Peace deal at Anfield could yet come at a cost to owners

[Alpha]

He writes football articles about Liverpool.... He is a Scum fan tho :whatever:

My mate's brother grew up with him and assures me that Oliver Kay is, indeed, a Liverpool supporter.

[Joe King]

My mate's brother grew up with him and assures me that Oliver Kay is, indeed, a Liverpool supporter.

My quote looks at Peter Kay, not Oliver Kay

[rushscored4]

Vernon Kay is a Bolton fan...

[AFII]

Rafa Benitez insists he is staying at Liverpool.

The Kop boss will meet owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks this weekend but expects peace to have broken out after talks. His future had looked bleak less than three weeks ago with Liverpool’s Champions League hopes hanging by a thread. At that time Benitez insisted: “I am focused on training and coaching my team.”

That first brought to light a fall-out between Benitez and the Americans who will watch Sunday’s vital Premier League clash with Manchester United.

And a few days later – after a win at Newcastle – he spoke of changes in the club’s way of doing business, saying that in future all transfer dealings would be handled by chief executive Rick Parry.

But after eventually clinching a place in the last 16 of the Champions League, Benitez looks secure.

Yesterday he insisted that the “misunderstanding” would never have happened if Foster Gillett – son of George – had not been away on private business in America.

Now on the brink of what he is certain will be positive talks with Gillett, Hicks and Parry, Benitez says: “I am a manager and the only question now is how I manage, so we just need to clarify that situation.

“But I think that I will be on their Christmas card list again, and they will be on mine as well. It’s not a problem.

“I am certainly not worried about the meeting. We are all trying to do the best for our club and they want the same.

“We just need to understand one another, but Foster Gillett is over here and we talk a lot, so we know more about the situation because of that.

“I think all the talk about my position will be finished next week.

“When you see what we have been doing over the last three or four years, it is clear we are moving in the right direction. It’s just a case of finding a solution to the misunderstanding.”

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/...-insists-Rafa/

[Joe King]

Vernon Kay is a Bolton fan...

Vernon Kay is a **** with a fit bird

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Doesnt Kay write for the Mirror??

Whats he doing in the Times??

[rushscored4]

Doesnt Kay write for the Mirror??

Whats he doing in the Times??

Isn't that Oliver Holt?

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Isn't that Oliver Holt?

Correct Iain

[MascheredUp]

I can honestly see Rafa walking away in the summer if he doesn't get his way.

You can't ****in blame him.

This is absolutely farciscal.

[disco]

Hmm, I mentioned this yesterday replying to that awesome interview he made.

Not sure I believe the story, there's too much **** around at the mo, but who knows...

[Milan_Milan]

At the end of the day, if G&H get rid of Rafa, there will be absolute hell to pay. That combined with the progress he's making (even if the 4 yanks on the board don't understand football, parry has at least an inkling) makes it unlikely that he'll be going anywhere under anything other than his own steam IMO.

[rushscored4]

Isn't that Oliver Holt?

Correct Iain

My wife knew Oliver Holt when she worked as a junior receptionist at the De Trafford Hotel in Alderley Edge 25 years ago. He was a junior reporter somewhere and used to drink at the De Trafford with her brother who was his best mate. Ollie's mother is Eileen Derbyshire who is better known as Emily Bishop in Corrie.

[carlton]

Can I ask, Does Rafa want to negotiate everything like price and wages is that right? He doesnt say to Parry "I want .... please get him". What happens at other clubs? Does Demento handle all the negotiations regarding wages and transfer fees?

[slimbimjim]

I bet Rafa has been burgling his players houses to raise funds for new transfers...

[peekay]

I bet Rafa has been burgling his players houses to raise funds for new transfers...