High Five o Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Such a great man. And he is genuine, honest and full of integrity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 What a mountain of a man. We are extremely lucky to have him, totally in awe of him as I have been since his appointment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 What a mountain of a man. We are extremely lucky to have him, totally in awe of him as I have been since his appointment. I had an incident in town around Christmas time when I'd had a few too many and was just lost for words stood there for ages totally bewildered that Rafa is our manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I proper love him like. That interview and how he leads and supports his team is just superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Would love to know the ins and outs of his appointment, has that ever been revealed? I mean did he approach the club, did Charnley push for it? We've properly landed on our feet with him, right man right time imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Would love to know the ins and outs of his appointment, has that ever been revealed? I mean did he approach the club, did Charnley push for it? We've properly landed on our feet with him, right man right time imo. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/10198533/steve-mcclaren-took-newcastle-training-on-wednesday-morning-despite-intense-speculation-about-his-future Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 The contrast between the way this bloke carries himself and some of the charlatans we've had managing us the last few years is so vast it's comical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 The contrast between the way this bloke carries himself and some of the charlatans we've had managing us the last few years is so vast it's comical. It's as if they were from a different species altogether. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 It always sticks in my mind for some reason, but when we were tonking Preston in the League Cup, at 6-0 up, in stoppage time, he was standing on the touchline still barking out orders. The bloke never stops, man. He's class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
number9shirt Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Would love to know the ins and outs of his appointment, has that ever been revealed? I mean did he approach the club, did Charnley push for it? We've properly landed on our feet with him, right man right time imo. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/10198533/steve-mcclaren-took-newcastle-training-on-wednesday-morning-despite-intense-speculation-about-his-future My understanding from what I've heard is Rafa's side (not Rafa himself) approached the club as to his interest, the ball was then in mike & lee's court. Benitez clearly saw the potential for this club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 The idea that Rafa approached the club first makes my head spin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 God imagine if we'd ended up with Nigel Pearson? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 God imagine if we'd ended up with Nigel Pearson? We would have been promoted by the end of August if we'd got him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Captain Jack Colback would have led us to hard working victory full of pashun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 I heard that Rafa approached us first and we took advantage of it. If this is true then I fully believe that has he not then McClaren would have been allowed to take us down and stay on as manager, similar to how Moyes is doing so at Sunderland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 I heard that Rafa approached us first and we took advantage of it. If this is true then I fully believe that has he not then McClaren would have been allowed to take us down and stay on as manager, similar to how Moyes is doing so at Sunderland. I'm going to have nightmares. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 It always sticks in my mind for some reason, but when we were tonking Preston in the League Cup, at 6-0 up, in stoppage time, he was standing on the touchline still barking out orders. The bloke never stops, man. He's class. "No more goals..." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Would love to know the ins and outs of his appointment, has that ever been revealed? I mean did he approach the club, did Charnley push for it? We've properly landed on our feet with him, right man right time imo. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/10198533/steve-mcclaren-took-newcastle-training-on-wednesday-morning-despite-intense-speculation-about-his-future My understanding from what I've heard is Rafa's side (not Rafa himself) approached the club as to his interest, the ball was then in mike & lee's court. Benitez clearly saw the potential for this club. Incredible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
number9shirt Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 When Rafa left Chelsea in 2013 there were tenuous links with us should mike sack pards, clearly looking for something long term in England. Had the Chelsea faithful not been so rude to him who knows. Incidentally Rafa's time at Chelsea was when I became a fan the supporters hated him from the very first moment he ignored all that & just got the team winning football matches & the Europa league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 When Rafa left Chelsea in 2013 there were tenuous links with us should mike sack pards, clearly looking for something long term in England. Had the Chelsea faithful not been so rude to him who knows. Incidentally Rafa's time at Chelsea was when I became a fan the supporters hated him from the very first moment he ignored all that & just got the team winning football matches & the Europa league Incidentally, Chelsea have just won their first trophy since Rafa won the Europa with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 When Rafa left Chelsea in 2013 there were tenuous links with us should mike sack pards, clearly looking for something long term in England. Had the Chelsea faithful not been so rude to him who knows. Incidentally Rafa's time at Chelsea was when I became a fan the supporters hated him from the very first moment he ignored all that & just got the team winning football matches & the Europa league Incidentally, Chelsea have just won their first trophy since Rafa won the Europa with them. No they haven't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 No they haven't You're right, I forgot about Mourinho and his second spell at the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 When Rafa left Chelsea in 2013 there were tenuous links with us should mike sack pards, clearly looking for something long term in England. Had the Chelsea faithful not been so rude to him who knows. Incidentally Rafa's time at Chelsea was when I became a fan the supporters hated him from the very first moment he ignored all that & just got the team winning football matches & the Europa league Incidentally, Chelsea have just won their first trophy since Rafa won the Europa with them. The won the Premier League two season ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 The won the Premier League two season ago. I know, didn't they also win a league cup? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 The won the Premier League two season ago. I know, didn't they also win a league cup? You just said they've just won their first trophy since Rafa was their manager in 2013? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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