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Rafa rejects Liverpool contract
Topic Started: Dec 7 2008, 01:33 AM (224 Views)
Monty
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Rafa Benitez has said no to Liverpool's initial £12 million offer in negotiations for his new contract, reports the News of the World. The Spaniard is holding out for improved terms after the Anfield hierarchy put forward a two-year extension to the manager.

The new deal was planned to last until 2012, and would have upped Benitez's salary from £3.5 million a year to just under £4 million for the rest of his time with the club.

The Liverpool manager is keen for his wages to match those earned by his rival managers at the other so-called 'Big Four' clubs. Both Manchester United's Alex Ferguson and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger are reputed to earn £4.5 million a year.

Talks will continue, but it is understood to be these wage demands that are causing a stumbling block, with the club's owners arguing that Liverpool have not won another trophy since Benitez's last contract renewal in 2006.

Benitez also apparently wanted a five-year deal, as he has vowed to remain on Merseyside and ignore the efforts of other clubs, most notably Real Madrid, to prise him away from Anfield.

Negotiations are expected to continue.


Real may come calling, any chance of him leaving? :unsure:
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thefieldsofanfieldroad
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“The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.”
monty this is the gob of the world, i dont think this is true. hang on i shall have a look elsewhere :p
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BALLBAG
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Please god fatboy is on his way out he is not capable of delivering the league
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thefieldsofanfieldroad
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“The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.”
:rolleyes: <_<

i cant find it on any reliable liverpool sources so it cant be true. plus he wouldnt want to disrupt the team
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Monty
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Why don't you think he's capable of winning it? The squad? The way they play? Always seem to struggle against the lesser sides, can't brake them down. Not sure if he's the man to win it myself...
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BALLBAG
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He is too negative against the small teams and is recking confidence( Babel,Keane)
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thefieldsofanfieldroad
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“The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.”
i think hes the man to do it. yes we may have struggled against lesser sides but we still have more to come. keane will probably settle in and torres is still to come back. were at the right end of the table without playing at all really well. what we want is a title challenge. if were still in it come in the end of january i wouldnt bet against us finishing top 2 because we usually dont come into form until around then. dont forget we have not been in this position for a long time, so some players are going to be a little bit nervous with the added pressure.

i still think we are more likely to win the league under rafa next season
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BALLBAG
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I dont think he is the man for the job , he is picking stupid teams every week and dont forget we are top of the league because Scolari has the tatics of a child and united are handicapped by Ronaldo
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thefieldsofanfieldroad
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“The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.”
if we were to win the title with what you have just said in my mind would you be disappointed?
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I dont have to worry about that because te best team always wins the league in the end and he wont win it in this way.And what if in a month or two we are still in the champions league, He still favours that and will rest players
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“The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.”
in our next match he will rest players because we have already qualified because the league game is more important. i think so, especially with hull doing so well this season. theres more money to be made in the cl thats why in previous seasons he has favored it. he had to build a squad he thought could mount a challenge.

so hypothetically we could be the best out of a band bunch :D
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BALLBAG
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I wish i could belive that but what if we end up second in the group and draw Barca. The league game before that he will as always be cautious and rest top players and will drop points
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“The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.”
i suppose we will see come mid week but i am expecting certain players to be rested or come off around the hour mark.
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Yeah but thats only one game after that its focus on the league for a few weeks then in February he will concentrate on Europe
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“The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.”
lets see what happens before then because thats a while away yet
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