So the answer is appoint another failed ex manager thats forward think isn't it !!!!!
As much as you like to do it, there's no comparison between dalglish's last season in charge and Benitez's......
-With Kenny, he had fully supportive new owners who backed him to the hilt and gave him a fortune to spend on players.
-With Rafa, he was dragged into a boardroom war amidst the turmoil of the fans turning on the owners and trying to get the club sold. Furthermore he had his transfer fund drastically reduced and was told to sell before he could buy, because Purslow had bought robbie keane against Rafa's wishes! (purslow was also responsible for the joe cole signing - luckily for dalglish, never had to deal with him)
Come their respective ends, neither did enough to keep their jobs but they 'failed' under very different circumstances. Rafa's decline was fully understandable considering what was going on, but I still cannot see how KD made such a hash of things under perfect working conditions and operating with a blank cheque book.
Some say that bringing back an ex-manager is foolish. The only time that I'm aware of where it has failed so drastically is when Kenny came back. He's an exception, not the rule......and just because HE failed it doesn't necessarily mean that no club can ever reappoint and ex-manager and expect success.