Hodgson on Cole

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Ah Royston...

[murder_inc]

More Royisms.
The man just doesnt know when to shut the **** up.

Maybe someone should hijack a press conference and stand up and say midway through a Royism, "ROY, JUST.SHUT.THE.****.UP!!"

[Fivex]

I think a better way would be for someone to ask him a question, when he starts to answer, all the journos should just put their fingers to lips, and synchronised ssssshh him.

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[kop-al-74]

Maybe he feels that Cole needs a kick up the backside,a bit like Glen Johnson but I don't agree with this public critism of a player aproach personaly.

[DKdan]

As far as I am concerned, everything he has to say should be said on that patch of green grass.

Well Roy, perhaps you should take your own medicine and shut the **** up and do YOUR talking on the training ground and in the dugout.

But at least everyone knows your best position. Far away from Anfield! get back on Fergies lap where you belong!

[Roboklopp]

So, he knew all about Raul, but when he got him didn't know his best position and insisted on playing him as a winger. What a complete prize Xmas turkey he really is.

[The_weatherman]

Journos probably love interviewing him because he always provides a talking point or something baffling or disastrous The players surely are getting enough of him?

[malg]

Bodgeson knows how we feel now as we are waiting for the old fart to deliver, I would rather he delivered a resignation letter to the Americans, today maybe.

[marcus50bucks]

Roy Hodgson on Cole

“It’s a difficult one for me to answer,” said Hodgson. “I was involved in the discussions with him, but the initiative and the desire to take Joe did come from Christian [Purslow, then managing director] perhaps more so than myself because I wasn’t in the position to say these are the players we should be targeting as I hadn’t been offered the job at that point.
“He’s not so much a player I can take responsibility for. I’d have to share the responsibility for Joe, less so than people like Poulsen, Meireles and Konchesky, who are players I was happy to bring to the club.

Clicky

Words fail me. To publically come out and make those comments is quite astonishing. I am fairly certain Joe won't like reading that.

[Rich]

I'm starting to think that Hodgson in charge is actually worse than Hicks & Gillett

[The Birdman]

Joe Cole became a free agent on the day Hodgson became Liverpool manager and signed 19 days later.
Now obviously we were talking to Cole before his contract ran out but surely Roy you managerial god had some involvement during those 19 days.

If you didn't want Cole then be strong enough to say so but the reason you got this bloody job is because you're a weak yes man who will do and say a million things without taking responsibility for any of it.

Also, anyone still doubting that Carra and Gerrard were pulling Purslow's strings all throughout the summer.................

[Rich]

Also, anyone still doubting that Carra and Gerrard were pulling Purslow's strings all throughout the summer.................

Nope, I'm convinced that Purslow was acting out the wishes and instructions of Carragher and Gerrard.

[Roboklopp]

Difficult to tell whether Bodge is trying to political & piggy-back the ill-feeling towards Cecil after his fall-out with Rafa to use as an excuse.

[The Birdman]

Nope, I'm convinced that Purslow was acting out the wishes and instructions of Carragher and Gerrard.

It's not even funny is it??
Loads of stories coming out of the England camp at the time, both of them bigging up Cole in the press, Gerrard saying something like Cole was as talented as Messi.

We need a new manager who will be backed 100% by the board when he puts Carra and Gerrard in their place which is as players for LFC, not puppet masters deciding on players, managers and tactics.

[Chris]

Oh look, its another player hung out to dry in public. And another article where he has to get out the point he's not his player or his squad.

Worst manager ive ever seen. I want him dead.