HODGSON MUST DELIVER NEW PLAN TO SAVE REDS
Young tops wanted list
By Chris Bascombe
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ROY HODGSON will get until the end of the season to prove to the new owners he's the right man to lead a Liverpool revival.
Despite the club's poor start, Hodgson's job is under no immediate threat following the Kop takeover by New England Sports Ventures (NESV).
But Hodgson will be told to deliver a blueprint to his new bosses detailing how he intends to rebuild the ailing squad.
NESV will expect Hodgson to show the vision and inspiration required to prove he has a long-term role at Anfield.
He'll be given a £20m transfer kitty in January - with Aston Villa's Ashley Young top of the club's wanted list.
Despite early concerns, both those who appointed Hodgson and the prospective owners fully appreciate the difficulties he's inherited.
With managing director Christian Purslow and commercial director Ian Ayre retaining roles under the NESV regime, Hodgson will benefit from continuity on the boardroom.
There is some sympathy at Anfield for Hodgson's current predicament.
It is broadly accepted the squad he inherited is flawed and Hodgson hasn't had enough funds to improve it yet.
A Kop source told Sport of the World: "The new owners will be fully supportive of Roy and give him time to succeed.
"It's incredible how quickly people have forgotten Roy inherited a squad in decline which finished seventh last season and lost in the FA Cup at home to Reading. Roy has come in and had no quality left back, no full-back cover for Glen Johnson and only one established striker.
"On top of that he's had to deal with all the problems regarding Javier Mascherano wishing to leave and others being unhappy because of the lack of Champions League football.
"Everyone knows the team has to improve immediately, but there is no way Roy's job is already on the line.
YOUNG: Will be targeted
"He'll get the same support previous managers received when they took the job. They didn't exactly hit the ground running in the league."
Anfield has a tradition of giving their managers time.
In the season following Gerard Houllier's arrival in 1998, Liverpool lost 18 matches. Even his second campaign, his first in sole control, saw Liverpool lose four of their first eight league games before a massive improvement began and trophies started to arrive.
Rafa Benitez lost 19 games during his debut campaign in English football but salvaged his first season with Champions League victory in Istanbul.
Hodgson will benefit from the same levels of patience - at boardroom level at least.
Inevitably there are significant early worries given the lacklustre displays and struggles of some of Hodgson's own recruits.
Vast improvement will be expected and his position will be under constant review if Liverpool don't start picking up points.
He'll be under no illusion his long-term security will be conditional on proving he can get more out of the squad he's inherited - regardless of how much rebuilding has to be undertaken.
Top of his wanted list in January is Young, with Liverpool monitoring the England winger's contract talks.
Young will have 18 months left on his Villa contract when the transfer window opens and his flair and pace would be a much needed addition to Hodgson's side.
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Young tops wanted list
By Chris Bascombe
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ROY HODGSON will get until the end of the season to prove to the new owners he's the right man to lead a Liverpool revival.
Despite the club's poor start, Hodgson's job is under no immediate threat following the Kop takeover by New England Sports Ventures (NESV).
But Hodgson will be told to deliver a blueprint to his new bosses detailing how he intends to rebuild the ailing squad.
NESV will expect Hodgson to show the vision and inspiration required to prove he has a long-term role at Anfield.
He'll be given a £20m transfer kitty in January - with Aston Villa's Ashley Young top of the club's wanted list.
Despite early concerns, both those who appointed Hodgson and the prospective owners fully appreciate the difficulties he's inherited.
With managing director Christian Purslow and commercial director Ian Ayre retaining roles under the NESV regime, Hodgson will benefit from continuity on the boardroom.
There is some sympathy at Anfield for Hodgson's current predicament.
It is broadly accepted the squad he inherited is flawed and Hodgson hasn't had enough funds to improve it yet.
A Kop source told Sport of the World: "The new owners will be fully supportive of Roy and give him time to succeed.
"It's incredible how quickly people have forgotten Roy inherited a squad in decline which finished seventh last season and lost in the FA Cup at home to Reading. Roy has come in and had no quality left back, no full-back cover for Glen Johnson and only one established striker.
"On top of that he's had to deal with all the problems regarding Javier Mascherano wishing to leave and others being unhappy because of the lack of Champions League football.
"Everyone knows the team has to improve immediately, but there is no way Roy's job is already on the line.
YOUNG: Will be targeted
"He'll get the same support previous managers received when they took the job. They didn't exactly hit the ground running in the league."
Anfield has a tradition of giving their managers time.
In the season following Gerard Houllier's arrival in 1998, Liverpool lost 18 matches. Even his second campaign, his first in sole control, saw Liverpool lose four of their first eight league games before a massive improvement began and trophies started to arrive.
Rafa Benitez lost 19 games during his debut campaign in English football but salvaged his first season with Champions League victory in Istanbul.
Hodgson will benefit from the same levels of patience - at boardroom level at least.
Inevitably there are significant early worries given the lacklustre displays and struggles of some of Hodgson's own recruits.
Vast improvement will be expected and his position will be under constant review if Liverpool don't start picking up points.
He'll be under no illusion his long-term security will be conditional on proving he can get more out of the squad he's inherited - regardless of how much rebuilding has to be undertaken.
Top of his wanted list in January is Young, with Liverpool monitoring the England winger's contract talks.
Young will have 18 months left on his Villa contract when the transfer window opens and his flair and pace would be a much needed addition to Hodgson's side.
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Hodgson has actually made the squad worse with some of his poor signings, you ****. He is also definitely making us play worse. The fans aren't stupid so continue with your spin as it won't work. The bit about Rafa salvaging his first season with the CL is shocking and a cuntish point.
from now on I will skip talking about our finances. That is a promise and will save myself from looking like a 
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