Don't shoot the messenger

[5InIstanbul]

I finished speaking to my journo mate a few minutes ago. He's a sports writer with a "quality" national. I use the term quality loosely but at least it distinguishes from the gutter tripe.

 

He had a few interesting comments and a bit of a bombshell too.

 

Firstly, information and sources within Anfield are fewer than ever; most of the time they are feeding on very little that is credible these days. As a result, journos do not want to jeopardise these few sources by penning utter nonsense just to fill column inches. He says its likely sources just clam up when you do this and as there are so feew nowadays, there's not many to turn to. As a result, he says that most of what we have read in the last few months is either on the money or based on strong belief from good sources. ie very little crap. He says nowadays many of them prefer to wait until a credible proven "lead" journo (he mentioned Bascombe here) uncover something and then many jump on that with there own little twists. He says with info more scarce they would rather do this than print pure rubbish and jeopardise good sources.

 

He says there appears no credible info that DIC are buying out G&H.

 

Now his bobmshell.

 

He says that there is a massive story brewing and no-one wil run with it as yet until not so much that the club has given the ok to, but a strong source gives the nod that its pretty much nailed on. He says it is that Rafa will be leaving in the summer and yes, you guessed it, Mourinho didnt take the England job because we apporached him.

 

So there you go, make of it what you will. I'd rather not take a pasting for this, I assumed some would be interested in hearing. He's a good bloke and has no reason to make up porkies for my benefit.

[Ombudsam]

as long as Lampard comes with him

[Hassony]

If he is basing this on Bascombe that I am not that worried

[Raj]

Not that I dont believe this, more that I dont want to believe it.

Here's hoping Mourinho f***s off somewhere else.

[Rimbeux]

Isn't that what Bascombe said

[Mike]

i for one welcome our new portugese overlord

[Coyler]

:shoot:

[hideNseek]

I can't see how G&H would think they'd get an easier ride off Maureen, he's one of the gobbiest f*****s out there.

[Coyler]

If this is true I hope Rafa rats them all out well before he leaves.

[bazz]

as long as Lampard comes with him

 

and Steve Sidwell

[Eiler99]

i for one welcome our new portugese overlord

[owenthomas]

i heard similar about a week or so ago..

 

in fact, i've come round to the idea that Mourinho will be our next manager when a few weeks ago i couldn't comprehend it.. why?? well, after being told that he'd heard Rafa was out & Mourinho in in the summer i thought "who else could we get?" and Mourinho is quite possibly the only outstanding manager out there with a cv to match the Rafa's & Capello's of this World..

[Guest RedLegend]

Haven't a clue if it's true or not but it wouldn't surprise me.

[Rimbeux]

I can't see how G&H would think they'd get an easier ride off Maureen, he's one of the gobbiest f*****s out there.

 

 

Doesn't stack from that point of view. He'd also cost more pa.

[CarraLegend]

Haven't a clue if it's true or not but it wouldn't surprise me.

 

Same here, I've pretty much accepted Rafa wont be here after the summer, whether that c*** comes in though ive no idea.

[bazz]

We'd all cry for 2 weeks, then "Jose" would have banners made for him

 

We're a fickle lot us.

 

First there was:

 

Then:

 

Whats stopping:

 

 

 

 

Fickle

[melia]

if the owners are just interested in turning a quick profit then why would they look to hire a manager with a penchant for spending s***loads of cash?

[Stevie H]

always a big fan of posts that start with 'don't shoot the messenger'. there's often a baggage handler involved.

[hideNseek]

Doesn't stack from that point of view. He'd also cost more pa.

Can't see G&H giving him £300 mill to spend either.

[Ombudsam]

Same here, I've pretty much accepted Rafa wont be here after the summer, whether that c*** comes in though ive no idea.

 

Why don't you reckon he'll be here. I think it will blow over.

 

I had a dream Mourinho was our manager last night. I din't like him. That's not meant to be an entertaining story, it's just what happened.

[bazz]

if the owners are just interested in turning a quick profit then why would they look to hire a manager with a penchant for spending s***loads of cash?

 

 

How much did he spent in winning Porto the European Champions League?

[genghis]

How much did he spent in winning Porto the European Champions League?

 

Less than we did, that's for sure

[sutty]

. That's not meant to be an entertaining story

 

Fortunate then

 

I thought Foxtons had beaten the humour and entertainment out of you for a minute

Edited December 18, 2007 by sutty

[Coyler]

Why don't you reckon he'll be here. I think it will blow over.

 

I had a dream Mourinho was our manager last night. I din't like him. That's not meant to be an entertaining story, it's just what happened.

I had a dream I lost my kid, then I got up and puked a little bit, then I went back to bed and fell asleep and she wasn't lost at all. We must have some kind of a connexion.

[CarraLegend]

Why don't you reckon he'll be here. I think it will blow over.

 

No public support for him, the statements from the club were pathetic.

 

The only backing he's had was from Gillett at some party and it wouldnt surprise me if he'd said all that so people wouldn't bother him about it all night.