And I think all the "Rafa was a poison" camp should remember that Rafa was a successful manager until he lost the support of the owners. Prior to H&G he won 4 trophies in 2 seasons, and you cannot say Houllier left behind a fantastic squad. The season he bought Torres we reached the CL final. The following season, the one where the squad he had built had gelled, we ran United close for the title (and would have won it had we been able to do more than draw for two months after Gerrard got arrested). However that season coincided with withdrawal of his funding, and the start of his struggles with Parry, which became worse under Purslow. Since then we've done nothing but slide, and while Benitez had a hand in it you would do well to remember the events that preceded the things you rant on about.
Rafa was poor in the sell-to-buy need-a-bargain-footballer transfer market imposed upon him by H&G; but that's not why we hired him, was it? Yes, perhaps he should have kept his mouth shut, but sweeping the bullsh!t peddled by those clowns under the carpet would only have given them more time to sell the club for a profit or screw us further. 'The Liverpool Way' of ignoring mismanagement may have continued to cost us; but maybe that's what you want?
