Liverpool owner John W Henry: Dalglish doing “very well”

[The_weatherman]

Yeah, but Ramos's failure can probably be fairly levelled at that French bloke he was working with a Spurs so i dont see how that would apply to us.

[Lecter]

Who is the bloke Lec? There are some right muppets on that site who like to make things up.

scott

http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=9227

[marcus50bucks]

scott



http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/...profile;u=9227

Cheers bud.

[Exiled_red]

Fergie is what 9 years older than Kenny and still at the top. I'm not sure you have to view Kenny as a short term appointment. I also think it is probably more important that we have someone willing to work with the youth set up for the long term than it is to get an up and coming manager.

The thing is that a lot of managers have looked great from afar, but not all translate to the PL. Remember Juande Ramos.

This is the job that Kenny has wanted again for the last 20 years, if he can make us successful again I don't think he'd want to give it up and retire any time soon, IMO if this happens he'll be around for a good few years

[G]

it will be amazing when we win our next league title.I'm not quite sure I can find the words for how much more amazing it would be if it were Kenny that led us to it.

He's the messiah,sign him up

[ronanm]

scott



http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/...profile;u=9227

Seems to think Wickham is "nailed on" to join us loking at the rest of his posts

[Shaggy]

He also seems to have thrown a fair few darts over the last few weeks.

[The Birdman]

My take FWIW is that Kenny & Clarke have agreed deals in private and aren't in any rush to push it through publicly, prefering to return to the old Liverpool Way of keeping everything behind closed doors.
I can't for 1 second imagine Kenny talking to Wickham (for example) saying "listen son, I may not be manager next season but you should sign for us anyway"

On Wickham it may happen but from what I have been told (by someone working for Ipswich) is that we are 1 of many in for him.

[marcus50bucks]

He also seems to have thrown a fair few darts over the last few weeks.

Bit like another chap on there, tommo86. Both seem to be full of it if you ask me.

[Lecter]

Bit like another chap on there, tommo86. Both seem to be full of it if you ask me.

Most "itk's" are vetted on RAWK

If you arent prepared to tell the mods who is your source they will delete your posts

The fact that Thomo & scott havent had their posts deleted means they must have named credible people*





























* assuming they arent lying about having sources

[Roboklopp]

No that's all fair, and I kind of agree. From my limited knowledge on Villas Boas he does seem very impressive, and would perhaps be the perfect long term option. As you say though, if we miss out now and he goes to somewhere like Chelsea or Real Madrid, will we realistically have the option again in the future?

It's just to me (and I mean this as no slight on Rafa - mainly Hodgson and the previous American owners), I've not really enjoy football much for the last couple of years. Kenny is the one man who I'm almost certain will reverse that. In fact he already has.

Aye, KK had given us our soul back. That was something we lost under G&H in the last year or so, no matter how hard Rafa fought.

[Lecter]

Interesting. He's another who seems to fit the profile.

Isn't he an LFC fan? I know Torres is his hero.

Or used to be.

Yes hes supposedly a Liverpool fan and his hero was Torres

[Shaggy]

Liverpool and Kenny Dalglish are planning to win something with kids

Anfield's caretaker manager is confident that the work being done at the club's academy is finally bearing fruit

Andy Hunter
The Guardian, Tuesday 19 April 2011
Article history


Giant leaps had been taken behind the scenes at Liverpool before LeBron James was invited on board. An academy system that was lambasted from outside and within not too long ago is bearing fruit and no less a judge than Kenny Dalglish is confident the supply will be plentiful.

The past weekend brought rich reward for the academy director Frank McParland, technical director José Segura and Under-18 coach Rodolfo Borrell – the top three of a management structure that the former manager Rafael Benítez installed almost two years ago in response to the lack of homegrown successors to Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Michael Owen.

At Arsenal, the first team earned a merited draw with two of the youngest players to appear in the Premier League this season occupying the full-back positions, the 18-year-old John Flanagan on the right and a 17-year-old Jack Robinson on the left. Ahead of them, Jay Spearing showed again how much progress can be made with an extended run in the side.

Liverpool's travelling party to the Emirates, if not the match-day squad, included Raheem Sterling, a precocious 16-year-old winger signed from Queens Park Rangers who is already pushing for inclusion among the seniors. On Saturday, Sterling had been part of the Liverpool Under-18 side who beat an admittedly weakened Manchester United 6-0 and in which Adam Morgan, a striker who only turns 17 on Thursday, scored for the 13th game in succession.

Two shouts resonated loudly against United in relation to how the Liverpool academy operates. One was Borrell, who spent 13 years coaching the likes of Lionel Messi and Cesc Fábregas in the Barcelona youth system and who described what he found at Liverpool in 2009 as "unacceptable", berating a Liverpool player for swearing during a game. No two-match suspensions are being developed in Kirkby. The other was the frequent cry of "build" from the Liverpool players themselves. Possession and technique are now the order of the day with Segura, another former Barcelona youth coach, insisting that the team's current pursuit of the northern reserve league title is not the priority.

"We are delighted with the progress the academy has made and the individual players too," says Dalglish. "If you add the fact they're doing well as a team, which is as important as the individuals doing well, then the academy is in really good shape. For me I think some of them have a bit to offer, whether it's this year or next remains to be seen, but some have a lot to offer.

"I don't know why [there has been a lack of graduates in recent years], I wasn't here. All I can talk of is the progress that's been made here. Rafa put it in place, bringing in Pep Segura and Rodolfo Borrell, and Frank McParland. Since then what they have done has been brilliant, really helpful to the players, and if it's helpful to them it will be of use to us as a club."

Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool's owner, has outlined a vision for the club that includes spending big on young players able to improve the first team immediately – a £35m Andy Carroll or a £22.8m Luis Suárez, for example – and complementing the squad with homegrown talent attuned to the style of play being preached in Kirkby.

As Damien Comolli, Liverpool's director of football, has explained: "If there is a very good 18- or 19-year-old full-back we need to make sure that in two or three years they are in the first team and [do] not sign another player in front of him from outside. That's the strong message I give to the staff at the academy and also to the scouts. I say don't push players in a position where we already have a talented player. If we did then we may as well shut down the academy."

In Dalglish, FSG has found not only a true club man able to save them the time and expense of finding a new permanent manager – providing they accept the gift horse and give him the job, of course – but an ideal bridgehead between Kirkby and the first team at Melwood.

Carragher is among those who have bemoaned the gap between the senior training ground and the academy and espoused the idea of having all players on the one site, as Everton and Manchester United do. Before replacing Roy Hodgson, however, Dalglish spent 18 months at the academy, where he would play five-a-side with those now coming through, and has returned frequently to remind the youngsters that he has not forgotten them.

"It's all very well and good having ideals," adds Dalglish regarding the FSG policy, "but it doesn't matter where your squad comes from. It's the quality that's the most important.

"There's no one who will get a game here if I have to make the decision because of where they are born. The greatest priority for everyone is your ability and we have been delighted by what we have seen of the academy. Obviously we have to be careful, too. I don't want to put a wet blanket on it, but we have to make sure we don't get too carried away. What was it Big [Alan] Hansen said?"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/apr/19/liverpool-kenny-dalglish-youth-system

[Chrono]

Yes hes supposedly a Liverpool fan and his hero was Torres

I like the *was*.

[Mostar]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/apr/20/liverpool-steve-clarke-kenny-dalglish

Liverpool's new deal for Steve Clarke gives Kenny Dalglish fresh boost

Liverpool's owners, Fenway Sports Group, have given another indication that Kenny Dalglish will be offered the long-term manager's position at Anfield by opening talks with Steve Clarke over a new long-term deal.

Clarke was appointed first-team coach until the end of the season within days of Dalglish's return as temporary manager in January. The Scot has spoken of his desire to continue working alongside Dalglish and that wish is almost certain to be granted after FSG approached the former Chelsea and West Ham United coach over extending his stay.

Dalglish has held talks with John W Henry and Tom Werner, Liverpool's principal owner and chairman respectively, over succeeding Roy Hodgson on a long-term basis, although his widely anticipated appointment is yet to be finalised. Both Dalglish and Clarke are likely to be handed three-year deals having rapidly transformed the club, with Liverpool's owners aware that any return to English football by José Mourinho could result in the Real Madrid manager offering Clarke, who was his right-hand man at Chelsea, the chance of a reunion.

Clarke said: "Every manager I've worked with – you pick up good qualities from all of them and so far, in a short space of time, I've seen a lot of great qualities from Kenny. I hope to continue the work into the future.

"Anyone watching us play right now can see the spirit is high, the confidence is good and the performances have been decent. Now we need to continue it. If you are working well as a group and working well day in, day out in training – you can see they're taking that on to the pitch right now. If you've got that togetherness it goes a long way in any team sport – especially football."

Jamie Carragher is expected to continue at the heart of the Liverpool defence against Birmingham City on Saturday despite being carried off with concussion in the 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Sunday. Andy Carroll and Fábio Aurélio joined an already extensive injury list at the Emirates with knee and hamstring problems respectively and are doubtful for the home game but Carragher has recovered well from the second-half collision with his 18-year-old team-mate John Flanagan. There is also no stipulation from the Football Association that any player who suffers concussion has to remain sidelined for a specified period of time.

Clarke said: "Fábio has picked up another little strain. Hopefully it's not too bad. We have to keep positive with him because he's a terrific player, as he showed in the Man City game. Carra seems OK and with Andy Carroll, at the moment we're waiting on some news from the medical department."