After their second relegation in seven years, Newcastle finally have something to cheer about, with Rafa Benitez announcing he has signed a three-year deal with the club.
Newcastle were poor during the 2015-16 Premier League season, but after the announcement that Benitez was joining the club to try and avoid relegation, the team started to perform well and claimed points against top-four clubs like Arsenal and Manchester City.
But despite finally performing the way fans had been waiting for from the start of the season, the club still wasn’t able to save themselves from relegation.
Still, there are bright signs ahead for the club under Benitez. Many fans believed the Spaniard would accept the release clause in his contract, which stated he would be able to leave the club if they were relegated from the Premier League. But Benitez believes he can win trophies at the Toon and promote them back to the Premier League for the 2017-18 season.
The fans will be hoping that with the money he has available, Benitez can attract good players and keep the talent already at the club.
With Benitez’s three-year deal the future looks bright for the Magpies, as he goes out getting players to help the club reach the Premier League again.
Brisvegas
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Rafa Benitez isn't the main story in this news. The really big story is the change in Newcastle's organisational structure to accommodate him. The outpouring of support from Newcastle fans isn't just about supporting somebody who did well in a short time at the club; it's about what he represents. He is the football knowledge the club has been missing since Sir Bobby Robson left. He is the catalyst for change along the lines that the fans have wanted for ages, a change that all but the owner and his board appear to have seen. No, it's not just about Benitez. Not just about him as decent manager (even the terminology is new; it's Manager, not Coach) The real story is the shift in power at the club. He can shape the juniors, sign players he wants, has money to buy them too, previously all that was done by the board, and the coach just had to work with what they gave him. Signing Rafa represents a seismic change in the running of NUFC. This is why the fans have shown so much support for him.