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[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;38562247]His good transfers outnumber his bad ones, most of Liverpool's starting XI are Benitez buys. [/QUOTE] I don't think that's the case. However, Xabi Alonso was bought by Benitez and look what a loss he was when he was sold.

[QUOTE=Mortson;38565454]I don't think that's the case. However, Xabi Alonso was bought by Benitez and look what a loss he was when he was sold.[/QUOTE] Torres, Alonso, Agger, Skrtel, Reina were/are still pretty solid players.

Someone hacked me! They purchased [sp]£17[/sp] or MS Points and [sp]didn't spend any![/sp]s [editline]23rd November 2012[/editline] Also I sprained my foot playing football, pretending to be Robinho.

[QUOTE=Mortson;38565454]I don't think that's the case. However, Xabi Alonso was bought by Benitez and look what a loss he was when he was sold.[/QUOTE] Umm [b]Xabi Alonso - Signed for £10.7m and sold for £30m[/b] if making 20 odd million pounds is a 'loss', I'll take three. To keep going on what I think were great Rafa buys [b]Torres[/b] - Signed for £20m sold for £50m. Tore up at the club, will never perform the same again. [b]Reina[/b] - Signed for £6m, still at club, still #1 keeper. [b]Agger[/b] - Signed for £5.8m. Is the central hub of our defence now along with [b]Skrtel[/b] - Signed for £6.5m. Still part of the Great Wall of Anfield with Agger. [b]Kuyt[/b] - Signed for £9m and sold for £1m as his contract was up. Was an integral part of LFC. One of the few names I have on the back of a Liverpool shirt. [b]Johnson[/b] - Signed for £17.5m - Still at club, this England international is a unique part to the LFC puzzle, he can play Leftback/Rightback or push up to the midfield too. [b]Mascherano[/b] Signed for £18.6m, sold for £25m to Barcelona - One of my favorite players. Obviously there a few purchases under every manager that are questionable, personally I dislike how Rafa spent so much on Aqualini but never used him and lets not even talk about the Robbie Keane situation. [b]Lost Money example[/b] Buys Morientes for £6.3m, sold for £3m. [b]Made Money example[/b] Buys Peter Crouch for £7m and sells him for £11m. [QUOTE=Mortson;38561055]Benitez made some pretty strange transfers while at Liverpool though, David N'Gog anyone?[/QUOTE] [b]Ngog - Purchased for £1.5m, sold for £3m[/b] (albeit not during Rafa reign)

[QUOTE=TtIiVv;38554417]Can't understand the logic of Abramovich. RDM guided the club from a season without a trophy to winning the FA cup and the Champions League and gets the sack for a few bad results in November. I think maybe Abramovich wants a big name like Guardiola. He seemed to be holding out from offering RDM a decent contract at the end of the season until he was sure he couldn't get Guardiola. Oh, and imo this is way better than Zlatan's goal: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiViritFnCw[/media][/QUOTE] He takes it down with his chest and it's way closer, you might think 10-20 meters isn't alot but it has a massive impact. 10$ says that he wouldn't even hit the target if it was from 30 meters. [editline]23rd November 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Mortson;38555928]Benitez is one of the best managers in England. Don't believe me? 2009/10 Premier League: 7th (63 points) Champions League: Group Stages Europa League: Semi Final (lost to Atletico Madrid) FA Cup: 3rd Round (lost to Reading) League Cup: 5th Round (lost to Arsenal) 2008/09 Premier League: 2nd (86 points) Champions League: Quarter Final (lost to Chelsea) FA Cup: 4th round (lost to Everton) League Cup: 4th round (lost to Tottenham) 2007/08 Premier League: 4th (76 points) Champions League: Semi-Final (lost to Chelsea) FA Cup: 5th round (lost to Barnsley) League Cup: 5th round (lost to Chelsea) 2006/07 Premier League: 3rd (68 points) Champions League: RUNNERS-UP (lost to AC Milan in Final) FA Cup: 3rd round (lost to Arsenal) League Cup: QF (lost to Arsenal) 2005/06 Premier League: 3rd (82 points) Champions League: Last 16 (lost to Benfica) FA Cup: WINNERS (beat West Ham in Final) League Cup: 3rd Round (lost to Crystal Palace) 2004/05 Premier League: 5th (58 points) Champions League: WINNERS (beat AC Milan in Final) FA Cup: 3rd Round (lost to Burnley) League Cup: RUNNERS UP (lost to Chelsea) Pretty remarkable if you ask me.[/QUOTE] Two trophies in six seasons isn't that great, especially considering how great the Liverpool team was back then. 07/08 & 08/09 he really should've won something. [editline]23rd November 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Griml3xx;38566996]Umm [b]Xabi Alonso - Signed for £10.7m and sold for £30m[/b] if making 20 odd million pounds is a 'loss', I'll take three. To keep going on what I think were great Rafa buys [b]Torres[/b] - Signed for £20m sold for £50m. Tore up at the club, will never perform the same again. [b]Reina[/b] - Signed for £6m, still at club, still #1 keeper. [b]Agger[/b] - Signed for £5.8m. Is the central hub of our defence now along with [b]Skrtel[/b] - Signed for £6.5m. Still part of the Great Wall of Anfield with Agger. [b]Kuyt[/b] - Signed for £9m and sold for £1m as his contract was up. Was an integral part of LFC. One of the few names I have on the back of a Liverpool shirt. [b]Johnson[/b] - Signed for £17.5m - Still at club, this England international is a unique part to the LFC puzzle, he can play Leftback/Rightback or push up to the midfield too. [b]Mascherano[/b] Signed for £18.6m, sold for £25m to Barcelona - One of my favorite players. Obviously there a few purchases under every manager that are questionable, personally I dislike how Rafa spent so much on Aqualini but never used him and lets not even talk about the Robbie Keane situation. [b]Lost Money example[/b] Buys Morientes for £6.3m, sold for £3m. [b]Made Money example[/b] Buys Peter Crouch for £7m and sells him for £11m. [b]Ngog - Purchased for £1.5m, sold for £3m[/b] (albeit not during Rafa reign)[/QUOTE] Pretty sure he's talking about the loss of the player, not the money. [editline]23rd November 2012[/editline] Mascherano can be a cunt sometimes. And that fucking smile, fucking hell. [video=youtube;Oi4HT2e2FzI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi4HT2e2FzI[/video]

[QUOTE=FPChris;38567203] [editline]23rd November 2012[/editline] Pretty sure he's talking about the loss of the player, not the money.[/QUOTE] Yeah it still cuts deep, Xabi is a great player, that's why I kept his card from the FUT pack and sold the Messi one - personal preference of players [QUOTE=FPChris;38567203] [editline]23rd November 2012[/editline] Mascherano can be a cunt sometimes.[/QUOTE] Yep, that's the role of the defensive mid though. To not only get the ball off you but to get into the opponents head, Mascher did that better than a lot of other players.

[QUOTE=Griml3xx;38566996]Umm [b]Xabi Alonso - Signed for £10.7m and sold for £30m[/b] if making 20 odd million pounds is a 'loss', I'll take three. To keep going on what I think were great Rafa buys [b]Torres[/b] - Signed for £20m sold for £50m. Tore up at the club, will never perform the same again. [b]Reina[/b] - Signed for £6m, still at club, still #1 keeper. [b]Agger[/b] - Signed for £5.8m. Is the central hub of our defence now along with [b]Skrtel[/b] - Signed for £6.5m. Still part of the Great Wall of Anfield with Agger. [b]Kuyt[/b] - Signed for £9m and sold for £1m as his contract was up. Was an integral part of LFC. One of the few names I have on the back of a Liverpool shirt. [b]Johnson[/b] - Signed for £17.5m - Still at club, this England international is a unique part to the LFC puzzle, he can play Leftback/Rightback or push up to the midfield too. [b]Mascherano[/b] Signed for £18.6m, sold for £25m to Barcelona - One of my favorite players. Obviously there a few purchases under every manager that are questionable, personally I dislike how Rafa spent so much on Aqualini but never used him and lets not even talk about the Robbie Keane situation. [b]Lost Money example[/b] Buys Morientes for £6.3m, sold for £3m. [b]Made Money example[/b] Buys Peter Crouch for £7m and sells him for £11m. [b]Ngog - Purchased for £1.5m, sold for £3m[/b] (albeit not during Rafa reign)[/QUOTE] Alright smartarse, if you read my comment properly you will have seen that I was referring to the positive impact that Alonso had that was lost when he was sold. Torres, Mascherano and Kuyt are now no longer first team players. The comment I responded to stated that most of the starting XI are Rafa buys, which I correctly refuted.

[QUOTE=Mortson;38567699]Alright smartarse[/QUOTE] Strong Start. [QUOTE=Mortson;38567699]The comment I responded to stated that most of the starting XI are Rafa buys, which I correctly refuted.[/QUOTE] Weak finish, you didn't refute anything. The statement was : [QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;38562247].. most of Liverpool's starting XI are Benitez buys.[/QUOTE] Which is true. Gerrard - [B]Youth Development. 1[/B] Agger, Skrtel, Glen Johnson, Lucas Leiva, Pepe Reina - [B]All Rafa buys. 5 [/B]Suarez, Jose Enrique - [B]Dalglish buys. 2[/B] Allen, Sterling[B] - Rodgers buys. 2 [/B]The last spot on the sheet is filled by either Suso/Assaidi or Downing (Rodgers and Dalglish buys) If you wish to keep "refuting" facts about a club I've followed for the past 21 years, be my guest.

[QUOTE=Griml3xx;38579507]Strong Start. Weak finish, you didn't refute anything. The statement was : Which is true. Gerrard - [B]Youth Development. 1[/B] Agger, Skrtel, Glen Johnson, Lucas Leiva, Pepe Reina - [B]All Rafa buys. 5 [/B]Suarez, Jose Enrique - [B]Dalglish buys. 2[/B] Allen, Sterling[B] - Rodgers buys. 2 [/B]The last spot on the sheet is filled by either Suso/Assaidi or Downing (Rodgers and Dalglish buys) If you wish to keep "refuting" facts about a club I've followed for the past 21 years, be my guest.[/QUOTE] Sorry, what? Last time I checked 5 was less than half of 11. [B]Burned.[/B]

[QUOTE=Mortson;38579922]Sorry, what? Last time I checked 5 was less than half of 11. [B]Burned.[/B][/QUOTE] HAHAHAHA, when grouped together, Rafa players are still the majority of players on the Liverpool team. You do understand how majorities work, right?

[QUOTE=Griml3xx;38580121]HAHAHAHA, when grouped together, Rafa players are still the majority of players on the Liverpool team. You do understand how majorities work, right?[/QUOTE] Yes. [B]The majority of the team were not bought by Rafael Benitez.[/B]

No point trying to argue with an idiot, especially on the internet. [B]This message is hidden because Mortson is on your ignore list.[/B] :dance: [B]50% of team are Rafa buys 25% are Dalglish buys 20% are Rodgers buys 5% is Gerrard coming up through the Youth System. Rafa buys are the majority in this situation.[/B]

I don't try to be a "keyboard warrior", but surely someone else agrees with me that the majority of the team was not bought by Benitez? Moving on, anyone else been impressed with Wigan this season? This might be the one where they aren't stuck at the bottom all season, scraping through on the last day of the season.

But I want another opportunity to use this: [img]http://i.imgur.com/dmmiT.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Griml3xx;38579507]Strong Start. Weak finish, you didn't refute anything. The statement was : Which is true. Gerrard - [B]Youth Development. 1[/B] Agger, Skrtel, Glen Johnson, Lucas Leiva, Pepe Reina - [B]All Rafa buys. 5 [/B]Suarez, Jose Enrique - [B]Dalglish buys. 2[/B] Allen, Sterling[B] - Rodgers buys. 2 [/B]The last spot on the sheet is filled by either Suso/Assaidi or Downing (Rodgers and Dalglish buys) If you wish to keep "refuting" facts about a club I've followed for the past 21 years, be my guest.[/QUOTE] So Rafa bought 5/11 players, yet somehow that's a majority? thank god you don't work in politics

Newcastle got beat, Hearts are still 9th, Chelsea fans are still showing that they're classless fools and Neil Lennon cried because someone spoke ill of his precious team. Now that's a decent weekend of sport.

[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;38588685]Newcastle got beat, Hearts are still 9th, Chelsea fans are still showing that they're classless fools and Neil Lennon cried because someone spoke ill of his precious team. Now that's a decent weekend of sport.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/11/25/article-2238257-16356D4D000005DC-873_634x401.jpg[/IMG] This angered me so much earlier, at every corner these gimps were holding up these signs.

[img]http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/65126_429692870419186_879292863_n.jpg[/img] There was a picture of a guy with a sign that read ''Chelsea are EPIC, Rafa is not'' but I sadly can't find it.

0-0 against the current champions is, in my opinion, a good result. I didn't watch the game but regardless of how well they played, the fact that they didn't lose will make Benitez's job a lot easier.

If you're the best team in the world you should be beating the national champions.

But Chelsea aren't the best in the world, or Europe. They only won the Champions League through luck.

[QUOTE=CheekyBeggar;38592223][IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/11/25/article-2238257-16356D4D000005DC-873_634x401.jpg[/IMG] This angered me so much earlier, at every corner these gimps were holding up these signs.[/QUOTE] Why do they hate Benitez already? Wasn't he just assigned? Sorry. I don't know such things about the Premier league because i follow the Eredivisie.

The Chelsea board (AKA Tsar Abramovich) sacked Di Matteo and signed Benitez as interim manager. Chelsea ''fans'' spend more time protesting Benitez' appointment rather than the Tsar's trigger happy employment strategies.

[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;38602841]The Chelsea board (AKA Tsar Abramovich) sacked Di Matteo and signed Benitez as interim manager. Chelsea ''fans'' spend more time protesting Benitez' appointment rather than the Tsar's trigger happy employment strategies.[/QUOTE] I see. Thanks for informing me. Expected someone to go elitist on my ass :v:.

No worries, we all appreciate good Football here. Anyhoo, to get away from the suffocating topic of Chelsea, I bought tickets for the Edinburgh derby earlier, cannot wait for Sunday.

[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;38603713]No worries, we all appreciate good Football here. Anyhoo, to get away from the suffocating topic of Chelsea, I bought tickets for the Edinburgh derby earlier, cannot wait for Sunday.[/QUOTE] I wish you a lot of fun! I was at one of the biggest matches of the season here. I had the time of my life.

They took down Ultimate Team,what was the problem?

[QUOTE=Grahul1;38605281]They took down Ultimate Team,what was the problem?[/QUOTE] Apparently there was a dupe hack.

[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;38603713]No worries, we all appreciate good Football here. Anyhoo, to get away from the suffocating topic of Chelsea, I bought tickets for the Edinburgh derby earlier, cannot wait for Sunday.[/QUOTE] Hibs will be all over that game. Leigh Griffiths will more than likely score. Again I'm just waiting for Rangers to thump Elgin for the debacle they had last Sunday. Trying to cash in on the huge support of Rangers by pushing prices up and selling too many tickets. And for Lee McCulloch to score his 20th of the season, ha. One of the top scorers in Europe right now. To be expected tbh with Rangers in the lowest div of Scottish football now