Benítez says he needs fresh investment to compete for title

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

In's

Josemi - £2,000,000
Nunez - £1,500,000
Alonso - £10,500,000
Garcia - £6,000,000
Morientes - £6,300,000
Carson - £1,000,000
Pellegrino - FREE
Crouch - £7,000,000
Reina - £6,000,000
Sissoko - £5,600,000
Baragan - FREE
Antwi - FREE
Idrizaj - FREE
Hobbs - £750,000
Roque - FREE
Anderson - SWAP
Crowther - FREE
Fowler - FREE
Kronkamp - FREE
Agger - £5,800,000
Bellamy - £6,000,000
Gonzales - £1,500,000
Paletta - £2,000,000
Aurelio - FREE
Hansen - FREE
Kuyt - £9,000,000
El Zhar - FREE
Ajdarevic - FREE
Arbeloa - £3,000,000
Cooper - £100,000
Mascherano - £18,000,000
Pennant - £6,700,000
Bennayoun - £5,000,000
Lucas - £6,000,000
Babel - £11,500,000
Torres - £21,000,000
Leto - £1,850,000
Plessis - FREE
Insua - Part/Ex
Dalla Valle - FREE
Mendy - FREE
Degen - FREE
Butchtman - FREE
Skrtel - £6,000,000
Dossena - £7,000,000
Keane - £19,000,000
Cavalieri - £3,000,000
Savic - £500,000
N'Gog - £1,500,000
Riera - £8,000,000
Palsson - £250,000
Kyriakos - £2,000,000
Aquilani - £17,500,000
Johnson - £17,000,000

Total = £225.85m

Duran
Huth
Bouzanis
Nemeth
Brower

Above all undisclosed.. probably find a price but I'm in a bit of a rush still won't have a great impact.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Out's

Markus Babbel - Free
Danny Murphy - £2,500,000
Michael Owen - £8,500,000
Stephane Henchoz - Free
Vladimir Smicer - Free
El Hadji Diouf - £3,500,000
Mauricio Pellegrino - Free
Alou Diarra - £2,000,000
Igor Biscan - Free
Jon Otsemobor - Free
Richie Partridge - Unknown Fee
Patrice Luzi - FREE
Gregory Vignal - Free
Antonio Nunez - £2,000,000
Milan Baros - £6,500,000
John Welsh - Player Exchange
Josemi - Player Exchange
Zak Whitbread - £200,000
Bruno Cheyrou - Undisclosed
David Raven - Undisclosed
Fernando Morientes - £3,000,000
Dietmar Hamann - Free
Antonio Barragan - £675,000
Djimi Traore - £2,000,000
Neil Mellor - £500,000
Jan Kromkamp - £1,750,000
Darren Potter - £525,000
Stephen Warnock - £1,500,000
Salif Diao - Free
Florent S.-Pongolle - £2,700,000
Danny O' Donnell - £100,000
Boudewijn Zenden - Free
Jerzy Dudek - Free
Robbie Fowler - Free
Luis Garcia - £4,000,000
Djibril Cissé - £6,000,000
Craig Bellamy - £7,500,000
Mark Gonzalez - £3,500,000
Gabriel Paletta - £1,200,000
Chris Kirkland - £3,500,000
James Smith - Free
Mohamed Sissoko - £8,200,000
Lee Peltier - Free
John Arne Riise - £4,000,000
Harry Kewell - Free
Anthony Le Tallec - Undisclosed
Peter Crouch - £11,000,000
Danny Guthrie - £2,250,000
Scott Carson - £3,250,000
Steve Finnan - Undisclosed
Robbie Keane - £16,000,000
Jack Hobbs - Undisclosed
Paul Anderson - £250,000
Astrit Ajdarevic - Free
Sebastian Leto - £3,000,000
Jermaine Pennant - Free
Miki Roque - Free
Álvaro Arbeloa - £3,500,000
Xabi Alonso - £30,000,000
Andrea Dossena - £4,700,000
Andriy Voronin - £1,800,000
Nikolay Mihaylov - £1,500,000

Total = £153.1m

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Quick bit of math shows..

£225.85m spend
£153.10m return
= £72.75m net

6 season = 12 window

73.75m/12 = 6.06m p/w

EDIT : I missed Johnson out which changes things a little bit

[BobTheCharmer]

no matter whether he has spent 800m or **** all it doesn't excuse his over reliance on **** house tactics, his refusal to make instant subs or to change his formation regardless of players available.

Of course he would have a better chance of succeeding with more money, thats true with every bloody manager. What we need is less moaning and bleating and instead concentrate on getting 100% out of the more than half decent players we do have.

I was asked yesterday by someone whether I thought Rafa would have a better season next year if he stays. My answer was absol****inglutely. We've had some **** luck and bizarre things happen but regardless of this I think time has run its course and this place needs a lift. Hopefully new oweners and new manager with new ideas will get more from these players. After all we have a great keeper, two more than decent centre backs, a quality right back, two excellent centre midfielders in Gerrard & Masher and of course one of the worlds best forwards. Its a good basis for any manager to start with.

We need a new approach.

[Leyton388]

Rafa decided to spunk almost £40m on Keane and Aquilani. We could have messi in our team and he would still st us up the same way. He needs to change his tactics first.

[scully]

no matter whether he has spent 800m or **** all it doesn't excuse his over reliance on **** house tactics, his refusal to make instant subs or to change his formation regardless of players available.

Of course he would have a better chance of succeeding with more money, thats true with every bloody manager. What we need is less moaning and bleating and instead concentrate on getting 100% out of the more than half decent players we do have.

I was asked yesterday by someone whether I thought Rafa would have a better season next year if he stays. My answer was absol****inglutely. We've had some **** luck and bizarre things happen but regardless of this I think time has run its course and this place needs a lift. Hopefully new oweners and new manager with new ideas will get more from these players. After all we have a great keeper, two more than decent centre backs, a quality right back, two excellent centre midfielders in Gerrard & Masher and of course one of the worlds best forwards. Its a good basis for any manager to start with.

We need a new approach.

Let alone what he's spent, I think even the bad luck argument is wearing thin - even with his key players back he sabotages any chances we have of playing genuine football by ****ing around with those players. If he stays beyond this season then I can't bear the thought of next season.

[banditos]

Let alone what he's spent, I think even the bad luck argument is wearing thin - even with his key players back he sabotages any chances we have of playing genuine football by ****ing around with those players. If he stays beyond this season then I can't bear the thought of next season.

I'm looking forward to next season, when Rafa will prove to you doubters that he actually is one of the best coaches in world foorball.

[kingfunk]

I'm looking forward to next season, when Rafa will prove to you doubters that he actually is one of the best coaches in world foorball.

**** me pink, if I have to hear that one again

[red g]

**** me pink, if I have to hear that one again

not sure what you mean, its our year, next year

[red g]

no matter whether he has spent 800m or **** all it doesn't excuse his over reliance on **** house tactics, his refusal to make instant subs or to change his formation regardless of players available.

Of course he would have a better chance of succeeding with more money, thats true with every bloody manager. What we need is less moaning and bleating and instead concentrate on getting 100% out of the more than half decent players we do have.

I was asked yesterday by someone whether I thought Rafa would have a better season next year if he stays. My answer was absol****inglutely. We've had some **** luck and bizarre things happen but regardless of this I think time has run its course and this place needs a lift. Hopefully new oweners and new manager with new ideas will get more from these players. After all we have a great keeper, two more than decent centre backs, a quality right back, two excellent centre midfielders in Gerrard & Masher and of course one of the worlds best forwards. Its a good basis for any manager to start with.

We need a new approach.

[pondus]

I'm looking forward to next season, when Rafa will prove to you doubters that he actually is one of the best coaches in world foorball.

I think you misspelled, it's supposed to be foolball

Although I actually agree with you, think we'll have a great season next year

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

I wasn't making any excuses for him..

Every manager makes bad signings!

For every Aquilani there is a Hargreaves

[cream]

I wasn't making any excuses for him..

Every manager makes bad signings!

For every Aquilani there is a Hargreaves

The thing is, most big clubs that win things regularly make these sort of mistakes quite often and get away with it because they have big squads with quality players. At Liverpool there is hardly any margin for error in the transfer market, and i don't know of any manager that would be perfect when it comes to transfers.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

The thing is, most big clubs that win things regularly make these sort of mistakes quite often and get away with it because they have big squads with quality players. At Liverpool there is hardly any margin for error in the transfer market, and i don't know of any manager that would be perfect when it comes to transfers.

Exactly.. If united waste £20m on a player there squad is still likely to compete whereas we are relaying on the players coming in to make an impact.

[Exiled_red]

The thing is, most big clubs that win things regularly make these sort of mistakes quite often and get away with it because they have big squads with quality players. At Liverpool there is hardly any margin for error in the transfer market, and i don't know of any manager that would be perfect when it comes to transfers.