Tom Hicks: Quit talking and coach the players

[The Preacher]

yeah chill out mate, no need to be telling any other poster to **** off, it's posts like this bringing this place down

however the caps section in the original post was a bit uneccesary

ok with the caps.

benitez deserves some respect from these people. If they dont understand football then employ a decent CEO who does and ask his advice. Dont leave the budgeting until the last minute - where's the business sense in that.

Have a contingency if things go wrong but at least discuss the options with the guy running the team.

[desertscouser]

Who though?

Off the top of my head, Mourinho, Cappelo, Lippi...being manager of LFC is as big as they come. The opportunity to win the league for the first time in almost 20 years has to be one of the biggest in football. Win a league here and you go down in history just as Rafa will after winning the CL.

[Nicey]

See Nicey.

Hope they sort this out. Quickly.

I take it all back they are stupid cunts

[AFII]

If this was a business then Rafa would have a transfer budget and could work his deals within in this. But no, there is a player specific budget, so how does Rafa work out who he can get? As he can't work to the #'s he needs constant dialogue w/the owners, who won't take his calls!!!!!!

So essentially you have a manager who is not empowered to manage transfers. If you don't back your employees you will fail.

Spot on.

[The Preacher]

you've got to look at the bigger picture tho mate, they aren't going to throw money out left right and center, one of the big things they are doing is the stadium and this is going to provide us with money in the long term, however you can't really expect them to bank roll the club for the next 3 years, they are business men after all. Maybe we aimed to low when we sold the club, but thats a different story.

agree again on all of that.

the stadium is a big plus point for us and nobody can say anything against them for that. I run 3 businesses and I can tell you that their way of doing things is very odd.

Manchester united (them again) originally planned to by anderson 12 months later than they actually did - they are looking at the future - we are talking about giving benitez 2 weeks to sort out his transfer targets.

just crazy

[Skullflower]

i agree with this thread, it may be obscene money, but everyone else is spending it.

[Nicey]

I owe you all an apology

G&T are stupid cunts

Thats all.

[paulc]

If this was a business then Rafa would have a transfer budget and could work his deals within in this. But no, there is a player specific budget, so how does Rafa work out who he can get? As he can't work to the #'s he needs constant dialogue w/the owners, who won't take his calls!!!!!!

So essentially you have a manager who is not empowered to manage transfers. If you don't back your employees you will fail.

My God!! I did not know you worked with Rafa and the owners? How else would know all this??

[Le Chacal]

How many times do you see the glazers in the press about fergy, none

Because he's winning, playing an attacking and attractive football without complaining all the times from the owners' lack of support.

[Pacman]

Off the top of my head, Mourinho, Cappelo, Lippi...being manager of LFC is as big as they come. The opportunity to win the league for the first time in almost 20 years has to be one of the biggest in football. Win a league here and you go down in history just as Rafa will after winning the CL.

Maybe.

However as someone else has already said the top managers may look at it and think if they ****ed Rafa about why wont they **** me about? I think the yanks need to listen to people who know they game, trust their manager and talk to Rafa more than 4 months at a time.

[Maestro]

[paulc]

G&T are stupid cunts

Thats all.

another value adding post

[Imy]

G&T are stupid cunts

Thats all.

It's duly accepted

[Craig_H]

If this was a business then Rafa would have a transfer budget and could work his deals within in this. But no, there is a player specific budget, so how does Rafa work out who he can get? As he can't work to the #'s he needs constant dialogue w/the owners, who won't take his calls!!!!!!

So essentially you have a manager who is not empowered to manage transfers. If you don't back your employees you will fail.

I dont believe it's a player specific budget. It's relative to the turnover for this year, which will be drastically reduced if we go out of the CL.

[Pacman]