Torres purchase convinced Rafa to stay?

[FatTony]

Just read this:-

Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry says the striker's arrival persuaded manager Rafa Benitez to stay. (People)

[kurtangle01]

Just read this:-

Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry says the striker's arrival persuaded manager Rafa Benitez to stay. (People)

That says it al really.

[The Glove]

Which People?

[FatTony]

Which People?

The People, its a newspaper.

[The Glove]

The People, its a newspaper.

[FatTony]

Ahh right, I thought you may have been on an International red and not aware of it.

[Roboklopp]

...and the quote?

[reddragon]

The People, its a newspaper.

comic you mean

[red g]

from another ****ty red top.......
liverpool swooped for ft to stop rafa quitting for real madrid. the kop boss pleaded for more funds and it was seen as a back me or lose me ultimatum to american owners g & t.
they responded by stumping up 25 million for torres and rafa said " they listened because we had a plan. but we needed to do the right thing and sign the right players "

[FatTony]

...and the quote?

Found it now, not as bad as the BBC made it out

EXCLUSIVE: NETTING NANDO WILL KEEP RAFA AT KOP
By Steve Bates

THE £21 million signing of Fernando Torres has kept boss Rafa Benitez at Liverpool and out of the clutches of Real Madrid.

That's the verdict of Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry, who says the decision by American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett to buy the 23-year-old Atletico Madrid striker has finally convinced Benitez to stay.

Parry said: "I was never in any doubt about the strength of commitment of the owners. But seeing is believing so it was important to get players like Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher re-signed and then critical to get the right big signing - which we've done.

"I never doubted the backing would be there for Rafa. Maybe by signing Torres it is the seeing and believing for him. But until you go out and try to secure the deals, you can never be certain."

By signing young teenagers from around the world and Torres on a six year deal Benitez has indicated he's now at Anfield for the long-haul.

The Kop boss said: "With the young players we are bringing here, some of them are 16 or 17 and I know it will be five years before they are in the first team. But it's about the future of the club as well as the present.

[Morph]

from another ****ty red top.......
liverpool swooped for ft to stop rafa quitting for real madrid. the kop boss pleaded for more funds and it was seen as a back me or lose me ultimatum to american owners g & t.
they responded by stumping up 25 million for torres and rafa said " they listened because we had a plan. but we needed to do the right thing and sign the right players "

they cant even get the value right so the rest of it is likely to be **** an all

[Redlife]

The People is 'reading between the lines' of the Parry interview.


Or 'making **** up' would be more accurate.

[EST_1892]

It's pretty worrying if an ounce of it is true. I wouldn't like to think Rafa will be on the brink of walking out at any time in the future if something didn't happen that he asks for.

Still, until I hear it from Rafa's mouth then I won't lose any sleep over it.

[bradsdad]

Found it now, not as bad as the BBC made it out

EXCLUSIVE: NETTING NANDO WILL KEEP RAFA AT KOP
By Steve Bates

THE £21 million signing of Fernando Torres has kept boss Rafa Benitez at Liverpool and out of the clutches of Real Madrid.

That's the verdict of Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry, who says the decision by American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett to buy the 23-year-old Atletico Madrid striker has finally convinced Benitez to stay.

Parry said: "I was never in any doubt about the strength of commitment of the owners. But seeing is believing so it was important to get players like Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher re-signed and then critical to get the right big signing - which we've done.
"I never doubted the backing would be there for Rafa. Maybe by signing Torres it is the seeing and believing for him. But until you go out and try to secure the deals, you can never be certain."

By signing young teenagers from around the world and Torres on a six year deal Benitez has indicated he's now at Anfield for the long-haul.

The Kop boss said: "With the young players we are bringing here, some of them are 16 or 17 and I know it will be five years before they are in the first team. But it's about the future of the club as well as the present.

and then critical to get the right big signing - which we've done.

bit concerned about this statement....does that mean that there will be no others????

[red g]

and then critical to get the right big signing - which we've done.

bit concerned about this statement....does that mean that there will be no others????

i am pretty sure the winger purchase will be a minimum 10million its to pivotal to our play to take a risk with an unknown