Klaus Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 But they hounded Rafa out marra. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 He's basically the best manager in the league by a country mile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 No, that'd be Ranieri, if you're saying this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 He took the job because he will have been offered an absolutely enormous bonus for keeping us up. Utterly wrong imo, nothing to do with the money. Why so cynical? Steve McClaren turned us down three times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 No, that'd be Ranieir, if you're saying this season. Never heard of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 If we stayed up and Ashley funded him as he funded SMC I'm scared to think of our potential. You'd be disappointed if we weren't top 6 within 3 years and a trip to Wembley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Keep him at all fucking costs! http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=327302.0 Back to nostalgia...If 20 years since the great 4-3 game since hard to believe then frankly I'm even more astounded that next month will be a whopping 10 years since the last trophy won by Liverpool by current Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez. It really should have been the beginning of so much more but sadly we know what came next - cowboys, infighting, threats of administration and absolutely no spades in the ground. I absolutely loved Rafa. I still do, I can't help it. He gave so much for this club and yet is still treated shabbily by the wider footballing community. Fuck 'em! I will always wish him well and firmly hope Newcastle survive this season and he sticks around for a while in the Premier League again, winding up Mancs and Evertonians alike with his barbed comments delivered with his trademark sly grin. Of course Rafa has returned in the opposition dugout at Anfield once before when at Chelsea. I forget what happened, it was quite a low key game with nothing of note really taking place. A goal hungry Luis Suarez rescued a point late on I think. What I've always found so odd about Rafa is how such a decent and humble man can divide opinion so massively. To a lot of us he represented us in the fight against appalling owners. A man who has shown nothing but class, decency and dignity when representing the city of Liverpool. For others, largely outsiders but even some of our 'supporters' he was a man who could do no right. As I said - fuck 'em! Had this latest return happened 12 months earlier you could be sure that this thread would be full of bickering and infighting. Thankfully we have a current manager who in a similar mould to Rafa a decade ago has come in from the outside where he had an outstanding track record of winning two titles against far bigger spenders and made an instant impact at Liverpool. Slightly inconsistent League form followed by strong runs in Europe and a League Cup final appearance with early FA Cup defeats to sides playing in Claret and Blue...spooky! Thankfully we can give our thanks to Rafa, pay our respects for all he did for us safe in the knowledge that we don't need to spend the summer arguing for and against why he should come back to us; safe in the knowledge that we have the right man for the job and excited again about what the future holds. Meanwhile Rafa must once again deal with awful ownership, at least secure in the knowledge that once again the fans have rallied behind him. Two great managers, a lot at stake (certainly for Newcastle), Anfield in the spring sunshine...maybe we'll even see another Kop End last minute winner. I suspect this will be tight. You can be sure Rafa will have a plan for how to deal with us. Newcastle will play like their lives depend on it. They did very well against City last night. I think we'll just squeak it 2-1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 It's weird having this enforced bond with Liverpool fans. Are we meant to return the favour? More importantly, who's making the joint scarves? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 It's weird having this enforced bond with Liverpool fans. Are we meant to return the favour? We generally like Klopp tbf. Have much less of a problem with them now they are without Gerrard and Suarez tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Football friends? With Liverpool? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 It's weird having this enforced bond with Liverpool fans. Are we meant to return the favour? We generally like Klopp tbf. Have much less of a problem with them now they are without Gerrard and Suarez tbh. Shame their fans are complete and utter morons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I do think Liverpool fans can be a bit up their own arse (then again most clubs have fans like this), especially those in the Media, Thompson and Lawrenson especially. However I think Liverpool are one of only a few clubs in this country that are like us. They have a history, have strong support, their desire is only to compete, they have an idea of playing football a certain attacking minded way, the club comes first, we as fans live for the club. There are so many parallels between us and Liverpool, both in terms of football clubs, and city's/general population. The difference between the two clubs can pretty much be separated by Liverpools success since the 80's. I think only West Ham are the only team domestically that both clubs could be compared with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 It's weird having this enforced bond with Liverpool fans. Are we meant to return the favour? We generally like Klopp tbf. Have much less of a problem with them now they are without Gerrard and Suarez tbh. Shame their fans are complete and utter morons Know a fair few sound Liverpool fans atm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmoset Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I find their online presence and a lot of the media stuff cringey as anything, but 99% of their fans I've known in real life have been sound, I like their manager, their current team and the way they play. I'm still slightly bitter that it was them and not us who solidified themselves as part of the famous 'big 4' in the mid 2000s though could so easily have been us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I generally find Liverpool fans online to be complete morons, totally deluded and just idiots in general. Since living here everybody has been sane enough and everybody seems to hold Newcastle in high regard too, even pre-Rafa. I used to fucking hate them because of the online perception I had but since living here and especially now they have Klopp I do like to see them do well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmoset Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Online is a weird beast though, I'm certain everyone has people on here they aren't that keen on but if you met in real life you'd probably get on fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Online is a weird beast though, I'm certain everyone has people on here they aren't that keen on but if you met in real life you'd probably get on fine. I'm not that certain tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 He's basically the best manager in the league by a country mile. I like him as well but steady on there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Aye, probably just a normal mile not a country mile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 If he keeps us up I'm willing to go along with that statement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Only Klopp is definitely better than him IMO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 If he keeps us up I'm willing to go along with that statement. True, hell if he keeps us up he's Jesus reincarnated IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 'Better' is too black and white. Depends on situations. For us he's the best bet possible. He's an 'underdog' manager for sure - albeit at the top of the table. Someone like Mourinho is up there for short term success and league titles but a long term project with a smaller budget? Nah. Think the game at the very highest level has passed him by a little Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 The way he says the word 'squad' is the greatest way a man has ever said any word ever. The way he says "quality" runs it close Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I generally find Liverpool fans online to be complete morons, totally deluded and just idiots in general. Since living here everybody has been sane enough and everybody seems to hold Newcastle in high regard too, even pre-Rafa. I used to f***ing hate them because of the online perception I had but since living here and especially now they have Klopp I do like to see them do well. Yeah I live on the Wirral now and whilst I would not go as far as to say I want them to do well, I would say they are better than their online persona suggests. As are we all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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