17 May 2013 16:21:44
Benitez just been interviewed on a web site and has made it clear that he is up for the Everton job, says it's up to the club and his agent to start talking and sort it out. (Wavertree Blue)

1.) 17 May 2013
I would take Rafa all day.
I know some blues can't forgive him for being with the RS but lads, please, look at the other names associated with our club. Martinez? Lennon? Zola? 2 out of 3 have been relegated from the perm and the other is a sunday league manager. Porto guy? We never knew his name till last week! Mackay? Poyet? They would be sacked by xmas. Backroom staff and old boys? A massive gamble that could ruin hero status'. For me if Rafa is interested then snap him up!

2.) 17 May 2013
He said no such thing in fact he said it would be difficult for him to take the Everton job.

3.) 17 May 2013
Yes I agree his keen on the job be a great manager look what his won Europa league. European cup league cup fa cup can't get no better than tat

4.) 17 May 2013
17 May 2013 18:14:15
Strange that on a website he rules himself out of the running for the job posted over one hour ago
Irish toffee

5.) 18 May 2013
Listen to the interview, then make your own mind up. It doesn't take a genius to
work out he is interested. (Wavertree Blue)

6.) 18 May 2013
I don't want Rafa, not because of his ties to the red lot, but he needs money to win in this league, heck, he had money at Liverpool and struggled towards the end of his tenure.

His CV is impressive, no doubt about that, and that alone he would make a good manager, but this Everton job requires you to work within a strict budget, and I don't believe Rafa is the man for that.

7.) 18 May 2013
18 May 2013 03:05:12
lads rafa is the way forward an a club like us who are on the way forward is perfect for him ok we dnt have millions which he is used to but he can make us world beaters once again
1. he's got a solid team to start with
2. determination an strave he loves an is good at
3. success every club he joins
4. imagine us winning anything with him incharge would piss the RS off big time lol

8.) 18 May 2013
Yes he may have got a good CV with cups but look at the mess/squad he left Liverpool with, how long have they been in transition now! He also squandered a lot of money there on average talent which we could not afford. He maybe a good manager, in circumstances where he can go into a team with money to spend and inherit world class stars. If we want to stay ahead of the reds then we can't be looking towards the man who has left them where they are today to do it!

9.) 18 May 2013
I'm with Wavertree blue on this, he'd be a great manager and the what he refers to is that it would be difficult but if all parties worked hard. I don't think that's a closed door on the issue which he could of easily and unequivically said. Reckon it'll be in house myself, which is a shame because Rafa is undoubtably a pragmatic tactician and trophy magnet. Reckon with our squade we'd be in CL spots next year with him! JP

10.) 18 May 2013
To my knowledge we have only ever employed British managers (apart from Mike Walker, who was from Mars), and Moyes has done wonders to take us were he has on a small budget. but maybe we need a bit of European flair to take us to the next level, whether it is Benitez or Pereira. My heart is telling me to keep it in house but my head is telling me we need to look farther a field. but if it was Jesus he would have to sort his barnet out because he looks like
Peter Stringfellow. (Wavertree Blue)

11.) 18 May 2013
This is an interesting one 1. He doesn't rule himself out he says he has a lot of respect for Everton but it would be difficult for him to take the job and it would be difficult for Everton to approach him- in other words it's a possibility. The thing I didn't like about him at Liverpool was the youth set up basically got binned. Think about the players we have brought through if only to sell- rooney and jeffers alone worth near 40 million to our club. Whoever we get it's important to get behind them.

12.) 18 May 2013
Rafa may have bought some duffers when with the RS but he would only have been supported by the board who sanctioned the deals. If anyone is to blame for their mess it would be Queen Kenny who paid well over the odds for established but mediocre PL players. I'd love to see what he can do with a small budget than he's used to and I think it would be a massive test for himself. I'd take him in a heartbeat but I have this sinking feeling the board will appoint from within meaning it will be Stubbs or Weir or combination of the two. BlueTone