Rafa Appreciation Thread

[johnp]

[Graybach]

Excellent thread!!! I'd be gutted if he left.

In Raffa we trust!

[Shaggy]

God…I really really LOVE this man. I ****ing love him. He’s given us so much joy in such a short time – the road to Istanbul was unforgettable, capped by that amazing night that I’m sure, for many of us, was the best footballing night of our lives. I’ll never forget that night til the day I die and we have Rafa, primarily, to thank for it.

Some great pics here. Well in Dhavlos – ace thread.

[Parm]

in rafa we trust.

[Parm]

God…I really really LOVE this man. I ****ing love him. He’s given us so much joy in such a short time – the road to Istanbul was unforgettable, capped by that amazing night that I’m sure, for many of us, was the best footballing night of our lives. I’ll never forget that night til the day I die and we have Rafa, primarily, to thank for it.

Some great pics here. Well in Dhavlos – ace thread.

[AFII]

[DeeGame]

Wheres that kids hand going?

[DeeGame]

Joey Tribbbiani Voice: How you doing???

[Red_hot]

Hahaha what is Stevie doing to Rafa's ear there??

[Shaggy]

Nibbling it.

[TheStig]

God…I really really LOVE this man. I ****ing love him. He’s given us so much joy in such a short time – the road to Istanbul was unforgettable, capped by that amazing night that I’m sure, for many of us, was the best footballing night of our lives. I’ll never forget that night til the day I die and we have Rafa, primarily, to thank for it.

Some great pics here. Well in Dhavlos – ace thread.

[enema of the state]

Will you ever forget this day???

a sentimental sop for the fans - not a day when lfc took a step forward in any sense.

but yeah, i fully agree with the main sentiment of this thread.

[johnly]

Viva la Rafaloution, it'll take a hell of a lot to make me lose faith in Rafa. Over these past few years I've had some of the most memorable nights of my football watching life. Champions league games against Juve and Chelsea, Istanbul! FA Cup final 2006. Watching us rip up the chavs in the charity shield.

125% behind the man. He'll bring the title to Anfield

[Joey Jones]

I am absolutely sick and tired of reading intense criticism of Rafa at every turn, all because of two meaningless defeats in cup competitions which we have won plenty of times already. The reaction to a 6-3 defeat in what was essentially a reserve game is quite frankly pathetic, and what has been even more inane is moronic Arsenal fans sticking the boot in, forgetting that they're a team who are lower than us in the league, finished 15 points behind us last season, and lost to Sheffield Utd just a couple of weeks ago.

I fully agree with you that Rafa should be given our full support.

However I can’t understand how you can describe defeats in a quarter final of the League Cup and the 3rd round of the FA Cup (which imo is arguably the best cup competition in the world) as ‘meaningless’.

[Scotino]

Rafa! Rafa!! Rafa!!! Rafa!!!! Rafa!!!!!