The great big Rafa debate

Well I say lets go with the anti Rafa brigade and lets sack Rafa, yes you heard me Lets "Sack" him.

Lets sack the man that has raised our expectations
Lets sack the man that has progressed this great club season by season
Lets sack the man that has brought us players such as Masch, Torres, Aquilani, Agger Skrtel, Johnson, Yossi etc
Lets sack the man who's average yearly net spend is little more over £14 million
Lets sack the man who's wage budget is that of a club languishing in mid table
Lets sack the man that brought old big ears home for the fifth time
Lets sack the man that took us to two European cup finals
Lets sack the man that stood by the club when Hansel & Grettle were looking to replace him with Klinsman
Lets sack the man who has been lied to just as much as we have by Hansel & Grettle
Lets sack the man because former players suggest we do so
Lets sack the man because teh media suggests we do so and prints one sided stories in their favour as reasons to do so

But most importantly lest sack the man because after all the progress weve made under Rafa we the fans can not show him the same patience he has shown the club during his tenure trying too turn us into a force both in England & Europe, after a few dodgy results with an injury ravaged squad.

To be honest I find this menatality pathetic we should be supporting the man and giving him a chance to turn things around, he's brought us this far and has not become a sh*t manager over night. Rome wasn't built in a day, try remembering that 

Loving the huge percentage favouring Rafa in that poll.

IRIT.

Loving the huge percentage favouring Rafa in that poll.

IRIT.

Looking like a bit of a landslide.

laurent blanc had another great result tonight.........

laurent blanc had another great result tonight.........

Well lets Sack Rafa and appoint him huh ?

i'm undecided whether he is the right man or not.

i'm undecided whether he is the right man or not.

It's your problem not ours.

It's your problem not ours.

I was asked to vote  and I couldn't. Never said it was anyone elses problem.

I was asked to vote  and I couldn't. Never said it was anyone elses problem.

You may as well vote No. 

Looks like he's got a higher approval rating now than he had 2 years ago.

Finally 2 sensible articles that I actually read in full. Well done to the writers of both for telling everyone exactly how it is.

To RedLfcblood, you my friend are bang on the money once again, I could'nt agree with you any more, Nice one Fella.

             YNWA      IRWT

John Aldridge gives Rafa his support.

Fair play to him, he hasn't always said the nicest things about Rafa in the past but its good to see some support from a former player.

Ronnie Whelan take note.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11096_5675823,00.html

Aldo: Rafa's the man
Club unstable enough without sacking Spaniard

Despite Liverpool's desperate start to the season John Aldridge still believes manager Rafa Benitez is the right man for the job.

The Reds' hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League are now out of their hands following Lyon's late leveller on Wednesday night. They now have to hope Lyon do them a favour and come away from Florence with at least a point.

Having already suffered eight defeats this campaign the knives are out for Benitez. However, Liverpool legend Aldridge still supports the Spaniard, and insists that a change of manager would destabilise the club even further.

Speaking to Sky Sports News, Aldridge stated that the fans are still behind Benitez. "Liverpool fans aren't as fickle as most," he said. "They don't press the panic button. There's enough uncertainty around the club with the owner, the debt and the new stadium. The last thing you need is to be going out looking for a new manager.

"Rafa Benitez hasn't turned into a bad manager overnight. The pressure is on, but I'm fairly confident that when they get the likes of Steven Gerrard back after the international break, they have a squad good enough to go on a good run and move into the top four, and hopefully get six points in the Champions League and progress."
Lopez late show

Liverpool only came away with a point from their trip to France, despite dominating proceedings. Substitute Ryan Babel's long range stunner looked to have secured a vital victory for the visitors, only for Lisandro Lopez to strike seconds from the final whistle.

"It went to plan brilliantly until the 90th minute," said Aldridge, who scored 63 goals for the club. "They played well, defended well, there was no real threat apart from when they scored. To drop their guard and concede so soon after scoring was very disappointing.

"The door was open for Liverpool to progress and then all of a sudden it was slammed in their face. It was strange the way it happened. Fernando Torres goes off, which takes away a bit of attacking threat. That gives Cris the licence to go forward and all of a sudden you've a different threat; he's very good in the air.

"Kyrgiakos got a little too close, Cris got a flick on and it was a tremendous finish. Liverpool just got caught out. That can happen because the lads put a lot of effort into it. A lack of concentration just caught them out. You have to give Lyon credit for that."

Hope

Liverpool now need to win their final two group games, starting at home to Debrecen, and hope that Lyon can get a result away to Fiorentina. It's a big ask, but it's a situation they're familiar with in this competition.

"It happened in 2005 and 2007; is a hat trick asking too much?" asked Aldridge. "Law of averages says you can't keep going to the well. Lyon will go to Fiorentina looking to win the group, as it gives them a favourable draw in the knockout stages. If they can do so it's in Liverpool's own hands.

"They should been Debrecen as they're the whipping boys, which would leave them needing to beat Fiorentina by more than two goals. They'd settle for that at the moment.

Rafa all the way.  No question.

Its not Rafa's fault its mine.I've been on the wagon for 6 weeks and we have hardly won a game so dont blame Rafa blame me.  

Its not Rafa's fault its mine.I've been on the wagon for 6 weeks and we have hardly won a game so dont blame Rafa blame me.  

Get yourself off to the alehouse as soon as an drink till you forget where you live.....see if you can get Voronin to go with you  

Well I say lets go with the anti Rafa brigade and lets sack Rafa, yes you heard me Lets "Sack" him.

Lets sack the man that has raised our expectations
Lets sack the man that has progressed this great club season by season
Lets sack the man that has brought us players such as Masch, Torres, Aquilani, Agger Skrtel, Johnson, Yossi etc
Lets sack the man who's average yearly net spend is little more over £14 million
Lets sack the man who's wage budget is that of a club languishing in mid table
Lets sack the man that brought old big ears home for the fifth time
Lets sack the man that took us to two European cup finals
Lets sack the man that stood by the club when Hansel & Grettle were looking to replace him with Klinsman
Lets sack the man who has been lied to just as much as we have by Hansel & Grettle
Lets sack the man because former players suggest we do so
Lets sack the man because teh media suggests we do so and prints one sided stories in their favour as reasons to do so

But most importantly lest sack the man because after all the progress weve made under Rafa we the fans can not show him the same patience he has shown the club during his tenure trying too turn us into a force both in England & Europe, after a few dodgy results with an injury ravaged squad.

To be honest I find this menatality pathetic we should be supporting the man and giving him a chance to turn things around, he's brought us this far and has not become a sh*t manager over night. Rome wasn't built in a day, try remembering that 

I'm so with you mate!

Let him stay. Just look at ManU to see the benefits of a longterm coach...and Ferguson also had his problem years. We need to fix the Gillett/Hicks thing first and then we need a new owner that pumps money into the team and THEN we could question Rafa. Up to now Rafa didn't have the moneypower of Chelsea or ManU and it shows.

Rafa is still the man, will some of the anti rafa brigide answer me who we would get if Rafa was sacked because I can tell you now Mourinho, Hiddink or any other top class manager is not going to come here with them 2 clowns and peanuts of a transfer budget. Ye are deluding yourself if ye think we can get one of them.

Rafa is still the man, will some of the anti rafa brigide answer me who we would get if Rafa was sacked because I can tell you now Mourinho, Hiddink or any other top class manager is not going to come here with them 2 clowns and peanuts of a transfer budget. Ye are deluding yourself if ye think we can get one of them.

Like what you said mate, wouldn't want them here anyway. I.R.I.T.

Rafa is still the man, will some of the anti rafa brigide answer me who we would get if Rafa was sacked because I can tell you now Mourinho, Hiddink or any other top class manager is not going to come here with them 2 clowns and peanuts of a transfer budget. Ye are deluding yourself if ye think we can get one of them.

Sure as sh*te that is just the thin end of the wedge - the problems would grow and consume LFC.

Its not Rafa's fault its mine.I've been on the wagon for 6 weeks and we have hardly won a game so dont blame Rafa blame me. 

There's a bottle of Jack on it's way to you good sir.

Well I say lets go with the anti Rafa brigade and lets sack Rafa, yes you heard me Lets "Sack" him.

Lets sack the man that has raised our expectations
Lets sack the man that has progressed this great club season by season
Lets sack the man that has brought us players such as Masch, Torres, Aquilani, Agger Skrtel, Johnson, Yossi etc
Lets sack the man who's average yearly net spend is little more over £14 million
Lets sack the man who's wage budget is that of a club languishing in mid table
Lets sack the man that brought old big ears home for the fifth time
Lets sack the man that took us to two European cup finals
Lets sack the man that stood by the club when Hansel & Grettle were looking to replace him with Klinsman
Lets sack the man who has been lied to just as much as we have by Hansel & Grettle
Lets sack the man because former players suggest we do so
Lets sack the man because teh media suggests we do so and prints one sided stories in their favour as reasons to do so

But most importantly lest sack the man because after all the progress weve made under Rafa we the fans can not show him the same patience he has shown the club during his tenure trying too turn us into a force both in England & Europe, after a few dodgy results with an injury ravaged squad.

To be honest I find this menatality pathetic we should be supporting the man and giving him a chance to turn things around, he's brought us this far and has not become a sh*t manager over night. Rome wasn't built in a day, try remembering that 

Excellent, well said 

Well I say lets go with the anti Rafa brigade and lets sack Rafa, yes you heard me Lets "Sack" him.

Lets sack the man that has raised our expectations
Lets sack the man that has progressed this great club season by season
Lets sack the man that has brought us players such as Masch, Torres, Aquilani, Agger Skrtel, Johnson, Yossi etc
Lets sack the man who's average yearly net spend is little more over £14 million
Lets sack the man who's wage budget is that of a club languishing in mid table
Lets sack the man that brought old big ears home for the fifth time
Lets sack the man that took us to two European cup finals
Lets sack the man that stood by the club when Hansel & Grettle were looking to replace him with Klinsman
Lets sack the man who has been lied to just as much as we have by Hansel & Grettle
Lets sack the man because former players suggest we do so
Lets sack the man because teh media suggests we do so and prints one sided stories in their favour as reasons to do so

But most importantly lest sack the man because after all the progress weve made under Rafa we the fans can not show him the same patience he has shown the club during his tenure trying too turn us into a force both in England & Europe, after a few dodgy results with an injury ravaged squad.

To be honest I find this menatality pathetic we should be supporting the man and giving him a chance to turn things around, he's brought us this far and has not become a sh*t manager over night. Rome wasn't built in a day, try remembering that 

could'nt agree more . good post m8

  In rafa we trust -YNWA