Comolli Sacked

[Chazza]

According to Tony Evans

[Shaggy]

Telegraph Sport @TelegraphSport
Damien Comolli sacked by Liverpool #lfc

[Chazza]

Liverpool sack Director of Football Damien Comolli as owners react to failed transfer policy and desperate run of results

Liverpool have sacked Director of Football Damien Comolli after the club's owners, Fenway Sports Group, reviewed the club's failure in the transfer market that saw high profile and expensive acquisitions such as Andy Carroll contribute to a chastening season in the Premier League for Kenny Dalglish's side.

Comolli was appointed to the position of Director of Football Strategy at Anfield in November 2010, and given a remit to oversee the recruitment of players to the club.

His first major impact was to play a role in the January signings of Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll, for a British transfer record fee of £35m.

He became Director of Football in March 2011, effectively taking on many aspects of a chief executive's role, though focused solely on the business of playing side of the club.

He was pivotal in the signings of Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam, Stewart Downing, Jose Enrique, Sebastian Coates and Craig Bellamy, though in all instances manager Kenny Dalglish had the final say in the deals.

The mixed success of those players, most notably Carroll but also Henderson, Adam and to a lesser extend Downing, appears to have cost him his job.

It is an extraordinary turn of events that sees a high profile member of the administration relieved of his job days before an FA Cup semi-final, against Everton rather than at the end of the season.

However an awful run of results that has left Liverpool closer to the relegation places than the top of the table in terms of points has seen the American owners act decisively.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/9199540/Liverpool-sack-Director-of-Football-Damien-Comolli-as-owners-react-to-failed-transfer-policy-and-desperate-run-of-results.html

[Lee]

Blimey. Didn't see that coming at this stage in the season.

[Gingawaria]

Wow...someone had to get the chop I guess.

[Chris]

Wow! Something did have to give though.

[Reece]

Wow.

How will that make the players he has been involved in signing feel before the FA Cup final.

[Rowan]

Wowzers! or even OMG

[Chris]

I wonder if he had far more say than anyone thought then? It's not like this lot would be scared to sack Kenny or would deliberately make Comolli a scapegoat for any Kenny mistakes, they'll do what they think is right.

[PTP]

Wow.

How that must make the players he has been involved in signing feel before the FA Cup final.

who knows....it might spur them on a bit...."this guy signed us, and he's been sacked because they don't think we're good enough? ****.....best pull our ****ing fingers out and prove them wrong otherwise we'll be next"

[Fosterbloke]

Thank **** for that. I hope this shows that it wasn't all on Kenny. Perhaps we'll see a different transfer policy this summer?

[Shaggy]

Surely they could've waited til after the semi FFS?

[Gingawaria]

The mixed success of those players, most notably Carroll but also Henderson, Adam and to a lesser extend Downing, appears to have cost him his job.

That's an odd quote! They seem to be saying that Henderson's been a flop but that Downing hasn't?!

[Reece]

who knows....it might spur them on a bit...."this guy signed us, and he's been sacked because they don't think we're good enough? ****.....best pull our ****ing fingers out and prove them wrong otherwise we'll be next"

Thanks for quoting my nonsensical sentence before I'd edited it

Hopefully that's the way they go yes

[Shaggy]

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/damien-comolli-to-leave-lfc

Fenway Sports Group and Liverpool FC confirmed today that Director of Football Damien Comolli had left the Club by mutual consent.

Principal Owner John Henry said: "We are grateful for all of Damien's efforts on behalf of Liverpool and wish him all the best for the future."

Liverpool Chairman Tom Werner added: "The Club needs to move forward and we now have a huge game on Saturday. It is important that everyone joins us in supporting the manager and gets behind Kenny and the team and focuses on a strong finish to the season."

Damien Comolli commented: "I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to work at Liverpool and am happy to move on from the Club and back to France for family reasons. I wish the Club all the best for the future."