In defence of Rafa.....gulp...

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I love Rafa.

That is all.

[Shaggy]

I love Rafa.

That is all.

So do I.

Now, I'm not trying to say Rafa IS LFC, cos he's not, obviously - but in an ideal world I'd be happy to entrust him with running the whole club. Lock, stock and barrel. Make him chairman, majority shareholder, and team manager.

He's the only one I trust in the political mess. LFC through and through. I think we owe him A LOT.

[Red_hot]

So do I.

Now, I'm not trying to say Rafa IS LFC, cos he's not, obviously - but in an ideal world I'd be happy to entrust him with running the whole club. Lock, stock and barrel. Make him chairman, majority shareholder, and team manager.

He's the only one I trust in the political mess. LFC through and through. I think we owe him A LOT.

[Craig_H]

DJ. Its not up to rafa that we go for the cl and risk losing points in the prem.

WE NEED TO WIN THE MONEY. we have no sugardaddy or big business backing us injecting capital.

this means that to make sure we progress, rafa makes sure the first 11 is rested, fit and raring to go. to achieve this, he plays squad players in the league. our turning point in the league this season was when it looked like we were heading out of the CL.

give rafa the money to concentrate on the premiership - i.e. don't have him need to win it from the CL, and he'll get us much closer.

ffs in spite of the above, we've closed 20 points on top spot in a league that gets stronger and where the top 2 spend the same as us on fewer players and from a strong base.

man u didnt have an abramovitch but they've had a great business backing a top manager for over 20 years. we still only have the latter and we are progressing. fergie won his title 7 years in and when the top teams were in decline. if the top 3 were in decline, we'd have the title shortly. but they're not, they're getting stronger each year.

give rafa time and money to do it or get realistic.

I am convinced there is no better manager out there for us than rafa. our problems lie elsewhere. we have the best manager but the worst backing for him. simple as that.

Two things mate...

1 - you can win at Reading AND at Marseille.

2 - resting people doesnt mean you're necessarily going to win the next game.

[Craig_H]

So do I.

Now, I'm not trying to say Rafa IS LFC, cos he's not, obviously - but in an ideal world I'd be happy to entrust him with running the whole club. Lock, stock and barrel. Make him chairman, majority shareholder, and team manager.

He's the only one I trust in the political mess. LFC through and through. I think we owe him A LOT.

People wouldnt believe me if i said i basically agree with you. Because i've expressed disappointment at some of his mistakes