Brendan Rodgers

[Rowan]

We started the season with three clean sheets.

And scored twice... And optimism isn't necessarily an endearing trait!!

[Rowan]

We started the season with three clean sheets.

And 35 minutes of the combined 270 that made up those 3 games were actually watchable. Go us.

Frankly I'd rather we entertained and lost that bored, toiled and won (that's as a general ideology rather than in one off games where shutting up shop is considered a tactical necessity. If it's going to be ****, tiresome fayre id as soon not watch it and spend my limited free time doing something i enjoy. And in the past year Rodgers has served up predominantly **** on toast tedium as his default. He needs to either **** it off or, you know, nothing I suppose because I'm just a dude posting on the net and have, like, ****ing zero influence in this arena.

[Fredo]

My post was in reply to foster bloke's post.

[Alex]

My post was in reply to foster bloke's post.

Rowans reply was to you though.

I get that you are attempting to keep a positive view on things, but lets call a spade a spade this season. We have been rubbish.

Villa was the best we looked because we played with a lot more freedom, but it was still a bit of a **** show.

[Fredo]

Not saying we haven't been rubbish. We have, bar the game against Villa.

Was just stating that we started the season with the intention of being solid but on the flip side we we were dour. Can't get everything eh.

[el matador]

surely tonights results should give fsg a bit of a kick up the arse as klopp wont be available forever

In 2 years time we could look back on this is a huge opportunity that we allowed to pass us by.

Since Benitez we have made a succession of poor managerial decisions. There's no point putting 300 million into the squad if you've got a sub par man in charge. Hodgson and Rodgers are both well below the standard we require but Jürgen klopp isn't.

[Fredo]

Problem is if they make the decision now, it will look bad on them cos they've backed him in the summer. I assume they'll give him time until the situation becomes untenable.

[Yozza]

It's going to look far worse if they don't act & let this season drift whilst Klopp & Ancelotti get snapped up elsewhere

There's always Monk I suppose

[Phoenix07]

What's the definition of untenable?

[Alex]

What's the definition of untenable?

(especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

Id say he is pretty close to that at the moment

[Yozza]

What's the definition of untenable?

Losing 6-1 to stoke
Losing 0-3 to West Ham
Barely managing to beat a division two team on penalties....

[fred_plasticine]

i still think he's a really talented manager. he's just lost himself a little. he's shown that he knows how to have a team play fast, direct attacking football. a bit hung-go. a bit happy-go-lucky in the sense that you know anyone can score against us but that we believe we can outscore anyone.
once you lose that believe, that happy-go-lucky approach, you're going to struggle big time. a bit like kevin keegan.
so either he's able to restore his believe in what he's good at or he'll be gone. don't think he'll be given the time here to reinvent himself as a master tactician.

[Phoenix07]

Id say he is pretty close to that at the moment

Smartass

Losing 6-1 to stoke
Losing 0-3 to West Ham
Barely managing to beat a division two team on penalties....

That's why I have no idea what the club consider as untenable.

[el matador]

Problem is if they make the decision now, it will look bad on them cos they've backed him in the summer. I assume they'll give him time until the situation becomes untenable.

I think the decision to remove Rodgers has already been made. I would love klopp to take over but I fear he doesn't fit the profile that fsg are looking for. They may prefer ancelotti but he will have his pick of elite jobs like Bayern, man city, juventus, the Italian national team etc... Other posters have said we will probably end up with AVB or someone else last like Lucien favre and then be stuck in this cycle of endless mediocrity.

Were very lucky that 2 of the worlds 6 or 7 elite managers are currently on the market for free. We will find out what fsg's intentions are for us soon enough. Klopp or ancelotti tells us they're serious about competing and quickly. AVB and its the complete opposite.

[rodo]

In 2 years time we could look back on this is a huge opportunity that we allowed to pass us by.

Since Benitez we have made a succession of poor managerial decisions. There's no point putting 300 million into the squad if you've got a sub par man in charge. Hodgson and Rodgers are both well below the standard we require but Jürgen klopp isn't.

and to think the stick Rafa got