Rafa Benitez Leaves Liverpool

[Chris]

The only thing that may come of this is that new owners are on the horizon.

The opposite more like.

[Tatterdemalion]

If the players have turned on him, it does appear it is the result of a few unusual substitutions and, often, their own failure to go at teams, no?

[leftpeg]

Depressing. Really really depressing.

[Rowan]

I still dont get why they'd be arsed sacking him if they're looking to sell the club.

Oh - wait a minute. The 'selling the club' thing was bollocks and these two cunts are here for the long haul.

I assume that sacking Rafa is the "substantial investment in the squad" that Hicks was talking about.

[Craig_H]

The only thing that may come of this is that new owners are on the horizon.

There's two trains of thought for me.

Either there are new owners who insisted on Rafa being sacked before they come in.

Or Hicks has no intention of selling the club, and the 'announcement' he made about wanting to sell, was just bollocks to appease RBS and get a loan extension.

My view? Well put it this way, i dont think anyone other than the current owners/regime have made this decision.

[Big-Red-Ed]

Depressing but predictable. Another 5 year plan on the way.

[Rich]

What an absolute shambles of a club. Disgraceful treatment for a man who has given so much to our club, his club.

[fah-q]

I just saw a bloke on a bike pulling along a roped up emu.

BBC now reporting it

The BBC that hard up for news?

[Armchairkopite]

There's two trains of thought for me.

Either there are new owners who insisted on Rafa being sacked before they come in.

Or Hicks has no intention of selling the club, and the 'announcement' he made about wanting to sell, was just bollocks to appease RBS and get a loan extension.

My view? Well put it this way, i dont think anyone other than the current owners/regime have made this decision.

My thoughts exactly.

[Hollowman]

The BBC that hard up for news?

Aye. I texted Si like.

[Tatterdemalion]

There's two trains of thought for me.

Either there are new owners who insisted on Rafa being sacked before they come in.

Or Hicks has no intention of selling the club, and the 'announcement' he made about wanting to sell, was just bollocks to appease RBS and get a loan extension.

My view? Well put it this way, i dont think anyone other than the current owners/regime have made this decision.

I reckon it's got nothing to do with the owners. Don't even think they're executive now.

Got Purslow written all over this.

[Shaggy]

I hope Rafa comes out fighting and tells us what's gone on. Tells us all what ****ing snakes the suits are. He will as well, I'm sure of it...unless he's gagged.

[Craig_H]

I reckon it's got nothing to do with the owners. Don't even think they're executive now.

Got Purslow written all over this.

Purslow's running it on their behalf.

If he's chosen to sack Benitez, he has to get authority from the owners - they're the ones who'd have to pay the severence package, so Purslow wont have just been able to do it off his own back.

[Guest]

Purslow was said to be having 'excellent relations' with Rafa not so long ago. He even went as far as guaranteeing he would still be manager at the end of last season, so it makes no sense at all.

[Craig_H]

I hope Rafa comes out fighting and tells us what's gone on. Tells us all what ****ing snakes the suits are. He will as well, I'm sure of it...unless he's gagged.

It'd be insane if his payoff didnt have a gagging order. Good, but massively unlikely.