Re: Football Chat : Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:07 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

You're second from bottom. You don't think, and have never thought, that Hodgson was the man for the job.

Screw image. The correct decision is to get Hodgson out the moment they can bring in someone from the top drawer. If Dalgleish would take a temporary position then I'd sack Hodgson now.

I'd agree, but the last thing, in the owners' heads at least, we need is the fans 'flipping' again. I'm unsure how the reaction to the sacking of Roy would be, many would say harsh, but I'd hope they'd understand it were for the better.

IMO, it's always best to bring in new managers over the summer so they have time, so the idea of a temporary manager sounds good in principle, but the need to bring players in is a must for any manager here, so it's hard to believe much else will improve enough to justify the decision of sacking Hodgson so early, IMO at least.

I'd love us to bring in a fresh, young coach with a Director of Football on top of that, purely because I believe it could work exceptionally well here if done well (i.e. not, ahem, Dennis Wise), but the need to get it spot on is essential, and, IMO, there aren't enough 'football people' at the club to make the correct judgment. These new owners have admitted they are learning, which essentially leaves the same mob that appointed Hodgson, despite the likes of Pellegrini being available.

Re: Football Chat : Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:07 pm  

It was comical and summed up the man's limitations.

The man was very lucky that he had Hicks & Gillett playing the panto villains, allowing him to make mistakes that would have sunk other managers a lot earlier than he eventually went.

This the same bloke who got the gig at Inter? someone should of told the owners.

Re: Football Chat : Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:09 pm  

Wire_85 wrote:

Have a look at the league table.

I have done, makes fun reading....shame West Ham are shizer!

Anyway, can us bluenoses be confident of a derby win yet?

Re: Football Chat : Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:11 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

I'd agree, but the last thing, in the owners' heads at least, we need is the fans 'flipping' again. I'm unsure how the reaction to the sacking of Roy would be, many would say harsh, but I'd hope they'd understand it were for the better.

IMO, it's always best to bring in new managers over the summer so they have time, so the idea of a temporary manager sounds good in principle, but the need to bring players in is a must for any manager here, so it's hard to believe much else will improve enough to justify the decision of sacking Hodgson so early, IMO at least.

I'd love us to bring in a fresh, young coach with a Director of Football on top of that, purely because I believe it could work exceptionally well here if done well (i.e. not, ahem, Dennis Wise), but the need to get it spot on is essential, and, IMO, there aren't enough 'football people' at the club to make the correct judgment. These new owners have admitted they are learning, which essentially leaves the same mob that appointed Hodgson, despite the likes of Pellegrini being available.

Roys taking us down.

Rather have Roy Cropper then him.

Re: Football Chat : Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:15 pm  

Wire_85 wrote:

It was comical and summed up the man's limitations.

The man was very lucky that he had Hicks & Gillett playing the panto villains, allowing him to make mistakes that would have sunk other managers a lot earlier than he eventually went.

This the same bloke who got the gig at Inter? someone should of told the owners.

To be honest, his move to Inter sums up the farce that is football....A man can under-acheive in one job , get sacked, and then walk into another top job....

It is obvious you are a Benitez disciple and I fully respect that, but surely even you and your ilk must have been bemused by some of his transfer dealings?

And as for his trophy record??....Well, 2 trophies in 6 years isn't exactly genius when you look at the money he spent/wasted.

Re: Football Chat : Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:18 pm  

Wire_85 wrote:

though he managed to fluke a Champions League

If that was all he had done then you might have a point but he took us to another Champions League final 2 years later and won an FA Cup in the middle thats the kind of success teams dream of.

As for Keane ask Rick Parry.

Winning the FA cup is the kind of success the Blackpool and West Hams dream of

Re: Football Chat : Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:26 pm  

The Angry Pirate wrote:

To be honest, his move to Inter sums up the farce that is football....A man can under-acheive in one job , get sacked, and then walk into another top job....

La Liga winner. UEFA Cup winner. Champions League winner. FA Cup winner. FL Cup finalist. CL finalist.

It's not football that is farcical, it's the operation of your brain.

Re: Football Chat : Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:29 pm  

The Angry Pirate wrote:

To be honest, his move to Inter sums up the farce that is football....A man can under-acheive in one job , get sacked, and then walk into another top job....

It is obvious you are a Benitez disciple and I fully respect that, but surely even you and your ilk must have been bemused by some of his transfer dealings?

And as for his trophy record??....Well, 2 trophies in 6 years isn't exactly genius when you look at the money he spent/wasted.

They must of looked at his record of 2x La Liga titles 1 Uefa Cup 1 FA Cup 2 Champions League Finals with one win god knows what they were thinking.

2 trophies in 6 years with 4 finals sounds good to me compared just being hopeful of a top table finish.

Re: Football Chat : Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:30 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

La Liga winner. UEFA Cup winner. Champions League winner. FA Cup winner. FL Cup finalist. CL finalist.

It's not football that is farcical, it's the operation of your brain.

I'm fully aware of his CV you silly lover....I'm more baffled at the fact that he spent 6 years screwing up Liverpool big time, loses his job and then walks into the job as manager of the European Champions.

In most other walks of life you would be expected to at least spend a period building back up your reputation before being given such a huge opportunity again.

Re: Football Chat : Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:34 pm  

They must of thought one bad season doesn't make a bad manager.