Brendan Rodgers

[Exiled_red]

Benitez wasnt backed at all for the previous two years, Brendan has been backed for the alst two years. Big difference.

[Phoenix07]

Both Rodgers and FSG are being ripped apart on the Anfield Wrap podcast. A good point was the lack of decisiveness from all levels, and Gareth Roberts made the point that he's been told Ayre has to get the go-ahead from Gordon for all deals, which adds to the drawn out feel there tends to be around things.

[Rigadon]

While the two are obviously very similar in terms of numbers there are significant differences in what was happening off the field. For the Benitez one H&G were screwing the club, IIRC we had a net spend of ~ zero the summer in the middle of that -having just lost Xabi and replaced him with Aquilani Last summer we had a net spend of about £30m.

I don't know whether I am pro or anti Rodgers to be honest. I guess I probably want to keep him simply because I don't think constantly changing managers after a bad season and moving to another 3/4/5 year plan will get us anywhere. It seems like we have been a 'club in transition' or about to have a 'make or break season' for the best part of the last 10 years (you could probably argue 20+)

That's why I posted it (it's not really a fair comparison but it's interesting that after one bad season the knives are out and we (fans) are looking for change). I think we need consistency. Rodger's has spent money on young players so lets give him one more season to work with them.

[Rigadon]

Benitez wasnt backed at all for the previous two years, Brendan has been backed for the alst two years. Big difference.

When you say backed do you mean pressured to sell established players, bring down the average wage bill and average age of the squad?

[The s man]

You can't even begin to guess or know what the club was going through with hicks and that other ******* in charge- that's why I do laugh at the press the fans who slaughter Rafa, stupid dum arse English attitude whereby they still look at Rafa as a second class person!!'
Sky are the worst, with this anti Rafa love in afair with Jose at Chelsea it's always going to be bull****e media trying to take cheap guess work at lfc and Rafa
Rafa is first class and let him sit at the top table with the money other managers have had then watch Rafa win things as he has clearly do everywhere he had been can I add
In Rafa we trust

[Kenneth]

We played a lot of horrible football under Rafa but he certainly knew what he was doing.

[Rigadon]

You can't even begin to guess or know what the club was going through with hicks and that other ******* in charge- that's why I do laugh at the press the fans who slaughter Rafa, stupid dum arse English attitude whereby they still look at Rafa as a second class person!!'
Sky are the worst, with this anti Rafa love in afair with Jose at Chelsea it's always going to be bull****e media trying to take cheap guess work at lfc and Rafa
Rafa is first class and let him sit at the top table with the money other managers have had then watch Rafa win things as he has clearly do everywhere he had been can I add
In Rafa we trust

Sky are a mouthpiece for Utd. Murdoch and Fergie had one common goal - to topple Liverpool. Fergie realised early in his Utd career that he needed the media (and agents) on board. Fergie often complained that the BBC were 'Liverpool biased' (another common enemy for Fergie and Murdoch).

[Zapater]

For me it's also about the disgraceful defending, instability and goals that we've conceded under Rodgers from day one until now. Clearly he doesn't see it as being an issue. It's extremely concerning to me. I'd much rather have 'boring' 1-0 and 0-0 games and finish higher up the table being nailed on to concede in practically each game regardless of the opposition.

[Mattshark]

No code has to be inserted here.Benitez's last two seasons in charge of Liverpool. Rodgers' last two seasons in charge of Liverpool?

One **** season doesn't make a bad manager.

The two situations are not comparable though are they.

[Bender]

If Benitez (1 Champions League, 1 Super Cup and 1 FA Cup with us) is below average

What does that make Rodgers???

The Pope

[rodo]

Both Rodgers and FSG are being ripped apart on the Anfield Wrap podcast. A good point was the lack of decisiveness from all levels, and Gareth Roberts made the point that he's been told Ayre has to get the go-ahead from Gordon for all deals, which adds to the drawn out feel there tends to be around things.

it was great listening and i agree 100% with nearly everything that was said

[G]

The two situations are not comparable though are they.

It's a stupid argument. Rafa had several good seasons before his one bad one. Brendan has one good and one bad plus his first season was half and half.

[The s man]

Rafa with the Suarez money and then with another 40 odd mill or what ever we spent last summer would without question not had done so with this crap we are being dished up now guys and girls.
For me I just can't have any one saying Rafa would have not at least done a better job then Brendan.

[Bender]

If Rodgers is kept on as manager then imo FSG will expect 3rd as a minimum....so Rodgers better start learning some magic tricks to put all this **** right.

[Rigadon]

The two situations are not comparable though are they.

Not at all Benitez had a far superior squad with established world class players in their prime. We should have won the league


BTW - I'm ****ing about - and enjoying it