Tom Hicks: Quit talking and coach the players

[red g]

I don't know.

They can't do anything if he quits and after the press conference yesterday he is clearly assessing his options.

If the yanks **** this up then god ****ing help them.

i wouldnt worry to much, he is playing the big man. making sure they know he is pissed off.......look at this way. .....

The forums arent quite in meltdown, But i guarantee that letters will be sent to G&T, the echo, the club etc and g & T willl be left under no illusion who the fans are with Rafa is flexing his muscle i dont believe he would walk away without a fight. I mean he walked out on Valencia but that wasnt an instant snap decision i dont think??

[red g]

The problem is if Rafa goes then I can see:

Reina
Alonso
Torres
Arbeloa
Mascher

All wanting to go as well.

as well as Rafa's Youth.

[blacky]

This is an absolute PR nightmare. Rick Parry as CE should have never let this happen. If there has been tension and disagreement between Rafa and the owners if should have been confined to the boardroom and not the public domain. The press have been on Rafa's back all season and this has only confounded the problem. Now not only will we have back page headlines about rotation and sub standard performances but also boardroom rifts and Rafa resigning. I am shocked we are at this point off the field when our season is hanging in the balance on it. The most important thing here is Liverpool Football Club and our success. Ego's and pissing contests should be left out of the equation. Rafa and the yanks need to be dragged together and made realise this. The last thing we want is Rafa and the players distracted. I haven't decided who I am more annoyed with but at the moment all I care about is a game with Newcastle and 3 points.

[Imy]

i hope they're not in for the glory alone cause that would lead us down the same road leeds took ...

On the flip side you've got Jack walker and Abramovich, Berlesconi at Milan, the various presidents of Real Madrid, the members of Barca etc.

[fred_plasticine]

On the flip side you've got Jack walker and Abramovich, Berlesconi at Milan, the various presidents of Real Madrid, the members of Barca etc.

true.
though
abramovich doesn't need to care about money
berlusconi is a bit fishy to say the least when it comes to business
madrid have done some fishy deals with the city council over years
there's a flipside to all of them ...

[Joe King]

Sack Parry

[Elvis]

i think when push comes to shove, the americans must be **** scared of losing rafa.

Unless they have already lined up a replacement....
Mourinho is available....

[fred_plasticine]

Unless they have already lined up a replacement....
Mourinho is available....

go wash your mouth out, mate!

[Skullflower]

does anyone know email addresses for g and t?

[badpiggy]

graeme hunter was on irish radio this morning and said that that the rift between rafa and the americans was serious and that he is still pissed about buying benayoun and babel who were either not his first choices or not his choices at all. hunter can sound arrogant but he tends to be on the money.

[bobbyfallon]

go wash your mouth out, mate!

[bobbyfallon]

If the relationship between them is that bad eventually something will have to give. The club's more important than any individuals and whoever is in charge must do their best to make sure the club moves forward.

I'm thinking that this can't stew for another few weeks until the filth match when G&T will undoubtedly be over.

Imagine the headlines in the press the week before that match when they actually arrive?

its the ****in match against the scum too that they are coming over for.

we win they hear the stadium erupt - think why do we need more players??

we lose they think rafa is not the right man ???

[redwien]

Well that's a reasoned response...care to explain why?

I don’t think the burden of proof is on me to be honest. You claim that the Dubai consortium wanted to use the club as a plaything (a criticism widely used against Arab investors), what proof do you have? I merely stated that Rafa would not be worrying about money had they bought the club (fact), although I also think that as long time fans of the club they would have had respect for our traditions.

[wiw]

graeme hunter was on irish radio this morning and said that that the rift between rafa and the americans was serious and that he is still pissed about buying benayoun and babel who were either not his first choices or not his choices at all. hunter can sound arrogant but he tends to be on the money.

If this is true then I can't see Rafa staying much longer.

[Chrono]

I think Rafa will walk This look like the exact situation that happened at Valencia. The sofa and lampshade all over again.

Hardly describe his recent purchases as lampshades. Why should G&T discuss this now? Keep scouting and discuss money late next month, you can still sound players out. Rafa is too often throwing his toys out the pram and shouldn't be continuely airing his moods.