Benny Benitez: Parky 6 Benny 2 (Benitez watch.). Inter sack the waiter.

[wacko]

Fucksocks

[colinmk]

Think he has stuck by his guns a wee bit too much. He is obviously a great manager, His Valencia side was great and he achieved excellent  results with Liverpool over the years but his system has obviously not been working recently and he has failed to adapt to what was needed.

[1878]

Think it's all a bit harsh on Benitez tbh. One bad season really, that's all. It's going to have a huge knock on effect though, who'll Liverpool go for ? If I were them I would focus on doing everything I could for Martin O'Neill, that just seems like the right fit there, can't see Villa though letting him go without a fight.

 

O'Neil

 

I would absolutely love him to get the job there, they would stagnate at best.

[ElDiablo]

They should go for Pelligrini, but I think it'll end up being Hodgson.

[Parky]

Hope it isn't Hodgson as he really knows what he's doing.

[cubaricho]

Any odds yet or is it too soon?

[ElDiablo]

David Beckham is 501/1.

[ElDiablo]

O Neill M 2.50

Dalglish K 3.00

Hodgson R 5.00

Hiddink G 6.00

Oswaldo de Oliveira 13.00

Klinsmann J 13.00

Hughes M 13.00

Pellegrini M 13.00

McLeish A 17.00

Schuster B 21.00

Magath F 21.00

Lippi M 26.00

Rijkaard F 26.00

Blanc L 26.00

Bilic S 26.00

Scolari P 26.00

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

Benitez has bought poorly and too often. He'd have done better on a more restricted budget because he wouldn't be able to ruin a team with rubbish buys.

[wacko]

Benitez has bought poorly and too often. He'd have done better on a more restricted budget because he wouldn't be able to ruin a team with rubbish buys.

 

Eh? What is this team he's ruined? He's bought Reina, Mascherano, Torres, Alonso, Agger.

 

Rafa's purchases were not the cause of the problems. He could have bought better, but he didn't do badly.

[MW]

Benitez has bought poorly and too often. He'd have done better on a more restricted budget because he wouldn't be able to ruin a team with rubbish buys.

 

Eh? What is this team he's ruined? He's bought Reina, Mascherano, Torres, Alonso, Agger.

 

Rafa's purchases were not the cause of the problems. He could have bought better, but he didn't do badly.

 

He's made a few really good signings, but how many out of the 76 were good?

[Parky]

Yeah how many of the 768 were good?

[Foluwashola]

He also signed Keane, Babel, Morientes, Degen, Dossena and Pennant for quite ridiculous amounts.

[Interpolic]

Yeah how many of the 768 were good?

 

8?  Does this make the score Parky 765 Benitez 10?  Or is that too logical a leap?

[Guest ObiChrisKenobi]

Haha for all the shit we got for having the badly spelt bedsheet, thats nothing compared to the dumb Scousers burning shit outside of the Stadium in protest. 

[Thespence]

He also signed Keane, Babel, Morientes, Degen, Dossena and Pennant for quite ridiculous amounts.

 

I think it is given he did not sign Keane it is like saying KK got Xisco.

[wacko]

Benitez has bought poorly and too often. He'd have done better on a more restricted budget because he wouldn't be able to ruin a team with rubbish buys.

 

Eh? What is this team he's ruined? He's bought Reina, Mascherano, Torres, Alonso, Agger.

 

Rafa's purchases were not the cause of the problems. He could have bought better, but he didn't do badly.

 

He's made a few really good signings, but how many out of the 76 were good?

 

Almost all of them were good. The problem is, we needed great signings to be able to realistically compete with Chelsea and Man Utd. He hardly made any massive howlers, the Keane and Aquilani transfers being the biggest, recouping his outlay on almost every player that moved on. The only manager with a significantly better record is Wenger.

[Foluwashola]

He also signed Keane, Babel, Morientes, Degen, Dossena and Pennant for quite ridiculous amounts.

 

I think it is given he did not sign Keane it is like saying KK got Xisco.

 

One was not aware of this.

 

Still, I'm dissapointed Benny is gone. Looked like he was taking them on a spectacular downward spiral. Hopefully they manage to find a horrific replacement.

[1878]

He also signed Keane, Babel, Morientes, Degen, Dossena and Pennant for quite ridiculous amounts.

 

I think it is given he did not sign Keane it is like saying KK got Xisco.

 

Not really.

 

Pretty sure he was on a list Benitez gave to the board, he may not have been first choice on that list, but, he wanted him and gave the go ahead to sign him nonetheless.

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

Benitez has bought poorly and too often. He'd have done better on a more restricted budget because he wouldn't be able to ruin a team with rubbish buys.

 

Eh? What is this team he's ruined? He's bought Reina, Mascherano, Torres, Alonso, Agger.

 

Rafa's purchases were not the cause of the problems. He could have bought better, but he didn't do badly.

 

 

The early signings were good, and obviously not all are bad, and Torres is just Torres, but he always seemed to buy one or two players that were pointless.

 

Vorinin

Babel

Keane

Riera

Lucas

Penant

 

to name a few.

 

There just seems to be far to high a turnover of players, and over 200 purchases in 6 years.

 

[wacko]

He also signed Keane, Babel, Morientes, Degen, Dossena and Pennant for quite ridiculous amounts.

 

FFS, Degen was a free transfer! What are you on about?

[Liam Liam Liam O]

Benitez has bought poorly and too often. He'd have done better on a more restricted budget because he wouldn't be able to ruin a team with rubbish buys.

 

Eh? What is this team he's ruined? He's bought Reina, Mascherano, Torres, Alonso, Agger.

 

Rafa's purchases were not the cause of the problems. He could have bought better, but he didn't do badly.

 

 

The early signings were good, and obviously not all are bad, and Torres is just Torres, but he always seemed to buy one or two players that were pointless.

 

Vorinin

Babel

Keane

Riera

Lucas

Penant

 

to name a few.

 

There just seems to be far to high a turnover of players, and over 200 purchases in 6 years.

 

 

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

Benitez has bought poorly and too often. He'd have done better on a more restricted budget because he wouldn't be able to ruin a team with rubbish buys.

 

Eh? What is this team he's ruined? He's bought Reina, Mascherano, Torres, Alonso, Agger.

 

Rafa's purchases were not the cause of the problems. He could have bought better, but he didn't do badly.

 

 

The early signings were good, and obviously not all are bad, and Torres is just Torres, but he always seemed to buy one or two players that were pointless.

 

Vorinin

Babel

Keane

Riera

Lucas

Penant

 

to name a few.

 

There just seems to be far to high a turnover of players, and over 200 purchases in 6 years.

 

 

 

Including frees and trainee's

[Liam Liam Liam O]

Benitez has bought poorly and too often. He'd have done better on a more restricted budget because he wouldn't be able to ruin a team with rubbish buys.

 

Eh? What is this team he's ruined? He's bought Reina, Mascherano, Torres, Alonso, Agger.

 

Rafa's purchases were not the cause of the problems. He could have bought better, but he didn't do badly.

 

 

The early signings were good, and obviously not all are bad, and Torres is just Torres, but he always seemed to buy one or two players that were pointless.

 

Vorinin

Babel

Keane

Riera

Lucas

Penant

 

to name a few.

 

There just seems to be far to high a turnover of players, and over 200 purchases in 6 years.

 

 

 

Including frees and trainee's

 

Over 30 players a year?

[Guest ObiChrisKenobi]

Benitez has bought poorly and too often. He'd have done better on a more restricted budget because he wouldn't be able to ruin a team with rubbish buys.

 

Eh? What is this team he's ruined? He's bought Reina, Mascherano, Torres, Alonso, Agger.

 

Rafa's purchases were not the cause of the problems. He could have bought better, but he didn't do badly.

 

He's made a few really good signings, but how many out of the 76 were good?

 

Almost all of them were good. The problem is, we needed great signings to be able to realistically compete with Chelsea and Man Utd. He hardly made any massive howlers, the Keane and Aquilani transfers being the biggest, recouping his outlay on almost every player that moved on. The only manager with a significantly better record is Wenger.

 

Eh? His net spend is £100m plus.

 

I think one of the most damning things is the lack of any youth coming out of the club in the 6 years he was in charge. Even the youth he purchased he never developed and ended up being wasted talent.