Next Liverpool Manager

[StevieH]

Final curtain always on the cards with Rafael Benítez doing it his way | Premier League - Times Online

 

Men in the frame

 

Kenny Dalglish A Liverpool legend on the field and in the dugout. Won the Double in his first season as player-manager, with two more league titles and an FA Cup to follow, then won another league title with Blackburn Rovers. Less successful with Newcastle United and Celtic, he returned to an ambassadorial role at Anfield last year.

 

Roy Hodgson Took Fulham to the Europa League final this season with a team assembled on a limited budget, which will appeal to the Anfield owners. Vastly experienced and well connected in the European arena, he has managed big clubs such as Inter Milan as well as international sides.

 

Mark Hughes Learnt his trade as manager with Wales and Blackburn, where he built a combative team who were difficult to beat. Struggled to live up to expectations with Manchester City and his past as a Manchester United player may count against him, but is known to have met Liverpool representatives when they played Benfica in Lisbon. Plus, he is available and has a point to prove.

 

Martin O’Neill The Aston Villa manager ticks many boxes — with ambition, passion and big-club experience — and after managing Celtic, he would feel the pressure of life at Anfield less than most. On the other hand, he has spent big money without delivering trophies at Villa Park and the ownership situation at Liverpool would not appeal to him.

 

Guus Hiddink The Dutchman made an excellent impression when he took temporary charge of Chelsea in the second half of last season and has Holland and Real Madrid on his CV. However, he failed in his attempt to take Russia to the World Cup finals. In any case, he has taken up a position as the Turkey coach and would be reluctant to break his agreement with their FA.

[George Costanza]

He's missed out Mcliesh who is known to be a freind of Kenny and has already been asked if he'd take the job if offered.

[StevieH]

He's missed out Mcliesh who is known to be a freind of Kenny and has already been asked if he'd take the job if offered.

 

Interesting.

[Woo]

Not anymore.

 

Anyway what's his reason to trade playing with his grand children on the beach for a daft place in Northwest England and having to answer to cretins and over demanding fans?

 

Why not? He won the world cup with Italy in 2006, the only coach in history to win the top prize in both club and international football.

[Red Nick]

He's missed out Mcliesh who is known to be a freind of Kenny and has already been asked if he'd take the job if offered.

 

Id be very happy with McLeish

[The Party Boy]

I'd be gutted, he's shite.

[CWD82]

Mcleish and O'neil are basicly the same manager.

 

They play defensive football, play direct, use a target man with wingers.

 

They'll both go for British players, niether have any real experience at the business end of a top league and they have both been a bit tactically naive to date.

 

Sounds tailor made to make us successful domestically even though it won't be pretty.

 

Oh, and I can't stand either cunt. Ones up Cloughs arse and the other is constantly hanging out of Ferguson. No ta

[Monster Masch]

Sky were going through tomorrow's papers and one of them has the headline "KOP AWAITS HUGHES".

 

I hope fucking not.

[Anubis]

Sky were going through tomorrow's papers and one of them has the headline "KOP AWAITS HUGHES".

 

I hope fucking not.

 

I'd have to go all Derrick Bird if that were true.

[RedKnight]

You'd have thought Mark Hughes would learn to stop taking jobs where he isn't wanted.

[TheDrowningMan]

I don't understand why McLeish and O'Neill are fellated upon by so many whilst Hodgson is dismissed. None are "big guns" but Hodgson is A) Less cuntly than either and B) While hardly cavalier, generally offers a less ghastly brand of football with fewer resources at his disposal.

 

Mark Hughes would be my nightmare appointment. Such an arrival would probably push me into actively screaming for his dismissal before he'd helmed a single game. Awful, awful manager, shit football and an ex-Manc and Evertonian.

 

Honestly, I'd MUCH rather Phil Brown, because at least some amusement could be derived from the perma-tanned, Hollywood toothed and pink cardiganed crooner prancing ridiculously on the touchline. He'd take us into oblivion kicking and screaming whereas dour 'Sparkless' Hughes would render any sane fan comatose as we sunk discreetly into mid-table obscurity. He'd instantly knock about 200m off of the club's value, leaving Hicks and Gillett more entrenched than ever.

 

I would also welcome whoever ends up buying the club barring Kenny Dalglish from Anfield forever for what would be tantamount to a terrible crime in assisting in the installation of Hughes.

 

Even Iain Dowie would be better, if only for his hideous visage. Joint manager with Beardsley?

[Mathewbet1]

Its in the daily star

[Mathewbet1]

1) Hiddink

2) Lippi

3) Pellegini

4) Hodgeson

 

In that order. Dalglish interim manager if required.

[Kevin D]

Kenny aside, not one man on that list has the pedigree to be Liverpool manager. Dreading who we'll get, really dreading his limited contractual power and dreading his undoubted submissiveness to the men who have given him the job of his life.

 

Football. Fuck off.

[jackofdk]

Final curtain always on the cards with Rafael Benítez doing it his way | Premier League - Times Online

 

Men in the frame

 

Kenny Dalglish A Liverpool legend on the field and in the dugout. Won the Double in his first season as player-manager, with two more league titles and an FA Cup to follow, then won another league title with Blackburn Rovers. Less successful with Newcastle United and Celtic, he returned to an ambassadorial role at Anfield last year.

 

Roy Hodgson Took Fulham to the Europa League final this season with a team assembled on a limited budget, which will appeal to the Anfield owners. Vastly experienced and well connected in the European arena, he has managed big clubs such as Inter Milan as well as international sides.

 

Mark Hughes Learnt his trade as manager with Wales and Blackburn, where he built a combative team who were difficult to beat. Struggled to live up to expectations with Manchester City and his past as a Manchester United player may count against him, but is known to have met Liverpool representatives when they played Benfica in Lisbon. Plus, he is available and has a point to prove.

 

Martin O’Neill The Aston Villa manager ticks many boxes — with ambition, passion and big-club experience — and after managing Celtic, he would feel the pressure of life at Anfield less than most. On the other hand, he has spent big money without delivering trophies at Villa Park and the ownership situation at Liverpool would not appeal to him.

 

Guus Hiddink The Dutchman made an excellent impression when he took temporary charge of Chelsea in the second half of last season and has Holland and Real Madrid on his CV. However, he failed in his attempt to take Russia to the World Cup finals. In any case, he has taken up a position as the Turkey coach and would be reluctant to break his agreement with their FA.

 

I'm pretty okay with this shortlist to be honest. I think a manager who knows the English league would be preferable and those are just about the ones that are realistic to get.

[Jose Jones]

I'll be fucked off it's Mark Fucking Hughes.

Not keen on McLeish either or Martin O'Neil, and Hiddink has said he won't do another club job, has just signed up with Turkey so I don't think it will be him.

Hoping we pull a nice suprise.

[Guest PurpleNose]

Kenny as caretaker. Then start begging Pellegrini to take the job.

[Jose Jones]

Kenny as caretaker. Then start begging Pellegrini to take the job.

 

Seems that Kenny doesn't want it.

It looks like Sammy Lee as caretaker, Purslow selling/buying players and Purslow being advised by Kenny on the next manager.

[Dicko]

Rule out all British managers, particularly English.

Then start from there.

[Johnni]

I would'nt mind Pellegrini, he got Madrid only 2nd but he got something like 94 pts in his 1st and only season with them. I can see Hodgson thinking about taking it whilst Hiddick is with Turkey now i think.

Some dickhead fan on SSN wrote in that Allaardyce is a good pick.

[Guest PurpleNose]

Seems that Kenny doesn't want it.

It looks like Sammy Lee as caretaker, Purslow selling/buying players and Purslow being advised by Kenny on the next manager.

 

Reina as caretaker. He can be in charge of selling/buying players, and can dispose of Purslow however he sees fit.

[Dicko]

I would'nt mind Pellegrini, he got Madrid only 2nd but he got something like 94 pts in his 1st and only season with them. I can see Hodgson thinking about taking it whilst Hiddick is with Turkey now i think.

 

Pellegrini would be my choice.

But only if he can speak English.

[The Dude Abides]

Where's the imagination on this one? It's as if the press are trying to push this job in a very British direction, knowing that it would be a certain failure. But they wouldn't do that would they.

 

Hodgson, Hughes and O'Neill, apart from being rubbish, already bring with them a shit load of baggage and added pressure. Honestly, i'd rather take the gamble on Owen Coyle than waste our time with known quantities of averageness.

[The Special One]

Where does it say Kenny doesn't want it?

[Guest PurpleNose]

Pellegrini would be my choice.

But only if he can speak English.

 

Tried to find out using the method of google, without success. He is Chilean so its likely he'll speak a bit.