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has he actually ever seen himself on the touchline? he won't be doing either of those things.Roy: No room for sentiment
17th Dec 2010 - Latest News
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Roy Hodgson insists there will be no room for sentiment when Liverpool attempt to get their top four bid back on track against Fulham on Saturday evening.
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The Reds boss enjoyed a successful spell in the Cottagers' hot-seat but admits he would like nothing more than to secure the three points at the expense of his old side and reduce the gap to the top four.
"It will bring back very good memories," he said.
"It was a fantastic two-and-a-half years for me there. I had a really good time and was well looked after. The club was good to me, the players were excellent and they were a joy to work with.
"It was a wrench to leave them but a job like Liverpool doesn't come along every day. I was lucky that the people at the club, particularly the players, understood it was something I should do and wanted to do.
"Unfortunately when you leave a club and you play against them there is only thought in your mind. We need to win. We are desperate to move up the table so my only thought is that I wish they were a worse team than they are because I know it won't be easy for us to beat them.
"I don't have any sentiment at all and I'm sorry to say I'll be raging against decisions and complaining about things just as much as if Fulham are our opponents or another team for whom I have no time at all."
The Reds head into the match with Mark Hughes's men hoping to return to winning ways following the disappointment of last week's 3-1 reversal at Newcastle.
Hodgson feels their impressive home form can help get them back on track and is determined to see his side push up the table.
He added: "After a defeat our first hope is to bounce back in the next league game. This is an ideal match in that sense but the opponent doesn't make it an ideal match. The occasion and fact we are playing at home does.
"The problem these days is that there is not a great deal of difference in terms of points between the sixth place team and those at the bottom. We aren't talking about the top half at the moment apart from teams pulling away.
"We know we have work to do and need to win matches to get higher up the table.
"Luckily our form at Anfield in the league - touch wood - has been good and we've won our last four. We've also beaten Napoli recently so that's five good wins that can buoy us and give us confidence."
dave of mutilation
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By raging he means face rubbing.
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It does no such thing. Nothing like a personal agenda to drive interpretation eh.Originally posted by Arn View PostA lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.Comment
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Originally posted by NigelLG View PostRoy, have you thought for one moment that the problem might be your tactics? Is it preposterous to think that you might not be good enough?
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- ****ing stephen hunt was on talk sport this morning talking about wolves and their form and next fixtures...
he said something like
"we think, with the way liverpool are playing....we can go there and get a result"
****ing wolves.....sums up our club, not just this season, but what has slowl built up over the last 10 years or so to get to this point were ****ing Wolves, are coming to anfield, with no fear and expecting to get somethingi own everton fans on the internet....that's what i doComment
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Sounds like he should get a media job after his playing days. Probably wouldn't be allowed on Sky mind with independent thinking like that.Originally posted by PTP View Post - ****ing stephen hunt was on talk sport this morning talking about wolves and their form and next fixtures...
he said something like
"we think, with the way liverpool are playing....we can go there and get a result"
****ing wolves.....sums up our club, not just this season, but what has slowl built up over the last 10 years or so to get to this point were ****ing Wolves, are coming to anfield, with no fear and expecting to get something"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
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Of course it is, of course.Originally posted by Rowan View Post
Gerrard, Carragher and Murphy isn't best mates. Silly me.
He came up with almost the same **** two months ago. Why? Most probably to help out a couple of friends.
Murphy himself said in an article a couple of months ago that the Fulham players are now happier because they get the chance to play more attacking football. That has been backed up by several other Fulham players.
He comes up with **** like this only because a couple of his old friends asked him to do it IMO.Stop the cyberhate
from now on I will skip talking about our finances. That is a promise and will save myself from looking like a 
Susan Black
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He's also an ex-player who worked under Roy. I'm still not sure that sacking Rafa and getting in Roy are the same issue. We sacked Rafa because he fell out with Purslow who thought he knew about football (and may well have been persuaded by Gerrard and Carragher). I'm not sure that the appointment of Hodgson was inevitable, but as the LMA manager of the year he was bound to be on populist Purslow's wishlist.Originally posted by Arn View Post"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
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I'd not have been totally amazed to have heard that Gerrard and Carra had contacted Murphy and asked what he was like to play for, once it became obvious that he was Purslow's number one choice.Originally posted by Arn View Post
But that article in no way, shape or form indicates either explicitly or implicitly that Gerrard had anything to do with Rafa's sacking. Not a squeak, nothing, nowt, nada.
If they did have a hand in his appointment I only hope that they are not consulted next time around.A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.Comment
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And why is that ****e exactly?Originally posted by Mostar View PostTrey Nyoni: countdown to stardom-2 years1year0.5 yearsComment
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Brandt - Keita - Van Dijk - SessegnonComment
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**** off Murphy, keep your nose out.Originally posted by DannyMan2006 View Post
We dont need people in the game coming out and supporting bodger in the press, it's the kind of thing that NESV might read and it could influence their thinking.Comment
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The one thing I remember of Jones is that appalling flap when he came out to collect the ball from a corner, he climbed over the defenders and fell lamentably.Originally posted by Mostar View Post
Are we winning?Comment
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Well I am a betting man, and I'd bet my house on us finishing outside the top 6 let alone the top 4.Comment
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