Alex 30414 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Change in outlook and policy has been the one constant in all the time he's been here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I don't believe that at all, think Ashley might finally be appreciating the cost effectiveness of good football management. The appointment of Benitez was the first sign of any policy shift for me. Had many an argument with people who went on like the extra spending or the board room shuffle signalled anything, which it clearly didn't. The club always spent what it earned, and always had patsies sitting on the board. Unfortunately I have no faith that the Benitez appointment can be any more successful than the Keegan one because Ashley's nature is to be two-faced, sneaky, cheap, ruthless and stubborn. So he'll be misleading Benitez with promises that come to nothing and whether we go down or stay up, Benitez won't hang around through many transfer windows as Ashley refuses to include any add-ons to incentivise selling clubs and we end up with 5 goal keepers and no stiker and that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 The always excellent Iain Macintosh... http://www.espnfc.us/barclays-premier-league/23/blog/post/2854380/rafa-benitez-should-stay-and-rebuild-newcastle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38768 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 The always excellent Iain Macintosh... http://www.espnfc.us/barclays-premier-league/23/blog/post/2854380/rafa-benitez-should-stay-and-rebuild-newcastle Wish I'd never read that, as it makes a lot of sense......And therefore will not happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpirlo68 0 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Wish I'd never read that, as it makes a lot of sense...... And therefore will not happen. The fans are important in his decision imo, if he thinks there's going to be any protesting etc I can't see any slight chance of him staying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26348 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Wasn't there plenty of protests going on at Liverpool during his reign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Wasn't there plenty of protests going on at Liverpool during his reign? Slightly different prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpirlo68 0 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Wasn't there plenty of protests going on at Liverpool during his reign? Dinnar tbh can't remember any. But at Liverpool he was winning the Champions league, next year if he's stays he'll be fighting to win the championship... If he's going to stay he will want reassurances that he can take the club up first time, control of transfers etc. If the fans are rebelling against Ashley/the board he's not going to be bothered to stay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38768 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 If he stays, I can see a fair few of the protests piping down for a while, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpirlo68 0 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 If he stays, I can see a fair few of the protests piping down for a while, tbh. There hasn't been any this year to be fair mate, a few against Bournemouth with McClaren but that's about it. I imagine if we go down though, they'll be some after the Spurs game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14585 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 (edited) Wasn't there plenty of protests going on at Liverpool during his reign? Didn't they parade through the streets in support of him when they were going through a bad spell?...got roundly condemned for carrying not just supportive banners but an actual framed portrait of the man? Edited April 22, 2016 by PaddockLad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26348 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 That rings a bell. I think they used their support of him as a way of attacking Hicks and Gillette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Him staying would stop most if not all of the protests though. Everyone believes he would only stay if he's given promises about control and money. Those are the main problems everyone has with Ashley (other than him generally being a cunt) so if he's doing something to address them, there wouldn't be the need for protest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpirlo68 0 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Him staying would stop most if not all of the protests though. Everyone believes he would only stay if he's given promises about control and money. Those are the main problems everyone has with Ashley (other than him generally being a cunt) so if he's doing something to address them, there wouldn't be the need for protest. I mean before now until the end of the season though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 There could be some when the inevitable relegation is confirmed. But Rafa will have seen the fans recaction to him before then and I'm sure he's intelligent enough to know that if he stays, that will be enough to placate most fans so he won't have to experience any significant protests. I'm not confident he will stay if we go down, but I don't think the threat of protests will be a factor in his thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5911 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Liking this man more and more. Complete opposite of Pardew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 You know from afar I always thought Rafa was aloof and a pompous bloke, probably because I despised the teams he managed. But since he's been with us I find him charming, sincere, and extremely dedicated to his craft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 It's no coincidence that a bit of continuity in the team has improved results. Two more games to finish the job he started. If only he had been appointed after the Chelsea game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpirlo68 0 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 It's no coincidence that a bit of continuity in the team has improved results. Two more games to finish the job he started. If only he had been appointed after the Chelsea game. Yeah definitely need to keep the same back 4 for the last 2 games, hopefully Anita is fit for the next games after coming off at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydnator 45 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Possibly the greatest man to have ever lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/01/rafael-benitez-belief-newcastle-united-avoid-relegation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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