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I understand what you say flamer and Its not something you are alone in feeling. There was a large group who felt the same as much as there was that didn't.

If this was to happen however, and it is out of our hands after all, we could use everyone, or as near as damn it behind the manager and the team.

Whoever we appoint, even if its Martinez whom would be my personal bug bare, I think we need to get behind them and give all the support we can an avoid turning into chelsea.

All this said, I'm pretty doubtful he has or will be approached, by all accounts they want someone younger.

Fingers crossed matey

Houdini in Europe?

flames the man got Valencia into the Champions League and done more of the same with them, its no coincidence! Under Rafa in a one of game in Europe, there is nobody better, I don't think there ever has been since the Champions League begun. The consistency is unbelievable.

The league is not a one of game, its a marathon, its where you need a fantastic squad to compete and constant funds to keep up. Rafa wasn't getting that little bit extra it needed to be at the pinnacle and keep us there....and eventually it got a bit boring lots of Liverpool fans will admit that.

I still believe the break will have done him AND his management style the world of good. He already looks to me like a more relaxed man.

...and there is a reason no other fan of another club likes him, he f*cked those teams over year in year out! No wonder he used to be laughed at....maybe he is a threat?

Fergie and his little gang tried there very best while he was at Liverpool.

Fergie'll be sh*ting his pants if Rafa's back at Liverpool, mind, he'll be laughing on the cameras!

Give Rafa the funds to get the team world class and we are a massive threat on all fronts.

Telegraph saying that Benitez advisors approached Us to ask for an interview and that there is no chance of Benitez becoming manager.

Which doesn't fit with article on the news page saying We made a formal approach to him

you arent alone in that flamondo

fergie wont even remember him, he has rolled out twenty titles, he wont give a shiit about benitez. some of our performances in europe have been awful, but our name was on that trophy in 2005. nearly went out to olympiakos and AC, plus we got our ghost goal against chelsea. i know we deserved to win the cup, like any team who wins does, but its not like we tore the place apart. we were shocking in the early rounds and in the groups.

no one is afraid of benitez because he got found out and the inter milan saga made a joke of him.

i also dont understand this "break has done him good" thing thats going around. im sorry but what on earth does that mean? what is it based on?

Agree with pretty much most of this. I understand flamers comments too though and he is right to stick to what he believes in but lets hope should it come down to his last choice that he gets behind the man.

Personally im pro Rafa as you may have guessed. The only reservations I would have is if he didnt get 100% say on who came in and out etc as there was some issues there last time and Rafa has made claims that this was a major issue.

I think he also was a little stressed and I think the time he has had off will have served him well.

Again though I'm not as confident as some that he is their choice

That is absolute bull..and you know it my friend. He guided Valencia to the league title and the CL semi how many times? He Left inter due to a dispute iwth MAssimo Moratti over broken promises and that is really that simple. Despite those broken promises he lifted the European super cup and world club championship trophy with Inter.

Perfect example of outside people not wanting Rafa to come back to Liverpool.

It looked bleak for Rafa, but he was sounded out today, I said it earlier before this news broke.

FSG will have a list of 10 or so candidates, however although they may interview all of them, only a select few will be "sounded" out, sounded out and being a candidate are two totally different things. FSG are in the process of making sure all angles are covered, they are open to being shocked by a manager they didn't fancy. For instance, they might have felt to interview Martinez for the sake of it, but when he speaks to them, he wins them over sort of thing.

In the coming days it will be announced that Martinez has left Wigan. Of course people will jump to conclusion and say that means he is joining Liverpool. But it doesn't mean that at all, Villas are also interested in him also and as far as I understand, have spoken to him recently, and last year when they wanted him. If Liverpool snub him, he's already got something else lined up.

I still feel Martinez has got more of a chance than most of us think and until it is absolutely conclusive that it is not him, I still think it will be. Gut feeling.

Flames, was reaching the Champions League final in 2007 a fluke too? He did it with Kuyt and Crouch as his strikers, pretty impressive if you ask me. I'm with Craney on this one. Bring Rafa home.

craney you realize that we wont be playing in champs league for the great magician to do "wonders" once again...


for that we need to do well in a far more competitive PL and thats where he will be compared to hodgsons feck ups if hes appointed again.I hope he doesnt get in the trouble to begin with.....