KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum EDITOR: Roy Hodgson - Fallback or Fall Guy?

Absolutely mate! Most clubs before they pull the trigger have a top target or a good idea of who they might go for, but we've appeared clueless from the start...something has to give in the next 48 hours surely?

I think this time next week there will be a few threads talking about our new appointed manager.

our season srts in very soon....

there shud have been a manager in place, now as i write this thread....

Maybe there is but not yet announced.;)

we might aswell just appoint nearly every manager bcoz were linked with them all cept red nose

i think whoever our next manager is he wont be here long. lets face it, the state of the clubs finances we can't afford or attract a top boss. our next boss is going to be second rate,no doubt about that. once we get new owners in then the boss we appoint now will probably be on his way very quickly....unless of course he does a great job!

Sorry what positive things has Purslow actually achieved at the club?

This situation just underlines what a mess the club is in. A manager we dont appear to really want and isnt that keen on us either if he can get his preferred job.

I think the reason that Rafa was sacked was because we have no transfer funds and he would have complained about this at some stage in the future, challenging the board and ownership, bringing unwelcome headlines and more pressure on the current structure. This probably became clear in discussions about next season which is the only thing that makes sense to me as regards the timing of the sacking.

Now if they wanted to sack Rafa common sense dictates, they should already have had a short list and a way forward worked out. They waited to sack Rafa for a couple of weeks and yet they still dont appear to have taken advantage of the extra time this gave them to plan for a new manager.

Now Hodgeson is an easy route, great season at Fulham, flavour of the month with the press and critics. However his record doesnt stand scrutiny for a job like LFC and it stinks of lack of ambition and taking the cheapest easiest option.

Purslow is overseeing this, he is making the calls, he is doing Hicks and Gillette's dirty work. The situation with the manager is something that Purslow is playing the key role in. Has that been done efficiently and effectively finding a manager that can lead us to a better place? I dont think so, its just riddled with indecision and lets take a cheap option.

I think Roy's recruitment will also mean new owners are still some way off...

Now if Roy H is our new manager I'll support him with the belief that at this moment- I hope I can say the same in August- we have a team and squad capable of challenging for a Champions League place.

I'll also be thinking this man has a really tough job at a dysfunctional football club and success needs to be measured in those terms.

He'll need the support of the fans otherwise it will just make the situation worse.

Oh for new owners...

To be fair, NONE of us know exactly what is going on behind the scenes, for all we know the manager could have been agreed before Rafa even left and all these rumours are just to deflect away from it

I Agree RedMac, none of use know exactly what is going on behind the scenes and until we hear somthing direct from the club we can all take the stories, rumours and sources with a pinch of salt. I honestly find it bizarre in which the way this whole saga is being played out in the media at the moment.