The College Dropout Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Just out of interest..... any reason why Alan Shearer is criticised for "taking" us down and Rafa, seemingly, would not be? Shearer would've needed something like 6 points from 8 games to keep us up. He managed 5. Benitez will need 12 points minimum to stay up in total. He won't get it either. Tbh I think Rafa has earned the benefit of the doubt and this has been the trend of the team for 3 years now. A 6 game win streak aside we've consistently had relegation form for 2 and 1/2 years. Still harsh on Shearer aye His bad for not jimping back on the wagon and proving it wasn;t a blip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Just out of interest..... any reason why Alan Shearer is criticised for "taking" us down and Rafa, seemingly, would not be? Shearer would've needed something like 6 points from 8 games to keep us up. He managed 5. Benitez will need 12 points minimum to stay up in total. He won't get it either. Tbh I think Rafa has earned the benefit of the doubt and this has been the trend of the team for 3 years now. A 6 game win streak aside we've consistently had relegation form for 2 and 1/2 years. Still harsh on Shearer aye His bad for not jimping back on the wagon and proving it wasn;t a blip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Just out of interest..... any reason why Alan Shearer is criticised for "taking" us down and Rafa, seemingly, would not be? Shearer would've needed something like 6 points from 8 games to keep us up. He managed 5. Benitez will need 12 points minimum to stay up in total. He won't get it either. Tbh I think Rafa has earned the benefit of the doubt and this has been the trend of the team for 3 years now. A 6 game win streak aside we've consistently had relegation form for 2 and 1/2 years. Still harsh on Shearer aye His bad for not jimping back on the wagon and proving it wasn;t a blip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 fairly positive noises from him today about staying on imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 fairly positive noises from him today about staying on imo. Everything about the guy's make up makes me believe he genuinely wants to be here next season. If we go down it will be the club's decision to part ways IMO. I have no doubt that if he stays we'll come straight back up. He'll get us organised and ship out the cowards and wasters. We'll do it playing football as well. Can't really say what sort of football we'll be playing if sergeant Nige comes in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 There's a fair chance he will stay. My biggest worries: A bigger club comes in (Valencia, Spain etc) Charnley and Co decide to go for the cheap option Our owner cocks things up with not keeping promises Other than that, if Rafa has to choose between Newcastle in the championship and not being in the game at all, I believe he will choose us. Nothing stopping him fucking off if a better offer comes in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 If he stays with us when we go down, my love for the man would reach new levels like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 The only reason I'm bothered about going down is losing Rafa really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 https://www.periscope.tv/w/1LyxBYLWnZEJN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 The only reason I'm bothered about going down is losing Rafa really. Yeah same here. I would welcome going down if it meant a full-scale clear-out of board room with Rafa remaining at the helm re-building the squad, academy, etc and bringing us back up. If he does stay on when we go down, he's going to be a legend to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 The only reason I'm bothered about going down is losing Rafa really. Yeah same here. I would welcome going down if it meant a full-scale clear-out of board room with Rafa remaining at the helm re-building the squad, academy, etc and bringing us back up. If he does stay on when we go down, he's going to be a legend to me. Steady on! Whilst I would love that to happen and it would be great to see Benitez taking on the challenge of getting us promoted. We'd still need to actually be successful and bounce back. What if he stays and we finish in the bottom half of the league? Rafa. You legend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 fairly positive noises from him today about staying on imo. What's he said? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 fairly positive noises from him today about staying on imo. What's he said? He thinks we'll still be in the PL next year. Personally I think he's on crack as we quite clearly won't be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 fairly positive noises from him today about staying on imo. What's he said? He thinks we'll still be in the PL next year. Personally I think he's on crack as we quite clearly won't be. he also said he wants to be here next year and 'for a few years' to be fair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Really can't see Rafa Benitez in the Championship. Unless the family thing will make him stay for anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Really can't see Rafa Benitez in the Championship. Unless the family thing will make him stay for anything. we really couldn't see him here in the first place either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Really can't see Rafa Benitez in the Championship. Unless the family thing will make him stay for anything. we really couldn't see him here in the first place either. His staying after relegation is 10x more improbable than his ever coming, which was already the stuff of dreams. Would be magic but I just can't muster any hope over it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankpingel Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Can we not just get some flowers for his missus ? That'll swing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Really can't see Rafa Benitez in the Championship. Unless the family thing will make him stay for anything. we really couldn't see him here in the first place either. His staying after relegation is 10x more improbable than his ever coming, which was already the stuff of dreams. Would be magic but I just can't muster any hope over it. I think him staying is a less barmy idea than him coming in the first place, but I guess we'll see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Think it's possible, he might basically consider it spending one year to restart his Newcastle project rather than starting again somewhere else. Dunno but it's possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 fairly positive noises from him today about staying on imo. What's he said? He thinks we'll still be in the PL next year. Personally I think he's on crack as we quite clearly won't be. he also said he wants to be here next year and 'for a few years' to be fair. Thanks. I really hope he does but can't see it happening if we get relegated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I am the Newcastle manager and I am going to be Newcastle manager next year That's surprisingly unequivocal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toondave Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Don't. Please stop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmymag Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 He's confident of managing us in the Premiership next season. Wouldn't expect him to say anything else at this stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 If he's determined to stay in England and commit to a 'project' then one year in the Championship may not necessarily be terminal. We remain one of the biggest clubs in the country. No chance he'd turn down taking Spain to a World Cup, mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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