Rafa leaving official confirmation

[Alfie]

Bugger.

[bodacious benny]

Still, it's kept TF active during the quiet summer months

[Colly]

It's not only Rafa, but key members of his coaching staff too.

It's all very strange given all the recent academy changes. Either one hand doesn't know what the others doing, or the academy stuff was never for Rafa in the first place.

[Tsi]

Give it a few days and the Bin Zayed Group will be time wasting tyre kickers and Ashley's binned the take over.

[seaside nipper]

Giving that we can't give Rafa the assurances he wants to take the team forward it severely limits who we can get as his successor. Only hope is this takeover coming off which I'm doubtful about.

Garry Monk - 11/2

Eddie Howe - 7/1

Gennaro Gattuso - 10/1

Jose Mourinho - 12/1

Chris Hughton - 14/1

Patrick Viera - 16/1

Marcelo Bielsa - 20/1

David Moyes - 20/1

Arsene Wenger - 20/1

[Tsi]

It's not only Rafa, but key members of his coaching staff too.

It's all very strange given all the recent academy changes. Either one hand doesn't know what the others doing, or the academy stuff was never for Rafa in the first place.

yes it's a strange one both Redfearn and Atkinson have a very good history at producing good youngsters from their previous academies (Leeds, Sunderland) but it's hard to work out if it's more a Ashley model or Rafa one.

[Blue & Maroon]

The Academy has needed sorting for ages, cant read much into it really

[bodacious benny]

Hopefully Rafa releases a lengthy statement to put his side of events across. As he was out of contract I presume there won't be any gagging orders etc. in place.

[lassassinblanc]

Hopefully Rafa releases a lengthy statement to put his side of events across. As he was out of contract I presume there won't be any gagging orders etc. in place.

Another fact rant

[lassassinblanc]

Giving that we can't give Rafa the assurances he wants to take the team forward it severely limits who we can get as his successor. Only hope is this takeover coming off which I'm doubtful about.

Garry Monk - 11/2

Eddie Howe - 7/1

Gennaro Gattuso - 10/1

Jose Mourinho - 12/1

Chris Hughton - 14/1

Patrick Viera - 16/1

Marcelo Bielsa - 20/1

David Moyes - 20/1

Arsene Wenger - 20/1

Whatever happened to Bruno Genesio wasn't he linked earlier in the season

[Toondes]

Not really unexpected news. Had a bad feeling this would be the outcome. It could be that the takeover group have their own ideas for a manager. Also , we don’t know if Rafa was being unrealistic in what he was asking for as he knew Ashley would come out as the villain.

[seaside nipper]

Garry Monk - 11/2

Eddie Howe - 7/1

Gennaro Gattuso - 10/1

Jose Mourinho - 12/1

Chris Hughton - 14/1

Patrick Viera - 16/1

Marcelo Bielsa - 20/1

David Moyes - 20/1

Arsene Wenger - 20/1

Whatever happened to Bruno Genesio wasn't he linked earlier in the season

That's just the daftie BEEB site
Another site has Arteta installed as favourite, Steven Gerard at 14/1 Sean Dyche 20/1
Here comes the madness.......................

[Double Agent Bruce a.k.a DAB]

No "wishing all the best in the future" part at the official statement. Shocked?

[Bruuuuuuuuce ()]

My £2 has gone on Sean Dyche.

[PTAO?]

What a shock

[bodacious benny]

No manager, limited coaching staff, no striker, limited central midfield options, lack of fullbacks, only about 7 weeks until the transfer window closes and the season starts, ideal.

[PTAO?]

That's it, I'm not spending a single penny more on the club until Ashley goes. I don't go to many games (4 or 5 a year) but I'm not even doing that now.

I said the same thing at the beginning of this saga. I'm done with this club now whilst he remains owner, which I expect him to do for the foreseeable future. There was a time I'd have uprooted my life to attend games, now I just don't care.

[UlversToon]

No manager, limited coaching staff, no striker, limited central midfield options, lack of fullbacks, only about 7 weeks until the transfer window closes and the season starts, ideal.

Does that surprise you?

[bodacious benny]

That's it, I'm not spending a single penny more on the club until Ashley goes. I don't go to many games (4 or 5 a year) but I'm not even doing that now.

I said the same thing at the beginning of this saga. I'm done with this club now whilst he remains owner, which I expect him to do for the foreseeable future. There was a time I'd have uprooted my life to attend games, now I just don't care.

Yeah, even up until this I've carried on going to games when I can as I liked what Rafa was doing and how he'd brought the players and fans together, but not any more. So no membership, no away tickets, no shirts (don't tend to buy them anyway) from now on - plus savings on train tickets etc. should save me some money to put towards something worthwhile.

[overseasTOON]

The search starts here:

https://www.transfermarkt.com/trainer/v ... /statistik

EDIT: Luciano Spalletti is free...