Evolution of the squad

[tomasjj]

Why do you need a nice guy as a manager? I don't care if he's the biggest cunt in the world as long as he's good at his job

Hey, I am a nice guy. You are a cunt.
What can I say?

[Red Chilli]

Hey, I am a nice guy. You are a cunt.
What can I say?

Well you could start by answering the question posed

[Red_Al_77]

Bearing in mind the financial constraints and also how much we would have to pay him and his staff if we sacked him, can you list me an alternative that you reckon would do better than Rafa in the league and CL?

And it would also be nice if the person was not a self-obsessed cunt a la Mourinho.

I don't watch every league so I cannot make a proper suggestion. Whose to say Rikjaard wouldn't do a better job. Roberto Mancini? Martin O'Neil? I really don't know. What I do know is that for a club like Liverpool we are continually underperforming in the PL.

[Red Chilli]

Hey, I am a nice guy. You are a cunt.
What can I say?

Anyway, is Pako nice enough for you? He's going to be Mourinho's number 2

[tomasjj]

Anyway, is Pako nice enough for you? He's going to be Mourinho's number 2

At AC Milan?

[tomasjj]

I don't watch every league so I cannot make a proper suggestion. Whose to say Rikjaard wouldn't do a better job. Roberto Mancini? Martin O'Neil? I really don't know. What I do know is that for a club like Liverpool we are continually underperforming in the PL.

Yes, but I don't think the best manager in the whole world, whoever that may be, would be able to win the PL with the financial resources available at LFC, competing with Arse, Chav and Scum.

[Red Chilli]

At AC Milan?

No, at Anfield

[tomasjj]

Well you could start by answering the question posed

It is not win at all costs for me. I want us to still act with dignity and respect in a world that keeps getting more cynical and shortsighted by the minute.

[Red Chilli]

Yes, but I don't think the best manager in the whole world, whoever that may be, would be able to win the PL with the financial resources available at LFC, competing with Arse, Chav and Scum.

Well Wenger has done it on a lower budget than Rafa.
Mourinho won it with 89 million.
How much has Rafa spent?

[Red Chilli]

It is not win at all costs for me. I want us to still act with dignity and respect in a world that keeps getting more cynical and shortsighted by the minute.

So Rafa was acting with dignity and respect during his playground fight with the owners?
Rafa was acting with dignity and respect when he described Everton as a lesser club?

Regardless of the accuracy, he was being very disrespectful.

[tomasjj]

Well Wenger has done it on a lower budget than Rafa.
Mourinho won it with 89 million.
How much has Rafa spent?

Wenger has had longer to implement his youth plan - this is what Rafa is in the process of doing with our academy and youth teams.

Do you think it is fair to compare the squad maureen inherited from Ranieri to the one Rafa got from GH? I don't think so, but people have different opinions.

As for amounts, ask some of the accountants on here, or AFII.

[Red_Al_77]

Yes, but I don't think the best manager in the whole world, whoever that may be, would be able to win the PL with the financial resources available at LFC, competing with Arse, Chav and Scum.

That is quite possibly true and I agree that our failures aren't just down to Rafa and the players. Liverpool continues to undersell itself and underachieve financially. Look at this webpage as a minor example http://www.thecloud.net/About-us/Our-World/Locations

Do you notice which big club is missing. Repeat such omissions time and time again and no wonder we don't have enough money to buy quality players.

[tomasjj]

So Rafa was acting with dignity and respect during his playground fight with the owners?
Rafa was acting with dignity and respect when he described Everton as a lesser club?

Regardless of the accuracy, he was being very disrespectful.

He is not perfect, far from it. But I do think that he is a much more respectable man than many of his companions in the game.

[Red Chilli]

Wenger has had longer to implement his youth plan - this is what Rafa is in the process of doing with our academy and youth teams.

Do you think it is fair to compare the squad maureen inherited from Ranieri to the one Rafa got from GH? I don't think so, but people have different opinions.

As for amounts, ask some of the accountants on here, or AFII.

Wenger must have implemented his youth policy pretty bloody quickly to win the double in his first full season

Mourinho WON the premiership with Ranieri's squad plus 89 million
He didn't JUST win the premiership, he won it with a record number of goals and a record number of points.
Rafa has taken Houllier's squad nowhere in terms of the premiership.

It's fair to compare them, Mourinho had a dramatic effect on Ranieri's squad, Rafa has had a moderate effect on Houllier's squad in terms of permiership performance.

[tomasjj]

Wenger must have implemented his youth policy pretty bloody quickly to win the double in his first full season

Mourinho WON the premiership with Ranieri's squad plus 89 million
He didn't JUST win the premiership, he won it with a record number of goals and a record number of points.
Rafa has taken Houllier's squad nowhere in terms of the premiership.

It's fair to compare them, Mourinho had a dramatic effect on Ranieri's squad, Rafa has had a moderate effect on Houllier's squad in terms of permiership performance.

Yes, Wenger is special. I grant you that. He won the double in the first season. Rafa won the CL, but he can't live on that forever.

Maureen, well, I think he is a good manager, but not world class. He is a cunt, so I wouldn't want him here, if that is what we are discussing.
But I think Maureens inherited squad, added with the measly 89 mill, was tons better than the team Rafa got in his hands then.

As I said to Al, I don't think even the worlds best manager could win us the PL in competition with the top 3 teams here, simply down to lack of financial muscle.