apparently Tom Hicks said insisted that Rafael Benitez's job is safe for the remaining two years of his contract at the very least...

"Rafa has a contract for two more years. He will be here for at least the length of it and hopefully longer than that," said Hicks

"He has our full support. Rafa has shown his strong intent to do the right thing with us about the club

"He has been a gentleman and we have had much better communication. He has my total backing. I have made that very clear"