Re: More Football Chat : Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:46 pm  

After the newspaper "revelations" that Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies has been out shagging with Tommy Sheridan, I wonder if the Forest will be lining up in a new formation on boxing day. Perhaps playing with one up front and two just behind in the hole?

Re: More Football Chat : Fri Dec 24, 2010 2:07 pm  

I agree, i think Dalglish would be wibbling within weeks

Re: More Football Chat : Fri Dec 24, 2010 11:52 pm  

flipper wrote:

I agree, i think Dalglish would be wibbling within weeks

This is a sort of problem, you see. Fans want what their heart wants, they want the romance of bringing Rafa or Kenny back, they want somebody the fans already have that 'connection' with, but in order to progress, we all have to start a fresh.

Getting rid of Roy should be the priority, the second should be finding the best coach available, whether he's English, Portuguese, Argentine or German, it should be irrelevant. Problem is, we don't know who will be making the decision of picking the manager (if/when we need one), Comolli's choice of Ramos is, in many ways, reminiscent of Chelsea signing Shevchenko: great pedigree, proven quality, but never ever suited to the league. I'm trusting of the new owners at the moment, they have acted very professionally since taking over, but the real test will come once some big decisions have to be made.

Re: More Football Chat : Sat Dec 25, 2010 12:40 am  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

This is a sort of problem, you see. Fans want what their heart wants, they want the romance of bringing Rafa or Kenny back, they want somebody the fans already have that 'connection' with, but in order to progress, we all have to start a fresh.

You should never go back managerial wise in football imo, it would be a big backward step to bring Benitez in now. We tried it through the early-mid 90's by bringing Kendal back everytime we got into trouble thinking he'd make things great again because of what he acheived in the 80's. Terrible decisions.

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Getting rid of Roy should be the priority, the second should be finding the best coach available, whether he's English, Portuguese, Argentine or German, it should be irrelevant. Problem is, we don't know who will be making the decision of picking the manager (if/when we need one), Comolli's choice of Ramos is, in many ways, reminiscent of Chelsea signing Shevchenko: great pedigree, proven quality, but never ever suited to the league. I'm trusting of the new owners at the moment, they have acted very professionally since taking over, but the real test will come once some big decisions have to be made.

Those decisions may have to come soon as well, it's really in the balance over your boxing day fixture so that aside two home games inside five days and a cup to Old Trafford a week later, the Christmas/new year period could be huge for Roy.

Re: More Football Chat : Sat Dec 25, 2010 1:39 pm  

Fresh Prince of Chesh-air wrote:

Don't know why you bother with Wire85, Mark. He talks about as much sense as Rafa. Robbie or Wire Fanatic are the most sensible LFC posters on here but then again Rottens Rafa Review is often flawed as he's god as far as he's concerned.

A few LFC fans have said they want him back at LFC. But they were made up when he left? Football eh?!

Your brown envelope has been delayed in the post, fella!

Regarding Benitez, I don't want him back. He's had his time. He won the CL which was fantastic and took us to another final, won the Community Shield, FA Cup and Super Cup but still couldn't win the PL despite taking us to our best ever points haul and position.

I'm willing to give Woy to the end of the season but I don't feel he is the man for us either. He hasn't got enough to take us up to that level. He took a (no offence to Fulham) unfashionable team to the final of the Europa League and was rewarded with the LMA Manager of the Year award, but taking the LIverpool job was too much of a step up for him. I'll wait to see if he can turn things around (I don't think he can) but if we don't get CL foortball next season, he's got to go. It will then be a question of who would succeed him. People like Rijkaard, Van Gaal and Hiddink have been mentioned.

As for Benitez's successor in Italy, well I can't say I'm too overwhelmed with Leonardo. His only other coaching role was at AC Milan, took them to third and won rookie coach of the year, but then quit after one season when he wasn't getting the support he should have been getting. Who's to say he will get support from Moratti (who really didnt give Rafa much support). I can see him lasting 12 months too, and then deciding to bugger off.

Re: More Football Chat : Sat Dec 25, 2010 8:42 pm  

WireFanatic III wrote:

Your brown envelope has been delayed in the post, fella!

He's only being nice because it's Christmas, I think all Liverpudlians are deluded

Re: More Football Chat : Sat Dec 25, 2010 11:40 pm  

MASSIVE game for Wigan at Molyneux tomorrow (and Wolves for that matter). If we lose we're down imo.

Re: More Football Chat : Sun Dec 26, 2010 11:37 am  

Conroy wrote:

MASSIVE game for Wigan at Molyneux tomorrow (and Wolves for that matter). If we lose we're down imo.

A bit ott.

Re: More Football Chat : Sun Dec 26, 2010 6:56 pm  

Dan_FC wrote:

He's only being nice because it's Christmas, I think all Liverpudlians are deluded

You're a bluenose.......you think EVERYONE is deluded apart from your own bretheren.

Re: More Football Chat : Mon Dec 27, 2010 1:04 pm  

Conroy wrote:

MASSIVE game for Wigan at Molyneux tomorrow (and Wolves for that matter). If we lose we're down imo.

Two penalties aside, Wolves deserve to go down with crap performances like that.