I’ve been so impressed with Rafa Benitez since he arrived on Tyneside – maybe it’s because we now have a man at Newcastle who is simply perfect for the job.
He is even perfect for owner Mike Ashley, because if Mike wants somebody to manage the club and Ashley wants to take a hands-off approach then who better than Rafa to do that?
The 56 year-old is a true workaholic and just loves the job he has as a football manager and he should be offered full control of whatever he wants control of at the club.
Rafa Benitez – must be Newcastle’s future
If we stay up there should be no problem and it will be interesting to see how Rafa starts to change the team and change the club in the summer.
The huge worry for Newcastle fans is after we finally have a world-class manager at Newcastle, if he leaves in the summer because we are relegated, it could be the final insult to some of Newcastle’s fan-base.
We are all fed up with the likes of Lee Charnley and Graham Carr being less than mediocre in the jobs they have (I’m being kind) and the way they seem to have not used the massive £82M on transfers to strengthen the side.
We still have one of the worst defenses in the Premier League.
We are not even going to mention hiring a sacked Championship manager last summer and saying he was the perfect coach for Newcastle.
It was telling that of the eight players we signed this season, only two started on Saturday and three were on the bench and one of them has already bolted back to France.
Mike Ashley has a chance to secure Rafa on a long term basis at the club whatever happens in the final three games of this terrible season.
Ashley should sit down with Rafa and ask what does he wants to stay on at Newcastle if we are relegated.
Being in control of all transfers is the first thing and that should be a no-brainer, b.ut there may be other things that Rafa may want control of.
Mike should give him that and urge this is a long term association and he could even offer him the promise of an eight year contract and a £2M bonus if he got promoted straight back to the Premier League.
Now that we have Rafa at the club and we have seen how he can leave out the top players and still have a team that can compete with the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City – even now – he should be retained at all costs.
If we are relegated and Rafa leaves that is the complete disaster scenario for Newcastle fans who are already completely fed up with the incompetents running the club.
Maybe fans can start sending Rafa messages asking him to stay on and build us into the great team and great club we should be.
Mike Ashley is no fool and he should see that keeping Rafa – whatever happens in the next three games – is a get out of jail card for him with the fans – after the incompetence of this season and last season.
The previous seven seasons with Ashley as owner were not too great either.
If we stay up then everything should be fine – if we go down then Ashley must show initiative, drive and ambition to ensure Rafa Benitez stays at the club.
If he does that the fans will be happy enough and then Rafa and his team can start planning to make Newcastle great again.
And Rafa Benitez can certainly be successful in doing that.
Howay The Lads!!
276 comments so far
bettyswallocks
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:26 PM
Comment #81I hope when Pardew arrives at SJP on Saturday that someone takes the opportunity to bescumber him
Jib
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:27 PM
Comment #82G2
Say something Sage-like
Jib
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:29 PM
Comment #83Betty
Do you remeber that farmer years ago that bescumbered NatWest Bank on Dean Street ?
Jail for Ashley
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:29 PM
Comment #84Belfast,
We most definitely need to win all three. That smary cnut relegating us and reaching a final would be too much.
Average_Contents
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:30 PM
Comment #85Hibbit
Quick question.
If you’ve read the exchanges from last night, can you please explain how expecting the team to get relegated but hoping we don’t and still supporting rafa and the team constitutes being a plastic fan?
Basically that’s what it boiled down to in the end.
The two are not mutually exclusive as pointed out by blackley earlier.
Genuine question.
I want us to stay up and I’m praying we do but I think we’ll get relegated unfortunately as the required changes weren’t forthcoming when needed.
Realistic is what I’d call it. Not being a plastic fan.
Jib
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:31 PM
Comment #86Sorry – Mosley Street
Bobbybee
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:34 PM
Comment #87Jail wtf. Before the weekends game we were 17/1on. We’re now only 4/1 on. That should tell even you they see us as better off. Just because you believe it so, doesn’t make it so marra. The bookies seldom get short prices wrong. The facts are there. If you wish to ignore them, fine, no skin off my nose. Everybody’s wrong but you eh? Then again, i’m still waiting for your apology for accusing me of bringing shame on the club and single handedly almost killing off football. Go on. Say it. You were wrong and actually know zilch about my activities in the seventies/ eighties. Which is actually the truth. You do realise that libel is still an option on blogs, despite anonymity, don’t you? Not that i would ever do anything, but your mouth will one day get you into trouble. It probably already has, truth be known.
andrew84
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:36 PM
Comment #88Average
As someone who was caught up in the row yesterday without wanting to be, I would say that you are not being a ‘plastic’ fan, but a ‘realistic’ one. Just like you could argue that to be anything different would be deluding yourself. That’s me just looking at all angles by the way, and not passing judgement, before I get accused of insulting the die hards among us.
toon kk
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:38 PM
Comment #89andrew
At least I’m not building myself up for a massive disappointment like so many.
Miracles can happen, but it’s to late we’ve run out of games and it’s out of our hands even if we win.
andrew84
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:40 PM
Comment #90Toon kk
I share your viewpoint, I was just being a tad mischievous after last night’s “lively debate”.
Tsunki
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:40 PM
Comment #91Belfast @74 – so you’re saying if we win all three games we might still have to win one more just to be sure? Hmmmmm.
Bobbybee
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:41 PM
Comment #92Jib, have you noticed how the same posters come up at the same time? You don’t think they’re multiples do you? Lmfao! Don’t bust a blood vessel kiddies, all good fun really. Only kidding.
Average (very ). Last night water under the bridge kidda. Raised passions etc. Let it drop eh? I have.
GeordieTwo
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:42 PM
Comment #93We haven’t run out of games ’til we’ve run out of games toon kk mate. We have 3 left. If we win all three or get 2 wins and a draw I would think we’ll be in there with a chance. It’s not like Norwich and Sunderland are world beaters or anything.
bettyswallocks
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:43 PM
Comment #94Jib…….Yes I do. Well done for getting the meaning. It’s a really old word that, not sure if it’s even in the dictionary. I was going to give a clue that it’s something that Welshie does as part of his foreplay ritual.
Jail for Ashley
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:44 PM
Comment #95Bobby,
The odds shortened after the mackems drew. They would have shortened further if they had lost. I did not accuse you of single handedly nearly ruinng the sport.
Bambams
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:46 PM
Comment #96There seems to be so much bickering on this blog lately. ….
Anyway regardless if you are a super fan, loyal fan, fickle fan or part time fan….We are all fans.
I still think there is a twist to come and if we can get two wins and a draw I think we will stay up.
Yes the mackems are doing well and we need them to drop points…but I still think it will go to the last game of the season.
Football is a funny old game
Imo
bettyswallocks
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:46 PM
Comment #97Tsunki@91. Pure quality.
Mister Tuff
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:48 PM
Comment #98I agree that battle should commence after the season ends on 15th May.
If the club announces quickly that Rafa is staying -should this be a get out clause for Penfold, Carr and Moncur.
Will a promise of Rafa staying and money to spend stop an grand inquisition as to what has been going on at SJP and who should pay.
I say no – get answers if possible – although nothing of any detail will be divulged on a voluntary basis.
Understanding exactly what has happened is important as it hopefully ensures it will not happen again.
Jib
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:49 PM
Comment #99BobbyBee
I once surmised that some of the posters on here knew each other and texted each other when support was needed – the torrent of abuse I received confirmed my suspicions.
Bobbybee
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:50 PM
Comment #100Betty – bescumber indeed. Where did you drag that up from? Very nice. Bit harsh on welshie though marra! 😉
Tsunki
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:50 PM
Comment #101Bobby I’ll have you know I’m no multiple. Not these days 🙂
Cards , the table, I can’t see us staying up, if not Norwich then the scumdwellers have fire in their bellies and the evil motive to make sure we descend into the bowels of despair.
Having said that – can you imagine what a glorious, glorious day it would be on the last day of the season to sing a revenge song to Aston Villa after giving them a sound bludgeoning, to wave goodbye to the mackems, and see The King mathematically contrive to supplant us and Norwich for the coveted third spot? It would truly be an epic alignment of the universe, a balance of the order of all things unparalleled in all history etc…. you get the idea…with…that…
😀
toon kk
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:51 PM
Comment #102Regarding that ridiculous debate of people being plastic fans, what a stupid argument. How people choose to support a club is entirely up to them, if you want to watch a match pay and watch it otherwise anyone can follow any club, it’s a free country.
But what is United? It’s about everyone who supports the club wants the best for it.
bettyswallocks
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:52 PM
Comment #103Bobby….. I learnt it at school and it just stuck. Lol.
Tsunki
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:53 PM
Comment #104it’s a good thing we can all laugh about it now though, eh?
Bobbybee
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:53 PM
Comment #105Jib, makes much sense my friend. 😉 Still very sad if true.
Belfast
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:55 PM
Comment #106Hi Skunki hows your hands for warts these days?
Well we could win all 3 games but the mackems could also win 3 games. So it would be impossible for us to catch them.
Ya get me??
Tsunki
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:55 PM
Comment #107Which jackanapes and lickspittle slugabed has the foppish derring-do to use such antiquated speech?
andrew84
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:55 PM
Comment #108Bobby
I’m not saying you were, but if some of that was aimed at me regarding the ‘multiples’ thing, I can assure you I have just the one username on here 🙂
I work 9-5, as do a lot of people on here, which is probably why a lot of us crop up at the same sort of time.
toon kk
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:56 PM
Comment #109G2
I did say miracles can happen mate.
There’s nothing wrong with hope, but personally I think it’s to late.
Belfast
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:56 PM
Comment #110Aye that was the old email cabal Jib.
In my defence I only joined to be nosey.
reilly
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:57 PM
Comment #111i think it has more to do with the end of the working day bob.
i dont think i could take watching spurs lifting the trophy at sjp and us getting relegated.really hope leicester win it before the last game.
bettyswallocks
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:57 PM
Comment #112Jail@84……. I couldn’t cope either if the smarmy coccydynia is the one that sends us down.
Tsunki
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:58 PM
Comment #113Not bad Belfast – how’s your a*** for spots?
Yeah I get you. I have a feeling that it could actually and truly painfully work out that way. So I’m hoping Alan will pull out all the stops to finish on one of his legendary thrash-loss runs he’s so good at.
andrew84
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:58 PM
Comment #114Personally I get the impression sometimes that Welsh and Jib are the same person but the world is a strange place, apparently there really are 2 like-minded WUMs on the same blog 😉
Tsunki
Apr 25, 2016 at 5:59 PM
Comment #115Reilly – wow man that I never thought of! Spurs lifting the title trophy at our ground the day they relegate us! Can you imagine what the media could do with that? TV Gold. We’d never live it down.
reilly
Apr 25, 2016 at 6:01 PM
Comment #116feel sick just thinking about it.not good at all.
Average_Contents
Apr 25, 2016 at 6:01 PM
Comment #117You’ve let it drop eh big balls.
Could of fooled me. You’ve been harping all afternoon you fcuking loon lmfco.
I see you’ve snuggled up with jizz. A match made in heaven.
Andrew
Said as much earlier involving your “contribution” lol.
Jail for Ashley
Apr 25, 2016 at 6:01 PM
Comment #118Everton, Stoke and Watford in the bottom five of the form table 🙁
andrew84
Apr 25, 2016 at 6:02 PM
Comment #119Tsunki
I take comfort in thinking that it’d probably just be like when Blackburn won the league back in 1995, they had the trophy-lifting thing at their own ground the day after the final game of the season.
Having said that no doubt Sky would love to make an exception since it’s us.
Tsunki
Apr 25, 2016 at 6:03 PM
Comment #120Ah Jibs conspiracy theory. The League of Emailing Gentlemen. I forgot about that one. It never really existed except in his head though it did sound intriguing.
Anyway I got sick of all the attachments Belfast used to stick on his. I’m not a fan of Marrow Growers bi-monthly.