Rafa...

[Armchairkopite]

Great post Syd, Rafa does look so ****ing stressed lately, he deserves better. Lets just hope DIC do act swiftly.

[Morph]

I'll put a good word in for ya

You know where to find me

[Morph]

Why should we give a **** about them? Rafa is our manager not them.

ah some sense

[Morph]

There has been more upheaval this season then we have seen for a very long time.

With so much crap flying behind the scenes it's very hard to see how we could be on top form. I know some say it shouldn't effect the players when they go out onto the pitch but they're only human. All this uncertainty and bickering is bound to have a huge unsettling effect.

of course it is, look at chelsea last season as an example

[Guest]

If me Aunty had balls she'd be me Uncle

When we're frustrated rationality isn't the by word.

[Guest]

Why should we give a **** about them? Rafa is our manager not them.

[Alpha]

I'm worried for him, i really am.

I know he had a cold but he really didnt look well, looked extremely stressed (as you'd expect) and almost looked like a man who's doing all he can, but to no avail.

You cant blame anything on him tonight, we played well, we controlled the game...villa did nothing other than benefit from sloppy defending and good luck. Rafa could've done little more than he did (other than play Crouch from the off) but in fairness, the side he picked did everything but kill the game off.

Rafa, bless him, didnt do much wrong and yet still the side dont win.

I really felt sorry for him when i saw his post match interview and i hope he still has the strength and will to keep fighting, he's done a great job of fighting the yanks from the inside and i hope he keeps going.

Rafa.

Nahhh... the man's a rock.

He just had a cold, that's all.

Don't worry about Rafa - he just needs a lemsip, some TLC from Montse and an early night.

Rafa

[Morph]

Nahhh... the man's a rock.

He just had a cold, that's all.

Don't worry about Rafa - he just needs a lemsip, some TLC from Montse and an early night.

Rafa

what he needs is a bit of job security from those soft yank ****s

[Death Defier]

I hate to say it, but recently he's looked like a heart attack waiting to happen.

[The Erectile Banana]

I hate to say it, but recently he's looked like a heart attack waiting to happen.

I was watching the match and my girlfriend said the exact same thing.



Let's hope everything gets sorted out soon so Rafa and everyone else will be able to relax a bit.

[Morph]

I hate to say it, but recently he's looked like a heart attack waiting to happen.

slighty ott i think, i've seen all his interviews for the last few weeks and only in this interview has he looked under the weather, a heart attack I don't so, not at this moment anyway

[ronniedrew]

his breathing was way off imo,

not good

[Red_hot]

I'm sure he'll be fine. Just wish this **** would sort itself out and quick cos it's doing noone any good.

[Alpha]

what he needs is a bit of job security from those soft yank ****s

That might help too.

I just don't think Rafa would want anybody to feel sorry for him.

[Death Defier]

Its not just tonight, and I'm not talking about the way he looks health wise, I mean in his demeanour, his frustration and the amount of stress he is obviously under. Less has affected other blokes his age in that way...