Pack your bags Roy

[Rich]

Hodgson genuinely doesn't think its important to win away from home. He's happy to win most of the home games and nick a few draws on his travels. It is his philosophy and I guess perfectly fine for a manager that doesn't win things.

[RichC]

Cheer up boys. We might win one or two away games this season apparently!

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6527888,00.html

"The away form has been bad for a long time," he added. "I'm afraid in this league away victories are hard to come by.

"I believe if we continue to play the way we did against West Ham we may get one or two but it is the level of performance which counts."

Quotes from a true winner, a leader!

Honestly, just jaw dropping inspiration from Royston there, if the guys don't knock 6 or 7 past Spurs on Sunday I'd be shocked!

[Daniel 7]

i dont get why people think that becasue JWH has spoken to and followed tomkins that he agrees with everything he says.

i still think roy will be replaced, i think end of the season. They ill do it in there own way and at there own speed.

to do it quickly brings risks and keeping roy brings risks. however if i was them i can see why they are not jumping up and down and being linked with loads of managers.

It wasn't so much a case of thinking John W Henry believed every word he said - just that he was hearing an intelligent, logical counter position to the one probably given by Purslow upon him taking over the club. Tomkins takes a lot of words to get his point across, but you can't deny he's anti Hodgson and very eloquent in his arguments as to why he's anti Hodgson.

[Fredo]

I know we don't like Roy very much but can we please maintain a modicum of decorum/civility in our criticism please. Thanks all.

That was tongue in cheek mate. I don't wish the fellow any harm.

[CJ]

It wasn't so much a case of thinking John W Henry believed every word he said - just that he was hearing an intelligent, logical counter position to the one probably given by Purslow upon him taking over the club. Tomkins takes a lot of words to get his point across, but you can't deny he's anti Hodgson and very eloquent in his arguments as to why he's anti Hodgson.

i happen to agree with him

what i am not sure of is why people think Jwh will agree with everything he says

[Daniel 7]

i happen to agree with him

what i am not sure of is why people think Jwh will agree with everything he says

Yeah, maybe he thought he was talking absolute wallop by the time he's stopped following him.

[dizzycat]

The club are going to feel the financial impact this year. No ones getting LFC presents this year from me. Normally I spend a few quid, but I'm that cheesed off with the **** football Hodgson delivers that i'm not supporting it with my coin. I know that I'm not the only one that feels this way either.

[CJ]

Yeah, maybe he thought he was talking absolute wallop by the time he's stopped following him.

i am not saying that either

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The club are going to feel the financial impact this year. No ones getting LFC presents this year from me. Normally I spend a few quid, but I'm that cheesed off with the **** football Hodgson delivers that i'm not supporting it with my coin. I know that I'm not the only one that feels this way either.

So we weren't spending because of the previous owners and now it's because of the current manager...

I've heard the tea lady bring the lads donkey piss, shall we boycott because of that too..?

[Fernandinho]

I thought we were already boycotting because Fernando doesn't smile enough when we score

[Sprouty]

From another Forum.

One of my work colleagues was at a coaching award thing with Roy Hodgson yesterday.

He asked him what it was like working with Torres every day, he sighed quite loudly and said it had its up and downs.

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From another Forum.
One of my work colleagues was at a coaching award thing with Roy Hodgson yesterday.

He asked him what it was like working with Torres every day, he sighed quite loudly and said it had its up and downs.

Would love to ask Nando the same question...

[cannotmakeit]

From another Forum.

Yeah nando said I want to score goals boss. Hodge "goals? You need to defend my boy"

[Shaggy]

Roy admits U-turn

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson insists he is now keen to keep the current squad intact ahead of the January transfer window.

The Reds chief has previously signalled his intent to bring new blood into the club after a disastrous start to the current campaign that left them marooned in the bottom three.

But Liverpool have returned to form of late and Hodgson is pleased with the current contingent in the Anfield camp.

The 63-year-old admits he has changed his opinion on players he inherited from predecessor Rafa Benitez ahead of the trip to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

"Basically I know what my best team is - the best team is more than 11 players," said the Reds boss, who accepts his view may have been tainted by poor results.

"I could have a best team and say one week it is with X and another week it is Y but it still would be my best team because the players are interchangeable.

"I have a very clear picture now of what we should and need to be doing and the squad is stronger and getting stronger.

"It was probably stronger than I realised at certain stages in the early part of the season when we were losing games.

"Hopefully that will mean we won't need to do too much in the January transfer window because it might be nice if we can keep all of these players fit and well and add the odd player or two who can help us.

"I have a lot of faith in the players who are playing at the moment because in the last two or three weeks we have put in some good performances."

Limited

Hodgson and his scouting team have been spotted at various matches on the continent in the last few weeks.

But his belief that things are improving, allied to an uncertainty of what transfer funds will be available, is likely to mean a limited amount of activity in January.

"I don't know what is going to happen in the transfer window," said Hodgson.

"We are doing a lot of work, covering a lot of matches and looking at a lot of players.

"We are trying to arm ourselves as much as possible with information.

"It is the work in progress which every club has to do - constantly monitoring players and what is out there, what might be useful for you because you never know what is around the corner.

"When push comes to shove in January none of us know as yet what transfer funds can be made available and we have no idea if there will be any guarantee the people we are watching will be available.

"I would like to continue with this squad of players until the end of the season because I have no ambitions or desires to move anyone.

"But on the other hand I can't give a stone certain guarantee that there won't be players moving in January, and if so we would need to know where to go for their replacements."

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11669_6528835,00.html?

[Craig_H]

So all of a sudden roy, you DONT think the squad is so full of ****, as you'd earlier intimated?

Or maybe the owners have decided they dont want him spending their money?