Bayern Interested in Rafa?

[Alonso]

From BBC Gossip Column:

 

Bayern Munich have earmarked Rafa Benitez as a possible replacement for coach Ottmar Hitzfeld, who is out of contract next May. Discreet enquiries have been made about the Liverpool manager, who has previously rejected overtures from Inter Milan and Real Madrid. (Various)

 

Must be very discreet if various papers here in the UK have picked up on it!!

[surf]

They can have him for 500 million and a new stadium.

[Frosty Jack]

They can have him for 500 million and a new stadium....

 

...a few league titles and a time machine.

[Sion]

at Bayern thinking they're a bigger club than us and can prise away our manager to the German league, which we all know is pap.

[Rich Gobey]

I think he'll go.

 

And Mascherano will go to ManCity too.

[McBain]

Transfer window coming up

[Ronnie Whelan]

Im interested in nobbing all the members of Girls Aloud, except maybe the little red one, but that mean its going to happen?

[johngibo YPC]

Im interested in nobbing all the members of Girls Aloud, except maybe the little red one, but that mean its going to happen?

 

i believe in you mate

[John am Rhein]

They value stubbornness in Bavaria - Eigensinnigkeit, they call it

[Guest petelfc]

If Rafa left he'd be in huge demand around the world. The only place, and people, he isn't popular with is the English media and, bizarrely, a section of our fans.

[Ronnie Whelan]

i believe in you mate

 

 

Thanks mate, I will send you a pair of panties as a trophy for your support.

[Rimbeux]

If Rafa left he'd be in huge demand around the world. The only place, and people, he isn't popular with is the English media and, bizarrely, a section of our fans.

 

It's some of the English, media, some of the English football public and some Liverpool fans, also not lauded by some of the continental media, some of the Spanish media, some Valencia fans. Conversely, there are plenty of these types who think he's superb.

[Guz]

It's some of the English, media, some of the English football public and some Liverpool fans, also not lauded by some of the continental media, some of the Spanish media, some Valencia fans. Conversely, there are plenty of these types who think he's superb.

 

On the whole, his reputation has grown and grown since joining Valencia. If and when he ever leaves us there'll be a host of clubs wanting him. No doubt about that

[CarraLegend]

Bayern are interested in Rafa?

 

Good. It'd be more worrying if no one ever wanted him.

[oran]

i dont understand why they would be interested in other managers if they can sign hitzfeld(sp).he is a great manager.

dont see rafa going there.although the german league is much better then being credited for,i can onky see him go for real madrid,atletico,barca,valencia,milan or inter.

[Rimbeux]

On the whole, his reputation has grown and grown since joining Valencia. If and when he ever leaves us there'll be a host of clubs wanting him. No doubt about that

 

 

Of course, just pointing out it's ridiculous to assert he's not rated over here but is everywhere else, neither are true, there is no blanket.

[spacemonkey]

This one is actually quite funny. I was reading the German "Kicker" magazine yesterday and there was a four page spread questioning Hitzfeld's future with all sorts of charts and tables of stats to support the story. The thing that Rummenigge and Hoeness have publicly been criticising him for since the Bolton result? You guessed it, too much rotation! Clearly if they don't want a change from that, they should chase Rafa

[McBain]

Odd reaction to this kind of story really. I wouldn't be fussed at all if Rafa left provided the replacement was good

[John am Rhein]

although the german league is much better then being credited for

 

I think it's actually the opposite: the German League is much worse than it's typically credited for. The reputation of the Bundesliga as being one of the top Leagues comes from a different era.

[Guest petelfc]

Odd reaction to this kind of story really. I wouldn't be fussed at all if Rafa left provided the replacement was good

 

What is odd is you not being fussed if Rafa left, especially after all that underachievment...

 

As long as we get SoMe1 GuD

[Dee]

Odd reaction to this kind of story really. I wouldn't be fussed at all if Rafa left provided the replacement was good

go and wash your mouth out

[redjersey]

Odd reaction to this kind of story really. I wouldn't be fussed at all if Rafa left provided the replacement was good

Yes! There's load of good ones out there so he'd be easily replaced. And we'd get to spend a couple of seasons clearing out the deadwood again, on the cheap, while the new man brought in a few who can actually play. There'd be loads of really optimistic threads on here again too. For a while, anyway. Then, when the mood turns black again because we still haven't won the league (after say, 3 seasons?), we could bring in someone else good and do it all over again. Bring it on!

[McBain]

Yes! There's load of good ones out there so he'd be easily replaced. And we'd get to spend a couple of seasons clearing out the deadwood again, on the cheap, while the new man brought in a few who can actually play. There'd be loads of really optimistic threads on here again too. For a while, anyway. Then, when the mood turns black again because we still haven't won the league (after say, 3 seasons?), we could bring in someone else good and do it all over again. Bring it on!

 

Suppose i should qualify my remarks. My reaction surprised me in that i figured i'd be very much against the idea of Rafa leaving but that wasn't the case. Is he the very best that's available? Are we achieving the peak of what we're capable of achieving? Not really no. If Rafa stays then great but i don't believe he's utterly essential in the pursuit of us winning the league. We're about to have our 4th season under him without a title.

 

Who's to say things would take a downward turn if he left? That's by no means certain. The stability argument is a strong one but not the only thing to take into account.

[Guest petelfc]

Why would anyone want that clueless Spanish git.

[Guest petelfc]

Yes! There's load of good ones out there so he'd be easily replaced. And we'd get to spend a couple of seasons clearing out the deadwood again, on the cheap, while the new man brought in a few who can actually play. There'd be loads of really optimistic threads on here again too. For a while, anyway. Then, when the mood turns black again because we still haven't won the league (after say, 3 seasons?), we could bring in someone else good and do it all over again. Bring it on!

 

 

For the average, clueless Joe like Macbain there, unfortunately familiarity breeds contempt. They think "hold on, it's been nearly 4 seasons without winning the leaque, lets get SuM1 guD in" without really looking at the overall picture.