What do we need in the summer?

[FatTony]

Left back
Right back
Xabi replacement
Left winger
Right winger
Attacking midfielder/striker
Another striker

All the above need to be comfortable on the ball, skillful, have power and pace and can pass the ball to a team mate.

I don't really think we should be in this position after 4 years to be honest. Rafa has had a job to do, but I really do think he's spent to much building the squad compared to bringing in class. He's got the wrong balance IMO but hopefully, now he's got the squad, he can add the cream?

[wishiwasascouser]

****ing stability.

New owners for me.

[Manofthebog]

Around Europe stats demonstrate in the big leagues that managers who win titles with new clubs do so in the first 3 seasons of joining them. Certainly since the turn of the millenium the 36 titles that have been won by teams in Italy, Spain, England and Germany only one was picked up by a manager that had been at his club longer than 3 years without winning the title.

We need a manager who will over-achieve with us in the league, perhaps at the expense of Europe if that is what it takes. We need a manager who has a favourite word that isn't "compact".

**** off.

give Rafa proper money.

look what he's achieved with no money.

you mention where we've finished in the league, and i'll ****t ya.

jees, some people.

[wavydavy]

A new manager.

I like the cut of your jib. RCDNW Torres hamstrings= BOLLOCKS

[FatTony]

**** off.

give Rafa proper money.

look what he's achieved with no money.

you mention where we've finished in the league, and i'll ****t ya.

jees, some people.

Hasn't he spent a fortune since he took over?

[MascheredUp]

Hasn't he spent a fortune since he took over?

Not when you consider he's had to buy a lot of players with a restricted budget nearly every summer.

He's also had to settle for 2nd best in some cases.

[Manofthebog]

Hasn't he spent a fortune since he took over?

Yawn, do the incomings to out goings math.

If you don't think rafa isn't the best manager that we've had in the last 10 years, then please, go see a brain surgeon.

Ok, I'll play the game, get rid of Rafa, and get.......................?

What he's done for us over the last 3 or so years is nothing short of a miracle.

Remember what it was like without him?
Remember the players we had before him?

Pur-lease, do me a favour.

[bigfooty]

**** off.

give Rafa proper money.

look what he's achieved with no money.

you mention where we've finished in the league, and i'll ****t ya.

jees, some people.

When 150M is considered "no money" I really do despair.

[Manofthebog]

When 150M is considered "no money" I really do despair.

**** off, mate, please.

remember the team he inherited?

[rage]

he's had plenty of money. he'll have one more season or else i think.

no more squadies and time to clear out riise, pennant, kuyt crouch, carson. augero money right there

[SERVO2]

Please give me your reasons as to how Rafa has demonstrated in the past 4 years that he can lead us to the title against two clubs with far more resources?

Can you show me where he's over-achieved in the league in the last 2 seasons?

Errrr you gave the game away in your question... how many managers could lead us to the title against two clubs with far more resources????

Cup games yes - a season no. That's not Rafa's fault. Back him 120% then watch us challenge properly.

[Manofthebog]

he's had plenty of money. he'll have one more season or else i think.

no more squadies and time to clear out riise, pennant, kuyt crouch, carson. augero money right there

so, you're sayiong we've not moved on fron Houllier then?

so, again, who would you replace him with, and do you know, that with the money DIC will give us, would the new manager do any better that Rafa's done?

He's brought ****ing quality with the money he's been give.
Alonso, Agger - yep they're ****e players, and when they've given him money, he's brought Mascher and Torres.

Some people on here, make me ****ing laugh.

Ha,****ingha.

[Manofthebog]

Errrr you gave the game away in your question... how many managers could lead us to the title against two clubs with far more resources????

Cup games yes - a season no. That's not Rafa's fault. Back him 120% then watch us challenge properly.

We really do have some fans who really don't know what the **** they are talking about

[bigfooty]

Errrr you gave the game away in your question... how many managers could lead us to the title against two clubs with far more resources????

Cup games yes - a season no. That's not Rafa's fault. Back him 120% then watch us challenge properly.

I can't tell you how many more managers, but I can tell you that it's possible.

After all, we hired Rafa because he did just that at Valencia. No?

Sadly it does not appear as if he is capable of transferring that to Premiership, mainly because teams here are not as soft-centered as Real Madrid and Barcleona have an alarming capability to be at times.

[Exiled_red]

Around Europe stats demonstrate in the big leagues that managers who win titles with new clubs do so in the first 3 seasons of joining them. Certainly since the turn of the millenium the 36 titles that have been won by teams in Italy, Spain, England and Germany only one was picked up by a manager that had been at his club longer than 3 years without winning the title.

We need a manager who will over-achieve with us in the league, perhaps at the expense of Europe if that is what it takes. We need a manager who has a favourite word that isn't "compact".

I think we need stability Rafa is building the team that he wants, the last thing we need is to get fed up bring someone else in with a 3-5year plan etc.

From those stats though the 36 titles I'd imagine the majority were won by clubs that spent big money on big name players (Man Utd, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan, Inter etc) the exception probably being the German league as there isn't as much money floating around there