Brendan Rodgers and the transfer market

[andrew78]

If we finish 7th or 8th i'd still want Rodgers here, he just needs time to shift out all the deadwood. He's fucked up majorly this window, he needs to rectify it with his tactics because we are impotent from an attacking point of view. 

What the Fuck are u on can I have some

[ratcatcher]

Wow! A number of dormant accounts coming alive for some reason. Did we lose?

[JoeBuck]

this is a key moment for Rodgers - his whole "strategy" seems to be unfolding and he's beginning to look like he's out of his depth and without a clue what to do next...the same happened around this time for Rafa in 09-10..except Rafa had much more constraining financial factors and a track record of success behind him..

 

Rodgers is on thin ice - he's done nothing in the game apart from last season's challenge

[Guest KopitePete]

If the owners had any sense whatsoever, they'd be doing their utmost best to get Roy in as a transfer advisor, or even back as manager.

 

Now there's a manager that knew how to work the transfer market.

[Josef Svejk]

If the owners had any sense whatsoever, they'd be doing their utmost best to get Roy in as a transfer advisor, or even back as manager.

 

Now there's a manager that knew how to work the transfer market.

 

See my advice on the other thread. A Rafa wind-up always has potential. A Roy wind-up is hopeless.

[Pureblood]

The ship does need steadying.  Iceberg (Real Madrid) dead ahead.  

 

New member KopitePete has his finger on the pulse. 

[Josef Svejk]

The ship does need steadying.  Iceberg (Real Madrid) dead ahead.  

 

New member KopitePete has his finger on the pulse. 

 

There isn't a single forumite dumb enough for this wind-up. Not even on this forum.

[Pureblood]

There isn't a single forumite dumb enough for this wind-up. Not even on this forum.

 

He sounds like a knowledgeable match going fan to me.    

[J-V]

If the owners had any sense whatsoever, they'd be doing their utmost best to get Roy in as a transfer advisor, or even back as manager.

 

Now there's a manager that knew how to work the transfer market.

 

I think he's already advising Rodgers and the Committee.

 

[RoboRiise]

If Liverpool football club was an A & R company during the Brit Pop era we wouldn't sign the likes of Oasis, Blur or Pulp. For a start Oasis would be too big for us, we wouldn't get a look in, Blur would be established so we'd look elsewhere, Pulp would be considered too eclectic, we'd overthink Pulp. We'd be interested in Suede but we'd end up making an arse out of the deal and Suede would take their jarring tunes somewhere they'll be appreciated, after growing tired of protracted negotiations.

 

We'd be the one that ends up signing Reef. "Now Reef, that's a young band with the world at it's feet". We'd throw a bloody fortune at Reef after "Place your hands" came out in the hope that it's just the start of a tremendous career. We'd send them all over the world to record their follow up at great expense, before getting the tapes back and realising that we've made a monumental fuck up. 

 

Two words.  Shed Seven.

[Section_31]

If we finish 7th or 8th i'd still want Rodgers here, he just needs time to shift out all the deadwood. He's fucked up majorly this window, he needs to rectify it with his tactics because we are impotent from an attacking point of view.

He's bought most of the deadwood. He couldn't spot a player in a Harlem pool hall.

[KopOut]

I can accept people being unhappy right now because I'm one of them, but the kicking he's getting is not on, last season he produced a brand of football better than anything I've seen in an age, let's give him a chance to rectify things eh?

And there's me thinking it was Suarez who produced the football and motivated the other players.

[TheFridge]

After Chelsea we'll all be playing that familiar fun old forum game again, you know, the one where once we are off the pace for 4th place and we clutch at straws running through scenarios every week about the teams above us dropping points and us catching them up.

[El Dangerous]

Bring in Rafa as DoF and get Klopp as manager then sign Reus, Hummels and one of the Benders (not Le Saux) and win the league.

 

Also sign TLW as transfer advisors as we obviously know more about football with our unlimited access to YouTube and football manager. If you play football manager on one of those fancy windows tablets you're basically the same as a real one or a skysports pundit at the very least.

[Nightcat]

I am certainly against adding a Director of Football or coaching staff (a defense specialist/coach) against the manager's will. That will create more problems on and off the pitch than it can solve.

 

You either support Rodgers and see what happens in the next 2-3 seasons, or sack him at the end of this season if we finish trophyless and below Top 6 in the Premier League.

 

Did Rodgers sign a new contract? I remember they were about to open negotiations for a new contract at the end of last season.

[Section_31]

Think the worm has turned, one thing FSG don't like as they showed with Dalglish, is the idea of wasting money. Be interesting to see if they give him any more money in January. That will be telling.

[Nightcat]

You are having a laugh aren't you Section? No, you are certainly taking the piss.

 

FSG refused to give Rodgers any money last January when we were challenging for the Premier League and a Top 4 finish that would bring tens of millions to the club and you think that they will spend money in January during a write off season that will most likely end with losing our Top 4 status?

[ZonkoVille77]

He bought the wrong Southampton players.

That's all.

[J-V]

He bought the wrong Southampton players.

That's all.

 

Unsurprisingly that was obvious before we even bought the players and was pointed out in the Summer Transfer Thread.

[Anubis]

He sounds like a knowledgeable match going fan to me.    

 

Sounds to me like he goes the game.

[ZonkoVille77]

Charlie Austin > Shane Long > Fabio Borini > Mario fuckin Balotelli

[J-V]

I don't know why we don't just start with Borini.  I don't particularly rate him but he won't be no worse than what's currently on offer and at least he'll run for 90minutes which will create space for others.

[ZonkoVille77]

I don't know why we don't just start with Borini. I don't particularly rate him but he won't be no worse than what's currently on offer and at least he'll run for 90minutes which will create space for others.

Yup.

I honestly have no idea what Brendan is at this season. Making mistake after mistake. Not good enough at the minute in any shape or form.

[El Dangerous]

It's be pretty funny if after all the talk about us not being able to shop in the same places as City and Chelsea and the like if we did actually sign this 'keeper called Neto.

[VladimirIlyich]

It's be pretty funny if after all the talk about us not being able to shop in the same places as City and Chelsea and the like if we did actually sign this 'keeper called Neto.

We'll end up with his cheaper understudy,Al Di.