It is with a heavy heart that I say that I think Rafa should go, if not now then at the end of the season.
While I have never been in the "Rafa can do no wrong brigade" I have always believed that he would bring us No 19 as we seemed to be incrementally improving as each season passed. However it is now Rafa's sixth season in charge and we find ourselves in a position no better than we were when he took over. The first team and the squad as a whole has disimproved over the last two seasons. This of course may not entirely be Rafa's fault but that notwithstanding, even with the current squad we have, we should be doing better than the position we find ourselves now in.
I agree that we have probably had more than our fair share of bad luck this season, but even if that were not the case, and some of those draws were turned into wins, the position we would find ourselves in would be at the head of the pack chasing forth place rather than at the rear of it as we are now. We would still be rank outsiders for the title. After six seasons in charge that is simply just not good enough.
I am sorry Rafa mate, but it is time to go!