Re: More Football Chat : Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:00 pm  

Catalancs wrote: El Pac Carnegie wrote: Rafa's reign set to come to premature end? Balague once again mopping up the scraps left by the Italian and Spanish press. Benitez's agent on the ball. I was just going off a tweet TBH.

Catalancs wrote: El Pac Carnegie wrote: Rafa's reign set to come to premature end? Balague once again mopping up the scraps left by the Italian and Spanish press. Benitez's agent on the ball. I was just going off a tweet TBH.

Re: More Football Chat : Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:04 pm  

El Pac Carnegie wrote: Catalancs wrote: El Pac Carnegie wrote: Rafa's reign set to come to premature end? Balague once again mopping up the scraps left by the Italian and Spanish press. Benitez's agent on the ball. I was just going off a tweet TBH. Reports now saying he's staying. Quotes from Massimo Moratti seem to indicate that too.

El Pac Carnegie wrote: Catalancs wrote: El Pac Carnegie wrote: Rafa's reign set to come to premature end? Balague once again mopping up the scraps left by the Italian and Spanish press. Benitez's agent on the ball. I was just going off a tweet TBH. Reports now saying he's staying. Quotes from Massimo Moratti seem to indicate that too.

Re: More Football Chat : Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:08 pm  

Catalancs wrote: El Pac Carnegie wrote: Catalancs wrote: El Pac Carnegie wrote: Rafa's reign set to come to premature end? Balague once again mopping up the scraps left by the Italian and Spanish press. Benitez's agent on the ball. I was just going off a tweet TBH. Reports now saying he's staying. Quotes from Massimo Moratti seem to indicate that too. Sounds to me like the cost of firing him would be prohibitive at the moment and that they would prefer him to resign. He must have refused to do so. He'll still go, it's only a matter of time. He's done really poorly for years now.

Catalancs wrote: El Pac Carnegie wrote: Catalancs wrote: El Pac Carnegie wrote: Rafa's reign set to come to premature end? Balague once again mopping up the scraps left by the Italian and Spanish press. Benitez's agent on the ball. I was just going off a tweet TBH. Reports now saying he's staying. Quotes from Massimo Moratti seem to indicate that too. Sounds to me like the cost of firing him would be prohibitive at the moment and that they would prefer him to resign. He must have refused to do so. He'll still go, it's only a matter of time. He's done really poorly for years now.

Re: More Football Chat : Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:24 pm  

A Mão do Deus wrote: Bye Rafa http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 55,00.html Fact. Not yet.

A Mão do Deus wrote: Bye Rafa http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 55,00.html Fact. Not yet.

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Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 23, 2010 12:34 pm  

Wire_85 wrote:

Not yet.

It is now!!!

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 23, 2010 12:40 pm  

Cool

All we need now is Roy to get the boot then Rafa can come home (well he is already)

Mark would have to go poundland to stock up on tissues.

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:07 pm  

Get in!

Get in!

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:11 pm  

Wire_85 wrote:

Cool

All we need now is Roy to get the boot then Rafa can come home (well he is already)

Mark would have to go poundland to stock up on tissues.

Serious question - would you honestly want Benitez to return?

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:17 pm  

Wouldn't a worse job then the current one.

Another then that give me Hiddink or Spalletti.

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:21 pm  

Ian 77 Redux wrote:

Serious question - would you honestly want Benitez to return?

Any fan that wants him back is going with the belief in their heart and not their head. The club are now about to go through a long transitional period, where getting the club to be balanced off the field and financially will be the most important thing. Rafa will come in and want everything his way, he will want the club to be led his way, the type of player to be brought in must be his type, etc.

Simply put, Liverpool need a Wenger (if there are any out there?) not a Benitez, as the emphasis on youth and developing youngsters will be one of the biggest requirements of our manager, something I feel Benitez generally struggles with. If only van Gaal wasn't on the verge of retirement...