wormy Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Them winning the Champions League (again), was the worst thing that could have happened to the football world. They clearly saw it as their destiny as "one of the greatest clubs in the world", which David Fairclough has just described them on SSN. Other than seeing it as everyone else saw it, a one off. Don't get me wrong, it was an amazing achievement and well deserved but it papered over the direction that the club has been heading for what nearly 25 years? That's quarter of a decade for "one of the greatest clubs in the world", which has seen not one league title. They really need a shock moment, some realisation of where they really are as a club. Spot on. It's a shame because I've nothing against Rodgers, but I hope he crashes and burns purely as it means Liverpool crashes and burns. And it couldn't happen to a nicer club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Them winning the Champions League (again), was the worst thing that could have happened to the football world. They clearly saw it as their destiny as "one of the greatest clubs in the world", which David Fairclough has just described them on SSN. Other than seeing it as everyone else saw it, a one off. Don't get me wrong, it was an amazing achievement and well deserved but it papered over the direction that the club has been heading for what nearly 25 years? That's quarter of a decade for "one of the greatest clubs in the world", which has seen not one league title. They really need a shock moment, some realisation of where they really are as a club. Aye you're right there, it's really made a difference to them in terms of being able to attract players as well though. Now if Liverpool come in for your players or manager, you worry because you think they'll go but it's easy to forget where they were ten years ago when despite being a better team than now, generally didn't come and get top players from other Premier League clubs cos no cunt wanted to play for them (apart from Hamann ). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I think dinosaurs such as Villa and Liverpool are eventually going to suffer the same fate as we did three seasons ago. They share alot of the same problems, that i feel we did, in some cases worse. With owners who seemingly lack direction or knowledge for the game, whom repeatedly make bizzare manager appointments based on fan power or money, there can only be one outcome. It's not like these clubs have billions to back their respective clubs with, in some respect it might make it easier if they had no money at all. How can these clubs afford to splash 25m on Bent, 20m on Henderson, 35m on Carroll, whilst hiring people like McLeish and Dalglish. Brendan Rodgers is a good honest coach but he will struggle while his name isn't Dalglish, Souness or Benitez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 When you have owners willing to spend and some of the players we have, top four is very achievable. Spurs will probably lose Modric and Bale - so they are going to be weaker you would think. Newcastle don't have as good of team as us. Arsenal are pretty much a one man team. We can very much get top four next season and that will be the aim of FSG and Rodgers. Let's not lower our expectations after one season where we lost key players to injury, our leading striker got banned and we were incredibly unlucky. Rodgers is taking over a spine of a very good team. When you have Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique, Lucas, Gerrard, Bellamy, Suarez etc - top four is a very achieveable aim! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 DELUDED Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Half that list are shit too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 At least four of them wouldn't get into our team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Brendan Rodgers man, surely this isn't the best they can get? One years premiership experience, wow. Honestly reckon we could do better, even with Ashley at the helm. Martinez I could partially understand, for me Rodgers is living off the good work Martinez set in before leaving. Crazy stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Fucking Skrtel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 http://www.swanseacity.net/page/Latest/0,,10354~2793289,00.html Confirmed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Brendan fucking Rodgers!?!? Pahahaha. It's almost as ridiculous as us getting Pardew. Let's just hope it doesn't turn out the same way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 It's about time a Northern Irish manager got a job at a top club tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Brendan Rodgers is a good honest coach but he will struggle while his name isn't Dalglish, Souness or Benitez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/teHVk.png Keeps it. Keeps it! KEEPS IT! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Won't be able to attract many top players that's for sure! Bullshit. Chelsea have just attracted a top player this week and they don't even have apermanent manager! The prospect - nay PROMISE - of playing attractive, attacking Barca-type footy is enough for most players to want to join us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 When you have owners willing to spend and some of the players we have, top four is very achievable. Spurs will probably lose Modric and Bale - so they are going to be weaker you would think. Newcastle don't have as good of team as us. Arsenal are pretty much a one man team. We can very much get top four next season and that will be the aim of FSG and Rodgers. Let's not lower our expectations after one season where we lost key players to injury, our leading striker got banned and we were incredibly unlucky. Rodgers is taking over a spine of a very good team. When you have Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique, Lucas, Gerrard, Bellamy, Suarez etc - top four is a very achieveable aim! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I remember when HTT wanted to model this place on RAWK. Fucking embarrassing forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I remember when HTT wanted to model this place on RAWK. f***ing embarrassing forum. To be honest I can remember a time it was a decent forum. I'm not even sure how the weird dictatorship started. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Although Swansea play very attractive football, they aren't worldbeaters and were never going to challenge for the title or Europe. We can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I remember when HTT wanted to model this place on RAWK. f***ing embarrassing forum. To be honest I can remember a time it was a decent forum. I'm not even sure how the weird dictatorship started. It's always been like that as long as I can remember. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/teHVk.png Keeps it. Keeps it! KEEPS IT! Does that stat actually say anything? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/teHVk.png Keeps it. Keeps it! KEEPS IT! Does that stat actually say anything? That their possession stat is bollocks because 99% of it is in their own half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I quite like Rodgers. But needs must as they say. Looking forward to it. Think he has a slightly better chance than Martinez would have. New batch of winged monkeys are being trained for release in August. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 not really sure what i think about this, on the one hand he is one of the least experienced managers they could have gone for, even at premier league level, and this is a club whey roy was apparently too small a name, but on the other he is a likeable guy and could be a really good manager. Think Rodgers has the potential to manage a top 4 team, but not sure whether this will happen at liverpool. they really need to do some re-structuring over the next few seasons, they don't have the squad for instant sucess with spending big (or well) and competing for the cl is very different to survival, and it will probably take some time to adapt. hopefully liverpool wont give rodgers the time required for him to be sucessful, and recent history suggests this will be the case. cant see them falling further down the table though, unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Cant see how the current Liverpool team will take to Rogers tactics like. Posession,Posession,Posession,Gerrard - 50 yard ball to no-one cos they were all on or behind the half way line. And start again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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