Liverpool FC

[Josedinho]

Rafa or Pep. Accept nothing else.

[NoflopsHomer]

Keegan surely?

[Josedinho]

and I'm surprised he didn't get another season

I'm not

Pressure on the owners now though, as KD deflected quite a lot of that


big name big reputation or a Lambert/Martinez?

I fear the former, think the later would suit.

Why would the latter suit? Surely the sacking shows there is huge pressure to get top 4.
Why would less experienced managers untested at that level with no experience of budgets or targets as high as that be the best fit?
I'm not doubting their ability but I think they'd fit a bigger team looking to build over a period of time. I think Liverpool need to be there sooner rather than later.

[bobby1]

Guardiola??

lol, obv would be a dream job for someone thats just left Barca. I think any new manager needs to install a touch of realism, hiring a big name would do the opposite. Martinez seems to be a good fit, Lambert too. The bottom line tho is whoever it is they are still going to have a lot of players that were bought at vastly over their value. A ''big' name will prob do the same again.

[bobby1]

and I'm surprised he didn't get another season

I'm not

Pressure on the owners now though, as KD deflected quite a lot of that


big name big reputation or a Lambert/Martinez?

I fear the former, think the later would suit.

Why would the latter suit? Surely the sacking shows there is huge pressure to get top 4.
Why would less experienced managers untested at that level with no experience of budgets or targets as high as that be the best fit?
I'm not doubting their ability but I think they'd fit a bigger team looking to build over a period of time. I think Liverpool need to be there sooner rather than later.

but thats the problem, they are a long long way from the top three and arsenal and Spurs look way ahead too. The top 4 shouldnt be the target, getting near the top four should be the first job given the standard of the squad surely?

[LeKnave]

Apparently Brendan Rodgers has been sighted in an undisclosed fast food restaurant just off anfield road.

[TightEnd]

and I'm surprised he didn't get another season

I'm not

Pressure on the owners now though, as KD deflected quite a lot of that


big name big reputation or a Lambert/Martinez?

I fear the former, think the later would suit.

Why would the latter suit? Surely the sacking shows there is huge pressure to get top 4.
Why would less experienced managers untested at that level with no experience of budgets or targets as high as that be the best fit?
I'm not doubting their ability but I think they'd fit a bigger team looking to build over a period of time. I think Liverpool need to be there sooner rather than later.

Because I think LFC (owners, some fans) have delusions of grandeur. A Lambert or Martinez I think is better than a, for example, Rijkard on huge money with a big player turnover. Get an up and comer to make their name and if it doesn't work, far cheaper to undo

[smashedagain]

Nigel Adkins is a scouser and have noticed he is in the betting. Awesome motivator and would love to see him managing Liverpool one day but now is the wrong time for him.

[The Baron]

and I'm surprised he didn't get another season

I'm not

Pressure on the owners now though, as KD deflected quite a lot of that


big name big reputation or a Lambert/Martinez?

I fear the former, think the later would suit.

The fans choice will be Rafa. If not him then I'm happy with either listed.

[Josedinho]

and I'm surprised he didn't get another season

I'm not

Pressure on the owners now though, as KD deflected quite a lot of that


big name big reputation or a Lambert/Martinez?

I fear the former, think the later would suit.

Why would the latter suit? Surely the sacking shows there is huge pressure to get top 4.
Why would less experienced managers untested at that level with no experience of budgets or targets as high as that be the best fit?
I'm not doubting their ability but I think they'd fit a bigger team looking to build over a period of time. I think Liverpool need to be there sooner rather than later.

Because I think LFC (owners, some fans) have delusions of grandeur. A Lambert or Martinez I think is better than a, for example, Rijkard on huge money with a big player turnover. Get an up and comer to make their name and if it doesn't work, far cheaper to undo

What about a Benitez or a Guardiola or even a Pardew?
I just think that managers can become fashionable and popular very quickly and they might not always be the best option.
Hodgson is an example, he did a great job at little Fulham and really struggled stepping up a level in quality, budget and expectations.
He bought players in that weren't good enough (Poulsen + Konchesky etc) and then was sacked early into his reign and ended up not being the cheaper option that people thought.
I don't think whoever comes in will have endless money to spend so they need to get the right manager and whether they are a known name or not should be irrelevant.
I agree a manager shouldn't be hired on name alone but nobody is calling for Maradona.
I think it's hard to say that a manager unproven at that level would suit them. Might be a bit picky but I'd probably not have picked up on it if you'd said "I think they should take a chance on X" because in reality that is what they would be doing.

[pleno1]

Apparently Brendan Rodgers has been sighted in an undisclosed fast food restaurant just off anfield road.

Class

[mondatoo]

I think it would be a great job for Guardiola. Has something to prove since most think Barca was a pretty easy job and despite there poor league record Liverpool are a massive club. Pretty tough job but with time and money obv not an impossible task.

[bobby1]

and I'm surprised he didn't get another season

I'm not

Pressure on the owners now though, as KD deflected quite a lot of that


big name big reputation or a Lambert/Martinez?

I fear the former, think the later would suit.

Why would the latter suit? Surely the sacking shows there is huge pressure to get top 4.
Why would less experienced managers untested at that level with no experience of budgets or targets as high as that be the best fit?
I'm not doubting their ability but I think they'd fit a bigger team looking to build over a period of time. I think Liverpool need to be there sooner rather than later.

Because I think LFC (owners, some fans) have delusions of grandeur. A Lambert or Martinez I think is better than a, for example, Rijkard on huge money with a big player turnover. Get an up and comer to make their name and if it doesn't work, far cheaper to undo

What about a Benitez or a Guardiola or even a Pardew?
I just think that managers can become fashionable and popular very quickly and they might not always be the best option.
Hodgson is an example, he did a great job at little Fulham and really struggled stepping up a level in quality, budget and expectations.
He bought players in that weren't good enough (Poulsen + Konchesky etc) and then was sacked early into his reign and ended up not being the cheaper option that people thought.
I don't think whoever comes in will have endless money to spend so they need to get the right manager and whether they are a known name or not should be irrelevant.
I agree a manager shouldn't be hired on name alone but nobody is calling for Maradona.
I think it's hard to say that a manager unproven at that level would suit them. Might be a bit picky but I'd probably not have picked up on it if you'd said "I think they should take a chance on X" because in reality that is what they would be doing.

But Jose, surely thats exactly what Dalglish did too. If you think RH bought badly, and the two you have listed were bad then it shows that having the money to spend doesnt mean its going to be spent properly and a big name manager is going to want big money to spend, they always do.

One of the masterpieces that Lambert did when he took over at Norwich was to leave out most of the big signings that had been made in the close season there, he managed the team that beat em 7 up the week before and judged that they were all a bit big time charlie coz they had been given good money. Two weeks on the bench or the stand and they got the message and the club never looked back.

[smashedagain]

Apparently Brendan Rodgers has been sighted in an undisclosed fast food restaurant just off anfield road.

Class

First signing. Ronald McDonald

[Waz1892]

AVB was prob the hottest property in Europe 18months ago.

CFC egos/dressing room ruined him rather than his tactics or decisions.

Something to prove, Won stuff, prem experiance at least, we could do worse!?

Of not rafa would be great, pep would be dreamlike.

Martinez seems the obv