OnlyOne

I wanted Rafa back before Kenny was appointed. I'm thrilled with Kenny though. If he called it a day, I'd definitely want Rafa back. Give me 10 points on why he should be our manager. You could sell me.

Of course the board manage what happens on the pitch. When your manager and top players sign contracts on the proviso that they'll soon be joined by more world class players, how can they be expected to stay motivated when it transpires they were lied to? There reached a point when Liverpool stopped being run by football people and started being run by financiers with the remit to reduce debt whilst making the club as attractive as possible to potential investors/buyers. For the whole of 2010, nobody was interested in what was happening on the pitch. The bank wanted their money back, the owners wanted their profit, the supporters wanted the owners gone and the players wanted to leave. And in the middle of it all was Rafa. Don't get me wrong - I'm sure he made mistakes at Liverpool. But there is a mountain of mitigation. Would you have Rafa back over Kenny?

How reliable is Daily Heil as a source for football?

Left probably a worse Liverpool side behind than he inherited. Made a complete mess at Inter - albiet Mourinho tough act to follow - but did you not see the Inter V Spurs games? Rafa excelled himself there in tactical crapness. His CV is undeniably decent and anyone whos won a champions league has managerial calbire but hes been on the wane in recent years. His liverpool side were awful to watch , his transfer record was pretty embarrasing , the sheer number of players he went through is quite astounshing he seems to alienate ppl - including hes beloved Stevie G in gthe end. Screams bad fit to me. Yes. Liverpool - Took them out of their top 4 spot Inter - Would have took them out of their top 4 spot if he had stayed the full season. Didn't even beat Tottenham in the group stages He would probably relegate us given the chance.

Rafa is absolutely awful. I would rather have Hughes than him.

Christ, Rafa?! Who's next after? Hodgson? We might as well be called Liverpool's Scrap Yard if that's the case.

It's not impressive if you're managing Ajax (or PSV) - Martin Jol It is impressive if you're managing FC Twente - Steve McClaren McClaren beat Jol to the Dutch title with a much smaller club. You gotta give credit where credit is due.

Does anyone agree MON is one of the worst modern managers around? I can't believe all the mess he has left behind and the general public still think he's a good manager. He has the whole media fooled that's for sure. Surely no one would be stupid enough to give him a warm welcome at Villa Park if he was hired at a different Premier League club?

Why? Are Fulham and Chelsea in a mess too? 1. 3 players out of the starting 11 have left 2. 5 players out of the starting 11 could follow 3. The rest of the starting players are mainly average and need to be sold if we want to progress 4. Squad contains of deadwood and lazy players who are going to be very hard to get rid of so we need all the time we can get 5. The wage bill is still high despite the fact we've let go so many players 6. We have a tournament coming up midway through July leaving us less time to prepare in the window Fulham are left in good shape and Chelsea have a multi-billionaire chairman. That enough info on why we need a manager soon and why it was pointless comparing us to Chelsea and Fulham?

It's not just Carlo Ancelotti we should go after. Why not try Louis van Gaal and Didier Deschamps as well? Set our sights high. They could all say no, but at least the board would show their intentions.

If he'd have waited a few days later he'd have probably got the Villa job when O'Neill walked. Well yeah considering the list of candidates was a pile of crap back then. Kevin MacDonald, Bob Bradley, Alan Curbishley etc. were painful to see.

Another thing is if he was so good why did Man City fire him? It's not like the club are missing him right now. The fans don't rate him at all and were hoping we would take their deadwood off them if he became our manager. Not a good sign tbh.

If Jol is our first choice, why is he expected to join Fulham? Anyway, that list is terrible. I hope it's not true.

exactly my thoughts as well. I dont buy that at all. There is no way we will wait a month to appoint a manager. Why not? It didn't stop the board taking a whole month looking for a manager while we was in a season getting thrashed by promoted Newcastle and getting knocked out by Rapid Vienna in our park.

Pat Murphy said it here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13636404.stm

I'm gonna put some money on Ancelotti if the lay odds drop below 3 on Betfair. If he doesn't become the manager, free money. If he does become the manager, I wouldn't care about the money. Win-Win situation imo.

They've said "understand" Take it with a pinch of salt What happens if I have no salt!? :|

Interesting... Ancelotti is getting closer of becoming the favourite on the Betfair market. It seems the general pubic may think it could be him, but still a long way to go yet.

They've said "understand" Take it with a pinch of salt

Er Man City were 5th when Hughes was sacked . Where did they end up finishing that season under Mancini ? Yes thats right 5th. Fulham were far from dire to watch from what i saw . Hughes sides are far from unattractive to watch. Hughes decent manager and one who is still hungry and could do a good job here ...IF... it is him appointed Mancini didn't have his own pre-season to splash out loads of millions, we were also above Hughes' City but below Mancini's city. You see, there's always two sides.

I think Ancelotti will be off to Roma. I also think the new Premier League managers will be this: Villa - Hughes Fulham - Jol Chelsea - Hiddink QPR - MON (they'll get rid of Warnock sometime) :evil:

How stupid would it be if Hughes was contracted all the way to end of June when Fulham are suppose to start Europa League at that time?

The problem is we have such an imbalanced squad right now we need all the time we can get in the transfer window. There's also the fact we've got a tournament coming up around July.

The board have proven to be a bunch of bottlers who will be happy enough for Premier League mediocrity. I honestly can't see what Hughes has to offer that is so inspiring? We're going backwards imo.

Wow seriously?