The Football.....

[MarkF]

Really? I know of no other Liverpool Manager who didn't have the backing of the Kop at the beginning of their reign. The appointment of the owl at Liverpool was akin to the appointment of Benitez at Chelsea amongst the fans. The difference being that the crowd still sang to support the team and not against the manager.

Yes, really, Liverpool fans are no different to any other fans.

Hodgson didn't do well, quickly, but he was on a hiding to nothing, all worked out better for him in the end though. £80m+ later, Liverpool are no better off.

 

[green1]

Hodgson didn't do well

No s**t Sherlock.

Liverpool are no better off.

Relegaton zone when he finally got the boot top top 6 with a bad start to the season. Take away the first 8~10 games Liverpool would be in the top 4. A slow start is to be expected when a new manager comes in wanting to play a different brand of football.

 

[MarkF]

A slow start is to be expected when a new manager comes in wanting to play a different brand of football.

You said it.

 

[green1]

You said it.

Difference is Rodgers was bring in attractive football to watch. The owl was bringing hoofball that should have gone out with the arc.

 

[User169]

Angry Scotsman to be released into the community.

 

[brodiej]

Big game for Brighton and Palace tonight - good script as we allegedly detest each other but @User and I hide our hostility well.
I kind of dread what will happen if we actually go up to the Premier though!

I think a lot will depend on Poyet staying.

Hopefully if you do go up he'll stick around for at least 1 season.

The problem when 1 manager leaves ie Fergie - it means Moyes goes, Everton will probably go for Laudrup and so the chain will go on until Gus' name comes up.

 

[rich p]

I think a lot will depend on Poyet staying.

Hopefully if you do go up he'll stick around for at least 1 season.

The problem when 1 manager leaves ie Fergie - it means Moyes goes, Everton will probably go for Laudrup and so the chain will go on until Gus' name comes up.

Maybe. he'll stay if we go up I think. He almost went to Reading in Feb which would have been a mistake

 

[2bluegp]

Hodgson actually had a bit of money at Fulham - that's what kept them up.

At Liverpool, he didn't really - they saved all their money for Dalgleish to **** away.

I don't see why Moyes shouldn't be perfect for Man U.

They've always relied mainly on their youth system (as have Everton) and made the occasional big, but bargain signing (like Cantona / Van Persie) as have Everton with Cahill, Jakielka, Phil Neville etc)

so who plays in their first team now that came through this wonderful youth system?

 

[marshmella]

Should have stayed with Solbakken. He knew what he was doing.

Not too sure about that with our useless players

 

[marshmella]

Wolves went down i see. That's a shame. Not.

West Brom fan are we?

 

[brodiej]

so who plays in their first team now that came through this wonderful youth system?

Err ... in the last 20 years Scholes, Beckham, the Nevilles, Nicky Butt, Wes Brown, Giggs, Tom Cleverley to name the most famous. Could you equate that with any of the other top English teams? I think not

 

[on the road]

Err ... in the last 20 years Scholes, Beckham, the Nevilles, Nicky Butt, Wes Brown, Giggs, Tom Cleverley to name the most famous. Could you equate that with any of the other top English teams? I think not

Over a 26 year period that's not much.

 

[Noodley]

Tomorrow, I am off to watch the 2nd leg of the SFL 1st Division play-off semi-final - Dunfermline v Forfar, with Forfar having won 3-1 in the 1st leg, with probably the best first half of football I have seen live since the early/mid 1990s. C'mon The Loons!!!

 

[brodiej]

Over a 26 year period that's not much.

Could you produce a similar list for Arsenal or Chelsea for example?

 

[2bluegp]

Err ... in the last 20 years Scholes, Beckham, the Nevilles, Nicky Butt, Wes Brown, Giggs, Tom Cleverley to name the most famous. Could you equate that with any of the other top English teams? I think not

did you miss the word now?