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Old 15th April 2008, 08:10 AM
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Exclamation Re: a challenge to those who say Rafa is with Hicks
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Originally Posted by Jose Jones View Post
Would you though RR? As a Liverpool fan who was in the position to do what's best for the club, would you leave because of the almost untenable working conditions? Or would you stay and try and do your best for the club and protect it from the gang of idiots who are doing their best to destroy it?
I'm not having a go here, I think both you and isr have made some excellent posts on this thread. I just reckon Rafa loves the club and is committed to his work here and that's why he hasn't walked out as yet.
As a Liverpool fan no, I'd not walk out. But Rafa, as much as he's built up a love for the club, is not a Liverpool fan. His wife's feelings must play a part in his thinking too, which means he's not going to walk just yet.

I've no clue how strong this tie to Liverpool is now, if it's getting weaker or stronger because of what's been happening.

But me - if I was doing a job at a club that I like but that wasn't 'my' club, if I was getting the stick Rafa was earlier in the season, and my back stabbed all the time so much that I'd started using my own knife in pre-emptive strikes, then I'd already be thinking about those offers that keep being hinted of elsewhere. There comes a point when enough is enough.

Maybe losing Parry would make it worth a go again, maybe I had a short list of things I wanted to change and I'd stay until either they were done or they were obviously not on.

So - I'm not Rafa, but I can't help thinking sooner or later the day will come when he says whatever's Spanish for "fuck this".

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Originally Posted by aws View Post
My take is that Rafa wants Gillett and Parry out. He also wants Hicks out but currently sees him as the lesser evil because Hicks isn't actively seeking to have Rafa sacked at the moment.

Rafa is only an employee. He can't go to war with everybody so he has temporarily mended his fences with hicks so he can get on with running the team while the ownership battle is resolved.
I would go for Rafa realising there are two options on the cards. Hicks or DIC. He can suck up to DIC through third parties. He can suck up to HICKS directly. I don't see what he'd gain from attacking Hicks now. Or what he'd gain from sucking up to Gillett and Parry now.

He's got it all worked out knowing Rafa.

But he doesn't always get his decisions right. Is dealing with owners a CL or PL type area for him?
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