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[Football] Rafa to Everton confirmed
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el punal
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Ooh! That’s going to go down well. Reminiscent of George Graham taking over at Tottenham back in the 1990s or whenever it was. I remember Spurs fans not being able to chant his name - instead it was “Man in the raincoat’s blue and white army!” 
I'm gonna boooooo him.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Toffee-tastic but what a step down for wor Rafa from the heights of Madrid, Liverpool, Inter, Chelsea. Hopefully he can secure their traditional 7th/8th place finish for generations to come zzzzzzzzz
Badger Boy
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- Jan 28, 2016
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It's a safe appointment, but in my opinion, an uninspiring appointment. I don't think he's a modern manager and while his team will be organised and difficult to beat, they won't be challenging for a Cup and they won't be doing anything they don't do every season in the league. I really think his time at the top level should have passed, but I like the man and while I don't think he'll do very well I don't wish him bad luck or ill fortune.
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#rafaout already trending on Twitter
https://twitter.com/dannycl54639172/status/1410247011664805890?s=20
https://twitter.com/dannycl54639172/status/1410247011664805890?s=20
brighton_tom
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- Jul 23, 2008
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One less club that could coming sniffing around for Potter.
Badger Boy
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For 6-10 months, perhaps. They'll be keeping an eye on how we get on at the start of this season.
Mancgull
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Never a great start when a good proportion of the fan base are strongly opposed to the appointment. A couple of poor results early on and it could be an interesting watch.
Cheeky Monkey
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More of a threat from Arsenal going forward, Everton aren’t going to bin off Rafa in a hurry.
AmexRuislip
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I'm really impressed how Rafa Benitez is willing to learn a new language, given he's already fluent in Red Scouse, Geordie, Cockenese and now trying Blue Scouse.
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Mancgull
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Worked out okay for Steve Gritt though
That's true, although we didn't have anything too personal about Steve apart from the fact that he was appointed by Belotti. Rafa has allegedly made derogatory comments about Everton in the past.
Worked out okay for Steve Gritt though
That was different though. Nobody had anything personal against Gritt, it was more that ANYONE taking the job faced resistance - such was the topsy turvy toxic world we lived in then.
Perkino
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They have plenty of games early on that their fans would expect to win.
Saints (H), Leeds (A), Albion (A) Burnley (H), Villa (A), Norwich (H) Man U (A) West Ham (H) Watford (H), Wolves (A) are their first 10 games which could see a fair bit of pressure if the start loosing
Saints (H), Leeds (A), Albion (A) Burnley (H), Villa (A), Norwich (H) Man U (A) West Ham (H) Watford (H), Wolves (A) are their first 10 games which could see a fair bit of pressure if the start loosing
Pevenseagull
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- Jul 20, 2003
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I don't remember us kicking off like that when Coppell took over and that REALLY didn't start well.
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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In fairness anyone seemed better than Tinselhead at the time
vegster
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- May 5, 2008
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He stepped down when he took the Newcastle job to be honest !
I ask the same question as in the Nuno Spurs thread.
So who are Everton going to appoint when they sack Benitez in 10-12 months? And a 3 year deal they’ve given him. Jesus wept. So many PL club owners are utter morons. 3 year deal. Yeah like he’ll see that through. Just burning through money.
So who are Everton going to appoint when they sack Benitez in 10-12 months? And a 3 year deal they’ve given him. Jesus wept. So many PL club owners are utter morons. 3 year deal. Yeah like he’ll see that through. Just burning through money.