The New Manager Thread

[little dave hedgehog]

tell you the truth, i'm pretty sad and pissed off

[cream]

Let's hope he sells Gerrard before Torres. Gerrard was woeful last night and caused the whole team to be nervous. I'd bite the hand off anyone offering £40m

I was ****ing disgusted with the team last night, they can **** off if they think its ok to perform the way they did. They play for Liverpool football club, fans turn out in their thousands and spend their hard earned money, and this is what they get in return?
I can understand a player being ****, but purposely playing **** because you don't like the manager is unforgivable. A good few first teamers need ****ing off before the manager.

[cream]

All those people mentioning Hiddink, he's taking over as Turkey coach after the world cup.

[Kenneth]

It's the wrong time to think about appointing a new manager, Rafa's guaranteed top four so let's see what happens between now and the end of the season. If he fails his objective I'd expect him to do the decent thing. He knows what's expected of him - though I feel really sorry for Rafa trying to compete against clubs with seemingly infinite wealth. Our finances are truly ****ed when the likes of Tottenham can afford to buy players as cover for cover and we can't afford to buy a bloody striker.

I really don't know whether he would walk or not. I suspect not.

And can he be sacked by our current owners?

[TheElephantMan]

I really don't know whether he would walk or not. I suspect not.

And can he be sacked by our current owners?

There are other top clubs interested in him (and rightly so - he's still one of the best young managers in the game), I suspect that there is already some sort of clause in his contract which would allow the owners to end his contract if he fails to meet the minimum objective. I still think/hope he'll turn things around - I don't want Rafa to go, I want the Yanks to **** off instead.

[Maxiedge]

tell you the truth, i'm pretty sad and pissed off

I know mate. If I don't laugh, cry n all that...

[little dave hedgehog]

don't cwy, fwiend.

[Maxiedge]

Roooiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!

[pondus]

I read the first page of this post, but why sack Rafa?

In 90 minutes, the team could not muster 1 shot on target - with Gerrard & ~Torres in the side, how is it all down to him?

People say you play 4-5-1. Fair enough, but in our first eleven, 3 of the world's best ten play. Our team (away), our squad (as a whole) doesn't step up to the mark - Chelsea lost there 3-1, should Ancelotti be sacked?

Of course it is not ALL down to him, but our defensive minded hoof**** tactics certainly doesn't help. Motivating the players? Instilling a belief that we are good? Why go out and try not to lose against ****ing Wigan when we could actually try to win the game?

[Roboklopp]

I was ****ing disgusted with the team last night, they can **** off if they think its ok to perform the way they did. They play for Liverpool football club, fans turn out in their thousands and spend their hard earned money, and this is what they get in return?
I can understand a player being ****, but purposely playing **** because you don't like the manager is unforgivable. A good few first teamers need ****ing off before the manager.

Completely agree.

There are other top clubs interested in him (and rightly so - he's still one of the best young managers in the game), I suspect that there is already some sort of clause in his contract which would allow the owners to end his contract if he fails to meet the minimum objective. I still think/hope he'll turn things around - I don't want Rafa to go, I want the Yanks to **** off instead.

Unsure about Rafa in the cold light of day. Seems to have run out of ideas. Would like to think he'd get it right with the capacity to hire & fire, but we just dont have the resources to do that.

[Matt]

After a good 5 minutes spent on the toilet, I've decided more than ever that I want Martin O'Neill in charge next season. I can't be arsed taking a risk on another manager with no experience of the Premiership.

So my shortlist is O'Neill and Mourinho.

[Kenneth]

I spent 10 mins on the toilet and have discounted O'Neill. I think my extra experience counts.

[little dave hedgehog]

i spent 10 minutes on the toilet, but i guess i wasn't really thinking.

[Matt]

I spent 10 mins on the toilet and have discounted O'Neill. I think my extra experience counts.

On what basis?

O'Neill I mean, not your experience

[PTP]

After tonight's display and this season in general i'd sack Rafa tonight and re-appoint him tomorrow just so I could sack him again on Wednesday.

We definitely need new finances and are a few world class players short but I also think a lot of managers could get more out of this current team than we've seen this season. It would be Jose for me but without new owners we'd never get him.