Liverpool FC exclusive: Rafa Benitez rejects new contract

[Vermilion]

you think them ******s give a **** what we know or what we think we know

get a grip

Get a grip yourself, all i'm concerned with is what Rafa tells me, not those '******s'.

[BFG]

No, Rafa needs to speak, and tell us what's going on, otherwise all we are left with is Media bull****.

Which can be viewed as such.

Rafa telling everyone what's going on will just piss the yanks off and cause friction around the club at a time when we really don't need it and it won't help him achieve what he wants IMO.

[Gaz]

How many other top flight managers don't have to answer to a Chief Executive though? I can't think of any. Scolari has Kenyon above him when dealing with off the pitch matters at Chelsea, Wenger has Peter Hill-Wood and more recently Ivan Gazidis, and Fergie has David Gill at United, granted they may have better working relationships than Rafa and Parry do but i think this is a slightly ridiculous request from Rafa, he's never going to get the Total Control that he wants.

[nineteen years]

Get a grip yourself, all i'm concerned with is what Rafa tells me, not those '******s'.

you a got a direct line pal

used and abused and ya cant see it

still as i say nowt wrong with lookin after number one

[Chrono]

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.

The problem is the sycophantic fans that believe that Rafa is beyond criticism. I wouldn't swap him for any other manager in the world but he should stop pulling stupid **** like this at particularly inappropriate times.

[Vermilion]

Which can be viewed as such.

Rafa telling everyone what's going on will just piss the yanks off and cause friction around the club at a time when we really don't need it and it won't help him achieve what he wants IMO.

The alternative is the Press doing it, with rumour of what Rafa thinks or may have said, that will piss H&G off equally, i will back Rafa before those two fools every day.

[BFG]

How many other top flight managers don't have to answer to a Chief Executive though? I can't think of any. Scolari has Kenyon above him when dealing with off the pitch matters at Chelsea, Wenger has Peter Hill-Wood and more recently Ivan Gazidis, and Fergie has David Gill at United, granted they may have better working relationships than Rafa and Parry do but i think this is a slightly ridiculous request from Rafa, he's never going to get the Total Control that he wants.

I think the point is though that none of the above would tell the manager what a player is worth. The manager will tell them that and then they try and do the deal. I think all this friction comes from the fact that Rafa doesn't think Parry should be telling him what a certain player's value to the squad would be.

[Elvoz]

you think them ******s give a **** what we know or what we think we know

get a grip

he knows how to play to a crowd does rafa true enough
i am waitin now for the i,ll never go the match again if he walks brigade

[Vermilion]

So most of you think Rafa should sign REGARDLESS, never mind that he thinks Parry has held the club back all these years...Principals...Pah.

[nineteen years]

he knows how to play to a crowd does rafa true enough
i am waitin now for the i,ll never go the match again if he walks brigade

be the landan lot

in rafa we trust zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[jonric]

Why didn't Rafa say he would put contract talks on hold until the end of the season ? If we had won the Prem he would have been in an incredibly strong position to demand whatever he wanted with backing from fans and players. Instead it disrupts our season and if we end up with nothing at the end of the season he is in a weak position...has he lost faith in the team/his ability and does he think that this is his strongest moment ?
If I was an owner looking at giving him full control over the transfers I would have to ask him about Keane - £20+million and not playing ? That cannot have helped his case.
At the end of the day though its support the manager and get coco the clown out !

[BFG]

The alternative is the Press doing it, with rumour of what Rafa thinks or may have said, that will piss H&G off equally, i will back Rafa before those two fools every day.

So will I mate but I just think the timing is all wrong.

I don't think the media speculation would piss G&H off at all as long as that's all it is. There's been plenty said on Rafa's behalf in the media about the contract length, financial terms etc in the past couple of months and they've still offered him a new deal.

[Vermilion]

he knows how to play to a crowd does rafa true enough
i am waitin now for the i,ll never go the match again if he walks brigade

Aye, the 'i know best' lot are already here.

[Chrono]

So most of you think Rafa should sign REGARDLESS, never mind that he thinks Parry has held the club back all these years...Principals...Pah.

Nobody said that

[Elvoz]

the fear here is he doesnt fancy us for the league and knows we may struggle from now on

thus trying to force hands for a new contract

ive said it before 3rd or 4th aint no good to me

clever fella is rafa