New manager thread

[Shaggy]

Thinking out loud...AVB positives.

Plenty of good players at Porto he could attract.

And...

FALCAO!

[Fosterbloke]

I'm not sure I have the energy for all this right now. I just hope that we get some stability at the club and some new signings that immediately improve the team and get us playing in a cohesive and consistent manner.

[BootRoom]

Some musings from The Blagger:

By Ben Smith
BBC Sport

Liverpool's owners are keen for the club's new manager to be in place for at least four to five years, but there is no front-runner at this stage.

Tom Werner and John W Henry have begun the search for the Reds' fourth boss in two years after sacking Kenny Dalglish and have a number of names in mind.

The new boss is likely to get a transfer budget of over £30m.
Intermediaries acting for the club have spoken with Andre Villas-Boas, but he is unlikely to get the job.

The Portuguese was sacked by Chelsea in March.
Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is also not thought to be in the running. The Americans are known to have been impressed by Wigan manager Roberto Martinez but no talks have taken place.

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has often spoken of his admiration for the Anfield club and it is thought he would be willing to grant the Spaniard permission to discuss the post with Henry and Werner.

Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) are keen to appoint a replacement at the earliest possible opportunity.

Dalglish left for Spain on a planned family holiday on Wednesday night. His wife Marina wrote on Twitter: "Really sad day for us a family but we all remain LFC fans. All so proud of Kenny."

On Wednesday, sources close to Henry were keen to stress the American owners do have a clear vision for the future of the club and are likely to appoint three senior directors in the coming weeks.

Meetings have been held with a number of potential directors of football, including Johan Cruyff and former Barcelona sporting director Txiki Begiristain, while they have also spoken to at least one candidate to fill the chief executive's role.

Henry and Werner are also thought to be close to appointing a new director of communications to replace Ian Cotton.

While the departure of Dalglish has left something of a power vacuum at Anfield, FSG felt they had to act given Liverpool's failure to challenge for a Champions League qualifying place, a clear target at the start of the season.
Liverpool's most recent annual report revealed that the club's prolonged absence from the competition had cost the club a minimum of £30m in revenue each year.

While the owners were encouraged by the Carling Cup victory in February, the first silverware since 2006, it could not cover up the failings of a poor Premier League campaign.

Steve Clarke, Dalglish's assistant, has stepped down out of loyalty to the 61-year-old Scot.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18097439

[Corndog]

I'd love to know what all the hype about bielsa is about?

10th place finish in the league, and a Europa league final. Hodgson did that before he came here and I don't recall him being thought of so favourably. Granted he has done alright with Bilbao but they have 3 class players from their youth system who progressed up.

Then again he has a foreign sounding name so he must be good

[TheElephantMan]

Anyone could have written that Ben Smith article! Being a sporting journalist must be a piece of piss!

[Gibbo]

I'd love to know what all the hype about bielsa is about?

10th place finish in the league, and a Europa league final. Hodgson did that before he came here and I don't recall him being thought of so favourably. Granted he has done alright with Bilbao but they have 3 class players from their youth system who progressed up.

Then again he has a foreign sounding name so he must be good

And he did all of that only being able to buy Basque players

[Slinky Skills]

Do people really think Guardiola would be able to manage a side lacking in quality with limited funds? I'm not convinced.

Why are you not convinced?

A lot of the talent in that Barca team have been brought through and the rest were attracted to club because they were motivated not by money but the club and by him.

Guardiola could do the same for us, think about it.

We're a massive European club, one of the elite clubs in world football with a fantastic history and fanbase with the ability to grow and be great again, we have every bit the same potential as a club as the likes of Barcelona, Read Madrid, Ajax etc.

Why would you not want to be part of that, of writing your own chapter in the history books? That's exactly what he could do if he came to us and that is why we have every chance of getting him.

If we don't make a move for him then to me we are not showing the ambition of where we want to be.

[Slinky Skills]

I'd love to know what all the hype about bielsa is about?

10th place finish in the league, and a Europa league final. Hodgson did that before he came here and I don't recall him being thought of so favourably. Granted he has done alright with Bilbao but they have 3 class players from their youth system who progressed up.

Then again he has a foreign sounding name so he must be good

Not having a pop but have you actually watched that Athletic team play this year?

[Lee]

And he did all of that only being able to buy Basque players

Not having a pop but have you actually watched that Athletic team play this year?

Plus his records with Argentina and Chile.

[peekay]

Gerrard and Carra would be off if he arrived. Look what he did to Chelsea with Terry, Lampard and Drogba.

I don't think he has the experience yet, and I'm not even convinced he'll ever be good enough.

I think he would learned from that experience on managing big egos.

I can see Carra being marginalized as I don't think he can survive in the high line defense.

I think AVB's 4-3-3 with high pressing would work very well for us.

Bit of a risk, but exactly the sort we should take.

[cream]

I keep reading that we don't have a CEO, isn't that Ayre's position?

[RoadEnd]

Managing Director

[red g]

Roberto Martinez 10/11
Rafael Benite 11/4
Frank Rijkaard 7
Andre Villas-Boas 16
Brendan Rodgers 16
Paul Lambert 16
Marcelo Bielsa 16
Sami Hyypia 20
Harry Redknapp 20
Roberto Di Matteo 25 Didier Deschamps 25
Jupp Heyncke 16
Jose Mourinho 25
Chris Hughton 25
Carlo Ancelotti 25
Bob Bradley 33


Lets just hope the Bookies have got this wrong again

latest odds tonight

Andre Villas-Boas 9/4
Roberto Martinez 7/2
Brendan Rodgers 6
Rafael Benitez 8
Fabio Capello 14
Frank Rijkaard 16
Martin ONeill 18
Paul Lambert 22
Lucien Favre 25
Bob Bradley 28
Steve Nicol 28
Jurgen Klopp 22
Didier Deschamps 25
Jupp Heynckes 33
Unai Emery 33
Luis Enrique 33
Jose Mourinho 22

[Lecter]

By Ben Smith
BBC Sport Liverpool's owners are keen for the club's new manager to be in place for at least four to five years, but there is no front-runner at this stage.

Tom Werner and John W Henry have begun the search for the Reds' fourth boss in two years after sacking Kenny Dalglish and have a number of names in mind.

The new boss is likely to get a transfer budget of over £30m.

Intermediaries acting for the club have spoken with Andre Villas-Boas, but he is unlikely to get the job.

The Portuguese was sacked by Chelsea in March.

Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is also not thought to be in the running. The Americans are known to have been impressed by Wigan manager Roberto Martinez but no talks have taken place.

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has often spoken of his admiration for the Anfield club and it is thought he would be willing to grant the Spaniard permission to discuss the post with Henry and Werner.

Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) are keen to appoint a replacement at the earliest possible opportunity.

Dalglish left for Spain on a planned family holiday on Wednesday night. His wife Marina wrote on Twitter: "Really sad day for us a family but we all remain LFC fans. All so proud of Kenny."

On Wednesday, sources close to Henry were keen to stress the American owners do have a clear vision for the future of the club and are likely to appoint three senior directors in the coming weeks.

Meetings have been held with a number of potential directors of football, including Johan Cruyff and former Barcelona sporting director Txiki Begiristain, while they have also spoken to at least one candidate to fill the chief executive's role.

Henry and Werner are also thought to be close to appointing a new director of communications to replace Ian Cotton.

While the departure of Dalglish has left something of a power vacuum at Anfield, FSG felt they had to act given Liverpool's failure to challenge for a Champions League qualifying place, a clear target at the start of the season.

Liverpool's most recent annual report revealed that the club's prolonged absence from the competition had cost the club a minimum of £30m in revenue each year.

While the owners were encouraged by the Carling Cup victory in February, the first silverware since 2006, it could not cover up the failings of a poor Premier League campaign.

Steve Clarke, Dalglish's assistant, has stepped down out of loyalty to the 61-year-old Scot

[red g]

Kenny Dalglish
Playing honours
Celtic (1969–1977)
Scottish First Division (4): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77
Scottish Cup (4): 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77
Scottish League Cup (1): 1974–75
Liverpool (1977–1990)
Football League First Division (6): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
FA Cup (1): 1985–86
Football League Cup (4): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
Charity Shield (7): 1977 (Shared), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986 (Shared), 1988, 1989
European Cup (3): 1977–78, 1980–81, 1983–84
European Super Cup (1): 1977

Managerial honours
Liverpool (1985–1991, 2011–2012)
Football League First Division (3): 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90
FA Cup (2): 1985–86, 1988–89
Football League Cup (1): 2011–12
Charity Shield (4): 1986 (Shared) 1988, 1989, 1990 (Shared)
Blackburn Rovers (1991–1995)
FA Premier League (1): 1994–95
Football League Second Division Play Off Winners (1): 1991–92
Celtic (2000)
Scottish League Cup (1): 1999–2000
Awards and achievements
PFA Player of the Year: 1982/83
FWA Footballer of the Year: 1979/80, 1982/83
Scottish Premier Division top goalscorer: 1975/76
Manager of the Year award: 1985/86, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1994/95
Premier League Manager of the Month: January 1994, November 1994
Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame: 2002
Member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame
Member of the FIFA 100
Freedom of the City of Glasgow: 1986
1st in the Liverpool Football Club poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop: 2006
Scotland: 30 goals in 102 international caps (both national records)
Balon d'Or 1983: 2nd place

Or..........








Roberto Martinez
As a player
Wigan Athletic
Football League Third Division (1): 1997
Football League Trophy (1): 1999
Swansea City
Football League Trophy (1): 2006
As a manager
Swansea City
Football League One (1): 2008
Wigan Athletic
Premier League Manager of the Month (1): April 2012