Welcome to LFC Roy Hodgson (Officially Confirmed)

[Reece]

**** off Danny, just **** off.

As has been said before, Benitez absolutely "got" everything about our history and our fans.

[SB]

Stop being obtuse. I just told you to assume they were fit.

You've lost me again mate. Fit for Fulham or us. If you mean Fulham of course they would have done well. We would have done well if they were fit too.

Being obtuse ? Me ?

[Vermilion]

I've seen it do that for the past 20 years.

And you'll continue to do so under this manager.

[Shaggy]

Bit harsh, or is there reasoning behind your comment?

Yep.

As has been said before, Benitez absolutely "got" everything about our history and our fans.

This.

Murphy is a xenophobic dick whose bitterness towards Rafa shows no sign of abating. That statement about understanding what LFC is all about couldn't have been more clueless.

[BobTheCharmer]

Well, if you want to see the club decline further that's your choice. enjoy.

I hope he's gone withing 6 months(or less)....and all this **** that's going on at this club comes to a head once and for all.

So if we're in the top 3 and unbeaten at christmas and playing some decent stuff, we get taken over by the richest folk in the world, you'd want him straight out and replaced with............Rafa? Right?

[Vermilion]

So if we're in the top 3 and unbeaten at christmas and playing some decent stuff, we get taken over by the richest folk in the world, you'd want him straight out and replaced with............Rafa? Right?

I don't even need to consider that idiotic scenario, as it won't happen.

[cream]

Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy has backed Roy Hodgson as the right man to transform Liverpool's fortunes.

Hodgson is imminently expected to be confirmed as Rafa Benitez's successor at Anfield.

Former Blackburn and Inter Milan chief Hodgson faces a stiff task following a disappointing season last term and one of his first jobs will be to persuade the club's top stars to stay on Merseyside.

Murphy, who is being linked with a move back to Liverpool along with Hodgson, is a big admirer of the 62-year-old's management style and feels he is the right fit for the Reds.

"Liverpool need someone who has an understanding of the history and heritage that lies behind the club and what it means in the context of English football," Murphy told the Daily Mirror.

"People spoke about Mourinho, but I personally didn't see him as an ideal fit with Liverpool, because right now, they need someone who has an empathy for the club.

"I admire Roy Hodgson. He has a philosophy of playing good football which will fit well at Liverpool, and he gives players responsibility and a platform to work from

"Maybe it is time Liverpool had an English manager who knows about the club


http://www.teamtalk.com/liverpool/62...on-s-Reds-move

As opposed to Benitez, who new knew **** all about the history and the heritage of this club

**** off Danny.

[Frenchie]

its all very meh.. The offal has put out 12 posts about his background plus 'Hodgson in pictures' not very photogenic is Woy....

Whats happeneing to all the youth set up now and that chap from Barcelona?

[BobTheCharmer]

and you had the temerity to call me classless

My feelings towards you and Fredo are very similar.

[badpiggy]

some good ones in here.


1. Roy's 34-year livelihood in management has taken him to 12 clubs in six countries, as well as three spells in charge of national teams. He likens his career to Russian expressionist painter Wassily Kandinsky. "I've gone sideways, backwards and then upwards again. If you did a graph of my career it would look like a Kandinsky painting."

2. When it comes to literature, Hodgson admits to being a fan of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Philip Roth, whose titles include 'The Ghost Writer' and 'American Pastoral'. He is also an admirer of the work of Milan Kunder and John Updike.

3. Roy shouldn't have much trouble getting his views across to Liverpool's cosmopolitan squad - he is fluent in several languages including Italian, Swedish and Norwegian. He is also known to speak good German and some Danish, Japanese, French and Finnish.

4. Hodgson has participated in four UEFA Technical Study Groups and one with FIFA. He was invited to Euro 2008 as a member of UEFA's Technical Team.

5. Prior to his achievements in leading Fulham to the Europa League final, Hodgson had previously described his first job in Sweden as his finest moment. He said: "My greatest achievement would have to be the water-into-wine job at Halmstads."

6. Any new signing declaring his 'love' of Liverpool FC should beware. Hodgson once told the Telegraph newspaper: "We get all these agents saying their man would 'love to play for you, he's always loved Fulham Football Club'. What they are really saying is his wife wants to do a bit of shopping in Harrods. Once you've seen past that the next question is what sort of wages do you want. They umm and arr until you press them. Then you just say 'Don't bother ringing, don't waste our time or yours'."

7. If it wasn't already obvious from the vast number of countries he has managed in, Hodgson admits to having a love of travelling. "I'm lucky in that my job has taken me places and I always try to get out of the hotel and see the churches and sights."

8. Such was Hodgson's impact at Fulham that one of the Cottagers' celebrity fans, Hugh Grant, famously quipped at a film premiere: "I want to sleep with Roy Hodgson!"

9. Hodgson is a bit of a culture vulture. Not only does he enjoy literature but he is also a connoisseur of foreign film. Gerard Depardieu's recent French hit 'The Singer' is amongst his favourites.

10. Roy is a qualified PE teacher and is already well-informed when it comes to Liverpool culture as his wife Sheila hails from the city.

Sounds like he'd be a great addition to the entertainment section here, especially films and books. Big fan of Philip Roth You wouldn't hear of Slur Alex reading anything other than the ABV on a bottle of Buckfast.

[Vermilion]

As opposed to Benitez, who new knew **** all about the history and the heritage of this club

**** off Danny.

[Pablo]

Are we allowed to call him "Woy" then, or is this going to be deemed disrespectful? I've already become used to calling him that way

[Frenchie]

I don't even need to consider that idiotic scenario, as it won't happen.

[malg]

Bad day for the reds, shows how far we have slipped. Good luck Hodgson, but most know he is not the right man for the job.

[Shaggy]

Think Woy should be off the agenda, really. Not that it bothers me like.