Next Liverpool Manager

[George Costanza]

I don't think we can set any expectations till we see what happens with Gerrard/Torres/Mascherano/Kuyt etc, if any or how many of them leave and what percenatge of any fee's recouped that Roy can use.

 

As it stands right now with the current squad, I'd be hoping for a top 4 finish and winning a cup competition.

[coop]

I don't expect a title challenge in his first year, that would be unfair on any manager.

 

All new managers need time and it will be no different with Hodgson.

 

I expect an improvement on the previous regime otherwise what is the point of changing.

 

This means that whilst the manager needs time he should still finish in the top four every season otherwise he should be sacked.

[thompsonsnose]

I'd expect his brief to be to keep us worth 500m whilst we take 150m out of the club.

 

EXACTEMENT!!:wallbutt:

 

Hes being brought in to polish turds, until C&A have had their fill of the pickings, like slugs in a pint glass.

 

CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNTZ!!

[Brownie]

I expect an improvement on the previous regime otherwise what is the point of changing.

 

This means that whilst the manager needs time he should still finish in the top four every season otherwise he should be sacked.

 

Contradicting yourself there; 6th would be an improvement!

[coop]

Contradicting yourself there; 6th would be an improvement!

 

Still doesn't qualify for the Champions League therefore he would not have met the minimum requirements.

[Coro]

I don't expect a title challenge in his first year, that would be unfair on any manager.

 

All new managers need time and it will be no different with Hodgson.

 

It's fair to say we were stood still as a club when Benitez took over but financially we still had ambition.

 

Hodgson is taking over at a club that is in rapid decline with it's main priority now being debt management.

[Barrington Womble]

Of course he'll have to convince him to stay, this appointment smacks of aiming for mid-table stability. Hodgsons job is to convince himself, then our senior players that he can make something happen despite the pair of cunts who own the club and the pair of cunts who run and try to sell it.

[Anny Road]

If Gerrard has any sense he will fuck off to Spain with his missus, get some sun, enjoy some Julio Iglesias (the Spanish Phill Collins) Win a league or two retire and forget all about Liverpool.

[Delmar]

I don't expect a title challenge in his first year, that would be unfair on any manager.

 

What do you mean "first year"? One of many?

[ali]

Liverpool to unveil Hodgson this week

 

Published 20:00 29/06/10 By David Maddock

 

Roy Hodgson will be unveiled as the new Liverpool manager before the end of the week - with Kenny Dalglish's blessing.

 

The Anfield club are finalising arrangements with the Fulham boss, and hope to introduce him as the successor to Rafa Benitez on Thursday, the July 1 date first revealed by the Mirror when we exclusively told you Hodgson would get the job.

 

Dalglish had been mooted as a possible contender for the role, with suggestions that he would turn his back on the club should he be overlooked.

 

But the Anfield legend has indicated that he is no longer interested in the job and will back his close friend Hodgson, who he first recommended for the post.

 

And Dalglish could even expand his role with Liverpool, where he has been working as an ambassador for the past year.

 

The fans' idol is close to the current board and MD Christian Purslow in particular, and under the previous regime a role was envisaged which saw him act as a conduit between boardroom and manager, before Benitez blocked the idea.

 

The pair have been close since Hodgson's days as manager at Malmo in the 1980s, when Liverpool, under Dalglish, used to travel to Sweden for pre-season friendlies, and they have maintained a bond ever since.

 

Hodgson has agreed an initial two year deal worth around £2million a year, and Liverpool will pay his club Fulham a compensation figure in the region of £2m.

 

He will bring his Fulham coach Mike Kelly with him, but is also keen to utilise the experience of the staff that remain at the club following Benitez's departure, with the likes of assistant boss Sammy Lee, reserve team coach John McMahon and Academy director Frank McParland all set to stay on.

 

And Hodgson's first job will be to persuade some of the club's biggest name players to remain at Anfield amid continuing speculation that stars such as Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres have been targeted by Real Madrid and Barcelona.

 

There were rumours of a Madrid bid of £20m for Gerrard, but they are completely unfounded, and Liverpool simply wouldn't even countenance such an offer.

 

The club insist that none of their players are for sale, and - despite continuing speculation over finances - they are under no pressure to sell players.

 

Hodgson will be given around £12m in cash to spend, but will also be allowed to spend much of the revenue he generates in selling off some of the Anfield deadwood, just as Benitez did the previous summer.

 

The Spaniard had a war chest of more than £40m which he used to bring in record signings Glen Johnson and and Alberto Aquilani, and Hodgson could have even more by offloading the likes of Ryan Babel, Albert Riera, Yossi Benayoun, David Ngog and possibly even Aquilani.

 

He will also be faced with pressure from Javier Mascherano to sanction his sale, with the Argentina midfielder desperate to engineer a move out of Anfield for the past year.

 

And Hodgson may decide that, with Inter Milan and Barcelona both bidding for his services, he could be wise to cash in at a price of around £35m for a defensive midfielder, and spend some of the money on a talented replacement such as Lyon's Jeremy Toulalan, or either Lassana or Mahamadou Diarra of Real Madrid.

 

But the experienced coach knows that his first priority must be to keep Gerrard and Torres, and it seems that he may have made some progress in persuading the skipper to stay, with help for former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy.

 

Now captain at Fulham, Murphy has spoken with his close friend Gerrard to outline Hodgson's qualities as a manager, and endorse him for the Anfield role.

 

Speaking recently, Murphy raved about Hodgson when he said: "The manager doesn't sprinkle magic dust on us.

 

"The manager and his staff work damn hard to make sure the lads know their jobs. He does his research on players and the mentality of players who come into the club. He is a manager who organises his team well."

 

Gerrard has offered his backing to Hodgson, and while he still wants certain reassurances over future signings at Liverpool, he now seems more likely to stay given his approval for the new boss.

 

Torres too, has indicated that he is ready to give it another season at Anfield, to see if Hodgson can turn things around following the disappointment of last season, when Benitez lost the dressing.

 

Speaking yesterday for the first time about Benitez's departure, Torres insisted that the club did the right thing in looking for a new manager when he said: "At this point I think it was best for everyone that Benitez left the club.

 

He added: "They will tell us the situation after the World Cup. At the moment we don't have a coach, so we will wait and see what happens."

 

Torres will be targeted by Barcelona and Chelsea when his World Cup is over, but again Liverpool are not interested in a sale, and Hodgson hopes to demonstrate that his plans will allow for sufficient summer spending to bring in the new faces the team requires next season.

 

Liverpool to unveil Roy Hodgson as manager this week - News - MirrorFootball.co.uk

[Anny Road]

And so it begins. Kenny and Murphy think he is ace.

[Coro]

Liverpool to unveil Hodgson this week

 

Published 20:00 29/06/10 By David Maddock

 

Liverpool to unveil Roy Hodgson as manager this week - News - MirrorFootball.co.uk

 

Fuck off Purslow.

[Guest PurpleNose]

"The Spaniard had a war chest"

 

Such a help is Maddock.

[Anny Road]

The fans' idol is close to the current board and MD Christian Purslow in particular, and under the previous regime a role was envisaged which saw him act as a conduit between boardroom and manager, before Benitez blocked the idea.

 

 

Cracker that one. I wonder if Cecil hand wrote that line.

[Iantn]

but will also be allowed to spend much of the revenue he generates in selling off some of the Anfield deadwood, just as Benitez did the previous summer.

 

The Spaniard had a war chest of more than £40m

 

Haha, genius!

[kopite1989]

Just keep smiling

[George Costanza]

Looks like Cecil is proof reading what Journo's are writing now.

[JMARKH]

Liverpool to unveil Hodgson this week

 

Published 20:00 29/06/10 By David Maddock

 

Roy Hodgson will be unveiled as the new Liverpool manager before the end of the week - with Kenny Dalglish's blessing.

 

The Anfield club are finalising arrangements with the Fulham boss, and hope to introduce him as the successor to Rafa Benitez on Thursday, the July 1 date first revealed by the Mirror when we exclusively told you Hodgson would get the job.

 

Dalglish had been mooted as a possible contender for the role, with suggestions that he would turn his back on the club should he be overlooked.

 

But the Anfield legend has indicated that he is no longer interested in the job and will back his close friend Hodgson, who he first recommended for the post.

 

And Dalglish could even expand his role with Liverpool, where he has been working as an ambassador for the past year.

 

The fans' idol is close to the current board and MD Christian Purslow in particular, and under the previous regime a role was envisaged which saw him act as a conduit between boardroom and manager, before Benitez blocked the idea.

 

The pair have been close since Hodgson's days as manager at Malmo in the 1980s, when Liverpool, under Dalglish, used to travel to Sweden for pre-season friendlies, and they have maintained a bond ever since.

 

Hodgson has agreed an initial two year deal worth around £2million a year, and Liverpool will pay his club Fulham a compensation figure in the region of £2m.

 

He will bring his Fulham coach Mike Kelly with him, but is also keen to utilise the experience of the staff that remain at the club following Benitez's departure, with the likes of assistant boss Sammy Lee, reserve team coach John McMahon and Academy director Frank McParland all set to stay on.

 

And Hodgson's first job will be to persuade some of the club's biggest name players to remain at Anfield amid continuing speculation that stars such as Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres have been targeted by Real Madrid and Barcelona.

 

There were rumours of a Madrid bid of £20m for Gerrard, but they are completely unfounded, and Liverpool simply wouldn't even countenance such an offer.

 

The club insist that none of their players are for sale, and - despite continuing speculation over finances - they are under no pressure to sell players.

 

Hodgson will be given around £12m in cash to spend, but will also be allowed to spend much of the revenue he generates in selling off some of the Anfield deadwood, just as Benitez did the previous summer.

 

The Spaniard had a war chest of more than £40m which he used to bring in record signings Glen Johnson and and Alberto Aquilani, and Hodgson could have even more by offloading the likes of Ryan Babel, Albert Riera, Yossi Benayoun, David Ngog and possibly even Aquilani.

 

He will also be faced with pressure from Javier Mascherano to sanction his sale, with the Argentina midfielder desperate to engineer a move out of Anfield for the past year.

 

And Hodgson may decide that, with Inter Milan and Barcelona both bidding for his services, he could be wise to cash in at a price of around £35m for a defensive midfielder, and spend some of the money on a talented replacement such as Lyon's Jeremy Toulalan, or either Lassana or Mahamadou Diarra of Real Madrid.

 

But the experienced coach knows that his first priority must be to keep Gerrard and Torres, and it seems that he may have made some progress in persuading the skipper to stay, with help for former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy.

 

Now captain at Fulham, Murphy has spoken with his close friend Gerrard to outline Hodgson's qualities as a manager, and endorse him for the Anfield role.

 

Speaking recently, Murphy raved about Hodgson when he said: "The manager doesn't sprinkle magic dust on us.

 

"The manager and his staff work damn hard to make sure the lads know their jobs. He does his research on players and the mentality of players who come into the club. He is a manager who organises his team well."

 

Gerrard has offered his backing to Hodgson, and while he still wants certain reassurances over future signings at Liverpool, he now seems more likely to stay given his approval for the new boss.

 

Torres too, has indicated that he is ready to give it another season at Anfield, to see if Hodgson can turn things around following the disappointment of last season, when Benitez lost the dressing.

 

Speaking yesterday for the first time about Benitez's departure, Torres insisted that the club did the right thing in looking for a new manager when he said: "At this point I think it was best for everyone that Benitez left the club.

 

He added: "They will tell us the situation after the World Cup. At the moment we don't have a coach, so we will wait and see what happens."

 

Torres will be targeted by Barcelona and Chelsea when his World Cup is over, but again Liverpool are not interested in a sale, and Hodgson hopes to demonstrate that his plans will allow for sufficient summer spending to bring in the new faces the team requires next season.

 

Liverpool to unveil Roy Hodgson as manager this week - News - MirrorFootball.co.uk

 

Dont like the way that says much of the revenue as if in not all of it as has been previously suggested, also Benitez wasn't given a 40 million warchest, he spent about 18 million, Johnson was about 10 million when you include Crouch money owed, Aquilani 6 million upfront and the greek 2 million.

[DT]

"Torres too, has indicated that he is ready to give it another season at Anfield, to see if Hodgson can turn things around following the disappointment of last season, when Benitez lost the dressing."

 

The jokes about Benitez' size just won't stop, will they?

[Anny Road]

Anyone who buys this is a fucking retarded gimp.

 

WTF is Kenny supposed to do. He cannot walk because that would massively undermine the new boss, who is a friend. It is now being touted that Roy was recruited because of Kenny's say so. FUCK OFF.

[hamstrung]

The Maddock article is embarrassing. He literally has no shame allowing his name to be put to that.

 

Someone with the patience could rip it to pieces line by force fed line.

 

 

Hodgson will be given around £12m in cash to spend, but will also be allowed to spend much of the revenue he generates in selling off some of the Anfield deadwood, just as Benitez did the previous summer.

 

 

Best get a wriggle on Roy. Sure it was £15M and all the money from sales a week or two back.

[AmerScouse]

The Maddock article is embarrassing. He literally has no shame allowing his name to put to that.

 

 

 

Best get a wriggle on Roy. Sure it was £15M and all the money from sales a week or two back.

 

this will be roy's first experience with a players fund. "i know we said 12 million, but that includes the players wages, any payoff from the sale, an american tax, money to help run the lfc website, and also your wages". so in other words you've got just enough to sign jovanovic on a free if you sell ryan babel and yossi. good luck, heres an abacus to help you keep track

[gkmacca]

Maddock really has no shame. Was he even in the room when most of that was typed? Oh well, I guess Dalle Valle will get a few games next season.

[hamstrung]

Sure it was £80M according to Bascombe, was it not?

[Lee909]

slighty off note does anyone think he will try and bring Murphy back as cover?