devaney » Tue Mar 31, 2015 5:48 pm wrote:Well let me try again because I would hate to simply overlook the truth
I selected a number of players that Rogers has been involved in buying and you have simply chosen to ignore the fact that they are beginning to look like impressive purchases. If Sturridge, Coutinho and Can are not a thinking man's footballer then I'm not sure what you are looking for? You have waxed lyrical on numerous occasions about the bewildering skill that Coutinho displays on a regular basis and yet you fail to give Rogers one single ounce of credit for this. £8.5m from Inter Milan was up there with some of the best buys this century !! They had written the lad off and yet we have developed him into something very special.
Simply subscribing to the view that Suarez would have succeeded anywhere is the easy option. He was under a ban when he arrived at Anfield. It took him time to settle. It needed the management skills of the owners, Rogers and some highly skilled "head" specialists to get him through the Evra debacle. The fans also played no small part. But lets just forget all that and the important part that Rogers played and simply believe that he could have done it all by himself. I'm sorry mate you generally make a reasonable amount of sense but as I eluded to you are stretching the boundaries of your dislike for Rogers a tad too far. I agree that he has his shortcomings but not to the extent that I overlook areas where he has succeeded.
Dev I decided against the debate to who exactly Rodgers procured, because no one really knows which of those players were money ball purchases on behalf of the
committee or indeed Rodgers buys ....In truth I think your overinflated appraisal of Rodgers also belies your once keen perception of what's best for the club.
I could also highlight how passionate you've been in the past about the club you no doubt love ,and how recently its been lost in a haze betwixt your defence of Rodgers and this need to extol the man as the future of this club ....As for this never giving Rodgers any credit ,then I think you will find you're incorrect in that assumption.
I have often used my opening post with the words' kudos to Rodgers' when the display demanded it ,and conversely I am never retiring in covering my dislike for the
man and I'm honest enough to admit it as such ,in more simplistic terms I just don't like the fella ,but implying it clouds my judgement on this great institution I
have carried with me since I was first dumped in the boys pen is ludicrous ,but if that makes it easier for you mate then you go ahead.
One question for you ,if Rodgers had been in charge through the Suarez /Evra incident do you honestly believe he would have proffered the same depth of support
as Dalglish did even to the detriment of his own longevity at the club