Source: Liverpool_Echo
Rafa Benitez's Liverpool FC exit would not be a surprise - John Aldridge
JOHN ALDRIDGE believes Liverpool have already lined up a replacement for manager Rafa Benitez - but is hoping the Spaniard's departure from Anfield is amicable.[LNB]The Liverpool board have started negotiations with Benitez over a severance package to bring his six-year reign to an end.[LNB]Aldridge insists he wasn't surprised by the 'bold' decision to dispense with Benitez's services and he wants the boss' exit to be dignified.[LNB]'Nothing surprises me about Liverpool any more,' he said. 'The ones who should be getting out of the club are the owners, Hicks and Gillett. They should be going before anyone else but Rafa is going first.[LNB] 'It's a bold move as it's always a gamble to change the manager. A lot of supporters haven't been happy with what Rafa has done this year and the way the team fell away.[LNB]'He had a lot of injuries to contend with but some of our football away from home was really poor. It went stale last season and it could be time for a change.[LNB]'I just hope it is all sorted out in the right manner. That the two parties get together amicably and agree it's the end of the road and go their separate ways.[LNB]'The last thing we want is any more rows. We've already hung enough of our dirty laundry out in public.'
