I don't believe Talksport have a clue what is going on in the boardroom.
I think they jumped the gun with their story that Rafael was about to be appointed manager when I think the truth probably is that he had been brought in for discussions along with a number of other managers , some of whom we know, others probably that we don't know.
I think Benitez is as much in the running or out of the running as he ever was.
I think there are managers that would be preferred ahead of him but that there others that he is ahead such as Potter, Dyche and Howe. I think whoever is appointed will have a higher profile than those I just mentioned and have won trophies in the past... recent or distant.
Benitez, apart from the Liverpool connection, I think would have been a cast iron certainty as it would have been Carlo mark 2 with a far less chance of him ever leaving.
Galtier still has not joined another club and I can still cling to the hope of Conte and fall back on the argument that nobody believed we could get CA.
I think Nuno must have fallen out of favour as I think if he was the preferred choice he would already be here by now.
I really would not be surprised if in the next couple of days a completely new name crops up and gets appointed quickly . I am guessing that there is a small select group involved in the discussions and that very little information will be leaked from them so I really don't pay much attention to headline stories about who is in the race or out.