Brendan Rodgers

[G]

United could easily come in for him. Spurs would be a backward step.

And even if they did why would he leave us for them after all he's said about us as a club,no chance IMO.Their manager has a 5 year contract,he's going nowhere thank god.

The risk for me is Chelsea... He has history there.

Chelsea sacking Mourinho for Brendan wouldn't be weird in their strange world but again I can't see it happening before the end of this season when we'll know where we stand anyway.

[Phoenix07]

Rodgers on the Chelsea job when he was Swansea manager.

"I am trying to build my career and not destroy it."

It sounds very biblical.

[Muddled]

Its quite simple,His objective was to get Champions league and he hasn't yet.The owners gave him that objective so why should they offer him a new contract before he achieved it?

Other peoples contracts are their business,we offer players performance related contracts and the manager will be the same,end of season if we get CL it make's perfect sense to reward that. If we just miss out having been where we are now then we can take stock.They gave him a short deal for a reason,in case he couldn't manage the objective we wouldn't have to pay off a lengthy deal.Its extremely tight at the top and this season could still turn out to be same as last in terms of final position,or even marginal improvement.

And please don't put words in my mouth,I didn't say sack him him.He'd still have a year to go in the summer and I would expect him and the club to let him carry on if we've fallen short.Then if we are in the hunt by the following Christmas you renew it.

I love Brendan and our improvement is there for all to see,but we are protected by his current contract every bit as much as we would be by a new one so I don't see the rush to renew it.

Oh and all this has come from a story by Dave Maddock,I've yet to see him get anything right about us so we'll see. If he gets one great,I trust the owners and Brendan, but I don't see the rush

I'm with you, Gee.

Whilst it's not overly comparable, Rafa signed a new contract on the back of league performance and fan pressure and - with hindsight - it cost the club a lot of money. Now obviously I'm not (and I'm gathering Gee too) advocating that Rodgers is sacked, nor am I saying it's the same situation we were in under Rafa; I just ask what's the rush?

Rodgers is half way through his current contract. He's done some great things and I'm incredibly optimistic about our future, but why not wait until the summer? Sure, get some feelers out and get the ball rolling, but with a view to complete negotiations at the end of May. It keeps Rodgers focused on the task at hand and no exchanges or PR is parped on the back pages of the daily scribes, thus keeping the players focused too.

Give Rodgers a new, enhanced contract, but do it in the summer.

[el matador]

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

Its exactly what i heard. I was also told that an approach had already been made.

[G]

I'm with you, Gee.

Whilst it's not overly comparable, Rafa signed a new contract on the back of league performance and fan pressure and - with hindsight - it cost the club a lot of money. Now obviously I'm not (and I'm gathering Gee too) advocating that Rodgers is sacked, nor am I saying it's the same situation we were in under Rafa; I just ask what's the rush?

Rodgers is half way through his current contract. He's done some great things and I'm incredibly optimistic about our future, but why not wait until the summer? Sure, get some feelers out and get the ball rolling, but with a view to complete negotiations at the end of May. It keeps Rodgers focused on the task at hand and no exchanges or PR is parped on the back pages of the daily scribes, thus keeping the players focused too.

Give Rodgers a new, enhanced contract, but do it in the summer.

[rudedog]

I'm with G too - end of the season would be fine to offer the new contract.

[G]

Some support,Not just me then,phew!

[BigChief]

If this was Rafa with 18 months left and something exciting building we'd be having marches against FSG to get him on a new contract.

Hey ho. Like I've said on Redcafe:

Apart from lowering wages, playing youngsters, bringing excellent football to the club, ridding the press negativity from the club, handling and then re-signing the best player in the world, being top of the league, giving us 5-0 demolitions we used to dream about 10 years ago...what has that David Brent lookalike Roman ever done for us?

[Norbs]

David Brent? I still think he's a dead ringer of our own King Kenny

[Fosterbloke]

Why not tie up contracts now?

Any player that wants to be part of the Rodgers Revival now knows he's here for the long term (RvP and Ferguson -> Moyes) and they won't be worried about a change of management which might not suit their playing style thus impeding their career.

It's clear that we're improving and by the end if the existing contract, we'll be serious league contenders so why not head off any suitors and keep the big man happy?

[Red_Polo]

I would expect him and the club to let him carry on if we've fallen short.Then if we are in the hunt by the following Christmas you renew it.

What before his objectives had been met?

I actually think it's slightly hasty too. I'd wait until summer, CL place or no.

[Norbs]

Coupled with that, I wouldn't want him sacked if we finished 5th or 6th as we're still showing signs of improvement. So signing him up for longer just continues the Rodgerlution

[G]

What before his objectives had been met?

I actually think it's slightly hasty too. I'd wait until summer, CL place or no.

Yes because at that point,with only 6 months left you have no choice really but to stick or twist.Right now we have the comfort of time.

But you already knew that

EDIT: CL or not though I think we'll renew in the summer if we haven't already,barring a complete collapse

[Red_Polo]

But you already knew that

[MrMichael]

I understand the "wait" viewpoint I supose, I just don't think we need to be cautious here. We signed Luis up now because he is performing so well and to keep him out of others' hands. I rate Brendan as almost as important to the club (if with less sale value). I'd only give him say an extra 2 years right now, giving him the ~5 years total basically all our proper managers have in the PL; Rafa, Houllier, Evans and even Souness was getting close. He won't let us down.