Benitez .... prick

[Tombwfc]

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[chris]

Oh, and for anyone who'd like to know the ins and outs of the financing stuff (most of you couldn't give a rats arse, but don't say that I don't provide you with the details), then I'll copy below the summary from one of our financial bods on RAWK who attends all the AGMs and goes over the accounts and shit for us. He knows his onions.

Capacity 71,000
Corporate seats 9,000 (£150 (excl VAT per seat per game)
Exec Boxes 110 (£50k excl VAT)
Regular Fans approx 60,000 (£34 per ticket excl vat, equiv £40 per ticket in 3 years)

9,000 seats going to corporate???

Too much money grabbing I think - should be 99% of seats to ordinary fans.

[Lord Kangana]

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turning into a good day all-round.

[Tombwfc]

Not a penalty either.

God love the diving c*nts.

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http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/news/loa ... &id=375489



Booed off at half-time too.

Erm, no, they weren't.

And that LSU stuff is in its infancy, but they are far from the only people trying to get Liverpool Football Club sorted - if the fans don't try and do it, who will? It'll be interesting to see what comes of these various movements, although I'm far from endorsing any of them at the moment or thinking any of them will bring any real changes.

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9,000 seats going to corporate???

Too much money grabbing I think - should be 99% of seats to ordinary fans.

It's a reasonable estimate based on the amounts at Arsenal or Old Trafford. It's a shame that that's the way it has to go, but that's where the money is. There's a stat doing the rounds that Man United get something silly like 80% of their match turnover from 10% of the seats. Anfield is limited in its corporate facilities really, and the new ground does need to take advantage of that (I actually gave up my usual season-ticket to sit next to my mate who's got one of the corporate seats up in the Upper Centenary for the Sunderland match - something like £1,800 a season up there as opposed to my £600 odd - to see how the other half live).

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Rafa takes the NOTW to court - lovely

RAFA BENITEZ is ready to take legal action against the News of the World.

The Liverpool manager was left seething after the Sunday tabloid newspaper ran a back page article at the weekend claiming that he blamed the club's owners for the team's failure to challenge for the Premier League title this season.

The News of the World claimed it as an exclusive even though Benitez insists he did not speak to either the newspaper or the journalist who wrote the article in question, Rob Beasley.

Benitez believes the story was taken from an interview he did with Spanish newspaper El Mundo in which journalist Inma Lidon asked him if he blamed Tom Hicks and George Gillett for upsetting Liverpool's season.

The question, when translated into English, read: "The owners were lacking faith in your work a couple of months ago when the team was six points behind the leaders with a game in hand.

"Has this issue influenced the progress of the team?"

To which Benitez - according to a translation in the hands of his solicitor, Richard Green, of leading Liverpool law firm Hill Dickinson – replied: “As a coach you could say yes.

"It would be the perfect excuse, but I don't want to use it.

"What is clear is that at that time we were in a good position and the team was at the point of winning many of the matches that we have drawn and that is what brought us down."

But when the News of the World ran the story the following day the headline accompanying it said: "It's Your Fault: Rafa In New Blast At Owners".

Benitez was so outraged by the story - and by the fact the News of the World claimed he had spoken exclusively to them - that he launched a blistering verbal attack on it in a pre-match interview before Sunday's game with Chelsea.

He said: "It is no surprise. Everybody in Liverpool knows that there are two newspapers that you cannot trust. This is one of them.

"He (Beasley) talks of it being an exclusive, but the journalist is lying. I was talking with the Spanish press - he was manipulating everything."

When asked about his relationship with the club's owners, the Reds boss added: "I have contact with them, especially with Mr Hicks, because he (Beasley) was talking about Mr Hicks and I think he is lying.

"Well, clearly he is lying because I did not talk with him."

Having studied the article, Green was today sending a “letter before claim” to both the News of the World and Beasley, informing them of the criteria for the claim.

The ECHO understands the claim is based on the potential of:

(a) Mr Benitez having been libelled by the article.

(b) False attribution - ie, that it used quotes that Mr Benitez did not say or that were taken so far out of context that they distorted the whole article.

Have to say I do like the quote in bold

[superjohnmcginlay]

Rafa takes the NOTW to court - lovely

RAFA BENITEZ is ready to take legal action against the News of the World.

The Liverpool manager was left seething after the Sunday tabloid newspaper ran a back page article at the weekend claiming that he blamed the club's owners for the team's failure to challenge for the Premier League title this season.

The News of the World claimed it as an exclusive even though Benitez insists he did not speak to either the newspaper or the journalist who wrote the article in question, Rob Beasley.

Benitez believes the story was taken from an interview he did with Spanish newspaper El Mundo in which journalist Inma Lidon asked him if he blamed Tom Hicks and George Gillett for upsetting Liverpool's season.

The question, when translated into English, read: "The owners were lacking faith in your work a couple of months ago when the team was six points behind the leaders with a game in hand.

"Has this issue influenced the progress of the team?"

To which Benitez - according to a translation in the hands of his solicitor, Richard Green, of leading Liverpool law firm Hill Dickinson – replied: “As a coach you could say yes.

"It would be the perfect excuse, but I don't want to use it.

"What is clear is that at that time we were in a good position and the team was at the point of winning many of the matches that we have drawn and that is what brought us down."

But when the News of the World ran the story the following day the headline accompanying it said: "It's Your Fault: Rafa In New Blast At Owners".

Benitez was so outraged by the story - and by the fact the News of the World claimed he had spoken exclusively to them - that he launched a blistering verbal attack on it in a pre-match interview before Sunday's game with Chelsea.

He said: "It is no surprise. Everybody in Liverpool knows that there are two newspapers that you cannot trust. This is one of them.

"He (Beasley) talks of it being an exclusive, but the journalist is lying. I was talking with the Spanish press - he was manipulating everything."

When asked about his relationship with the club's owners, the Reds boss added: "I have contact with them, especially with Mr Hicks, because he (Beasley) was talking about Mr Hicks and I think he is lying.

"Well, clearly he is lying because I did not talk with him."

Having studied the article, Green was today sending a “letter before claim” to both the News of the World and Beasley, informing them of the criteria for the claim.

The ECHO understands the claim is based on the potential of:

(a) Mr Benitez having been libelled by the article.

(b) False attribution - ie, that it used quotes that Mr Benitez did not say or that were taken so far out of context that they distorted the whole article.

Have to say I do like the quote in bold

Hmm. Having trouble with the owners? Now what would get the fans even more on side? I know lets sue the sunday version of the Sun. They'll love it. Very clever fatty.

There's been far worse in the NOTW.

[fatshaft]

Hmm. Having trouble with the owners? Now what would get the fans even more on side? I know lets sue the sunday version of the Sun. They'll love it. Very clever fatty.

There's been far worse in the NOTW.

While I'm sure he's right here. You've got to love the quote, and the fact he's fully initiated into the anti-Sun thing. Perhaps in truth he should have said - "It is no surprise. Everybody in Liverpool knows that there are two newspapers that do not avoid controversy with respect to Liverpool, for fear of the natives objecting en masse like others do. This is one of them."

[boltonboris]

9,000 seats going to corporate???

Too much money grabbing I think - should be 99% of seats to ordinary fans.

It's a reasonable estimate based on the amounts at Arsenal or Old Trafford. It's a shame that that's the way it has to go, but that's where the money is. There's a stat doing the rounds that Man United get something silly like 80% of their match turnover from 10% of the seats. Anfield is limited in its corporate facilities really, and the new ground does need to take advantage of that (I actually gave up my usual season-ticket to sit next to my mate who's got one of the corporate seats up in the Upper Centenary for the Sunderland match - something like £1,800 a season up there as opposed to my £600 odd - to see how the other half live).

I totally agree with you there.. 60 odd Thousand for the 'regular' fan (not the bathroom inclined I may add) is a decent enough ratio for that kind of capacity

[Soldier_Of_The_White_Army]

SACKED IN THE MORNING............YOUR GETTING SACKED IN THE MORNING..........SACKED IN THE MOOOOOOOOOOORNING!!

[hisroyalgingerness]

superb, well done barnsley. so glad the bbc have missed it

[Tombwfc]

And it'll only get worse when they get dicked by Inter Meeeelan. Get in.

My only fear is, that eventually i expect them to go on a bit of a run and string a few wins together, i just hope its after they play us.

[fatshaft]

superb, well done barnsley. so glad the bbc have missed it

Absolutely!. Hope Man U - Arse is a horror 0-0

[James B]

[Daxter]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[bobo the clown]

Losing at home to little old Barnsley.

Dare I say ... that this is, almost entirely, because they're managed by a prick.

... or am I in danger of repeating myself ??

[fatshaft]

Losing at home to little old Barnsley.

Dare I say ... that this is, almost entirely, because they're managed by a prick.

... or am I in danger of repeating myself ??

Will he survive until summer? Will he get the push if they go out of Europe?

[SuperWhiteWarrior]

Barnsley beat them!!! Great!!!

[officer_dibble]

barnsley....its just like watching brazil....