Ever since Rafa joined........

[vantage]

Originally Posted by sitoca View Post
we always have some blockbuster showdown per season...

1st season: Michael Owen left for Real Madrid Parry's Fault

2nd season: Steven Gerrard's saga Parry's Fault


3rd season: Takeover talks. DIC gives deadline to Moores resulting in G+H taking over. Parry's Fault


4th season: Rafa vs G&H over transfer issue Parry's Fault


Did I left out anything else? God's return?

Its hard being a liverpool fan but then again I bet no other clubs come close in terms of excitement and emotional value!!



**** i'm beginning to sound like Rashid!

I think I'm starting to see some kind of trend......

[dww]

I have been thinking.......and I believe Rafa is the problem. His personality and behaviour is causing all the problems including the current saga.

How many of his staff that came along with him has left and gone back to Spain? Even Pako, his good friend of more than 10 years couldn't take it no more. The only one left is Alex Miller, the rest came in over the last 2 seasons.

It might be his work ethics that is causing the rift. Thus, this might be the reason why both Parry and Hicks are now making their stand.......


Anyone knows if he has similar records at his previous clubs like Valencia, Tenerife, Extremadura?

Well to an extent the fact that he kept Pako as part of his staff for 10 years answers the final query. Along with the fact that a lot of the rest of his staff were poached to take over management or other higher positions back in their home country than those he had them working for us indicate that he might just be willing to work with exceptional people and those people will always be called to higher jobs (but he has always identified top replacements and none of them seemed worried about working with him). Over his time Sir Alex has gone through a good many assistants and coaches - and he hasn't all that often been bringing them in from another country which is always an added risk.

He is obviously a very driven man and puts football above personal relationships when it comes to his job. This personality has made him a success and I don't see why he should compromise if it means a lower chance of success. I'm not totally convinced that he always goes about it the right way but he invariably only causes trouble when fighting what I think are the right battles to fight in order to succeed.

[sonsofthedesert]

Well to an extent the fact that he kept Pako as part of his staff for 10 years answers the final query. Along with the fact that a lot of the rest of his staff were poached to take over management or other higher positions back in their home country than those he had them working for us indicate that he might just be willing to work with exceptional people and those people will always be called to higher jobs (but he has always identified top replacements and none of them seemed worried about working with him). Over his time Sir Alex has gone through a good many assistants and coaches - and he hasn't all that often been bringing them in from another country which is always an added risk.

He is obviously a very driven man and puts football above personal relationships when it comes to his job. This personality has made him a success and I don't see why he should compromise if it means a lower chance of success. I'm not totally convinced that he always goes about it the right way but he invariably only causes trouble when fighting what I think are the right battles to fight in order to succeed.

A lot of top clubs want Rafa so it isn't hard to believe that a lot of clubs would want his assistants as a way of getting some part of his ways.

[The Glove]

As I have said I think Rafa is the man for the job long term as you can easily see his long term plan is to do what Wenger is doing. If these guys want to maximise returns then Rafa is the best man for the job as the only other person doing what Rafa is trying to do is not available.

I agree with this.

[Diego]

I think I'm starting to see some kind of trend......

we'll win the league this year...

I CAN FEEL IT

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Come the summer they will be more and more **** and if Rafa is here till the summer there will be the usual is he going to Real rumours and this time he might well do as Real im sure will sack Schuster

Oh well...........it wont be quiet anyways

[redlancer]

Its never been quiet for aslong as i've been alive.

IF Shanks wasn't leaving, then Keegan was off. Loosing to the dons in the final

Imagine an internet forum then.

[Darth Marty]

Its never been quiet for aslong as i've been alive.

IF Shanks wasn't leaving, then Keegan was off. Loosing to the dons in the final

Imagine an internet forum then.

Thats exactly right.

Strange isnt it.