Benitez being paid to leave Liverpool

[Tash.]

I'm not sure I understand how they got away with giving him 6m when like someone else said there were rumours of him being able to get more like 20m if pushed. Either way, sad to see him go, everyone recognises last season was bad but really I don't see how he can be sole blame of what happened. O'Neill is odds on to replace him and I can't stand the guy ;l Hiddink is up there though, i'd take him.

[Banana Pancakes]

I'm not sure I understand how they got away with giving him 6m when like someone else said there were rumours of him being able to get more like 20m if pushed. Either way, sad to see him go, everyone recognises last season was bad but really I don't see how he can be sole blame of what happened. O'Neill is odds on to replace him and I can't stand the guy ;l Hiddink is up there though, i'd take him.

If they sacked him they would have to have paid him 16m which was written into his contract. Therefore they bought him out so he left via mutual consent, therefore Liverpool didn't have to meet the contract.

[CHA!NGANG]

He seems like a decent guy anyway and was there for 6 years. He knows the financial state of the club and I doubt he'd want them to loose £16 Million.

[Tash.]

He seems like a decent guy anyway and was there for 6 years. He knows the financial state of the club and I doubt he'd want them to loose £16 Million.

That's what I was thinking, I doubt he'd have dug his feet in and demanded the whole £20m, he does genuinely seem to care about the club.

[StefanWolves]

Apparently they said he had a £5M transfer budget, pathetic really.

[Jack.Lfc]

They only wanted him gone so it will be easier for them to sell torres,gerrard and mascherano

[Black_Apalachi]

I'm not sure I understand how they got away with giving him 6m when like someone else said there were rumours of him being able to get more like 20m if pushed. Either way, sad to see him go, everyone recognises last season was bad but really I don't see how he can be sole blame of what happened. O'Neill is odds on to replace him and I can't stand the guy ;l Hiddink is up there though, i'd take him.

Just proves that everyone who was saying he was just looking for a big pay-off were all talking out their arses.

I really want him to go to Inter!!!
Martin O'Neill anyone? :L

[JackBuddy]

Just proves that everyone who was saying he was just looking for a big pay-off were all talking out their arses.

I really want him to go to Inter!!!
Martin O'Neill anyone? :L

Got my doubts about O'Neill and Liverpool. Would his negative management style not go against Liverpool's values?

[Black_Apalachi]

Got my doubts about O'Neill and Liverpool. Would his negative management style not go against Liverpool's values?

Possibly, but to be fair the main criticism people had of Benitez was the lone striker and bringing key players off at crucial moments. Whether you'd call that negative or just plain stupid I dunno lol

[JackBuddy]

Possibly, but to be fair the main criticism people had of Benitez was the lone striker and bringing key players off at crucial moments. Whether you'd call that negative or just plain stupid I dunno lol

But was he known for that before his appointment?