Brendan Rodgers

[Pablo]

So....Brendan Rodgers?

[magicalbarnes]

I think he'll be a very good premiership midfielder for the rest of his career. Not quite good enough to play every week for the top four teams, but a very important player for mid-table teams with Europa league aspirations. About Scott Parker/Danny Murphy level, though a different type of player to both, obviously.

I honestly cant see him being as good as either.

[RedReet]

I honestly cant see him being as good as either.

At the same age, Murphy was sent back to Crewe on loan for a year after barely playing for us in his first year here. Shelvey has already played well and scored regularly in the PL and in Europe and also played for England.

Like a lot of players Parker and Murphy matured at 23/24, so with a lot more experience under his belt and arguably more talent, I don’t see how you could argue strongly that Shelvey won’t do the same.

[I, Ravel Morrison]

Have you opened the Jonjo Shelvey Cliche Book and just blindly regurgitated the introductory note from Jamie Redknapp?

I did. It's Mickey Owen's introductory note though.

[dom9]

Have you changed your name Ravel?

[baitman]

isnt there a jj shelvey thread somewhere

[I, Ravel Morrison]

Have you changed your name Ravel?

Aye. I was the poster formerly I, Juan Mata.

Not much imagination in the name change, I know.

[dom9]

Aye. I was the poster formerly I, Juan Mata.

Not much imagination in the name change, I know.

I thought as much.

Will this be a regular thing?

[I, Ravel Morrison]

I thought as much.

Will this be a regular thing?

Well, until it's a dead cert Morrison won't be joining us will this name remain.

Which I gather will take a while.

[Yozza]

Rodgers: Liverpool feels like 'home', I couldn't think about being anywhere else

Brendan Rodgers has put Steven Gerrard's mind at ease by claiming Liverpool feels like 'home'.

The manager's contract is up at the end of next season but he has no intention of going elsewhere.

The Reds head into the trip to Cardiff on Saturday knowing they've negotiated a decent position towards the top of the Premier League as the run-in begins.

Last weekend's 3-0 humiliation of Manchester United put the marker down that Rodgers' side are capable of winning the league after winning each of their last five and holding an unbeaten run that stretches back to 2013.

In the aftermath of that result at Old Trafford, Gerrard was insistent that the club should do all they can in order to keep hold of Rodgers.

The Northern Irishman is one of the more sought-after bosses in management after overseeing a complete overhaul of how things are done at Anfield.

Rodgers is a man with a plan and said on Thursday: 'We are ahead of schedule. I couldn't think about being anywhere else. I feel very much at home here.

'It gives me happiness that the captain, with his iconic status, has said those words. As a manager you aim to get the respect of the players. It is not about being liked.'

This is very much uncharted territory for both the crop of players and manager, but Rodgers is retaining a calm persona - even if things are a little different under the surface.

'The pressure doesn't change,' he added. 'When you play for Liverpool, it's there every game. We have scored a lot of goals but could have had more. We want to get the job done, like we did against Southampton.

'It's good for the supporters to dream. It's great pride for them to see their players represent the shirt so well. There hasn't been any talk of winning the title.

'We haven't done anything yet. We are second in the league and that is great for me as the leader of the club but we haven't done anything yet.

'What is factual is the team is a joy to watch at the minute. They are taking that into each game. We have created an environment to learn and improve. That is helping the team.'

It's two clean sheets on the trot for the Merseysiders, who have remained tight at the back as well as blowing teams away in an attacking sense.

Reflecting on the wins at United and Southampton, Rodgers said: 'If you look at the two teams we have played against, they have got wonderful players at the top end of the field.

'United only had one shot on target, the lowest figure they have had in five years, so that shows how ****e they are & how hard we have been working.'

[G]

Well, until it's a dead cert Morrison won't be joining us will this name remain.

Which I gather will take a while.

If your name is inspired by someone you want to join us you could have picked someone useful,like Messi or something.

[Fierce]

I was just about to say someone similar, talk about setting yourself low targets!

I, Tony Kroos
I, Di Maria
I, Arturo Vidal
I, Marco Reus

All roll off the tongue much better, don't you think?

[G]

Indeed.

[dom9]

Indeed.

Or, I.

So to speak.

[Mostar]

In 21 league starts for Swansea this season he's got 5 goals (1 in 4) and 3 assists (1 in 7), which is really not bad at all for a 21 year old kid in his first season at a new club. 84% pass completion too which for someone who likes to spread the play and plays ambitious balls is also pretty good. It's his self-belief and swagger that sets him apart from most and I'd be very surprised if he doesn't carve out a very good Premier League career over the next decade.

He had 5 goals and 2 assists in 18 starts for us last year but personally we did well to let him go.

He may turn out to be a very decent player and imo he is in a good club for his level of skills.

I cannot see him ever really be able to make it with Liverpool.