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Has he actually been appointed a director at companies house etc?

That wasn't due to happen until the end of the season.

 

I realise it isn't a big task (admin wise, to get it done), but it says a lot imo.

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Has he actually been appointed a director at companies house etc?

That wasn't due to happen until the end of the season.

 

I realise it isn't a big task (admin wise, to get it done), but it says a lot imo.

It says we have a clause that either side can activate.
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Not a chance he stays on when we are relegated, sadly. It won't even be part of the clubs thinking.

 

I agree with this.

 

I think Rafa would fancy it.

 

Don't get your hopes up, man.  We're fucked.

 

That's the spirit, etc.

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Rafa stays with us, we are leading the Championship then in February 2017, a big club comes in for him. We blow a big lead, lose in the Championship playoff final against the mackems, Rafa wins the Champions league, and Pardew gets a new job at Harchester United. My crystal ball is fucked up.

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Has he actually been appointed a director at companies house etc?

That wasn't due to happen until the end of the season.

 

I realise it isn't a big task (admin wise, to get it done), but it says a lot imo.

It says we have a clause that either side can activate.

 

maybe i'm being overly negative.

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The club desperately need someone like Rafa though as it needs to be overhauled from top to bottom.  None of the previous incumbents have shown any interest in the rest of the club beyond the first team (maybe it was not in the job description) but the club is failing at every level and although they have often talked up the Academy and U21s, they are massively underachieving as well.

 

I wouldn't be surprised to see them go for a quick fix as usual rather than seeing the bigger picture.  Keeping Rafa on would be a sign that they are serious about change for once.

 

However it would be just like us to have Rafa say he would stay and then for us to turn him down.

 

If he really wants to work in this country, then he has very limited options so if he is given carte blanche to run the club as he sees fit then maybe ....

 

 

 

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It took Keegan a good few games (8?) to get his first win when he came back. Unfortunately Rafa hasn't had the instant success that sometimes happens when a new manager is appointed.

 

Who would consider Benitez's reputation as a manager damaged if Newcastle are relegated? It was always big ask anyway to keep us up. If anything his reputation should be enhanced for having the balls to take the job on. If another club were put off appointing him because he didn't manage to save Newcastle then the jokes on them.

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I'm of the opinion that Rafa probably wants to stay here, but he doesn't really fancy  a season in the championship because for a manager of his calibre that could damage his reputation. That said, I think that he wants to be here because we are a similar club to Liverpool and that is the environment he really seems to thrive on. So I wouldn't be that surprised if he stayed on - if anything it's us who would throw a spanner in the works because that's what we do best.

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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.

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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.

 

:thup:

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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.

 

:thup:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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  :lol:

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