Rafa backs Blues for 'good' season

[Evening Echo]

NEWCASTLE United manager Rafa Benitez is backing Southend United to enjoy a successful season in League One.

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[GNH]

A nice but predictably polite snippet from Rafa.

I'm surprised that he didn't mention his views on Big Sam as England Manager or how he would be delighted to have a role in the new set up as I thought this was customary for every manager to do this?

It can't just be PB can it.......................:winking:

 

[RHB]

He had to be nice about us, no reason not to. I think his quality of the pitch comment was genuine and spot on. It did look good.

 

[united we stand]

He had to be nice about us, no reason not to. I think his quality of the pitch comment was genuine and spot on. It did look good.

having seen the stadium car park , changing rooms and terraces etc, his expectations of the pitch were probably very low:winking:

 

[rigsby]

Is it me or was the pitch bigger. I don't mean the actual playing area but have we extended the touch line further onto the red gravel. Looked like some extra room to take a decent corner.