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We're decided that he's leaving then?

Sooner rather than later, yep.

YANITED.

 

I'll start worrying again if we don't sign a single player before the deadline, which is looking likely by the hour unfortunately. Still clinging on to hope. Youthful naivety and all that.

 

Bilic being given 4 games to save his job apparently.

 

That's promising, you'd expect West Ham to pick up a bit when they play at home so hopefully they do and he stays on.

Their next 4 PL games are Huddersfield (h), West Brom (a), Spurs (h) and Swansea (h). I reckon he'll be ok.

 

He'd have gone already if it was that bad. Wouldn't be amazed if other clubs start sounding him out after the end of this week though.

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We're decided that he's leaving then?

Apparently. Big bad Mike Ashley wants him out. Apparently. Everybody knows it. I must have been in the same place as you when the memo was as circulated.

What makes you think that he's not on the brink of leaving then?  All the stuff in the press coming from both sides along with Rafa's body language in most of his interviews points to a massive breakdown in the relationship between manager and owner to me.

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I think Rafa gets on with Charnley, it's Ashley behind the scenes who seems to be the problem.

 

Hopefully some good results and some much needed clear the air talks can commence, in order to turn the tide.

 

I can't see how Rafa can trust Ashley again, which makes going into any transfer window very difficult but there's always hope.

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I think Rafa gets on with Charnley, it's Ashley behind the scenes who seems to be the problem.

 

Hopefully some good results and some much needed clear the air talks can commence, in order to turn the tide.

 

I can't see how Rafa can trust Ashley again, which makes going into any transfer window very difficult but there's always hope.

 

Rafa will know that Charnley is just Ashley's gimp though, getting on with him is meaningless when he has no power to authorise spending. It just means he might shake hands when he leaves at some point in the next 12 months.

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The ONLY definite thing to come out of all this sad episode, is that this is Rafa's last season with us.

 

If he even stays the full season - though I think (and hope) that he will.

 

He will not tolerate the level of weasel-words betrayal from Ashley again . . . would you? . . would anyone?

 

SO, let us (try to) enjoy our last season with the great Rafa Benitez as OUR manager, something to (try to) be proud of and treasure, for the short period it will last.

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The ONLY definite thing to come out of all this sad episode, is that this is Rafa's last season with us.

 

If he even stays the full season - though I think (and hope) that he will.

 

He will not tolerate the level of weasel-words betrayal from Ashley again . . . would you? . . would anyone?

 

SO, let us (try to) enjoy our last season with the great Rafa Benitez as OUR manager, something to (try to) be proud of and treasure, for the short period it will last.

 

There is a slim chance that Rafa will stay - he can use the TV money next summer.

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There is a slim chance that Rafa will stay - he can use the TV money next summer.

 

That's the only hope we have. The hope that:

 

- Ashley isn't sanctioning spending because the money hasn't come in yet. When the money does come in Rafa can use it as he sees fit.

- Ashley doesn't want to sanction purchases using installment payments over X years because he views it as a risk should the signings fail.

- The £80m spunked under McClaren, and other spending sprees here and there (including last summer with a fair chunk of money brought in through players sales spent on Championship players), is evidence that Ashley will release funds when it's available and needed (or if he's panicking). If he were truly trying to squeeze NUFC for all he can he could have spent alot less, like we did when we first went down in 2008. So there's some unpredictability and inconsistencies with the notion that Ashley is a nefarious owner, and is simply a badly advised idiot who lies whenever he's cornered.

- Rafa's unhappiness leaked through the press / associates is just another bluff, another screw to turn the pressure on Ashley to eventually release money and accept Rafa's high ambitions for this club. If/when he gets the money to spend next season he'll be happy.

 

This is all straw clutching at its finest though.

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