Raul

[Shaggy]

Surprised nobody’s mentioned this today.

Forgive the source, but this link just won't go away.



Despite beating Chelsea so convincingly in their last Premiership game, Benitez reverted to the 3-4-3 formation that proved such a success at Watford earlier this month.

Benitez is refining the system ahead of the possible arrival of Raul from Real Madrid in the summer and his players are showing signs that they have already adapted to the prototype.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=432661&in_page_id=1779

[Rich]

Never going to happen...

[Shaggy]

Better not do!

[Rich]

I agree - let's start a petition!

[Maestro]

I can't see it myself ... I think this would only have been likely had Morientes been a success here, and, as a result, stayed on.

[MrMichael]

Some fool texted 606 last night to say his mate had sat behind Raul on the plane to Liverpool.

I really can't see it at all

[Maestro]

Some fool texted 606 last night to say his mate had sat behind Raul on the plane to Liverpool.

I really can't see it at all

Maybe he DID sit behind Raul on the plane to Liverpool....early last year.

[Armchairkopite]

Rafa does seem to be a huge fan of Raul but the he doesn't seem to be up to the standard he was at a couple of seasons ago and it remains to be seen whether or not he can reproduce that form again.

[AFII]

IF we sign Raul then he would probably play in the position Kuyt now plays in and Kuyt moves higher up the pitch.

I don't think that we will sign him but I can understand if Rafa want to speed up our game.

---------------------Reina
---------Carra-------Hyypia-----Agger------
Alves---------Alonso-----Gerrard----------Insua
--------------------Raul
-----------Kuyt-------------Bellamy

[Maestro]

Rafa does seem to be a huge fan of Raul

...based on what?

[DeeGame]

IF we sign Raul then he would probably play in the position Kuyt now plays in and Kuyt moves higher up the pitch.

I don't think that we will sign him but I can understand if Rafa want to speed up our game.

---------------------Reina
---------Carra-------Hyypia-----Agger------
Alves---------Alonso-----Gerrard----------Insua
--------------------Raul
-----------Kuyt-------------Bellamy

Yes Paco

[Maestro]

IF we sign Raul then he would probably play in the position Kuyt now plays in and Kuyt moves higher up the pitch.

I don't think that we will sign him but I can understand if Rafa want to speed up our game.

---------------------Reina
---------Carra-------Hyypia-----Agger------
Alves---------Alonso-----Gerrard----------Insua
--------------------Raul
-----------Kuyt-------------Bellamy

[AFII]

Sorry

[Resu]

So we`ll sign Alves, even though we just signed a RB. Insua will start despite being only 18 and new to the country/style of play? No Riise, Aurelio, Gonzales or Kewell?

[AFII]

So we`ll sign Alves, even though we just signed a RB. Insua will start despite being only 18 and new to the country/style of play? No Riise, Aurelio, Gonzales or Kewell?

Who knows?

I just made a starting XI that I think could work with Raul in the side.