Robster Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 About to sign a 5 year deal, apparently. What utter horseshit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 About to sign a 5 year deal, apparently. With who? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Little Waster Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 That's one way to stop the protests Protests based on # IfRafagoeswego are purely passive in their intent . Should Rafa sign another contract that would be the end of the protests . It needed to be about people stopping going now for the long term good of the club but even the protesters seemed to want to hedge their bets . Ashley is here until he dies ... realise that fact and then act accordingly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 ... Ashley has at least made a better effort to hold on to Benitez, but has done so knowing there would be a fan revolt should the Toon boss be allowed to leave. If he really thinks that then he's even more stupid than we all thought. If we're still in the Premier League next session, there'll be ~50,000 in the ground with or without Benitez. You'd have to wonder about Rafa, too. Surely he's savvy enough to know that they'll fuck him over the moment he puts pen to paper. You can't put "new training ground" in an individual's contract, so it'll be a case of assurances shmassurances. I wonder if he's read KK's book? He probably ought to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 If Rafa signs a new contract without a whole raft of guarantees, budget, control over the buying and selling of players, training ground and stadium investments and improvements, the state of the academy etc. it will be an absolute disaster for our version of NUFC and the green light for Ashley to stay as long as he likes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 If Rafa signs a new contract without a whole raft of guarantees, budget, control over the buying and selling of players, training ground and stadium investments and improvements, the state of the academy etc. it will be an absolute disaster for our version of NUFC and the green light for Ashley to stay as long as he likes. So if Ashley remains, even with a personality/business-model transplant (I know...), it can never be our version of NUFC? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Well it would require a personality transplant which after 11 years seems unlikely, plus we would have to start trying to be the best club we can be, ambitious and competent. Even then Ashley will still be a cunt, quite simply because he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 If Rafa signs a new contract without a whole raft of guarantees, budget, control over the buying and selling of players, training ground and stadium investments and improvements, the state of the academy etc. it will be an absolute disaster for our version of NUFC and the green light for Ashley to stay as long as he likes. So if Ashley remains, even with a personality/business-model transplant (I know...), it can never be our version of NUFC? It can, but a leopard never changes it's spots. I thought during the first 4-5 months of the Championship season were great; Rafa got what he wanted in the summer and Ashley fucked off into the background and we never heard a peep from him. But then he decided to get involved again in that January window and he's been imposing misery ever since. Whenever he's involved he fucks it up and this summer just gone it felt genuinely deliberate. I don't see why that'd change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 He’s never been out of the background like - he’ll say he’s being hands off in the same way he’s selling. He just allows more when he sees fit. I.e. get back on the gravy train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Just saw his transfers for Napoli. Wow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Just an insight to what he can do with moderate backing. Even sans €39m on Higuain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh74 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Depends if he’s using his scouts from when he was at Napoli now or he has to use Newcastle’s scouts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonArmy1892 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Just an insight to what he can do with moderate backing. Even sans €39m on Higuain. This would be a valid point and good argument but then you look at some of the utter shit he signed for Liverpool, so its swings and roundabouts really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NobbyOhNobby Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Just an insight to what he can do with moderate backing. Even sans €39m on Higuain. This would be a valid point and good argument but then you look at some of the utter shit he signed for Liverpool, so its swings and roundabouts really Alex Ferguson signed William Prunier, Massimo Taibi, David Bellion, Kleberson, Eric Djemba-Djemba etc etc All managers make some shite signings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Ashley will back him with every penny available............after he's bought HoS, Evans, Debenhams etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Just an insight to what he can do with moderate backing. Even sans €39m on Higuain. This would be a valid point and good argument but then you look at some of the utter shit he signed for Liverpool, so its swings and roundabouts really Alex Ferguson signed William Prunier, Massimo Taibi, David Bellion, Kleberson, Eric Djemba-Djemba etc etc All managers make some shite signings Arsene Wenger signed Francis Jeffers, Marouane Chamakh, Richard Wright, Park Chu Young, Sebastien Squillaci, Andre Santos etc SBR signed some shite for us too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Every team in the world has signed shit players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Day Gadgie Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 From what i remember about his time at Liverpool, he did sign some shit (like every manager) but the majority of his big signings were a success. That’s what you should be judged on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Well obviously. I doubt anyone is saying "Aye, he won the Champions League, but his time at the club is marred because he signed Djimi Traore." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 The champions league winning team was mainly houllier's team tbh with a few additions like Luis Garcia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Sir Alex Ferguson signed Gabriel Obertan. And Jordi Cruyff. And David Bellion. Etc, etc, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Sir Alex Ferguson signed Gabriel Obertan. And Jordi Cruyff. And David Bellion. Etc, etc, etc. And Giggs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Well obviously. I doubt anyone is saying "Aye, he won the Champions League, but his time at the club is marred because he signed Djimi Traore." Surely the fact he turned shite like Traore and Kewell into Champions League winners is a credit to Rafa? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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