The Benitez Thread

[Muzchap 8,966]

Well I am under the belief that Rafadyce did more damage than good for l'puke. I remember that he went through something like 70 players @ l'puke. Even Sir Red Nose agrees w/ me.

Fair enough

SAF is hardly a credible source on Liverpool and the article is actually a DIG at Rafa and bigging up Roy Hodgson...

[Muzchap 8,966]

we know Wilkins was sacked at half time during a reserve team game,,,,

He had a fight with RA ages before he was sacked, IIRC.

Agree RW wasn't handled well and would love Ray back at CFC we have missed his wisdom and youth work

[Sheva. 5,373]

also all the players mostly Torres and Luiz need to look at themself big time. would not be sad if both of them pissed off in January

RDM should have dropped those that weren't performing, especially the two that you mentioned and we would have probably gotten more wins this month, and he'd still have a job.

[robdog 2,084]

Fair enough

SAF is hardly a credible source on Liverpool and the article is actually a DIG at Rafa and bigging up Roy Hodgson...

Well here is an article from the Daily Fail. Maybe this will show rafadyce in a better light for you.

[Reddish-Blue 2,489]

Well I am under the belief that Rafadyce did more damage than good for l'puke. I remember that he went through something like 70 players @ l'puke. Even Sir Red Nose agrees w/ me.

Yea, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1221975/Rafa-Benitezs-229m-spending-spree-The-76-players-signed-Liverpool-managers-reign.html

Rafa went through 76 players. The majority of the players were bought for 2 - 6 million...but he spent 19 million on an average Robbie Keane, spent 20 million on an injury-prone Aquilani..and also spent close to 12 million on Babel, who didn't even want to join Liverpool in the first place.

[Tomo 21,751]

The one positive Rafa will bring is he rotates more than Robbie.

[Muzchap 8,966]

Well here is an article from the Daily Fail. Maybe this will show rafadyce in a better light for you.

Some great signings and some good profits

Maybe Keane and Acquilani were bad, but CFC managers have bought some shite too!

Some good players he signed cheap and are still at Lpool and doing well

I don't think that's too bad, seeing as we have done that amount of money in a few years...

Also lots of free signings - good bargain hunting skills

[Strike 7,474]

The one positive Rafa will bring is he rotates more than Robbie.

still not convinced that this move was necessary now. the overall objective of the season was to get back in the top 4 right? why then, go out and sack di matteo barely 3 months into the season and replace him with Rafa Benitez who averaged 13 signings a season and drove Liverpool to the ground. If it was Pep coming in, it makes some sense atleast but he's still whiling his days away at New York.

We'll see how this plays out but I have to say, it would take One hell of a 6 months to make me accept Rafa

[Henrique 9,133]

Yea, http://www.dailymail...gers-reign.html

Rafa went through 76 players. The majority of the players were bought for 2 - 6 million...but he spent 19 million on an average Robbie Keane, spent 20 million on an injury-prone Aquilani..and also spent close to 12 million on Babel, who didn't even want to join Liverpool in the first place.

We spent 18m on Lukaku, we spent much more on Wright Philips, we bought an injury-prone Marin.

Its easy to forget Benitez got players like Mascherano, Alonso, Agger and Torres. Not saying he is a superb manager, but at least he is decent. Its just ridiculous right now this kind of thing, I just hope we have a nice end of season.

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

Yea, http://www.dailymail...gers-reign.html

Rafa went through 76 players. The majority of the players were bought for 2 - 6 million...but he spent 19 million on an average Robbie Keane, spent 20 million on an injury-prone Aquilani..and also spent close to 12 million on Babel, who didn't even want to join Liverpool in the first place.

That list is incredible. The players he signed, only a small fraction of them went on to actually play for Liverpool consistently. Lucas, Agger, Reina, Johnson, Mascherano, Alonso, Torres, Kuyt etc. Also seen that Mikel San Jose of Atletic Bilbao played for Liverpool before... wtf!!

Was reading that list and found this..

Gary Stevens

Cost: Free (Ross County, August 2007)

Where is he now? Part of Liverpool's youth setup.

If anyone watches the SPL (highly doubt it) that is Gary Mackay-Stevens now playing for Dundee Utd... hes from Thurso, which is 25 minutes away from Wick .... he did some class skill thing was on Soccer AM, I'll post a video when I find it.

[LayZ 201]

Will Leif cut off his penis now??!!

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

wow what a disastrous day. sacking RDM over one bad month is sketchy in it of itself, and if he ocntinued winning who knows they probably would have fired him for a draw let alone a loss. im so pissed off at the 'Board' if they can even be called that. Honestly who runs this club, im begining to think its just a game of Russian roulette up there were they play this game to find out our next manger and then again on what month and day they will fire him in the future.

our board has no Goals, Strategy or Tactics on running the club and we're becoming a laughing-stock in the world of Football. Our board and Roman have no clue what it takes to hire an adequate manger of the club, and 8 years later the fact their still fucking up speaks volumes. How can everybody we sign be fired, EVERYBODY! our board and roman can't evaluate for shit, and the fact that they cant stand by their choices shows how incompetent they are at their own decisions.

I refrain from now on from ever calling the 'board' the board ever again. their clowns, and nothing but that.