Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015/16 (*EVERYONE READ MOD POST in OP)

martyos121

It's ironic that nice, attacking tiki-taka football is what got Rodgers the Liverpool job in the first place, and last season he abandoned his philosophy in favour of a more boring, defensive set-up, and that's likely what will cost him his job.

Tipsy McSwagger

dogbert27 wrote: »

I think there are enough excuses for him to stay until Christmas.

Injury list: Henderson, Firmino, Benteke, Lovren. He can argue he's lost 4 first team players.

Throw in Sturridge being injured for the first 5 games of the season and he can make the argument that he hasn't had the opportunity this season to field the first 11 that he wants.

All he ever says is rebuilding and challenge next season, he will have the next 3 games to turn things around but as soon as he loses a game their will be tons of pressure on him.

The Mulk

dogbert27 wrote: »

You do know what a sense of humour and artistic licence is right??

One person here does- see post #4028 on how to use both correctly!!:p

"faux real"- classic

Sorry didn't mean to sound like a d!ck but i work with someone who gets it wrong all the time, says it like "focks" the same with au fait

Knex*

I think we win tomorrow.

Tipsy McSwagger

Rodgers: "I have regular contact with the owners & that relationship is strong.No matter how much longer I'm here, I'll have huge respect for them.

He knows he's gone.

ElChe32

Bandana boy wrote: »

Does anybody remember how the UTD thread dealt with that Pro- moyes troll 2 years ago ?
Is it worth sending a delegation for some advice and help ?

We had him executed.

Knex*

ElChe32 wrote: »

We had him executed.

Video Footage.

martyos121

Knex. wrote: »

Video Footage.

I see they even executed him in Manchester!





I kid, I kid.

Benimar

BR: "Whether I'm here for one day more, one month, one year, I will always have huge respect for the owners and everyone here."

He knows he's gone.

Stab*City

Looks like Origi could be shipped out again..

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fc-transfer-rumours-divock-10131009

Lovely Bloke

if those quotes are accurate then yeah, he's accepted it.

It's days, not weeks or months at this stage.

Maybe even hours.

Vicxas

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Rodgers: "I have regular contact with the owners & that relationship is strong.No matter how much longer I'm here, I'll have huge respect for them.

He knows he's gone.

If he's said that then the writing is on the wall.

Knex*

Did he say similar stuff after the Stoke game last year?

rob316

Lose tomorrow or even draw he is gone, he has accepted it if those quotes are accurate.

monkey9

rob316 wrote: »

Lose tomorrow or even draw he is gone, he has accepted it if those quotes are accurate.

I think he's gone anyway. I mean, so what if we beat Villa tomorrow. That doesn't mean or change anything. It's his fourth season now, he's had plenty of time which any manager should get of course and doesn't look capable of getting us into the top four at this stage.

He just looks lost now. Even before the shootout the other night when he was patting players on the back trying to gee them up, it just looked like hollow gestures.

I think he's done a decent job at Liverpool and it is a very tough job to do. But it's drawing to a close now for him.

Harry Palmr

Time for a who should be the next manager poll?

jpboard1

brevity wrote: »

https://twitter.com/TonyBarretTimes/status/647328855615795200

Rodgers: "I hope to be a manager for 20 years but I respect that that 20 years probably won't be here at Liverpool."

What a stupid thing to say. He is only piling the pressure on himself. There may have been talks already.

monkey9

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Time for a who should be the next manager poll?

It just better not be AVB. I want the club to think big with this appointment.

jpboard1

monkey9 wrote: »

It just better not be AVB. I want the club to think big with this appointment.

I would be very surprised to see a top experienced manager. It goes against their ethos.

Knex*

monkey9 wrote: »

It just better not be AVB. I want the club to think big with this appointment.

You'd swear you never read that article about why AVB will be a success at Liverpool

jpboard1

Knex. wrote: »

You'd swear you never read that article about why AVB will be a success at Liverpool

What article?

kfallon

John Barnes!

:pac:

Harry Palmr

Knex. wrote: »

You'd swear you never read that article about why AVB will be a success at Liverpool

this one?

Caovyn Lineah

I can't wait for the reactions of people when it's neither Klopp or Ancelotti and they end up pining for Rodgers. Similar to how the people who wanted Rafa out got exactly what they deserved with Hodgson.

Agent Coulson

He's gone!

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/

kfallon

Caovyn Lineah wrote: »

I can't wait for the reactions of people when it's neither Klopp or Ancelotti and they end up pining for Rodgers. Similar to how the people who wanted Rafa out got exactly what they deserved with Hodgson.

Why would anybody pine for Rodgers? Not like he's brought any success to the club?

monkey9

Caovyn Lineah wrote: »

I can't wait for the reactions of people when it's neither Klopp or Ancelotti and they end up pining for Rodgers. Similar to how the people who wanted Rafa out got exactly what they deserved with Hodgson.

Huge huge differences between Rafa's reign and Rodgers' reign.

Caovyn Lineah

monkey9 wrote: »

Huge huge differences between Rafa's reign and Rodgers' reign.

I'm not comparing the 2.

Agent Coulson

It also starting to look like he was given 10 games to turn around the end of last seasons form this Villa game would be game 9 of the 10 and there has been no signs of a turn around in form.

x43r0

Agent Coulson wrote: »

He's gone!

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LClfQudGv74

spockety

Agent Coulson wrote: »

It also starting to look like he was given 10 games to turn around the end of last seasons form this Villa game would be game 9 of the 10 and there has been no signs of a turn around in form.

Lol, you basically made that up.

54and56

jpboard1 wrote: »

I would be very surprised to see a top experienced manager. It goes against their ethos.

How so? Are you confusing their ethos of acquiring and developing young talent Vs buying in 28-30 year old senior players? The age of a manager has no commercial impact on the club as there is no (effective) use by date and there is never (or rarely) a sell on opportunity.

After having a young promising manager (assuming BR leaves) the appetite will be for something opposite to what we had so an experienced proven manager to get the club back to where it should be (given the value of squad, spend on wages etc) may well be the key criteria and Ancelotti will top that list. If he does a LVG and turns things around for 3 years maybe winning a cup and pushing for top 4 and maybe even in the hunt for the title it will be easier to attract and keep players (yes you Coutinho!!) and then also easier to attract an ambitios manager looking to step up.

Agent Coulson

spockety wrote: »

Lol, you basically made that up.

Yup it's a guess and I don't see where I said it was fact.

Grayditch

Some fairly uninspiring cage rattling going on already today, I see.

Harry Palmr

spockety wrote: »

Lol, you basically made that up.

maybe he did but 10 games is a quarter of the season and long enough to get some idea of whether an already struggling manager has turned things round. Wouldn't be a bad marker point at which to make an appraisal

JohnDaniels

This must have been horrible but shows the press conference means little.

https://twitter.com/JimmyRiceWriter/status/647140410775703552
https://twitter.com/JimmyRiceWriter/status/647140600467312640
https://twitter.com/JimmyRiceWriter/status/647140977594003456
https://twitter.com/JimmyRiceWriter/status/647140977594003456

dogbert27

dogbert27 wrote: »

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Throw in Sturridge being injured for the first 5 games of the season and he can make the argument that he hasn't had the opportunity this season to field the first 11 that he wants.

To be fair you'd want to be fairly glum to swallow that as he now has assembled a squad, not just a first 11.

Harry Palmr wrote: »

maybe he did but 10 games is a quarter of the season and long enough to get some idea of whether an already struggling manager has turned things round. Wouldn't be a bad marker point at which to make an appraisal

Win tomorrow, 11 points from 7 PL games 1.57ppg, an away point in the EL after fielding a side with a makeshift CM that became an debutant CM partnership and through the first round of the domestic cup.

All things considered he won't be sacked going on that, lose tomorrow and things look a lot sh1tter though.

Agent Coulson

There only one statistic that matters not how many PPG we get or how much money has been spend or how many injures we have etc etc

In the last 18 league and cup games Liverpool have won 4 games.

Agent Coulson

Agent Coulson wrote: »

There only one statistic that matters not how many PPG we get or how much money has been spend or how many injures we have etc etc

In the last 18 league and cup games Liverpool have won 4 games.

What about the last 19 games, the last 20 games etc.

what's the 18 game significance?

Turtyturd

Grayditch wrote: »

Some fairly uninspiring cage rattling going on already today, I see.

I hope you get the cage rattling you deserve.

magma69

Augeo wrote: »

What about the last 19 games, the last 20 games etc.

what's the 18 game significance?

It highlights the length of time we've been rubbish. When teams are that bad for that long, the managers position rightly should be called into question.

Turtyturd

Augeo wrote: »

What about the last 19 games, the last 20 games etc.

what's the 18 game significance?

Weren't you the person constantly referring to the '3 back to back losses' as a reference point for cherry picking stats last season?

Tipsy McSwagger

Caovyn Lineah wrote: »

I can't wait for the reactions of people when it's neither Klopp or Ancelotti and they end up pining for Rodgers. Similar to how the people who wanted Rafa out got exactly what they deserved with Hodgson.

Rafa's Record at LFC
FA Cup: 2005–06
FA Community Shield: 2006
UEFA Champions League: 2004–05
UEFA Super Cup: 2005

Brendan's Record at LFC



Don't think anyone will be pining for a manager who has won fcuk all.

Milkers

Stab*City wrote: »

Looks like Origi could be shipped out again..

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fc-transfer-rumours-divock-10131009

He was ****e last year in France, he was ****e in preseason and he's been ****e in his limited competitive appearances so far.

I wish him well.

billymitchell

Milkers wrote: »

He was ****e last year in France, he was ****e in preseason and he's been ****e in his limited competitive appearances so far.

I wish him well.

Dont see any issue with loaning him out, he isnt going to improve sitting in the stand week in , week out. It would be best for everybody if he was loaned out.

Knex*

Augeo wrote: »

What about the last 19 games, the last 20 games etc.

what's the 18 game significance?

There's really no point getting into semantics like that when the stat is so damning.

4 wins. 18 games. Its not like we played Real Madrid and Barca in those 18 games making them some sort of anomaly.

Luckycharms_74

Lovely Bloke

Firmino has a cracked bone in his back? Jesus.

Augme

kfallon wrote: »

Why would anybody pine for Rodgers? Not like he's brought any success to the club?

I'm not a Rodgers fan by any means but some of the names I have seen mentioned would make me pine for Rodgers. The likes of Gary Monk wouldn't go as far as having me pine for Rodgers but I honestly don't know if I'd sack Rodgers for Monk if it was up to me. The problem is a lot of people think all we need to do is sack Rodgers and then it's back to winning ways.

brevity

Great Guardian piece on Klopp

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/may/21/jurgen-klopp-borussia-dortmund-champions-league

"It's OK that they want to go to different places. But they get there and, ****, it's not the same. Look, you work for the Guardian, and sometimes you see your colleagues and think: 'Oh no, the same old thing every day.' Maybe you want to go to the Sun? More money, less work. More photographs, [fewer] words."

He'd be great here. A risk for sure, but he'd wake up the place, and Anfield is in need of a waking up.