Rafa Watch

[Liverpel]

Have you ever read a more clueless comment on anything football-related?

Trizia Fiorellino, chair of the Chelsea Supporters Group, quoted here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20434132

Mind you, judging by her picture here, she's about 16 years old.

http://www.chelseasupportersgroup.net/committee/

[McDermotX]

Sounds like we may need a '**** off Rafa' thread to balance out the views, once our own players are being linked.

[Liverpel]

"However astute he is in business, when it comes to football he's a fool. A rich fool."

Dunphy on Abramovich.

Also, "He's a stage door Johnny".

[ChesterDave]

Astute in business? Well I suppose a few AK47's and a suit is cheaper than buying a business legitimately

[Shaggy]

[Phoenix07]

That little picture of Mourinho is perfect for that article.

[Liverpel]

He's got a nice run after Sunday.

Nov 25 Manchester City (H)

Nov 28 Fulham (H)

Dec 1 West Ham (A)

Dec 5 Nordsjaelland (H)

Dec 8 Sunderland (A)

Dec 13 Club World Cup (vv Monterrey or Hyundai Ulsan)

Dec 16 Club World Cup (Opponent TBC)

Dec 19 Leeds (A - Capital One Cup quarter-final)

Dec 23 Aston Villa (H)

Dec 26 Norwich (A)

Dec 30 Small Club Everton (A)

Jan 2 QPR (H)

[Shaggy]

I'm gonna find it absolutely fascinating.

[chadrtc]

The more I think about this the more I can see why Chelsea supporters are pissed off. He's had run ins with them before, his personality won't suit the club or their supporters... The majority are simply not smart enough in my experience (you only have to read the comments from supporters group chiefs today), he is replacing a club legend that nobody wanted sacked anyway.

This is a Hodgson situation for Rafa, he's got no chance at all... It's a matter of if when not if he gets the boot. Every time they don't win, just about everyone will be on his case - the press, the players, the 'supporters'.

It's a bold and rather silly move in my opinion.

[MrMichael]

Guardian are reporting that he'll try to bring Skrtel there.

Have a hard time believing Rafa would take one of our best players and **** us over like that... but our hopes and expectations have been dashed many times

Obviously the press are just putting 2 + 2 together there, no way do or can they actually know something like that yet so it's hardly even worth discussing.

However, if they did want him, I'd sell for £25m

[Gibbo]

Chelsea fans are ****ing idiots.

[Fredo]

Oh dear.

[Gibbo]

Apparently #rafaout or something similar has been trending on twitter.

Laughable really, I hope he leaves them up **** creek.

[Icon]

I don't get this at all....

It's just all, ALL wrong.

[Marina]

Remember when Rafa said this?

"Chelsea is a big club with fantastic players, every manager wants to coach a such a big team. I would never take that job, in respect for my former team at Liverpool, no matter what. For me there is only club in England, and that's Liverpool"



edit: not saying he shouldn't have taken the job and I understand why he did... but I just find this kind of cynically funny.