Why Liverpool must get rid of big-spender Benitez

How can you be taken seriously with that silly hat on your head? This is a load of crap.

crap - someone just likes to write for the good of it. Jordan Taylor-Bartels - go back to write for united, because that is where you belong.

Tabloid sensationist crap at its worst. The fact that the author can obviously string a sentence together makes it worse. No basis in fact whatsoever. Just a rant by someone who is either blinkered by their obvious contempt for LFC or is a Manchester United supporter (or both). How can you question the tactics of a manager who has won the European Cup and the FA Cup in 2 seasons for the club, and has now brought the club 3 points off the top with a game in hand over ManU in November? You know nothing about the game but, since you can at least write, I would suggest either writing children's fiction or submitting a CV to the Sun newspaper, who I'm sure could use another fifth-rate hack to make up fact-free rubbish when they have nothing else to publish. Sad to waste internet space with this crap.

Firstly get your facts right. Benitez has not been the biggest spender outside of Chelsea, in fact this summer saw his net spend rank us as 5th top spenders - please check your facts before writing this drivel Poor football, perhaps but without the star players it's not going to be the best, yet still has seen us recently break the CL record score - poor indeed eh 'Stupidity' in not playing Torres, yeah, dead stupid not playing a guy coming back from injury from the start of the game, preferring to bring him on for 20 mins when the opposition's legs are tiring, real stupid eh - just like this poor excuse of an article "Benitez’s confidence after a commanding win against a poor club can only produce negative side-effects." What the hell does that mean - please explain, it's nonsensical "Poor tactics and simplistic rotations are not only disrespected, but also unwarranted" Dont you mean disrespectful (and who to in any case, you're not even a Liverpool supporter, we're more than happy with Benitez

This is probably one of worst articels I have ever read.

Probably the worst article I have read this season. I like sportingo's articles but if this is the new standard I may go elsewhere. How much did Man U spend this preseason alone? Harg-17 Nani-17 And-14 Tevez-20-30 so basically 70mil. Liverpool spent about 45 but also sold more players than man u for the tune of 25mil , therefore spending a stupid amount of 20mil! Man City, fulham, sunderland etc spent around this much. If you are going to write someting back it up with facts!!!

No surprise you are a Sun reader.....Nice pictures is what you should stick to looking at you know f**k all about football..

Net spending has been far less than United and Chelsea over the last 4 yrs by a long way. This summer is the first time he has had proper money to spend and he bought Torres age 22, Babel Age 19 and Lieva age 20, for a combined sum of 40million. He recouped about 16-20 million of that through sales, Bellamy, Cisse etc. So he has spent about 20-24 million. Babel and Lucas are clearly for the future and Torres has been inujured for half of his time at Liverpool. Benetiz needs money to spend for another few transfer windows, probably about 50 million before he has the sqaud to challenge. Then he will be near to Man Utd in terms of spending too. Look at fergies buys, Ferdinand 28m, Rooney 27m, Ronaldo 12m, Carrick 20m, Hargreaves 20m . All successful and fair play to fergie but they show that success doesn't come cheap, Carrick 20m, Hargreaves 20m

And what....? Houllier was better? Recent history shows Liverpool's board is more at fault, and Houllier was 10 times the culprit, 10 times the spender and 10 times bigger a time waster. Was his football style worse? It's hard to think 'Hoofier' or 'Hoof-ball'was better Typical Pool. Benitez until 2010. Bergs

this man is talking a load of bollocks. Here is an example of a man talking absolute crap.

THOUGH A CHELSEA FAN I DONT SEEM TO AGREE WITH THIS ARTICLE.RAFAEL IS A GOOD COACH AND HIS TRACK RECORD SHOWS THAT EXPLICITLY.SACKING HIM NOW WILL BE LIKE USHERING LIVERPOOL INTO THE TROPHYLESS RUN OF TWO SEASONS GRANT WILL BE EMPARKING UPON AS A CHELSEA COACH.

The author's hit the nail on it's head. Benitez has, since his arrival outspent, for an example, Sir Alex Ferguson. In that time, Ferguson has managed to buy, amongst others, van der Sar, Vidic, Evra, Carrick, Hargreaves, Nani, Anderson and Tevez, all now part of the first team nucleus. Who has Rafa bought of the same quality, despite spending more money? Fernando Torres, and perhaps Javier Mascherano and Alonso (both a little overrated). Dreadful record. I hope Rafa stays at Liverpool for a long, long time!

amazingly magnus agrees in the article. So 2 COMPLETE IDIOTS so far... It amazes me that someone (like magnus) actually takes the author seriously. But of course there will be united-supporters that likes to read stupidities.

Well, here we go again.. obviously the champions league was ignored and yes, you should put that across.... but on the same vein you agree that you havent had the success that you chaps thought l'pool would enjoy this season.... Till you do win the league and then i think you can consider yourself as part of the top 4 only cos u finish higher then the rest.. Chelski, Manure and the Arses have done the repeat and the scousers are still dreaming.. so let us wave that in your face at the end of the season, eh? good luck to y'all and hope rafa messes with more than just your team...

Magnus you are just here to wind up people. Right?

Magnus you obviously failed to read any of the previous 13 comments, where it has quite categorically been proven benitez has spent nowhere near as much as ferguson and as for over rated try hargreaves(treatment table) and carrick both absolute tripe.

Come on peeps, he is not so far offthe truth! it is only our loyalty that blinds us. ask you're self- do we play god football? do we bet the likes of biringham at home have we got the 2 best strickers in the world(we have 1)..................no! we areliverpool football club and we want the best and have not got it! look at the scum most of the team an it kills me to say it most world class, not saying we dont (4 at best). so dont have a go when he is not so far from the truth

Dude, what the hell are you talking about. Benitez has won Liverpool the champions league crown. He deserves his place for that alone. Chelsea and Arsenal have yet to win this title before they can be called a great side.

clueless.

This article was obviously written by a very worried Manc. Benitez has not spent anywhere near what Fergie has spent, and don't forget, he has been rebuilding a team. Fergie has been adding to his. Why don't you mention the money that fergie has squandered, too? Veron, anyone? That Italian goalie whose name had slipped my mind like the ball slipped through his fingers? I could go on....but I simply can't be bothered. In fact, why am I responding to this utter drivel? In Rafa we trust YNWA

tip for the future - watch more football

And you support which team?? Manchester United? I do not say that everything is great bout LFC but truly the author is making fun of LFC. And you cannot see that !!! I have to say - This is the first time I commented on sportingo. basicly there is too much nonsense in here. But this one - that is too much. I think sportingo should look inside - who can write articles about what and so on. I respect that there will be many comments and certainly at this article, and in general - those should be respected, but allowing an article like that????? Jorgen LiverpoolFCFanClub Danish Branch

"Who has Rafa bought of the same quality"??? good grief, you clearly know nothing about LFC, so shut the f*** up. names such as Reina, Agger, Arbeloa and Babel have clearly passed you by. mascherano and alonso overrated? you're having a laugh. look at your own team for overrated overpriced players. starting with hargreaves and carrick. anderson is yet to prove himself. so try to engage your mind before you shoot your mouth off. idiot. get a life

This article - whilst it is only one opinion, does offer, as a Liverpool supporter myself, a question as to why havent we won a league title - or even come close. the author is focsuing on domestic - not european. Some fair points raised.

terrible article

[quote]And you support which team?? Manchester United? I do not say that everything is great bout LFC but truly the author is making fun of LFC. And you cannot see that !!! I have to say - This is the first time I commented on sportingo. basicly there is too much nonsense in here. But this one - that is too much. I think sportingo should look inside - who can write articles about what and so on. I respect that there will be many comments and certainly at this article, and in general - those should be respected, but allowing an article like that????? Jorgen LiverpoolFCFanClub Danish Branch[/quote] yes am a liverpool fan from liverpool, am saying it is a great artcal, all am saying is that he may have a few points, it is his opion, let him have it. rafa might be the right man but more an more week by week you can feel the frustration in anfield. know i dont think he has spent as much due to the amount he has taken back in.............

hi..you're just like our old friend sanjay..(or what the heck name his mom gave him!)..dont just judge him yet at the early stage.Sir Alex won the first cup (FA CUp) after 4years at helm..and Rafa??the first year..and mind you,,its not a domestic title..its the european title la..i pity you..if only time was back then,i hope you would write that to Sir Alex.."OWH HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SACKED,COZ AT A BIG CLUB HE CANT EVEN PERFORM"give him time..and he already emulate Sir alex and wenger in terms of other traits..now if u really wanna compare,let Rafa manage LFC for the equal amount of time Wenger and Alex did..see how good.. Pity you..really am!

"Spending around £25million on Fernando Torres only highlights Benitez's stupidity in regard to picking the most appropriate player. Torres, despite being at his dream location, is fighting for a spot against the likes of Dirk Kuyt, Crouch and Andriy Voronin. As seen from the Besiktas game, Crouch, through his goals, is obviously not only a more competent English Premier League player, but also more threatening – again shown by his amazing hat-trick against Arsenal last season when he scored a goal with each foot and his head." Eh? Don't understand what your saying here mate. Are you saying Torres isn't good for the Prem? Are you seriously trying to tell me that Man U have spent less money net than Liverpool in the time that Rafa has been in charge? Rafa stupid? 2 european cup finals one european cup trophy one uefa cup trophy one fa cup trophy one carling cup final two seasons third in the prem, one of which with more than 80 points (enough in most years to win the league) 2 yes, TWO la liga titles

...opinion. He has raised a few valid points, aside froim a very fortunate Champions League win over AC Milan, Benitez has underachieved at Liverpool, he has had a little bit of time and an awful lot of money. Yet even though Liverpool are unbeaten in the EPL this year, the football has been poor and if you take out the Derby County game, you have barely averaged a goal a game in the league, fact! Not a great return for £130 million spent.

has Rafa over the last 4 years had any funds remotely approaching what Fergie has spent. Dude open your eyes. it's not blind support but reality. We have had to make do with 2nd rate players. Rememeber Rafa's rant after the Champions League last year? this was a man pissed off with the scraps he had to pick up while the likes off Manure and Chelsea were picking from the cream of the crop. You need to know your club properly if you are to claim to be a supporter.

why do we bother reading this drivel

Someone on Liverpoolfc.tv forum said that Mourinho was fine with Rafa till Liverpool started beating Chelsea. Everyone is aware of Liverpool's glorious history and as they say "history repeats itself", and that scares the heck out of teams like United , Arsenal and Chelsea. They know they have this time to go for all they can before its to late. The potential is there, the players are there and the manager is there. Rafa is not a bad manager, if you really look and see what he is trying to do you will realize it. If Liverpool let him go now and start from scratch we will wait a lot longer for the league.

Rafa has won two trophies since he joined, speaking as an arsenal fan i wish we won the champions league. Rafa has got his way of playing and is one of the best managers in the world but the one critiscm of rafa is, he always try to see what the other teams are doin, its ok if it is against one of the top 4 but against other teams liverpool should play without shackles and always go for the jugular thats the liverpool everyone likes seeing. how can you say 8-o against a mediocre team but if liverpool had won the game 1-0 would that had been a mediocre performance.

Benitez has spent around 110 mio, but cashed in for about 50 in his reign. So he has had a netspending of about 60 mio in 5 transfer windows. I can give you the statistics if you would like to...... But why don't you show me the 130 mio????? Liverpool has made 19 goals in 12 games with an average of 1,58. I guess you are Arsenal fan. I just would like to remind you - Arsenal also beat Derby quite easily, don't you want to count those goals or what??

[quote]Benitez has spent around 110 mio, but cashed in for about 50 in his reign. So he has had a netspending of about 60 mio in 5 transfer windows. I can give you the statistics if you would like to...... But why don't you show me the 130 mio????? Liverpool has made 19 goals in 12 games with an average of 1,58. I guess you are Arsenal fan. I just would like to remind you - Arsenal also beat Derby quite easily, don't you want to count those goals or what??[/quote] So as i accuratly said, if you take the 6 goals scored against derby off of your total you have averaged just over a goal per game, fact! Take 5 off of our total and 6 off of yours and see where you end up on goals scored, lets face it the quality of Liverpools football this season has been abysmal. As for net spending, Wenger has made a profit this season, but thsi isnt about comparing managers it's about opinions. I didnt realise Benitez has made so much money back...? On whom? Having a name like LondonGooner would indicate i am in fact an Ar

This article is such a pile of vomit that I can't even be arsed to reply to it...........Oh dog's poo I have.

Oh poor ickle scousers. Don't you just hate the truth?

Why is everyone on Liverpool's case? Shouldn't opposition fans be happy if Liverpool are not performing at there best its one less title rival to worry about.

do you really know anything abour the EPL or rafa Benitez?? firstly you call the signing or toress stupid on what basis because of the amount of time its taken for him to settle and his lack of goals so far this season?, i do suppose he is not a big game player just look at the chelsea game where he was hiding. BENitez is the second highest spender of new players with £100m surely Fergie has exceeded £100 with 3 players worth over £90m alone seba veron, wayne rooney and i wont forget rio so i take it carrick hargreaves, nani and anderson all cost a combined £10m and should we compare european records rafa 3 years two CL final fergie 21 years 1 CL final, yes clearly liverpool should react like a crystal palace and change the manager like rafa changes his team. your a fool. he will win the league within the next 3 years and i for one am happy to wait. Also teh style of football is a concern yes i remember the long ball game we played against Arsenal at anfield last year clearlt an attempt to become the new w

This is one of the funniest ironic articles ever. I laughed and laughed....

Much credit to Wenger, I like him and his personality. And I like watching Arsenal. Liverpool is not there (yet), hopefully it will change. We have perhaps bought about 20 youngsters during the last 4-5 months, I hope that we can make it better in future...... But you did not answer my question. Where did the 130 mio come from?? We have sold this summer: bellamy 7,5 pongolle 2,7 warnock 1,5 luis garcia 4,0 cisse 8,0 palletta 1,2 - this is half of the 50 mio - in one of 5 transfer windows. I guess it is more than 50 when all is considered. As to how to calculate average scores - you are right, you can actually make such a calculation, but mine cane be done so - and that is the one that figures in the statistics. Why are you going to make silly calculations. I have one my own. In the first 7 games (CL PL) of the season, noone could score against us apart from penalties. We had 3 against us, and the oponent made 2 goals. None of the penalties were correct - maybe you remember the chelsea one, the referee

What utter shite. What else can one say.

This toe rag is going to be so pleased at the response his drivel elicited. Well done Jordan!!!

All I will say is judge the mighty RAFA at the end of the season. Unbeaten we are in the EPL and we haven't even got out of 2nd gear yet. Performances against Derby and Besiktas are just a glimpse of what the Reds can play like. We've missed keys players such as Agger, Pennant, Alonso and Torres. Fergie spent 50 odd million of just 3 players and that isn't including what Tevez cost. Liverpool paid 18 million for Torres and 8 goals to his name already just shows what a bargain he was. The top 4 rivalary will always be there and whilst Liverpool have been lacking domestic success since the EPL began,we have what all of you crave and what deep down Mourinho lost is job over the elite European cup. Only Real madrid and Milan have won it more times and look at the money they have spent on players in the past. The facts are this only 3 points behind Untied if we win our game in hand and 6 points behind Arsenal, 2 points clear of Chelsea if we win our game in hand over them. For a side struggling to find f

Another 4th spot and not much better than Spuds. Whereas the Gooners are going to be unbeaten again, win the champs league and premiership.

"Steven Gerrard, Peter Crouch, Javier Mascherano, Ryan Babel and Yossi Benayoun".....what about Alonso, Torres, Carra, Agger et al. You're a mug, and a that last 3 minutes of reading was a complete waste of time, much like the 1 minute of thought you engaged before scribbling this article

Can we put this 'Look at what RAFA has spent and achieved' to bed please? First off Liverpool were in a rebuilding stage when Rafa took over. Now lets look at the money this season. RAFA has 25 mill to spend in january! why? Because he only spent 25 mil in the summer, hardly the amount this idiot is ranting about and hardly in a massive comparison to the other top four. Then add this onto the fact that Man U and Chelsea (Arsenal exepmt due to wengers magic in the youth) have spent gazillions on building a team over the last four seasons and just because this one year they dont we point the finger. Well the reason they didnt this year is because they have already spent gazillions on a top squad and now only need to add one or two each year. RAFA wether liverpool fans or otherwise like it or not are still behind those two and are therefore still rebuilding.. Now lets add on in 3 years a champions league cup, champions league final blah blah blah without which we wouldnt have the money or the attraction of

Pull your head out your arse and give it a wobble you muppet. Jose inherited a team Fat Frank - Terry -roben -chech pluss Rafa may have spent more than theothers but he got half of it back on trash players. Fergie had an established team as did wenger so did Jose leave rafa alone and get on with wroghting the shit you put out

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself.

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself.

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself.

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself. In Rafa We Trust!

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself. In Rafa We Trust!

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself. In Rafa We Trust!

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself. In Rafa We Trust!

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself. In Rafa We Trust!

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself. In Rafa We Trust!

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself. In Rafa We Trust!

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself. In Rafa We Trust!

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself. In Rafa We Trust!

The Fat Waiter must stay The article is very good however I am fully behind Benny the Ball Shaped One I also think that he must stay. This will ensure the whinging scousers will never win the Premiership, and will continue playing negative football. In fact have Liverpool become the old Aresnal?

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself. In Rafa We Trust!

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself. In Rafa We Trust!

If your going to voice your opinion on something you clearly no very little about, make sure u get ur facts right first. Chelsea have spent a LOT more than £100million, and ManUtd have spent more than Liverpool. Next time do us all a favour and keep your deluded opinions to yourself. In Rafa We Trust!

I do not know where this writer is getting his info from,Rafa has made some bad decisions but so did all the other managers in the EPL.Stop trying to make liverpool look bad and crawl back into the whole you came from.Our team does not revolve around money or one player but we are a family .

I don't think I've ever read such a load of bullshit in my life. Whoever you are, idiot, you should keep your uneducated and unjustified opinions to yourself instead of polluting the web with your ridiculous babble. Anyone who doesn't appreciate the quality of Torres must be a moron, which you obviously are. Fernando is already proving himself a breath of fresh air in the premiership, he plays the game in the spirit it should be played and makes it look so simple! You can keep your cheating idiots like Drogba, Ronaldo and the rest. Torres made fools of Chelsea's defence earlier this season and will continue to do so for many years to come. The only time he's looked a little out of his depth was against Porto in the CL, but he's plenty young enough to learn from that, and the fact he'd never played at that level before was apparent. What you fail to recognise is that Rafa is building a team with youth, one for now and the future. And if you think winning the Champions League and an FA Cup in your first three

2nd highest spender behind Chelsea? Not quite where you're getting your figures from, but I'm pretty confident our net spend certainly isnt 2nd behind Chelsea. And we didnt have £75 million worth of Ferdinand, Rooney and Ronaldo already here....actually why am I even debating such a retarded article?! Try harder.

I do not know where this writer is getting his info from,Rafa has made some bad decisions but so did all the other managers in the EPL.Stop trying to make liverpool look bad and crawl back into the whole you came from.Our team does not revolve around money or one player but we are a family .

well well. i can tell i'm not the only one who disagrees with this article. this absolute and utter trite at its very worst because like was said he seems to know how to put together some words and a decent lexicon. Benitez is the best manager Liverpool have had since Dalglish no disrespect to Houllier but rafa is the man to take us to the top. he hasn't had the time like Wenger. he won the double in 1996 and then went quiet. Sshh. but the board backed his plan and have been reaping the benefits even after so many trophyless seasons they look like they can do it. Faith from the chairmen, which he is getting, and faith from the supporters and Liverpool will get the title before the mancs catch up. the writer is obviously either befuddled or is a united spin doctor.

absolutely right!!! you can cheat some paople some time, but you can't cheat all the people all the time!!! thats not football what we are plying. we are liverpool and thats not the way of football we want to see here, especially after spending so much during the last years.

I feel for myself, and everybody else who have read this drivel of an article. It's just annoying to waste time on something like this. Can't even believe I'm commenting on it, Arrghh - more wasted time. Stop it!

You guys have under-achieved, face it! You have not challenged for the title once since you were under Rafa, or Houilier either. You can keep claiming CL victories, but in the end, you need to earn the respect of your home country - this is england. Get over it you dirty scousers- go back to the scummy hovel in which you came from - Merseyside.

This is what you describe as lack of mental ability. Our brain is there to be used. Try and use yours...

Big spending?! Rafa net spending this season is less than a 3rd of Manchester United's! Get a job mate, spend your time doing summit worth while!

"they have yet to win a Premier League title" Was football invented in 1992????

[quote]Another 4th spot and not much better than Spuds. Whereas the Gooners are going to be unbeaten again, win the champs league and premiership.[/quote] Then you will wake up and have your cornflakes

"""""""""hmmm "they have yet to win a Premier League title" Was football invented in 1992???? """"""""" Well, actually the Premier League was invented in 1992 - sorry to steal your thunder. It used to just called 'First Division' - so I think that was just used in the article to strengthen his point. Not that bad an article though - I am really frustrated - havent missed a home game all season - and its annoying that we are drifting down.

The article may be a tad harsh on the goatee'd fatman, but it is not without frustration that I have endured Liverpool this season. So many times I have longed for more game time for the likes of Crouch and Babel. Secondly, 25 million for Torres is a silly amount, and you must accept that. In regards to United spending, it is common knowledge that they too piss away cash, and need I begin with Chelsea. The difference been, they can back up their pissed away currency with domestic trophies, and while Rafa fans constantly fall back on the Champions League, not to take away from that monumental achievement, surely domestic success is a job requirement. Pursuing the folly of the bloodshot Scot and the whiney Portuguese will lead to disaster (Veron carried a similar price tag to Torres). Basically, my gripe is with Benitez' handling of a talented squad, and the quality of the football they've been playing considering this wealth of ability is mystifying. Against Arsenal, I just wanted to reach into the screen and

they haven't won a premier league title yet... anyways... the fact of the matter is.. liverpool haven't performed so far this season (...8-0 besikitas aside..).. however they are still by no means out of the race and time is needed before any sort of managerial change in necessary. and..this is an opinion piece..so Lee D..quit whining.

[quote]What kind of a nonce name is that anyway? You some public school boy? Shouldn't you and Tarquin be off playing cricket or down the tennis club with your white sweaters over your shoulders? F*g[/quote] Well done on ruining out argument you mug. The credibility of us reds, has just gone down purely because of that comment. well done mate.."f*g"

You should never write an article when you are both drunk and stupid.

[quote]"""""""&quot ;"hmmm "they have yet to win a Premier League title" Was football invented in 1992???? """""""&q uot;" Well, actually the Premier League was invented in 1992 - sorry to steal your thunder. It used to just called 'First Division' - so I think that was just used in the article to strengthen his point. Not that bad an article though - I am really frustrated - havent missed a home game all season - and its annoying that we are drifting down. [/quote] The difference between epl and first div. is ??? Sky didn't invent football you deluded manc.

The internet has been great for so many reasons, but giving a sounding board to so much piffle is not one of them. There is no credence to this or any of the other articles on here. Exactly what 'news' do fans know? Everyone is better off sticking to reading the newspapers - at least they go to the games, are in constant contact with the managers and players and know enough inside information to put everything into perspective.

to all LFC fans if you see sportingo in a link avoid it like the plague dickheads like Jordan only edit for these knobs. Sportingo will fade away eventually if this is the crap they come up with.

This is the last time I will ever read any tripe from your website! For an 'authority on news', I've never come accross so many negative, and anti-Liverpool articles by so called serious football fans. Has this become a pathetic forum for Reds bashing? Have a word with your authors, even 'real' Man U fans are more constructive with their lashings! Get a grip, and talk some sense, as a real 'football fan', not a bunch of school kids exchanging insults! Goodbye

the press and united fans mainly love to see Liverpool failing, its all they seem to talk about. liverpool are not as obsessed about other teams as other teams are about them. Rafa has achieved much more at Liverpool in his first 3 years than SAF did in his first 3 years (eg a second European cup final). and has done that on a limited budget, because it was only this season when we spent big money on torres and co, but people seem to forget liverpool sold over £20m worth of talent last summer also. man city, spurs and united all spent much more in net terms. Give rafa 20 odd years and wait and see and Rafa will be a 9 times champion also, then maybe the press will finally shut up!

Not only do you look like a shaved ape in your picture, you would clearly be outwitted in a football related debate by an ape. Absolute drivel from start to finish. You are clearly someone who couldn't right a balanced piece if you're life depended on it, pathetic. Footnote, your intentional swerving of teh talents of Torres shows how much you are in fear of him!! Wonderful

What a load of crap, he's obviously not taking into consideration the money liverpool have taken in with players sold, not to mention the imminent sales of carson and sissoko, both of which we should receive about ten million each for. And Man U have spent far more than Liverpool in years gone by, we may not play the most attractive football at times but neither did chelsea when they were wining the league, and no one was complaining. Biased Man U prick

Worst article I have ever read

Thats all i got to say

stupid article! stick to what you know... obviously NOT Liverpool FC! Rafa is a master tactician and Torres will go on to be one of the greatest. Get your facts right too. In Rafa We Trust x

For a second there I thought I was reading a tribalfootball article. What a load of bollocks

he touches young boys

This is a pointless article. Benitez will never be appreciated ever. Having finished above Arsenal the past 3 years, reaching 2 finals and being 3 in the spenders list behind ManU and Chelsea, finishing 3rd behind ManU and Chelsea. Any other manager at any other club and they would be called World Class. If Torres was at Utd he would also be 'World Class'. Not worth writing and not worth reading.

I loved this article. Surely a Manure, Arse, or Chealski fan. It shows clearly that they are all having sleepless nights about the re-emergence of LFC. Of course the only solution is to get rid of the architect, Benitez. Keep writing shite....

Liverpool will send Benitez packing at the end of 2008\2009 season if they fail to win the title that year. Having watch Liverpool being outplayed by Arsenals young squad it became obvious that they lack the necessary quality and depth within their squad. Probably,only 4 or 5 current players could challange for a position at one of the elite 3 (Arsenal, Man U & Chealsea)No doubt, Torres was a quality signing, and a superb striker. However, does Kuyt or Crouch strike fear into Toure, Terry or Ferdinand? However, the biggest problem might be the managers inability to build a unit that is stronger than the sum of its individual parts.

What a waste of effort and time this article is. In Rafa we trust. YNWA

stop clicking on this sites attention seeking headlines and we will not have to endure such poor articles like this one in the future. Don't give those morons any validation by responding to their stupidity.

dude, you've lost it. 2nd highest spenders??? er, man u have spent probably spent 3 times as much as pool. i agree rafa needs to improve fluidity but that's all. the players are at least as good as the others.

Here we go a again, a reporter or what ever he think he is who wrote this article, thinks he knows best. I only ask one question why are you writing articles and not managing a football club because if you are right you are wasted in your current job. Personally i think you are an idiot and your employers should get rid of you, a big waste of time. leave

You really are a sad person. 5 behind the Mancs with a game in hand. Two, thats 2 European finals under Rafa. Nuff said. Pleb!!

Crouch and Benayoun immense quality, were you saying that before they produced in a couple of games. You sound exstemely fickle in your article and wholly pointless.

i will never visit this site again... you are all crap...doesnt know waht football is like..huh go do something else...

Liverpool are still unbeaten in the league and playing the best football we've played for about 20 years. We have an excellent squad, have a good chance of going through to the next round of the Champs League and are in the quarters of the Carling Cup. A couple of draws and a couple of poor results in the Champions League don't mean much on the whole, Rafa Benitez has won the Champions League and got to another final two years later, won the Super Cup, FA Cup and got to the carling cup final, we also got more points than ever in the league and have broken several records along the way. Anyone saying Benitez should go is a complete and utter idiot. And besides, this article was written by someone in Australia who clearly hasn't got a grip of reality and doesn't understand football.

Rafa ain't never spent big like MAN U or Chelsea. Arsenal win tropheys due to their youth policy which Rafa is now trying to reproduce. If Rafa has spent then he has also had to recouperate the money by selling players. If Rafa had spent the money that brought in Rooney, Tevez, Anderson, Ronaldo, Nani etc then YES but he never has and Hicks and Gillet won't let him until the books start balancing better

This is an absolutely terrible article intended purely as a wind up. Anyone without any writing ability could write a similar quality wind up article. Sportingo.com should really take a look at themselves if this is the calibre of article they are looking for. Doesn't take much of a journalist to trot out one or two lame arguments then get over a 100 responses by people who've been wound up by it. The author of this article should be embarrassed putting his name to it.

What a complete load of tripe you talk. Absolutely subjective judgement on your part with no facts whatsoever. Sir you truly are an idiot of the highest order. You seriously believe you can write this hidden away in your bedroom and expect to be taken seriously. Last time I click on a sportingo link. Rubbish!

Øhhh rio cost about 20 mill hargraves 18 mill carrick 20 mill nani 17 mill tevez gonna cost 28 mill and so on and so on... man scum have bought so many players with lot of cash ... like chelski

The only articles that compare with this tripe are the ones that are 4 lines long and are listed as bullets on the side of the Sun Sport section - but at least they dont take up a valuable minute of people's time. Even those who dont rate Benitez wouldn't give credence to the sort of contrived, non-factual rubbish stated here. Since personal abuse is not permitted, I'll end my comments here...

[quote][quote]Another 4th spot and not much better than Spuds. Whereas the Gooners are going to be unbeaten again, win the champs league and premiership.[/quote] Then you will wake up and have your cornflakes[/quote] What your mum made for me.

another shite source of information once again by sportingo, anything that appears on this site is absolute bullshit

why sportingo allowed idiots like this publishing anti-reds articles, I bet you've never seen reds fans write about other clubs. Fellow reds, the idiot - Jordan Taylor-Bartels is living in melbourne, australia. Find his contact, and I will have a "chat" with him.

Sportingo, I don't think you understand football. No arguments!. Can I suggest you spend more time on hockey, basketball or even badminton. L-O-S-E-R!

Yeah it's time to go Rafa. Let Jordan Taylor-Bartels take over and Liverpool will win everything in his first season in charge!