Rafa Watch

[Daniel 7]

Because he's a great manager and is too good to be wasted sat on his thumbs waiting for LFC.

[saj]

@ Chelsea fans.

Rafa is one of the 2 or 3 best managers in the world right now. ****ing insane that they believe this. Insane.

Sorry but

[Marina]

Not suggesting he should be sitting around... but I'm complaining because I really hate Chelsea. Totally different things the thought of Torres and Rafa together again AT CHELSEA is not something I ever really considered.

[Kenneth]

I've absolutely no idea what you meant, but if you're asking why I'd prefer Chelsea to do well out of a top 3 that contains only one true rival and two clubs who are not rivals, then it's obvious. There is no-one at City for whom I have the love and respect that I have for Benitez, and also I live in Manchester, and have to put up with the intolerable nouveau riche attitude of the City supporters. An easy choice.

Got you. Thanks for humouring me.

[Daniel 7]

Funny how it all works out, eh?

[kingfunk]

Not suggesting he should be sitting around... but I'm complaining because I really hate Chelsea. Totally different things the thought of Torres and Rafa together again AT CHELSEA is not something I ever really considered.

[Marina]

City's still preferable to Chelsea, no matter who their manager is. There is absolutely nothing redeeming about Chelsea, except for the fact that they're not Man United.

[Shaggy]

It's quite nice for me really - despite their annoying supporters, I enjoy City doing well because it makes United fans cry. So, it's the same as it ever was for me....anyone but United. ABU. Rafa will improve Chelsea and so give United a stiffer title rival. If either City or Chelsea win stuff at United's expense, then good. But I'd sooner Rafa's Chelsea.

[Alex]

It was a good rivalry around 2004/5/6/7 but other than that the clubs have no history. Mind you, I know a couple of Chelsea fans that hate him for those Champions League Semi's

[Marina]

Really? Really??!! Even if it means that ****** Torres returning to form and being all the more pleased he went to Chelsea?

Blue moon, you saw me standing alone

[Reece]

Ben Smith @BenSmithBBC
Rafa Benitez has boarded a plane bound for Heathrow. He arrives very late tonight. Next stop #CFC.

[Shaggy]

Really? Really??!! Even if it means that ****** Torres returning to form and being all the more pleased he went to Chelsea?

Blue moon, you saw me standing alone

I've no beef with Torres at all. We lied to him, repeatedly, ****ed him around while we got worse and worse, and he left to win stuff. He owed us nothing. He left his boyhood club, the club he loves, to come to us. No Liverpool supporter got angry about that - so why so angry that he left us?

[Marina]

To reiterate: because he went to CHELSEA! The worst place he could've gone (not really worth entertaining the thought of a transfer to United because the odds of that would've been miniscule)

[Shaggy]

He had no other offers. What did you expect him to do? Bizarre that there's so much bitterness so long after he left. He's a footballer, it happens.

[Alex]

Nearly 2 years he has been gone....