I totally get why its a mad shout! i honestly do! George Graham did it with spurs and arsenal. The milan clubs have done it a load its a pill to swallow but i don't think its beyond reason. Thing is moshiri would get some stick if that did happen and rightly so. But I PERSONALLY don't think theres many more qualified with the experience. My preference...... JM (Pipe dream) RK (sounds like he isn't interested) FSW (Rafael). I want success. He has had a reasonable amount of the stuff in our league.
The thing is, Rafael would have to hit the ground running.
A poor start and the fans are down on him like a ton of bricks.
A hiding in the derby, which has happened at some point under most managers we have had, Joe Royle excepted, and the pitchforks will be out and the RS will be congratulating "Agent Rafael" for his splendid work behind enemy lines.
Appointing Rafael only works if we become world beaters overnight.
And we won't.
But what is the most compelling reason why should we not appoint Rafael?
Because he ain't all that good.
Best days long since behind him.
FFS he couldn't engineer a win at Aston Villa in a must win game against the worst team to grace the EPL in yonkos.
If they had won that game they might well have worried Sunderland out of it over the last two games.
And remember, he bottled it big time the season he cracked up with Ferguson when they were six points clear at the top.