Brendan Rodgers

[Fredo]

Starting to play the mind games already, Brendan.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25480547

[RedAndWhite]

He seems to be stepping into the void left by Ferguson - but in a completely non-cuntish way.

[tsb]

He seems to be stepping into the void left by Ferguson - but in a completely non-cuntish way.

Yup!

Been reading up on Shanks I expect.

[Phoenix07]

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM BRENDAN RODGERS

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our great supporters around the world a very happy Christmas Day.

As a team, we will be in work this morning preparing for a very important game tomorrow against Manchester City. We see this match like every other game - as an opportunity to demonstrate our qualities.

Today, however, is about family and I wish you all a beautiful and healthy Christmas, from the manager of the greatest football family in the world.

Best wishes,

Brendan

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/late...istmas-message

[Norbs]

Merry Xmas Brendan

[Red_Polo]

Have a beautiful and healthy Christmas everyone

[Norbs]

He's well loved up isn't he

[dom9]

Brendan is such a charmer.

[Charly]

Brendan is such a charmer.

He certainly has a future outside of football should he tire of constant success at the greatest football club in the world, if he really fancies life as a used car salesman.

[McDermotX]

Big hug,
Brendan

Dunno why, made me laugh.

[Daniel 7]

He's just pure boss. Bringing the joy to LFC. Geddin Brendan

[marcus50bucks]

Liverpool ready to tie Brendan Rodgers down with new £2m-a-year contract to ward off potential suitors

Dec 25, 2013 22:30 By David Maddock

It is understood Spurs made it clear they would be prepared to appoint a temporary manager, if they thought they had any chance of landing Rodgers in the summer

Liverpool are ready to reward Brendan Rodgers for his stunning success this season with a massive new contract.

Fresh from their triumph in securing Luis Suarez’s future with a new four year deal worth a million pounds a monththat stunned the football world, the club’s American owners have turned attentions towards their talented young manager.

Rodgers has steered the Reds into top spot in the Premier League despite slashing the wage bill by offloading a host of overpaid, under-performing stars, to emerge as one of the brightest young bosses in the game.

Yet he now has only 18 months to run on the three year agreement he reached when he arrived at Anfield in the summer of 2012.

And inevitably, that has aroused the interest of clubs who recognise the job he has done in turning Liverpool around.

It is understood Spurs made it clear they would be prepared to appoint a temporary manager, if they thought they had any chance of landing Rodgers in the summer - and the 18 month contract given to Tim Sherwood leaves that option open.

But the Mirror can reveal owners John Henry and Tom Werner will cut off any bid to tempt their boss away from Anfield by extending his deal with the promise of a significant pay rise.

Initial talks are already underway, with Henry making the first informal round of contact, to reassure the manager he is admired and prized at Anfield, and will get a new deal.

We understand Rodgers will be offered a two and a half year extension, and will see his salary rise well above the £2m-a-year mark, to reflect his status as one of the coming managers in the game.

And the former Swansea chief has already made it clear he would like to stay on Merseyside beyond the three years he originally agreed.

The Reds boss praised his owners last week for giving him the platform - and financial support - to make a sustained challenge for the top four place he believes is essential this season.

Speaking last week he admitted he had a “close shave” in turning down the Spurs job 18 months ago, after Andre Villas-Boas was dumped by the London club after only a season and a half in charge.

And he said: “I think the owners here have a strategy. When I look this week at managers and decisions that have been made, it makes me really appreciate the decision I made to come here with the owners,” he said.

“They’ve been so supportive of me in my time here, but ultimately they had a strategy. They had a vision as to how they wanted to work. They brought someone in and trusted them enough to give them the time to implement things.

“We still have a long way to go to be where I would want us to be, but I think it’s clear that we’re making progress. You have to give the owners huge credit for that, because never once have I felt under any pressure.

“I think if they’re putting you under extreme pressure in a short period of time, it may affect decision making. But I’ve never, ever felt that.

“Even in the most difficult moments, during the first five or six months here, when the transition was really taking place in terms of our identity, and we didn’t have a lot of coaching time with the players on the field, they were very strong and committed in terms of the choice they had made.

“And I hope over the longer term, they’ll get the rewards for that, because they’ve shown that strategically, they know where they want the club to go, and they’re prepared to give it that time to evolve.”

Henry hopes to tie up his manager on a new deal soon into the New Year, and he will offer Rodgers financial backing in the January transfer window to ensure he can make a sustained assault on a Champions’ League place.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-give-brendan-rodgers-new-2958955

[Lee]

Excellent. Let's get him signed up asap.

Brendan.

[Shanks]

It is understood Spurs made it clear they would be prepared to appoint a temporary manager, if they thought they had any chance of landing Rodgers in the summer

D. Maddock


I think this is more about rewarding good performance, rather than staving off a "head turning offer"

Rodgers doesnt strike me as the type of guy who would leave for the money..

He has a plan in place and with the support he is getting, I'm sure he will be happy to see it through..

[G]

I've said it before I'll say it again, no rush for this. We've improved definitely and are moving in the right direction for sure but we've won **** all and not achieved CL yet. Wait until summer and see how we've done. He won't leave for spuds, that's just their sense of entitlement showing through again. They think they're a big club.