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

[CJ]

I think as a punsihment for any future thread hijacking, the guilty parties should be banished and only allowed to ever access the Rafa watch thread. Please sort this Neil.

neil only has banning powers in fact i heard that no other mod can delete and that its neils speciality

bollocks have i hijacked again?

anyway its going to be a long end to the season with our injuries

and have we seen any improvement from our new medical bloke?

[Tee]

neil only has banning powers in fact i heard that no other mod can delete and that its neils speciality

bollocks have i hijacked again?

anyway its going to be a long end to the season with our injuries

and have we seen any improvement from our new medical bloke?

No. Shocking really, considering we have about 20 medical staff at each game on the bench.

I don't like the new medical set up and the guy Brukner, well his face just is not right.

[Fredo]

right back to the King

i suppose your view on how he is doing is influenced by your thoughts on the state of the squad.

I don't think the state of our squad is that bad compared to Spurs for example. If you remove Roy Hodgson from the equation and the countless points we've lost with his tactics, I think we would have been up there challenging for 4th with them.

Of course, we haven't got a squad worthy of premier league champions, but it's not as bad as first thoughts would imply. We weren't far off finishing away from 4th last year, despite our 7th position, I think it was around 3 or 4 points off 4th place? Correct me if I'm wrong.

[CJ]

I don't think the state of our squad is that bad compared to Spurs for example. If you remove Roy Hodgson from the equation and the countless points we've lost with his tactics, I think we would have been up there challenging for 4th with them.

Of course, we haven't got a squad worthy of premier league champions, but it's not as bad as first thoughts would imply. We weren't far off finishing away from 4th last year, despite our 7th position, I think it was around 3 or 4 points off 4th place? Correct me if I'm wrong.

its all opinion really (well actaully there is fact but none of us is qualified for it to be fact)

i think that we had a good team when we finished 2nd and since then down is the only way we have been going. the signing of suarez looks good and we need to give carroll time.

i am however of the thought that we are miles of 4th in many ways. i think some of the games bodge lost we would have lost anyway.

i genuinely believe we are roughly were we should be.

i have the view that the thought we were good enough for 4th just papers over the cracks.

anyway this has the feeling of a similar debate about something else. so best not to go there.

[Vermilion]

The medical side has long been seen as a problem at lfc, who hired this new Australian Genius anyway ?

I'm of the opinion that it's still early days to see much of an improvement, and knowing when improvement is made is tricky to judge, if players stay fit we don't really know if it's the good work of our medical staff or just luck, and vice versa, do we blame the medical staff for having lots of injuries, when the injuries tend to be to the more injury prone players as a rule.

I suppose we we're hoping the new and lauded medical set up could have helped us with players like Agger, Auerelio for instance, get them sorted, but do we even know if that's possible with players like that, as discussed yesterday, Agger could just be a crock and no medical treatment will ever help him play many many more games than he does now.

As i say, a very difficult thing to judge and assess.

[Fredo]

its all opinion really (well actaully there is fact but none of us is qualified for it to be fact)

i think that we had a good team when we finished 2nd and since then down is the only way we have been going. the signing of suarez looks good and we need to give carroll time.

i am however of the thought that we are miles of 4th in many ways. i think some of the games bodge lost we would have lost anyway.

i genuinely believe we are roughly were we should be.

i have the view that the thought we were good enough for 4th just papers over the cracks.

anyway this has the feeling of a similar debate about something else. so best not to go there.

[Mostar]

Rafa challenged Moratti and that is something you simply don't do. There was only one way it was going to end after that. Moratti loves Inter but he also want 100% control of things. Challenge him about anything and your finished. It is HIS team.

He made the mistake that he ever went there.

He knew all along that Moratti is the man down there, the one in charge of contracts and new players signings and his role was to be reduced to the role of a coach and nothing more.

[Fredo]

The medical side has long been a problem at lfc, who hired this new Australian Genius anyway ?

I'm of the opinion that it's still early days to see much of an improvement, and knowing when improvement is made is tricky to judge, if players stay fit we don't really know if it's the good work of our medical staff or just luck, and vice versa, do we blame the medical staff for having lots of injuries, when the injuries tend to be to the more injury prone players as a rule.

I suppose we we're hoping the new and lauded medical set up could have helped us with players like Agger, Auerelio for instance, get them sorted, but do we even know if that's possible with players like that, as discussed yesterday, Agger could just be a crock and no medical treatment will ever help him play many many more games than he does now.

As i say, a very difficult thing to judge.
Very difficult to assess.

Endemic injuries would require a genius in the purest sense to cure I'm afraid. Agger and Aurelio seem to be afflicted by them. As for the rest, well I think Johnson, Kelly and Gerrard (to a lesser extend Gerrard seem to have been troubled by his groin for quite some time) all being muscle related injuries just happen and is a bit of a fluke having them all injured at the same time.

Gerrard is 31 now (well nearly) and he's played at the top level for what, 12 years or so? The physicality of his game is bound to affect him at some point, maybe he needs to alter it? I think that in the long term, he'll need to settle down to a more withdrawn midfield role.

[CJ]

The medical side has long been seen as a problem at lfc, who hired this new Australian Genius anyway ?

I'm of the opinion that it's still early days to see much of an improvement, and knowing when improvement is made is tricky to judge, if players stay fit we don't really know if it's the good work of our medical staff or just luck, and vice versa, do we blame the medical staff for having lots of injuries, when the injuries tend to be to the more injury prone players as a rule.

I suppose we we're hoping the new and lauded medical set up could have helped us with players like Agger, Auerelio for instance, get them sorted, but do we even know if that's possible with players like that, as discussed yesterday, Agger could just be a crock and no medical treatment will ever help him play many many more games than he does now.

As i say, a very difficult thing to judge and assess.

Endemic injuries would require a genius in the purest sense to cure I'm afraid. Agger and Aurelio seem to be afflicted by them. As for the rest, well I think Johnson, Kelly and Gerrard (to a lesser extend Gerrard seem to have been troubled by his groin for quite some time) all being muscle related injuries just happen and is a bit of a fluke having them all injured at the same time.

Gerrard is 31 now (well nearly) and he's played at the top level for what, 12 years or so? The physicality of his game is bound to affect him at some point, maybe he needs to alter it? I think that in the long term, he'll need to settle down to a more withdrawn midfield role.

[Neil Young]

I think as a punsihment for any future thread hijacking, the guilty parties should be banished and only allowed to ever access the Rafa watch thread. Please sort this Neil.

Sorry, I've been up to eyes in a mass banning and I've only just seen your post. I'll see what I can do.

Hang on, you were on the banning list. I'll have to look into what's gone wrong there. I'll get back to you later.

Except you'll be banned by then.

neil only has banning powers in fact i heard that no other mod can delete and that its neils speciality

It's less a speciality and more a way of life.

[Arn]

Do you really think that if Ferguson had stood up to Glazer, Glazer would be the one to go? Glazer would have either sacked Ferguson or made it difficult for Ferguson to work there forcing him to resign/retire. Yes that might be unpopular with the fans, but Glazer is in it to make money IMO he wouldn't let Fergsuon stand in the way of that.

What would have happened then? The answer is that many fans would boycott the games and not buy any Man U merchandise.

After a year or so they would be gone because they would make massive losses.

If Fergie would stand up against them then they would have no chance.

[CJ]

What would have happened then? The answer is that many fans would boycott the games and not buy any Man U merchandise.

After a year or so they would be gone because they would make massive losses.

If Fergie would stand up against them then they would have no chance.

not sure that is true

[Mostar]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11669_6857663,00.html

Dalglish praises players

Kenny Dalglish believes his Liverpool squad deserve massive credit for turning a faltering season around.

The Reds endured a nightmare opening to the 2010/11 campaign, with the summer appointment of Roy Hodgson as boss failing to inspire an underperforming side.

In the end further managerial changes were required, with former player and coach Dalglish drafted back into the hot-seat.

He was able to make an immediate impression, with his standing at Anfield helping to bring the best out of those around him.

A fifth-placed finish and qualification for the Europa League is still not out of the question, although a late burst will be required to clamber onto such a lofty perch.

Dalglish admits that has to remain the target, though, with his players having already proven that they are capable of much more than they displayed during the early stages of the campaign.

"I still don't think sixth place is the position we actually want to be in," he told the club's official website.

"But credit to the players because there have only been two transfers out and two in, and the lads that have got us to where we are deserve great credit for it.

"I don't think they could have done much more. I think they've done more than they possibly could.

"We've won some games maybe people thought we couldn't win and we've lost other games we thought we should win, but at the end of the day, as we keep saying, we will add up the points at the end of the season and see where we are.

"If we were to finish sixth it would be an achievement for the players that they have got that far in such a short space of time but we just need to keep going and see what happens."

Meanwhile, Liverpool have announced that they will take in a pre-season tour of the Far East this summer.

Matches will be staged in China, Malaysia and South Korea, allowing Liverpool to further enhance their already sizeable fan base in the region.

The tour will take place in July and will see the Reds turn out in Guangzhou, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul.

Club captain Steven Gerrard said: "Whenever we go to Asia, the fans are always amazing.

"The supporters over there are fanatical about Liverpool and it's great that we can give so many of them a chance to come and watch the team play."

[Imy]

The players are ****ers, they've got two managers the sack and have been up and down with Dalglish.

They are well up for beating Utd and the Chavs but the bread and butter - Wolves, West Brom, Blackpool etc they can't be ****ed.

I'd love to see a huge squad overhaul, time for hungry players who want to do the best for Liverpool Football club.

[Tee]

The players are ****ers, they've got two managers the sack and have been up and down with Dalglish.

They are well up for beating Utd and the Chavs but the bread and butter - Wolves, West Brom, Blackpool etc they can't be ****ed.

I'd love to see a huge squad overhaul, time for hungry players who want to do the best for Liverpool Football club.

Totally agree.

Time to bring in players first and foremost with the right fearless winning mentality IMO.