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Roy completely bullied by baconface

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This. Add the issue of him being pensionable age and it's like teaching your great grandad to bust some moves on a hoverboard. Never gonna happen. Not Roy's fault. Bless him, he still thinks there's some romance about managing the mighty Liverpool.

 

Class. There's been some great wordplay in the wake of the game. Sir Rogers' zingari, now TORs' hoverboard. Excellent work.

 

Repped in spirit TOR.

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VladimirIlyich Grand Master

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One of the reasons Rafa came here was because of the hospitable way the club treated him and his Valencia team in previous meetings.

 

When he got here he got taken in by purple nose's rantings,which are like the kid who owns the ball and takes it home if things arent stacked in his favour.

 

This was a culture shock for Rafa and took his eyes of the prize at times and still rankles with him now.

 

Until we've got something to shout about we are best to worry only about ourselves and NOBODY else.

This was a problem under the previous manager which the present one can change.

If purple nose is shouting and screaming about us then hes worried.

I dont even listen to anything that pisshead says and turn the telly or radio over when he gives an interview.

I'd suggest a few on here did the same.

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One of the reasons Rafa came here was because of the hospitable way the club treated him and his Valencia team in previous meetings.

 

When he got here he got taken in by purple nose's rantings,which are like the kid who owns the ball and takes it home if things arent stacked in his favour.

 

This was a culture shock for Rafa and took his eyes of the prize at times and still rankles with him now.

 

Until we've got something to shout about we are best to worry only about ourselves and NOBODY else.

This was a problem under the previous manager which the present one can change.

If purple nose is shouting and screaming about us then hes worried.

I dont even listen to anything that pisshead says and turn the telly or radio over when he gives an interview.

I'd suggest a few on here did the same.

 

The Ranting and raving of their manager is not the issue here - the outlook of our current incumbent is.

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Not standing up for Torres leaves a bad taste in the mouth, I have to say. Fair enough ignoring the rest of Slur's ranting, but that was something he really should have spoke out against. Especially with Nani's diabolical play-acting all match.

 

Spot on there mate.

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VladimirIlyich Grand Master

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He should stand up for Torres when Ferguson calls him a cheat.

 

Maybe hes like me and turns the telly over when hes on.

 

You realise that by most of us giving attention to that manc bastard it makes every win against us that much better for him.

As for the current 'incumbent' give him a fuckin chance or go and join the other bitter bastards across the park.

 

Respect the position if not the man.

Souness got more respect than Hodgson is getting,shameful.

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Respect the position if not the man.

Souness got more respect than Hodgson is getting,shameful.

 

First point, I do respect Hodgson, I just don't think he is good enough! I didn't think he was good enough on the 1st June, so why I should think he is good enough on the 2nd June is a particularly stupid argument. He shouldn't be judged now, but has done nothing to change opinions formed on his previous 30 years in Management.

 

Souness got more respect because he was a former player, a former great player, and had won the league with Rangers at a time when the difference between the two leagues wasn't as great as it is now.

 

The Souness I think you are refeering to is the one at the end, the one who had sold his soul! Not really a fair comparison that one.

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Sorry to upset the schoolyard psychologists, but:

 

Paul Ince:

 

PLACID, intelligent, articulate. All words that you associate with Roy Hodgson and trotted out by those people who don't really know him so well.

 

But if you'd sat in a dressing room and seen him peeling the paint off the walls at half-time, you'd get a better picture of the man I'd have no hesitation in naming Manager of the Year.

 

 

I've never seen anybody go quite as bananas as Roy - and I include Fergie in that.

 

 

He might not get the hairdryer out right in your face in the way Fergie does but grown men don't dare catch Roy's eye when he's in full rant mode.

 

 

I was fortunate to work under him at Inter Milan for three years and it was a real education and insight into a great manager.

 

 

He came to Inter when the players ruled the dressing room and, in particular, Pepe Bergomi.

 

 

Bergomi was Mr Inter. He was the captain, had the ear of the president, went out for dinner with influential supporters and basically ruled the roost.

 

 

The problem was, Pepe was past it. He only got in the team through reputation, nothing else.

 

 

Roy saw that immediately and after he replaced Ottavio Bianchi as manager, the first thing he did was drop Bergomi.

 

 

Cue murder.

 

 

The fans went mad, there were huge inquisitions (mostly led by Bergomi himself) and all sorts of threats against Roy's position.

 

 

But he held strong because he knew he was right.

 

 

He laid down a marker and would not be swayed even though he came under tremendous pressure. I admired that. It showed a man whose outward manner hid an inner strength and belief in himself.

 

 

We used to live fairly close to each other on Lake Como and there were many nights we'd have a meal together, Roy with his glass of red and big cigar, me listening and trying to soak up as much information and advice as I could.

 

 

It was because of Roy that I didn't pack Inter in after a few months.

 

 

Bianchi was playing me on the left wing in a 4-5-1 formation but Roy switched to a 4-4-2, stuck me back in centre midfield and helped give me a football education I've never forgotten.

 

 

His CV was already packed with experience both at club and international level and he had a wisdom that rubbed off on players and gave him the immediate respect of even the biggest names. Training sessions were a joy, always fresh and packed with ideas you could easily take on board.

 

 

When he left Inter the president, Massimo Moratti, admitted that letting Roy go was the biggest mistake he made.

 

 

I see so many of the traits he bred at Inter in the current Fulham side.

 

 

They play to a system, they're fantastically organised and they play for each other.

 

 

There are no egos or star names which lulls opponents into a false sense of security meaning they underestimate Fulham... and pay for it. I hear managers say there's no pressure at a club like Fulham because there's no real expectations.

 

 

Rubbish. The pressure to stay in the Premier League is immense because relegation could cost a club like Fulham so dearly. Then there's the pressure of turning players who have been rejected by other clubs into better players through coaching and fantastic man-management.

 

 

Speak to somebody like Danny Murphy who was turfed out by Liverpool. Or Simon Davies. Or Bobby Zamora.

 

 

They will tell you Roy has improved them as players to the point Zamora is a real candidate for an England place.

 

 

You don't beat the likes of Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus and Wolfsburg by a fluke.

 

 

You win because you're a confident unit completely comfortable with the manager's system and tactics, and you believe in yourselves.

 

 

Fulham are at the same stage of the Europa League as Liverpool without spending a fraction of Anfield's budget. That says it all.

 

 

Roy is a real manager's manager who never gets involved in controversy, just does his job properly and wins the respect of all his peers.

 

Hodgson Inter the groove at Craven Cottage | News Of The World

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navbasi Veteran

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Unnecessarily cheap.

 

And what would you do if he did haul out his stash of Scandi silverware? Would you mock it?

 

I'm not a Hodgson fan, but come on.

 

Bloody hell people are sensitive.. I thought my putting the whistle thingy on the end of the post would show that I was taking the piss... Oh well.. On a serious note, I didn't think Roy was ever good enough to manage Liverpool, but now he's the manager I will back him 100% until the day he is no longer our manager.

 

I hope that is clear for all of you on your period..:whistle:

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Fulham are at the same stage of the Europa League as Liverpool without spending a fraction of Anfield's budget. That says it all. I quote Ince

 

We are playing in Europa league, but we are still ranked number 5 in Europe.

who made us that ? yes i know ranking means shit tho, so sorry.

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Masch gone, Torres and Gerrard struggling for form, Carra a year older. I for one was expecting Roy to turn us into 70s Brazil and am frankly outraged that he hasn't done so.

 

But we were categorically told - without reservation - that "any half decent new manager would get far more out of this squad of players".

 

Does this mean Hodgeson isn't "half decent"?

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