren’t. Now, we move on. And this too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pons Alias Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Not really - loads of talk of ‘the project’ and him connecting with a working class city and him being behind Staveley coming in. It looked like we might he more than just another job, and we are a fanbase who like things to be a little bit romantic. It would be nice if all that was true. But not the end of the world if it isn't. What’s mad about that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 You don't think we were special to him? What's he meant to do, wait to see if a takeover that might never happen go through? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Aye, it’s not like he’s pretty much waited 2 years for our takeover to happen, a takeover he pretty much initiated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Vieira has a massive Job on ? half the teams gone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATF Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Why isn't Rafa lying down outside St James' Park with tears running down his face, openly praying out loud to the Lord God almighty that the takeover gets done? If he really loved the club that's what he would be doing. Obviously a sellout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Pons Alias said: Not really - loads of talk of ‘the project’ and him connecting with a working class city and him being behind Staveley coming in. It looked like we might he more than just another job, and we are a fanbase who like things to be a little bit romantic. It would be nice if all that was true. But not the end of the world if it isn't. What’s mad about that? The Newcastle job isn’t available what’s he supposed to do? This idea of him waiting for a takeover that may or may not happen is ridiculous. the guy lives and breathes football he wants to be back in the game and in the premier league. my thoughts on him going to Everton is I’m gutted they are getting them while we have Bruce but if the takeover does go thru I’m not that bothered about him going to Everton Edited June 30, 2021 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 He enjoyed his time here and we enjoyed having him. He owes us nothing. It’s time everyone moved on, he’s just another manager and we’re just another club, it just happens that we both remember each other fondly enough. I know that doesn’t happen very often with us, but hopefully he’s one of many in the next few decades that happens to be. Mind, he’s fucked up going to Everton as much as we fucked up going for Bruce, but we’ll move on eventually to something better, takeover or not, Rafa will only decline with every poor choice of job he takes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Rafa will still be coming here. By the time the takeover is done Rafa's 3 year contract with Everton will be coming to an end Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Rafa should have bought the club with his own money if he really cared about us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 If Rafa really loved us, he should have bought the club by now off Ashley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 44 minutes ago, Pons Alias said: Not really - loads of talk of ‘the project’ and him connecting with a working class city and him being behind Staveley coming in. It looked like we might he more than just another job, and we are a fanbase who like things to be a little bit romantic. It would be nice if all that was true. But not the end of the world if it isn't. What’s mad about that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Rafa was class, I'd love him back, but this place does get a bit RAWKy over him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 He’s been offered a job in the league he wants to work in, in a city his family live in. Who can blame him really, just a shame he’s going to a club with a fanbase that won’t respect him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) I think our situation doesn’t help. I think if when Rafa walked away we replaced him with an actual good manager I think most people would be over it by now but as it is we replaced him with the shit pie that is Steve Bruce Edited June 30, 2021 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Jordan said: He’s been offered a job in the league he wants to work in, in a city his family live in. Who can blame him really, just a shame he’s going to a club with a fanbase that won’t respect him. Beat Liverpool, get into Europe, or win a cup they'll love him. All within his reach tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Just now, gdm said: I think our situation doesn’t help. I think if when Rafa walked away we replaced him with an actual good manager I think most people would be over it by now but as it is we replaced him by the shit pie that is Steve Bruce Element of truth to this. Personally don't think there are that many around like him in terms of how he integrates into communities and so on but yeah if we'd got anyone half decent the pain would have been much easier to take. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Nuno to Spurs pretty much done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandy Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 There's also the very real chance that Benitez would still have taken the Everton job over the Saudi-owned NUFC job. Let's not forget that even if the takeover goes through it's not going to be another Man City situation so the Everton job would still be every bit as attractive to him. They are currently are a bigger club, have money to spend, have a better squad and are in his home city. There's every chance he would have still rejected us if both positions had been available at the same time. The idea that he "loved" NUFC is sentimental tosh, he simply recognised the potential of the club. But that potential is also there at Everton, unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, mrmojorisin75 said: Element of truth to this. Personally don't think there are that many around like him in terms of how he integrates into communities and so on but yeah if we'd got anyone half decent the pain would have been much easier to take. Was the integration with the community more important because of Ashley though? The City owners have done a pretty good job of that without the need of a Rafa, I'd have confidence that the momentum of a takeover along with a Staveley/Reuben led PR push would give the city its club back and the manager just needs to 'get it' and build us up. We kinda needed the snaps by Tynemouth Priory with Rafa, not sure we would in a new era Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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