Rafa Benitez has today launched yet another (unprovoked) veiled attack on Christian Purslow, LFC's managing Director. This comes as no surprise to me given his previous penchant for public politicking, but Benitez's latest public diatribe perfectly illustrates the fundamental difference between the two men, and it's the reason Purslow is still at the club, and Benitez is not.
So: What is this difference?
First, we need to look at the comments Benitez and Purslow have made about each other since the Spaniard left the club.
Here are Benitez's comments from his interview today:
"So, what changed? The managing director is involved in all the decisions: new lawyer, new chief of press, new manager, nine new players, new medical staff, new fitness coaches - they changed everything. At the beginning, they changed the managing director who was talking with some players, and they changed everything that we were doing in the past. So, if you want to ask again what was going on, it's simple: they changed something and, at the end, they changed everything. So, white liquid in a bottle: milk. You will know who is to blame."
Benitez also said the following recently:
“I was on holidays so it was a surprise that everything was going on in this way, but at the end of the day it has to be like this because Christian Purslow now is in charge so he decided to do it in this way, and that's it”.
It seems clear that Benitez holds a grudge against Purslow. In both comments, he makes snide, flippant insinuations about his influence at the club.
Such comments were a regular feature of Benitez's reign at Liverpool; he never missed an opportunity to indirectly (and sometimes directly) criticise anyone he believed was against him. He regularly used the media to fight his battles with Tom Hicks and George Gillett (and to manipulate the fans), never caring about how public spats would reflect on the club, which has a history of fighting its battles behind closed doors.
Now, let's take a look at Purslow's comments about Benitez since he left the club:
"The Board didn't sack Rafa. Rafa's exit was about as clear cut a case of mutual consent as I have ever been involved in my life. Both sides thought it was time for a change, both sides said so at the time, if you go back and check, and I wish him all the very best in his future career. He is a key part of our history and we wish him all the best."
Respectful; magnanimous; humble; non-confrontational; professional.
In other words, a perfect example of the Liverpool Way of doing things. And if you look at every comment Purslow has made publicly about *anything* since he joined the club, you will see his comments follow the same pattern.
Benitez's incessant need to publicly criticise players, Owners, rival managers etc during his reign was the complete opposite of what the Liverpool Way is/should be all about, and since he's left the club, he's carried on in that vein, culminating in his comments today.
If Benitez has a problem with Purslow, he should respect the club he claims to love and deal with it behind closed doors, instead of creating more unwanted media pressure at such a delicate time for the team.
So: the difference between the two men is obvious: One embraces the Liverpool Way of doing things; the other does not, which is why Purslow (an integral part of the team that fought to remove Hicks and Gillett) is still at the club, and Benitez is reduced to sniping from afar.
Jaimie Kanwar
So: What is this difference?
First, we need to look at the comments Benitez and Purslow have made about each other since the Spaniard left the club.
Here are Benitez's comments from his interview today:
"So, what changed? The managing director is involved in all the decisions: new lawyer, new chief of press, new manager, nine new players, new medical staff, new fitness coaches - they changed everything. At the beginning, they changed the managing director who was talking with some players, and they changed everything that we were doing in the past. So, if you want to ask again what was going on, it's simple: they changed something and, at the end, they changed everything. So, white liquid in a bottle: milk. You will know who is to blame."
Benitez also said the following recently:
“I was on holidays so it was a surprise that everything was going on in this way, but at the end of the day it has to be like this because Christian Purslow now is in charge so he decided to do it in this way, and that's it”.
It seems clear that Benitez holds a grudge against Purslow. In both comments, he makes snide, flippant insinuations about his influence at the club.
Such comments were a regular feature of Benitez's reign at Liverpool; he never missed an opportunity to indirectly (and sometimes directly) criticise anyone he believed was against him. He regularly used the media to fight his battles with Tom Hicks and George Gillett (and to manipulate the fans), never caring about how public spats would reflect on the club, which has a history of fighting its battles behind closed doors.
Now, let's take a look at Purslow's comments about Benitez since he left the club:
"The Board didn't sack Rafa. Rafa's exit was about as clear cut a case of mutual consent as I have ever been involved in my life. Both sides thought it was time for a change, both sides said so at the time, if you go back and check, and I wish him all the very best in his future career. He is a key part of our history and we wish him all the best."
Respectful; magnanimous; humble; non-confrontational; professional.
In other words, a perfect example of the Liverpool Way of doing things. And if you look at every comment Purslow has made publicly about *anything* since he joined the club, you will see his comments follow the same pattern.
Benitez's incessant need to publicly criticise players, Owners, rival managers etc during his reign was the complete opposite of what the Liverpool Way is/should be all about, and since he's left the club, he's carried on in that vein, culminating in his comments today.
If Benitez has a problem with Purslow, he should respect the club he claims to love and deal with it behind closed doors, instead of creating more unwanted media pressure at such a delicate time for the team.
So: the difference between the two men is obvious: One embraces the Liverpool Way of doing things; the other does not, which is why Purslow (an integral part of the team that fought to remove Hicks and Gillett) is still at the club, and Benitez is reduced to sniping from afar.
Jaimie Kanwar
Until Purslow and Hodgson goes the club is still in the wrong hands!!
ReplyDeleteJust out of interest, does anyone know what was said / asked by the interviewer? I don't particularily agree with the "launched" bit but Rafa did not mess around if he wasn't happy and yes, it did get petty at times. In general I'm all for the Liverpool way of keeping quiet, however was Roy thinking about this when Alex Ferguson called Torres a cheat? I actually prefer it when they speak their mind...what do you prefer Jaimie, a manager who says what he thinks (even if we don't like it) or someone who keeps quiet? Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteGreat post Jamie
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ReplyDeleteLets take this Spaniard task, his intellegent comments today are more than just contradictive compared to that of what he had to say about Purslow in Sept 2009...
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<img></img> Rafael Benitez and Christian Purslow have today spoken of the burgeoning relationship they believe can lead Liverpool into a bright future.
The Reds' managing director has made an impressive impact during his short time at Anfield and has developed an understanding with the Spanish manager that they both believe can help bring the club a new era of success.
"We are working very hard together, very close," said Rafa.
"I would say we have a meeting not just every week but every day. We are on the phone and as soon as I try to do something or want to do something, he is there.
"So we are working very hard here and I think the relationship is good. I am really pleased.
"I think he understands the club. He was telling me about some games and he remembers who scored the winning goals and things like this – so sometimes it's a problem for me!
"He loves the club and he wants the best for the club."
The boss' glowing words are echoed by Purslow, himself a fluent Spanish speaker, who is full of praise for both Rafa the manager, and Rafa the business man.
"An absolutely key part of my job, is to make sure that the business and football side work well together," he said.
"And in people terms that means Rafa and I working well together.
"My view is that we have an extremely close professional working relationship. We speak all the time. We have very specific plans that we work to and stick to.
"I enjoy immensely that part of my work. Again central to success in any football club is the relationship between the leadership of the business and the football manager working well.
"And I couldn't be more pleased three months in as to how that is working.
"And Rafa – he's a pleasure to work with because not only is he a great football manager, he's extremely commercially literate.
"But I wouldn't be too excited about the Spanish – in that Rafa's English is excellent and he constantly tells me that my Spanish is terrible!"
The Reds' new managing director was also keen to point out that he has no intention of getting involved in team affairs and is committed to the 'football plan' he has helped devise alongside Benitez.
He said: "It is entirely the manager's job to decide who he wants in the football club at any point in time and I don't believe that should be second guessed. And it isn't.
"My job is to support that and to provide the financial backdrop to make that possible and that's exactly how it works. So every player at the club today is a player Rafa wants here.
"That's the way it must be and that's the way it will always be between him and I. We work together on that basis.
"And no, he's not going to buy a player because I want him to and he's not going to sell a player because I want him to. He's going to make all of those footballing decisions.
"And where we have to work well is in making sure we do so within a broad framework.
"We call it 'The Football Plan'. That's what we have and that's what we work to. And this summer for the first time we road tested the idea of a Football [...]
Rafa will mean more to Liverpool fans than purslow could ever hope to. You continue to love the finance man, we will love the man who brought us number 5.
ReplyDeleteRafa will mean more to Liverpool fans than purslow could ever hope to. You continue to love the finance man, we will love the man who brought us number 5.
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ReplyDeleteYou have shown that you are a F****** PLANK!!! :-D
I certainly prefer a manager Who says what He thinks, in terms of football about only his football team, but this is a non sense public attack against the MD of your former Club and it's not a respectful way to run the matters.
ReplyDeleteNon-sense & unrequired public attack by rafa benitez, adressed against a Man Who tirelessy works for kicking H+G out from our Club.
I suggest that Rafa Benitez should talk only about Inter Milan.
Jamie, please stop writing and find something else to do with your time. Whilst you feel Purslow embraces the liverpool way, RAFA BENITEZ IS THE LIVERPOOL WAY. Counting the days to his return :)
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ReplyDeleteTotal plank. Wish he had been more like hodgson, would have saved me a fortune in European travel.
ReplyDeleteI agree it should be in a respectful way, however I don't know what he was asked, or told in order to respond in this manner. I'm in no way against Mr Purslow and everyone can see how happy he was in getting rid of G+H but no-one is perfect and obviously Rafa had more contact with him and the club. He must have his reasons for saying this (even if we don't agree on them!) and I'd love to know how these comments came about...
ReplyDeleteAgree JK, Benitez seems intent on ranting at anyone rather than accept any responsibility for the state of our current playing squad. Apart from the obvious exceptions, he generally squandered good and scarce money on some very average players. Whilst on the subject of the "Liverpool way", don't we supporters have our own responsibilities? Is it the "Liverpool way" for fans to publicly call for our manager to be sacked without giving the man a fair chance to turn the mess around?
ReplyDeleteWith Houlliers team... :-D
ReplyDeleteHoooraaahhh!!! The Spaniard is gone!!! Hoooraaahhh!!! Hoooraaahhh!!!
I think that it is Purlslow who is laughing last, I wonder what Mr Henry thinks of as Rafa as o former employe? Would you talk about your former Managing Director especially if he most probably has a VERY STRONG relationship with NESV FACT being that it was Purslow (PART OF THE BOARD) who brought NESV to the club.
NESV are infact the ones that are laughing at the shamless act Benitez has just gone to the MEDIA about...
Nice xenophobic undertones to go with your utterly clueless rant. You increase your stupidity nightly, good skills.
ReplyDeletebenitez was a winner and grasped what liverpool and it people were all about very quickly, hodgson has no idea, that said, benitez was obviously looking for a way out, there is no sane reason why he would buy a long term injured player and not get a desperately needed quality striker, so i conclude he was not intending to be at liverpool this season, of course the idiots running the club gave him his wish, not only that but they let him and his agent take them for a ride in the process. hodgson is overawed, too worried about his job to be effective, he never even got that desperately needed striker rafa never bought but saddled us with poulson !
ReplyDeleteJamie we all know that you seem to hate Benitez with a passion. Even after he has left the club you continue with your pro H&G/anti Rafa reteric.
ReplyDeleteWe have new owners and should be looking forward to a more stable future, so do yourself (and us a favour) let go of the past and use you talents and enthusiasm in a more positive manner.
"would have saved me a fortune in European travel."Rafa if he was still here this season would have saved you some more of your fortune because he is the one who made us finish 7th last season and would have probably had us nocked out in the Europa too... :-D
ReplyDeletespot on Jamie. Agreed 100%. Some people dont like hearing the truth.
ReplyDeleteThe Liverpool way has been scraped, just incase King Kenny takes over then some of our so called fans cannot be ridiculed for calling for Kenny's head should he found himself in the same spot as Roy.
ReplyDeleteDoesnt matter which manager we appointed, FACT the players benitez wasted Milion upon Million on are shite!
It is going to take some time before any manger fixes the problem regarding the team which is Benitez.
Mr Kanwar, anyone can be as Respectful; magnanimous; humble; non-confrontational; professional as they like its the truth that counts. Rafa is
ReplyDeletestill hurting and why shouldnt he be?? Mr purslow(and the other snakes) have
put an end to his 6 years work of over achieving(Now being realised the hard way!)
So when prompted as he was, to speak out in his heart felt way(as he always did when sticking up for the club he loves), his words carries far more weight than an empty preprepered comment from a man that had been leaking stories to the press to undermine the manger. If thats the the liverpool way then you can stick it!!
No, I do not hate Benitez. I have no personal issues with him. Any criticism I've had of him has been related to his management approach only. I'm sure he's a very nice guy in real life. I'm interested in only in his association with LFC.
ReplyDelete7th eh? God those bad times seem so far away now. Thank god we aren't 7th. In Roy we trust.
ReplyDeleteI read Jamie's articles on a regular basis, very good articles which get us Liverpool fans opinions going. Rafa was the best liverpool manager in the last 18 years fact! the most succseful manager in 18 years fact!...and as buying average players ( refering to a comment form a guest) you can only buy within your budget,
ReplyDeleteYNWA, LFC for LIFE.
We're 19th.
ReplyDeleteVery dignified indeed.
We're 19th.
ReplyDeleteVery dignified indeed.
To say Rafa's comments were "unprovoked" reveals your bias and lack of intelligence. Rafa has been subjected to one of the most sustained misinformation campaigns ever. Most recently he was blamed on international TV by Hicks and has been bombarded by self publicising media idiots like yourself. He answered a question in a press conference. The conference was about Inter v Spurs tomorrow. Out of respect for those teams he refused to be drawn. He made brief comments and refused to extend them. How different from Purslow's long and repetitive briefing of the press against his employers, certain players and of course Rafa.
ReplyDeleteWhy would Purslow say anything bad against Rafa after he successfuly got him out the club? He won, what does he have to complain about? If anything he's very smart because if he said anything against Rafa and admitted they practically sacked him, the fans would hate Purslow. Unlike what you would have everyone believe Jaimie, at least 80-90% of true Liverpool fans loved Rafa, and by true Liverpool fans I mean football fans, who watch all or most of LFC's games, not the idiots who watch the odd big game and read the press and think they know football. I just don't get why you hate Rafa so much and why you loooooove Purslow so much. You surely know very little about Purslow, why do you back him at every opportunity? From a temporary director installed for the purpose of finding 100mill investment, he took over and changed the face of the club. We don't know half of what went on behind the scenes but I suspect Mr "know-it-all" Purslow stirred a lot of crap "the liverpool way" i.e. behind closed doors.
ReplyDeleteThank god there is still time to turn it around. :-D
ReplyDelete30 Games left, Jan transfer window to come which also is an opertunity to get rid of some more dead wood and bring in players who actually want to walk onto the pitch and play for the CLUB, not for their rediculous salaries...
Rafa, lick my balls, hold on... or should it be lick Guest's balls :-D
ReplyDeleteWatch on sunday. bet the entire ground chant kennys name and i bet after hodgson makes some stupid comment that emarrases everyone who supports lfc
ReplyDeleteThe fight to get the old owners out in recent times has shown how good Purslow is at boardroom politics (club ownership issues) and that is appreciated.
ReplyDeleteLiverpool though is primarily a football club and the most important assets are the managers and players, when the board and Rafa according to Purslow mutually agreed to part, that should have been the end of many differences. Unfortunately Hicks many ex liverpool pros turned pundits keep blaming someone who has since left for the struggles of another manager who has already brought in about 7 of his own players including re-signing a perma-injury victim in Aurelio. This means new manager has had the benefit of one transfer window in which he has released a potentially creative player for free and now that the personel left are dire its being heaped on the previous manager as if he is still the puppet master. Is the man not entitled to say his side of the story especially since he was part of the whole drama hence knows more about the ins and outs more than most here who preach their opinion as facts without tangible back up.
Many have alluded to Liverpool being a one or two men team and those two players are still there so its a mystery why we are not winning. Rafa made plenty of mistakes so has the board as far as footballing decisions go because it was their call to hire a man who has clearly failed to get the two many playing hence carrying the rest of the team. Its a bit sad when Liverpool were winning it was down to the brilliance of Gerrard and Torres but when we lost it was the ineptness of the manager to blame.
Purslow along with Ayre and Broughton played a brilliant role in clearing the boardroom mess and I appreciate that but I would rather their names not compete with the football people so fans can concentrate on supporting the team not a group of people whose job should be to market the club and sign cheques though not getting us into huge debts again 'hehehe'. At least United and Rooney are now competing for negative press now which is what we are reduced to celebrating rather than supporting a team that was supposed to be playing pass and move football going forward not the pass and move we play now that primarily has Reina getting more of those passes than Torres.
You're a lone voice crying in support of Hodgson. The man just doesn't have the CV to turn the situation around- not in any meaningful way. Maybe he'll stave off the threat of relegation but anything else is too much to expect.
ReplyDeleteTotally, gid rid of more dead wood and get some players in like Konchesky and Poulsen. Reckon we could rocket up to 18th and maybe, if I am not being too optimistic, win away from home.
ReplyDeleteI'll say that I think Rafa is out of his deepth here, since what I've understood, he wanted R.Parry out, so did we all... So all the other decisions such as players, depending on the financial issue was something Rafa wanted, also the issue of a new medical staff, and we have now one of the worlds best medical staff in club football. I think Rafa is spitting himself in the face on this one. I do understand that he might hold a grudge to C.Purslow since it was him that gave him his "mutual consent" boot out of LFC, and the owners that failed to back him up.
ReplyDeleteBut that is all in the past, and if Hicks now try to blame Rafa for failed investments, and failed success, well then Rafa you should attack Hicks back, not the MD C.Purslow!!
It's like kicking your neighbours dog, when it's the owners you want to punish....
'with Houillier's team'- why didn't Houillier do it then in his time at the club?
ReplyDeleteGenius comeback.
ReplyDelete"and Benitez is reduced to sniping from afar.""afar" get it? Rafa's name spelled backwards :-D which is exactly what he is AFAR and we should be happy about the fact that it will stay that way :-D
ReplyDeleteGenius comeback.
ReplyDeleteYes he was after all reacting to Hicks's comments so if anyone started this argument it was Hicks
ReplyDeleteI can understand if Rafa hits back to former Owners, but not against the actual MD in charge.
ReplyDeleteIt's a question of style: why a sort of non sense public attack by Rafa?
Purslow is the managing director of his former CLub.
Sincerely, I disagree disagree disagree disagree: Rafa has had many opportunities to sort our any personal matters face to face with Chris.
Sorry, non a correct way of run things by Rafa.
All private questions between Rafa & Chris fixed almost four months ago, on personal terms: sorry but in this occasion shame on Rafa.
I sincerely have good feelings for our former manager, He's part of our history (although I firmly believe He left the Club at the right moment), and as part of our history many expect a different way of approached the questions from Rafa.
FACT.
Don't feed the animals mate. Tried to have this with him already, he won't waiver from his view. I asked him who would get the credit if Liverpool won anything this year. Would have to be the previous manager, his logic after all. Unsurprisingly it wasn't. Argues both sides, the sign of a moron.
ReplyDeleteAny sign of another article about Hodgson, Jaimie? I notice you neatly skirted around the derby and the awful behaviour and comments of our boss by completely ignoring it. How many games would you like to give him; he's had 15 now...? Presumably Rafa's fault though, eh Jaimie?
ReplyDeleteRafa was responding to Tom Hicks ridiculous comments regarding his responsibility for Liverpools downfall, so hardly unprovoked
ReplyDeleteHis first comment, which has been called cryptic by most football websites today, is plain. Rafa suggests that the teams downfall occurred at the same time as Purslow made changes, and this evidence is obvious to him. If it's a white liquid and it's in a bottle, it's probably milk
Did the second comment relate to when Rafa was ousted from the club?
They pushed him out, rightly or wrongly, they showed him the door. Option between being sacked, not good for Rafa's CV and not good for Purslow's relationship, and to leave by mutual consent, everyone saves face
I think we have made a net profit in last 4 transfer windows, 3 of which Rafa was around for. We have relied on free signings to keep things ticking over
Net profit = net loss in player talent, generally speaking, so it was getting increasingly difficult to thread water let alone avoiding being dragged under
The Liverpool Way died when Souness destroyed the boot room, and the final traces blew away the day Moores took a fat cheque and sold out to Hicks and Gillet
Are you capable of showing Rafa any respect or gratitude?
Rafa restored our pride, got a miraculous CL win with a crap team, we lost the final we should have won 2 years later. He riled Alex Ferguson (as evidenced by amount of talk Alex did about him in press), helped prevent Chelsea from winning CL
I trusted that Broughton, Purslow would do their best for the club, perhaps it was seen that having an increasingly outspoken Rafa in control would attract the wrong headlines and make selling the club more difficult. I accept that it was time for Rafa to move on. Time for you to move on as well
Why don't you discuss the current predicament, how long has Roy got, will he be gone if we don't get at least 4 points from next 3 games? Or is this not how you interpret the Liverpool Way to be?
Please refrain from personally attacking Benitez. That means no insults/derogatory comments etc. Any further posts of that nature will be deleted. Thanks, JK
ReplyDeleteChrist, some of the anti Rafa stuff on here is pathetic, seems i've found some of empty vessels that made the most noise last seaosn..calling for Rafa to go and leaving us in the pathitic situation we're in now under the inane..inept and out of date manager we presently have.
ReplyDeleteShame on you.. Liverpool supporters....knowledgable....ha!!!!
Well after the 2006 FA CUP win when there were still quite a few of Houlliers players around, AFAR got rid of all those player except for Cara and Stevie, built his own team and won shite with it with his own team... :-D
ReplyDeleteAnd what do Hicks' comments have to do with Benitez attacking Purslow? Should his comments now be directed at Hicks?
ReplyDeleteat least 80-90% of true Liverpool fans loved Rafa, and by true Liverpool fans I mean football fans, who watch all or most of LFC's games, not the idiots who watch the odd big game and read the press and think they know football
ReplyDeleteI take it you conducted some kind of survey to arrive at the '80-90% figure, right?
Since when are you the arbiter of who is and is not a 'true liverpool fan'?
I didn't expect anyone to spot that. Bravo :-D
ReplyDeleteTHe dire state of LFC at the moment also shows just how good a manager Rafa was. With a couple of good players, some string and a piece of chewing-gum he challenged for second two years ago. He may well have run his course at LFC, but it is patently clear that Hodgson doesn't have half the skills Rafa had. Lets face it, the current squad may be worse than every team in the top half of the league, but there is no way that LFC, even on current squads, should be in 19th position. That is entirely down to poor management. Shame, nice guy etc. But this is the EPL, where managers get millions, and its tough at the top (and also down in 19th), as they say.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the Liverpool way, I agree that <span>magnanimous; humble; non-confrontational; professional are all LFC qualities. But the most important was a respect for the manager, and a determination to fight from the trenches. THese are the key qualities that Rafa posessed. </span><span>Purslow, on the other hand, was bureucratic, diplomatic and absolutely the 'company man', saying all the right things and meaning quite the opposite. He is typical mealy-mouthed and disingeneous. Sure rafa spoke his mind too often for the likes of some, but he had the qualities of a Liverpool manager - rabid, determined, master tactician, had the utter undying loyalty of the dressing room for most of his reign. THAT IS THE LIVERPOOL WAY. Purslow is a complete slippery, sicophantic and disingeneous boardroom wheeler-dealer. In my opinioin of course. But I just think we must be clear about what we actually mean when we talk about the Liverpool way. Anyone can be humble and polite - just look at Woy.
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I'm not going to criticise Hodgson until january 1st 2011. I supported Benitez, Houllier, Evans et all in the same way, and I'm not going to change now.
ReplyDeleteWe must give him the credit then if Roy achieves the impossible and keeps us up. Name one area Roy has improved. One?
ReplyDeleteThe knives have been out all day as a result of Rafa's comment. And there is one thing that I now know for sure. The Liverpool Way is not was it was. All over the web people, who had the 'cheek' to say that Rafa has also had his faults get attacked from right, left and centre, insultet, called names, called uneducated and thick, the entire program. Knowledgable fans we once were, we aren't any longer. It should become very clear now to everyone involved. This entire Rafa-thing has caused a giant rift within the following of our club. This really, really hurts me as I think we should pull in the same direction and not fight each other. Different opionions we can have, but as grown up people we should be able to consider what someone else said and aknowledge that they have valid reasons for their opinion. Unfortunatelly this isn't the case.
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolute waste article, go write something else mate because this is ridiculous!!! Clearly u don't know the true ins n outs about what happened!! U must be a relative of purslows??? The only good thing he's ever done for us is help get rid ov the yanks!!! Obviously rafas been asked a question wich he is answering by telling the truth!! Before purslow came in we wer doin well!! N as for the hodgson regime...this is LFC not fulham, uncle woy does not have a clue, all he does is scratch his wrinkly forehead n wrinkly chin!!!!! Get him out asap!!!
ReplyDeleteIf you cut Rafa in half you will see LFC running through him.
ReplyDeleteHe has more passion for our football club than Hodgson and maybe Purslow will ever have.
When Rafa signed his new contract it was on the pretence that he was in charge and he didn't want interference from the board, just the same as Fergie has at United.
Now the comments made today infere that when Purlsow came in the situation changed. H&G brought Purslow in to replace Parry, so he was one of their darlings and would no doubt being the new boy was eager to please his new boss's.
What did go wrong from nearly winning the title to coming 7th? Rafa is saying that Purlsow had something to do with it, it sounds logical. The manager was the same, the asst manager was the same, the players were virtually the same, the league was the same, the pitches were the same, the opposition was the same and the tactics were the same. The one big change at the top was a lack of funds from the board and a new MD. So I don't see why Rafa stating this should be deemed a big deal, as I say it sounds quite logical to me to say that Purslow had something to do with it.
Benitez's comments against Purslow were (and have been) unprovoked. If Benitez is responding to hicks, then he should criticise Hicks.
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolute waste article, go write something else mate because this is ridiculous!!! Clearly u don't know the true ins n outs about what happened!! U must be a relative of purslows??? The only good thing he's ever done for us is help get rid ov the yanks!!! Obviously rafas been asked a question wich he is answering by telling the truth!! Before purslow came in we wer doin well!! N as for the hodgson regime...this is LFC not fulham, uncle woy does not have a clue, all he does is scratch his wrinkly forehead n wrinkly chin!!!!! Get him out asap!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolute waste article, go write something else mate because this is ridiculous!!! Clearly u don't know the true ins n outs about what happened!! U must be a relative of purslows??? The only good thing he's ever done for us is help get rid ov the yanks!!! Obviously rafas been asked a question wich he is answering by telling the truth!! Before purslow came in we wer doin well!! N as for the hodgson regime...this is LFC not fulham, uncle woy does not have a clue, all he does is scratch his wrinkly forehead n wrinkly chin!!!!! Get him out asap!!!
ReplyDeleteSo you think someone like Poulsen is long term especially at his age?
ReplyDeletePaul K I agree is far from a great left back but I am sure it will hopefully be rectified come Jan, well lets hope RB is also rectified because Johnson's price tag comes at a price for the shite defending we have seen from him this season, a player let me remind you which Rafa bought to the club and should be far better than Paul K but has shown to be terrible too...
You'll have made his night now. He has been trying to start afar for weeks. Do you know that Roy slept backward is 'yor'. As in 'yor' a shite manager, do one.
ReplyDeleteThe Liverpool way? I worked for a company for 37 years which was "magnanimous and professional" in public but had a clause in their employees contracts forbiding them to speak to the press. I wonder what the situation was between Mr Purslow and Mr Benitez outside the public eye?
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolute waste article, go write something else mate because this is ridiculous!!! Clearly u don't know the true ins n outs about what happened!! U must be a relative of purslows??? The only good thing he's ever done for us is help get rid ov the yanks!!! Obviously rafas been asked a question wich he is answering by telling the truth!! Before purslow came in we wer doin well!! N as for the hodgson regime...this is LFC not fulham, uncle woy does not have a clue, all he does is scratch his wrinkly forehead n wrinkly chin!!!!! Get him out asap!!!
ReplyDeleteNot guaranteeing 4th :-D but still has a chance of getting there...
ReplyDeleteHicks Hater
ReplyDeleteRoy was by far my first choice to be manager but somebody has to show support to the man :-D
Not long term or short term. Why did he sign him then. And konchesky is ok as he isn't as bad as Johnson? Haha. Superb. You are reaching now.
ReplyDeleteNot long term or short term. Why did he sign him then. And konchesky is ok as he isn't as bad as Johnson? Haha. Superb. You are reaching now.
ReplyDeleteNot long term or short term. Why did he sign him then. And konchesky is ok as he isn't as bad as Johnson? Haha. Superb. You are reaching now.
ReplyDeleteYou talk sooooooo much shit it's unreal.
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolute waste article, go write something else mate because this is ridiculous!!! Clearly u don't know the true ins n outs about what happened!! U must be a relative of purslows??? The only good thing he's ever done for us is help get rid ov the yanks!!! Obviously rafas been asked a question wich he is answering by telling the truth!! Before purslow came in we wer doin well!! N as for the hodgson regime...this is LFC not fulham, uncle woy does not have a clue, all he does is scratch his wrinkly forehead n wrinkly chin!!!!! Get him out asap!!!
ReplyDeleteDear Roy Hodgson brigade
ReplyDeleteyou are a giant pranny
Give it up
We are in great shape for 4th. The way we are playing, it is just a matter of time.
ReplyDeleteDude you talk nonsense. Luis Garcia, Xabi Alonso bought in by rafa and critical the 2005 Champs League success. Also if it was Houlliers team why couldn't he win it with them? Also Rafa changed the team thereafter yes. When he did so didn't the same team finish with its highest points tally twice 82, 86 and another Champs League Final
ReplyDeleteAlso this Jamie guy has the most biased arguments I have ever seen. Most them lack any form cogency. But hey everybody needs something to make them feel good about themselves. Even retards... :)
So many people having a go at Rafa for buying crap players.
ReplyDeleteAll the stats have come out regarding players in and out, the facts are that when you have to sell to buy and when you can't compete with your rivals for £30/40 million players and you spend less in a season than they spend on one player then of course your gonna sign some crap.
But amongst the crap he also signed lots of gems that we made a profit on or are still at the club a profit that kept the club from drowning in the sea of debt that H&G created.
get a grip, and stop having such a simplistic, narrow-minded view. How is this anti-rafa? because of youre blinkered love for the man, you fail to see how the club is more important than him. With that in mind, is it not counter productive for Benitez to continue to snipe at the club in public even now he's left?
ReplyDeleteThat's the problem with Benitez's most ardent fans - he can do anything he wants, and they will condone it. And if that means running roughshod over the image of the club, then so be it.
That is not the way things are supposed to be. The club is bigger than any one person...except benitez, of course.
I guess Rafa felt he won his war with Hicks long ago, when he got the 5 year deal after the Jurgen Klinnsman debacle
ReplyDeleteWe would need to see the question he was asked
Rafa's statement merely states that he sees a corellation with Purslow's arrival / changes with Liverpool's decline
Just as you often try to highlight how bad a player Glen Johnson is by showing bad trend in results with his appearences. Trends / stats can be used to highlight a lot of things, often inaccurately
All i'm saying is just to lay off Rafa. He is still hurt by what happened and may always be as we all are. He had a real bond with the club, I believe he cared. His wife and kids were really settled in Liverpool and he considered it his home
You forgot that one pathetic excuse for an Argentine was going to leave our club so Roy signed Poulsen as he knew that he needed back up...
ReplyDeletePoulsen not great but so is is pricetag. Who were you expecting Poulsen to be, Xabi Alonso?
Beneitiz speaks with passion and knowledge of the game. Purslow an accountant! Yes business is business but you either work within the parameters of what is true and real or you don't. Why have a 'football' manager if the suits make all the decisions. What is certain is Liverpool have been left behind by poor strategic thinking (management) and not management on the pitch. With a world leading brand like Liverpool FC and the current (or at least recent) economic drivers in the game, why have the recent 'owners' let this club fall to a position where the 'needed' revenue is just not possible with the size of stadium we have for example... And I don't just refer to Hick and co.. Out thought by others club (in europe particularly) for years really!!!!
ReplyDeleteYeah MR. Liverpool Jamie Carragher epitomises the liverpoolway. For which purslow granted him a 2 year extension on the very last day of RBS ownership of Liverpool.
ReplyDeleteSome examples- Openly fighting on the pitch and launching tirades against Arbeloa. And Torres no less. Definitely Liverpool way on display!
And you will waiver your intellegent view? :-D
ReplyDeleteMuch better to critique the inter manager while Liverpool reside in the relegation zone.
ReplyDeleteCant beat Northampton, cant beat everton, cant beat blackpool.
ReplyDeleteLets blame Torres a 30 goal striker for misfiring and lacking in confidence.
Like even i would pull my socks up to play with Konchesky and Poulsen.
Like if i was Henry i would trust Hodgson to spend any money!!!!
Guest, I strongly suggest that you stop repeating yourself :-D Just like Rafa did, and look where it got him :-D
ReplyDeleteYou should do more preparation before you attack Rafa. His comments had to do with Purslow because he was asked about Hick's comments that Rafa was responsible for "losing the club". He pointed out that the fault was Hicks for hiring Purslow. Purslow changed every aspect of the club. He listed all the aspects. He made the point that the only thing that changed from 2nd to 7th was Purslow's appointment - and that single changed ushered in changes to everything else. Before shooting off your mouth, Jaime, prepare.
ReplyDeleteThat's a question you should ask yourself.
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolute waste article, go write something else mate because this is ridiculous!!! Clearly u don't know the true ins n outs about what happened!! U must be a relative of purslows??? The only good thing he's ever done for us is help get rid ov the yanks!!! Obviously rafas been asked a question wich he is answering by telling the truth!! Before purslow came in we wer doin well!! N as for the hodgson regime...this is LFC not fulham, uncle woy does not have a clue, all he does is scratch his wrinkly forehead n wrinkly chin!!!!! Get him out asap!!!
ReplyDeleteHighest points total blah blah blah...
ReplyDelete'If you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing.' Bill Shankly
"Before purslow came in we wer doin well!<span>"</span>
ReplyDeleteConcerning this I will simply copy and paste the comment "itsaldoomandgloomonher" made on the Echo-website, because I think he or she is spot on:
"Purslow was appointed because Rafa couldn't get on with Parry, in Rafa's whole career he has seemed to have fallen out with someone at every club he's been at. He even fell out with Paco. Surely that must tell you something about the man. If he can't get his own way the dummy gets thrown from the pram."
That is not what your mum said mate... :-P
ReplyDeletePurslow's hiring by Hicks directly affected Rafa in that their policies e.g buying players servicing debts were implemented by Purslow so Rafa cannot talk about Hicks without mentioning Purslow.
ReplyDelete"What did go wrong from nearly winning the title to coming 7th?<span>"</span>
ReplyDeleteThe season we finished second we'd won quite a few games in the dying seconds. The following season we weren't, but were dropping points to relegation contenders. I'd like to think that winning games in the dying seconds of a game takes player to have the guts and the will to do it. None of that was existant the following season. Therefor at least some of the blame has to be laid at the players door. And the same goes for this season. The players seem as they couldn't be arsed. Maybe we should have kept Rafa and sold Gerrard instead.
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Who the hell appointed Hodgson?, it sounds like Purslow to me and, if that's the case, he wants to correct this HUGE error, NOW!!!. Hodgson has never been and never will be, a winner of major trophy's, he still thinks that he's managing Fulham or Blackburn(where he was also sacked), Poulson? konchesky?? for Liverpool???, 35 years in management of winning ZILCH????. The fans know a bad manager when they see one and, Hodgson is WORSE than that!!!!!.
ReplyDeleteOn one side you have the words of a passionate man working at the coal face, against all the odds, with the blood of the club running through his veins forced out of the club he loved because he dared to make the lives of those, who's main ambition was to keep their own job, uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteOn the other side you have the words of an accountant who continues to hold onto his lucrative cushy number still safe in the knowledge that the "yes man manager" he was key in selecting will never ever make his job uncomfortable again.
You always take an chance to Rafa bash where ever you think you can. You may not like it but Rafa is correct. Hicks blames Rafa for the state of the club now and he has simply pointed out that he was the manager and the clubs problems must be because of him, the white liquid in the bottle MUST be milk. I think this is a great way of pointing the fact out. If Purslow make the changes then the impact is a direct response to his actions.
ReplyDeleteIt was he that rejected the Kings offer to manage in favour of Hodgson and under him the team have no direction, no passion, no desire and are heading one way, down. You may never of liked Rafa but he cared about the club and the fans and if he were still in charge then we would NOT be on 6 points after 8 games, we would have fought Everton for victory, Hodgson thinks that that performance was our best of the season, not the game I watched. Hodgson only has one action, rub his chin whilst looking perplexed.
Hicks appointed Purslow and it was Purslow that make the changes that Rafa listed, He is telling you that Hick caused the issues through that appointment, you simply are not paying attention as you have so often done when it comes to Rafa.
You could make some real valuable contributions to the discussions on Liverpool if you could just stop the Rafa Bashing.
Long Live RAFA, YNWA
Why no comments bout the dire way L.F.C. are playing at the moment?Its amazing that we could be relegated,but Mr Kanwar would rather run articles that have no relevance to the terrible way the club is being managed.Instead he,ll look to absolve himself by printing rubbish accusing a past manager of being a shit kicker.Jamie were in deep shit you nor your "sock account" seem to be aware of this.Weve got a chance of C.L. football blah blah we need time blah blah.Do something positive Jamie and help get rid of the clown you and your ilk believed would be an improvement.Its the least you could do.
ReplyDeleteJaimie, if you honestly believe Rafa (manipulated) fans over their feelings for Hicks then you are sadly mistaken. Hicks made it clear through his actions how we [the fans] should react. You make it sound like Rafa should have just shut up and let the Americans rape our club. Everything Rafa spoke up about was to the benefit of LFC.
ReplyDeleteWho do you think cared more about winning the league? Rafa or Purslow?
Lol, typical of you, if it's not supported by cold hard evidence it shouldn't be said right? Well it's just my opinion using a well estimated guess based on many observations. I was in Liverpool just a month ago and was quite taken aback by the respect and love for Rafa. I also just have to read the comments on your site to arrive at over 90% :P. Instead of just being cocky at my stupid guestimate, why don't you answer my questions. Why is it you attack Rafa at every opportunity yet you defend Purslow at every opportunity? We all know Rafa isn't perfect, especially in front of the press, but he was a brilliant manager for liverpool, under the circumstances. I highly doubt any manager in the world could have accomplished more under the same circumstances in the last 6 years, yet you constantly found any reason you could to attack him, why? And how well do you know Purslow? Seriously, why do you constantly defend him and make him out to be our saviour?
ReplyDeleteSo Jamie its OK for ex-players in the media to attack Rafa every day but he has no right of reply. Even Jokey has joined in and they don't even get thier facts right. I don't see you penning an article defedning Rafa on this. Woy has been here over 3 months but it is still all Rafa's fault!!! The man has a right to defend himself and no matter what you say Purslow was breifing his friends Maddock, Winter, et al in the media.By the way 80%-90% did/still do back Rafa!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo Jamie its OK for ex-players in the media to attack Rafa every day but he has no right of reply. Even Jokey has joined in and they don't even get thier facts right. I don't see you penning an article defedning Rafa on this. Woy has been here over 3 months but it is still all Rafa's fault!!! The man has a right to defend himself and no matter what you say Purslow was breifing his friends Maddock, Winter, et al in the media.By the way 80%-90% did/still do back Rafa!!!!
ReplyDeleteInstead we should support our team. I get the impression that some people want Roy to fail and maybe get us relegated so they can claim that they told us so. It's really sad.
ReplyDeleteSo Jamie its OK for ex-players in the media to attack Rafa every day but he has no right of reply. Even Jokey has joined in and they don't even get thier facts right. I don't see you penning an article defedning Rafa on this. Woy has been here over 3 months but it is still all Rafa's fault!!! The man has a right to defend himself and no matter what you say Purslow was breifing his friends Maddock, Winter, et al in the media.By the way 80%-90% did/still do back Rafa!!!!
ReplyDeleteconfusedsious say, right wickward in bottol mean purswow to brame flor evlything and wafa on opium.
ReplyDeleteWell said!
ReplyDeleteI think that Houllier too cared for the club and shared the same love for it that we have. He too must have been hurt that he was dismissed, but he never came back to blame anyone for his own failings. He took it like a man. And I wish that Rafa would do the same and not taint the good memories we'd like to keep.
ReplyDeleteSo Jamie its OK for ex-players in the media to attack Rafa every day but he has no right of reply. Even Jokey has joined in and they don't even get thier facts right. I don't see you penning an article defedning Rafa on this. Woy has been here over 3 months but it is still all Rafa's fault!!! The man has a right to defend himself and no matter what you say Purslow was breifing his friends Maddock, Winter, et al in the media.By the way 80%-90% did/still do back Rafa!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's the problem with Benitez's most ardent fans - he can do anything he wants, and they will condone it.<span></span>But you seem to do exactly the same in the opposite way. Everything he does is wrong...
ReplyDeleteThis is getting funny.
ReplyDeleteOf the two men, I know who I would trust to run a football club.
ReplyDeleteJust ask Chris Bascombe where he was getting 'information' last year!! (there is evidence of this from people at the club, and the evident Rafa supporting contingent of players).
And before you ask, I believe Jamie Carragher has Purslow on speed dial as well.
Rafa is entitled to answer questions especially at this time. I look forward to the time when we can welcome him back to our club, in Liverpool, where he belongs.
purslow did what he did for the good of the club, i dont doubt that, he was trying to get rafa out without paying but the delay cost us and they still had to pay. we have to move away from rafa and roy can go if we dont win 2 of the next three league games he exudes pesimism, he should expect to win every game but you can see that he's not confident enough.
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolute waste article, go write something else mate because this is ridiculous!!! Clearly u don't know the true ins n outs about what happened!! U must be a relative of purslows??? The only good thing he's ever done for us is help get rid ov the yanks!!! Obviously rafas been asked a question wich he is answering by telling the truth!! Before purslow came in we wer doin well!! N as for the hodgson regime...this is LFC not fulham, uncle woy does not have a clue, all he does is scratch his wrinkly forehead n wrinkly chin!!!!! Get him out asap!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are directly comparing random comments from Rafa and Purslow in the context of a vague idea of "The Liverpool Way"
ReplyDeleteAnd your conclusion is that Purslow somehow conforms to "The Liverpool Way", while Rafa does not, therefore your comments can be percieved as anti Rafa
Is Rafa required to conform to your interpretation of "The Liverpool Way" for the rest of his career?
Does this rationale also apply to every former player / bootroom member also?
Dalglish will be caretaker manager within a month if we don't get 4 points at least from next 3 games
Yes Because Shankly was very unlike Benitez, quiet and reserved, never spoke out of turn... Dont be a sheep, He was the only person speaking out about the owners, you dont know what went on with Purslow. Love how everyone is now on the Purslow bandwagon.
ReplyDeleteTerrible post.
Jamie
ReplyDeleteI read your posts and think your accounting knowledge and analysis is very good.
In this case tho I think your analysis is flawed. Rafa is defending himself after the event because he now feels he can do without repurcussion. The comments about working well together were when he was employed by lfc and let's be honest most people aren't going to say bad things about their current employer. Don't think there is anything wrong with sticking up for yourself. And as for all you people slating rafa think about it, we were the most successful team in Europe for a few seasons that takes some doing.
Are all your articles anti-Benitez? Strong leader not what we need eh? Sure Hodgson is the man we need, more like him please!
ReplyDeleteJamie
ReplyDeleteI read your posts and think your accounting knowledge and analysis is very good.
In this case tho I think your analysis is flawed. Rafa is defending himself after the event because he now feels he can do without repurcussion. The comments about working well together were when he was employed by lfc and let's be honest most people aren't going to say bad things about their current employer. Don't think there is anything wrong with sticking up for yourself. And as for all you people slating rafa think about it, we were the most successful team in Europe for a few seasons that takes some doing.
anteater...
ReplyDeleteFans like Steve Pike will never get over the fact that Rafa is gone nor will they be able to move on. Rafa is the only man TO THEM that has a right to be manager of LFC.
I trust that NESV will come good for us, I doubt that they will get rid of Roy now but can assure everyone that the new owners are keeping tabs on Roy. When the time comes they will make the call on whether he needs to leave. Only time will tell.
Things will only get worse before they can get better, something we will have to live with. We are 19th, TBH does anyone besides the team which whiped us on Sunday believe we will be relegated?
Sorry what has roy won?
ReplyDeleteI think Rafa's comments were a response to Hick's about him, no doubt he was asked by a journo what his thoughts on our situation are.
ReplyDeleteSensationalist.
Like it guest.
ReplyDeleteguest 2, rhb 0.
ReplyDeleteoh give it up rhb you are well beaten, go with the tattered remains of your dignity you silly man.
ReplyDeleteI doubt Mr Henry will allow a man (Rafa) to come back to LFC regarded as part of our History who has gone to the media and taken a stab at Purslow who I am 100% sure (Purslow) has a very strong business relationship with NESV.
ReplyDeleteWould any Professional Business Man and Die Hard Sports Fan (Henry) allow a back stabber to come back to the club which they now own?
Pipe dreams Matt...
Get over Rafa, he is gone and will never return.
Benitez didnt "launch" an attack, he was repeatedly asked about Liverpool. It was all over Twitter.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/why-reds-needed-a-wise-head
ReplyDeleteIf anyone should wonder whether Rafa was right about Purslow, they should read this article published on the official Liverpool website on 2/7/2010, after Rafa had left the club<span>
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Who but only Purslow could have sanctioned such an article on an official Liverpool website that clearly attacked the club's ex-manager?
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rhb one question. How many players playing at the world cup finals did houlllier/ woy sign? How many in the final? Ok thats two ,twice as many trophies as woy ever won.
ReplyDeleteYes jamied. These two are rafa haters through and through, pesky trophies, who wants them?
ReplyDeleteWhich was our most successful manager in twenty years jamie! Love the site, love the analysis, appreciate your worthy efforts. Not many facts about, so good show! Noones perfect but rafa was as close as we gonna get for the next twenty years.
ReplyDeleteRafa was asked about Liverpool and what his thoughts are on whats happening to the club. He didn't launch anything mindlessly.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/oct/19/rafael-benitez-milk-liverpool-owners
is that coz your thick and deluded like hodgson?
ReplyDeleteThe truth is , we had won neither of our bread and butter trophies in 15 years! Souness, Houllier, Evans, Hodgson. Rafa a rose in the compost heap!
ReplyDeleteYeah she was less effusive about the size of your pranny!
ReplyDeleterhb grow up. Jaimie, i expect better from you.
ReplyDeleteet tu Jaimie?
ReplyDeleteNow thats an article Jaimie.
ReplyDeleteyes rick.
ReplyDeleteCome on Jaimie, admit you may possibly, have a slight issue with our most successful manager in twenty years. Be a man you can make mistakes too.
ReplyDeleteHe s sniping at purslow, not the club Jaimie, who s being simplistic now?
ReplyDeleteAnteater, this has to be the truest and saddest post i've seen in a very long time. Well said that man. LOve him or hate him, he was successful beyond our means. And yes he made shedloads of mistakes. He pissed off fergie as well. Loved him but the in fighting was tearing us apart. I believe this to be a sad but irrefutable fact. Any thoughts Jaimie/ Guest ?
ReplyDeleteBearing in mind that most readers find out about Benitez comments on Purslow from rewrite sources, hence no one (including me) bother to read original article (in italian/english/spanish), it is generaly open space for individual interpretation of one's motive for ''slaming'' someone (with whom he use to work). So, to portray Benitez as someone who doesn't care about Liverpool way, and Purslow ''diplomatic media statment'' as a prime example of it, is too narrow minded. In building someone public image, one can remember Benitez donation (before leaving). On the other hand, to defend Purslow because he ''was there when H&G fell'' is to early. I remember that Rick Parry also ''believed'' that H&G were best solution (it had something to do with him keeping his position), so, unfortunatly, only time will tell wether Purslow was in to New England Sports Venture because they gave him guaranties of keeping his job, or he had Liverpool FC best interes in his hart. Public statment can be well prepair (no matter what someone feel/think), so Jaimie, if you wont Liverpool way (whatever is your interpretation of it), just leave Benitez (and his outburst) to past/history, and don't pay attention to him anymore.
ReplyDeleteOh, and my though on Benitez was that he was given two year more than he should have been menager of LFC (that include season 2008/2009, despite it was best in a long time)
where did that get him? manager of Inter Milan Serie A and CL Champions... what a poor manager he is. Thank God we've got Hodgson, what with a CV weighed down by trophies....
ReplyDeleteCan you actually have anything intellegent to say except for agreeing with Guest, are you referring to the World Cup 2010?
ReplyDeleteBring it on Marky Mark...
Well Jaimie it seems on your own site that the majority of koppites love and respect your least favourite spanaird.
ReplyDeleteHello Mark :-D
ReplyDeleteI've tried to keep an open mind in reading your stuff, but this is just silly. Your comparison and commentary are pathetic and not worthy of analysis. The quotations you compare are inappropriate for comparison. One is an emotional response to very critical statements made by Hicks in an emotionally charged environment. The other is a professional PR statement. Treating those statements as equivalent for purposes of direct comparison as you do is an old and discredited propaganda trick.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that I have to admire your presentation skills. The way you, in apparent neutrality select words from from one party and then select words from another party, before giving us your "unbiased" judgement as a neutral third party is quite splendid, or at least it would be if you didn't do it add nauseam in presenting us with some quite ludicrous propositions.
I think you should change your name to one liner.
ReplyDeleteThat is all you have done so far on this site.
Easiest way for everyone to check that you are a one liner is to click on your name and then they can see that you posts only consist of one line...
I see we're still waiting for your piece extolling the virtues of Benitez, that you promised us earlier in the summer Jaimie.
ReplyDeleteCould it be that you have a tiny anti-Benitez bias?
Great post Jaimie, the Rafa cult are genuinely unbelievable. Whatever the question he was asked, if he had any class he would have said - no comment, I'm no longer Liverpool manager, its not appropriate for me to comment. But once again he showed his total lack of class as a man.
ReplyDeleteHave anything constructive to say yet Mark AKA one liner...
ReplyDeletePeople seem to see the last few years of rafas reign with incredibly rose tinted spectacles. He was the one who spent £35m+ on Aquillani and the useless Glen Johnson. Purslow has done little wrong since he came to the club, there is no questioning he and Ian Ayre have greatly increased the commercial revenue coming into the club- remember Parry's pitiful attempts at attracting sponsorship even when we were champions of Europe.
ReplyDeletePeople seem to see the last few years of rafas reign with incredibly rose tinted spectacles. He was the one who spent £35m+ on Aquillani and the useless Glen Johnson. Purslow has done little wrong since he came to the club, there is no questioning he and Ian Ayre have greatly increased the commercial revenue coming into the club- remember Parry's pitiful attempts at attracting sponsorship even when we were champions of Europe.
ReplyDeletePeople seem to see the last few years of rafas reign with incredibly rose tinted spectacles. He was the one who spent £35m+ on Aquillani and the useless Glen Johnson. Purslow has done little wrong since he came to the club, there is no questioning he and Ian Ayre have greatly increased the commercial revenue coming into the club- remember Parry's pitiful attempts at attracting sponsorship even when we were champions of Europe.
ReplyDeletePeople seem to see the last few years of rafas reign with incredibly rose tinted spectacles. He was the one who spent £35m+ on Aquillani and the useless Glen Johnson. Purslow has done little wrong since he came to the club, there is no questioning he and Ian Ayre have greatly increased the commercial revenue coming into the club- remember Parry's pitiful attempts at attracting sponsorship even when we were champions of Europe.
ReplyDeleteobviously benitez without torres, gerrard and some so called disenchanted players did better than hodgson with torres, gerrard and players who were so happy that they now had an english manager explain that everybody seems to forget he won la liga against madrid and barcelona what did hodgson do take fulham to europa final
ReplyDeletefinal say is should never have gotten rid of rafa
also very disappointed in gerrard seems to have lost it not done anything for liverpool
only for england maybe should get his priorities straight and stop sulking
The Liverpool way is exactly the reason Liverpool haven't won the league for 20 years. Liverpool are living in the past. The bootroom, and all that, is something that died out. We haven't won the league since the backpass rule came in, so the liverpool way of playing as a consequence no longer exists :-D .
ReplyDeleteI do agree that Rafa is confrentational and petulant but he is a man whos heart rules his head. A man who hates to lose. I would rather honesty than the diplomatic, political dribble that comes out of the mouth of our very own Hugh Grant wannabe.
you have a problem man you have no understanding of football you are probably complaining on inter website about rafa how dumb
ReplyDeleteHicks blamed Rafa for liverpools decline. Rafa was asked about it during an inter milan champs league press conference and he was obviously quite angry that the cowboy who INVESTED nothing in our club slated the man who INVESTED every fibre of his being to liverpool during his time in charge.
ReplyDeleteDid u see those puppy dog eyes hicks wa giving the interviewer on friday. Hell i nearly felt sorry for him. Rafa would have seen that propoganda driven interview that cowboy tom gave and wouldve been seething.
So he said it as it is. PURSLOW changed everything when he got here. from the team that came second with 86 points we fell to also rans under purslows tenure. The only reasons purslow is still at the club and rafa isnt jamie is coz purslow sacked rafa, duh! if theres white liquid in a bottle it must be milk. Viva Rafa
Unprovoked, I see you're simply ignoring the fact it was in response to English journalists questions & unlike Purslow, at least he didn't do it as 'a source inside Liverpool'.
ReplyDeleteReading through these highly slanted views points from this blogger, can only be days away from writing an article saying why Roy is better for Liverpool than Rafa. No truly unbiased 'journalism' (sniggers to myself) anywhere nowadays is there?
ReplyDeleteInstead of this obviously baiting article can we discuss more important matters such as the games themselves. Jaimie, you get too bogged down in the facts and figures, but never seem to talk about what all fans talk about and that is the team. Of course i'm interested in the state of the club, but we have new owners now. H&G are a bad nightmare that I've just gotten over. Let's instead talk about what is happening on the pitch, how can Woy change it, what things is he doing wrong and what is he getting right. Which feasible players can we get in Jan, and should someone else be spending that money. I liked Rafa, yea he pissed me off at times but he also gave us some great memories. But he's gone now, he is no longer coaching or picking the team, that is Woy's job. Woy is not doing his job correctly, so what do you think he should do to fix this. How comes you did not come out with an article discussing the Everton game. We are all football fans and the most important thing is the match, that is why we love football. We have new owners, so all that background stuff is sorted, LETS TALK ABOUT FOOTBALL!
ReplyDeleteI believe Rafa initially refused to talk about Liverpool in this press conference. After persistent pressing from one journalist he spoke. I think Rafa feels he was dealt a harsh hand by Purslow and the owners and he is making a point of speaking about it openly and not behind anyone's back.
ReplyDeleteIn case anyone didn't know, Carragher and Purslow were *rumoured* to be briefing the press last year against Rafa. Carra later got his 'little englander' family involved...... behaviour that earned him a new contract. So now we are stuck with him.
Dear Liverpool family, let's be fair. Benitez didn't insult Purslow. He indirectly implied that he didn't agree with the changes. He din't expose any secrets or anything that was meant to stay behind closed doors. It was general knowledge what he said. As for what REALLY happened, and who decided what, well, we may never know. We still debate about who bought Keane. The man is gone, he never antagonized us fans, and donated to several good causes in Liverpool after being let go. We have a long and difficult road ahead, so let's remain together, focused, positive and humble. Football is going in a bad direction, just look at the Rooney situation. Nobody can claim to be a fair judge, because nobody has all the information. We have new owners, so let's become a new type of fans; collective, united, and not petty. Let's be the best fans in the world, as we should be. It's so painful on CL nights, it really hurts. The sadness is overwhelming, so let's do what we can to avoid this next year.
ReplyDeleteExcellent mate - well said.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you're 19th you're f'd!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how my alias came out, Analst !!!! loll
ReplyDeleteCheers to all my Liverpool family, however different we may be, love you all. YNWA
Rafa I think could not take the club any further or higher than 2nd. But don't think he would have taken it any lower than we are now. He is a proven manager in Spain 2 titles, EUROPA CUP and in UK Champs Lg and FA cup and a number of other finals, 2 nd in the league as highest finish. I'm sure he'll win things in Italy. Roy Hodgson has won errm let me think the Swedish Lg. 2 failed european finals ,not champ lg by the way. For a club like lIverpool I think having a manager who has played at the highest level and won things or who has managed at the highest level and won things consistantly over a 10 year period is a must. King Kenny would have been the better choice, could not do any worse than where we are.
ReplyDeleteIf you want to talk facts, Rafa is, of all our managers in the modern professional era (1900 onwards), Rafa has the 3rd highest win total, in regards to games played. Two places ahead of Shankly, with only Dalglish & Paisley ahead of him, with Fagan in fourth. Because if 1st is everything, surely winning games is a part of that equation.
ReplyDeleteIf he is only asked about Inter he will or if he is not brought out in a Sky exclusive he will, and if he did not have such a strong bond with LFC he will!
ReplyDeleteNice article Jaimie, although your dislike for Rafa is evident. I am with you to a certain extent on that. From day one I felt Rafa was a Spanish Houllier, with similar traits and football ethics. It was also worrying the state he left Valencia in. Istanbul and the FA Cup win papered over the cracks and it was due to sheer will to win and our fantastic support that were were victorious. I always said we won IN SPITE of Rafa not because of him. Lets not forget it was his tactics that we were 2 & 3 nil down in them games in the first place. I think too many people are seeing things through Rafa tinted glasses. OK we finished 2nd, but did he not blow it himself with his 'Fergie Rant' ? - well scripted and the ManUre loving media were never going to let him get away with that, he bundled too much pressure on and rocked the boat when it was time for calm.
ReplyDeletePonder the point that his decisions in some games left alot of us scratching our heads. Along with the fact that he never took responsibility or was not the greatest man manager in the world, he was far from perfect. But at least he loved us and fought our case. He knew how much we are hated for what ever reason and defended us to the hilt.
His transfers - the least said the better, but do you not think it would have been easier to attract buyers without him rather than with him? Maybe that was the ultimate reason why he had to go, putting the Boy Woy in charge as a steady pair of hands, but unfortunately the ship is too big for him to steer and he is a little out of his depth.
Now he has overseen the selling process, its time for Roy to hand over to someone else as he has served his purpose. How about - for experience Hiddink or Van Gaal, or a younger guy in place such as Frank Rikjaad, Deschamps, Klinnsmann, Puel, Pellegrini or (dare I say it) Carlos Quirez?? - Onwards and upwards, but no Kenny please, he has been out of the game too long, no O'Neill, on good sources that he is not the greatest - and definately no Rafa back, he left Valencia in a state, done the same to us, please do not him return once Inter goes the same way.... :)
It was an attack on h+g trying to change the direction of the club in a way previously not discussed, this started with purslow. Thats all rafas saying. It was not an attack on cp personally. You are the ones who are the ball lickers.
ReplyDeleteIt was an attack on h+g trying to change the direction of the club in a way previously not discussed, this started with purslow. Thats all rafas saying. It was not an attack on cp personally. You are the ones who are the ball lickers.
ReplyDeleteIt was an attack on h+g trying to change the direction of the club in a way previously not discussed, this started with purslow. Thats all rafas saying. It was not an attack on cp personally. You are the ones who are the ball lickers.
ReplyDeleteIt was an attack on h+g trying to change the direction of the club in a way previously not discussed, this started with purslow. Thats all rafas saying. It was not an attack on cp personally. You are the ones who are the ball lickers.
ReplyDeleteThis entire website is the antithesis to the "Liverpool way". Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteVeru good and intelligent response from Rafa! Hailed that man....Said all the right things...FACT!
ReplyDeleteHas anyone seen Alex Ferguson on his interview with MUTV on the Rooney's saga? Was he not reading from a piece of paper or what? FACTS on a piece of paper, familiar? That's 1 good man-manager it seems...Can't even keep hold of your number 1 player....surprisingly, people still talk about Rafa-Alonso.....
Jaimie, as usual, we all expect better from you....let's just write about football and we all know how deep you hate Rafa...just stop it and let us all debate on football...
You reckon Roy will still be around by Jan? Too far fetch....
Oh dear Roy Hodgson Brigade... Normally I don't like poking fun at the mentally retarded but I am compelled to make an exception for you. The only thing that is funny here is the fact that you still think youre in the right?
ReplyDeleteFor the final time retard boy.... THE EVIDENCE:
17Birmingham8-4718Wolves8-5619Liverpool8-6620West Ham8-96
Letting Rafa go was a mistake, hiring Hodgson was an even bigger mistake, the league table says it all. I dont think I need to add the Northampton result (at home) to demonstrate just how wrong it has gone under Roy.
And no... I wont get over the fact that we let Rafa go to be replaced with your name sake, who isnt even fit to wipe the cheese off your girlfriends muff after I have given her a proper seeing to.
You cant win one from eight, be 19th and expect to get away with it. - so with that in mind I want you to man up and accept that:
1. Roy is pants, it was never going to work and should be sacked immediately
2. Rafa was a world class manager, we were lucky to have him, it was a mistake to let him go.
As you're clearly a bit thick, I wont hold my breath
Oh dear Roy Hodgson Brigade... Normally I don't like poking fun at the mentally handicapped but I am compelled to make an exception for you. The only thing that is funny here is the fact that you still think youre in the right?
ReplyDeleteFor the final time retard boy.... THE EVIDENCE:
17. Birmingham 8 -4 7-----------------------------------18. Wolves 8 -5 619. Liverpool 8 -6 6
20. West Ham 8 -9 6
Letting Rafa go was a mistake, hiring Hodgson was an even bigger mistake, the league table says it all. I dont think I need to add the Northampton result (at home) to demonstrate just how wrong it has gone under Roy "Judge me after 10 games" Hodgson.
And no... I wont get over the fact that we let Rafa go to be replaced with your name sake, who isnt even fit to wipe the cheese off your girlfriends muff after I have given her a proper seeing to.
You cant win one from eight, be 19th and expect to get away with it. - so with that in mind I want you to man up and accept that:
1. Roy is pants, it was never going to work and should be sacked immediately
2. Rafa was a world class manager, we were lucky to have him, it was a mistake to let him go.
As you're clearly a bit thick, I wont hold my breath.
I'm sick of all the sniping about this subject and I've been guilty of it too. I'd like to just say what I miss about Rafa and why I hope and pray he will return some day. For a start i'd love to say how much I loved our defensive stability, think about how many times we conceeded 3 goals or more in his 6 seasons at the club I can count on one hand how many times we conceeded 3+ goals. Incredible?! I remember how brilliant he was in Europe, 2 QF'S and 2 Finals one of which will never leave me as long as I live. Like many of you I got drunk and cried like a baby that night - A lot of people say yeah but that was Houlliers team and that is doing the man an incredible dis-service not least because of the impact of alonso and garcia but also the fact that houllier managed 1 QF in all his time there. I also loved Rafa's new methods - Zonal marking for instance - sky sports slagged it off repeatedly - well it aint engurlish so it can't be good can it? don't bother looking at the stats - man to man is working out great for us now isn't it guys? Rotation - didn't matter that mourinho and fergie were rotating their balls off, it was rafa's crazie spanish voodoo bringing the engurlish game into disrepute!! I loved that he brought Gerrard off in the derby and Lucas came on and effectively gave us the win and Andy Gray still bitched at him! The positioning of Gerrard - "Gerrard has to play in the middle" everyone cried, Rafa played him on the right and behind Torres and he has never been better, scoring 20+ goals a season - look at him now...in the middle. I loved the way he wasn't afraid to sick it to fergie when most of the other managers are his personal chutney ferrets. Remember Houllier and Hodgson are his friends, the reason being they were never a threat to him - Rafa was, that was the problem. I could go on about the derby successes, how we'd begun to get the better of the scum in his latter years and how we would never EVER be beaten never mind OUTPLAYED on our home turf by a newly promoted or lesser side. Jaimie your post about the liverpool way couldn't be further from the truth - he brought up his kids in the wirral, he and his wife adored the place, he had so much respect for the HJC - as reflected by his donation before he left and most of all he loved the fans. RAFA - I'll join you for a glass of milk anyday...
ReplyDelete<span></span>Oh dear Roy Hodgson Brigade... Normally I don't like poking fun at the mentally handicapped but I am compelled to make an exception for you. The only thing that is funny here is the fact that you still think youre in the right? <span>Fans like Steve Pike will never get over the fact that Rafa is gone nor will they be able to move on. Rafa is the only man TO THEM that has a right to be manager of LFC.<span>
ReplyDelete</span></span>Firstly that statement doesn't actually make any sense, but for the record I just think that if you are going to sack/force somebody out of a job, then it makes a lot of sense to have somebody better, or of the same calibre lined up to replace them... ??
For the final time retard boy.... THE EVIDENCE:
<span>17. Birmingham 8 -4 7</span>18. Wolves 8 -5 619. Liverpool 8 -6 6
20. West Ham 8 -9 6
Letting Rafa go was a mistake, hiring Hodgson was an even bigger mistake, the league table says it all. I dont think I need to add the Northampton result (at home) to demonstrate just how wrong it has gone under Roy "Judge me after 10 games" Hodgson.
And no... I wont get over the fact that we let Rafa go to be replaced with your name sake, who isnt even fit to wipe the cheese off your girlfriends muff after I have given her a proper seeing to.
You cant win one from eight, be 19th and expect to get away with it. - so with that in mind I want you to man up and accept that:
1. Roy is pants, it was never going to work and should be sacked immediately
2. Rafa was a world class manager, we were lucky to have him, it was a mistake to let him go.
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<span><span></span>Oh dear Roy Hodgson Brigade... Normally I don't like poking fun at the mentally handicapped but I am compelled to make an exception for you. The only thing that is funny here is the fact that you still think youre in the right? <span>Fans like Steve Pike will never get over the fact that Rafa is gone nor will they be able to move on. Rafa is the only man TO THEM that has a right to be manager of LFC.<span>
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For the final time retard boy.... THE EVIDENCE:
<span>17. Birmingham 8 -4 7</span>
<span></span>18. Wolves 8 -5 6
19. Liverpool 8 -6 6
20. West Ham 8 -9 6
Letting Rafa go was a mistake, hiring Hodgson was an even bigger mistake, the league table says it all. I dont think I need to add the Northampton result (at home) to demonstrate just how wrong it has gone under Roy "Judge me after 10 games" Hodgson.
And no... I wont get over the fact that we let Rafa go to be replaced with your name sake, who isnt even fit to wipe the cheese off your girlfriends muff after I have given her a proper seeing to.
You cant win one from eight, be 19th and expect to get away with it. - so with that in mind I want you to man up and accept that:
1. Roy is pants, it was never going to work and should be sacked immediately
2. Rafa was a world class manager, we were lucky to have him, it was a mistake to let him go. <span>
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<span>Oh dear Roy Hodgson Brigade... Normally I don't like poking fun at the mentally handicapped but I am compelled to make an exception for you. The only thing that is funny here is the fact that you still think youre in the right? <span><span>
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For the final time retard boy.... THE EVIDENCE:
<span>17. Birmingham 8 -4 7</span>
<span></span>18. Wolves 8 -5 6
19. Liverpool 8 -6 6
20. West Ham 8 -9 6
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<span>Letting Rafa go was a mistake, hiring Hodgson was an even bigger mistake, the league table says it all. I dont think I need to add the Northampton result (at home) to demonstrate just how wrong it has gone under Roy "Judge me after 10 games" Hodgson.
And no... I wont get over the fact that we let Rafa go to be replaced with your name sake, who isnt even fit to wipe the cheese off your girlfriends muff after I have given her a proper seeing to.
You cant win one from eight, be 19th and expect to get away with it. - so with that in mind I want you to man up and accept that:
1. Roy is pants, it was never going to work and should be sacked immediately
2. Rafa was a world class manager, we were lucky to have him, it was a mistake to let him go. <span>
Arguing against t</span></span><span>his logic is futile nd can only result in you looking even more foolish than you already do :-)</span>
I think you should change your name to "Im a total 'tard please ignore me as my opinion is wrong and therefore meaningless"
ReplyDeleteAnd to demonstrate why you deserve this name, I found this little pearl of wisdom
<span><span><span>The Roy Hodgson Brigade </span>September 30, 2010,</span></span><span><span>17:40:07</span></span>
"I will back Roy and believe that he will deliver the Holy Grail.
Our Champions League winner? The fans who claim that the squad which Houllier left which walked onto the field against AC Milan was worse than "the master tactician's" which is left for Roy? Bravo! "
First up, Your opening statement clearly demonstrates that you are a mug, who knows nothing. But what I find particularly amusing is the way you are trying to use the fact that Rafa won the Champions League, with an average squad,.... against him!!?? As if its a bad thing that proves your point?? You haven't got a fu*king clue have you? In case it slipped your mind Rafa's first signings were Louis Garcia and Xabi Alonso - both of whom scored key goals in that cup run, without them we wouldn't have won anything. Also important to note it was Rafa who converted Carragher in to a Centre Back... under Houllier he was a utility squad player. But of course you want to deny all this and pretend it never happened. And now were 19th... Happy?
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Well said that man... Im with you 100%
ReplyDeleteIt's time for Benitez to go, move on
ReplyDeleteIf the allegation that Purslow poke his finger into footballing stuff is true (he dont have that credential), he really should do the decent thing and leave also. What could happen once could happen twice. A Red Fan he maybe, a correct decision maybe not, i certainly dont want to see a Red Fan(Purslow) playing Football Manager in reality
Ho Ho Ho.. Jamie Kanwar in an attack to Rafa..shocker...
ReplyDeleteHe left Valencia in a real state. As champions. The fact they freefell after he left was his fault of course. Seen it all now.
ReplyDeleteHEY Jamie,
ReplyDeleteYou are right...RAFA is a mug.....he doesnt know what he is talking about....I am glad you run such a wonderful site with in depth analysis of rafas interviews....Rafa is the worst manager in the world....The european champions must be crazy to appint him as manager...well of course you know better....and rafa he never hugged or kissed his players after they scored or tackled....hey now that roy licks their feet how are the results coming....i am your big fan BTW
I wasted my precious time reading this codswallop. I am even more miffed with some jokers playing at pseudointellectualism here. Trust JK to whip up the controversy as usual. Who is this "Hodgson Brigade" poster/ Are you a real Liverpool fan? I have been in this business with Liverpool for 25years of my life and your postings cant be described with any word in the dictionary. Greame Souness' years are even looking great compared to this insipid nonsense we have to see every week. I cant even bare to watch our team play as they do not look like our team anymore. No heart!!!!!! Blast!!!! And you will say Rafa is responsible?!!!! Lets all say the truth and get tings going for this great club. Our players can do better and our coach too!!! Even if Rafa was a problem can they play like men and acquit themselves as such. Carra bullying Torres on the pitch !!! Is he the conscience of the team? Has he played well all season? I do not like wasting time on nonsensical diatribes like these. JK do better than this.
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ReplyDelete<p>Spare me that Purslow and the Liverpool way. Go read this article published on the official Liverpool website on 2/7/2010, after Rafa had left the club.
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</p><p>Not only that article is full of shits, it's also clearly not the Liverpool way to attack its own ex-manager on its own site.
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</p><p>Three months on since that article. Paul Hayward of The Guardian who wrote that piece should now cover himself in shame given where Hodgson has taken Liverpool. And so should you, <span>Jaimie Kanwar. </span>A wise head indeed!
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This is not true. I've been posting on here for quite a while now. Why there only appear seven comments when I click my name right now I can't tell you, but even among those seven there's only one one-liner.
ReplyDeleteSo on a weekend in which we meekly lie down for our city rivals, and our manager shows a complete lack of class whilst refusing to take any responsibility for the utter shambles that is our team since he took over, you think it appropriate to ignore that completely and focus on our ex-manager's annoyance at how he was treated by a club employee? You've lost all sense of perspective in your vendetta against a man who isn't even at the club any more. Name me ONE positive from Hodgson's time in charge (other than keeping Gerrard and Torres which he admitted was down to Purslow) and people might start to take you seriously.
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ReplyDelete<p>Spare me that Purslow and the Liverpool way. Go read this article published on the official Liverpool website on 2/7/2010, after Rafa had left the club. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/why-reds-needed-a-wise-head
</p><p>Who but only Purslow could have sanctioned such an article on an official Liverpool website that clearly attacked the club's ex-manager?
</p><p>Not only that article is full of shits, it's also clearly not the Liverpool way to attack its own ex-manager on its own site.
</p><p>Three months on since that article. Paul Hayward of The Guardian who wrote that piece should now cover himself in shame given where Hodgson has taken Liverpool. And so should <span>Jaimie Kanwar</span>
</p><p> Wise heads indeed!
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Plus, Benitez and Evans et al(?) were actually winning games, Jaimie. You had little reason not to support them. Fifteen games and no positives yet. Fifteen!
ReplyDeleteI for one was hoping he'd be able to play football at a reasonable standard. He may be Danish, but he's no Jan Molby..
ReplyDeleteI can't understand the minority of LFC FANS Who live in the past.
ReplyDeleteIt's not the best way to follow L'Pool, week in week out.
It's time to look at the future,in a more perspective way.
Move On.
Wheter Roy is good enough or He's not able to turn the things right, You should open the eyes and realize that You are fan OF LFC, and LFC won't never recall for the services of a manager Who has had six yrs to deliver.
Move On, please.
Maybe Rafa should stop to talk only about Pool, as Jaimie should stop to write only about Rafa, but I have no right to chose the issues.
If Jamie believes to have valid points, He has to write too.
Hopefully Roy, or his successor, They will deliver some joys, so the minority Who live closely in the past, They will shut up their lips.
Such a simple and true statement, anteater. The Liverpool way was a bond between manager, players and fans - and it looks to me that H and G have ruined that too.
ReplyDeleteSO ROY WANTS US TO LOWER OUR EXPECTATIONS - WELL HE CAN GET LOST, WE ARE HIGHERING THEM - SO HE BETTER GET WITH IT OR GO, IT'S THIS NEGATIVE CRAP THATS GOT 8US IN THIS MESS, WE ARE LIVERPOOL AND WE WONT ACCEPT, HIS IT WILL TAKE MANTRA, TURN IT AROUND NOW ! LOWERING THE PLAYERS EXPECTATIONS IS SELF DESTRUCTING, DO IT OR GO, NOW IF NOT SOONER.
ReplyDeleteTHat is not a bad suggestion, actually. I have to say that with all the changes, I just can't quite feel at home and familiar with this Liverpool squad. But even without Torres and Gerard, with Rafa still there I think I would trust the process. I think we need a manager that will stick around for ten seasons plus.
ReplyDeleteHold on, that's a bit contradictory. If Benitez had stuck to the "Liverpool way of doing things" as you put it, we still would have Hicks and Gillett at the helm. His complaianing about the lack of transfer funds etc. highlighted the lies that tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee told us.
ReplyDeleteI would listen to what Rafa says, but take it with a pinch of salt. Purslow isn't a bad guy - he was after all instrumental in ousting H+G, but what Rafa says is probably accurate. Purslow would be doing what H+G asked him to do and in so doing, would also have isolated Rafa. He was after all, the guy brought in to ultimately make H+G more money...
Purslow not saying anything inflammatory only highlights his acceptance of what's put before him.
I would applaud Broughton more for getting rid of the Yank Wankers.
Biggest mistake we made was getting rid of Rafa - imagine what he could accomplish with the new owners! I reckon he'll be back as soon as Carragher retires...
Absolutely right. So, remind me again, what was the Liverpool way? Oh yes, when the manager would put his head on the block for the fans and the players. Woy keeps talking about 30 years in the industry, and being one of europes most respected managers. Exactly, Woy, just like everyone has respect for the old guy working downstairs in the post-room for thirty years, and the company gives him a gold-coloured casio digital watch to say how much they appreciate his contribution. Lovely man, they all say to each other, before returning to thir offices and forgetting all about him.
ReplyDeleteBenitez is not a patch on Mourinho when it comes to entertaining the media. He might spew a lot of nonsense but he can redeem himself everytime when it counts. I mean, come on! here is a guy who made Materazzi cry when he left Inter! So, these cheap shots at Purslow and the milk-comments are really poor, especially after saying he doesn't want to talk about Liverpool.
ReplyDeleteIn comparison to our current woes, things might seem rosier in the Rafa-era, but Benitez' Liverpool was really boring. Everybody seems to have forgotten how he alienated our creative players like Benayoun, Riera and Babel and foisted anti-footballers like Lucas, Mascherano and Kuyt on us every week! It's ironical that each of the three are anti-thesis of their respective national styles... Only Benitez saw their "quality".
Also, everyone seems to have forgotten that things went downhill for Liverpool right after Rafa got Parry sacked and got full control of things, including the academy.
Also, the amount of flak Hodgson is receiving (some of it deserved) is rather unfortunate... My preference was always Frank Rijkaard or MON, but as long as he is our manager, I think he should be given a fair chance. As JK says, I think we should wait till 1st Jan to judge Roy.
Hey! we are so low, the only way to go is up! :)