Pack your bags Roy

[Craig_H]

I was bored, and it was a joke, that's all.

And perhaps you dont

[RichC]

I was bored, and it was a joke, that's all.

And perhaps you dont

Terrible gag!

Main reason for that though is it's so ****ing believable ! I can see Hodgson coming out with something like that!

[Craig_H]

Terrible gag!

Main reason for that though is it's so ****ing believable ! I can see Hodgson coming out with something like that!

It is, isnt it? That's partly why i did it, to gauge just how believable it would be - and tragically, roy's come out with so much guff, that this nonsense was still fairly believable.

[RichC]

It is, isnt it? That's partly why i did it, to gauge just how believable it would be - and tragically, roy's come out with so much guff, that this nonsense was still fairly believable.

Yup - really thought we'd be on the up with H&G gone, and we are to a point, but with Roy still in charge the euphoria of them going has been replaced by abject disappointment when watching us "play" football.

[RedReet]

From the beeb

Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole out for two weeks
Joe Cole (left) is substituted in the game against Bolton
Cole picked up the injury in Sunday's win over Bolton

Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole has been ruled out for two weeks after pulling a hamstring in the 1-0 win at Bolton.

The injury means he will miss Sunday's visit of his former club Chelsea and the Europa League game against Napoli.

"It is not a serious injury but he is likely to be out for two weeks," said the club's head of sports medicine Dr Peter Brukner.

Cole, sent off on his Premier League debut for Liverpool, has admitted that he has struggled for form this season.

However manager Roy Hodgson said such honesty was admirable from a player who has scored only once from 13 appearances since a summer switch from Stamford Bridge.

"It's a good sign he said that because it takes a certain type of player to be able to face up and be so honest," Hodgson told the club website.

"It's better coming from him than from me.

"When people look at him or, say, Fernando [Torres] to criticise, I as a manager feel it comes upon me in my responsibilities to stand in the way.

"I've got to protect because I know how hard both of them work and I know how badly they want to play well for Liverpool.

"Football is not a science. It is a sport. Sometimes you are in better form than others. If you are a good player, like Joe and like Fernando, you play better more often.

"He is a quality player but we haven't seen the best of him - absolutely not. There is more to come from him and he knows that."

Cole was replaced by David Ngog on 62 minutes on Sunday and the Frenchman could start against Chelsea this weekend, although Hodgson may choose to bolster his midfieldby including Christian Poulsen, Milan Jovanovic or Ryan Babel.

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Another interesting quote from Bodgeson here. I wouldn't say he's protected too many players from criticism so far in his tenure, particularly not Nando.

I think someone needs to lend this journo a dictionary.

[Arn]

Terrible gag!

Main reason for that though is it's so ****ing believable ! I can see Hodgson coming out with something like that!

That is probably because he more or less said all the points in the Craig made up story. Not all of it in one interview but piece by piece in the interviews he made.

[Shaggy]

thisisanfield This Is Anfield
Hodgson apologises to Rafa and refuses to comment further.

[Scratch]

Possibly fed a line by someone at the club, and believed it?

[Baracus]

Is that on SSN breaking news...They best put it on non-stop

[Fredo]

He's had to eat his over inflating ego to do something like this, or he's been told he was going to be sacked if he didn't behave.

[dww]

Apologised about what?

[Shaggy]

Apologised about what?

Just missed it on SSN so haven't seen it personally, but I would imagine about the Kenny stuff. He was totally wrong, whether he lied or was given duff info. Either way he wasn't there, and he got it wrong.

[Fredo]

Anyway, he's happy and the squad looks very happy, that's the most important thing.

[Scratch]

http://assets.liverpoolfc.tv/uploads...b458252364.jpg

Anyway, he's happy and the squad looks very happy, that's the most important thing.

Torres smiling in Hodgson's presence...maybe he's been told Roy is leaving?

[Tee]

Glen Johnsons back. There goes our temporary defensive stability.