CallumG6 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Whenever McClaren is brought up, always reminds me of Sissoko pieing him when he waved him over. Never commanded much respect that bloke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, CallumG6 said: Whenever McClaren is brought up, always reminds me of Sissoko pieing him when he waved him over. Never commanded much respect that bloke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 18 hours ago, Superior Acuña said: 10 years since Eddie beat us and got McClaren sacked so Rafa could come in, get some soul back and ultimately hire Eddie, win a cup and get in the CL. edit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35675885 - Eddie interview here, strange to see The Cardiff protest against Pardew game, the Allardyce 0-3 loss to Liverpool and that game against Bournemouth is the most toxic I can remember SJP being. Was too young to remember the 0-1 loss to Sheffield United under Roeder which is also up there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 50 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: The Cardiff protest against Pardew game, the Allardyce 0-3 loss to Liverpool and that game against Bournemouth is the most toxic I can remember SJP being. Was too young to remember the 0-1 loss to Sheffield United under Roeder which is also up there. Nowhere more unpleasant to be than a properly toxic St James's. It's a visceral feeling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, HaydnNUFC said: The Cardiff protest against Pardew game, the Allardyce 0-3 loss to Liverpool and that game against Bournemouth is the most toxic I can remember SJP being. Was too young to remember the 0-1 loss to Sheffield United under Roeder which is also up there. From what I remember we played Thursday in the UEFA Cup (possibly away to Palermo) and then kicked off less than 48hrs later against Sheff Utd. Don't think the crowd directed their anger all on Roeder, maybe more so at Shepherd. The club was skint and iirc Shepherd took the easy cash grab to have this kicked off on Saturday tea time for the TV money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 we needed Rafa tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 18/03/2026 at 21:13, huss9 said: we needed Rafa tonight. I don't think so. His side also got walloped 4-0 off Betis in the EL despite a first leg lead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Sacked. He's been pretty woeful since managing us like, game has completely passed him by. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 10 hours ago, Menace said: Sacked. He's been pretty woeful since managing us like, game has completely passed him by. Didn’t think he came out of the Netflix Miracle of Istanbul documentary very well. They were almost portraying him as being ‘neurodiverse’. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Definitely didn't seem like he can read people very well. But Gerrard does say he's the best manager he played for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Was mint for us mind. A beacon of light in a sea of shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Was thinking in that Istanbul doc - they remarked on how Rafa had loads of penalty stats and helped them win the shootout by giving them stats - like he told Dudek which of six quadrants Shevchenko liked to hit it. That gave his team an edge in 2005, but every team would have that now. I'm sure there's lots more to him than that, but made me think the obsessive attention to detail that made him stand apart doesn't anymore - because the game has caught up with him (partly thanks to his contribution no doubt). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Just now, Superior Acuña said: Was thinking in that Istanbul doc - they remarked on how Rafa had loads of penalty stats and helped them win the shootout by giving them stats - like he told Dudek which of six quadrants Shevchenko liked to hit it. That gave his team an edge in 2005, but every team would have that now. I'm sure there's lots more to him than that, but made me think the obsessive attention to detail that made him stand apart doesn't anymore - because the game has caught up with him (partly thanks to his contribution no doubt). Yeah well put. He was into data before it was cool, basically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 25 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Was mint for us mind. A beacon of light in a sea of shit. At that point it was just great having someone who actually thought about the game seriously. A million miles from the Sounesses, Pardews and Bruces of this world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 10 years ago the man could do no wrong. Without checking, I'd imagine the same people backing Howe to the hilt. Football moves on very quickly. It's not about who hasn't done something, it's about who can't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 2 hours ago, TRon said: At that point it was just great having someone who actually thought about the game seriously. A million miles from the Sounesses, Pardews and Bruces of this world. Felt like he he gave our club dignity again. That was enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 From the sounds of it, his status here should be even better than it is. It was him that got in touch with Staveley about buying the club IIRC. What a bloke though, funny when you think that the two people who really were an antidote for a lot of people during the Ashley era were Ben Arfa and Rafa and they couldn't have been more different from each other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMSIllustrious Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 15 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: From the sounds of it, his status here should be even better than it is. It was him that got in touch with Staveley about buying the club IIRC. What a bloke though, funny when you think that the two people who really were an antidote for a lot of people during the Ashley era were Ben Arfa and Rafa and they couldn't have been more different from each other. Arfa-Rafa can’t be a coincidence 😬 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 10 minutes ago, HMSIllustrious said: Arfa-Rafa can’t be a coincidence 😬 Wew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Saved our club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 5 hours ago, Superior Acuña said: Was thinking in that Istanbul doc - they remarked on how Rafa had loads of penalty stats and helped them win the shootout by giving them stats - like he told Dudek which of six quadrants Shevchenko liked to hit it. That gave his team an edge in 2005, but every team would have that now. I'm sure there's lots more to him than that, but made me think the obsessive attention to detail that made him stand apart doesn't anymore - because the game has caught up with him (partly thanks to his contribution no doubt). Dudek was so far off his line tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 1 hour ago, toon25 said: Saved our club Genuinely we could have ended up in League One quite easily, or at least permanently in the Championship. Every time I hear about an ex-PL team that's been down the divisions for a while, I'm massively relieved we didn't go that way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Benitez reignited a love for the club that I thought had left for good years prior to him coming in. I remember coming back from Cardiff away, Friday night the weekend after we were promoted, and it just felt like for the first time in what seemed like forever that the club was going somewhere and Rafa was the man to bring the good times back. Shame Ashley fucked it, again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I always knew it was temporary while Ashley was in charge, but it was at least something to help you forget the bigger picture. Always knew Ashley would torpedo it though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 No Rafa - no takeover I love him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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