cp40 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Think he will be happy with survival, and seeing progress by May18. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC_Chris Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Yup, first season back you just have to ensure survival. The garbage that Craig Bellamy is coming out with, about the fans supposedly wanting Champions League is ridiculous, a bit like him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I think Rafa will want to aim higher than just survival. He's still gonna be realistic though so I can imagine that he'll look to aim towards mid table and see it as a good season if that's where we end up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 If we are sitting 10th a year from now I'll be ecstatic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I think Rafa will want to aim higher than just survival. He's still gonna be realistic though so I can imagine that he'll look to aim towards mid table and see it as a good season if that's where we end up. I reckon his first priority will be comfortable survival, and beyond that he'll focus on a decent cup run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 If we are sitting 10th a year from now I'll be ecstatic I don't expect anywhere close to that tbh, as long as we are relatively comfortable and we are showing progress i'll be happy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 If we are sitting 10th a year from now I'll be ecstatic I don't expect anywhere close to that tbh, as long as we are relatively comfortable and we are showing progress i'll be happy. Currently Bournemouth are 10th, it's not massively unlikely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Stoke are 12th, won 1 in 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 If we are sitting 10th a year from now I'll be ecstatic I don't expect anywhere close to that tbh, as long as we are relatively comfortable and we are showing progress i'll be happy. Currently Bournemouth are 10th, it's not massively unlikely. Maybe i'm just pessimistic due to years of disappointment I'd be ecstatic if we could finish that high mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Stoke are 12th, won 1 in 8 On TalkSport there was a canny debate between Savage and a Stoke fan yesterday. Stoke fan turned out to be a bit of a gimp...and I cannot stand Savage. He (the Stoke fan) was claiming they could get Benitez or the Sevilla manager and they should sack Hughes as he cannot take them any further and his football is shit. Savage said at the top of the programme that the Stoke fans calling for his head were delusional idiots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Hughes is by far the best of the PFMs mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/10857702/will-benitez-stay-at-newcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I find Stoke and Mark Hughes ridiculously boring. He's finished 10th and 12th twice in his three seasons and on course to finish 12th again. Spent quite a lot on players and still have Glen Whelan in their midfield. Their home ground is nowhere near as daunting as it used to be and they rarely beat the big teams any more. A quick look at their results and I don;t think they've beaten anyone in the top half all season. I don't think think they are progressing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Saying 120m is a bit over the top imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/10857702/will-benitez-stay-at-newcastle I knew watching that would annoy me first bloke seems all right but the second bloke was talking loads of crap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Aye, nee way I'm pressing play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Saying 120m is a bit over the top imo. Aye. Other than that there wasn't too much untoward in that piece. Basically, everyone in world football with an interest in Newcastle United agrees Rafa must be backed... Quite nice to hear someone who I assume is a ManUre fan saying about us "punching our weight". Not sure what those Mourinho and Man United comments had to do with the discussion at all really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I started to dislike him the minute he brought up Mourinho tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rafa-benitez-meet-mike-ashley-12967882.amp Interesting line about a sports direct exec working with Charnley now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/10857702/will-benitez-stay-at-newcastle That second journo "Ashley stuck around after 2 relegation's and spent money, when he didn't have too" YES MATE, because Mike is 1000% not at fault for being a tight cunt who hires cunts like Pardew and McClaren Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Might not help with Ashley, but I have to say that there's no better person on this planet than Rafa to do the talks and try and convince us to invest money and be ambitious. He won't just go there unprepared and say I want this or that. He will have done his homework and it'll be very detailed and informative with tons of points how and why this club can be so much more than it currently is, and how it can be ran as an ambitious club and still be good business wise at the same time. I trust him 100% to do it as well as one can possibly do, whether that is enough or not remains to be seen. If Rafa can't do it then we might as well give upp while Ashley is at the helm. It's now or never more or less. There will be no better chance in the near future to finally make something good of Newcastle United. He will want tons of ambition but he'll not demand unrealistic things either, he's wise and experienced enough to know what is reasonable. This is the last flight, don't f***ing miss out on it Ashley! And not just for next season, ambitious in the long term as well otherwise it'll just be a waste of time and everyone's energy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 One good thing with Rafa is he actually likes the politics and likes to ruffle some feathers. If anyone can convince Ashley to splash the cash and concede control its Rafa and Ashley would be dumb as fuck to ignore Rafa who represents his best chance of success with NUFC. Lose Rafa and its the end or should be... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 One good thing with Rafa is he actually likes the politics and likes to ruffle some feathers. If anyone can convince Ashley to splash the cash and concede control its Rafa and Ashley would be dumb as fuck to ignore Rafa who represents his best chance of success with NUFC. Lose Rafa and its the end or should be... I want to know what changed from last summer when he was clearly allowed to do that and January when it looked like Carr was back in the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 One good thing with Rafa is he actually likes the politics and likes to ruffle some feathers. If anyone can convince Ashley to splash the cash and concede control its Rafa and Ashley would be dumb as fuck to ignore Rafa who represents his best chance of success with NUFC. Lose Rafa and its the end or should be... I want to know what changed from last summer when he was clearly allowed to do that and January when it looked like Carr was back in the game. We weren't twenty points clear at the top. Ironically if we'd signed a couple, I reckon we'd be approaching that now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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