Re: Festive Football Chat : Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:18 pm  

I'm amazed Rafa is still in his job. Think I saw that Liverpool have lost 10 of their last 20 with 6 wins and 4 draws which is embarrassing for a team looking to challenge for the title.

On his transfer record I agree he paid too much for Johnson who i personally had valued at around £7-8mil not the astronomical sum Liverpool parted with for him. Rafa does like to accumulate average as can be seen by the current Liverpool squad, which is going to continue to struggle with Gerrard, Torres and Benayoun out while Carragher is looking like he is past it.

Only thing is who do Liverpool get to replace him? They need to finish in the top 4, looking less likely by the week, to be able to give any manager some money in the summer so do they stand behind Rafa or do they get rid and stump up some cash and go for broke on getting 4th this year? Gunna be interesting viewing whatever the outcome.

Re: Festive Football Chat : Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:48 pm  

Rafa should try and tempt Van Nistelrooy to come until the end of the season. He'll cost next to nothing and is a proven goalscorer.

Re: Festive Football Chat : Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:50 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

Rafa should try and tempt Van Nistelrooy to come until the end of the season. He'll cost next to nothing and is a proven goalscorer.

Ruud was quoted the other week that he'd never play for Liverpool because of his time at Manchester united

Re: Festive Football Chat : Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:50 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

Rafa should try and tempt Van Nistelrooy to come until the end of the season. He'll cost next to nothing and is a proven goalscorer.

I've seen that you're linked with him, then I saw that he's wanting £85,000 a week to come back to England, so presumed that you wouldn't be signing him.

Re: Festive Football Chat : Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:55 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Mascherano, a good squad player? That's why he'd walk into pretty much any team in world football.

Sky Bet are offering 4/1 (from 6/1) for Benitez to leave Liverpool before the weekend.

Re: Festive Football Chat : Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:22 pm  

Braden Harvy wrote:

It was the biggest fluke in history. Benitez is living off that win when its clear to everyone, bar the bin dippers that the guy is out of his depth in the premier league. Liverpool will be mid table fodder in a few years once Torres has left and Gerrard is too old.

Must just be lucky in the Champions League then with the other final and the semi's he got to.

To be honest I couldn't give a flying fcccuk what anyone other fans think.

Chelsea and City will be the new top 2 get use to it.

Re: Festive Football Chat : Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:54 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

:HAND:


Sky Bet are offering 4/1 (from 6/1) for Benitez to leave Liverpool before the weekend.

We all know Sky bet should be taken seriously after they stopped taking bets last year on Benitez still staying here. We should've signed Franck Ribery as well by now.

Re: Festive Football Chat : Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:54 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Sky Bet are offering 4/1 (from 6/1) for Benitez to leave Liverpool before the weekend.

Ladbrokes are going 100/1 on Liverpool for the title and "only" 104/1 on Man City winning the League & FA Cup double (14/1 & 6/1 respectively).

Who'd have thought we'd see the day!

Re: Festive Football Chat : Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:26 pm  

liverpool have stoke away on saturday too without torres, benayoun and gerrard - not the fixture you want at this time really

Re: Festive Football Chat : Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:52 pm  

Wire_85 wrote:

To be honest I couldn't give a flying fcccuk what anyone other fans think.

Chelsea and City will be the new top 2 get use to it.

Pick that dummy up.