Covert? Wonderful

Have you noticed what's going on in the club? I think not. He hasn't orchestrated an hostile campaign, but himself been a target of a rather ridiculous attempt at being dislodged from the club by the Owners. But anyway, a nonsense article as usual by a site that specialises in such stuff. Tribal Football's got competition. Yourselves.

My first choice for manager after Houllier left was Martin O'neil. If Rafa is given the boot I'd still prefer him to any other manager. Hick's talks with Klinsman show just how little he knows about football. Let us see how Klinsman does with Bayern before we call him a good manager.

With regard to Benitez, I think it's important to examine the facts. To this end I have summarised the achievements of the top English Clubs since Benitez has been at Afield: Chelsea: 2005 Premier League Winners, League Cup Winners, Charity Shield Winners 2006 Premier League Winners, Charity Shield Runners-up 2007 FA Cup Winners Winners, League Cup Winners, Premier League Runners up, Charity Shield Runners-up 6 trophies 3 runners-up spots Liverpool: 2005 European Champions League Winners, European Supper Cup Winners, FIFA Club World Cup Runners-up, League Cup Runners-up, 2006 FA Cup Winners, Charity Shield Winners 2007 European Champions League Runners-up 4 trophies 3 runners-up spots Manchester United: 2005 FA Cup Runners-up 2006 League Cup Winners 2007 Premier League Winners, FA Cup Runners Up, Charity Shield Winners 3 trophies 2 runners-up spots Arsenal: 2005 FA Cup Winners, Charity Shield Runners-up, Premier League Runners-up 2006 Champions League Runners-up 2007 League Cup Runners-up

Kuyt. One goal this season from open play. Is Crouch better, I think so!!! Rafa lacks intelligence as we need to score more goals. When will he learn that changing form players for no reason is not a good idea? He had a chance and it’s time to say thanks but no thanks. Consistency is key and rotation is obviously not.

Absolute s***e I'm afraid. Are you forgetting we were top of the league when all was well at the top? Bringing in another manager will not change the amount of money being given to the club. There is a lot more to it than Rafa's results. for instance, they promised not to lumber our club with debt, they plan to do exactly that, they promissed a state of the art stadium, we aren't getting one. Mourinio made his success on players bought by the previous manager, name me one successfull signing he made? Not only that, we knocked Chelsea out of the Cl and you drew to us thanks to a penalty that was given and should not have been. How does that make JM so special?

I like Rafa as a manager but too many times has he chopped and changed. Tactically he is astute in Europe and in cup comps, but in the league, you need to kill games off by going for broke esp against the smaller teams like Wigan and birmingham. Mourinho would be a great alternative but will he won us over? i know Moaninho is a right mouthy so and so and is Rafa's sworn enemy. I got to admit Moaninho has got character, ruthlessness but cares about the players and the team.

Rafa has a team that’s capable of challenging for the title all though we lack some quality we should be nearer than we are. I think his team selection and arrogance is the problem here.

Learn about football before you start commenting on it. Also learn about human behaviour as this will teach you that we don't have robots on the pitch who do not get affected by anything! We were flying before the owners decided that they needed to throw a spanner in the works back in November. As for last nights game, how exactly is Rafa responsible. We outplayed them. We created more chances than them. Unless you expect Rafa to take to the pitch and score from chances we create, the players have to take somne responsibilty. I could go on and on about this subject but I fear most of you are just too dumb to understand and it would be like banging my head against a brick wall. Armchair experts always think they know best!!! YNWA

If liverpool were playing in la liga we`d probably have won it by now, in the p/ship Rafa`s out of his depth! get Jose before somebody else does.

remember the last time that happened two nights in august ! embarassing for all concerned.

Watching Man U, Arsenal, Chelsea, Aston Villa and now Portsmouth make me wonder why Liverpool is not able to consistently produce the same type of aggressive and entertaining football? The answer was not because as a team Liverpool was not good enough but certain players simply not good enough to don the red shirt let alone play for Liverpool. Players like Riise and Kewell are all have-beens while Sissoko does not do much except spoil the flow of game. And when the ball is finally reaches the 3rd quarter of the pitch, Kuyt in particular just can not hold the ball well, let alone shoot the ball on target. With Riise at defence, Carragher and co seems to man a three-man defence as Riise is most often caught napping. Kewell on the other hand always fail to threaten the opposing midfielders let alone trouble the defence. It's like flying with one wing only. Rafa should stop tinkering and use his strongest set of players for each game. He should use Crouch, Babel and Torres more up front rather than

Anybody who thinks Mourinho is a Liverpool class manager needs thier head examining! This guy is a joke! Sure he managed to BUY the title with Chelsea but we at LFC want to win it through hard work like we always have. Mourinho is by far the worst option should Rafa be sacked/resign! Can you imagine the dire football we would have to endure! This is his comment to HIS Chealse team before a game "I'm not saying you have to win this game, but you cannot lose". read into that what you will but to me, that statement says it all! YNWA

"Anybody who thinks Mourinho is a Liverpool class manager needs thier head examining! This guy is a joke! Sure he managed to BUY the title with Chelsea but we at LFC want to win it through hard work like we always have." Funnies thing i ever read - cosidering teh amount of money you lot have spent over the past 3 seasons hhahahaahahh

Its time we stopped wasting our time and energy blaming anything that moves, cause its easy, Im getting tired of this "rafa we love you thing" for those fans who have been around for 40 years, we know whats whats, you can the blame the yanks all you want but before the yanks rafa was still struggling big time in his efforts to gain ground in the premiership, The french gent before him had the same problems, so ignore those that say its about money, cause 20 years ago, it had nothing to do with money!!!! the blue half of liverpool can be proud, cause they are were they are because of hardwork and passion, we are were we are because we have neither anymore! We need an ex-liverpool great to instill calm and a sense of pride back into this club!!! bring king kenny back and then watch how the team play!!! and no money in sight!!!!

LFCKASH ... sorry dude but if you had an good understanding of human behaviour, you won't insult your own fans (as it often has the reverse effect - promotes negative) and I would have hoped to see a discription of Rafas fall over the last 12 months via is actions, attitudes when interviewed, his handling of pressure and his way of reverse attachment of blame as a way to high his own insecurities ... I resepct your view but please be careful, psychology is a very indepth subject, one I have studied for many years!

I agree Rafa has been a great manupilator. He demanded his way and if he dosent get it, he sulks. The reason why thos owner/manager rift started was cos Rafa decided to bring this divide to the attention of the National press - a move which irritated the Americans who must have been annoyed that american media tactics were employed in England. And being American, they did what most Americans do - faind a way to sack the sulking bugger in favour of someone they can trust. Rafa has sacrificed the team to pursue his own ends. Liverpool fans are not blind to the fact that everytime he ****s up, he immediately blames the owners and gets the players to support his cause. Rafa is a puppet master and Steve Gerrard and Fernando Torres his willing puppets. The whole bloody Liverpool organization should just grow up!

be releasing a DVD to celebrate the fact they are currently above liverpool or perhaps build a monument outside the tesco ground - sorry goodison - to mark the occasion. Given the fact that they seem to believe the season ends in January.

Why do Liverpool fans believe in Rafa so much? Why do they choose to ignore the fact that Everton are 5th cos they deserve it, and money for money, improvement statistic for statistic, Moyes and O'Neil are better managers? What is the point of showing so much love to Rafa when he clearly is part of the Liverpool rot? I would think "Rafa out, O'Neil in" would be a better banner....

History, history, history. It's all about Liverpool's history, isn't it? Like their history of NEVER winning the Premiership, nor are likely to win it any time soon...like their history of killing fans and getting other British teams banned from Europe. Yes, it's all about their history, because history is all they have.. ..Because they sure don't have a future...

...RAFA OUT...BIG SAM IS AVAILABLE! SO IS McCLOWN...

[quote] We need an ex-liverpool great to instill calm and a sense of pride back into this club!!! bring king kenny back and then watch how the team play!!! and no money in sight!!!![/quote] I hear Kevin Keegan is back in management.....wonder why he was never invited back to take charge of the Reds...

LFCKASH You nuts dude, although Rafa is a good manager, he hasnt had the LUCK that Avram has in Chelsea. JM would definetilly win thew title to the Reds. rotation it is ok when you have players of the same quality, what it is evident it is not the case. But I would welcome JM anytime.

Orion Assante wrote: "...Blues supporters now have faith that the sturdy, down-to-earth, order-following Israeli anointed by the Roman emperor will soon bring many captives home to Rome. You must be kidding, at least 95% of the Chelsea fans hate the manager, they know the manager is plonker, has no knowledge of the game at all, and that he is there only as a cover for whatever Roman does and wants, but sure A grant brought lots n lots of luck to chelsea. Nothing changed with AG in charge only more luck thats all. Please hope the one to replace Rafa is not another 1 like him, God forbid.

Anyone who thinks Jose would go to Liverpool is deluded!!! He is a fantastic manager and all of you who say he won trophies by buying them dont no what your talking about, he won the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE with Porto!!!

[quote]Anyone who thinks Jose would go to Liverpool is deluded!!! He is a fantastic manager and all of you who say he won trophies by buying them dont no what your talking about, he won the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE with Porto!!![/quote] Er yeah, thats why he said he's waiting to come to Anfield. Its a shame how many people on Sportingo post without knowing the faintest. Even the Liverpool fans, tut tut tut

Actually Dave its you who should get your facts right, he has strongly denied any reports linking him to Liverpool!!!! He will go to a much better team than Liverpool.... AC Milan