Current Regime Puts Fans At Odds With Club

Outside of human tragedy, is it at any other time than sporting triumph when the opinions of a team’s supporters, players and commentators collect as one in hearts and minds?

The sheer audacity of facing down such overwhelming odds was set against potential glory in Istanbul – as triumph revealed the greatest ever spectacle in European club football. And Benitez’s connection with LFC and that historical night is immortalized.

Yet those who cannot detach themselves emotionally from the past, I suspect, are the same people at odds with the decision to cut ties with a leader who has lost his way (without Ayesteran, in my opinion). Those who can take a step back have a different perspective.

I’m guessing if our disillusioned captain couldn’t be persuaded to spurn the advances of Real Madrid and (once again) Mourinho, then certain others would follow. The money recouped would be used to service the club’s debts prior to its sale. And for how long LFC would kick about in football’s second tier is something nobody wants to consider...

No tragedy Benitez’s going. What awaited if he had stayed?

Frederick Doyle, Garston

Just like many in Liverpool I am outraged at the way Liverpool FC, one of the greatest football institutions, is being run.

The recent unfair ‘mutual sacking’ of Rafa has proved a step too far. We don’t dismiss managers after one bad season. We are different.

Similarly we are very worried about the future of the club – we have no new stadium, we are in a mountain of debt, our chairman supports our rivals, the asking price is too high, and we are sick of being kept in the dark.

The time for sitting back and being raped is over. We want Broughton, Purslow, Hicks and Gillett out ASAP and we will not stop, we will fight until the end starting with the planned ‘LFC Independence Day’.

The media should not underestimate the anger, contempt and passion of Liverpool supporters. We would appreciate it if you could in some way show the hatred we feel towards the owners/board room and publicise the upcoming protest. Or simply reassure Liverpool fans that you yourselves are committed to keeping alive a football institution that is dying a slow and painful death, because at the end of it all, it is fans like us that keep you in a job.

Lots of people are talking about Ottmar Hitzfeld as a possible replacement for Rafa Benitez.

He has all the qualities for the Liverpool job – he has won so many league titles, the Champions League twice, UEFA Cup, he’s with Switzerland at the moment at the World Cup, and would be available after it.

He’s a winner, and what Liverpool needs.

Niall, via email

If Alan Hansen’s right and Benitez has left the playing staff in it’s worst state for 50 years, could he also tell us why the club isn’t facing another two seasons of second division football?

Club propaganda is one thing but outright lies serve no useful purpose and have played a bigger part in bringing Liverpool FC to its knees than any player or manager.

Alan Hansen should look after his reputation and stay a million miles away from any justification of the current regime.

Peter Furmedge, Liverpool 9

Removing Rafa in the manner they did speaks volumes about how unprofessional LFC has become.

Waiting for him to go on holiday with his family before plotting his sacking was cheap, shabby and cowardly. The fact that Broughton was a major player in all of this AND he’s touting Fernando Torres to his beloved Chelsea suggests his brief to sell LFC is a smokescreen for an entirely different agenda.

I no longer recognize this 'LFC' and consequently will not put a single penny into this club until the Owners, Broughton and the Board have removed themselves from the club. No doubt any number of those who are singing the Board's praises for sacking Rafa can take my place - after all, I only used to travel to all the European home and away games, as well as domestic cup and home League games. Incidentally, I used to sing and chant loudly, so, if maybe 2 of you could take my place? Thanks!

Rob Whittaker, L7