Dalglish gone (MERGED)

[sincity]

Rumors of assistant manager Steve Clarke resigning "out of loyalty to the King"

 

[Ray78]

Rumors of assistant manager Steve Clarke resigning "out of loyalty to the King"

There goes his compensation.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Might get slated for this.

But they actually have a squad of capable individuals. Not top top quality like ours, no of course not, but with a bit of confidence they have a squad that is capable of getting back up and challenging for the Champion's League places.

The problem isn't with the personell it's with the way they've been set up to play. It's an archaic and out of date brand of football, and in the modern league it's not flexible enough which is why they have trouble breaking defences down. The days of just getting it to a winger and letting him whip it in are gone, as soon as people start to see that tactic the defence will adjust to cope. Sure it can work, but only if it's not your one and only way of playing.

If they get somebody in who can set them up like it's 2012 and not 1985 then they will do far better next season, I guarantee it.

 

[blueinsa]

FSG start the process of finding a replacement to the king....

 

[taconinja]

My favorite part of the RAWK thread is the guy saying Rafa Benitez is "too powerful" for the American owners to hire. What is he? The Incredible Hulk?

-- Wed May 16, 2012 12:32 pm --

Bizarre decision by the owners.

Any new manager will have the weight of history and the ghost of King Kenny on top of him, no real money to spend, no chance of attracting the very best, a guarantee that they're not getting top 4 next season... unless they get Jose (which isn't as ludicrous as some might think) and a support that is ready for yet another round of protests.

I hope they get Martinez. That will ensure mid-table mediocrity.

If possible they should try for O'Neill or Hughes to give them at least a modicum of credibility, otherwsie they'll "do a Wolves" and end up rudderless and heading down.

The demise of Liverpool has taken on a real pace after today's events.

I don't know. Should they have given him another hundred million pounds or so for another season?

I doubt there is any more real money. I think that was the point I was making.

So what can a new manager do with "Kenny's players"?

No decent manager will now take the job. Sometimes it is better the devil you know...

The owners spend loads of money on the Red Sox win or lose. Can't see why they would turn cheap now.

 

[mcmanus]

Is Phil Neal still out of a job? I believe they need someone who knows the Liverpool way and their history. Should never have let Shankly go.

 

[ManCityJordan]

Only 2 men can get them back to the top, and neither them will give it a thought

 

[smudgedj]

Is Phil Neal still out of a job? I believe they need someone who knows the Liverpool way and their history. Should never have let Shankly go.

Kevin Keegan!

 

[MCFCJR]

Is Phil Neal still out of a job? I believe they need someone who knows the Liverpool way and their history. Should never have let Shankly go.

The answer to this is the one and only Phil Thompson

 

[Ducado]

Might get slated for this.

But they actually have a squad of capable individuals. Not top top quality like ours, no of course not, but with a bit of confidence they have a squad that is capable of getting back up and challenging for the Champion's League places.

The problem isn't with the personell it's with the way they've been set up to play. It's an archaic and out of date brand of football, and in the modern league it's not flexible enough which is why they have trouble breaking defences down. The days of just getting it to a winger and letting him whip it in are gone, as soon as people start to see that tactic the defence will adjust to cope. Sure it can work, but only if it's not your one and only way of playing.

If they get somebody in who can set them up like it's 2012 and not 1985 then they will do far better next season, I guarantee it.

No problem with that because it's true! I would have thought they would have been up there with Newcastle or even Spuds, and you are 100% correct in what you say about the way they were set up, the problem Liverpool fans need to get over is that Kenny was not the saviour, they should have kept him where he belonged in their memories! Instead he will be brooding on the sidelines (never seen them slated for that) undermining the new manager like he did with Wroy the sooner they get him out of that club the better for them, or then again ;-)