Your Favourite Liverpool Manager

[Imy]

anyway back to the point, someone please vote FAGAN!

[carheex]

Explain?

blaming players for his own tactical shortcomings, taking credit when it wasn't due, publicly criticising individuals, illegal approaches/club fines/tarnishing the clubs good name, wasting millions upon millions on players that stevie wonder could wee where rubbish, the disgraceful handling of fowlers transfer, his cringeworthy post match interviews etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc

[Fan65]

Shanks without a doubt.

He took a second rate outfit and crafted it into the Mighty Liverpool feared throughout the world. He made Anfield a bastion of invincibility.

He built it from nothing, and left a legacy which Bob Paisley fine tuned into greatness

We owe them so much.

[Red_hot]

blaming players for his own tactical shortcomings, taking credit when it wasn't due, publicly criticising individuals, illegal approaches/club fines/tarnishing the clubs good name, wasting millions upon millions on players that stevie wonder could wee where rubbish, the disgraceful handling of fowlers transfer, his cringeworthy post match interviews etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc

Houllier was a crook and deserves every bit of stick he gets IMO.

Say what you like but I know he gave you the most pride in being a red since Kenny. Yes he went a bit wayward at the end but he did a lot for us and that shouldn't be forgotten. He put us back on the map and gave us some wonderful times. Yeah, that really puts him Souness' league doesnt it? Or is it fashionable to slate him and make yourselves feel better in the knowledge you were right to say get rid of him?

[carheex]

Say what you like but I know he gave you the most pride in being a red since Kenny. Yes he went a bit wayward at the end but he did a lot for us and that shouldn't be forgotten. He put us back on the map and gave us some wonderful times. Yeah, that really puts him Souness' league doesnt it? Or is it fashionable to slate him and make yourselves feel better in the knowledge you were right to say get rid of him?

Not at all, you could say that about anyone. Bottom line is, during his reign for a lot of reasons, I felt less for the club than at anytime I can remember.
It would be easier to be proud of him and claim he was great due to that treble but I just don't see it that way. I couldn't stand him when he was in charge and was absolutely ecstatic when he was sacked. My love for the club came flooding back even before Benitez was mentioned as a successor as I knew the dark days would be behind us. To put things into perspective, when Alan Curbishley was announced as one of the favourites to take over I didn't bat an eyelid!

[AFII]

Bill.

Houllier were after personal glory, that is the big difference between him and Rafa for example.

[Red_hot]

Bill.

Houllier were after personal glory, that is the big difference between him and Rafa for example.

Bollocks.

[Dhav]

Bill.

Houllier were after personal glory, that is the big difference between him and Rafa for example.

Bollocks.

I don't disagree with AFII. Houllier was an egomaniac.

[Parm]

I agree - I only read about Paisley et al but KD's team of Barnes, Aldridge, Hansen, Whelan, Beardsley, Houghton and Aldrudge (to name a few) were incredible.

[Red_hot]

I don't disagree with AFII. Houllier was an egomaniac.

Was he an egomaniac when you were jumping up and down celebrating our treble win?

[Dan]

[AFII]

Was he an egomaniac when you were jumping up and down celebrating our treble win?

What has that to do with it?

He had the walls in his office full of pictures of himself lifting trophies to remind himself of how good he is.

[Dan]

What has that to do with it?

He had the walls in his office full of pictures of himself lifting trophies to remind himself of how good he is.

Are you seriously questioning that? What's wrong with it if it gives him a boost every now and then

If you won the FA cup would you not stick a photo of it up above the fireplace?

[Warren]

Had to go for Paisley.

He was there when I started supporting Liverpool. There seemed to be a mystique about the club back then and Bob was the, slightly incongruous, front man who only spoke when he had something to say.

Shankley was before my time, so when I think of LFC - I think of Bob Paisley

Same here.

[Dhav]

Was he an egomaniac when you were jumping up and down celebrating our treble win?

That was probably when his egomania was at its height.