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bigmick wrote:Lakes, I can also reveal that there is a chance is he will be still here next season. In fact, unconfirmed reports eminating from my window cleaner are indicating that he will either stay, or he will go. My window cleaner is never wrong on such matters, so I'll keep everyone posted.

bavlondon wrote:Quoted of another forum.

Well, considering Torres does not wish to discuss club matters during the world cup, especially as they have a big game tomorrow and the fact Liverpool would have to give permission to Abramovich/Rent Boys to actually speak to him, you can guarantee that the papers claiming this are once again full of .

As Chelsea and Man City are the new media darlings due to their mega money rather than non existent histories, of course the papers would love to see players of Torres' calibre at these clubs. If the media get an opportunity to attempt to 'unsettle' our best players in the hope of jumping ship to their darlings you can bet they will grab it and print whatever they can to assist them.
99.9% of articles are without quotes, those WITH quotes are actually 'misquotes' or 'made-up quotes'.

Torres will honour his contract at most, at the least, he will give us 1 more season and if he leaves, I am without doubt that it WILL NOT be to another English club. I do seriously believe Torres will consider the fans who adore him IF/WHEN he eventually moves on.

bavlondon wrote:This should probably be best discusses in the Torres thread so ill just say this. If his heart isn't 100% with Liverpool then he should go. But how much of that money would go to Roy to spend? 40Mil?

Number 9 wrote:

Yeah Roman has flown to SA to unrest a player when he is about to play in a semi final...Who makes this sh'ite up?

When you put it like that 

I liked it better when the press were more concerned with how England are.

bigmick wrote:Disappointed in what news mate, that Roy Hodgson is our new manager? If it is that, I think once you've had chance to look over his record throughout his career, see him interviewed and hear his thoughts about football, listen to what people in the game think about him, your disappointment will dissipate a bit. It's quite possible if many are to be believed that we will be operating under the strictest financial restrictions and that our star players are going to be sold from under the managers nose, so we are going to need a new breed of manager. We are going to need someone who can maximise the assets at his disposal, someone who knows the Premiership inside out, someone who doesn't over complicate things, puts square pegs in square holes, who can put all distractions aside and concentrate on doing the best he possibly can with the first team etc etc.

For jobs like that you don't need a Pelligrini, or a Juande Ramos. The last thing you need is baby food and mass rotation, a succession of Carlos Kickaballs going in and out of the exit door etc etc. You need a common sense no nonsense football man.

There were three candidates who were credible IMHO. Kenny Dalglish, Roy Hodgson and Martin O Neill. They were for me in reverse order as I typed them, and I'm very happy to have Roy Hodgson at the helm in these difficult times.

You've forgot to add "not a control freak and doesnt talk sh'ite" to his cv...

Thommo's perm wrote:

bigmick wrote:Disappointed in what news mate, that Roy Hodgson is our new manager? If it is that, I think once you've had chance to look over his record throughout his career, see him interviewed and hear his thoughts about football, listen to what people in the game think about him, your disappointment will dissipate a bit. It's quite possible if many are to be believed that we will be operating under the strictest financial restrictions and that our star players are going to be sold from under the managers nose, so we are going to need a new breed of manager. We are going to need someone who can maximise the assets at his disposal, someone who knows the Premiership inside out, someone who doesn't over complicate things, puts square pegs in square holes, who can put all distractions aside and concentrate on doing the best he possibly can with the first team etc etc.

For jobs like that you don't need a Pelligrini, or a Juande Ramos. The last thing you need is baby food and mass rotation, a succession of Carlos Kickaballs going in and out of the exit door etc etc. You need a common sense no nonsense football man.

There were three candidates who were credible IMHO. Kenny Dalglish, Roy Hodgson and Martin O Neill. They were for me in reverse order as I typed them, and I'm very happy to have Roy Hodgson at the helm in these difficult times.

You've forgot to add "not a control freak and doesnt talk sh'ite" to his cv...



No I haven't forgotten to add that mate, although people with those particular attributes are rarely if ever what you really need. I'm really talking about the here and now and not getting involved in any of that. What's gone before is only relevent in terms of where it leaves us right now (7th in the league) and in the fact that any new manager will rightly be expected to improve upon what was left for him. I'm just saying that the best way of achieving those goals (which obviously everyone shares, everyone wants the team to improve) is in my opinion to go for someone like Roy Hodgson.

Obviously if we keep the same team and finish worse than 7th, then I'll be the first to admit that there's a significant possibility I called it wrong. Even then though, I do believe any new manager deserves AT LEAST three seasons to see what he's really about. More likely is that some of our best players will be sold off, and the new manager will have a significantly shallower pool of talent to choose from than we are used to.

I'm probably being way over optimistic and positive here again (as per usual), but even in that scenario though I'm hopeful he'll improve us. It won't be long before we'll find out thankfully.

bigmick wrote:

Thommo's perm wrote:

bigmick wrote:Disappointed in what news mate, that Roy Hodgson is our new manager? If it is that, I think once you've had chance to look over his record throughout his career, see him interviewed and hear his thoughts about football, listen to what people in the game think about him, your disappointment will dissipate a bit. It's quite possible if many are to be believed that we will be operating under the strictest financial restrictions and that our star players are going to be sold from under the managers nose, so we are going to need a new breed of manager. We are going to need someone who can maximise the assets at his disposal, someone who knows the Premiership inside out, someone who doesn't over complicate things, puts square pegs in square holes, who can put all distractions aside and concentrate on doing the best he possibly can with the first team etc etc.

For jobs like that you don't need a Pelligrini, or a Juande Ramos. The last thing you need is baby food and mass rotation, a succession of Carlos Kickaballs going in and out of the exit door etc etc. You need a common sense no nonsense football man.

There were three candidates who were credible IMHO. Kenny Dalglish, Roy Hodgson and Martin O Neill. They were for me in reverse order as I typed them, and I'm very happy to have Roy Hodgson at the helm in these difficult times.

You've forgot to add "not a control freak and doesnt talk sh'ite" to his cv...



No I haven't forgotten to add that mate, although people with those particular attributes are rarely if ever what you really need. I'm really talking about the here and now and not getting involved in any of that. What's gone before is only relevent in terms of where it leaves us right now (7th in the league) and in the fact that any new manager will rightly be expected to improve upon what was left for him. I'm just saying that the best way of achieving those goals (which obviously everyone shares, everyone wants the team to improve) is in my opinion to go for someone like Roy Hodgson.

Obviously if we keep the same team and finish worse than 7th, then I'll be the first to admit that there's a significant possibility I called it wrong. Even then though, I do believe any new manager deserves AT LEAST three seasons to see what he's really about. More likely is that some of our best players will be sold off, and the new manager will have a significantly shallower pool of talent to choose from than we are used to.

I'm probably being way over optimistic and positive here again (as per usual), but even in that scenario though I'm hopeful he'll improve us. It won't be long before we'll find out thankfully.

This is the most excited Ive bee since Rafa came in

bigmick wrote:

Thommo's perm wrote:

bigmick wrote:Disappointed in what news mate, that Roy Hodgson is our new manager? If it is that, I think once you've had chance to look over his record throughout his career, see him interviewed and hear his thoughts about football, listen to what people in the game think about him, your disappointment will dissipate a bit. It's quite possible if many are to be believed that we will be operating under the strictest financial restrictions and that our star players are going to be sold from under the managers nose, so we are going to need a new breed of manager. We are going to need someone who can maximise the assets at his disposal, someone who knows the Premiership inside out, someone who doesn't over complicate things, puts square pegs in square holes, who can put all distractions aside and concentrate on doing the best he possibly can with the first team etc etc.

For jobs like that you don't need a Pelligrini, or a Juande Ramos. The last thing you need is baby food and mass rotation, a succession of Carlos Kickaballs going in and out of the exit door etc etc. You need a common sense no nonsense football man.

There were three candidates who were credible IMHO. Kenny Dalglish, Roy Hodgson and Martin O Neill. They were for me in reverse order as I typed them, and I'm very happy to have Roy Hodgson at the helm in these difficult times.

You've forgot to add "not a control freak and doesnt talk sh'ite" to his cv...



No I haven't forgotten to add that mate, although people with those particular attributes are rarely if ever what you really need. I'm really talking about the here and now and not getting involved in any of that. What's gone before is only relevent in terms of where it leaves us right now (7th in the league) and in the fact that any new manager will rightly be expected to improve upon what was left for him. I'm just saying that the best way of achieving those goals (which obviously everyone shares, everyone wants the team to improve) is in my opinion to go for someone like Roy Hodgson.

Obviously if we keep the same team and finish worse than 7th, then I'll be the first to admit that there's a significant possibility I called it wrong. Even then though, I do believe any new manager deserves AT LEAST three seasons to see what he's really about. More likely is that some of our best players will be sold off, and the new manager will have a significantly shallower pool of talent to choose from than we are used to.

I'm probably being way over optimistic and positive here again (as per usual), but even in that scenario though I'm hopeful he'll improve us. It won't be long before we'll find out thankfully.

Benny The Noon wrote:Sorry Thomo I fail to see what there is too be excited by at the moment - no cl next season , teams like city buying top players , still having two parasites owning the club , possibility of loosing big players and not replacing them , spending a season fighting for a Europa cup slot , a manager whose track record isn't inspiring .

Yes but besides that....