No man, you don't have to look at the player's value when he bought them. You need to look at what happened to the player's value AFTER he bought them. Rafa has very rarely made money on any of his purchases. Look at Martin O'Neill, he's made great buys like Ashley Young and Richard Dunne, both of whom would waltz into Liverpoo's starting XI.
Robbie was never given a chance under Rafa because Rafa didn't want to buy him, the board bought him for him.
If we lose to Birmingham tomorrow, turn the lights out on our season. Rafa must go in this case, I don't think the Kop will allow him to stay on regardless of how cheap our American owners are. Look at what happened to Gareth Southgate.
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