I reckon Rafa feels a bit like he's backed himself into a corner here. All this 'doing it for the fans' shite is fine when you're trying to get one over on Fat Mike and co, but now he's realised there's a possibility he's going to come out of this looking bad if they spend £100m and he is not in the top half. He probably wishes he could bail and go to West Ham but if this contract stuff is true he's going to have to wait and bide his time.
Finny because all the time no matter what I think of the mags I always had Benitez down as a sound bloke after hearing all the stuff he did in Liverpool outside of their club. He's gone on like a spoiled brat at Newcastle though, I'd be embarrassed to run around after him like the mags saying he could do no wrong. Lad I know who is a mag was defending him today saying 'if Rafa signs him, I trust he's good'. He signed Manquillo

and he has fucked up loads of signings too. Robbie Keane panic buy, Ryan Babel, Dossena, Riera, Aquilani... some big money spent there in the same bracket the Mags will be looking to spend. Fair dos there's a few good ones, but I'd say looking at this list it's not a foregone conclusion he buys quality even if they give him money
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