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Nobody

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If he doesnt stay we are f***ed with that Villa takeover.

 

Villa have worse problems than us.

Take over means fuck all

Of course they're in deeper shit than us, but wouldn't say that their take over means nowt. Under Lerner they would have continued to sink, now they'll at least try.

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mouldy_uk

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Its gone a bit quiet for my liking.

 

I'm taking no news as good news. Surely if Rafa was unhappy, his agent would be dropping some hints in the press to ensure that all clubs were aware he is open to offers from other clubs.

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If he doesnt stay we are f***ed with that Villa takeover.

 

Villa have worse problems than us.

Take over means f*** all

Villa have always had an excellent youth policy. While not ready for the Premiership you can bet they will have a crop of youngsters you have never heard of who will be ready to impress in the championship for next season. I am not sure if that would be the case with our academy structure.
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Sounds completely fabricated

 

:lol:

 

Are you alright?

 

 

No. I'm finding this whole affair to be exceptionally disheartening. One chance people had to stand up for something and everyone is silent. Again.

 

People are just desperate to believe anything, including filler tweets that clearly have no substance other than "we don't know anything more than we knew yesterday".

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B-more Mag

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Sounds completely fabricated

 

:lol:

 

Are you alright?

 

 

No. I'm finding this whole affair to be exceptionally disheartening. One chance people had to stand up for something and everyone is silent. Again.

 

People are just desperate to believe anything, including filler tweets that clearly have no substance other than "we don't know anything more than we knew yesterday".

 

I suppose the corollary is that people will (or at least should) flip the fuck out extra hard if it ends up falling through. It is a bit of a kick in the nads that he's slithering through Scot free so far, though. (Apologies to Scots.)

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Sounds completely fabricated

 

:lol:

 

Are you alright?

 

 

No. I'm finding this whole affair to be exceptionally disheartening. One chance people had to stand up for something and everyone is silent. Again.

 

People are just desperate to believe anything, including filler tweets that clearly have no substance other than "we don't know anything more than we knew yesterday".

 

I suppose the corollary is that people will (or at least should) flip the f*** out extra hard if it ends up falling through. It is a bit of a kick in the nads that he's slithering through Scot free so far, though. (Apologies to Scots.)

 

Don't ask me how I know cos I can't remember but the word scot in scot free is a derivation of an Scandinavian word meaning 'tax'.  So to get off scot free means tax free.

 

I'll be on my way...................

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http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-news-live-rafa-11354498

 

Why would there be a 'delay'?

 

United’s bid to tie Rafa Benitez down to a longer term deal looks set to stretch into next week. With all parties supposedly happy with the terms mentioned so far in talks, why would that be so?

 

A Graham Carr resolution. United would probably rather resolve the future of their Chief Scout before announcing Benitez, and he still has three years left on the bumper eight-year contract that was signed in 2012. Benitez hasn’t demanded Carr’s departure but there’s a feeling that it would suit all parties.

 

Similarly, United probably need to address the whole issue of the boardroom set-up. Bob Moncur is also on the board - his role in any newly configured set-up needs to be resolved.

 

Terms need to be drafted up. Benitez has been in the game long enough to need reassurances. Ditto United, who will want to be protected in case the relationship sours at some point.

 

United have worked this week on a possible budget for next season. They need to crunch the numbers and work out how they will balance the books in the second tier. Discussions at Shirebrook this week focused on that.

 

Newcastle are happy but they still need Benitez to rubber stamp the deal. It’s been suggested in some quarters that he may hanging on for a better option. That’s not the case, insist his camp.

 

As of this morning, all parties felt comfortable with the state of play. An official announcement may not be forthcoming until next week.

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Its gone a bit quiet for my liking.

 

I'm taking no news as good news. Surely if Rafa was unhappy, his agent would be dropping some hints in the press to ensure that all clubs were aware he is open to offers from other clubs.

 

Can't understand people getting worried.

 

Ashley's clearly bent over and taken it up the arse, Benitez is happy and now there's just finer legal stuff to sort out and for everyone to sign.

 

Sounds completely fabricated

 

:lol:

 

Are you alright?

 

 

No. I'm finding this whole affair to be exceptionally disheartening. One chance people had to stand up for something and everyone is silent. Again.

 

People are just desperate to believe anything, including filler tweets that clearly have no substance other than "we don't know anything more than we knew yesterday".

 

I suppose the corollary is that people will (or at least should) flip the f*** out extra hard if it ends up falling through. It is a bit of a kick in the nads that he's slithering through Scot free so far, though. (Apologies to Scots.)

 

Don't ask me how I know cos I can't remember but the word scot in scot free is a derivation of an Scandinavian word meaning 'tax'.  So to get off scot free means tax free.

 

I'll be on my way...................

 

:lol: ever the teacher

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http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rafa-benitez-allowed-newcastle-fans-11352643

 

Rafa Benitez has allowed Newcastle fans to dream again - that's why he's the people's choice

 

 

Newcastle United fans have already taken Rafa Benitez to their hearts even despite relegation - and NUFC Writer Chris Waugh explains why

 

 

Over the past week, United supporters have made it abundantly clear they want the Spaniard to remain with chants, banners and even a petition led by The Chronicle.

 

In fact, they have practically implored Benitez to do so. To all Newcastle fans and observers of the club, the reasons why the Toon faithful are so desperate to hold on to Benitez are obvious.

 

Yet some observers from afar still appear dumbfounded by the Magpies’ adoration for the 56-year-old and scoff at the suggestion that Benitez remaining in charge would be the best thing for the football club.

 

Why, given that Benitez was unable to save Newcastle from relegation with 10 games to go, have Newcastle fans already taken the Spaniard so deeply into their hearts?

 

The answer is simple: he has allowed them to dream again.

 

As banal and cliched as that might sound in many ways, it’s also true.

 

Mike Ashley’s nine-year tenure as Newcastle owner has seen the club lurch from one bitter disappointment to another - the two relegations are merely the very showpiece failings - and United supporters have lost belief in the art of possible.

 

Over the past few years, Magpies fans have been told that cup competitions do not matter - in fact, for a long while they were almost treated with utter contempt by the club - and they have been offered underwhelming managerial appointment after underwhelming managerial appointment.

 

Alan Shearer, a club legend, was treated despicably by this regime and was not even given a formal reply to his proposal to rebuild the club following relegation in 2009.

 

Chris Hughton, left in temporary charge simply because there were no alteratives, was then sacked having led the Magpies to immediate promotion and when the club were mid-table in the top flight.

 

Joe Kinnear has been appointed twice by this regime, while Alan Pardew - recently sacked by a third-tier club - was brought in to replace Hughton, and even Steve McClaren had just been dismissed for failing at Derby County when Newcastle came calling for a third time in six months. Having been rejected by the ex-England boss on two occasions previously, don’t forget.

 

All of these ‘managers’ - or, in McClaren’s case, ‘head coach’ - were essentially subservient to the footballing board, to greater or less degrees. If Benitez stays, there will be a refreshing break from that.

 

The Spaniard will only agree to the role if he is given total control over incomings and outgoings.

 

Chief scout Graham Carr is almost certain to depart now, having spent the last couple of years as a de facto director of football given his immense control over transfers.

 

Benitez will, for the first time under Ashley, be managing from a position of strength.

 

He will influence every football-related area of the club.

 

This has echoes of when Kevin Keegan made great demands of John Hall in 1992 – a football man finally in full control of football decisions.

 

Yet, even aside from all of that, the real reason Newcastle fans already adore Benitez is because of what he represents.

 

Not only is he a break from the previous under Ashley, he represents everything Newcastle fans want in their football club.

 

Like Keegan in the early-1990s, and then Sir Bobby Robson a few years later, Benitez believes in the potential of Newcastle United Football Club.

 

“Shoot for the moon and even if you miss you’ll land among the stars” is very much Benitez’s approach. There is no ceiling to his ambition, and there should be no ceiling to Newcastle’s ambition.

 

The Spaniard was willing to join a side in the relegation zone and who appeared doomed with 10 games to go because he saw the undoubted “potential” at a “massive club”, to use his own words.

 

Benitez did not just target survival with Newcastle though, he joined because he wants to be competing in Europe, and he wants to be challenging for trophies.

 

If he stays, he will do so because he believes the hierarchy match his own ambition to bounce straight back from the Championship - and then really push on in an attempt to achieve great things and to lift cups.

 

You see Benitez not only offers a break from everything that has gone before under Ashley, he is a vision of hope.

 

He is the ‘messiah’ figure which Newcastle fans desperately crave.

 

With Benitez in charge, anything is possible. Even in spite of relegation, Tyneside can finally begin to dream again.

 

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B-more Mag

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Sounds completely fabricated

 

[emoji38]

 

Are you alright?

 

 

No. I'm finding this whole affair to be exceptionally disheartening. One chance people had to stand up for something and everyone is silent. Again.

 

People are just desperate to believe anything, including filler tweets that clearly have no substance other than "we don't know anything more than we knew yesterday".

 

I suppose the corollary is that people will (or at least should) flip the f*** out extra hard if it ends up falling through. It is a bit of a kick in the nads that he's slithering through Scot free so far, though. (Apologies to Scots.)

 

Don't ask me how I know cos I can't remember but the word scot in scot free is a derivation of an Scandinavian word meaning 'tax'.  So to get off scot free means tax free.

 

I'll be on my way...................

Interesting. The fact that it's not "Scotch free" probably should have clued me in that it's not a pejorative English reference to the Scottish. That'll teach me not to apologize when recklessly using idioms of which I dont know the derivation and assume may be offensive. [emoji38]

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