KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum EDITOR: Purslow wants Hodgson but I want Dalglish

by Duncan Oldham, the KopTalk editor

Until Roy Hogdson is signed, sealed and delivered I'm going to continue praying that Kenny Dalglish is appointed as manager. I can dream. That's my right.

As I type up this editorial, Roy Hodgson is meeting members of the Liverpool backroom staff down in London having accepted the job. However, until Fulham and Liverpool agree a compensation figure, he can not officially be unveiled as the next manager of Liverpool. They may have already agreed an amount, I'm not sure, but until it's official I'm not giving up hope on Kenny coming back.

If you follow my editorials you will see that I've banged on about Frank Rijkaard for some time. I know he was fancied at Anfield so I welcomed the news from Sky Sports today that their sources believe an approach was made for him recently, but that we were turned away. It certainly falls in with what I've been told in the past. I've always fancied Dalglish over a low-key appointment such as Hodgson but if we were going to go for a so called 'bigger' name then Rijkaard would have been my first choice.

Today I've spent most of my time exchanging emails with people connected to various figures on the Liverpool FC board. What I'm hearing is that there's strong support for Dalglish internally but that Christian Purslow is very single minded and that once he's made his mind up, there's no stopping him. I don't know if that's fair, I don't know him personally. I'm tempted to email him but I'm not sure what that would achieve. Nothing I guess. And if I publish his email address on here for you guys it's just going to cause him a nuisance and the admin team @liverpoolfc.tv will simply create a new one anyway.

I've been critical of Purslow in the past (last summer), then recently I warmed to him but a few days later I started to question his motives again. I'm hearing so many different things about the guy and in particular his connections in America which I haven't touched on yet. The reason I eased off on him was because I was hearing good things about his progress with people trying to buy the club but those individuals have since gone so I've been left feeling suspicious again. Is he in Hicks pocket? That's the question that my friends and I are trying to work out.

Purslow - who insists he's a die-hard Liverpool fan - favours Hodgson but I just don't get how any Liverpool fan could ignore Dalglish. If it's true that other figures at Anfield are showing support for Dalglish over Roy, but Roy is unveiled, then that will show you how much power Purslow has got. Ask yourself why he's got it and where it's coming from.

I want to make one thing perfectly clear though. If Roy is confirmed by the club as the new manager, he will get my full backing from the off.

Anyway, I'm hoping to be able to provide an update on developments in London later this evening. And remember, you don't need to be a member to enjoy KopTalk or to read these editorials

So let me get this right. Some no-mark with a face like a git and an over inflated sense of importance won't give the fans what they want because he thinks he knows better. Being employed by the yanks is enough reason to dislike the tosser but this is taking the biscuit.

Some-one with real little man syndrome.

Good post Dunk but there are reports coming out now that kenny never wanted or applied for the position.

Kenny is friends with purslow and with Woy.

I honestly think that Roy will take the manager position and Keeny's role will be a more hands on than an Ambassador role, i think he will work close with Roy on the big decisions regarding the team transfers and so on.

Rumours are now going around that Dalglish has quit, though the club has denied this.

Kenny's not gone anywhere, I would be willing bet any amount on it.

hodgson is made for a club like fulham not clubs with big expectations like us

The sad thing is... We are now beginning to see any expectations fade. Us as fans still have them but it seems we are on a downward spiral, modern football and all it entails sucks big time, last season was the first ever season I wasn't fussed over watching us, I could take it or leave it. I get the feeling it's going to go more the way of leave it from now on.

i tell you if this deal with hodgson happens you can guarentee that there is no takeover & no cash for trnafers,top players will leave & liverpool fc will be just ordianry like fulham(no offence) if the deal happens the only way is down.our top players want to play for a world class coach not some wheeler dealer who puts a shine on sh*te

Well, i'm gonna do whatever Kenny does. If he walks then i will.

Poor comment buddy, not a true fan in my eyes