rafa's no 2....??

[bobbyfallon]

been a long time since paco left and the spot still lies vacant.

why?

i know this has been discussed before but **** it....

id have thompson back in a flash. man is pool through and through.

ideas??

[glynner]

Thompson has a bit of a drill sergeant way about him, but who knows - it might work? I reckon he could scare Pennant into scoring.

Isn't Sammy Lee still available? I'd have him back, even after Bolton.

[Chris]

why?

Because he's not allowed to hire one by all accounts

[-V-]

Not thommo. Being liverpool through and through does not make you suitable for the role. He is a fan but there are plenty of fans

Whoever it is has to be an excellent COACH of the highest calibre. Otherwise he offers nothing

[Craig_H]

I agree with V here.

If the rumours of a falling out between Rafa and Pako because Pako disagreed with him over something and stood upto him about it, i fail to see how Thommo would be much different.

[Darth Marty]

Id have Thommo too, if anything it seems that we are over coached at present so having Thommo there would hopefully instill passion and drive into the players.

At the very least they would have to respect him for his achievements and also whos to say hes not a great coach, he didnt do too badly when he was in charge did he.

Personally, in order of preference id have Thommo, Souness, Lee. Even though i fully realise Souness would never take a No.2 Position.

[AFII]

Because he's not allowed to hire one by all accounts

Would cost a lot more to sack Rafa plus an assistant.

[dww]

I think the fact that Pako and Sammy Lee are both on gardening leave currently might be significant. I would like to see him back - he at least seems to be on good terms with Rafa.

In terms of the idea of Rafa and Pako falling out over standing up to him surely it depends what the issue was. If two people have fundamentally opposing views of how something should be carried performed then they are unlikely to be able to accommodate one another, someone else might have different but more compatible ideas with whatever the changes were which Rafa wished to implement.

[Craig_H]

Souness? Crikey, i dread to think

As for Thommo...what happens if/when he disagrees on a decision, like Pako apparently did, and stands up for his view?

[AFII]

Sammy would be a very good choice. That he can speak very good spanish is a bonus.

[mersey86]

Sammy Lee would seem a fair choice. I do agree we should have somebody as #2.

[Jayesh87]

Dennis Wise.

[Joe King]

Pako disagreed with the signing of Ryan Babel claiming he was a panic buy and would take a lot of time to groom to become a monster of a player. The other was Rafa changing the training schedule during the summer break and hiring that Valencia dude which Pako felt undermined him.

[Exiled_red]

Id have Thommo too, if anything it seems that we are over coached at present so having Thommo there would hopefully instill passion and drive into the players.

At the very least they would have to respect him for his achievements and also whos to say hes not a great coach, he didnt do too badly when he was in charge did he.

Personally, in order of preference id have Thommo, Souness, Lee. Even though i fully realise Souness would never take a No.2 Position.

[Tee]

Isn't it about time Alan Hansen was given a real ****in job at his club?