2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[Saint Domingo]

Delph and Siggurdsson are out of contract in the summer and God knows what will happen with Gbamin mate so 1-2 free/cheaper signings to pad the squad out is shrewd business in my eyes.

Do agree we need to spend money on a top CM to partner Doucoure.

I’m just thankful we don’t have Marcel here just handing out new deals to these clowns.

Hopefully we can fully rehabilitate Gbamin and Gomes. Add in another top box to box CM and that would give us 5 decent options with Delph Davies Siggurdson all leaving.

 

[d34noj]

Lascelles wasn’t homegrown, he came from Forest

We got a transfer ban for tapping him up if I recall

 

[Glasshalffull]

A wager ?

Think you've typoed-in a 'g' instead of an 'nk'.

(This is humorously directed at the player, by the way, not the Forum member)

 

[Tubey]

We got a transfer ban for tapping him up if I recall

Only Everton could tap up a player, get banned for it, and still not get the player.

We're terrible at everything.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

If Benitez was responsible for transfers during his time at Newcastle, then you have to start to wonder if Moshiri is a masochist.

 

[Efcjake]

We spent more on Keane than those 3 players combined.

What's your point?

Keane has finished higher in the league than all of those players since he came to Everton.

 

[Tubey]

If Benitez was responsible for transfers during his time at Newcastle, then you have to start to wonder if Moshiri is a masochist.

He was shopping in the budget aisle.

I don't think Benitez is great in the transfer market (never have, including at Liverpool), but he gets too much stick for Newcastle. He took them up, improved them and left them much better than when they arrived, while spending next to nothing doing it.

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

If Benitez was responsible for transfers during his time at Newcastle, then you have to start to wonder if Moshiri is a masochist.

Hmm, ask the geordies.

Rafa Benitez's 28 Newcastle signings rated

The former Newcastle United manager brought plenty of players to the club, many of whom are still in the first team, but how many of them were a success

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If I remember correctly, he ended up with a surplus, never spending the amount they got when selling the entire dressing room when they were relegated.

He got Liverpool and Napoli a massive profit with his transfers...

 

[gazzaa2]

Hmm, ask the geordies.

Rafa Benitez's 28 Newcastle signings rated

The former Newcastle United manager brought plenty of players to the club, many of whom are still in the first team, but how many of them were a success

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

If I remember correctly, he ended up with a surplus, never spending the amount they got when selling the entire dressing room when they were relegated.

He got Liverpool and Napoli a massive profit with his transfers...

This is more why he's been hired. To balance the books while the stadium is built. Brands was hired in a period of largesse, now we need to cut our cloth for a couple of years.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

He was shopping in the budget aisle.

I don't think Benitez is great in the transfer market (never have, including at Liverpool), but he gets too much stick for Newcastle. He took them up, improved them and left them much better than when they arrived, while spending next to nothing doing it.

Well, he relegated them first.

He had an advantage vs Allardyce's Sunderland and lost.

Hmm, ask the geordies.

Rafa Benitez's 28 Newcastle signings rated

The former Newcastle United manager brought plenty of players to the club, many of whom are still in the first team, but how many of them were a success

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

If I remember correctly, he ended up with a surplus, never spending the amount they got when selling the entire dressing room when they were relegated.

He got Liverpool and Napoli a massive profit with his transfers...

I'd rather not to be honest mate.

 

[Efcjake]

 

[Kev50]

If Benitez was responsible for transfers during his time at Newcastle, then you have to start to wonder if Moshiri is a masochist.

most of them were players bought for the slog in the championship. and to be fair, they did the job.

 

[Kev The Rat]

Do agree we need to spend money on a top CM to partner Doucoure.

we agree that Benitez should be allowed nowhere near any transfer decisions.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

most of them were players bought for the slog in the championship. and to be fair, they did the job.

They were massive favourites to come up - rightly so, given the squad they had should never have been relegated. Surely he should have been building for the Prem, and not to slog the Championship?

Still though, without knowing the full picture of who was responsible for transfers at Newcastle (it was widely reported Benitez did not want Saint-Maximin), it doesn't inspire confidence;

I always felt he got lucky with the team he inherited at Liverpool too. He had a few good signings like Torres etc but always considered him to be a bit hit and miss in the market - paid a good few bob for the likes of Robbie Kean, Glen Johnson, Ryan Babel etc.

Always felt Moyes at Everton was a lot better in the market than Benitez at Liverpool.

Today, I reckon Moyes will recruit better at West Ham than Benitez will here.

Benitez is also as interim as a manager is ever likely to be - giving him money/power to spend should mean we've waved goodbye to DoF model.

 

[roy vernon]

Lascelles wasn’t homegrown, he came from Forest

He wont let the fachts spoil his agenda mate. He really is either completely mad or a complete wum.