r0cafella Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 If Rafa were to leave, why would howe come? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 If Rafa were to leave, why would howe come? Exactly what Skysports will say bet you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 If Rafa were to leave, why would howe come? cause it would probably mean two much easier games against us every year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Point being, Ashley won't back Rafa so it's unlikely he'd back Howe who happens to be quite well backed at Bournemouth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Point being, Ashley won't back Rafa so it's unlikely he'd back Howe who happens to be quite well backed at Bournemouth. He still wouldn’t reject going from Bournemouth to Newcastle United though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/17581095.benitez-will-quit-if-his-demands-are-not-met/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Good for him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Looking forward to it being spun as the club did everything it could to keep him but Rafa still quit. The sad thing being a lot of our fans will buy it, along with buying their season ticket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 As we can see though, Rafa is ahead of them on the PR war. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Sick of this, can't wait for it to be over, either way. Having said that i obviously hope for a positive ending, but naah, ain't gonna go that way for us Newcastle United fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 They'll get there but it'll be more drawn-out than it should be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Still think while a lot of it is just Ashley being Ashley, a part of it is waiting until we’re mathematically safe. We’re not going to keep him if we’re in the Championship a second time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Don't think we care that much about keeping him either way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Looks like what many of us have feared, is going to play out. Ashley is deliberately ignoring Rafa (as he did with Shearer) and as a result, he will leave the club. Then there will be a PR onslaught from Keith Bishop - via the likes of Sky, who will attempt to suggest that Rafa set unrealistic expectations and that Newcastle cannot compete financially with the top 6. The season ticket money will continue to roll in and we will face another relegation battle next season. Rinse and repeat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 They act as if he 's owes them like the procession of bitches before him. Lee fucking Charnley ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Rafa is now in full political beast mode. The stories about offers from France, the live chat with Carragher after the match last Friday and these leaks about not hearing back from the club are all Rafa’s doing. Ashley would have been livid with his on pitch interview after the Leicester match. It wouldn’t surprise me if the latest we don’t need money crap from Ritchie and Lascelles is the club’s way of fighting back. This is how pathetic things are at NUFC What’s Captain Fantastic said now? I saw the Ritchie one but not the Lascelles one. We know we can get better. "That doesn’t mean by signing players, it just means by keeping on listening and learning from the manager. "We’re still getting to know the league really, not that many players have played that much Premier League football. "When we gain a bit more experience, we’ll get better. "We still need to get a bit more savvy and streetwise on the pitch." "There have been some games we’ve lost through fine margins, and it hasn’t been because of a lack of quality or work ethic. "If we’re winning, it’s maybe been because we haven’t got the ball in the corner or committed a little foul at a crucial moment. "When we’ve got a bit more experience of the Premier League, I think that will be a big difference. "Everything that goes on is through the manager, and we can only thank him for what he’s done for us. " Since he’s been here, everything’s been positive and on the rise. "As players, he’s been massive for us." Aye, all these mug teams signing players. Just need to play the ones you've got a bit more and jobs a good un. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Is he referring to the thing in the Echo (?) which said Bournemouth were waiting to pounce if we're not going to offer Ritchie a new deal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Is he referring to the thing in the Echo (?) which said Bournemouth were waiting to pounce if we're not going to offer Ritchie a new deal? Nah, article in the Mail saying we're not offering him a contract after he asked for one due to his age in addition to the Ryan Fraser link. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Don't think we care that much about keeping him either way. I think the player age thing is going to be a deal breaker. We have had an aversion to spending money on older players since Fat Sam was sacked, I don't think Ashley will want to compromise there. If you want an optimistic viewpoint, could be Rafa's way of pushing Ashley to sell up if there is still a buyer assuming we stay up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 The aversion to signing older players is so weird now that we hardly sign any players at all. At least 6-8 years ago there was a plan to develop and sell those younger players for more money. We don't even do that, now. Once again, Ashley makes no sense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I assume the policy is just to spend as little as possible, regardless of age. Not sure that resale value thing is actually in operation any more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I assume the policy is just to spend as little as possible, regardless of age. Not sure that resale value thing is actually in operation any more. It just a way of spinning a spending nowt policy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 'Immanently' doesn't look right Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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