I got this in an email today:
Some lad I know who has good contacts within LFC (and is
by no means a bullsh*tter) met one of the directors after
the match on Wednesday who was once a business partner of
his dad. Anyway this director told him that the
misunderstanding was down to Rick Parry. Apparently Rafa
was instructed to conduct his transfer activities through
Rick Parry, then Parry would inform the owners then get
the ball rolling after he'd had the ok.
So, as instructed, Rafa told Parry he wanted to bring in
three players next year, one free, one cheap and one on a
Bosman. He also planned to sell one player for a fee
greater than the player he wanted to sign so the club
would have actually made money.
Here is where the problem occurred.....Parry failed to
inform the Americans of Rafa's plans.
Anyway Rafa waited and waited but obviously never got a
response from the owners so he phoned them just before
that infamous press conference last week. The Yanks told
Rafa to do one and conduct his activities through Parry
and in the meantime concentrate on coaching his own
players (hence the repetitive statements at the press
conference).
Here's the scary part, Rafa wore that tracky at Newcastle
as a final dig at the owners, then handed his resignation
to Parry on Sunday. Realising what he had done wrong,
Parry confessed to Benitez that he had failed to inform
the owners, and Benitez immidiately withdrew his
resignation. The level of comparitive peace now at
Anfield is due to Parry informing the Americans that the
misunderstanding was all down to him. The owners are
still said to be seething at how Rafa handled it in
public but accept that it was down to Parry's ineptitude.
What do you make of that ? or just more gossip ??
