Out of the frying pan ? Fat waiter to replace Le Gaffeur !

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Can we please avoid anything to do with the scousers, whilst I think Houiller is a knob and needs to go, I dont want that man anywhere near our club.

What next corpse of Paisley?

No. Its Benitez,  then Woy Hodgson for a few months, then we bring in an ex player ....Paul Merson anyone?

[Marlon's Hairy Wood]

I find it hilarious that people are reacting this way to a Rafael Benitez link

whatever you think about the football, if this guy could be convinced to join us we'd have pulled off a MAJOR coup

[TopDeck113]

No, thank you.

As much as I want Houllier out, Benitiz would be pretty low on the list of replacements.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Strange how people don't want a manager who has won many trophies with an English football team, regardless of how it all ended for him.

[Shrek]

Rafa sold keane, crouch, Bellemy and Risse without replacing them.

Terrible manager

[cdbearsfan]

With Real Madrid under-19s...

Under 19 league champions
Under 19 cup winners

With Extremadura..

Promoted

With Tenerife...

Promoted as Champions

With Valencia...

League Champions (twice)
UEFA Cup Winners

With Liverpool...

European Cup Winners
FA Cup Winners.

Not a disastrous CV. Plus it only started to go wrong for him at Liverpool when the old board took charge. It has started to go right for them since they got a new board in.

[JJ-AV]

Rafa sold keane, crouch, Bellemy and Risse without replacing them.

Terrible manager

And won a European Cup, an FA Cup, took Liverpool to their closest challenge in 20 years, got to another European Cup final and won 2 La Liga's and the UEFA Cup in 4 years at Valencia.

And he's only 50.

It went sour towards the end at Liverpool, but he had shocking backing from the board, was never given total control and Hodgson (who 8 months ago we'd have loved to have replaced MON) did alot worse.

He's done pretty well with the academy too.

[eastie]

Not the worst option but not the best either although having stated his desire to return to Liverpool it would suggest we would be a stop gap option , I'd still prefer coyle or moyes.

[Mellin]

Strange how people don't want a manager who has won many trophies with an English football team, regardless of how it all ended for him.

Two? That's not to be sniffed at, but let's not stretch the truth.

[olaftab]

Cons
* Football devoid of passion

Not aware of any  teams winning Silverware on passion alone. However no thanks don't want him here.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Strange how people don't want a manager who has won many trophies with an English football team, regardless of how it all ended for him.

Two? That's not to be sniffed at, but let's not stretch the truth.

Two is too many compared to us this century! (Though to be honest, I thought he'd won more than that)

[olaftab]

On the plus side - when he took over from Houllier at Livepool he won the Champions League in his first season. So it's a good omen!

I will be very surprised if he does that at VP in his first season

[WikiVilla]

Benitez signed one heck of a lot of duds for lpool !

[Mister E]

If we do decide to change the manager and break the bank in the process, go for Coyle; he's a rising star who wants a larger stage whereas the FSW will simply be looking for the money.

[Ads]

Cons
* Football devoid of passion

Not aware of any  teams winning Silverware on passion alone. However no thanks don't want him here.

It was a poncy way of saying I think his teams are boring.

I will take results from effective football though.