Rafa Benitez Leaves Liverpool

[Craig_H]

You're counting the Charity Shield and Supercup?

[CJ]

You're counting the Charity Shield and Supercup?

im telling you what the graph said.

you dont need to understand a word of Italian to be able to understand what it says. its really simple just look at it.

[Guest]

It's the lesser of all f*ucking nightmares

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

Rafa hasn't signed any papers yet according to the story I just read on the bbc website.
There is still time for a new owner to come in and reinstate Rafa.
I hope that is what is happening right now.

[BillobShaisley]

I would agree, if it weren't for the fact that we've not won anything for four years and only ever been in the title race once. I think that pretty much indicates it's not just one bad season.

Is the 2006 your date of birth?

[BobTheCharmer]

When we get knew owners if rafa is given the chance to return he would jump at it. He didnt want to go and was pushed AGAINST the wishes of King kenny.

In 12 months time if we're in the top 4, Kenny is boss and we've been taken over by Microsoft with a limitless budget would you still want Rafa back?

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In 12 months time if we're in the top 4, Kenny is boss and we've been taken over by Microsoft with a limitless budget would you still want Rafa back?

Apple are bigger

[The Birdman]

Apple are bigger

Melons are bigger again............

[Leyton388]

The fact Rafa has just walked into the managers job of the european champions speaks volumes of his calibre. But were not getting bought by Microsoft are we so that is all academic.

[SimonNo7]

The fact Rafa has just walked into the managers job of the european champions speaks volumes of his calibre. But were not getting bought by Microsoft are we so that is all academic.

Of course it does but wouldn't you have thought he would of got a longer contract than just two years?

I find that quite surprising even if they are a club who can go through managers quite quickly or is that something that clubs on the continent just do?

[Chris]

2 or 3 years out there is pretty normal I think. Leonardo was given the same, Del Neri at Juventus just got 2 years. Mourinho got 3.

They dont seem as stupid with contracts as English clubs are.

[SimonNo7]

2 or 3 years out there is pretty normal I think. Leonardo was given the same, Del Neri at Juventus just got 2 years. Mourinho got 3.

They dont seem as stupid with contracts as English clubs are.

I think you've got a point there in saying they aren't as stupid as the English clubs with contracts as they have realised that loyalty is a rare commodity these days in football.

I think that's proven further in that they seem to be quite happy to trade players with each other (even big players between big rivals) without a lot of hassle where as we won't sell to anyone who has got the slightest bit of rivalry with us rather than just getting on with it.

[Shaggy]

Lifted from elsewhere...

I was lucky enough to meet him with the SOS delegation in the Autumn of 2008. We were with him for 4 hours and it was a brilliant show of natural enthusiasm and determination. He went over everything from player sales to the weakness of the board and the lack of vision which most on here already know about. He was determined to end what he saw as the 'bullying' of Liverpool FC by Fergie & his allies in management and we all know who they are! He said he couldn't believe how weak our club was when it came to standing up for themselves against the Premiership heavyweights who bullied refs/officials The FA and The Premier League hence his attack on Fergie some months later. He wanted the club to be together and for the Academy to be run professionally. He wanted a small 5000 seater stand built at the Academy so the fans could be welcomed and watch youth team games like they did at Real. He said he had requested this in the first year and he was still waiting for action it was eating away at him he would of built that stand himself you could see it in his eyes. It was not an act he loved the club and he loved the fans!

It was an indication of the way the different departments were not working together and he had a dream of a club all pulling in the same direction fighting the same cause to make Liverppol FC great again and thats obviously why he fought so hard to get overall control of the Academy in his contract. He went through all the players we missed out on due to inertia and incompetence and you could not fail to be impressed by his desire and determination for Liverpool FC to succeed . He said we might win the League that year (which we nearly) did of course but we would need all the luck we could get because we were fighting against the odds. He went through everything and even did impressions of people at the club pretending to talk into a mobile acting out what had happened when the Malouda deal was going pear shaped when he was on holiday and he was talking on his mobile in the swimming pool and Montse was telling him to relax. He even did press ups in front of us pretending to talk into a mobile that was when he was in the gym and found out all the money had been spent on a player right down on his wish list so there was none left for Barry his No 1 priority
When talking about players he said ' boys you've got to remember they are all greedy' 'except for Carra' someone replied, 'no I can assure you, he is as well' we all burst out laughing.

It was funny,inspiring and heartfelt almost like a one man play, and it will live in my memory forever, not bad for an ice cold detached manager.

And for all those who wrote about his ice cold character maybe he just thought you were pricks!


Thanks for the good times Rafa stabbed in the back by Tory dogs with no idea about football!


Our Day Will Come!


Peter Hooton

[wiw]

Not helping

[Ben_Itez]

Not helping

It's not is it




Great post though