Rafa Benitez assured in ‘positive’ meeting

[Tom]

Another positive article, this time from the BBC. Seriously, maybe this has all been a storm in a teacup? If Rafa signs players in January then some of the internet insiders and the likes of Bascombe will be shown to be complete and utter fools / bull sh!tters. Alot of people may well lose their reputations over this.

Really? It was Benitez that leaked the story to Bascombe and Balauque.

[Rich]

Has anyone ever seen photographic evidence that Ian Cotton really exists? I'm skeptical.

[Scratch]

Really? It was Benitez that leaked the story to Bascombe and Balauque.

Any proof of this? As in a quote from Rafa? Anything else is circumstantial at best, bull**** at worst.

{EDIT} This wasn't a go at Tom, just saying that it's easy to say on a forum that "Rafa himself passed on the info" when the reality may be completely different.

And I'm still not convinced that Balaugue is as close to Rafa as he would like people to believe.

[Tom]

Any proof of this? As in a quote from Rafa? Anything else is circumstantial at best, bull**** at worst.

{EDIT} This wasn't a go at Tom, just saying that it's easy to say on a forum that "Rafa himself passed on the info" when the reality may be completely different.

And I'm still not convinced that Balaugue is as close to Rafa as he would like people to believe.

of course it's circumstantial, hearsay, what else could it be due to the nature of the process. In the end you take it or leave it.

[Jazzmaster]

Really? It was Benitez that leaked the story to Bascombe and Balauque.

of course it's circumstantial, hearsay, what else could it be due to the nature of the process. In the end you take it or leave it.

Bit of a contradiction in your posts there fella....

[BFG]

As if this statement would kill all rumours. Hardly backing Rafa 100% isn't it ?

One of the Hicks clan also said to the former players at their do the other night, "we've just had a very amicable meeting with the ex-manager."

Hardly the kind of joke that would be made if relations were still that strained.

[Tom]

Bit of a contradiction in your posts there fella....

No there isn't. Nobodies claiming papal infallibility.

I got roasted on here by passing on the story that there had been a major bust up and rafa was on the way out. I pointed out that it came from a member of the local press. Lo and behold, next day it's in the echo.
I really shouldn't bother. In future I'm not going to.

[Pacman]

Any proof of this? As in a quote from Rafa? Anything else is circumstantial at best, bull**** at worst.

{EDIT} This wasn't a go at Tom, just saying that it's easy to say on a forum that "Rafa himself passed on the info" when the reality may be completely different.

And I'm still not convinced that Balaugue is as close to Rafa as he would like people to believe.

Having read a recent interview Rafa did with Spanish radio I think Balague and Rafa are very close mates.

[Dhav]

One of the Hicks clan also said to the former players at their do the other night, "we've just had a very amicable meeting with the ex-manager."

Hardly the kind of joke that would be made if relations were still that strained.

I appreciate he was joking, but still

[Pacman]

One of the Hicks clan also said to the former players at their do the other night, "we've just had a very amicable meeting with the ex-manager."

Hardly the kind of joke that would be made if relations were still that strained.

Maybe it wasn't a joke.

[BFG]

Maybe it wasn't a joke.

Maybe the moon's made of cheese.

It was an ice breaker mate, nothing more.

[Pacman]

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Maybe it wasn't a joke.[/QUOTE

Maybe the moon's made of cheese.

It was an ice breaker mate, nothing more.

Were you told this? Or did you read it?

[BFG]

I was told it mate from someone who was there, really wasn't a big deal to anyone there. As I say it was just a way for the speaker to break the ice.

[Pacman]

I was told it mate from someone who was there, really wasn't a big deal to anyone there. As I say it was just a way for the speaker to break the ice.

Cheers mate.

[Parm]

Rafa will probably walk if that would be the case.

that's what happened with him at Valenica , wasnt it?