Rafa Benitez is off....

Looks like the new owners aren’t fans. So Rafa’s off to China.

comment by Sideshow (U11809)
posted 30 minutes ago
What opposing managers have made similar comments? If it was as commonplace as your post implied, he wouldn’t be seen as such a pantomime villain by many of our supporters. Expecting that animosity to disappear, or his words to be forgotten isn’t going to happen in a sport as tribal as football. There is plenty more legitimate reasons to criticise some of our supporters than the petty feuds which persist between fans and professionals of all clubs.

The situation was not comparable to having a manager you simply don’t like. The atmosphere was already toxic from harshly sacking a club legend so soon after winning the CL. Getting Benitez to succeed him was like pouring petrol onto the fire.
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Tbh, the animosity at the beginning is a lot more understandable than that at the end. For all the reasons you state, I can see why it was far from popular. However after some decent results, a very credible 3rd place finish in the league and a Europa Cup win - the vitriol at the end is a little more baffling.

But I didn't really understand it with Sarri either and he did equally well for you.

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Not saying that I enjoyed seeing someone go through what Benitez did
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I did.

comment by Ed The King Woodward (U10026)
posted 15 minutes ago
Not saying that I enjoyed seeing someone go through what Benitez did
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I did.
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You must have enjoyed the treatment Moyes got then.

comment by Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 43 minutes ago
comment by Ed The King Woodward (U10026)
posted 15 minutes ago
Not saying that I enjoyed seeing someone go through what Benitez did
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I did.
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You must have enjoyed the treatment Moyes got then.
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it would be interesting to be able to go back and give moyes lvg's and jose's time and see if there would be any difference. i doubt if there would be besides the fact it might have been less boring.

Well at least Rafa persevered and proved the Chelsea fans wrong..

Whilst Moyes proved everyone bar Fergie right.

comment by Moussa Chrissoko (U20930)
posted 7 hours, 13 minutes ago
Wahl 3: Wahl Goes Geordie
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Rafa also proved everyone but Liverpool fans right at Real Madrid. Was like Moyes at United.

comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 19 hours, 16 minutes ago
Ashley will probably go back to an English/British manager. Who on the managerial merry-go-round hasn't had a go there yet? Hughes? Pulis?
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call in Steve Bruce.....they probably fackin will too