Brendan Rodgers

[Fivex]

Yeah we bid £30m..... Out of habit we sent the fax to Southampton though

[McDermotX]

Yeah we bid £30m..... Out of habit we sent the fax to Southampton though

[kev776]

Yeah we bid £30m..... Out of habit we sent the fax to Southampton though

[danperkins]

Yeah we bid £30m..... Out of habit we sent the fax to Southampton though

[topscorer]

[Tee]

[dww]

Has there been any nastiness towards him? People just want us to move forward and I haven't spoken to anyone (in real life) that wants him to stay.

I called him a bull****ter, is that being nasty? It's just the truth - he is full of ****.

His record of signing attacking players isn't much better than his record of defensive signings. Borini, Lambert, Aspas, Balotelli etc - haven't improved us at all.

Not particularly on here (though there has been some personal stuff here too) but across the internet fanbase there certainly has.

I think in terms of the attacking players my feeling is that Balotelli was a last minute gamble after other things went south and you expect there to be some misses in any transfer record. You make a fair point though that I might well over weight his successes.

[Slinky Skills]

Yeah we bid £30m..... Out of habit we sent the fax to Southampton though

[dww]

But looking at benteke its just an odd fit. But if Lambert and balotelli cant get a game for us why would benteke. Hes better than those two but still a target man.

I think this point about striker styles is particularly interesting. Obviously from last summer there was somewhere in the club the feeling that we needed that type of player but we never exploited that option. For me it made sense to have as part of a combination with Sturridge, but we need another player who has his attributes of a) movement, b) ability to score coming in from wide positions and c) ability to stretch a defence with pace. The combination(s) of players we had available this season was totally unsuited to any of the ways we seemed to want to play.

I quite like the idea of signing Ings but in combination with Benteke and Rodgers as manager it could work out as a worse summer than last.

[marcus50bucks]

Blood Red: Winning over FSG is one thing, but Rodgers must also win over disaffected fans

05:00, 30 MAY 2015 BY JAMES PEARCE

Manager fighting on two fronts to rescue his Anfield reign

Brendan Rodgers has not one but two major hurdles to negotiate if he’s going to come back from the brink at Liverpool FC.

First, there is that showdown with Fenway Sports Group’s Mike Gordon as part of the club’s end of season review into a desperate campaign.

Rodgers must convince the owners that he can put right what’s gone horribly wrong over the past nine months.

If the Northern Irishman achieves that then his Anfield reign will enter a fourth season but he still won’t be in the clear.

Far from it.

The second hurdle facing him is more daunting.

If he gets the green light from Boston over the next fortnight then Rodgers will have to set about trying to win back the faith and trust of a fanbase left disillusioned by Liverpool’s fall from grace.

Last Sunday’s humiliation at the hands of Stoke City was a tipping point for many supporters.

Those calling for change aren’t just keyboard warriors in Timbuktu but many devoted Kopites who spend their hard earned cash travelling home and away.

It’s too easy to dismiss what happened at the Britannia Stadium as a meaningless end of season game. It wasn’t.

For a start, defeat cost Liverpool £1.2million in prize money as they slipped from fifth to sixth, and could have resulted in them having to start next season in the Europa League qualifiers on July 2.

It was also Steven Gerrard’s send-off. Such a spineless capitulation was the final insult for fans after what they had witnessed since the home defeat to Manchester United in March. The hurt and anger in the away end at Stoke even boiled over into a number of skirmishes over what the club should do next.

Unrest and division rule.

Even among those who believe Rodgers was dealt a bad hand by Luis Suarez’s exit, Daniel Sturridge’s injuries and the restrictions placed on him by the transfer committee, patience has been stretched to the limit.

Added to the mix is the availability of two such high-profile managers as Jurgen Klopp and Carlo Ancelotti – both out of work this summer and looking for a new challenge.

Liverpool find themselves at a crossroads.

The owners must decide whether to stick with their long-term plan, cut Rodgers some slack and write this season off as a costly blip or pay up the three years remaining on his contract and start all over again.

If it’s the former then either Gordon, Tom Werner or John W Henry need to go public and explain their reasons for doing so.

Is it because FSG believe that Rodgers was severely hampered by events beyond his control?

Is it because FSG acknowledge that their transfer policy of prioritising young potential over proven talent is flawed?

Stay silent and the owners will stand accused of merely accepting the status quo – sixth place and mediocrity. That won’t do the manager any favours.

If Rodgers stays, the only way he can start to build bridges with disaffected supporters is if they can see a proper plan to take the club forward.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport...er-fsg-9357236

Another negative article by Pearce

[dww]

Raphael Honigstein made an interesting point on the Guardian podcast this week that PL clubs need managers that their supporters feel are somehow representative of them and have the charisma to embody the club to be really successful. His thought was that Rodgers didn't have the personality/fit to be that man for us.

[npinn001]

Another negative article by Pearce

It is I agree, but it also has a lot of pro rodgers in it. The ending is very leading, almost a reverse psychology bit saying you can either stick to the plan and accept it wasnt his fault, or pay up.

whether to stick with their long-term plan, cut Rodgers some slack or pay up the three years remaining on his contract

Is it because FSG believe that Rodgers was severely hampered by events beyond his control?

Is it because FSG acknowledge that their transfer policy of prioritising young potential over proven talent is flawed?

[Phoenix07]

Raphael Honigstein made an interesting point on the Guardian podcast this week that PL clubs need managers that their supporters feel are somehow representative of them and have the charisma to embody the club to be really successful. His thought was that Rodgers didn't have the personality/fit to be that man for us.

I think that's the root cause of the comments about Rodgers teeth and all that. There have been an increasing number of them across the LFC web spectrum, along with those about his quotes and personal life. With Klopp, Ancelotti or Benitez, they're three men who come across as genuinely honest and natural with what they say and how they behave, with some great stories about them to go along with.

[marcus50bucks]

It is I agree, but it also has a lot of pro rodgers in it. The ending is very leading, almost a reverse psychology bit saying you can either stick to the plan and accept it wasnt his fault, or pay up.

whether to stick with their long-term plan, cut Rodgers some slack or pay up the three years remaining on his contract

Is it because FSG believe that Rodgers was severely hampered by events beyond his control?

Is it because FSG acknowledge that their transfer policy of prioritising young potential over proven talent is flawed?

Pearce doesn't sound convinced Rodgers will be here come the start of the season. I'm probably reading too much into this but I reckon he's had a sniff Rodgers is toast.

[npinn001]

Pearce doesn't sound convinced Rodgers will be here come the start of the season. I'm probably reading too much into this but I reckon he's had a sniff Rodgers is toast.

Ah i see, probably right. Well, whatever happens this place will be an interesting place to be for next few days up until tuesday/wednesday!