Benítez says he needs fresh investment to compete for title

[the rev leeroy brown]

just the start of another 6 - 12 months of bull**** to deal with. we'll no doubt reach this point next season with these two ****s still looking for a buyer and the fat **** rafa in charge. RIP LFC.

[TheElephantMan]

just the start of another 6 - 12 months of bull**** to deal with. we'll no doubt reach this point next season with these two ****s still looking for a buyer and the fat **** rafa in charge. RIP LFC.

[Reece]

just the start of another 6 - 12 months of bull**** to deal with. we'll no doubt reach this point next season with these two ****s still looking for a buyer and the fat **** rafa in charge. RIP LFC.

That's real classy.

[Kenneth]

[Shaggy]

just the start of another 6 - 12 months of bull**** to deal with. we'll no doubt reach this point next season with these two ****s still looking for a buyer and the fat **** rafa in charge. RIP LFC.

[CJ]

not needed that is it

[red g]

just the start of another 6 - 12 months of bull**** to deal with. we'll no doubt reach this point next season with these two ****s still looking for a buyer and the fat **** rafa in charge. RIP LFC.

out of order!!

[elrichio86]

just the start of another 6 - 12 months of bull**** to deal with. we'll no doubt reach this point next season with these two ****s still looking for a buyer and the fat **** rafa in charge. RIP LFC.

Where's the drama queen smiley?

[Reece]

Where's the drama queen smiley?

[SRR]

just the start of another 6 - 12 months of bull**** to deal with. we'll no doubt reach this point next season with these two ****s still looking for a buyer and the fat **** rafa in charge. RIP LFC.

Fans like you make me sick and ashamed to be Liverpool fan. FFS we've had one bad season under Rafa and the world is about to end. Yes like all Liverpool fans I'm not happy with how this season has gone but not all of this is down to Rafa, how many key players have been out injured? How many key players (and you know who I mean) have looked disinterested? You think it's bad now, remember back to when Souness was in charge now that was bad and it wasn't just one season.

In my opinion our problems stem from the big change he made at the beginning of the season when he tried to make us more attacking from the back (which most fans were asking for and applauding at the time) and it didn't quite work out and we shipped goals for fun. Taking this into account, the form of Carragher at the start of the season, the form and attitude of Gerrard when he plays, Mascherano's form at the start of the season the ongoing Torres saga with his injury. Therein lies the problem. If you have issues with the core spine of the team then that will impact on the performance and the confidence of those around them.

I do not believe this is how he saw that the season was going to pan out and there is probably plenty that he would do different, but to shift all of the blame onto him is not right. Don't get me wrong, Rafa is to blame for some of the problems but not all the blame for our performances should be dropped on him. When he is able to put out his first choice lineup, we play good attacking football, unfortunately this season he has not been able to do that due to injuries and trying to stop us shipping goals for fun.

Maybe I'm looking at this differently to you, but out on the pitch there are 11 players who are given a job to and are more than capable of doing the job, but more often than not they have looked disinterented and out of form, the two main culprits being Gerrard and Carragher, but then I guess it's wrong to blame two of the local boys isn't it?

Instead of blaming one person, step back and look at the bigger picture. Getting rid of Rafa is not a guarantee to instant success and I for one am not interested in another 5 year plan under a new manager, I've had enough of them. I'd rather see where Rafa is going to take us now that he has control of the academy etc. New owners is what we need not a new manager.

Sorry for going off topic, **** morning at work and that comment pissed me off. Hicks and Gillett out.

[Craig_H]

Not that i agree with the name calling, but it's not just one bad season.

A remit of any Liverpool manager is to challenge for the title and rafa's managed it once in six seasons. The good league campaign is the exception to the rule.

[Dirk07]

Not that i agree with the name calling, but it's not just one bad season.

A remit of any Liverpool manager is to challenge for the title and rafa's managed it once in six seasons. The good league campaign is the exception to the rule.

how many times have we done it in 20 seasons?

[red g]

how many times have we done it in 20 seasons?

doesnt make it right though.

[memzey]

Rafa has got a few things wrong in his time (what manager has not), but it would be criminally myopic to to dismiss him as a bad manager on the basis of one season. This is the first season since he arrived where we have not improved from the last term and I'd be willing to cut him some slack on that front, especially given the shambles we seem to be behind the scenes and the fact that he has made a net transfer profit over the past 18 months or so.

I don't think he is perfect and I acknowledge the fact he has made some mistakes, but I just don't see anyone else as a realistic candidate who would be any better given the contraints Rafa has to work under. Far from it in fact, chopping Rafa and replacing him with someone like MON etc, would be another disastrous step along the path to barcode-esque messiah seeking which would sicken any right minded fan.

[elrichio86]

Fans like you make me sick and ashamed to be Liverpool fan. FFS we've had one bad season under Rafa and the world is about to end. Yes like all Liverpool fans I'm not happy with how this season has gone but not all of this is down to Rafa, how many key players have been out injured? How many key players (and you know who I mean) have looked disinterested? You think it's bad now, remember back to when Souness was in charge now that was bad and it wasn't just one season.

In my opinion our problems stem from the big change he made at the beginning of the season when he tried to make us more attacking from the back (which most fans were asking for and applauding at the time) and it didn't quite work out and we shipped goals for fun. Taking this into account, the form of Carragher at the start of the season, the form and attitude of Gerrard when he plays, Mascherano's form at the start of the season the ongoing Torres saga with his injury. Therein lies the problem. If you have issues with the core spine of the team then that will impact on the performance and the confidence of those around them.

I do not believe this is how he saw that the season was going to pan out and there is probably plenty that he would do different, but to shift all of the blame onto him is not right. Don't get me wrong, Rafa is to blame for some of the problems but not all the blame for our performances should be dropped on him. When he is able to put out his first choice lineup, we play good attacking football, unfortunately this season he has not been able to do that due to injuries and trying to stop us shipping goals for fun.

Maybe I'm looking at this differently to you, but out on the pitch there are 11 players who are given a job to and are more than capable of doing the job, but more often than not they have looked disinterented and out of form, the two main culprits being Gerrard and Carragher, but then I guess it's wrong to blame two of the local boys isn't it?

Instead of blaming one person, step back and look at the bigger picture. Getting rid of Rafa is not a guarantee to instant success and I for one am not interested in another 5 year plan under a new manager, I've had enough of them. I'd rather see where Rafa is going to take us now that he has control of the academy etc. New owners is what we need not a new manager.

Sorry for going off topic, **** morning at work and that comment pissed me off. Hicks and Gillett out.

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