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Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has said Rafael Benitez's wife holds the key to keeping the Reds manager out of Real Madrid's clutches. Hicks said: "Rafa's under contract and he told me his wife has said that if he ever did go he would have to go without her because she is staying in Liverpool." (Various)
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dave17
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Hmmm
Liverpool
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Madrid
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Nath
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What I was thinking dave.
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Tom
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Seen where they live on the wirral no, thought not
I saw an audi a8 with h11cks on the reg outside the liverpool echo building yesterday, might have been him am gonna look in the echo today  (also - there was a driver standing outside the door and he looked more butch than jason statham )
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Nath
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I've not seen where he lives, most expensive house in Liverpool apparently, but I have been to Liverpool before 
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Tom
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He lives on the wirral as far as I'm aware
BTW when you say you've been to liverpoolhave you been to every part, all the suburbs or just (guessing btw) to the city centre and near the football grounds?
I've been to milton keynes, very forgetful experience to be honest 
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dave17
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Cmon Tom, this is a Liverpool vs MADRID topic though, there is no comparison
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by dave17
Cmon Tom, this is a Liverpool vs MADRID topic though, there is no comparison
Not sure why Milton Keynes has been bought into this? I wasn't aware of the Dons trying to poach Rafa
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom
He lives on the wirral as far as I'm aware
BTW when you say you've been to liverpoolhave you been to every part, all the suburbs or just (guessing btw) to the city centre and near the football grounds?
I've been to milton keynes, very forgetful experience to be honest
Been to both football stadiums, shopping centre, train station (Liverpool Crime Sreeet), docks twice...... Seen plenty.
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by Nath
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Originally posted by Tom
He lives on the wirral as far as I'm aware
BTW when you say you've been to liverpoolhave you been to every part, all the suburbs or just (guessing btw) to the city centre and near the football grounds?
I've been to milton keynes, very forgetful experience to be honest
Been to both football stadiums, shopping centre, train station (Liverpool Crime Sreeet), docks twice...... Seen plenty.
Dave what I'm getting at is that liverpool is not a dump (based on nath original post saying 'I've been to liverpool' in a derogitory sense).
The places where richer people live in any area are in general very nice, and crime rates etc in south wirral where rafa lives are some of the lowest in the country iirc all the houses certainly in irby are £2m+, sight see'ers and people going to a place for one day visits for football matches can;t make proper judgement is what I'm getting at
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MarkM
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quote:
Originally posted by Nath
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Originally posted by Tom
He lives on the wirral as far as I'm aware
BTW when you say you've been to liverpoolhave you been to every part, all the suburbs or just (guessing btw) to the city centre and near the football grounds?
I've been to milton keynes, very forgetful experience to be honest
Been to both football stadiums, shopping centre, train station (Liverpool Crime Sreeet), docks twice...... Seen plenty.
So just the centre then?
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Tom
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The docks btw are frequented by all the football players and there's loads of other posh places in town frequented by scum. There's places i'd go and places i'd aviod differing times day or night, in that sense it's much the same as any other big or up and coming city
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Tom
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Originally posted by Nath
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Originally posted by dave17
Cmon Tom, this is a Liverpool vs MADRID topic though, there is no comparison
Not sure why Milton Keynes has been bought into this? I wasn't aware of the Dons trying to poach Rafa
Because you are putting down the place where I live and work
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MarkM
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Liverpool or Milton Keynes?
I know where I would sooner live..
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Cosmo
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Liverpool is a very very nice city if you take the time to have a look round it properly.
Yes it has its bad areas (all cities do) but it has a lot of nice areas too.
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Jules S
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I just read on Yahoo that Benitez recently turned down Real and their double your money offer 
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Hammer
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I don't think the folk standing up for Liverpool are getting the point, you're talking about a fashion capital of the world with beautiful pieces of old architecture basked in sunshine all year round and a city in Britain where the country is half foreign and it rains all the time
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quote:
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I don't think the folk standing up for Liverpool are getting the point, you're talking about a fashion capital of the world with beautiful pieces of old architecture basked in sunshine all year round and a city in Britain where the country is half foreign and it rains all the time
Well you tell me then....
He turned down a 100% payrise and all the benefits you have posted to stay at Anfield.
Makes you wonder what has been discussed between him and the directors in the boardroom 
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Hammer
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He's happy at Liverpool and enjoys the fans adulation and the fact there is less pressure than at a club like Madrid, that's from the horses mouth.
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Tom
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Hammer I get your point, the only reason i reacted was because nath started putting liverpool down (and not just comparatively with madrid).
Rafa's not stupid, he's got great backing from the board and the fans at liverpool and his life is not completely intruded on as I suspect it would be at real, also check out the last few managers relationship and departures etc.
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
you're talking about a fashion capital of the world with beautiful pieces of old architecture basked in sunshine all year round
no it isnt, and no its not!!
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Tom
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^^ Confused with milan maybe
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Hammer
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
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Originally posted by Hammer
you're talking about a fashion capital of the world with beautiful pieces of old architecture basked in sunshine all year round
no it isnt, and no its not!!
Madrid isn't one of the fashion capitals of the world
Also you're being picky with the sun one, the point i'm trying to make is the lifestyles are a world apart, not that i'm demeaning Liverpool in any way i've been brought up in Glasgow
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
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Originally posted by Cosmo
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Originally posted by Hammer
you're talking about a fashion capital of the world with beautiful pieces of old architecture basked in sunshine all year round
no it isnt, and no its not!!
Madrid isn't one of the fashion capitals of the world
Also you're being picky with the sun one, the point i'm trying to make is the lifestyles are a world apart, not that i'm demeaning Liverpool in any way i've been brought up in Glasgow
no it isnt really. You'd class Barcelona as one in Spain, but not Madrid. Either way, it doesnt have much effect on the decision, as its still a beautiful city.
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J da Silva
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quote:
Originally posted by dave17
Hmmm
Liverpool
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Madrid
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Liverpool IMO Madrid are allover the place, they've got nothing coming through the ranks, they haven't got a settled manager, no balanced team, and the squad don't get on.
Liverpool are a better unit at the moment, although Rafa managed like he's been drinking turps at the beginning of the season, he has shown he can organise teams against the top European sides.
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