Fans one-sided in Rafael Benitez debate

[magicalbarnes]

THat's what he is saying though. Re-read his mail. (Just occasionally Freda talks sense see).

Sorry Fredo my fault, i mis-read your email.

[Guest]

Sorry mate but your talking rubbish there.

If Rafa had the finances he would have walked this league by now.

THat's what he is saying though. Re-read his mail. (Just occasionally Freda talks sense see).

Sorry Fredo my fault, i mis-read your email.

[wiw]

[Plod] What a **** you are Rashid [Plod]

The value of our current squad + the value of the squad he inherited is way, way more than the net he has spent. £17m a year is **** all

[Guest]

The value of our current squad + the value of the squad he inherited is way, way more than the net he has spent. £17m a year is **** all

And what he's done with this money year in year out is just fantastic.

[Roboklopp]

Glad to spread the love.

[Roboklopp]

And what he's done with this money year in year out is just fantastic.

Aye, people take a really simplistic view of his transfer dealings, exluding sales & gradual increase in squad quality & depth. Few things wind me up more in the world of footy.

[Craig_H]

[Rashid] Yeah, but, he's spent £230 gross [/Rashid]

£230 gross wouldnt even get you a PS3

With regards to that though, and Plod's post - it's a bit sad to slag someone off when they're not there to defend themselves, isnt it?

[ric.williams]

good way of looking at it, the way I see it, Rafa is ruthless with his purchases, if they dont shape up he ships them out pronto.

agreed except for ryan babel

[Shaggy]

Well I loved this article, primarily of course because I'm pro-Rafa and it does a great job of highlighting what remarkable work Rafa has done.

How can that emailer possibly argue Benitez has made only six successful signings?

Rafa has put us in a position where many people are making us favourites for the title. It is a squad that came within a whisker of winning the title last season.

Of the 18 on duty in Istanbul, only Gerrard and Carragher remain - meaning, bar those two, Benitez has overhauled and re-built an entire squad, and all for the princely net spend (the only relevant spend) of £85m over five years. I think that's unbelievable.

And yet too many people/pundits/journos still claim Benitez is **** in the transfer market and hasn't bought well. He's bought a ****ing squad now on the cusp of being champions, and he's bought it on a relative shoestring.

[wiw]

£230 gross wouldnt even get you a PS3

With regards to that though, and Plod's post - it's a bit sad to slag someone off when they're not there to defend themselves, isnt it?

Probably. It wasn't particularly at Rashid, he was just the only person I could remember that came out with that. Didn't you actually?

[Craig_H]

Probably. It wasn't particularly at Rashid, he was just the only person I could remember that came out with that. Didn't you actually?

I cant remember. I've typed so much waffle on here, i'm thinking of applying for Belgian citizenship.

[Guest]

I cant remember. I've typed so much waffle on here, i'm thinking of applying for Belgian citizenship.

[Roboklopp]

£230 gross wouldnt even get you a PS3

With regards to that though, and Plod's post - it's a bit sad to slag someone off when they're not there to defend themselves, isnt it?

You're right od course , aye but when I slagged him off when he was here I got told off last time. Not that I care like- had he deserved it (which he probably would) this time, I'd have done the same. Happenstance, he was happily "on holiday" again before I noticed he was back tho. Funny that.

[Roboklopp]

Well I loved this article, primarily of course because I'm pro-Rafa and it does a great job of highlighting what remarkable work Rafa has done.

How can that emailer possibly argue Benitez has made only six successful signings?

Rafa has put us in a position where many people are making us favourites for the title. It is a squad that came within a whisker of winning the title last season.

Of the 18 on duty in Istanbul, only Gerrard and Carragher remain - meaning, bar those two, Benitez has overhauled and re-built an entire squad, and all for the princely net spend (the only relevant spend) of £85m over five years. I think that's unbelievable.

And yet too many people/pundits/journos still claim Benitez is **** in the transfer market and hasn't bought well. He's bought a ****ing squad now on the cusp of being champions, and he's bought it on a relative shoestring.

Rafa is ****in awesome.

[redstaralex]

good way of looking at it, the way I see it, Rafa is ruthless with his purchases, if they dont shape up he ships them out pronto.

which makes me think he can see something in Babel that we can't