Optimistic Nut Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 He was brought in too late as always with the useless w*****s! He left Real Madrid on January 4th and we appointed him on March 11th so we could have brought him in eight league matches earlier! I think we’d be fine if we’d brought him in even two matches earlier, after the 5-0 humping at Chelsea, as he would have had two and a half weeks to work with the players before Stoke away and Bournemouth at home! Aye. At the very least he susses Taylor out earlier and we beat Norwich if nowt else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 apologies if Giggs but the fella from the express (john Richardson, no idea how credible), reckons he wants to stay if he's given full control. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 apologies if Giggs but the fella from the express (john Richardson, no idea how credible), reckons he wants to stay if he's given full control. Would certainly soften the blow of relegation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Won't happen. No way they forsake this business model. Even if they do, they'll go back on it once in the big time. Nothing good will ever have longevity with these twats in charge. That sounds negative in the extreme, but admitting mistakes and being transparent with people just isn't in their DNA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 He was brought in too late as always with the useless w*****s! He left Real Madrid on January 4th and we appointed him on March 11th so we could have brought him in eight league matches earlier! I think we’d be fine if we’d brought him in even two matches earlier, after the 5-0 humping at Chelsea, as he would have had two and a half weeks to work with the players before Stoke away and Bournemouth at home! Aye. At the very least he susses Taylor out earlier and we beat Norwich if nowt else. Would have had an extra 8 matches according to my calculations to achieve at worst 7 points to keep us safe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Aye, make absolutely no mistake about it even 3-4 matches earlier and we would probably be sitting where Palace are now. But once again if any protests or demonstrations take place against Ashley the general consensus from the idiot pundits like Merson, Ian Wright etc... will be that Ashley spent millions and brought in a world class manager to keep us up, WHAT MORE COULD WE WANT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 He was brought in too late as always with the useless w*****s! He left Real Madrid on January 4th and we appointed him on March 11th so we could have brought him in eight league matches earlier! I think we’d be fine if we’d brought him in even two matches earlier, after the 5-0 humping at Chelsea, as he would have had two and a half weeks to work with the players before Stoke away and Bournemouth at home! Aye. At the very least he susses Taylor out earlier and we beat Norwich if nowt else. Would have had an extra 8 matches according to my calculations to achieve at worst 7 points to keep us safe Make it 7 matches In that period under Schteve Played 7 Won 1 Drawn 1 Lost 5 F 7 A 17 That period included around 4 weekends off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie jamie Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Exclusive: Rafa Benitez now seriously considering staying on as NUFC manager even if they are relegated. More to follow @MailSport Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3583069/Rafa-Benitez-STAY-Newcastle-club-relegated-Championship-Spaniard-change-heart.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 "could" :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Setting his sights on us getting back into Europe, fuck taking it one step at a time, lets take fucking leaps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toondave Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 If he did make it clear he wanted to stay but Ashley and co decided he wasn't worth it, you'd like to think that would be the final straw for anyone still giving them the benefit of the doubt. Won't hold my breath Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I'd love him to stay as have said before. 'If' he does, I will get a season ticket for my and my little girl. But as it is, I don't think NUFC will pay his wages, or that Ashley will hand him full control. If and when he leaves, Keith Bishop will launch a PR campaign to blacken the man's name, so as to deflect blame away from the club. Just fucking watch! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 If he did make it clear he wanted to stay but Ashley and co decided he wasn't worth it, you'd like to think that would be the final straw for anyone still giving them the benefit of the doubt. Won't hold my breath Rafa won't say anything publicly, he's not like that. The conversations will be behind closed doors and leaks won't come from him. If he is pushed then he'll go with his head held high and say nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 And also worth remembering that Ashley won't give a fuck about Benitez's reputation in order to shift blame. Remember what he did to Keegan, Shearer and Jonas. The man is the devil incarnate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Would it be better to rebuild the whole structure of the club from a Premier league containing Pep, Klopp, Wenger, Jose (possibly) as well as every club spending £50 - £60 million or would it be better to do it in the championship and then look to go straight in as a top 10 side rather than looking to avoid relegation. Or am I just clutching at straws before a good punch in the gut next monday morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Leaks won't come from him... unless he is putting the pressure on Ashley to give him full control. Absolutely possible mind games. Not that he needs to though. You'd think he has the club bent over backwards wanting him to stay, we know better about how inept Ashley and the board are though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antz1uk Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3583069/Rafa-Benitez-STAY-Newcastle-club-relegated-Championship-Spaniard-change-heart.html Definitely the 'Hope' that kills you in this instance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I'm not saying Rafa will stay but a season in the Championship is 9 months (August to May). If he stayed and was given free reign over the whole club to put his rebuild plans into place, surely he'd be confident that he'd get us promotion at his first attempt? He was interested in taking us on as a project. Is a 9 month stay in the Championship really a deal breaker on a 3 year project (his contract is for 3 years)? At least he may be able to get rid of the losing mentality from the club if we were winning most games. i don't think he'll be that bothered by the championship, i'm convincing myself he's going to stay Just leaning into the uppercut here, mojo. This is what happens when you only follow one sport. We have to allocate our pain over several. Knock out punch vs. body blows. Follow s*** teams long enough and you're like :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 telegraph now saying similar fwiw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Mike Ashley will never admit a mistake and will never u-turn on a policy he's been forcing to implement over ten years. Just like the 80m. Rafa was a desperate dice roll to be a quick fix and then worry about it later. How many people have joined this club and been lied to? Say what you like but McClaren wasn't given the right additions the squad needed which exacerbated his shitness; he was supposed to have input on recruitment but I heavily doubt he had much say at all. No way will Ashley u-turn and give full control and even if he does it won't be for long. Do you really think that if he stays we're in for an era of potential success? There is no dream to buy into, no noble aim. Everybody ever involved in this club gets the rug pulled from under them and besmirched unless they toe the line and play sycophant to the letter. that isn't very hopeful but just having Benitez just leaves the same problems present. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 If he did make it clear he wanted to stay but Ashley and co decided he wasn't worth it, you'd like to think that would be the final straw for anyone still giving them the benefit of the doubt. Won't hold my breath Its battered wife syndrome with wor lot tho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Wish they'd just come out and tell us we've got no chance of keeping him, can't be arsed getting my hopes up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 It would probably be the happiest relegation of all time if it meant that we had Rafa, like. Considering the season we've had internally and externally (Sunderland staying up at our expense, Ben Arfa being mint, Pardew being alive etc) I think we deserve it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Wish they'd just come out and tell us we've got no chance of keeping him, can't be arsed getting my hopes up. This is going to be dragged out for some time yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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