Allardyce bitching about Rafa AGAIN

[Skillz]

I simply meant he wasn't as personal about Rafa as he has been since Rafa's response. I'd forgotten the details though and you're right - he'd certainly started badmouthing the team before then which is, as we all know, as backhanded compliment.

TBF to him, he just dismissed us as irrelevant. Rafa was having none of it though. No doubt Rafa took the bait but he did it in the knowledge we would compete. Would Feguson accept anyone being disrespectful to Manchester United,? Like **** he would.

Well the same applies to Rafa in terms of Liverpool as Ferguson is finding out right about now.

**** you Mr Ferguson:bird:

[Neil Young]

TBF to him, he just dismissed us as irrelevant. Rafa was having none of it though. No doubt Rafa took the bait but he did it in the knowledge we would compete. Would Feguson accept anyone being disrespectful to Manchester United,? Like **** he would.

Well the same applies to Rafa in terms of Liverpool as Ferguson is finding out right about now.

**** you Mr Ferguson:bird:

To be honest I'd call that badmouthing but, whatever, it is pretty disrespectful and BTP.

[Kenneth]

What's the difference between saying a team aren't going to challenge for the league and saying that they aren't going to get back into a match (not that Rafa did though)?


Fergie has cracked up though. His teams have thrived on the "everyone against us" mentality that he has instilled in his team. Now, he's enabling Rafa to do precisely that at Liverpool.

[-V-]

James Lawton:

In the only interview he has given since leaving Sunderland, Keane singled out Benitez as a manager who had been generous with his time.

Anybody got a copy of this interview? Roy Keane was always complimentary about Liverpool whilst he was a manager which i found refreshing. I would be interested to hear what he said about Rafa after he left Sunderland, seems odd that he was mention Rafa

[kingfunk]

Fergies pre match slur after the break!

[Whelan5]

Anybody got a copy of this interview? Roy Keane was always complimentary about Liverpool whilst he was a manager which i found refreshing. I would be interested to hear what he said about Rafa after he left Sunderland, seems odd that he was mention Rafa

I can't remember specifically what he said but he made similar commments about a year ago when he was first i the prmier league. The interview was in the Irish Times by Tom Humphries, you might find it on their website.

Ironically enough the other manager he complemented was Sam!!

[Shaggy]

The Mancs have been to the new Wembley five times and they've scored one goal. Ferguson is blaming the pitch!

The great entertainers.

[Kenneth]

The Mancs have been to the new Wembley five times and they've scored one goal. Ferguson is blaming the pitch!

The great entertainers.

However, Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink was not critical of the playing conditions at Britain's premier sporting arena.

"If you go to a lot of places in Europe and Africa you get pitches that are a lot worse than that," he insisted. I don't think you should start talking about the pitch, whether you win or lose. It was fine to play on."

When you lose, the pitch is ****, when you win, it's not that bad. Nobody was injured. No body looked like they might get injured because of the pitch, so what ever way you look at it, Fergie's decision was stupid.

[TheStig]

Anybody got a copy of this interview? Roy Keane was always complimentary about Liverpool whilst he was a manager which i found refreshing. I would be interested to hear what he said about Rafa after he left Sunderland, seems odd that he was mention Rafa

“Rafa was good. Sam Allardyce was very good. Gave me good advice. I hope I’m not being rude about anyone else, but they showed time and effort and bit of class. Brucey of course. Incey. Roy Hodgson. At heart they are romantics. Almost every club is one step forward and two steps backward, but you ride on, always having to believe you are the one who can sort the club out.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0221/1224241589471.html

[Skillz]

This originates from Goonerweb on Rawk





With apologies to David Peace...

"That Rafael Benitez. Rafa they call him. Goatee beard, whatever that is. Not like mutton chops. No, not a manly beard. Not facial hair. Not like my moustache. I miss my moustache. Sir Alex though, Sir Alex, said it tickled. Gave him a rash. Leant it to Phil at Hull.

Standing. Standing aloof in 'his' technical area. 'His' like he owns it. Staring at 'his' players. 'His' like he owns them. Staring at my players. Does he want to own them? Not likely says Big Sam. Big Sam, too big for England. The FA, too scared, too scared about what Big Sam can offer. Too scared of 4:5:1 with Upson up front. Matty Upson, big, strong. Manly, leading the line.

There he is. The Spaniard. In Big Sam's country. Applauding a goal. By Torres. Another Spaniard. He were imported. Imported into Big Sam's country. The arch of the ball. Leaving his boot. Leaving Robinson, my Robinson, staring at the English sun. Flat-footed like a bobby. A bobby on t'beat. Don't see many of them nowadays.

The noise. The noise of northern men. Northern men and women. Celebrating. Celebrating a goal. Scored by a Spaniard against an English 'keeper. England's best 'keeper. The horror. The horror. Horrible. Treason.

And then. More. The cross. The header. The score. In bold. Spain two. England Nil. Big Sam's England. And there he is. The Spaniard with his facial hair and note book. He's looking at Big Sam. He's looking at me. Past me. Or at me.

Looking. Smiling. Mocking Big Sam! Him! Mocking Big Sam! The arms. Moving. The Smile. The language! Si!? Todo bien?! Todo bien?!!! A chocolate bar?! That's a chocolate bar! He's shouting foreign bloody chocolate bars at me! I half-choke on my Boddington's! Game over. That's what he's saying. Game over Big Sam! Hidden in that language. Game over. He's mocking me. I look to Benni.

Benni. Benni McCarthy. McCarthy. Like Big Mick down t'road. South African. Practically British. A war there. You know? Boars or summat. A war about pigs? Wasn't that to do wit' Cuba? I look to Benni. Benni's waiting. Benni's a striker. He's pleading with his eyes. He's pleading with that raised finger. 'Play me Big Sam.' 'Play me.' We lock steely eyes. I placate him with crossed arms. Strong, crossed arms. 'Samba'll do a job Benni. Samba'll do it.' I say. I say with my arms. I say with my shrugged shoulders. There's still time. 55 minutes. No need for Benni. Samba'll do it.

I march back to give the fouth official advice. 'I could have been England manager!' I tell him. He stares. He's laughing. They're all laughing. Hateful. Spiteful. Mocking me. Mocking Big Sam. Bile rises. I march to t'bench. I almost trip, almost stumble over Winston. Winston. Winston the whippet. My whippet. Big Sam's whippet.

It's over. The Spaniard won. Beat me, beat me; Big Sam. four nothing. Cheated. They all do. Foreigners. I can't abide cheaters. Can't abide players who go around, go around like they own the place. I tell El Hadji. El Hadji agrees. He were booed. Mocked. They all mock. They mock Big Sam and his British Blackburn Rovers. Andre agrees. As does Morten. Never cheats, that Morten. Zurab. Zurab, a strapping lad from Rangers. Rangers in Scotland. British Scotland. He agrees. As does Carlos. Carlos. Funny lad. Says he's chilly. I give him me cap. A cap and a Woodbine.

The FA. I'll go t'FA. Mocking me he were. Taunting. Teasing. Terrible behaviour. Undermined me. Undermined me 4:5:1 with no recognised strikers. Mocked me. I phone Phil. I phone Brian Horten. Spaniards. All of 'em. Mocking. Spitting. I hate that. El Hadji agrees. We all agree. Mocking. Malevolent.

Big Sam'll be back. You'll see."

[Craig_H]

Brilliant.

[Vermilion]

loved that, sarcasm done well.

[Elvoz]

This originates from Goonerweb on Rawk





With apologies to David Peace...

"That Rafael Benitez. Rafa they call him. Goatee beard, whatever that is. Not like mutton chops. No, not a manly beard. Not facial hair. Not like my moustache. I miss my moustache. Sir Alex though, Sir Alex, said it tickled. Gave him a rash. Leant it to Phil at Hull.

Standing. Standing aloof in 'his' technical area. 'His' like he owns it. Staring at 'his' players. 'His' like he owns them. Staring at my players. Does he want to own them? Not likely says Big Sam. Big Sam, too big for England. The FA, too scared, too scared about what Big Sam can offer. Too scared of 4:5:1 with Upson up front. Matty Upson, big, strong. Manly, leading the line.

There he is. The Spaniard. In Big Sam's country. Applauding a goal. By Torres. Another Spaniard. He were imported. Imported into Big Sam's country. The arch of the ball. Leaving his boot. Leaving Robinson, my Robinson, staring at the English sun. Flat-footed like a bobby. A bobby on t'beat. Don't see many of them nowadays.

The noise. The noise of northern men. Northern men and women. Celebrating. Celebrating a goal. Scored by a Spaniard against an English 'keeper. England's best 'keeper. The horror. The horror. Horrible. Treason.

And then. More. The cross. The header. The score. In bold. Spain two. England Nil. Big Sam's England. And there he is. The Spaniard with his facial hair and note book. He's looking at Big Sam. He's looking at me. Past me. Or at me.

Looking. Smiling. Mocking Big Sam! Him! Mocking Big Sam! The arms. Moving. The Smile. The language! Si!? Todo bien?! Todo bien?!!! A chocolate bar?! That's a chocolate bar! He's shouting foreign bloody chocolate bars at me! I half-choke on my Boddington's! Game over. That's what he's saying. Game over Big Sam! Hidden in that language. Game over. He's mocking me. I look to Benni.

Benni. Benni McCarthy. McCarthy. Like Big Mick down t'road. South African. Practically British. A war there. You know? Boars or summat. A war about pigs? Wasn't that to do wit' Cuba? I look to Benni. Benni's waiting. Benni's a striker. He's pleading with his eyes. He's pleading with that raised finger. 'Play me Big Sam.' 'Play me.' We lock steely eyes. I placate him with crossed arms. Strong, crossed arms. 'Samba'll do a job Benni. Samba'll do it.' I say. I say with my arms. I say with my shrugged shoulders. There's still time. 55 minutes. No need for Benni. Samba'll do it.

I march back to give the fouth official advice. 'I could have been England manager!' I tell him. He stares. He's laughing. They're all laughing. Hateful. Spiteful. Mocking me. Mocking Big Sam. Bile rises. I march to t'bench. I almost trip, almost stumble over Winston. Winston. Winston the whippet. My whippet. Big Sam's whippet.

It's over. The Spaniard won. Beat me, beat me; Big Sam. four nothing. Cheated. They all do. Foreigners. I can't abide cheaters. Can't abide players who go around, go around like they own the place. I tell El Hadji. El Hadji agrees. He were booed. Mocked. They all mock. They mock Big Sam and his British Blackburn Rovers. Andre agrees. As does Morten. Never cheats, that Morten. Zurab. Zurab, a strapping lad from Rangers. Rangers in Scotland. British Scotland. He agrees. As does Carlos. Carlos. Funny lad. Says he's chilly. I give him me cap. A cap and a Woodbine.

The FA. I'll go t'FA. Mocking me he were. Taunting. Teasing. Terrible behaviour. Undermined me. Undermined me 4:5:1 with no recognised strikers. Mocked me. I phone Phil. I phone Brian Horten. Spaniards. All of 'em. Mocking. Spitting. I hate that. El Hadji agrees. We all agree. Mocking. Malevolent.

Big Sam'll be back. You'll see."

fan ****in tastic

[BFG]

I almost trip, almost stumble over Winston. Winston. Winston the whippet. My whippet. Big Sam's whippet.

As does Carlos. Carlos. Funny lad. Says he's chilly. I give him me cap. A cap and a Woodbine.



Some very funny parts in that.

[Roboklopp]

THat is quality.