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Alex Ferguson says Liverpool’s American owners lack class for undermining Kop boss Rafa Benitez. Manchester United chief Fergie said: “At big clubs it is paramount that the board shows its class. Big clubs should be seen to be big clubs.” Yanks Tom Hicks and George Gillett approached Jurgen Klinsmann about taking Benitez’s job. And Ferguson added: “That was a bad piece of business on Liverpool’s part, no doubt about that. That sort of thing can be very upsetting for a manager. In a moment like that, Rafa must feel very alone.”
[Edited on 24-01-2008 by Marc]
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Alex Ferguson says Liverpool’s American owners lack class for undermining Kop boss Rafa Benitez. Manchester United chief Fergie said: “At big clubs it is paramount that the board shows its class. Big clubs should be seen to be big clubs.” Yanks Tom Hicks and George Gillett approached Jurgen Klinsmann about taking Benitez’s job. And Ferguson added: “That was a bad piece of business on Liverpool’s part, no doubt about that. That sort of thing can be very upsetting for a manager. In a moment like that, Rafa must feel very alone.”
[Edited on 24-01-2008 by Marc]
But I bet he'll never walk alone.... 
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I was just about to make the same joke
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Isn't Jurgen Klinsmann taking over as manager at Bayern Munich in July?! 
[Edited on 24-01-2008 by Shelly]
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He is yes.
Good old Fergie with the patronising mind games again
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I was just about to make the same joke
Great minds think alike and all that Robinho  (cheers for my wall message earlier btw  )
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Well he should leave Liverpool alone then.
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Hammer
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Liverpools owners approached Klinsmann previous to any Bayern contract being signed.
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I was just about to make the same joke
Great minds think alike and all that Robinho (cheers for my wall message earlier btw )
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Np 
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Fair play, don't actually think it will make the blindest bit of difference either way (if it's genuine backing or mind games ).
It's just a shame alot of our players are playing shite at this time 
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Yeah, he must feel really alone with those 40,000 people singing his name very match and protesting on his behalf 
Still, I doubt Fergie meant this, but it could go in Rafa's favour with the owners if they see another top manager backing him.
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'Big clubs should be seen to be big clubs.'
Thats a definite dig imo.
'That sort of thing can be very upsetting for a manager. In a moment like that, Rafa must feel very alone.'
Don't know if it's just me but you can picture the tone he'd have had with that sentence, extremely condescending.
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What ever way he meant it, he has a point!
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Of course he has a point, the club is being dragged through the mud at the moment and it certainly has never been the 'Liverpool Way' to do things.
Its an obvious dig, no one in their right mind would think otherwise, but may still go some way to help Rafa in the eyes of clueless Hicks.
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What ever way he meant it, he has a point!
I think everyone got what he's trying to insinuate whenever the yanks went behind Rafa's back and contacted another manager, it's what his personal agenda behind mentioning it just now!
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it's what his personal agenda behind mentioning it just now!
Its because he is a cunt, much the same as Wenger, and cant keep their mouths shut about other clubs.
Wenger said about Everton the other day and Fergie has done this. Both cunts.
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it's what his personal agenda behind mentioning it just now!
Its because he is a cunt, much the same as Wenger, and cant keep their mouths shut about other clubs.
Wenger said about Everton the other day and Fergie has done this. Both cunts.
True,
But the media ask the questions....I dont doubt the same comments would be made if the tables were turned 
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Exactly, the media push for the comments made.
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True,
But the media ask the questions....I dont doubt the same comments would be made if the tables were turned
Where did he make the comments? Im not sure if it was in a Q&A session or something else.
I dont think Rafa really makes comments on other teams, he does tend to say he is only focused on his team and the next game a hell of a lot. The only time I recall is when Mourinho was chatting shit and Rafa mentioned something about maybe he should concentrate on his own problems rather than on ours.
I may be wrong though or missed some comments?!
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he does tend to say he is only focused on his team and the next game a hell of a lot.
LOLZ
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he does tend to say he is only focused on his team and the next game a hell of a lot.
LOLZ
I nearly said the exact quote that he said 23 or so times
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Where did he make the comments? Im not sure if it was in a Q&A session or something else.
?!
Well I doubt Fergie made an independant statement slagging off the Liverpool owners...not his style IMO.
Morelike a general press call where the last couple of questions were about the 'opposition'
Nice header in the African Nations by the striker ManU have supposedly signed springs to mind...
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Where did he make the comments? Im not sure if it was in a Q&A session or something else.
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Well I doubt Fergie made an independant statement slagging off the Liverpool owners...not his style IMO.
Not his tyle....GTF Fergie is the master of mind games...christ he sent Keegan mental with his Jedi-esqe mind games!!
[Edited on 24-01-2008 by Cosmo]
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Where did he make the comments? Im not sure if it was in a Q&A session or something else.
?!
Well I doubt Fergie made an independant statement slagging off the Liverpool owners...not his style IMO.
Not his tyle....GTF Fergie is the master of mind games...christ he sent Keegan mental with his Jedi-esqe mind games!!
[Edited on 24-01-2008 by Cosmo]
I dont disagree with that....but that was winding up Keegan about his managerial skills and the NewC team.
I dont recall Fergie ever making comments about owners before though (glass houses and all that)
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