Liverpool keeping close eye on McLeish contract talks

[SODMG]

Liverpool keeping close eye on McLeish contract talks
12/03/10
By James Nursey

Liverpool are monitoring Alex McLeish’s contract talks at Birmingham closely as Rafa Benitez continues to struggle.

Reds manager Benitez, 49, penned a lucrative new deal a year ago, committing him to the club until 2014.

But Liverpool face a battle to finish in the top four of the Premier League and lost the first leg of their last 16 Europa League tie at Lille 1-0 on Thursday.

Benitez still has the support of the club’s under-fire American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

But Brum boss Big ’Eck is in their contingency plans should Benitez quit or the season end in complete disaster.

The former Scotland and Rangers chief has guided Brum to eighth on a modest budget which has impressed the Anfield hierarchy.

He is in negotiations with new owner Carson Yeung and has a buy-out clause of just £1million in his contract, which expires in 18 months.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Liverpool-keeping-a-close-eye-on-Alex-McLeish-s-contract-talks-with-Birmingham-as-Rafa-Benitez-continues-to-struggle-at-Anfield-article353255.html

[arvindram]

Thats exactly what we need. A manager who has not wn anything and who can work on a mediocre budget to get us to 4th place every year. Nice!

We have one of the best in the business, just get the f**king money out of your bloody pockets "Owners".

[SODMG]

Whilst we have no money, 4th place wouldn't be all that bad.

[Adryan]

We have one of the best managers in the world, get the damn money out you yanks.

[chats]

Hasn't McLeish had more to spend than Rafa in the past three windows?

[Brian78]

No son of ferguson should manage my club ever!

[SteinFan]

Mirror is hardly to be trusted good enough to vipe mancs arses.

[reddebs]

OMG thats all we need. 

[RedWilly]

Mcleish? Oh God help us.

[Arrie]

Please God Don't Let This Happen.

Anyways I think its  Fictional Bullshit.

[CurlyRed]

God the news gets worse by the day - lets hope it's just the stuff chips are wrapped in next week the yanks really are complete Planks!

[yozz1982]

Just been looking at a few articles posted around the web on this topic and any Liverpool fan who says they prefer Mcleish to Rafa needs to go and sit in the corner for 5 hours and think about their actions. Get a grip.

[Shabs]

You having a laugh? And exactly what has he won?

[CurlyRed]

You having a laugh? And exactly what has he won?

....sweet FA ......and proven nothing

[reddebs]

....sweet FA ......and proven nothing

He's proven he can manage an EPL team on a shoestring and that's the only qualification the two dips**ts need.

[LFC_Stuart_1988]

F**kin disgusting if true. Klinsman was one thing but this takes the biscuit. Next we'll be hearing that Gary f***in megson will be his assistant.

[arvindram]

Thats exactly what we need. A manager who has not wn anything and who can work on a mediocre budget to get us to 4th place every year. Nice!

We have one of the best in the business, just get the f**king money out of your bloody pockets "Owners".

They just want someone to shut up do his job and get us to fourth so that they can get CL money into the club and their pockets. If we do this we are going back to the 1990's. The gaffer should have one final chance next year. Comm'n lets be real people if in 2004 I told you that LFC will win the Fa cup, CL, CL final and challenge for the league , maybe even win the europa in the next 6 seasons with owners such as ours and the money that we spend every season what would YOU have said?

Granted this year might be blank. But we need to give Rafa his last season chance next season. He deserves it just for the fact that he loves LFC and for what he did in Japan when he stayed with the lads instead of going to see his dad.

And above all thats the best thing for LFC. Cause another manager coming in will need more time and more money to rebuild his team. Another 5 year wait, thanks not for me. I believe Rafa will be great next season if we give him the chance

[redcraig]

As a proud Scotsman I am a fan of Alex McLeish because of what he has achieved everywhere he has been with little to work with. No money at Rangers but plenty of success. No talent with the National team but turned us into the best Scotland side we have had for the last 15 years. Limited talent at Birmingham and he has again made them a decent grafting side.

But manager of the biggest, most famous club in the world. Give me a break!! Even the most staunch Rangers/Scotland/Birmingham fans would laugh at that one.

The Liverpool manager should be the pinnacle of someones career who has worked and worked and worked for their entire career with success and managing pressure at the highest level.

Not Alex McLeish, not Jurgen Klinsman, not Martin O'Neil, not Guus Hiddink.

But with those 2 muppets in charge anything is possible.

[stuey]

Who's "eyeing" McLeish? certainly not the owners and the prospect of a multi million pay off.
This is a mischief with the idea of creating a headline not a shred of the story stands up to scrutiny.
a/ McLeish has been linked with replacing Sir Alcho which he has dismissed so the LFC job is a non starter.
b/ Benitez has made no statement indicating he wishes to leave in fact the opposite is true in that he confirms his desire to remain and finish the job he started.
c/ The thought of the owners throwing millions at LFC in the form of a pay off is ridiculous when you consider they have not parted with a cent thus far - even borrowing money to acquire the club.
d/ The rag running the story is printed in Mancland so it follows they will print heavily biased reports to sell copy not foregoing the fact they were pro manUre anyway.

[RedLFCBlood]

What Stuey said ^^^

[crouchinho]

As long as Rafa is here and people continue to overlook his achievements, we will be linked to every manager under the sun that has done well on a shoe string budget.

Unfortunately, they fail to realise Rafa has done so in terms of a top 4 club pushing for titles on 4 fronts since he has been here and delivered numerous cups, finals, memories and heroes.

Rafa is our man. Not this w**ker.

[MsTorres]

Ohh Please...

Is this where we also prefer O neil, mark hughes and fergie than rafa!!

Whatever

[clint_call01]

Ohh Please...

Is this where we also prefer O neil, mark hughes and fergie than rafa!!

Whatever

Sorry misses, but I think you had made a grammer mistake.

Please God there are many more good managers waiting than this.

[Stevie-G]

Never McLeish and not Rafa!! Hiddink , Mourinho , O'Neill or Hodgson. Or as Harry Redknapp said there are some great english managers at lower divisions who only need an oppurtinity. And I would give them a chance!

[crouchinho]

Never McLeish and not Rafa!! Hiddink , Mourinho , O'Neill or Hodgson. Or as Harry Redknapp said there are some great english managers at lower divisions who only need an oppurtinity. And I would give them a chance!

Mourinho on a shoe string budget is like giving a cat a piece of cotton 5cm long and telling it to entertain itself for a month.

And your getting managerial advice from Harry Redknapp.

Good stuff.

[reddebs]

Never McLeish and not Rafa!! Hiddink , Mourinho , O'Neill or Hodgson. Or as Harry Redknapp said there are some great english managers at lower divisions who only need an oppurtinity. And I would give them a chance!

Get real mate.  You'd rather get some nomark from the lower divisions to replace a world class manager like Rafa.  Think your heads been turned listening to gits like Redcrap.

[Shabs]

Never McLeish and not Rafa!! Hiddink , Mourinho , O'Neill or Hodgson. Or as Harry Redknapp said there are some great english managers at lower divisions who only need an oppurtinity. And I would give them a chance!

Get f**king real!

[red trooper]

Cannot believe in this story at all ,who the hell would want this guy? might just as well get Harry Hill !

[bad boy bubby]

Never McLeish and not Rafa!! Hiddink , Mourinho , O'Neill or Hodgson. Or as Harry Redknapp said there are some great english managers at lower divisions who only need an oppurtinity. And I would give them a chance!

Admit it - you've been licking a Cane Toad, haven't you.

As for McLiesh? If you want truly negative football - look no further.

[Ally-LFC]

I'd rather have Mike Bassett