Rafa happier...

[kopash]

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_headline=benitez%2D%2D8217%2Ds-positive-outlook%26method=full%26objectid=19218927%26siteid =50061-name_page.html


still not giving anything away in terms of players he's interested in

[SCarter]

Can you copy and paste that in as I cannot access the website.

[NICKZS]

Can you copy and paste that in as I cannot access the website.

Likewise

[Shaggy]

Yup, and me.

[Harv]

me neither

[mishal]

* what Harveybirdman said..

[kopash]

trying to but now i'm having problems accessing it!

Basically it said the conference call went well. Rafa is satisfied G&H will back him though "no one" knows how much money he will have. I would say obivously Rafa and the board know but don't want this leaked...

Also Rafa will only say who we are interested in once we are in a position to sign them.

Delighted to get the hungarian kids - Real Madrid, PSV and Juve (I think) were all after them. Rafa worked on this deal before going on holiday.

[DeeGame]

website is knackered

[Pablo]

Be honest you dreamt it all up didnt you!

[PLY]

I read the Echo before. It just basically says that Rafa , Parry and the 2 Americans had a conference and he's feeling happier about things.

It's about getting the right players not the most expensive.

He's "thrilled" with the signing of the 2 young Hungarians and they've been working very hard on that deal. Says they have a good relationship with the Hungarian club and may deal with them aagain because they have a good academy.

He won't name players he wants until they're in the bag.

[Chris]

It's about getting the right players not the most expensive.

*Waits for 1000s of posts on how we're skint, Rafa hates spending money and the club is evil even though what he said is 100% true*

[PLY]

Here you are here's a bit more - Robbed from somebody on TLW who can type more than 2 words a minute -

"Rick (parry) and I had a good meeting when we spoke to the owners and we all agreed what's important is for everyone to work together to do the right things for the club.

That means changing the structure of the club and spending money on players, both young and players who will go straight into the first team. We have not talked about budgets, but I know the owners are backing me.

That's what's important and now is a time for us to be positive

It's not just about buying players who might be more expensive but getting players for the right price

Rick (Parry) and I worked very hard together on Friday to complete the deal for the two Hungarian players who I believe will be very good for the future of the club. They are two top talents

Now the hard work will continue"

....

Bascombe warns of dangerous presumptions by fans on the transfer kitty

"We will talk about names when we have deals", Benitez said

"All we can say at this moment is we are working to bring in the right players

Bascombe says Rafa is "thrilled" about the Hungarian lads:

"We have been watching these players for a long time", said Benitez

"There were a lot of big clubs interested in them, such as Real Madrid, Ajax and PSV.

It's never easy for a young player to settle in England, but we know they have the oustanding ability and we're really thankful to the President of their club for his fantastic co-operation in our negociations

We have a very good relationshop with MTK Hungaria which will continue because they have a very strong Academy.

[Pablo]

I read the Echo before. It just basically says that Rafa , Parry and the 2 Americans had a conference and he's feeling happier about things.

It's about getting the right players not the most expensive.

He's "thrilled" with the signing of the 2 young Hungarians and they've been working very hard on that deal. Says they have a good relationship with the Hungarian club and may deal with them aagain because they have a good academy.

He won't name players he wants until they're in the bag.

Nice, cheers for the info. I hope Rafa had a nice holiday, he looked absolutely knackered after the final, if anyone deserves a break its Rafa.

[Redmond]

...and in full:

RAFA BENITEZ says his plea for immediate action at Anfield to revive Liverpool’s morale after the Champions League final defeat has been met with a positive response from the American owners.

The Liverpool boss was in a much more positive frame of mind today than during his hard-hitting press conference in Athens last Thursday.

A key conference call involving Benitez, Rick Parry, George Gillett and Tom Hicks has gone some way to ironing out many of the differences between the most important men at the club.

Benitez is keeping his cards close to his chest on the identity of the players he’s hoping to recruit – and has no idea how much will be available to spend – but believes he’ll get the green light to make several necessary purchases in the months ahead.


“Rick (Parry) and I had a good meeting when we spoke to the owners and we all agreed what’s important is for everyone to work together to do the right things for the club,” said Benitez.

“That means changing the structure of the club and spending money on players, both young players and players who will go straight into the team. We have not talked about budgets, but I know the owners are backing me.

“That’s what’s important and now is a time for us to be positive.

“It’s not just about buying players who might be more expensive but getting players for the right price.

“Rick (Parry) and I worked very hard together on Friday to complete the deal for the two Hungarian players who I believe will be very good for the future of the club. They are two top talents.

“Now the hard work will continue.”

A series of names have been linked with Liverpool over the last few days, and with dangerous presumptions being made of a hefty transfer kitty, it promises to be a particularly speculative few months.

Benitez says he will make no comment until agreements are in place.

“We will talk about names when we have deals,” said Benitez. “All we can say at this moment is we are working hard to bring in the right players.”

Benitez is thrilled to have concluded a deal for the two Hungarian teenagers Krisztian Nemeth and Andras Simon, who he believes could be stars of the future.

“We have been watching these players for a long time,” said Benitez. “There were a lot of big clubs interested in them, such as Real Madrid, Ajax and PSV Eindhoven.

“ It’s never easy for a young player to settle in England, but we know they have outstanding ability and we’re really thankful to the president of their club for his fantastic co-operation in our negotiations.

“We have a very good relationship with MTK Hungaria which will continue because they have a very strong Academy.”

[Red_Al_77]

and there is me thinking Liverpool were imploding.