You really are a sceptic aren't you mate?
Personally, whatever the reasons are I think Rafa will go at the end of the season and I don't think we should be expecting a top quality manager to walk into Anfield in Rafa's place. I can't see any top manager coming to LFC when they know they won't be able to compete financially with Manure, Man Shitty, Chelski, Arse - nal, Birmingham, Villa, Spurs etc etc.
On another note tho, it just goes to show how sh*t a manager Rafa is if Juvetus, Real Madrid et al what to employ him..................... ...
Whatever anyone says I believe Rafa truely loves and respects the fans. No other set of supporters in the world let alone england would've sang their managers name considering the run of results we've had..................... ... Loyalty be it from fans, managers, owners, players is exteremly rare these days so I think we should be happy when we see it and not be sceptic about it.
Yes, I am a sceptic, and I shall tell you why.
Firstly, look at the trail of events here and whats panned out.
1. rafa was moaning plenty about lack of funds to buy players
2. rumours that owners are preparing to get rid of him
3. admission from the owners they had klinsman lined up for the job
4. backlash from liverpool fans, criticising owners and backing rafa
5. suddenly, rafa gets a five year 20 million sweetheart deal, making him the highest paid manager in england.
6. mysteriously, even though rafa has no apparent cash to splash he stays relatively quiet about the owners.
Ive been around a long while and long enough to see whats going on here. The yanks are paying this guy more money than the likes of red nose gets paid, and he has won 11 titles and god knows what else. Just think about how ridiculous that is on its own. You see the philosophy of big business is that you pay the top dog plenty, then you have him eating out of your dish like a lap dog. You pay him to screw everyone else, in this case it is you and me, the fans.
Some of you assume that you have to spend big to win the trophies, but just remember, only one team wins the league. Only one team wins the champions league. We won the champions league without spending big in 2005. The point is if you get a manager who is good enough to keep you in europe, and finish high in the league, without spending big, then you are probably just as well off as a club who spend 200 million and win just one trophy. They might not even win any!
In my company they do exactly the same thing, pay the ceo a million in bonus's to cut the jobs down in every department, and force you to work harder than ever. They save more than the million they give him, by getting him to be the front man and take the heat by screwing 4,000 other poor bas**rds. He doesnt mind because he is getting paid far more than hes worth for the job.
You talk about Rafa loving the club, and how thank god he is so loyal to us. Rafa is playing the game, if you paid me 20 million I would say I love whoever you want me to love. 20 million to mime a few words of a song, and make a few press conferences confirming how i love the club.
"I love the f***in 20 million" thats what hes loving.
Finally, look at the big clubs
chelsea.........have an owner who has dug into his own pocket to win a few trophies. he hasnt made any profit, he is just a gay fellow who had a few billion and was prepared to pay out a few hundred million to say he had won something. Lucky them because they have a sugar daddy who doesnt mind not making a profit if his dick looks bigger.
man utd.....despite winning everything consistently for the past 17 years they are in record debt. Solid proof that winning trophies does not pay off the debt for all those players bought. Luckily for them they bought a player for 12 million and sold him for 80 million. How many times are you gonna get that lucky?
man city............another billionaire who is happy to lose a few hundred million to win something. Probably a short guy with short mans disease. Once he wins a trophy and feels like his dick has grown an inch he will probably F**k off and leave them in debt. These arseholes get driven around western countries by chauffers signalling with a point of the finger which mansions they are buying. Thats where they make their money, not out of football clubs. Its a big ego trip.
I am tired of writing
I just hope someone gets my point, if not who the F**k cares?