The Roy Hodgson Thread

[barosrocks]

Great article, yet again, from Fanning

[chrisbonnie]

hodgson hasn't been that silent,he's been here a couple of days and said "the best thing for the club is for the owners sell the club as soon as possible"

 

where did he say that?

[Hermes]

"He makes the right noises in the right language, the language that is understood from the corporate world to the UEFA technical committees where Hodgson has permanent membership. It is the language of bullshit."

 

He'll be judged on his actions more than his words.

[Captain]

hodgson hasn't been that silent,he's been here a couple of days and said "the best thing for the club is for the owners sell the club as soon as possible"

 

What did you expect him to? Demand that the owners stay at the same press conference Broughton is saying they are expxecting bids within the month?

[razor]

Doesn't seem to dissimilar to me, to be honest. He's saying he wants the club to be sold. It all amounts to the same thing, in my opinion.

 

He wants the club to be sold. H&G want the club to be sold.

 

There is a difference between "wanting the club sold" and "wanting H&G out", surely? The Mirror man was filling in his own gaps with a previous quotation which was an answer to a different question.

 

Saying he wants the club sold doesn't mean he's not a yes man.

 

In this instance there is no evidence to suggest he is a yes man (though I believe he is - he's pinchng himself he's got the Liverpool job), but saying he wants the club sold is not rocking the boat. It's exactly what G&H want. So saying he wants the club sold would please them if anything!

[razor]

hodgson hasn't been that silent,he's been here a couple of days and said "the best thing for the club is for the owners sell the club as soon as possible"

 

Tom Hicks would say exactly the same!!!! That's why it's FOR SALE.

 

You don't have your house for sale and hope nobody buys it. And as for "as soon as possible" if you were selling your house, would you want to sell it now or in 2 years?

 

 

Great article by the way. He's pretty straight-talking isn't he?

[Juan Galonso]

Load of shite that shows massive disrespect to our new manager with him not even comfy in his office yet.

 

Fanning really is on the outside of the tent pissing in when it comes to LFC.

[Captain]

“He can also be rigid and inflexible as well. Certain players hit a bad run of form at Fulham but Roy refused to make changes even though their performances on the field were deteriorating.”

 

Quite the opposite of what others have said. We'll find out soon enough when we get there.

[shanks69]

What did you expect him to? Demand that the owners stay at the same press conference Broughton is saying they are expxecting bids within the month?

 

he didn't have to say anything.

[Captain]

That would have looked silly. Going 'no comment' on such an important question. I think he made the right choice in answering like he did.

[Delmar]

Interesting, the press is divided already, just as the fans are. Usually a new LFC manager is given at least a season (and then another) to show what he can do. I guess the times we live in cannot be described as "usual".

 

The article is well written and voices the concerns of many. It is up to Hodgson now, his baby from here on. He is what he is, to me he seems a lot like Fanning writes, but he is the manager now. Let's see his actions and give him a chance, taking into account the circumstances he works in.

[gkmacca]

I normally like Fanning's articles and have great admiration for him but that had some needlessly cheap and cynical digs at Hodgson. Most of the rest was good, but that was beneath him.

[King Emlyn]

He's in the Sunday Mirror today saying he hopes Sir Alex can forgive him for moving north and that he intends to ring him to find out. Go Woy...worra statement of intent!

[Delmar]

He's in the Sunday Mirror today saying he hopes Sir Alex can forgive him for moving north and that he intends to ring him to find out. Go Woy...worra statement of intent!

 

From Mr. Ferguson to Sir Alex...

[rondeco]

I see people missing the point of the article already.

[mars]

I normally like Fanning's articles and have great admiration for him but that had some needlessly cheap and cynical digs at Hodgson. Most of the rest was good, but that was beneath him.

 

This.

 

Is anyone else out there waiting to see how the team performs over the first part of the season before deciding whether Hodgson's managerial skills are up to the job? In the past I've been wrong about managers, e.g. I thought Ramos would do well at Spurs, so I'm in no rush to condemn Hodgson.

[cochcaer]

It's a presumptuous article; fact is none of us know how the Roy tenure will pan out.

[usernameunknown]

Not really comfortable with the Ferguson arse licking even in jest, he certainly doesnt let friendship get in the way and any friendship is ended once said manager gets close to Man Utd in the league.

[Hermes]

It's a presumptuous article; fact is none of us know how the Roy tenure will pan out.

 

Unbeaten so far and he's already getting stick.

[paddyberger15]

Load of shite that shows massive disrespect to our new manager with him not even comfy in his office yet.

 

Fanning really is on the outside of the tent pissing in when it comes to LFC.

 

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Then again, I shouldn't expect anything different really. When it comes to 'massive disrespect' and being 'outside the tent pissing in when it comes to LFC', there are few people better qualiified to comment than you John.

[Delmar]

I see people missing the point of the article already.

 

Hodgson is just the symptom of the disease, sure. But he will be the talking point, that's just part of the responsibilities he took on. It's way harder to concentrate on the bankers and the owners, I would expect them to stay behind the scenes as much as possible from here on.

[Phoenix]

Its done...we cant do anything more about it...apart from force a sale of the club....(even then we are hoping for a some rich billionnaire). We are stuck in this nightmare for a while.

[Phoenix]

That independent article sums up my feelings

[Phoenix]

I think it is pretty spot.....makes a change from the gushing articles about stability and exactly what we needed about the apppointment.

[gkmacca]

I see people missing the point of the article already.

 

Really? I certainly didn't miss the point. I was merely objecting to certain extraneous details.