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I think they knew we’d all be buzzing over the Sunderland result so very click happy to any made up headline.

 

They’ve played a blinder.  :lol:

 

Yep. They probably dreamed this up down the boozer on Friday night. Bet Mike’s fireplace got a proper hammering when they came up with it.

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I don’t think it’s bullshit but I won’t get excited about it until it’s done, that’s if it is does get done. I also don’t expect it to be without several hitches along the way

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So fuckin annoyed with the so called journalist from the sun. I’d have been happy with laughing at the mackems today. Now I’m probably as deflated as they are :lol:

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:lol: It's only various media outlets and journalists who are playing anyone at the moment.

The club have said fuckall because there's probably fuckall to say at this stage.

If and when they say something it will probably be worth listening too but until then journalists will have to keep writing stories and we'll keep reading them.

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So fuckin annoyed with the so called journalist from the sun. I’d have been happy with laughing at the mackems today. Now I’m probably as deflated as they are :lol:

 

He maybe right though, Ryder and Edwards sources were so good that they didn't even tell them that there had been something going on (not unsuprising both are jokes).

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Here's how it will play out - 4 weeks of no-one knowing what's really going on, with Ashley finally pulling the plug on June 30th, when Rafa will leave. Charnley will then say that the potential takeover talk means they couldn't get Rafa signed on again (so it's not their fault) Pardew or Pulis signs on a couple of weeks later.

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Once bitten, twice shy. Refuse to believe anything until it’s gospel on the bbc or even the official club website.

 

The worrying thing is I can think of many more plausible scenarios where this is a Keith Bishop PR stunt.

 

This one keeps coming back to my thoughts.

 

What if Rafa is going to walk. Talks have stalled etc. So this is either a ploy to get him back to the table, or he’s leaving anyway regardless and they want a bigger story to distract people with.

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Once bitten, twice shy. Refuse to believe anything until it’s gospel on the bbc or even the official club website.

 

The worrying thing is I can think of many more plausible scenarios where this is a Keith Bishop PR stunt.

 

This one keeps coming back to my thoughts.

 

What if Rafa is going to walk. Talks have stalled etc. So this is either a ploy to get him back to the table, or he’s leaving anyway regardless and they want a bigger story to distract people with.

 

If Rafa had made up his mind to leave you would know about it as he is not one for messing about.

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Once bitten, twice shy. Refuse to believe anything until it’s gospel on the bbc or even the official club website.

 

The worrying thing is I can think of many more plausible scenarios where this is a Keith Bishop PR stunt.

 

This one keeps coming back to my thoughts.

 

What if Rafa is going to walk. Talks have stalled etc. So this is either a ploy to get him back to the table, or he’s leaving anyway regardless and they want a bigger story to distract people with.

 

If Rafa had made up his mind to leave you would know about it as he is not one for messing about.

 

Well only Mike Ashley and Rafa Benitez know where that’s at right now. All we have is speculation guided by history.

 

He’s still under contract for another month so he’s hardly going to announce anything just yet.

 

It would be an aggressive PR move but I still wouldn’t put it past the club.

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Once bitten, twice shy. Refuse to believe anything until it’s gospel on the bbc or even the official club website.

 

The worrying thing is I can think of many more plausible scenarios where this is a Keith Bishop PR stunt.

 

This one keeps coming back to my thoughts.

 

What if Rafa is going to walk. Talks have stalled etc. So this is either a ploy to get him back to the table, or he’s leaving anyway regardless and they want a bigger story to distract people with.

 

If Rafa had made up his mind to leave you would know about it as he is not one for messing about.

 

Well only Mike Ashley and Rafa Benitez know where that’s at right now. All we have is speculation guided by history.

He’s still under contract for another month so he’s hardly going to announce anything just yet.

 

It would be an aggressive PR move but I still wouldn’t put it pat the club.

 

Not stopped him in the past and all he has to do is drop something to one of his trusted media sources which he has done frequently throughout his management career.

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Once bitten, twice shy. Refuse to believe anything until it’s gospel on the bbc or even the official club website.

 

The worrying thing is I can think of many more plausible scenarios where this is a Keith Bishop PR stunt.

 

This one keeps coming back to my thoughts.

 

What if Rafa is going to walk. Talks have stalled etc. So this is either a ploy to get him back to the table, or he’s leaving anyway regardless and they want a bigger story to distract people with.

 

For me this makes no sense. Ashley to leak a fake bid from the middle-east to continue talks with Rafa? which will become exposed much faster than the date his contract expires? Even if Rafa believed it, surely he would say "OK - I will sit and wait for the new owners to talk to me".

 

 

And is there any reason to distract the fans when it's the off season and when there is a good 48 hours or so to enjoy the meltdown over on the Wear?

 

There has been some PR bluster in the past to defuse toxicity in upcoming home games, but before the first person goes through a turnstile next season, we'll know Rafa's future one way or another.

 

 

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