Rafa Benitez: The Final Word.

[Magic Sponge]

let rafa go slate him just dont!! tell me roy hodgson is a better manager than him another souness fuck up with him in charge we will be lucky to get top ten

 

Did you invent the German U-boat enigma machine?

[chauncey]

Just got off the phone with Steve Hothersall and he said Rafa spent the entire interview rubbing his fingers together, like he was rolling an invisible spliff... or *gasp* counting imaginary money.

 

When the interview was over he replicated his famous 'finished' gesture. One final goading of Fat Sam, and all the anti-Rafa crew. Shame, I thought the guy had more class than that.

[JMARKH]

Totally agree with you mate. Wonder if Woy can beat the mancs 3 times on the bounce :wallbutt:

 

How small time.

[Joe Le Taxi]

Realistically, everyone knew he could not come out and slag the owners off as he could of got sued and the radio station would get in shit as well so they could of made it clear not to talk about the Americans. Or maybe, like the club was pressuring the Echo before, they were doing it again. Another stupid idea is that Rafa just wanted a final chance to say goodbye to us fans. But no of course not, he hated us all.

 

Just another stick to beat the manager with. Funny, the people who called him pathetic names and wanted him out are now slating him for not helping them...

 

Get a fucking grip.

[Kennys_spell]

Now you're just starting a different argument.

 

Yep that's exactly what I'm doing - by pointing out how bad the Leeches are, it moves the argument 180 degrees away from where it started which was that Benitez should have exposed exactly how bad the Leeches are.

 

Jog on.

[Steve Holt]

Realistically, everyone knew he could not come out and slag the owners off as he could of got sued and the radio station would get in shit as well so they could of made it clear not to talk about the Americans. Or maybe, like the club was pressuring the Echo before, they were doing it again. Another stupid idea is that Rafa just wanted a final chance to say goodbye to us fans. But no of course not, he hated us all.

 

Just another stick to beat the manager with. Funny, the people who called him pathetic names and wanted him out are now slating him for not helping them...

 

Get a fucking grip.

 

This.

[stringvest]

Give me one good reason, why he shouldn't have come out and made one final attempt at fighting the supposed 'good fight' he fought for our club.

 

£. But who cares, really? I don't expect our new manager to talk about how terrible the owners are when he leaves either.

[zigackly]

£. But who cares, really? I don't expect our new manager to talk about how terrible the owners are when he leaves either.

 

Could be right there. I don't think we're getting one ...

[Gary Mac Legend]

So why bother with these stupid interviews if he's not gona say something relevant, theres grown men in tears over on RAWK now, while Rafa Benitez is counting his £6m quid for finishing in 7th place and keeping his mouth shut.

 

And, another one buying into the Board room's propaganda.

[BolshieBastard]

With benitez, its always someone else's fault. Its the players, its the owners, its parry, its purslow. Never benitez.

 

Thank fuck he's gone!

[Dougie Do'ins]

And, another one buying into the Board room's propaganda.

What propaganda ? He did get a pay off. We did finish 7th.

[Rush 346]

So is it worth listening too or not? based on the comments so far i think not, can;t find a listen again link on Radio City either? anyone help out

[goatboy59]

The final word, eh?

[Coro]

Benitez is Inter Milan manager.

 

How could he possibly involve himself still with the politics of another club?

[Medazza]

What propaganda ? He did get a pay off. We did finish 7th.

 

I heard that because he got the Inter job so quick he has mitigated his loss and therefore will probaly get only a months wage

[diego]

Rafa didn't finish 7th. The team finished 7th. That includes Gerrard, Carragher and all the others. For Gerrard and Carragher it was not the first time although it was for Rafa.

[Trucker Paddy]

And, another one buying into the Board room's propaganda.

No propaganda there chief, both facts

[Antynwa]

Seriously Ant, I don't think there is one single Liverpool supporter that isn't aware of how bad the yanks are.

 

Can you not see that if he used the struggle with the owners, that it would come across as him being bitter and twisted?

 

I think he's been very clever by avoiding it all together.

 

 

The same people now saying that it would be wrong for him to speak out, would be applauding him if he did speak out.

 

For the past 2 years we've had cryptic messages, a man who signed his own gagging order, a man who many argue has done shit because of the owners.

 

What would be better than the man who many called a tortured genius came out and called the owners for all they where, told them how damaging they are for the club, told them to leave and made sure the fans knew what side of the fence he falls.

 

I've spoken to various fans, and someone said he 'fought the good fight', not to me he didn't, especially when he had the chance with no re-percussions to set the record straight, but he didn't.

 

This isn't about making excuses, making excuses is about talking about the failures. I didn't expect or don't expect him to talk about Alonso. I expect him to talk about the debt, I expect him to talk about the stadium and the damage that no stadium is doing to the local area, I expect him to expose the decision making process, and I expect him to condemn the banks.

 

He shit out.

[TheResonator]

Putting aside all issues of gagging clauses, can people not see it wouldn't be sensible for Benitez to have used the interview to slate the owners? It wouldn't exactly go down well with Moratti for him to be out in the pressing mugging off his old bosses, irrespective of whether they were or weren't shit. The average Italian fan would probably know nothing of our financial plight - it would look like making excuses.

 

Not to mention it would reopen many other cans of worms, i.e whether he spent allocated transfer fees wisely, whether 7th was an acceptable position with the squad we had, and so on.

 

It basically would reflect terribly on him with everybody except Liverpool fans - and honestly, how much more edified would we be? We have a fairly decent idea of what a pair of dishonest, invidious cunts our owners our. I'd love him to say exactly what happened with the Keane money, our net spend last summer &c as much as anyone, but not at cost to himself. Let's be clear- he tried his best for the club. I don't think anybody would really want it to spill over into martyrdom.

[Trucker Paddy]

I heard that because he got the Inter job so quick he has mitigated his loss and therefore will probaly get only a months wage

 

He most likely knew of Inter's intrest as did the club, hence he got £6m and not his full contract paid

[Kennys_spell]

 

What would be better than the man who many called a tortured genius came out and called the owners for all they where, told them how damaging they are for the club, told them to leave and made sure the fans knew what side of the fence he falls.

 

Benitez has no connection with this club now, he's gone, get over it.

 

I've spoken to various fans, and someone said he 'fought the good fight', not to me he didn't, especially when he had the chance with no re-percussions to set the record straight, but he didn't.

 

This isn't about making excuses, making excuses is about talking about the failures. I didn't expect or don't expect him to talk about Alonso. I expect him to talk about the debt, I expect him to talk about the stadium and the damage that no stadium is doing to the local area, I expect him to expose the decision making process, and I expect him to condemn the banks.

 

But why should he? He owes us nothing after the way he was treated by the club and sections of the fans.

 

He shit out

 

How Ironic.

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[Red Nick]

He most likely knew of Inter's intrest as did the club, hence he got £6m and not his full contract paid

 

Is correct

[Antynwa]

Benitez has no connection with this club now, he's gone, get over it.

 

Haha, Brilliant.

 

 

But why should he? He owes us nothing after the way he was treated by the club and sections of the fans.

 

Okay then, so he doesn't owe me it you think?

 

But don't you think he owes you it? Or the club and city he says he loves so much?

[Magic Sponge]

Why not apply the same rule to the senior players then, the likes of Stevie and Jamie. Or even Kenny.

 

I'm of the opinion that Rafa stayed tight lipped in order to save the club and more importantly the fans, some dignity.

 

Why drag the club through the mud, just to confirm what everyones already aware of.

[Guest TesticleOReilly]

Haha, Brilliant.

 

 

 

 

Okay then, so he doesn't owe me it you think?

 

But don't you think he owes you it? Or the club and city he says he loves so much?

 

If you stamp your feet and scream a little teensy weensy bit louder, he might actually do it. Just for you. Right after mummy cuts your toast into 'ickle soldiers to dip in the runny eggy weggy.