Would have came out anyway that he rejected his contract, suppose its better to hear it from the horses mouth than some gutter rag that would add its own spin to it.
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I know what you mean, but then he probably knows the way the fans feel about Parry, and certainly how they feel about H&G, so why not use it to his advantage. 99% of the fans will back him.Originally posted by Chrono View PostComment
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Maybe it'll force Gillett to move on Parry.Comment
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Maybe I'm reading too much into the wording but it says he doesn't want to be subject to the chief executive and not a chief executive.Comment
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I just believe he should be fighting his own battles and I also don't think that fans should have anything to do with ownership/positions within the club. Parry should go because he has proven he is useless, not because Rafa manipulates the fans to fulfil his agenda wether we agree with him or not but I get what you are saying.Originally posted by Reggie View Post
The timing and airing of it is also not acceptable imo.Comment
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No deal: Stunner as Rafa Benitez rejects Anfield contract offer - Liverpool FC latest
JAN 16 2009 BY TONY BARRETT, LIVERPOOL ECHO
RAFA Benitez has rejected Liverpool’s contract offer.
The Reds boss today told the ECHO it was “with great regret” that he has declined the proposal but feels he has no other option.
Benitez says he has no complaints with the financial terms of the deal on the table, nor the length of the proposed contract with these elements having been agreed by all parties last month.
The Spaniard is adamant he has no quarrel with Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, insisting recent talks have never been anything but amicable. But he feels the conditions of the contract would not allow him to manage football matters at the club to the best of his abilities.
As revealed in the ECHO on December 19, the sticking point throughout the negotiations has been what Benitez terms his “role and responsibilities”, with the Liverpool manager keen to have a bigger say in the running of the club’s academy and an increased influence over transfers. This request has been turned down by Hicks and Gillett, resulting in Benitez rejecting their offer.
“My relationship with the owners is better than people think,” he insisted. “I have regular contact with them and especially with Tom Hicks who has always been very supportive.
“The talks between my agent and the advisers of the owners have been very positive and friendly and our differences are about my responsibilities.
“The owners feel that the manager’s decisions need to be subject to the chief executive but I know that I am subject to results and to our fans and they are the best judges I will ever have.
“I have a lot of experience in football at different clubs and if you do not have a technical director and you are the manager you have to have control of the football decisions. But always within the confines of a budget which is controlled by the owners and the club.
“In this scenario the manager knows the amount money he has available to him and can decide how much he should spend on each player according to the needs of the team.
“The only person who can decide the value of a player to his squad is the manager because he knows what elements are needed to improve the squad.”
Benitez has long been frustrated about being contractually denied a greater influence over Liverpool’s youth academy and had sought to have the situation reversed in talks with Hicks and Gillett. The owners, though, have told him they are not ready to bow to his demands, leaving Benitez frustrated at what he sees as a missed opportunity to improve the Kirkby-based facility. He said: “I believe the academy is a very important part of the future of the club.
The length of the contract was already agreed and this showed my long term commitment to the club.“I know the academies of Ajax, Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan and Valencia and they are producing players regularly.
“The way the system works there means the manager has an input into development and I think this could be the way forward here and we would hope that this would help us make better use of local talent.”
Benitez insists that money has nothing to do with his decision and has told the fans he will continue to give everything in a bid to bring more success to Anfield.
And says he now wants to put his contract situation behind him for the time being in order to concentrate on Monday night’s eagerly awaited Premier League clash with Everton.“I have to say again that this is not about financial gain. This is not a way to get more money,” he added. “This is solely about being allowed to manage Liverpool Football Club to the best of my abilities as I see them.
“I believe that this club has the potential to improve and I just want to be able to help this to happen.“I will continue to do my job as manager and concentrate on the thing that our fans want me to focus on – winning trophies for them.“From the first day I came to the club I have only ever given 100% and I will continue to do this.“We have a very important game coming up against Everton on Monday night and now I just want to be able to concentrate only on this.”Reece, get off my wife.:whatever:Comment
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Originally posted by Chrono View Post
At times I feel us winning doesn't do Rafa any favours. if we were to win the treble then with what argument could rafa use to say that the current working arrangements are unacceptable? Its like when we're on a role and rafa randomly drops a bombshell and changes the formation or personal so to ensure everybody is aware that he's the one calling the shots, we'll win because of him and lose because of him.
I wish we'd just keep everything quiet and do our talking on the pitch. Now is not the time for outbursts or fall-outs. If he loves us like he claims to, then he'll know how important the title is this season.Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back. Oscar WildeComment
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Surely Rafa is making this public so that we get behind him again. If it's done behind closed doors what chance does he stand against those stubborn cunts?
So basically he wont sign unless Parry ****s off..Vive la FranceComment
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For ****s sakeThanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’Comment
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Then dont spout on about it to the press a couple of days before the Merseyside derby!Originally posted by Manofthebog View Post
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nowt wrong with lookin after number 1 i reckonComment
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its like a kid taking his ball home unless ginger brian goes in goal.Originally posted by Robbie-9-Fowler View PostAlways borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back. Oscar WildeComment
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No, Rafa needs to speak, and tell us what's going on, otherwise all we are left with is Media bull****.Originally posted by BFG View Post
We all know where we stand now, the truth, the reasons, etc.Comment
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you think them ******s give a **** what we know or what we think we knowOriginally posted by REDrascal View PostNo, Rafa needs to speak, and tell us what's going on, otherwise all we are left with is Media bull****.
get a gripComment
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