Tom Hicks: Quit talking and coach the players

[Elvis]

Correct.

Do his ****ing job.

What is at issue here is what Rafa's job is. Just coaching, or also controlling activities in the transfer market, the youth set-up etc. If they want to clip hsi wings he'll walk and we'll get another manager who will want to spend big. big money building "his team". And the wait will go on.

[tomasjj]

So after winning the Premier League last season, Yernited, who had a big squad, just sat back and said - we've got a big squad and we've just won the league, no need to buy anyone new, let's knuckle down and just do it again............er........

Well, that was a bit simplified.

Considering the increased cost of the stadium, and if we don't advance in the CL, I can understand the owners are worried about finance. The stadium must come first, although both woudl be nice.

Sure, we could do with a centreback, if not, Hobbs will have to fill in.
It is not the end of the world.

United had to start preparing for Scholes and Giggs' departure, regardless on if the were champs, which they did when they signed Nani and Anderson.

[El Jefecito]

Correct.

Do his ****ing job.

And there you hit the nail on the head. According to them his job is to coach. If they redefine his role to a coach not a manager then he will leave. AND they know this.

[tomasjj]

What is at issue here is what Rafa's job is. Just coaching, or also controlling activities in the transfer market, the youth set-up etc. If they want to clip hsi wings he'll walk and we'll get another manager who will want to spend big. big money building "his team". And the wait will go on.

That is a major worry.
Cause that would take a lot of time and cost millions.

Xabi, Torres and Reina would probably also leave.

[StevieG08]

Correct.

Do his ****ing job.

As big a fan of Rafa as i'am i agree with this sentiment totally. We have a team capable of challenging for the title already, i was happy with our summer signings and it's now down to Rafa to get the best from the team until he has the funds to improve it. It is after all what he's paid very well for.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Yep, and wasn't it you who was calling for Voronin & Kuyt's head and shipping them out ? Come mate, it's time to be consistent in what you say.

If Rafa thinks there is **** all communications with the americans, he obviously will try to manipulate the media to gain what he wants. It's all part and parcel of the game. It's not ideal and it's fecking detrimental to our club but we have to give our manager some support. We're not politicians and we don't give a **** to what's happening in the upper echelons of the boardroom. We're only interested in football and seeing our team going forward and the americans should devise a strategy to back that up, short term and long term.

No, only Kuyt.

My point about this being his squad still stands. He feels he needs more players in January because lets face it some of his signings haven't panned out.

He needs to get results between now and January with this current bunch before the yanks can really justify opening the vault.

Moaning about it in November helps nobody. Really disappointed in Rafa on this one.

[Guest]

No, only Kuyt.

My point about this being his squad still stands. He feels he needs more players in January because lets face it some of his signings haven't panned out.

He needs to get results between now and January with this current bunch before the yanks can really justify opening the vault.

Moaning about it in November helps nobody. Really disappointed in Rafa on this one.

I still think that the situation isn't dramatic and that we have a good squad but it's all about taking one step further and if the opportunity arises, we should be ready to pounce. Football is won in the transfer market these days.

And the stand off is very worrying. Rafa is no muppet and won't want to be pussyfooted around.

Hopefully reason will prevail and everything will come back to normal.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Football is won in the transfer market these days.

No it isn't, it's still won on the pitch.

How do explain 2005 then? Rafa took a bunch of mostly second raters and Houllier rejects to a European Cup win.

That's what he is capable of doing. But instead of getting on with it he's whinging like a kid who only got an Xbox for Christmas when he wanted a Playstation 3.

[Sarb]

No point slating Hicks. It's a ridiculous press conference by Rafa, acting childish. I agree totally with Hicks and Gillett's statement. Rafa needs to concentrate on winning the upcoming games, not moaning in the press. This happened in the summer too. The new owners have backed the manager big time. Are looking at the new stadium as well.

personally before Rafa shells out £17m on Masch he should look to get rid of Sissoko first.

[Red_Al_77]

No point slating Hicks. It's a ridiculous press conference by Rafa, acting childish. I agree totally with Hicks and Gillett's statement. Rafa needs to concentrate on winning the upcoming games, not moaning in the press. This happened in the summer too. The new owners have backed the manager big time. Are looking at the new stadium as well.

personally before Rafa shells out £17m on Masch he should look to get rid of Sissoko first.

They are no better than Rafa airing their dirty washing in public.

[El Jefecito]

No point slating Hicks. It's a ridiculous press conference by Rafa, acting childish. I agree totally with Hicks and Gillett's statement. Rafa needs to concentrate on winning the upcoming games, not moaning in the press. This happened in the summer too. The new owners have backed the manager big time. Are looking at the new stadium as well.

personally before Rafa shells out £17m on Masch he should look to get rid of Sissoko first.

Just proves you are missing the whole point. He has been told that he should stand down from doing any transfer business AT ALL including sales.

[Sarb]

Rafa shouldn't mistake them for Moores. They're not airing their linen in public. They've released a statement saying concentrate on the games. That's spot on really. That's what Rafa should do

[Lecter]

So every time he has a hissy fit they should give into him should they?

Thank **** we don't have a Peter Risdale character in charge writing cheques for him and "living the dream".

If Barratt is correct and Rafa is prepared to balance the books by selling players how is that going to bankrupt us??

[Sarb]

Just proves you are missing the whole point. He has been told that he should stand down from doing any transfer business AT ALL including sales.

Who said this? To be fair been too busy to keep on top of the situation

[El Jefecito]

Who said this? To be fair been too busy to keep on top of the situation

It was in the barrat article that Lec posted.