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Rafa Benítez (now unemployed)


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5 minutes ago, Happinesstan said:

I can only assume it's because he's proved them all wrong, year after year.

 

1 minute ago, Theregulars said:

Or because he’s foreign and successful. Racism amongst pundits is definitely an active issue.

Taking a job away from one of those great English managers init 

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2 hours ago, Heron said:

Don't know why loads of pundits and commentators dislike Benitez. He's a pleasant chap who's won plenty. Very bizarre. 

 

 

 

 

He is intelligent, analytical, educated, thoughtful. Doesn't toe the line and spout cliched bullshit. Forms his own opinion based on facts. And most dangerously, has the charisma and is articulate enough to convince an entire fanbase (as long as they have an open mind towards him - Newcastle, LFC, Valencia) to his point of view. He is on a different plane intellectually compared to almost all football pundits and they know that. He "isn't one of the lads". He is exactly the type of person a bully would target and if you think about it, that is kind of what has happened to him over the last 15 years. Unfortunately for them, he has a thick skin, doesn't give an iota of f*** what they think of him, doesn't back down. So they have no other option rather than keep on the hostilities.  

 

People like him are an existential threat to the modern football punditry industry and PFM mafia. If fans actually start demanding analysis approaching his level, almost all football pundits would be out of jobs and even worse, out of relevance once they hang up their boots. And of course, garnish all of this with a seasoning of racism. 

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Watched their match and they were absolute shite. I know Calvert-Lewin has only just come back and he’ll be on odds on to score against us but their side just doesn’t seem to be functioning as a footballing unit

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At least they know what it means to play for the club now though. 

 

As much as I know it won't happen, I couldn't even imagine the satisfaction of watching them trot out in that sparkly new stadium half full in the Championship. :kurt:

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6 hours ago, geordie_b said:

 

Club legend caretaker manager 101 stuff that

 

Bet he said that the last time too

Fisty-pumps and pashun.  That’s what Big Dunc demands - and gets.  Bet that works, too

 

*checks today’s score*
 

oh

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