Pepe talked out of leaving by his wife in January

[Trucker Paddy]

http://m.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/29/didier-deschamps-marseille-contract?cat=football&type=article

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1315764/Liverpool-wanted-manager-reveals-Marseille-boss-Didier-Deschamps.html

 

Fact Robbie eh!

[Code]

Remind me again what was it Purslow did wrong?

[kalasoma]

I can't wait for Pepe's book to actually be released tomorrow!

[Iantn]

Remind me again what was it Purslow did wrong?

 

His comments about us spending our usual 20 million was pretty dismissive of the financial shite at the club. That ain't good, is it?

[ngogswilly]

m.guardian.co.uk

 

Liverpool wanted me as their manager reveals Marseille boss Didier Deschamps | Mail Online

 

Fact Robbie eh!

 

Obviously other people were approached before Hodgson because had they not been it would have looked very very bad.

 

But wasn't Broughton quoted as saying the medias perception of our next manager was an important factor in the decision or something along those lines? I'm almost certain I remember reading that.

 

That to me screams English Manager. And Hodgson was being touted for fucking ages very very strongly before he was appointed.

[bossy]

I dont get the before an important game argument.

 

Do people seriously believe this or any other interview one week before any match will affect the players performances on the pitch?

 

Not if they were Vulcan, logically.

[Trucker Paddy]

 

Obviously other people were approached before Hodgson because had they not been it would have looked very very bad.

 

But wasn't Broughton quoted as saying the medias perception of our next manager was an important factor in the decision or something along those lines? I'm almost certain I remember reading that.

 

That to me screams English Manager. And Hodgson was being touted for fucking ages very very strongly before he was appointed.

 

See now were back to speculation, Deschamp is on record of saying he turned us down yet people still try to dismiss it as it was just a cover for Hodgson.

Hodgson was a terrible appointment, a totally shit one to be fair, the mistake our board was not getting rid of Rafa although some will disagree which is there right and a totally different argument but not already having a replacement of better quality lined up. For all there faults Parry and Moores had Rafa lined up before Houllier got sacked.

Anyway bedtime for me, goodnight

[moof]

Why is it you think they didn't speak out?

 

Because they didn't want to get dragged into the mud-slinging and didn't think it was their place, as employees of the club, to speak out about the owners.

 

That's their prerogative, just something I strongly disagree with.

 

 

 

 

The point Code makes is an interesting one though John. I honestly don't think our new owners wanted Rafa here when they took over. It was much easier to sack Hodgson and replace him with Kenny' date=' than it would ever have been to sack Benitez and then bring Kenny in..[/quote']

 

I don't think JWH and co. ever planned on hiring Kenny Dalglish tbh.

 

Implying that Purslow did us a favour by appointing Woy and could foresee our troubles on the pitch leading to the appointment of Dalglish, someone he'd already made a fool out of, is just utterly insane.

[Liverpool lad]

Can anyone sum this up for me?

[Iantn]

Deschamp is on record of saying he turned us down

 

Is he?

 

I seem to recall he said he confirmed he spoke to us but couldn't leave so close to the season. I might be wrong and he said he turned us down as well.

[Jose Jones]

Can anyone sum this up for me?

 

Some people will overlook overseeing the worst financial state of this club ever, handing out some crippling contracts that are still weighing on the finances, selling and signing players while we didn't have a manager, spouting shite to the press at every opportunity, taking the piss out of the fans, and appointing the worst manager in our history, because the shithouse AIDS has rotted their brains.

[ngogswilly]

See now were back to speculation, Deschamp is on record of saying he turned us down yet people still try to dismiss it as it was just a cover for Hodgson.

Hodgson was a terrible appointment, a totally shit one to be fair, the mistake our board was not getting rid of Rafa although some will disagree which is there right and a totally different argument but not already having a replacement of better quality lined up. For all there faults Parry and Moores had Rafa lined up before Houllier got sacked.

Anyway bedtime for me, goodnight

 

Well its all speculation, I can't honestly pretend to know the ins and outs of what went on. No one can.

 

But in my opinion, it was so obvious Hodgson was basically the front runner that even the dogs in the street could have told you. Robbie reckoned it was because Hodgson was English, I think thats certainly a large part of the reasoning.

 

Because he was being championed by the media who Broughton admitted would be a factor in deciding who would be our next manager, now the caveat there is I can't remember what it was exactly he said but I'm almost certain he said something along the lines of the medias perception of the manager of Liverpool was important.

[Walton Park]

Anyway whats Pepe's book like?

[Durango]

Can anyone sum this up for me?

 

 

The Poisonous cunt,hired "Liberace" knowing it would be a fuck up,

 

and Kenny would don his Clark Kent cape and save us from relegation,

 

 

oh and for good measure, we like throwing money away,

 

so we spent in excess of £10m to ditch both Rafa and "Liberace"

 

 

This is how forward thinking the little cunt was and how his master plan came to fruition

[Jairzinho]

Bring back Purslow.

[moof]

Bring back Purslow.

 

He's gone, get over it.

[zigackly]

His comments about us spending our usual 20 million was pretty dismissive of the financial shite at the club. That ain't good, is it?

 

Purse Low. See what I did?

[kalasoma]

Will the next 16 pages be devoted to a review of Pepe's book? 9 more hours before launch!

[Iantn]

Purse Low. See what I did?

 

You comedy genius, you!

[aws]

I don't think it's insignificant that Purslow is an anagram for "owl purs".

 

Think about it.

 

Also an anagram of "slurp" and "ow" - which is no doubt the favoured soundtrack for his worshippers when they dream about him.

[Joe Le Taxi]

Am I the only one who didn't know Pepe was releasing a book? It's hardly been advertised on here before this thread.

[Unrighteous]

Is he?

 

I seem to recall he said he confirmed he spoke to us but couldn't leave so close to the season. I might be wrong and he said he turned us down as well.

 

Pellegrini said he turned us down as well.

[JohnnyH]

Purslow was brought in to get investment - and failed. He was told to sell the club - and failed. Broughton was the one who eventually sold the club and achieved what he was brought in for, and sold us. Also told a lot that the first chance he got he moved Purlsow on. I don't think Broughton thought much of Purslow at all.

 

We've moved on superbly obviously, but we need to get into the CL this season to take that next step of been able to attract all the top talent again. We could again risk losing the likes of Reina or Suarez.

 

I think it'd be interesting to hear what other squad members have to say about that whole period from the start of the 2009-2010 season unil we were sold.

[Whelan]

Glad I stayed out of this one!

[Magic Sponge]

Fuck. Me.