Rafael Benítez

[lurker]

Rafa is holding out for assurances before committing to a long term deal, but looks set to put pen to paper.

Ashley keen to keep him on, the plan is to try and hold onto as many first team players as possible and get promoted at the first time of asking.

High risk strategy from Mike?

Source: someone at the club

 

[robbied1]

Who gives a fuck

 

[Oh Bugger]

Rafa holding out in the hope of high profile job so he doesn't have to destroy his reputation struggling in the championship source Rafa's mum

 

[FalkirkMackem]

he has already signed though, the point is he can just leave

 

[Mainze]

Rafa is holding out for assurances before committing to a long term deal, but looks set to put pen to paper.

Ashley keen to keep him on, the plan is to try and hold onto as many first team players as possible and get promoted at the first time of asking.

High risk strategy from Mike?

Source: someone at the club

Great news

 

[Reiver]

If the 4 decent players, they have, say they want to leave he'll be on the next helicopter to the Wirral.

The one's who'd remain, like Shelvey, Riviére & Perez, aren't best suited for the lower leagues.

Mitrovic would go into his shell quicker than a tortoise in a bush fire.

 

[Church]

Maybe these apparent 'assurances' he is looking for is that most of the squad will leave and he wont be lumbered with them?

 

[Deleted member 29136]

I think Rafa will hold out as long as possible to see if he gets a better deal.

 

[Mr David]

Mitrovic would get bullied in the championship, players wouldn't take the bollocks he gives out, he would get a few big tackles on him early on.

 

[deleted user 785]

I COULDN'T GIVE A SHINEY SHITE, FUCK OFF

 

[WHD]

Rafa is holding out for assurances before committing to a long term deal, but looks set to put pen to paper.

Ashley keen to keep him on, the plan is to try and hold onto as many first team players as possible and get promoted at the first time of asking.

High risk strategy from Mike?

Source: someone at the club

Translated as "I just made it up"

 

[Parkmaverick]

Rafa is holding out for assurances before committing to a long term deal, but looks set to put pen to paper.

Ashley keen to keep him on, the plan is to try and hold onto as many first team players as possible and get promoted at the first time of asking.

High risk strategy from Mike?

Source: someone at the club

I'm not saying he will or won't sign but the club will be doing their best to chuck out positive messages.

 

[APepper8]

In all honesty who really cares? He's not exactly done well since he's been there. He'll struggle to get the players he wants in the Championship, and unless they storm the league they'll be disappointed

 

[Botchie]

So the players that bottled the Premier League are the ones they are hoping can get them promoted, from a league where you play twice a week and get kicked up a hight.

 

[cbwhu]

Mitrovic, Shelvey, Perez, Winjaldum the keeper, and Sissoko will all have takers so highly unlikely they'll still be there

 

[castoff]

Will end in tears. The football will be as anti Keegan as it gets.

 

[Botchie]

Mitrovic, Shelvey, Perez, Winjaldum the keeper, and Sissoko will all have takers so highly unlikely they'll still be there

Their wages and length of contracts means they could be difficult to shift.

 

[Spartan]

Their wages and length of contracts means they could be difficult to shift.

agreed , hardly covered themselves in glory have they ?

 

[Noggin]

Best thing that could happen, he'd be a disaster in that league & he'd have completely the wrong players to compete in 2 games a week, every week.

 

[mackembhoy]

Mitrovic, Shelvey, Perez, Winjaldum the keeper, and Sissoko will all have takers so highly unlikely they'll still be there

Shelvey on 80k a week won't get that anywhere else.