Wallace Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 West Ham are not much of an improvement on us. I would hate for him to leave us to go there. They are quite liberal with the truth themselves and look at how they are trying to undermine Bilic in public at the moment. They will spend more on a single player than we will but Sullivan likes to buy players himself so the manager doesn't always get to choose. They might promise to cede control to Rafa to get him to sign but I think they will find it difficult not to interfere. When he leaves, I hope it will be to a genuinely bigger club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 They pull the same "we tried" move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 West Ham are not much of an improvement on us. I would hate for him to leave us to go there. They are quite liberal with the truth themselves and look at how they are trying to undermine Bilic in public at the moment. They will spend more on a single player than we will but Sullivan likes to buy players himself so the manager doesn't always get to choose. They might promise to cede control to Rafa to get him to sign but I think they will find it difficult not to interfere. When he leaves, I hope it will be to a genuinely bigger club. Agree. Tried to say the same thing on this thread a few pages back but did not put it as well as this. If West Ham owners are better than Ashley it is not by much, and imo not worth him risking it. A proper football club would be a different proposition.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 West Ham have wanted Rafa for a while though. And they'll want to appease the fans so will give him a load to spend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaehyun Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 West Ham have wanted Rafa for a while though. And they'll want to appease the fans so will give him a load to spend. Surely an outsider would have thought this about us too though. Didn't work out that way for us, and see no real indication that it will for West Ham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I think the difference is that West Ham's owners care about their club and are somewhat ambitious. They might be crooked as fuck as well but that's more than can be said about Ashley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Chibas Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 West Ham's upcoming fixtures are superb, on paper. Let's hope they win a few. It's the ideal time to hire a top coach (like Rafa) who is capable of re-energizing the squad and give them the 'new manager' bounce. Sleepwalking through an appetizing set of upconing fixtures with a "dead man walking" manager amounts to commiting suicide, from the perspective of risking their seat on the EPL Gravy Train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I just got a notification from OneFootball titled "Two ideal managers that could replace Benitez". Nearly shat myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I just got a notification from OneFootball titled "Two ideal managers that could replace Benitez". Nearly shat myself. Who's the two? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Dunno, I didn't click on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 It was Redknapp and Warnock. Genuinely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Christ. After all of this, imagine if Redknapp came and Ashley let him spend. We'd definitely end up with Defoe next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Kranjcar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Alan Hutton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Wasn't he meant to be doing a press conference today or have I dreamt that ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 7 pages left to keep him at the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 There's no way he's leaving until the end of the season imho, you all can relax. He's just not the kind of manager that bolts in the middle of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I wouldnt buy in to the West Ham media bullshit to much. Seems Mancini is favourite for the still employed Bilic. And news reports their end are more focused on the club taking legal action against Lisbon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Aye, Mancini linked with West Ham in the Evening Standard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Can't wait to see Kanu rock up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 He's literally just moved to Zenit, they're 8 games into the season and spent £80m this summer. Be some dick move by him if he fucked off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 He's literally just moved to Zenit, they're 8 games into the season and spent £80m this summer. Be some dick move by him if he f***ed off. 3 words - Kim Jong-Un. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prefabtoon Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 There's no way he's leaving until the end of the season imho, you all can relax. He's just not the kind of manager that bolts in the middle of the season. I don't have your confidence in Rafa staying, he would love to stick it up Ashley now, the old saying don't get mad get even springs to mind. And it's nothing less than the money grabbing parasite Ashley deserves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Toon Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Been very quiet today in what was supposed to be Rafa's first day back at work since the window shut. Seems strange that there's been nothing said of it unless ive missed it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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