Just noticed the vote on the clubs main site..... this is the current vote how it stands now.
Bill Shankly 5361 Bob Paisley 3703 Rafael Benitez 1604 Kenny Dalglish 415 Gerard Houllier 175 Joe Fagan 53 Roy Evans 46 Graeme Souness 31 John McKenna 15 Phil Taylor 8 Don Welsh 7 William Barclay 6 Matt McQueen 5 George Patterson 4 George Kay 3 David Ashworth 2
are there really 31 people out there who thought souness was our best manager....beggars belief
my reason for living
Bob Paisley : "Still we've had the hard times too - one year we finished second."
I would swap the top two around, only my opinion though. King Kenny should be just above Rafa due to the time in management, but Rafa should be a strong 3rd in 6 seasons time.
Benitez's Euro triumph and his dignified personality seems to have convinced many to vote for him. I agree that at present Dalglish anf Joe Fagan would be above Benitez for now, but in a few years well the Boss will make-up ground.. "for sure" Oooh I lurve Benitez .. respect to the Boss
I have to say, Fagan should be much Higher. Third or perhaps fourth just behind Benitez who I believe will win alot more in the years to come. If winning the Champions League in your first year is anything to go by, then we have alot of good times ahead.
I think Rafa's rank is purely based on hysteria around the Champions league win. I'm surprised at the lack of votes for Kenny - i thought he'd reach 3rd at least
I'd have wanted it to turn out like this: Bill Shankly Bob Paisley Joe Fagan Kenny Dalglish Rafael Benitez Roy Evans Gerard Houllier Graeme Souness John McKenna Phil Taylor Don Welsh William Barclay Matt McQueen George Patterson George Kay David Ashworth
Benitez is only that high because he's relitavly new, won the champions league, and hasn't had the time to do something wrong.
In eight to ten years Rafa will be up there with Shankly and Paisley, he has done well so far (maybe thats an under statement ) but I believe he will bring back the glory years to Anfield in the near future.