by lakes10 » Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:10 am
Look i know that you all take the pee out of me and Radio five live but late last night there was a bit on there that did shock me.
They (well a reported they spoke to in Liverpool) said that Sammy Lee will be leaving the club the same time as Parry if not before.
When asked if Rafa was going to get the contract he said yes and it will be in a few weeks but it is all sorted.
The reporter was then asked how would today result go down with Hick, he said that Hick come to the club after seeing us in the CL and that he know that is were the money is, if Rafa keeps his side in the top flight and in the last set of the CL then Hicks will be happy,He said (something like this)Hicks understands that football is a world wide thing, he did not know about Real apart from seeing them in the CL, he did not know where they were in their own home table but know they were a big name club in the CL.
I think and i am shocked that i am going to say this, I understand why Rafa has been fixed on the CL since the new owners took over, i dont think they care about us in the Prem (apart from the big games) aslong as we do well in the CL and it put on Live TV in america they are happy. Rafa understands this and might be doing just what is asked of him, Focus on the CL and the other big games in the Pre, but for us fans we are not happy that during that time we will see Man U take 19th and 20th.
so is Rafa just doinmg what is asked of him? well if the reporter is right then yes
Is Rafa just building a team that willonly do well in the CL? yes i think so.
Is Rafa happy that all he has to do to keep his job is to do well in the CL and beat the big Prem clubs? yes, it works very well for his own profile and back in his homeland.
I will be sad to see Sammy go but know i can see how unhappy he must be, Sammy must be trying to talk Rafa into a game plan for the Prem when Rafa is only focused on the CL.
So of the clip of Sammy at the game with his head in his hands and then with his arm over Steven Gerrard tells you a lot, Steven Gerrard has only one thing to win with Liverpool and thats the Prem, I do fear that Steven Gerrard could leave our club for a club that is fixed on winning the Prem if he thinks that our club is only ever going to be set out to be a big name in the CL.
Yes i understand that i have based a lot of what i put on a unnamed reporter in Liverpool on Radio Five Live.
