I actually think Rafa is a better fit here. I don't like his football, but he knows what he's doing Everton will finish strongly, he always paces the team to be really strong in the final third of the season). I just think him & Everton are a bad match, which was blatantly obvious from the outset. I also think Howe & Newcastle are a bad match. He's just a mini-Bruce.
What give it away FFS can you image him man? Mat Selz Jesus Gamez Grant Hanley Ciaran Clark Achraf Lazaar Christian Atsu Victor Fernandez Jacob Murphy Joselu Ki Sungyueng Yoshinori Muto Yannick Toure Dwight Gayle It reads like a footballing hall of ****ness .....and now he's trying his best to sign Sean ****ing Longstaff man
Not the ****ing Rafa question again man. We've consigned that boring **** to the past. Just like Bruce and Ashley. Give Howe a chance man. He's walked in with the club at rock bottom. There have been promising signs, and the inevitable lows with these players. We allowed Bruce and Rafa a few seasons to show they were ****, lets at least give Howe more than a few month.
I swear to ****ing God, we better not start singing for that greedy bastard when Everton come to visit us if he's still there. Unless by some miracle we're above them in which case we can all sound like mackems and chant "Rafa-beneth-us".
I like Rafa, thought he done well, although he sold my favourite player sonce HBA. But I absolutely 100% do not want him back
I like the way he comes across and I like his attention to detail. But Rafa is out for Rafa, Lost what sliver of respect I had for him after the China debacle when he joined Everton. That **** is as low as Steve Bruce. Any other clooobs other than Sunderland (having been our manager) or Everton (having been Liverpool manager)
Some of the idiots will mate, you'll just have to accept that. Everton fans have gone way up in my estimation with their new name for Rafa. Paellardyce
To counter this. ASM has got worse by a country mile. Fraser has become a first team regular. Shelvey has become totally immune to blame. As you say Dubz has gone backwards. Lascelles is immortal. Results have not improved. And if anyone says that they have then I ask them to compare the results to the same ones last season. Bruce got better results last season in the same games with the same players.
He could pick the right players in the right positions with the right formations though. That might help.
If you look at some of his signings some where absolutely shocking mind. I can’t actually pinpoint the worst one.
I was about to do this but you best me to it. He made 28 signings in all. And look at the dross in it. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/spo...-benitez-newcastle-signing-rated-16176124.amp
