Why Alonso is still around and more!

[El Jefecito]

Will never forget Xabi for how he played against Everton when Steve got sent off, if he could bring that back every week then we wouldnt even be having this discussion. He can be a star and if he is going to stay lets hope he can prove Rafa wrong and be back to his old self.

Remember the Fulham game in his first season. That was the one for me.

[kingfunk]

I just can't wait until 1 September when we can put all this to bed for the time being, however it turns out before then.

Until January at least anyway

Same as, Same as

[Sarb]

Anyone?

How about 'he is a good player but we will sell for a lot of money'

Lacks class

[El Jefecito]

How about 'he is a good player but we will sell for a lot of money'

Lacks class

Hardly a sin for which he should be lynched though and certainly far less severe than many on here would claim he'd said.

[Sarb]

We'll have to agree to disagree. There have been numerous occasions over the last couple of weeks where he has been on about selling Alonso in public. He has resorted to doing all his transfer dealings in public which is wrong. Then says people blame him for global warming.

He's conducting business the Real Madrid way not the Liverpool way

[El Jefecito]

We'll have to agree to disagree. There have been numerous occasions over the last couple of weeks where he has been on about selling Alonso in public. He has resorted to doing all his transfer dealings in public which is wrong. Then says people blame him for global warming.

He's conducting business the Real Madrid way not the Liverpool way

I know where you are coming from and to an extent agree. Rafa has some "idiosyncrasies", which I won't elaborate on as it'll just be fodder to the anti-rafa virus that has installed itself in this forum S/W, but I think the way those who have been doing our transfer business have conducted themselves, have put one of Rafa's primary weaknesses unecessarily in the spotlight and that is currently blinding us to all else.

[Kenneth]

The problem is that Liverpool open thier mouths to early and turn transfers into a media circus. Chelsea or Utd show interest in a player, put a bid in, the player gets signed end of. We make everything so complicated and unprofessional.
Whether this is Rafa's fault or Parry's i don't know but what i do know is the club has unsettled a player that may turn out to be key for us in the next couple of weeks and in the long term that helps no-one.

Nonsense. Have you missed the Berbatov, Kaka, Robhino stuff this summer? If Ramos was as camp as MON about it, the Berbatov situation could have gone the same way as the Barry one.

[RedReet]

Remember the Fulham game in his first season. That was the one for me.

Spurs and Norwich for me, don't think he missed one single pass in both games.

[The Birdman]

The Manager should be allowed to buy and sell whoever he wants, whenever he wants.

[Kenneth]

The Manager should be allowed to buy and sell whoever he wants, whenever he wants.

I don't think that's possible, or sensible.

[Dhav]

We'll have to agree to disagree. There have been numerous occasions over the last couple of weeks where he has been on about selling Alonso in public. He has resorted to doing all his transfer dealings in public which is wrong. Then says people blame him for global warming.

He's conducting business the Real Madrid way not the Liverpool way

I have to agree with you on this one to an extent. I'm not overly happy with the way rafa has conducted his transfer dealings this summer. The Alonso situation in particular could have been handled a lot better. Disappointed somewhat with Rafa.

[Kenneth]

I have to agree with you on this one to an extent. I'm not overly happy with the way rafa has conducted his transfer dealings this summer. The Alonso situation in particular could have been handled a lot better. Disappointed somewhat with Rafa.

Me too

Will get back to his normal self when the window closes.

[Parm]

Spurs and Norwich for me, don't think he missed one single pass in both games.

Barcodes last year, topped it off with that outrageous long range goal

[RedReet]

Xabi just scored for Spain.
Even if his recent form still doesn't convince Rafa, it proves he's at least worth the £16m Rafa wants.

[Elvoz]

Xabi just scored for Spain.
Even if his recent form still doesn't convince Rafa, it proves he's at least worth the £16m Rafa wants.

bet there will be a stack of faxes on rafas desk in the morning