Pack your bags Roy

[Lecter]

In all seriousness, who would take charge of the United game at such short notice, if Roy went tonight?


People shouting for Kenny, who's apparently not here....
Why not just leave Sammy in charge for one game...??

Thommo

Kenny can take over as caretaker when he returns (with Thommo moving to his No.2)

[Kronenburg1892]

Thommo

Kenny can take over as caretaker when he returns (with Thommo moving to his No.2)

My problem with Thommo, or Dalglish for that matter, is how quickly they would fit into the current system and turn things around, with using all the available intel and tactical nouse to set up for these upcomming games at short notice. The stupid thing is, that there is one man who probably could, but unfortunately that won't happen.

[johnly]

He will attempt to hang on to his job, for what is expected to be the final time, in Sunday’s FA Cup tie against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The 63 year-old even received a minor boost as one of the leading contenders to replace him, Didier Deschamps, appeared to rule himself out of contention for the job.
Deschamps, the Marseille manager, impressed when he was interviewed by Liverpool’s previous hierarchy last summer and he had been identified by Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool's parent company, as one of a handful of possible permanent replacements.
The former Chelsea player, though, insisted on Thursday he wished to remain at the Stade Velodrome for the foreseeable future. “When I talk about being coach of Marseille in the new stadium, I mean it,” said Deschamps.
“It is an idea that pleases me. Two thousand and fourteen is a very long way away in my profession, but people should understand I am not a tramp. I proved it last year, [when] I could have left.”
The Frenchman’s apparent expression of loyalty will come as a blow to FSG, who are believed to be examining the credentials of a number of Europe’s most promising managers ahead of making the first permanent appointment of their reign in Merseyside in the summer.
Andre Villas Boas, the Porto manager and Jose Mourinho’s former assistant, has been considered, though FSG harbour doubts over the 33 year-old’s age and inexperience, while Jurgen Klopp, at Borussia Dortmund, is admired by Damien Comolli, Liverpool’s director of football strategy.
The 43 year-old has recently signed a contract extension with the Bundesliga side and has done little to suggest he would be willing to move.
Such problems, though, will not be enough to keep Hodgson at Anfield until the end of the season.
Though FSG had hoped to avoid the need to appoint a caretaker, Liverpool’s travails are now of such concern that Hodgson will be replaced as soon as an interim appointment has been identified.
The only question that remains is when that move will come. After the humiliating manner of the club’s 3-1 defeat to Blackburn, few expected Hodgson to survive the subsequent 24 hours.
FSG had already made it clear they were unimpressed with his failure to deliver improved performances and were concerned by the breakdown of his relationship with Liverpool’s fan base.
A comprehensive loss at a side seen as a joke since the departure of Sam Allardyce should have been the final straw.
Rumours swept Merseyside on Thursday but not only did the former Fulham manager report to work, arriving at the club’s Melwood training ground at 10.45am and departing a little after 3pm, he is expected to return for his weekly press conference on Friday, ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup tie against Manchester United.
Should he lead his team out against his great friend Sir Alex Ferguson, his reception from the 9,000 Liverpool supporters scheduled to make the trip up the M62 is unlikely to be warm.
Graffiti calling for Hodgson’s exit was daubed on the walls of Liverpool’s training ground on Thursday, while the club’s fans have made it clear they wish to see Kenny Dalglish, the former manager, installed in Hodgson’s stead, at least on a temporary basis. The Scot’s name has been chanted several times by a disaffected Kop.
He is, though, believed to be just one name under consideration for a caretaker role, alongside the likes of Ralf Rangnick — the former Hoffenheim manager — and even Phil Thompson, Liverpool’s former defender who performed a similar role when Gerard Houllier fell ill in 2001.
Dalglish offered to take the post temporarily before Hodgson was appointed — pending the arrival of new owners – and it is believed he would be willing to accept it on similar terms when FSG dispense with the man preferred by the club’s previous regime last summer.

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[SimonNo7]

If a player can't be motivated by Kenny then they really are at the wrong club and it's time to part ways.

Don't care who they are or how good they are, it would be time.

I agree with you completely but football isn't like it used to be and for some players, playing for Liverpool or any team isn't about the shirt, heritage or hero's of the past like the King, it's just a job or a way of making obscene amounts of money for not doing a great deal i'm afraid.

[marcus50bucks]

FSG have completely bottled it and I have no doubt in my mind that they have lost some of the fans today....If as some suggested that the players know he's gone then it's embarrassing to still allow Roy to be in charge of the Scum game. I am even more convinced we'll get turned over now.

It just goes to show that the owners are/were waiting for our season to be completely over before taking action and even then I don't trust them to do the right thing. This is our one good opportunity to win something, yet our owners are keeping a man in charge of a game job knowing he has completely lost the dressing room. They must know full well that we have no hope against the scum with this man in charge.

[billd]

I agree with you completely but football isn't like it used to be and for some players, playing for Liverpool or any team isn't about the shirt, heritage or hero's of the past like the King, it's just a job or a way of making obscene amounts of money for not doing a great deal i'm afraid.

And it shows in a lot of cases!

[Reece]

They've sacked the wrong Roy! Keane has been sacked according to Twitterings.

[Kenneth]

It's been more than 3 months. They should have had sounded out a number of candidates and somewhat agreed over establishing their structure quite quickly as soon as the takeover was given the go ahead. You don't pluck out £300m out of thin air and come into an industry they know **** all about unprepared. While I won't stick the boot into them right now, seeing Werner peddle some glaring inaccuracies 4 weeks ago during the live phone in doesn't fill me with confidence. There's cause for concern of this there's no doubt.

I'm sure they have/are doing. If those candidates say 'sure, but not until the summer' then they find themselves in this awkward position.


<Moment of clarity>
I'm not sure what people expect them to be saying tbh. Is it just impatience in the age of twitter that has everyone quite so worked up? They know Roy is ****, so they're not going to just say we back Roy 100%. They'd get death threats even if they were barking enough to think it. And saying they don't support him is basically sacking him in public.

And to sack someone and employ a replacement, even if you have an agreement in principle with someone beforehand, is not always a one day task in the real world, this is people with lives we're talking about after all, especially when working from another continent.

This is not directed at you, but people need to calm the **** down really. Don't insist on being the first to know **** and get spun into a tizzy by professional bull****ters and TV time filling. If you didn't find out until you read the Metro the day after he was sacked it would make no difference to your life.

Things are moving, that much is pretty obvious. If it takes a week rather than a day, well meh, who dies?
</Moment of clarity>

[Reece]

I'm sure they have/are doing. If those candidates say 'sure, but not until the summer' then they find themselves in this awkward position.


<Moment of clarity>
I'm not sure what people expect them to be saying tbh. Is it just impatience in the age of twitter that has everyone quite so worked up? They know Roy is ****, so they're not going to just say we back Roy 100%. They'd get death threats even if they were barking enough to think it. And saying they don't support him is basically sacking him in public.

And to sack someone and employ a replacement, even if you have an agreement in principle with someone beforehand, is not always a one day task in the real world, this is people with lives we're talking about after all, especially when working from another continent.

This is not directed at you, but people need to calm the **** down really. Don't insist on being the first to know **** and get spun into a tizzy by professional bull****ters and TV time filling. If you didn't find out until you read the Metro the day after he was sacked it would make no difference to your life.

Things are moving, that much is pretty obvious. If it takes a week rather than a day, well meh, who dies?
</Moment of clarity>

Pretty much this

[Kronenburg1892]

I'm sure they have/are doing. If those candidates say 'sure, but not until the summer' then they find themselves in this awkward position.


<Moment of clarity>
I'm not sure what people expect them to be saying tbh. Is it just impatience in the age of twitter that has everyone quite so worked up? They know Roy is ****, so they're not going to just say we back Roy 100%. They'd get death threats even if they were barking enough to think it. And saying they don't support him is basically sacking him in public.

And to sack someone and employ a replacement, even if you have an agreement in principle with someone beforehand, is not always a one day task in the real world, this is people with lives we're talking about after all, especially when working from another continent.

This is not directed at you, but people need to calm the **** down really. Don't insist on being the first to know **** and get spun into a tizzy by professional bull****ters and TV time filling. If you didn't find out until you read the Metro the day after he was sacked it would make no difference to your life.

Things are moving, that much is pretty obvious. If it takes a week rather than a day, well meh, who dies?
</Moment of clarity>

[Kenneth]

FSG have completely bottled it and I have no doubt in my mind that they have lost some of the fans today....If as some suggested that the players know he's gone then it's embarrassing to still allow Roy to be in charge of the Scum game. I am even more convinced we'll get turned over now.

It just goes to show that the owners are/were waiting for our season to be completely over before taking action and even then I don't trust them to do the right thing. This is our one good opportunity to win something, yet our owners are keeping a man in charge of a game job knowing he has completely lost the dressing room. They must know full well that we have no hope against the scum with this man in charge.

It because they're American. They just can't quite make themselves see that the decision is simply to keep Roy - lose to Utd, or sack Roy - stuff Utd therein making the caretaker manager king of Wirralshire.

[-V-]

We could promote Jose Segura till the end of the season. He knows the club and he has managerial experience. Did well at Olympiakos and has good experience of how football is supposed to be played (Barcelona)

[DannyMan2006]

I've been very critical of NESV.

But in fairnes to them, they should only be judged in September. Let's see who we have in charge then and who is in our playing squad.

This season is dead, partly down to their dilly dallying yes, but it's dead none the less. Next season is now where we should be looking. NESV said they were all about the long term, and it seems they didn't need poker faces to sing that tune as they've been straight up.

It may drive us all mad now but we have to be realistic now at this moment in time. We are entiltled to be angry now, but let's not let this moment cloud our judgement. We'll see what they're all about soon enough. Let's hang fire for now before giving out another SOS signal.

[Craig_H]

Can everybody please assume the 'hiding behind the sofa' position?

Ok? Good. Here we go:

Liverpool's beleaguered manager Roy Hodgson set to be given one more chance to save his job

Roy Hodgson appears to have been given one last chance to save his job after unexpectedly remaining as Liverpool manager on Thursday despite the mounting conviction of the club’s owners to end his six-month tenure.

By Rory Smith 11:00PM GMT 06 Jan 2011


He will attempt to hang on to his job, for what is expected to be the final time, in Sunday’s FA Cup tie against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

The 63 year-old even received a minor boost as one of the leading contenders to replace him, Didier Deschamps, appeared to rule himself out of contention for the job.

Deschamps, the Marseille manager, impressed when he was interviewed by Liverpool’s previous hierarchy last summer and he had been identified by Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool's parent company, as one of a handful of possible permanent replacements.

The former Chelsea player, though, insisted on Thursday he wished to remain at the Stade Velodrome for the foreseeable future. “When I talk about being coach of Marseille in the new stadium, I mean it,” said Deschamps.

“It is an idea that pleases me. Two thousand and fourteen is a very long way away in my profession, but people should understand I am not a tramp. I proved it last year, [when] I could have left.”

The Frenchman’s apparent expression of loyalty will come as a blow to FSG, who are believed to be examining the credentials of a number of Europe’s most promising managers ahead of making the first permanent appointment of their reign in Merseyside in the summer.

Andre Villas Boas, the Porto manager and Jose Mourinho’s former assistant, has been considered, though FSG harbour doubts over the 33 year-old’s age and inexperience, while Jurgen Klopp, at Borussia Dortmund, is admired by Damien Comolli, Liverpool’s director of football strategy.

The 43 year-old has recently signed a contract extension with the Bundesliga side and has done little to suggest he would be willing to move.

Such problems, though, will not be enough to keep Hodgson at Anfield until the end of the season.

Though FSG had hoped to avoid the need to appoint a caretaker, Liverpool’s travails are now of such concern that Hodgson will be replaced as soon as an interim appointment has been identified.

The only question that remains is when that move will come. After the humiliating manner of the club’s 3-1 defeat to Blackburn, few expected Hodgson to survive the subsequent 24 hours.

FSG had already made it clear they were unimpressed with his failure to deliver improved performances and were concerned by the breakdown of his relationship with Liverpool’s fan base.

A comprehensive loss at a side seen as a joke since the departure of Sam Allardyce should have been the final straw.

Rumours swept Merseyside on Thursday but not only did the former Fulham manager report to work, arriving at the club’s Melwood training ground at 10.45am and departing a little after 3pm, he is expected to return for his weekly press conference on Friday, ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup tie against Manchester United.

Should he lead his team out against his great friend Sir Alex Ferguson, his reception from the 9,000 Liverpool supporters scheduled to make the trip up the M62 is unlikely to be warm.

Graffiti calling for Hodgson’s exit was daubed on the walls of Liverpool’s training ground on Thursday, while the club’s fans have made it clear they wish to see Kenny Dalglish, the former manager, installed in Hodgson’s stead, at least on a temporary basis. The Scot’s name has been chanted several times by a disaffected Kop.

He is, though, believed to be just one name under consideration for a caretaker role, alongside the likes of Ralf Rangnick — the former Hoffenheim manager — and even Phil Thompson, Liverpool’s former defender who performed a similar role when Gerard Houllier fell ill in 2001.

Dalglish offered to take the post temporarily before Hodgson was appointed — pending the arrival of new owners – and it is believed he would be willing to accept it on similar terms when FSG dispense with the man preferred by the club’s previous regime last summer.

[Buzzo]

I've been very critical of NESV.

But in fairnes to them, they should only be judged in September. Let's see who we have in charge then and who is in our playing squad.

This season is dead, partly down to their dilly dallying yes, but it's dead none the less. Next season is now where we should be looking. NESV said they were all about the long term, and it seems they didn't need poker faces to sing that tune as they've been straight up.

It may drive us all mad now but we have to be realistic now at this moment in time. We are entiltled to be angry now, but let's not let this moment cloud our judgement. We'll see what they're all about soon enough. Let's hang fire for now before giving out another SOS signal.

All well and good, but will they give me my £100 back if Roy isn't the next man sacked?