Rafa Benítez (now unemployed)

[Kimbo]

It seems he’s insisting on getting another premier league job. The fact he seems to only be an option for panicking relegation fodder is depressing. It also seems that coach Marsch was preferred over him. Go back to la liga man.

[andycap]

I wonder if it's because he's foreign why people tend to slate him? And the type that used to believe Ashley's pr machine. 

[The Butcher]

Absolutely adored the man when he was here, but then he left for fucking China and that left a stain that never washed away.

 

Would've had no problem with him leaving for a top club, but the fact that he had China lined up hurt a lot.

 

 

[andycap]

Just now, The Butcher said:

Absolutely adored the man when he was here, but then he left for fucking China and that left a stain that never washed away.

 

Would've had no problem with him leaving for a top club, but the fact that he had China lined up hurt a lot.

 

 

Not having that like, he was let go no contract offered by Ashley. He can therefore go were he wanted 

[KaKa]

1 minute ago, The Butcher said:

Absolutely adored the man when he was here, but then he left for fucking China and that left a stain that never washed away.

 

Would've had no problem with him leaving for a top club, but the fact that he had China lined up hurt a lot.

 

 

 

He left because Mike Ashley was messing him about, and he got a great offer from China so he went over there and made some good money.

[astraguy]

I'd love him back as a dof, the man can spot a bargain

[Yorkie]

Just now, The Butcher said:

Absolutely adored the man when he was here, but then he left for fucking China and that left a stain that never washed away.

 

Would've had no problem with him leaving for a top club, but the fact that he had China lined up hurt a lot.

 

Why did it matter?

[KaKa]

3 minutes ago, Kimbo said:

It seems he’s insisting on getting another premier league job. The fact he seems to only be an option for panicking relegation fodder is depressing. It also seems that coach Marsch was preferred over him. Go back to la liga man.

 

Leicester have the talent for him to be easily have them top half and pushing for Europe if he keeps them up.

 

It's a good job for him. Also has already stated eh prefers to stay in the UK near his family.

 

Not going to have to deal with the uproar and pants pissing from the Everton fans this time around. He's going to make people look silly IMO.

[The Butcher]

2 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

Why did it matter?

Expected more from him. Expected him to stay at the highest level and not to go after the money. He'd already earned hundreds of billions during his time in football.

 

Might sound daft, but I've never looked at the man the same after that.

[KaKa]

4 minutes ago, astraguy said:

I'd love him back as a dof, the man can spot a bargain

 

Yup. Under Ashley I remember him even saying he didn't care about the size of the budget, he just wanted the freedom to bring in who he wanted with it. And still Mike Ashley was pissing him about. Just a phenomenally stupid man.

[KaKa]

1 minute ago, The Butcher said:

Expected more from him. Expected him to stay at the highest level and not to go after the money. He'd already earned hundreds of billions during his time in football.

 

Might sound daft, but I've never looked at the man the same after that.

 

He can maange where the hell he wants to man. What are you on about 

 

Not as if he couldn't then come back whenever he pleased. 

[The Butcher]

Shut up, Kaka.

[Pata]

8 minutes ago, The Butcher said:

Expected more from him. Expected him to stay at the highest level and not to go after the money. He'd already earned hundreds of billions during his time in football.

 

Might sound daft, but I've never looked at the man the same after that.

 

Pretty sure he said it was life-changing money to his team of assistants, I don't blame him at all for taking the job.

[KaKa]

4 minutes ago, The Butcher said:

Shut up, Kaka.

 

  

[KaKa]

1 minute ago, Pata said:

 

Pretty sure he said it was life-changing money to his team of assistants, I don't blame him at all for taking the job.

 

It was a boat load of money, yeah.

 

It was also a project where they wanted him to restructure the whole club from top to bottom and even re-design their training ground and stuff like that from what I recall.

 

And so it was something quite different and unique.

[The Butcher]

3 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

  

Sorry

[Menace]

I often do wonder what kind of signings he would have got had we not gone for the 7th name on the list but the first. I'm very keen to see how he does at Leicester, would be nice for him to do well and people put some respect on his name.

[KaKa]

1 minute ago, The Butcher said:

Sorry

 

All good man 

[Gawalls]

22 minutes ago, andycap said:

I wonder if it's because he's foreign why people tend to slate him? And the type that used to believe Ashley's pr machine. 

Jesus Christ man the best managers in the league are mainly foreign - let’s not stoop that low ffs. If that was the case then surely the same people would be skating foreign players or does that rule not apply for them

[Wolfcastle]

The only two Ashley seasons that weren't boring prior to Rafa's arrival we were a complete shambles and got relegated with far more at our disposal. Half a season of Keegan and Roeder aside, you're going back to Sir Bobby for the last time it wasn't boring or entertaining in a completely shambolic and disasterous way.  Boring was a virtue by comparison.

 

It was more 'boring' than McLaren's football in the same way that not falling out of a window despite being ushered towards it is more boring than falling out of a window despite being ushered away from it.

 

[Deuce]

53 minutes ago, magvicar said:

I think Rafa is a poisoned chalice for any club to be fair.

I wasn't too keen on him at Newcastle as time went on. 

 

I don't like his style of football and I don't think players do.

I also don't think he has any man management skills.

 

But most of all I don't like the way he left the club, regardless of whether people hated Ashley.

His utter bull crap of saying that Chinese club was just the project he wanted was laughable. I mean it had nothing to do with the 12 million contract or so he was offered to do absolutely nothing more than any average Joe could've done.

 

I feel sorry for any club that takes him on, on the wages he would be asking.

I just don't like the bloke.

 

52 minutes ago, Gawalls said:

Completely agree but for years not said this is I know I’m in the minority opinion.

[KaKa]

[80]

26 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

He can maange where the hell he wants to man. What are you on about 

 

Not as if he couldn't then come back whenever he pleased. 

I was avoiding the club in those days so could be off, but my interpretation was he saw China as a good spot from which he could easily return to Newcastle should the takeover have come through? A bit tragic that it ended up being 6 months late really.

[thomas]

9 minutes ago, Wolfcastle said:

The only two Ashley seasons that weren't boring prior to Rafa's arrival we were a complete shambles and got relegated with far more at our disposal. Half a season of Keegan and Roeder aside, you're going back to Sir Bobby for the last time it wasn't boring or entertaining in a completely shambolic and disasterous way.  Boring was a virtue by comparison.

 

It was more 'boring' than McLaren's football in the same way that not falling out of a window despite being ushered towards it is more boring than falling out of a window despite being ushered away from it.

 

Pardew's miracle 5th was entertaining in a non-shambolic way imo.

[KaKa]

1 minute ago, 80 said:

I was avoiding the club in those days so could be off, but my interpretation was he saw China as a good spot from which he could easily return to Newcastle should the takeover have come through? A bit tragic that it ended up being 6 months late really.

 

That's a really good point as well actually!