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Postby xd3vilx » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:05 pm

i feel that Benitez will stay for a few more years before leaving for madrid...there is no doubt whether he will leave for real madrid...it is just a matter of "when"...real madrid is his dream job and i feel that if his heart not with liverpool than maybe we should let him go...get either Paul Jewell or Steve Peace...
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Postby JBG » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:13 pm

I think the sensible thing for Benitez would be to stay. Its a good job, we are a massive club, things are going well and there is loads to accomplish. Its a real challenge but its manageable.

I always discounted Madrid because of Perez. A manager would want to be mad to work there with him. Now that he's gone, there will be a lot of interest in the Madrid job once again, especially if a more pragmatic man succeded Perez.

My main hope is that the Presidency campaign down there becomes a beauty contest of a couple of guys promising to bring in galacticos to win votes, like Perez did. I'm hoping we'll hear stuff like promises to bring Erickson, Adrianno, Ronaldinho etc to Madrid, rather than a pragmatic promise of signing Benitez.
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Postby Clay-Clay » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:17 pm

What the hell makes real madrid think that they can get rafa, they are so desperate to fix there club up that they not thinking properly.Besides why would rafa want to move he has turned the club into a winning force and he is loved by the fans!Real Madrid better stop dreaming about getting rafa and start thinking of how they going to beat Arsenal!
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Postby stmichael » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:50 pm

A lot of people have said that he'll end up at Madrid at some point in his career, but I don't think they would take to his style there...or he to theirs. It's alright saying it's his hometown club, but the circumstances have got to be right to take on a huge job like that.

He can be a stubborn bugger, especially when it comes to money and signings, which is why he left Valencia, and Madrid always have someone meddling in that stuff.

Which is why his move to Madrid will be linked with the type of president they take on.

If they take on another meglomaniac then he's not likely to be at Madrid at any point, if they take on a president willing to take more of a back seat then who knows what will happen.
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Postby Houllier=LFC » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:16 pm

Ciggy wrote:Time to start worrying................................................. :down:

:D  cheer up, our manager is not gonna leave when the job is not done here.
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Postby anfieldadorer » Wed Mar 01, 2006 5:20 am

@sabre, thanks for the info
it would be excellent if you could tell us the contents of the newspaper in general, cheers

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Postby flombs » Wed Mar 01, 2006 5:29 am

I dont think Rafa's the kind of manager to up and leave without completing a job. By that I mean even after winning the Cl (which we have) or the Pl (not yet) one time around. He would want to establish himself with a few of the above mentioned prizes before moving on whenever that is...but not too soon im sure.
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Postby Lando_Griffin » Wed Mar 01, 2006 5:52 am

Well he'd be insane to go to Madrid if you ask me.

Just as St Mike said - Rafa's preferred style of play just does not suit Real Madrid, and he'd be absolutely knackered if the President didn't listen to his requirements.

Lets be honest shall we? Rafa left Valencia because the President was a pr*ck who signed players Beni didn't want.

At LFC, he can sign whomever he wishes. There are no conditions, apart from any financial constraints. (Having said this - when does Rafa EVER want to buy an expensive player?)

He has all he needs here, he and his family are settled, and the fans love him more than anyone at Real could.

Why would he want to leave now, when he is young enough to wait 20 years?

But on a side note: Rafa - please don't leave. (Just incase!!!!!! :D )
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Postby el_stinger » Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:02 am

I think Rafa has way too much to loose if he goes to Mardrid. Sure it would be a dream come true for him, but he has always stated that he has a job to do here, and will not contemplate anything other than the job on hand. I don't see into anything with perez resigning, after all, the manager is just about as expendable as the players, if not more so. I wouldn't think that Rafa would particularly want to be at a club that is now under redevelopment since Perez's resignation.

I'm optimistic that Rafa will stay, but it would be nice if he catagorically rules out any move, anywhere. Then again, he did say he wants to stay with us for decades. Who knows?
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Postby anfieldadorer » Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:51 am

okay, got this through the courtesy of google translation engine

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Real Madrid calls to Rafa Benítez
JOSE FELIX DIAZ. Madrid 

Real Madrid moves thinking about the next season. It is already known that still the name of the trainer of the next season is not determined (Expensive Lopez is not discarded but its continuity is now something quite improbable because the equipment has failed in the two more important appointments that it has had with the Andalusian in the bench: Zaragoza and Arsenal), but the white sport direction already is moving and looking for the trainer who puts according to all the madridismo.

One of the names that have handled the white directors from the good bye of Luxembourg has been Rafa Benítez, present trainer of the Liverpool of 45 years. It is not the only name that has appeared in the list that in its day Fabio Capello headed and in that also appeared Mourinho and Wenger, but Benítez is the one that has happened to occupy the first position and the first approach already has taken place. Mark can to assure that a white emissary has drilled the technician to know his disposition or not to become the next trainer of Real Madrid. Answer has be positive, since Benítez sees with good eyes the possibility of returning to which it was his house and to take advantage of the opportunity to direct to the white club, where already directed two seasons to the branch. Certain he is that Benítez has three years more of contract with the Liverpool, but the leaders of the English club could not close the doors to Benítez if finally he reaches an agreement with Real Madrid. They know that after the success harvested with the conquest of the Champions they could not deny the desire to him that it has to train to the Madrid, at which it would arrive with guarantees to gain Liga, Glass of the UEFA, Champions and Supercopa of Europe among other titles in less than five seasons.


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From the draftee of Owen and the later crossing of Morientes al Liverpool, Rafa Benítez has reporting line with one of the chiefs of a main directorate del Real Madrid. The syntony is good and the mentioned chief of a main directorate has been of whom and more better the Perez of the excellence of Benítez have spoken to Florentino. And it is that the name of the ex- ones of the Valencia has been either in several occasions in the head of the president of Madrid, but in the end diverse circumstances restrained the interest, or by their draftee by the Liverpool or because Madrid showed preference for the continuity of Luxe.

The madridistas leaders see in Benítez a technician who knows to remove to the maximum the yield to his players and that has taken to equipment like Valencia and Liverpool to gain titles when they had been moved away years of the fight. In Madrid he counts on the endorsement of Butragueño, Benito Floro and Ramon Martinez, that is to say, the madridista sport direction. They value the ability to work and the mentalizado thing that has its players at any moment. The information also elaborated emphasize of him the optimal result that it obtains in his equipment. The doubt is to know if Benítez will have, as it happens to him in the Liverpool, the whole freedom at the time of doing and undoing in the draftees, paper that has assumed in the English club from its arrival.
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Postby tubby » Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:50 pm

bigmick wrote:I think it's fairly obvious that for Rafa, Madrid is his ultimate dream job. Sofar they haven't, but if they do come seriously knocking on the door, asking for permission to speak to him  etc etc then he is going to find it very difficult to resist IMHO.
My hope and suspicion is however that he will. Liverpool is a work in progress and by the looks of things, we are probably in year two of a four year project interms of building an absolute top quality team/squad. He also gets stability and love which he knows comes and goes at Madrid. Equally importantly, aren't his kids mid-schools sort of age? Maybe when the eldest is 11 and looking to change schools, the Benitez family may feel it's time to go back to their roots.
For now and a couple of seasons at least, my bet would be that he stays and God knows I hope I'm right.

Im sure you are. When SG was going to leave he was taking about him taking over when he retires and thats got to be at least least 8 years away. He also signed so many youngsters in the reserve, im sure wouldnt have signed them just for the reserves. I think hes going to be here for at least another 4 or 5 years and bring up his own youngsters like Wenger has done at Arsenal. He was also insistant on bringin that 11 yer old Kenyian kid, why tryhard to bring an 11 year old when your planing on leaving in a year or 2.

Madrid are desperate for a manager. Its a shame how much talent they have in their team yet they can do a thing right this season. Rafa will resist!!!!!! He knew that even at Valenica after winning the league he would be in Madrids mind but he still came to England. Evne in a few years when he does eventually retire i think he will go into International managment as this is something he as alwas wanted to do.
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Postby tubby » Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:47 pm

Rafa made number one target by Madrid
Real Madrid are set to make a move for Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez. New president Fernando Martin has taken over the club and is looking to make major changes to the club.


The Mirror says Benitez has jumped ahead of England chief Sven Goran Eriksson on the wish-list of the Spanish giants after the shock exit of Florentino Perez.

The Kop boss was reluctant to push himself for the job because he knew former supremo Perez likes to sign superstars like David Beckham - at odds with Benitez's team-building style.
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Postby red37 » Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:41 pm

well is this the start of the rot  :(

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/cgi/NGoto/131910440?-11194


hope it isnt the start of rafa going. he might well stay for a while. but surely in the end spain, on whichever level that may be will prove too tempting.

as i say, hope not.
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Postby tubby » Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:49 pm

I seriously hope he doesnt go. But too many signins and youngsters being brought over suggest he is here for a long term job. And im sure he wouldnt bring his wife and kids over here and convince the other Spaniards to do the same if he was going to leave after 2 years
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Postby Sabre » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:37 pm

Don't worry mates, it won't happen. This is just typical Madrid tactics.
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