The English Football Thread

[Jase 43,479]

A somewhat disappointing news it has to be said though I can't be bothered too much about it. And now we have Rodgers as the manager and Steve Clarke as his assistant...

[We Hate Scouse 10,261]

Rodgers as the manager and Steve Clarke as his assistant...

That has so much potential! It really is scary.

[ruggedknot 105]

Aw shit. Do not like this one bit. Jose as his mentor for a long long time while implementing his own take own progressive modern take on football. This might actually work for Liverpool in a sense if they don't over-burden themselves with lofty expectations of top 4 in a year.

Remember seeing Brendon Rodgers on Goals on Sunday not too long ago. Comes across as very likeable, articulate and knowledgeable of the game. Had the best things to say about Chelsea and what stuck with me was when he mentioned Frank Lampard Sr. drops in often at Cobhalm to engage/talk about the game with the youth players along with Lamps. Also dispelled the reports that he thought taking a manager's job at Chelsea was disruptive for his career by saying he was misquoted and had only the highest regard for the club.

I'd wish him well, always. Hate that he's off to Liverpool, ugh.

[Jase 43,479]

That has so much potential! It really is scary.

Could be a success or ultimately a disaster like the Dalglish-Clarke combo.

[Laylabelle 9,300]

Hopefully a diaster! But seeing how well he done with Swansea..not looking forward to them next season

[Jase 43,479]

Hopefully a diaster! But seeing how well he done with Swansea..not looking forward to them next season

Swansea & Liverpool are totally different kettle of fish, I think. lol Expectation levels will be higher at the latter and it will all come down to what he does in the transfer window really.

[Fulham Broadway 16,408]

Hopefully get the sack around November when theyre mid table -can see the headline now...

''Brendan Rogers Liverpool''

[Laylabelle 9,300]

Swansea & Liverpool are totally different kettle of fish, I think. lol Expectation levels will be higher at the latter and it will all come down to what he does in the transfer window really.

Kenny was crap at signings..think they should've kept him just for that!

Be very dissapointing if they do well next season..even more so if they end up with a top 4 finish!

[Jase 43,479]

Kenny was crap at signings..think they should've kept him just for that!

Be very dissapointing if they do well next season..even more so if they end up with a top 4 finish!

Let's face it, they'll probably be up there again at some point in the future. As of now though, we thought they might challenge for the Top 4 and finish in there under Dalglish this past season but look what happened. All depends on what players they get. IF Rodgers purchases all the average English talents like Dalglish did, then expect another finish outside the Top 4.

[Laylabelle 9,300]

Need more great amazing buys like Downing..

[Sheva. 5,373]

Clarke left Liverpool, no?

[Jase 43,479]

Clarke left Liverpool, no?

Liverpool rejected his resignation.

Need more great amazing buys like Downing..

For starters, Rodgers might bring Sigurdsson to Liverpool instead and then maybe Sinclair too, who has previously been linked with them.

[Fulham Broadway 16,408]

hope with all my heart he completely fucks the vermin up

just sayin like...

[Wavy Crockett 190]

f*ck Rodgers for caving...

made men aint supposed to make statements...

that's why we don't speak

don't really have an opinion on old son but I guess he's done a good job at the Jacks...think I would've rather seen Martinez at scumpool but meh..

[Leif 6,006]

Lambert has walked out on Norwich City for not being allowed to talk to Aston Villa over their managerial vacancy.

What an absolute dickhead.

Gets his team promoted, plays good football all season and upsets some odds along the way, then goes and disrupts the team by upsetting Grant Holt and now wants to leave his team who finished mannnyyy places above Aston Villa, for Villa.

[Tomo 21,681]

I feel better for Liverpool's fuck up future than when Dalglish was there.

You would have thought they would have learned from the Roy situation, clearly not.

[francozola 2,040]

Seriously, we won't have to fear Liverpool for a while now. This just shows that they finally accept the level they have reached. They have become a midtable team and no above-average European player will even consider joining them until they get themselves back into the Champions League. No decent European manager would have considered them either, except for that fat spanish waiter.

Also, seems like I'm the only one but I was more worried when Roberto Martinez was the favourite. Brendan is a good manager, but the state the club is in I don't think he can bring them top 4.

I didn't fully understand what dropping out of the CL could do to a club but we just have to look at Liverpool's situation. Thank fuck for RDM, Drogba and the rest. We're chasing Hulk & Hazard, 1 year ago Liverpool were chasing Downing & Henderson and the calibre of players on their shortlist will hardly improve by much.

[Madmax 9,219]

Well atleast Sigurdsson won't be following him.