Rafa: "I can guarantee we will finish in the top four."

[little dave hedgehog]

much like bender's name sake, he can guarantee anything we want. the question is can he deliver.

hell, *i* can guarantee you a top-four finish.

just doesn't mean much coming from me.

[FatTony]

I like his confidence, hopefully it will brush off on to the players.

I am more worried now though as Villa are doing very well. The fact that they've beaten us, Chelsea and Man Utd will give them the belief that they can keep this going. They've got ourselves and Arsenal coming up, if they manage to turn both over, I can't see them being clawed back.

[Marky]

Villa away over Christmas will be a MASSIVE game.

[Vermilion]

Giving the media more ammo doesn't come into it imo, they don't, nor have they ever needed any ammo to attack our manager, they've been doing it consistently season in season out, regardless.

[Nicey]

He can't as he has no magical powers

He does and he demonstrated them in Istanbul at half time

[Baracus]

When I heard the headline earlier in the day I thought 'sweet ****' another stupid comment from a manager I really have high regards for. With this and Sunday's 'Our season starts now', I am fearing the word. Less talk more work and that goes for Carragher and the rest of the lads.

[Bender]

He does and he demonstrated them in Istanbul at half time

don't you mean He HAD magical powers

[Nicey]

Yeah sorry because coming in 4 points of top of the most difficult lg in the world is such a ****ing cake walk, must of fluked it, must have also got lucky winning the FA Cup in his 2nd year, must have Also got lucky getting to 2 Champions Lg Finals in 4 years .. Yeah he has no Magic ... More like you cunts have no ****ing Magic

[Bender]

Yeah sorry because coming in 4 points of top of the most difficult lg in the world is such a ****ing cake walk, must of fluked it, must have also got lucky winning the FA Cup in his 2nd year, must have Also got lucky getting to 2 Champions Lg Finals in 4 years .. Yeah he has no Magic ... More like you cunts have no ****ing Magic

wow you seem to have an anger problem or at the very least seem to have a temporary bout of Tourette's Syndrome.................did i swear at you call you a cunt etc etc ? no leave out the verbal ok mate no need.

[Nicey]

Ok keep you knickers on.. was not calling you a cunt specifically and it was meant in a non pejorative way, its just the ****ing Internet people are worse than the Pundits and they are bad, drives me mad ...

Apologies mate was not directed at you

That Marky is a bellend though

[ronanm]

He shouldn't feel the need to come out with this in public. Say it to your players behind closed doors, but these public diatribes are borderline embarrassing at this stage. It's am empty guarantee in any case, what are we going to get if it doesn't materialise? His wages back?

The sooner pay related performance becomes standard in world football the effing better!

[Bender]

Ok keep you knickers on.. was not calling you a cunt specifically and it was meant in a non pejorative way, its just the ****ing Internet people are worse than the Pundits and they are bad, drives me mad ...

Apologies mate was not directed at you

That Marky is a bellend though

yeah no worries mate ...although i was gonna go all Harry potter on you

[Kenneth]

He shouldn't feel the need to come out with this in public. Say it to your players behind closed doors, but these public diatribes are borderline embarrassing at this stage. It's am empty guarantee in any case, what are we going to get if it doesn't materialise? His wages back?

The sooner pay related performance becomes standard in world football the effing better!

That's a new idea. Ho does it work?

[badpiggy]

Yeah sorry because coming in 4 points of top of the most difficult lg in the world is such a ****ing cake walk, must of fluked it, must have also got lucky winning the FA Cup in his 2nd year, must have Also got lucky getting to 2 Champions Lg Finals in 4 years .. Yeah he has no Magic ... More like you cunts have no ****ing Magic

and yet another honeymoon period comes to an end.

[badpiggy]

The prediction sounds desperate to me. Might be some sort of Spanish bravado that I don't get but a great run from us is now useless without 3 or 4 other teams ****ing up.