Pressures that threaten to tear LFC apart

[Red Chilli]

Rafa's stock is high, he wont be a loser

Really, do you think he'll be able to buy H&G out?

[einar]

and so does the rest of the world. Great.

When it comes to a contest between the owners and the manager, there is only going to be one loser.

Look, time will tell how this turns out.

I agree that it is a good rule of thumb not to go public with this sort of stuff.

But maybe there sometimes is no other choice. We dont know what has been going on behind the closed doors.

[Johnny]

I'm glad someone else can understand that point

Any delays on payment can be passed on for a few months,IE:
If we offer 35 mil for E`to and Barca need the money they can say,we want this player(To another club) but Liverpool can`t give us the money for E`to until August the other club will say ok.

[kurtangle01]

But they can`t wait to August if we are offering the highest price????

As I said it's not a charity that they run so it's pretty safe to say that they'll want the cash asap. You also run the risk of being gazumped if you leave people waiting.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Really, do you think he'll be able to buy H&G out?

No but he can get a job anywhere he's one of the most wanted managers currently

[Johnny]

and so does the rest of the world. Great.

When it comes to a contest between the owners and the manager, there is only going to be one loser.

this is not a contest between our Manager and Owners,it`s a kick in the arse for Parry,Rafa`s nemisis.

[Red Chilli]

As I said it's not a charity that they run so it's pretty safe to say that they'll want the cash asap. You also run the risk of being gazumped if you leave people waiting.

I'd be surprised if many transfers were paid in full with money burning a hole in the club's accounts.

I'd imagine most are paid in installments with money the club is borrowing

(with the exception of the Chavs)

[kurtangle01]

I'd be surprised if many transfers were paid in full with money burning a hole in the club's accounts.

I'd imagine most are paid in installments with money the club is borrowing

(with the exception of the Chavs)

I agree with that but if you don't even have someone on hand to sanction the first installment.... You see my point?

[kurtangle01]

Anyway. Night night boys. Off for a wank and then bed.

[Red Chilli]

I agree with that but if you don't even have someone on hand to sanction the first installment.... You see my point?

Surely it doesn't have to be done in person, surely it can be done via phone/fax/email/carrier pigeon?

[Johnny]

As I said it's not a charity that they run so it's pretty safe to say that they'll want the cash asap. You also run the risk of being gazumped if you leave people waiting.

If you make the highest bid clubs will wait for the cash.

[Red_Polo]

Fair enough if his targets are all in the Premier league/ English leagues.

Some countries haven't finished playing yet.

Doesn't matter, the thing is our season has finished and he knows from experience if we don't act asap then one of our rivals in the Prem will come along and **** us over for our top targets. I don't exactly know how there can not be someone to 'sign the cheques' at Anfield but it sounds pretty ****ing disturbing to me. Rafa has probably stressed these points before but every ****ing summer the same **** happens and we miss out. This time he's not having any of it, and the fact we lost on Weds has probably just made him more ferocious in putting his point across.

[certifiable]

Trying to put myself in rafas shoes, there are so many reasons for thinking why he would have the outburst he's had, two that spring to mind:

(1)I think he's very aware of his own reputation with not only our fans but worldwide, and obviously proud of it.
I think he can't countenance in his own mind the idea of being also-rans again, BUT also that fans would then start thinking of him as someone who can't deliver the Prem. He's letting us and the wider world know in no uncertain terms that any problems he's had until now or will have in the next few seasons was and will be because of the board level incompetence.

(2) To put it briefly, I believe he looks at himself as the best manager in the world, and is effing fuming because he KNOWS the like of Mourinho, Fergie and top managers of Barca, Madrid (The manager's he effectively sees as his peers) don't have to put up with anything like the amateurishness or indeed, the lack of respect for his abilities/place in the game at lfc board levels.

[vlahka]

We'll really have to wait a couple weeks till the spanish season is over to get a good idea of where what is and when etcetc.

[Nicey]

And so the Silly Season begins ...............