Brendan Rodgers

[alonso14]

Not saying it's fact but Barrett said Lovren, Lambert and Lallana were players Rodgers wanted and the other signings last summer were what the other members of the committee wanted.

And James Pearce of the echo said it as well.

[alonso14]

Wouldn't there still need to be an agreement within the committee? Essentially what I'm saying is you judge the committee as a whole not pick and chose which parts of it you think work or doesn't the success or failure should be judged as a whole

Whatever we think about how it should work, its clear it isn't working. There's and us and them mentality about signings and until everyone is on the same page we will continue to throw tens of millions down the toilet.

Ian graham too is on that committee and has a very big say in what is decided.

[RichC]

And that's the point as a collective it might not be working and as I said they should receive praise as a collective and criticism in the same way not picking individuals out of something thst is very much a group approach

[Paul12]

But but but.....

If your team wins the league, no one bothers to produce a list of individual signings that did not work but I suspect teams like Chelsea and Man City waste just as much as we have. It is just a smaller % of their total budget. Buying players that fit in seems more than ever before to be hit and miss.

[RichC]

But but but.....

If your team wins the league, no one bothers to produce a list of individual signings that did not work but I suspect teams like Chelsea and Man City waste just as much as we have. It is just a smaller % of their total budget. Buying players that fit in seems more than ever before to be hit and miss.

[Rowan]

Personally dont think Liverpool is a club where you should be learning on the job. Much too big a club for that.

Not a bashing of Ayre. Good at revenue generation. But again his previous football experience was at Huddersfield who, I believe, almost or did go bankrupt. Has his uses but not as a Chief Exec or deciding on players to buy.

Very little experience in the coaching staff and manager. Something you need a lot of when things arent going well.

For a club of Liverpool's size I dont think they have enough high calibre, quality people in the key positions

Paisley had 4 years as reserve team manager under his belt when Shankley made him his assistant, Dalglish has no seasons when appointed manager and... Hodgson had 36 years worth of experience. I'd take less experienced everytime on that basis.

And with Ayre nobody knows the rules that he's working under as an FSG employee but given that revenue is up and we've just received planning permission for a new stadium development (that looks like it may actually happen in real life too) during his time as a chief executive then I'd say he's doing ok.

[peekay]

Paisley had 4 years as reserve team manager under his belt when Shankley made him his assistant, Dalglish has no seasons when appointed manager and... Hodgson had 36 years worth of experience. I'd take less experienced everytime on that basis.

And with Ayre nobody knows the rules that he's working under as an FSG employee but given that revenue is up and we've just received planning permission for a new stadium development (that looks like it may actually happen in real life too) during his time as a chief executive then I'd say he's doing ok.

Different time, different era mate.

We had the greatest footballing setup from the owners down to scouting. We had pioneers who advanced every aspect of football - scouting, fitness, raising resources - working together, pulling together with one mission - to win. It was a very unique setup which I think we will never recreate. We had assistant managers with the pedigree to win European championships on their own. When King Kenny became the boss he has Paisley for advise and access to this entire setup and access to money comparable with the top clubs in England o fix problems when they arose.

I guess time will only tell how much talent Ayre, Pascoe, and Mike Marsh have. However, the lack of footballing pedigree and connections among our footballing staff will be a cause for concern until they start providing evidence that they can hack it at the highest level by winning stuff. Until that happens, concerns will arise whenever we stumble.

[DannyMan2006]

Or if rumors are to be believed we would not have had Sturridge and Coutinho and we would never have challenged for the league with Clint Dempsey leading the line. I dont think there is anything wrong with the committee system. We just seem to have the wrong personnel to run the system.

Don't care who he would've signed. If it failed, sack him & get someone else in.

[Boogs]

Why is this in the Rodgers thread?

[RichC]

Agreed.

Let's keep this about Rodgers please,

[Rigadon]

November 2014
Sat - 29 Stoke City H 15:00 W

December 2014
Tue - 2 Leicester A 19:45 W

Sat - 6 Sunderland H 15:00 D

Sun - 14 Manchester United A 13:30 L

Sun - 21 Arsenal H 16:00 D

Fri - 26 Burnley A 15:00 W

Mon - 29 Swansea H 20:00 W

Seven games to save his Liverpool career.

14 points from the last 21 - that's top four form.

[RichC]

Didn't realise our form was at that level, need to keep it up now though

[Chris]

Playing some quality togger at the moment. Really enjoying it.

[Assassin]

Didn't realise our form was at that level, need to keep it up now though

Not surprising you snoozy mod cunt

[RichC]

Give Rodgers his due he has so far got our seasons going from this point on historically, let's hope he does it this season