The meeting

[BG]

Slightly disconcerting article from Oliver Kay in tomorrow's Times. He seems to be being briefed. Rumours of a Board Meeting tonight apparently.

 

Times

[Cobs]

seems like the same old baseless guesswork padded out to make his 500 words

[sned]

with BenÍtez urged to leave all transfer negotiations to Parry

 

that sentence alone is enough to frighten the s*** out of anyone...

 

on a more serious note, I didn't read anything untoward in the article. Rafa says sorry, the yanks slap him around a bit, then accept he's the best man for the job, and we move on...

 

Changing the manager after the improvements we've made since Rafa took over achieves f*** all except we start all over again fron day one. Utterly pointless and far too stupid a decision for G&H to take surely...?

[Rimbeux]

He's been consistent in his views on this and relentless, so he must think he's on to something or very well informed. His Sunday Times equiv, Northcroft, got a lot of detail from the club a couple of weeks back. FWIW, I think Kay is on the mark.

[Cobs]

Rafa says sorry, the yanks slap him around a bit, then accept he's the best man for the job, and we move on...

i can't believe that didn't already happen a fortnight ago

[Cobs]

He's been consistent in his views on this and relentless, so he must think he's on to something or very well informed.

or not, as the case may be.

[BG]

He's been consistent in his views on this and relentless, so he must think he's on to something or very well informed. His Sunday Times equiv, Northcroft, got a lot of detail from the club a couple of weeks back. FWIW, I think Kay is on the mark.

 

Yes he's been consistent and I suspect he is also not miles away from the truth.

[sned]

i can't believe that didn't already happen a fortnight ago

from what I've read on various sites, it seems like rafa just can't get hold of the f*****s, and that's what pisses him off more than anything, and is largely to blame for the ill feeling.

 

parry has somehow got hold of the yanks and been bought into the equation, seemingly at parry's own request, and all immediately goes t*** up...coincidence..?

 

if G&H have any sort of sense, they've only got to look at the last 5 games or so, gauge the fans reactions and support, and then give him a friggin contract extension.

[Cobs]

I suspect he is also not miles away from the truth.

yeah, they're gonna meet up and sort all this out as per Hicks statement 2/3 weeks ago

[Cobs]

from what I've read on various sites, it seems like rafa just can't get hold of the f*****s, and that's what pisses him off more than anything, and is largely to blame for the ill feeling.

 

parry has somehow got hold of the yanks and been bought into the equation, seemingly at parry's own request, and all immediately goes t*** up...coincidence..?

from what I've read on various sites Rafa's getting sacked and we're getting Mourinho

 

 

and i don't for one second believe they're that hard to get hold of, Gillet is probably on facebook right now

[Rimbeux]

or not, as the case may be.

 

 

So he's just willfully making things up he has no idea about? It's a point of view I suppose, but he, Fifield (before he moved -writes a lot on London atm) and Northcroft to name three are straight batters who tend to know their onions.

Edited December 14, 2007 by Rimbeux

[Cobs]

So he's just willfully making things up he has no idea about? It's a point of view I suppose, but he Fifield (before he moved) and Northcroft to name three are stright batters who tend to know their onions.

he's padding out a story with a load of old waffle.

[sned]

from what I've read on various sites Rafa's getting sacked and we're getting Mourinho

rafa's tracksuit will be far too big.

[Rimbeux]

he's padding out a story with a load of old waffle.

 

 

Aren't all pieces?

 

Consistent view repeated here is unresolved issues with the working relationship of manager and owners/CEO and the actual role of the manager, not an issue of results, could go either way.

[Cobs]

Aren't all pieces?

yes

Consistent view repeated here is unresolved issues with the working relationship of manager and owners/CEO and the actual role of the manager,

 

yeah, we know, we were told they were having this meeting to sort it all out a few weeks ago

 

could go either way.

 

exactly - Trevor Brooking journalism - sit on the fence and be right whatever happens

[Frosty Jack]

So Rafa agrees net spend is relevant then?

[Rimbeux]

yes

yeah, we know, we were told they were having this meeting to sort it all out a few weeks ago

exactly - Trevor Brooking journalism - sit on the fence and be right whatever happens

 

 

So he's probably right but it's nothing to start a thread about as you knew all this anyway?

[Rimbeux]

So Rafa agrees net spend is relevant then?

 

 

but, but, it's all about when the players were sold.

[RafaShanks]

Isn't Oliver Kay a Reds fans?

 

Most concerning parts of the article:

 

"the manager is not willing to let the club dilute his power or relax their spending in the transfer market, which he maintains is not comparable to that of Manchester United, who visit Anfield on Sunday"

 

"but there are still clear differences in what BenÍtez and the owners expect of each other with regard to transfer policy"

 

Even more concerning:

 

"However, things have changed behind the scenes at Anfield, with BenÍtez urged to leave all transfer negotiations to Parry"

 

I can only see one outcome if this isn't sorted out once and for all.

[Guest prophet]

Isn't Oliver Kay a Reds fans?

 

Most concerning parts of the article:

 

"the manager is not willing to let the club dilute his power or relax their spending in the transfer market, which he maintains is not comparable to that of Manchester United, who visit Anfield on Sunday"

 

"but there are still clear differences in what BenÍtez and the owners expect of each other with regard to transfer policy"

 

Even more concerning:

 

"However, things have changed behind the scenes at Anfield, with BenÍtez urged to leave all transfer negotiations to Parry"

 

I can only see one outcome if this isn't sorted out once and for all.

 

Agree.....and it will be sad one for All of us......which incidently will set us back another 3 years in terms of progress.

 

Hope it wont happen and everyones EGOS are absent

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

the manager needs to be pulling at the board. It's all a game - a negotiation. The day Rafa is happy with what the board give him is the day he's lost interest

[Frosty Jack]

but, but, it's all about when the players were sold.

 

yeah, so what are you saying, we should let them all go on bosmans? huh?

[Guest L dude A reno]

It's b******s. Not that there's anything really in what it said. Kay is a journalist first and foremost. And this story is still big news, especially with who we are playing.

 

This guy has just rehashed an interview that Rafa gave to the Spanish media. And if you read that interview, you'd come away feeling rosy, it was a very positive one. But that makes for a s*** story. I just hope when this hack Kay is proved to be s***stirring people will see he's the same as all the other hacks out there.

Edited December 14, 2007 by L dude A reno

[mercury]

Oliver Kay loves Liverpool. His reports are generally very generous to us.

[Ethan]

Oliver Kay loves Liverpool. His reports are generally very generous to us.

 

 

He's still an attention seeking Jurno though