I don't think many of us were surprised that Rafa Benitez rejected the contract offered to him by the club given the stories that have been coming out ever since negotiations began that he wanted more control over transfers.
This simple yet important demand (it's not as if he's asking for a blank cheque book) isn't surprising given the time it takes for us to actually sign players and lord knows how many we've probably missed out on seeing as Rafa has to email Tom who has to talk to George who then both have to talk to Rick. This, I can only presume, is the standard procedure although it could be far more complicated.
Either the way the situation doesn't look good despite the rosy picture some are painting. Hicks latest media assault saw him give a "reassuring" interview to Sky Sports News insisting this was only a little bother and that it would all get sorted. Which is great, I mean it was a decent interview only for the fact that I and many others do not trust a single word that emanates from that man's mouth.
I trust Rafa who is just as keen to get things sorted as Tom insisted he was but it really is another unwelcome distraction as we head into a defining part of our season already disturbed by Steven Gerrard's antics in Southport at the end of last year.
Both sides have seemingly decided to put it on the back burner for football's sake which is good but all the while Rafa's contract runs down and he wouldn't be short of offers elsewhere. Of course he's dedicated to the club but he really is being tested by the antics of our American friends.
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