1. Not many of them are good enough to be Premier League regulars. Yes they might be having good careers but relative to Liverpool most of the clubs these players have played for are small.
2. Solid is different from iconic, but even then I think they're will be a split opinion of Riera from fans.
3. Transfer fees have inflated quite a lot between Rafa's and Brendan's time. You're not factoring in the big wage bill Rafa had either.
4. Rafa was on a budget like most managers are but he had a much bigger pool of player to pick from and he also had much greater control over transfers.
Rafa did a decent job and overachieved massively to get to two Champions League finals. But we had the best team in the league in my opinion in the 08/09 season and he failed to win the title.
1. Go back and actually research the players.
2. Fair enough.
3. Our wage bill was just as big when Kenny was here and Rodgers spent massive on wages, just look at Henderson on over 100k per week. Transfer fee's haven't gone up that much, it's not like you're comparing it to the 80's.
4. Rafa had just as much control over transfers as Roy, Kenny and Rodgers. Rodgers chose the players he wanted until it was proven that he was incapable of getting good players, so that changed. After the 2nd place season, he had more control again and cocked it up yet again. The pool of players hasn't changed. The only difference is that Rafa's class had us in the top 4 most seasons and being a respected manager he could attract better players, no one wants to play for a no mark like Rodgers.
5. A decent job. Are you joking. We didn't have the best team in the 08/09 season, we had a brilliant core, but not the best side.
Man Utd won the league, the League Cup, Charity Shield, Club World Cup, got to the champions League final, FA Cup Semi Finals.
They were on a different planet to us. The only reason why we kept up the pace so long is because they had so many games to play. Chelsea had a very good side as well.
