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[Mastadon]

I thought he'd left? Was that just a rumour? Journos were saying before he'd resigned out of loyalty to Kenny.

They mentioned on SSN several times that he was still employed by the club - It wouldn't surprise me if he offered to resign but Kenny told him to stay.

 

[Feorax]

I heard a few rumblings earlier that he quit out of respect for Dalglish.

Also, Echo reported his contract was terminated.

http://m.liverpoolecho.co.uk/ms/p/t....m?id=4489159&tid=638956&cat=LiverpoolFC_News

 

[Mastadon]

I heard a few rumblings earlier that he quit out of respect for Dalglish.

Also, Echo reported his contract was terminated.

http://m.liverpoolecho.co.uk/ms/p/t....m?id=4489159&tid=638956&cat=LiverpoolFC_News

Oh, I must have misheard then that's pretty disappointing.

Edit: Everywhere is reporting that he's gone, no idea wtf I heard then!

 

[PaulLFC]

They mentioned on SSN several times that he was still employed by the club - It wouldn't surprise me if he offered to resign but Kenny told him to stay.

Hmm, I hope he's stayed, although he may well be replaced when the new manager's appointed if he wants to bring in his own staff.

There's conflicting reports on Twitter:

Tony Barrett ‏@TonyBarretTimes (6 hours ago)
Looks like Liverpool need a new assistant manager too. Hearing Steve Clarke has left out of loyalty to Dalglish.

BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport (5 hours ago)
Liverpool's first team coach Steve Clarke, appointed by Dalglish, has resigned in show of solidarity.

But then Sky saying he's staying according to some random "Liverpool FC News" tweet 2 hours ago. Guess we'll find out soon enough.

 

[Arnie]

And anyway Steve Clarke is a quality ass man. Im glad he's staying as it stands.

He left out of loyalty to Kenny. Walked. That's what Tony Barret, Ben Smith and Tony Evans reported, who're very reliable.

I'm with Yenrot, it's AVB or Rafa for me.

 

[Mastadon]

Maybe AVB will bring Wilkins with him! :lol

 

[PaulLFC]

Maybe AVB will bring Wilkins with him! :lol

My word!

 

[Zabojnik]

 

[Clegg]

Why hasn't this been posted yet?

Who's been sacked at Liverpool:

 

[Lakitu]

Holy fuck, Pep has aged 20 years since their Champions League exit.

 

[Choc]

I told you Kenny was gone!

 

[Vivalaraza]

We might be renewing Owen's contract.

Just kill me right now.

 

[elseanio]

Would love Boas at Liverpool

Edit* Wow, odds have swung in favour of AVB dramatically almost everywhere

 

[MarshMellow96]

I think I'm going to have to go to the midnight showing of Prometheus. I'm way too hyped.

 

[Empty]

We might be renewing Owen's contract.

Just kill me right now.

how much is he getting per tweet this year?

 

[Regulus Tera]

How big is the Libertad stadium? I can hear the chants very clearly.

Libertad 1 U. de Chile 0, Cáceres scored the goal.

 

[Ezi0]

'Arry Redknapp was the bookies favourite to manage Chelsea last summer.

 

[elsk]

How big is the Libertad stadium? I can hear the chants very clearly.

Libertad 1 U. de Chile 0, Cáceres scored the goal.

7,000 fans apparently. Libertad is playing deadly counters.

 

[Wes]

Alf Ramsey's Porn Dungeon

 

[elseanio]

'Arry Redknapp was the bookies favourite to manage Chelsea last summer.

Yeah I know, they go all over the place every hour it seems.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

'Arry Redknapp was the bookies favourite to manage Chelsea last summer.

He was also the bookies' favorite to manage England this summer.

 

[Arnie]

Would love Boas at Liverpool

Edit* Wow, odds have swung in favour of AVB dramatically almost everywhere

Just about to say that. Just as long as it's swinging away from Martinez I'm happy.

 

[offshore]

Is AVB back in the PL so soon a good idea? Not that Liverpool's players are as poisonous as Chelsea's lot, but they'll know that he can be easily walked over. You feel it'd probably be better if AVB spent a few more years in Europe to really build up his stature before coming back to the PL.

At least Rafa has that stature, both with Liverpool and other clubs. AVB doesn't at the mo.

 

[operon]

Would take Rafa back in a heartbeat. AVB would be a great appointment, would love him to shake up the team. Carragher has been a great servant but he's done, get him into the coaching side, and Stevie unfortunately won't be playing as much for us, which is good for the team too. We rely on him far too much a lot of the team get lazy when he's playing

 

[elsk]

Is AVB back in the PL so soon a good idea? Not that Liverpool's players are as poisonous as Chelsea's lot, but they'll know that he can be easily walked over. You feel it'd probably be better if AVB spent a few more years in Europe to really build up his stature before coming back to the PL.

It's not like the PL is full of the best coaches in the world, you know. Usually the PL coaches are very average at best.
I would take AVB as Bayern coach, he just needs a season to build a proper team.

 

[PaulLFC]

AVB odds seem to be constantly shortening.

5/2 on Betfair. Martinez is 9/2, Rodgers 7/1, Rafa 12/1.

 

[Wilbur]

dont worry alien 3 and 4 dont even exist in my mind

yes alien 3 is fucking shit anyone who says otherwise is wrong.

It's a disgrace. 4 is shite as well.

1 is incredible, 2 is very very good

Just about to say that. Just as long as it's swinging away from Martinez I'm happy.

And towards McLeish!!!!!

AVB would be great at any club. Great tactician, plays good football. Just got saddled with wankers.

He'd have a tough first season but if given the time he'd do a great job.

On Carrick - class of the man to keep it understated. Been wonderful this season.

 

[Arnie]

Villas Boas is a young, elite coach who's accomplished great things with Porto, and shown he can sign quality players. He's leaps and bounds ahead of the other serious candidates. And that's disqualifying Rafa, because as much as I love the man there's not a hope in hell of him returning.

 

[Choc]

yeah but would FSG give AVB the time he needs unlike Chelsea?

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Is AVB back in the PL so soon a good idea? Not that Liverpool's players are as poisonous as Chelsea's lot, but they'll know that he can be easily walked over. You feel it'd probably be better if AVB spent a few more years in Europe to really build up his stature before coming back to the PL.

At least Rafa has that stature, both with Liverpool and other clubs. AVB doesn't at the mo.

If Villas-Boas is given the time to build up his own squad and implement his system, I think he'd be a great move for Liverpool.

 

[MarshMellow96]

Is AVB back in the PL so soon a good idea? Not that Liverpool's players are as poisonous as Chelsea's lot, but they'll know that he can be easily walked over. You feel it'd probably be better if AVB spent a few more years in Europe to really build up his stature before coming back to the PL.

There doesn't 'seem' to be anyone on that level at Liverpool, save for Gerrard and maybe Johnson.

 

[rodvik]

Villas Boas is a young, elite coach who's accomplished great things with Porto, and shown he can sign quality players. He's leaps and bounds ahead of the other serious candidates. And that's disqualifying Rafa, because as much as I love the man there's not a hope in hell of him returning.

Why do you say that about Rafa? He seems the obvious choice to me.

 

[Clegg]

We might be renewing Owen's contract.

Just kill me right now.

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

 

[Choc]

There doesn't 'seem' to be anyone on that level at Liverpool, save for Gerrard and maybe Johnson.

i'd still play Gerrard. He does give his heart and soul when he is on the field.

 

[caramac]

I don't want Rafa back, his time has been and gone. He made his fair share of baffling substitutions and overly cautious tactical decisions, especially during his final year or so. I'll hop on the AVB bandwagon for now.

 

[rodvik]

Owen signing again for United, Mcleish to Liverpool. What a wonderful world that would be

 

[LegoArmo]

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

I don't see the problem, he's on a low pay-as-you-play deal, counts as homegrown, and for all we know, he could be helping Welbeck with his finishing!

 

[Broder Salsa]

Baffling substitutions you say? Well, AVB will proudly take over that tradition.

 

[MarshMellow96]

i'd still play Gerrard. He does give his heart and soul when he is on the field.

Oh, I would too - but he needs to act his age. It's not 2007 anymore.

 

[Vivalaraza]

I don't see the problem, he's on a low pay-as-you-play deal, counts as homegrown, and for all we know, he could be helping Welbeck with his finishing!

Still wearing that #7 is bad enough for me.

Although Fergie was very clever in giving it to him in the first place.

 

[LegoArmo]

Gerrard only gives his heart and soul when it's either a European match, a match against a top 4 team, or against Everton.

 

[Choc]

I don't want Rafa back, his time has been and gone. He made his fair share of baffling substitutions and overly cautious tactical decisions, especially during his final year or so. I'll hop on the AVB bandwagon for now.

he also won the champions league

 

[Arnie]

Why do you say that about Rafa? He seems the obvious choice to me.

Because I can't see FSG replacing one manager who's had a somewhat unsuccessful second stint with yet another former manager. If Rafa failed then it'd be a PR disaster for them because it's essentially making the same mistake twice.

Secondly there's still a section of fans who're not receptive to Rafa returning, either because they don't want to look backwards again or they weren't overly impressed with him. Or they just think we can do better, which at this point seems massively unlikely.

Out of all the serious candidates that've been proposed (Martinez, AVB, Lambart, Rogers) it's the nicely styled Portugese fellow that I'm most open to.

 

[caramac]

he also won the champions league

yep, and it was one of the best nights ever.

 

[PaulLFC]

Because I can't see FSG replacing one manager who's had a somewhat unsuccessful second stint with yet another former manager. If Rafa failed then it'd be a PR disaster for them because it's essentially making the same mistake twice.

Secondly there's still a section of fans who're not receptive to Rafa returning, either because they don't want to look backwards again or they weren't overly impressed with him. Or they just think we can do better, which at this point seems massively unlikely.

Out of all the serious candidates that've been proposed (Martinez, AVB, Lambart, Rogers) it's the nicely styled Portugese fellow that I'm most open to.

Yep, this seems the most likely way FSG will think about it. I'd love Rafa back and he's my first choice by a long way, but they'd be appointing another former manager, and one that the media will have it in for from day one. Some of their recent sackings seem to point to PR and press reception being very important to them, so I don't think they'd want a manager that the press would immediately start attacking. Then again, after Chelsea got rid of AVB quickly, the press might not be too kind to him either.

 

[LegoArmo]

There's no one you could get who the press wouldn't turn on. Except Pep, but...

Still wearing that #7 is bad enough for me.

Although Fergie was very clever in giving it to him in the first place.

The idea being not to put pressure on someone who actually matters?

 

[MarshMellow96]

There's no one you could get who the press wouldn't turn on. Except Pep, but...

Could try for 'arry?

 

[PaulLFC]

Well, let's just say I hope this BBC article is wrong:

Liverpool's owners are keen for the club's new manager to be in place for at least four to five years, but there is no front-runner at this stage.

Tom Werner and John W Henry have begun the search for the Reds' fourth boss in two years after sacking Kenny Dalglish and have a number of names in mind. The new boss is likely to get a transfer budget of over £30m.

Intermediaries acting for the club have spoken with Andre Villas-Boas, but he is unlikely to get the job. The Portuguese was sacked by Chelsea in March.

Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is also not thought to be in the running. The Americans are known to have been impressed by Wigan manager Roberto Martinez but no talks have taken place.

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has often spoken of his admiration for the Anfield club and it is thought he would be willing to grant the Spaniard permission to discuss the post with Henry and Werner.

Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) are keen to appoint a replacement at the earliest possible opportunity.

Dalglish left for Spain on a planned family holiday on Wednesday night. His wife Marina wrote on Twitter: "Really sad day for us a family but we all remain LFC fans. All so proud of Kenny."

On Wednesday, sources close to Henry were keen to stress the American owners do have a clear vision for the future of the club and are likely to appoint three senior directors in the coming weeks.

Meetings have been held with a number of potential directors of football, including Johan Cruyff and former Barcelona sporting director Txiki Begiristain, while they have also spoken to at least one candidate to fill the chief executive's role.

Henry and Werner are also thought to be close to appointing a new director of communications to replace Ian Cotton.

While the departure of Dalglish has left something of a power vacuum at Anfield, FSG felt they had to act given Liverpool's failure to challenge for a Champions League qualifying place, a clear target at the start of the season.

Liverpool's most recent annual report revealed that the club's prolonged absence from the competition had cost the club a minimum of £30m in revenue each year.

While the owners were encouraged by the Carling Cup victory in February, the first silverware since 2006, it could not cover up the failings of a poor Premier League campaign.

Steve Clarke, Dalglish's assistant, has stepped down out of loyalty to the 61-year-old Scot.

No sources or quotes, so I hope it's just speculation and nothing more.

 

[LegoArmo]

Could try for 'arry?

Good call. The way the press in this country works though, if you're not getting the results, and quick, they'll be on your back. Even Wenger has had it at Arsenal.

 

[elseanio]

would we get the hot chelsea doctor if AVB came in? Do the owners know this?