So if Rafa did leave...?

Rijkaard, Mancini and Dalglish are either unemployed or already at the club so, purely on a financial level, they would be the more likely targets if Rafa does leave.

Martin O'Neill for me, only if Rafa did leave though.

     F**k me, somebody move that to the knee jerk thread 

Howard Kendall.

Failing that, Mark Hughes.

Failing that, 'Big' Sam Allardyce.

I reckon Jamie Redknapp will get it though, as he obviously knows his stuff. Maybe a joint manager with Andy Gray.

Makes sense to me.

Always rely on you to cheer me up Gow 

I reckon Jamie Redknapp will get it though, as he obviously knows his stuff. Maybe a joint manager with Andy Gray.

Makes sense to me.

Bollocks to that I want someone who has had managerial experience.

Folks I give you..................... ......Paul Merson!!

Bollocks to that I want someone who has had managerial experience.

Folks I give you..................... ......Paul Merson!!

You're only saying that 'coz he drinks lager top an' all.

There's always Graham Taylor.

Nah...give Ronnie Whelan a chance! I mean didn't he said Rafa's day are numbered?

Lets give it to a former Liverpool legend

Bjorn Kvarme, Sean Dundee, Erik Meijer or some one of their Ilk and undoubted legendary status

Sean Dundee

Sean Dundee

Hate to say it as he's a smug git, but Jose 'the special one' Mourino would be a great appointement... Proven caliber across 3 leagues and it would give him the chance to manage a club without millions - so if he won lots no one could say he needs mega money to do it, not that he had this at Porto...

If Rafa left what half decent manager in there right mind would want to work for them 2 c**ts? Some people dont know a good thing when they have it

Arsene Wenger. Plays the best football in the world and knows how to buy players on the cheap. He would do wonders with the liverpool squad considering how good our first team is. This is a purely hypothetical thread though. Wenger would never leave and neither is Rafa.

Frank Rijkaard would of been my choice.

It slipped under my radar that he's at Galatasaray, what a blunder there! But he got Barca playing some superb football, won trophies, landed titles.

What about Ronnie Whelan

What about Ronnie Whelan

Instant sucsess there 

Is this one of the Rafa bashers best suggestions you honestly think MON is a better manager than Rafa.

Explain how I am a Rafa basher? The only people I want to leave this club are the Yanks. All I was doing was suggesting a manager who has a great record at getting the best out of players and who has passion for the game. I never once said he was a better manager that Rafa.

Don't want Rafa to go simple as that ....i daresay if he did leave then Nando would probably follow him out ,that was one of the points that persuaded the world's greatest striker to join us ...still believe in Rafa !

Chris bascombe he knows a thing or two about football.

Chris bascombe he knows a thing or two about football.

Do people who mention Martyn O'neil expect to be treated seriously or am I just missing out on some very subtle humour.

Ruud Gullit, he's got a nose to Rival Thommo's

What about a forced shaving of Rafa's Goatee weve done crap since thats been on his chin.