The Prophet Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 He bought Dubravka, Schar and Lejeune on a shoestring and built our best defence in years. Goes to show where good scouting and a decent coach can get you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I haven't been able to wish anything but the worst on the club since Rafa left. Can't see that changing any time soon either sadly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 He bought Dubravka, Schar and Lejeune on a shoestring and built our best defence in years. Goes to show where good scouting and a decent coach can get you. Every more crazy to think Bruce has favoured other players or loaned out these three. How did this happen ffs! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 He bought Dubravka, Schar and Lejeune on a shoestring and built our best defence in years. Goes to show where good scouting and a decent coach can get you. Every more crazy to think Bruce has favoured other players or loaned out these three. How did this happen ffs! It was the strongest area of the team, it didn't need altering. I guess slack sleeve Steve will have wanted some hard working English lads in there, none of that foreign muck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 He was just looking for a bit of support. All he asked for the meantime was to be allowed to spend any available money as he wished. And they refused. Only to then turn around and allow Steve Bruce to spend £90 million exactly as he wanted. Bruce has now tanked the value of all the players that were here already and outside of Wilson and ASM no other player will get the money back that was spent on them. Brilliant decision making yet again by Mike Ashley. Let's not rewrite history. Big Joe and ASM were forced upon him, just as they would have been forced on Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 He was just looking for a bit of support. All he asked for the meantime was to be allowed to spend any available money as he wished. And they refused. Only to then turn around and allow Steve Bruce to spend £90 million exactly as he wanted. Bruce has now tanked the value of all the players that were here already and outside of Wilson and ASM no other player will get the money back that was spent on them. Brilliant decision making yet again by Mike Ashley. Let's not rewrite history. Big Joe and ASM were forced upon him, just as they would have been forced on Rafa. And he accepted it man Once you go along with it then you are culpable, which is why Rafa walked. You also have to consider that Bruce accepted them knowing full well he had no idea who they were or how to get the best of them or coach them up in anyway whatsoever. He is desperate and quite honestly pretty pathetic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 He was just looking for a bit of support. All he asked for the meantime was to be allowed to spend any available money as he wished. And they refused. Only to then turn around and allow Steve Bruce to spend £90 million exactly as he wanted. Bruce has now tanked the value of all the players that were here already and outside of Wilson and ASM no other player will get the money back that was spent on them. Brilliant decision making yet again by Mike Ashley. Let's not rewrite history. Big Joe and ASM were forced upon him, just as they would have been forced on Rafa. And he accepted it man Once you go along with it then you are culpable, which is why Rafa walked. You also have to consider that Bruce accepted them knowing full well he had no idea who they were or how to get the best of them or coach them up in anyway whatsoever. He is desperate and quite honestly pretty pathetic. Oh. Absolutely. That's my point. The truth is worse than him spending 90M exactly as he wanted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 It really is. The man is a disgrace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I lost interest and love for the club when Rafa left. I started to detest the club once they appointed a person I have hated all my life, as Rafa's replacement, not because he was a manager of Sunderland previously (please understand this you f***ing pundits), but even way before that I had hated the man. Just look at that clip of him with Dalglish and Keys. What a disgrace. Stop talking as if you're a Geordie (tell yer dad this you w***** Alex!). I could totally ignore that we were owned by a fat cunt sports shop owner when Rafa was here because I wanted to enjoy supporting the club again. Now? I just want us to lose so Bruce and Ashley don't get any praise and recognition for supposedly running and managing the club well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Everybody's Hearts sunk when Rafa left then the blood stopped flowing on Bruce's arrival Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Reports already linking Rafa to the now vacant Celtic post, hope he doesn't go there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Reports already linking Rafa to the now vacant Celtic post, hope he doesn't go there. Anything over £5m a year and it’s a project for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 I think he might enjoy a crack at Europe with them. Taking each game as it comes, outthinking his opposite number on a match by match basis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Celtic, Wolves or Leeds (depending on Bielsa resigning) seem the 3 likely next steps for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Celtic, Wolves or Leeds (depending on Bielsa resigning) seem the 3 likely next steps for him. Wouldn't interpret this as him being likely to move on? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11715/12225837/leeds-united-marcelo-bielsa-happy-to-wait-until-end-of-season-for-contract-decision Think Wolves would be mad to be thinking about ditching Nuno as well. It's like the first bit of dodgy form in however many years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Celtic, Wolves or Leeds (depending on Bielsa resigning) seem the 3 likely next steps for him. Large Spanish core at Leeds, isn't there? Might make things easier, for him. Celtic would allow him to bring in his own team. Not sure about Wolves, they seem to have their own set-up which seems to work, it could appeal, but it might be a bit hands-off for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Celtic, Wolves or Leeds (depending on Bielsa resigning) seem the 3 likely next steps for him. Wouldn't interpret this as him being likely to move on? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11715/12225837/leeds-united-marcelo-bielsa-happy-to-wait-until-end-of-season-for-contract-decision Rafa comes here til the end of the season, before leaving for Leeds? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 If he ends up at Celtic or anywhere else, it would give me some kind of closure in regards to the takeover here. I do believe, albeit just a very tiny bit in me, saying that Rafa knows what is going on with the takeover and once it is approved, he would come back. If he goes anywhere else, then I really don't care to follow any developments about the takeover until it happens (if ever it does). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 If he ends up at Celtic or anywhere else, it would give me some kind of closure in regards to the takeover here. I do believe, albeit just a very tiny bit in me, saying that Rafa knows what is going on with the takeover and once it is approved, he would come back. If he goes anywhere else, then I really don't care to follow any developments about the takeover until it happens (if ever it does). Rafa might have somewhat more of a direct line to the buyers but right now the only updates will be coming from Mike Ashley’s legal team. It’s anyone’s guess what will happen. I’m not holding my breath as far as Rafa is concerned Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumbheed Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 If he ends up at Celtic or anywhere else, it would give me some kind of closure in regards to the takeover here. I do believe, albeit just a very tiny bit in me, saying that Rafa knows what is going on with the takeover and once it is approved, he would come back. If he goes anywhere else, then I really don't care to follow any developments about the takeover until it happens (if ever it does). Rafa might have somewhat more of a direct line to the buyers but right now the only updates will be coming from Mike Ashley’s legal team. It’s anyone’s guess what will happen. I’m not holding my breath as far as Rafa is concerned Bit silly thinking Rafa's future is in any way indicative of where we stand with a multi million pound takeover by one of the richest sovereign wealth funds in the world. He may well be their first choice but I'm confident they'd be confident of having a plan b. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 If a decent Premier League job comes up and is offered to Rafa he’s taking it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 If he ends up at Celtic or anywhere else, it would give me some kind of closure in regards to the takeover here. I do believe, albeit just a very tiny bit in me, saying that Rafa knows what is going on with the takeover and once it is approved, he would come back. If he goes anywhere else, then I really don't care to follow any developments about the takeover until it happens (if ever it does). Rafa might have somewhat more of a direct line to the buyers but right now the only updates will be coming from Mike Ashley’s legal team. It’s anyone’s guess what will happen. I’m not holding my breath as far as Rafa is concerned Bit silly thinking Rafa's future is in any way indicative of where we stand with a multi million pound takeover by one of the richest sovereign wealth funds in the world. He may well be their first choice but I'm confident they'd be confident of having a plan b. Wouldn't even dream of plan B if they can't get their act together to force through plan A. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matta Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 If a decent Premier League job comes up and is offered to Rafa he’s taking it. Anyone except us basically. We should just give him whatever he wants. The people taking over will want him anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 So annoying FFS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Was reading something Kieran Dyer had just said, apparently we were all getting fed up with the football Rafa produced and it was time he went. That's the complete opposite of reality, it's utterly bizarre where these idiots get their nonsense from. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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