Well it looks like Roy Hodgson is poised to take over the reins at Anfield this week, it seems like Roy is the obvious choice – he works well on a budget and gets the best of the resources available. My initial reaction was somewhat downbeat, who would have thought two years ago that Liverpool would be poaching Fulhams manager?? Still, times have changed and its going to get worse before it gets better at Liverpool. The issue for me and most LFC fans is not the manager but the owners, Gillett and Hicks have saddled the club with more debt than Greece and refuse to sell unless they get a ridiculous price for the club.
Even Purslow and Broughton who the owners have bought in as MD and Chairman respectively seem to be clueless, Martin Broughton was appointed to find a buyer for the club but it looks like he is there to sell off the prized assets Gerrard and Torres. Broughton is even a Chelsea fan!!! In fact a Sky Sports News reporter alleged that Broughton made these comments about Torres at the Chelsea Player of The Year Awards “At the moment, he’s still on board, but it’s going to take three years to turn the club around, and at his age… ” Of course, Liverpools official stance is that Torres is going nowhere but the vultures are circling above Anfield and its going to be a long summer.
Roy Hodgson 63, is up there with Steve Claridge for the journymen of the century award, infact Roy has had more clubs than Tiger Woods, in total Roy has managed 15 different clubs taking him from Halmstad to Inter Milan via Switzerland. There is quite an impressive stat that under Hodgson’s management Switzerland were ranked the number 3rd team in the world according to FIFA rankings! Early on in Roys career he was dubbed “the nicest man in the world” and he will have to live up to that when working with Gillett and Hicks.
play waved on... 
oldrope
June 29, 2010
No doubting Hodgson is a nice man – and I love his funny voice, which is a plus. But yes, curious times for Liverpool when we find ourself envying his success in the last season.
Perhaps it would have been best losing Gerrard a few seasons back and starting over, get the painful inevitable out of they way early etc.
A least Torres is on poor form at the Mundial so far (maybe dropped for today’s game? Not seen the starting 11 yet) and so that might reduce potential sharks after him. Or just lower the asking price for Brougton’s beloved Chelsea…
marksmith81
June 29, 2010
Looks like Torres is starting tonight, he look completly out of sorts against Honduras.. I think having his haircut short has had a dramactic affect on his footballing prowess..
Rumours today that Real Madrid have offered 20m for Stevie… hmmmm tough one, 25m and throw in Van Der Vaart and you have a deal!
oldrope
June 29, 2010
Torres as the new Samson? Hmm. Mind you this looks a bit like him and his bird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lucas_Cranach_-_Samson_and_Delilah.jpg
Meanwhile, maybe Hodgson will be poached by the FA http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/jun/29/roy-hodgson-england-manager-crisis
Another summer of selling our best players to Real and giving the 20m to US banks in interest payments it is then
wallythebus
June 29, 2010
what? you seriously want to sell Gerrard for less than Alonso?
Gotta be 35m, minimum and even then who would replace him?
marksmith81
June 29, 2010
I think Gerrards value has dropped over the last 12 months, poor season and poor world cup and for a player who is now 30 years old..
Ideally I would like to keep Gerrard and Torres but just sell Mascherano for a kings ransom to Inter Milan… Benitez’s way of saying thanks to the fans! In an ideal world of course!
oldrope
July 1, 2010
Could be a freeforall if we aren’t careful. “Rudderless club seeks cash for disillusioned greedy players, any offers”