I've seen countless instances of people passing off as fact that Rafa is part of the "Hicks camp". Repeatedly, this is regurgitated as a stick to beat our manager with.
With Rafa's deep discomfort (mentioned by many journalists now, so it seems obvious that he has let a few off-the-record comments slip, not to mention the cancellation of that press conference) at being used as a partial excuse by Hicks in his latest desperate manoeuvre (letter to Parry), I again want to question this assertion.
Why are Rafa's efforts at keeping the squad running and salvaging our season - by keeping his head down in the current fight and not further antagonising our current owners - being interpreted as support for the Hicks regime?
I'm going to repeat some questions I posed on an earlier thread
(as yet UNANSWERED), in the hope that those who continue to repeat the Rafa+Hicks mantra might respond. Its harder to ignore when its not buried within another thread. If you can't answer them now, we all know why.
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Originally Posted by isr
Rashid,
Could you share those facts, please? Genuinely.
Lets get a couple of things out of the way first of all:
1) Rafa is the manager, and needs to work with whoever signs the cheques in order to get things done. That remains the case no matter who is in charge - the most benevolent owners in the footballing world, or the most rapacious looters.
So, working WITH the owners on matters pertaining to the smooth functioning of the squad cannot be construed as an active approval of the owners by Rafa.
2) Rafa never did, and doesn't now, own any shares. Nor does he have a seat on the boardroom. He was not involved in the decision to sell to the Yanks. He was not a party to any of the refinancing decisions. He has no part in any of the potential takeover discussions.
So, his lack on involvement in the ongoing "who will own Liverpool" saga cannot be construed as an active approval of the current owners by Rafa.
So, I would like to ask:
a) how do you know for a fact that Rafa is IN Hicks camp?
b) what part has Rafa played in ensuring that Hicks retains control of Liverpool?
c) what possible impact can Rafa make on the takeover saga, and if so, why hasn't he done it.
I share your frustrations Rashid, but I would genuinely like to know what Rafa has done to bolster Hicks. If you, Dave, or anyone could address the above 3 questions, I would be better informed.
Thanks in advance :)
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Still waiting for a response..............