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[NG32]

5,  could go either way.  Depends which side Ashley crawls out of bed that morning when he has to make a final decision on the contract.

[Mags Serbia]

8

[Ikon]

3.89

[xLiaaamx]

Looks like pretty much an even split between more likely to go Numbers and more likely to stay numbers

 

Clear as mud

[Ketsbaia]

8 for me. Might be naive and it could end up hurting a lot, but I don't get hysterical about it all. He wants to stay, the board wants an overachieving manager.

[Ikon]

Very surprised to see so many being relatively confident about him staying. Hasn't even had talks with Ashley yet.

[Happinesstan]

8 for me. Might be naive and it could end up hurting a lot, but I don't get hysterical about it all. He wants to stay, the board wants an overachieving manager.

 

Rafa doesn't want to have to overachieve, just to retain PL status.

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[HaydnNUFC]

'But those sad Geordies raised their game against us. Hope [insert bad thing that could happen to Newcastle United, ie Rafa leaving, Ashley staying forever, here].'

[Cf]

That's a ridiculous goals against tally for that number of games.

[Sho Time]

4. Even if he does stay, I don't think he lasts more than 1 season when Ashley inevitably breaks his promise and fucks him over.

[Gallowgate End]

That's a ridiculous goals against tally for that number of games.

 

“Negative” Rafa the only one to score 2 against them surely not

[Shearergol]

'But those sad Geordies raised their game against us. Hope [insert bad thing that could happen to Newcastle United, ie Rafa leaving, Ashley staying forever, here].'

 

Liverpool supporting "friend" of mine on Facebook was complaining that we played a lot better against them than we did against Man City. When I pointed out that we actually beat City the reply was "yeah, by parking the bus, not like you even tried to win".

 

Logic.

[Ikon]

Freak!

[Conjo]

Sounds like your friend needs a precision strike to the esophagus

[SteV]

'But those sad Geordies raised their game against us. Hope [insert bad thing that could happen to Newcastle United, ie Rafa leaving, Ashley staying forever, here].'

 

Liverpool supporting "friend" of mine on Facebook was complaining that we played a lot better against them than we did against Man City. When I pointed out that we actually beat City the reply was "yeah, by parking the bus, not like you even tried to win".

 

Logic.

 

 

Should have started Joselu like we did in the away game against them...

[Mattoon]

6 for me, it's a 50/50 based on what scraps Ashley agrees to throw at Rafa but slightly raised odds as he's pretty desperate to stay given the slightest hint of hope.

[LV]

Sounds like your friend needs a precision strike to the esophagus

 

 

Def needs someone to do a judo move on him

[henke]

It would be wrong to say I don't care, but I'm not really bothered what Rafa does. I'm not renewing, in fact I want nothing to do with the club as long as Ashley is around.

[HawK]

I'd like to trust in Rafa's integrity, if he stays it will be for the right reasons. He's smart enough to not be dicked about and to make sure to get things in writing.

 

So if he stays I'd be quite a bit more invested than I am now, until the inevitable constructive dismissal tribunal which will make for great reading.

[Minhosa]

It's hugely likely MA fucks this up.

 

I like that Rafa has put a timeframe on it today. 'You'll know in ten days' effectively puts a gun to their head which is what I suspect he's told them privately to.

 

Under Ashley this could've dragged on all summer with any other manager (like a Pardew type) as they'd always normally be desperate yes men. Not Rafa.

 

Give me what I want, by this time, or we're done here.

[STM]

It's hugely likely MA fucks this up.

 

I like that Rafa has put a timeframe on it today. 'You'll know in ten days' effectively puts a gun to their head which is what I suspect he's told them privately to.

 

Under Ashley this could've dragged on all summer with any other manager (like a Pardew type) as they'd always normally be desperate yes men. Not Rafa.

 

Give me what I want, by this time, or we're done here.

 

Sounds romantic but if hes been so brazen with MA, we all know how this turns out.

 

Rafa is much more diplomatic than that.

[Guest chopey]

From Ashley's point of view and the fact that he wants 17th every year, what the fuck does he need a Rafa Benitez for?

[Guest]

It was announced pretty quickly after relegation that he was staying so I think we’ll know one way or the other if he’s staying within the next two weeks.

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

From Ashley's point of view and the fact that he wants 17th every year, what the fuck does he need a Rafa Benitez for?

 

Cheaper to pay Rafa the big bucks than to spend money on players.