For those that WANT Rafa gone.

[Guest]

And this season, he'll finish 25 points off the top...progress?

Mitigating circumstances.

[Joe King]

DJS speaks as if football is as rational as designing a computer system !

Rafa thinks football is a science. Whats your point?

[AFII]

As in design the inside. I am sure there was a segement on Football Focus and Rick Parry and Heighway trying to help Houllier design it like that French youth academy

He did that and then Rafa took a look at it and saw how **** it was and changed it to something much better.

The job Rafa has done with the Academy and the reserves is just excellent.

[Joe King]

Mitigating circumstances.

Like what?

The same bull**** excuses. Owners, injuries blah blah.

[Guest]

Rafa thinks football is a science. Whats your point?

Is Football a science ? Lmao

[Joe King]

He did that and then Rafa took a look at it and saw how **** it was and changed it to something much better.

The job Rafa has done with the Academy and the reserves is just excellent.

Actually Rafa hasn't changed any of the facilities. He has changed the policy with the academy and the criteria to be part of the Academy. Benitez described the facilities as world class.

[Guest]

Like what?

The same bull**** excuses. Owners, injuries blah blah.

You'll be boring people with the same arguments with another manager in xxx years time.

[Joe King]

You'll be boring people with the same arguments with another manager in xxx years time.

If he's not successful then yes. I will be.

[Frank Leroux]

b)

Makes you wonder what the/any manager does at a top flight team though, huh?

[Craig_H]

Mitigating circumstances.

Haha...another excuse.

[Guest]

If he's not successful then yes. I will be.

What's 'not successful' for you ?

Can't you accept that we aren't the best club in the land anymore ? We're at most 4th best right now. We don't have a god given right to win things every year. These things take time, and a dynasty even longer.

We should stick behind the manager and the team instead of moaning, IMO. Would serve the club better than wallowing in self pity.

Manure fans reading this forum would be laughing their arse over such comments.

[Reece]

The point would be, we'd win.

FACT!

[Guest]

Haha...another excuse.

By applying your logic, we will end up sacking managers every year.

[stevie_gerrard_8]

I dont want a replacement. I want a number 2 appointed. That is the key IMO.

[Imy]

You'll be boring people with the same arguments with another manager in xxx years time.

Rafa IS part of the problem BUT at the then end of the day it's the players on the pitch the overpaid whores that are the feckin problem, that team on Saturday should have easily beat Barnsley, i bet the vast majority of the team were cruising so to conserve energy for the Inter game.