Rafa's firsts

[Spike]

Signed our first ever Italian player

Signed our first ever Brazilian

Signed our first ever Chilean

[Sion]

Argentinean?

Edited January 16, 2007 by Sion

[honourablegeorge]

First time in ages we were able to lord it over the Mancs.

[Clay Davis]

won our first ever fifth european cup

[Spike]

First Spaniard.

[Leo No.8]

Won our first ever 'Champions League' in it's current format.

[Spike]

Won our first last FA cup at Cardiff

[G Richards]

First manager to get 82 points in Premier League.

[Spike]

Became our first manager to win a european trophy before joining us

[Paul B]

First manager to encourage his team to come back from 3-0 down in a European Cup Final. Played in Istanbul.

[smithdown]

First manager to win european trophies in consecutive years with two different clubs?

[psl]

1st manager called Rafa

1st manager to have previously managed Valencia

1st manager to have a wife called Montse

 

This is easy.

[smokescreen]

  psl said:

1st manager called Rafa

1st manager to have previously managed Valencia

1st manager to have a wife called Montse

 

This is easy.

 

1st Spanish manager to succeed a French manager.

[Buzz]

1st manager to have a "Rafatollah" picture and have it paraded around before big games.

1st manager to have as many "possibilities" as he has.

1st manager to moan like mad at someone when we score instead of celebrate.

Edited January 16, 2007 by Buzz

[Coyler]

First manager to have destroyed a football club using the medium of the League Cup.

[Sol]

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Signed our first ever Italian player

Signed our first ever Brazilian

Signed our first ever Chilean

 

First Argentinian?

First Hungarian and Moroccan?

[Coyler]

First manager to use tactics beyond the comprehension of Charlie Nicholas.

[alias75]

Signed our first player from Mali?

[smithdown]

First manager to sign a player who scores from his own half

[DonRafa]

First manager to wear mad 'dad' socks, given to him by his kids, in public

 

First manager to have a standing account with all the major Swiss watchmakers

 

First manager to say sod all really when he speaks to the media, but to say it with grace and charm

 

First manager to rotate his players - ever!

 

First manager to see footballers as merely bits of furniture, i.e tables, lamps etc.

 

First manager to not play his STAR player in his STAR player's preferred position

 

First manager to leave a journalist absolutely speechless (a definate first that) with a prediction* that came eerily true

 

* "He is a good manager, but tomorrow he will lose"

Edited January 16, 2007 by DonRafa

[beejay]

First manager to go on the p*ss with the fans before a big game

[Mike]

keep thinking this says rafas fists.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

  DonRafa said:

 

 

First manager to leave a journalist absolutely speechless (a definate first that) with a prediction* that came eerily true

 

* "He is a good manager, but tomorrow he will lose"

 

That was quality - easily my favourite Rafa quote !!

 

Journo: "Would you say Jose is the BEST manager in the World

 

Rafa: "He is one of the best"

 

Journo: "But is he THE best"

 

Rafa: "He is one of the best"

 

Journo: "But he never loses !" (slightly exasperated)

 

Rafa: "He will tomorrow" (says the man with the hint of a grin)

Edited January 16, 2007 by Rory Fitzgerald

[Rich Gobey]

First member of the coaching staff with the initials RB*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*who isn't Ruben Bennett

[Mike]

in his early years he was known as Jelly Bean and worked with, amongst others, Madonna.