Rafa Watch

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[Bender]

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is planning bids for 26-year-old Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao, Porto winger James Rodriguez, 21, and 25-year-old Napoli forward Edinson Cavani.

Radamel Falcao could be one of three new signings joining new manager Rafa Benitez at Chelsea
Full story: London Evening Standard

[dom9]

Thanks everybody for your kind words of support, except Tee you can go **** yourself upside down on Christmas tree

Which personally I think is a little bit of an overreaction

[Fivex]

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is planning bids for 26-year-old Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao, Porto winger James Rodriguez, 21, and 25-year-old Napoli forward Edinson Cavani.

Radamel Falcao could be one of three new signings joining new manager Rafa Benitez at Chelsea
Full story: London Evening Standard

Just imagine that

[Mark3]

If the "other doors" are our doors then not only do you want Chelsea to do well but you must also want LFC to do badly so that he may end up back here.

I can't understand this approach.

That's your spin on my thoughts. If you check earlier in this thread you'll see I mentioned Spain. Maybe I should have said "otras puertas".

FWIW I don't want to see LFC do badly with Brendan getting the push. Far from it. I do want to see Rafa succeed and I think it's likely to be in Spain after his interim work with Chelsea ends.

Even if he ends up staying at Chelsea beyond this season good luck to him.

[Shaggy]

Just imagine that

Would be ****ing incredible

[Fivex]

Would be ****ing incredible

Maybe Roman's going to have one big **** off blowout before selling them in a couple of years, he's seems so obviously bored to me.

He's got Rafa in for the world club championship and anything else is a bonus.

[G]

That's your spin on my thoughts. If you check earlier in this thread you'll see I mentioned Spain. Maybe I should have said "otras puertas".

FWIW I don't want to see LFC do badly with Brendan getting the push. Far from it. I do want to see Rafa succeed and I think it's likely to be in Spain after his interim work with Chelsea ends.

Even if he ends up staying at Chelsea beyond this season good luck to him.

Note the use of the word " if" at the beginning of my post meaning I was genuinely unaware of what you meant so I surmised, incorrectly, it would seem.

Either way I can't wish any manager of that football club all the best as it also means I'm wishing the club all the best and indeed if he did do well the only likely outcome is he gets a longer contract off them.

But that's just me.

[Mark3]

Note the use of the word " if" at the beginning of my post meaning I was genuinely unaware of what you meant so I surmised, incorrectly, it would seem.

Either way I can't wish any manager of that football club all the best as it also means I'm wishing the club all the best and indeed if he did do well the only likely outcome is he gets a longer contract off them.

But that's just me.

Fair enough.



It's going to be interesting to watch whatever happens.

[G]

Fair enough.



It's going to be interesting to watch whatever happens.

Interesting in a "he sabotages them from the inside" kind of way I hope

[Alex]

Interesting in a "he sabotages them from the inside" kind of way I hope

I know your post is a joke. So this isn't aimed at you. But I have seen a lot of people suggesting he would do this. To me that's pretty disrespectful to Rafa. He has far more integrity than that. Plus, its silly to even think someone would do that in a professional capacity.

[Kenneth]

I don't believe that anyone has suggested he would do that.

[Shaggy]

That quote is 100% fake by the way, confirmed. Yet papers are running it regardless - a few of them making quite a big deal out of it today. Yet there is no record of it, anywhere, and most editors/journos know it. What a joke the press are.

[Vermilion]

That quote is 100% fake by the way, confirmed. Yet papers are running it regardless - a few of them making quite a big deal out of it today. Yet there is no record of it, anywhere, and most editors/journos know it. What a joke the press are.

Ok Ok i'll let you off.

I expect Rafa to sue.

[Phoenix07]

That quote is 100% fake by the way, confirmed. Yet papers are running it regardless - a few of them making quite a big deal out of it today. Yet there is no record of it, anywhere, and most editors/journos know it. What a joke the press are.

They tried asking him about that 'quote' yesterday, and Rafa's answer was referring to the one about not managing two clubs (Man Utd and Everton). Even he didn't have a clue about this fake quote by the sounds of things.

Oh, and that Steve fella next to him was cool. Rafa seemed to trust him completely.