@Rotuham, I don't get it though, you called for Kenny to be sacked and then called for support of Martinez and yet you claim your views are consistent? Does it mean that March next year if Martinez isn't doing well like Kenny did you will be calling for his head again? Contradicting no? So much for YNWA...

#askhenchoz: Who would u like as liverpool's next manager?

"I would give a chance to [Roberto] Martinez. Why? I like the man. I Iike his style of play, which I think it would suit Liverpool. He has experience of managing in the Premier League and he is the right age for now. If you give him a bit of time, I think he can be successful at Liverpool.

"If he gets the job, don't expect him to deliver in six months, it will take much longer than that but I like his philosophy. He knows the game very well and he's not coming with a very big name to do one or two final seasons in club football, like would be the case with someone like Capello. I wouldn't see the point of bringing in someone like Capello because Liverpool know they need to rebuild and will probably need new players but they might not have the money to go and buy the very best players. If you can't buy the absolute best players, you need a manager who can not only spot players but develop them as well.

"Some people talk about how he has never managed a big club before but one day he has to manage a bigger club. That's how football generally works. Managers do well at smaller clubs and attract interest from bigger clubs. At Swansea, he had the team playing nice football and at Wigan, with the squad they got, they have done tremendously well. They've beaten Liverpool, Man United, Arsenal - all the big clubs.

"You have to take a bit of a risk when you employ a new manager so if your only concern is that he has not managed a top club before, I would be ready to take that risk on him."

We are required to pay up to 2-3m compensation to Wigan for Martinez though, not exactly cheap...

Liverpool will talk to Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers about the vacancy left by Kenny Dalglish's sacking


Brendan Rodgers is expected to meet Liverpool’s owners in the next few days as they continue their search for Kenny Dalglish’s replacement.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/...hs-sacking.html

   

Its just recycled news. Not like we didn't knew these 2 were rumoured to be approached.

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Added on May 28, 2012, 9:42 am
SoS did propose a community-share system that would follow / emulate the ones used in the giant Italian / Spanish clubs. This would then help to raise the cash.

If my memory serves me right, even the Mancunians are a public-listed entity.

btw, RobbieFowler will be @setapak Courts this saturday @3pm...
come if interested.. YNWA

Apparently Rafa has been spotted at the airport. Where's he headed to?

Definitely not a sad day for Liverpool... Imagine Martinez's wigan has been loitering in the relegation zone season after season... Avb has been given the chance to manage big club cfc, similarly in lfc I don't think he can make us fearful to our opponent... Swansea has secured their next season Bpl campaign as early as lfc conceded their hope for top four finish this season... Btw avb Martinez and swanseas manager with no doubt i will choose the latter any day.. Let's see what can be done with the current players we have under him...

When Kenny was around, a lot of speculation was made over whether or not he was signing players in anticipation of two rules, Financial FairPlay and the HG rule. In truth, if neither is implemented we just wasted a full season. I'm not too sure about the latter of the two rules but an interview with a Deloitte representative caught my attention as I was watching BBC. It prompted me to search for this article.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18248540

I can see why this is a matter of concern. If you spend some 75% of your revenue on wages, how much is left for development of facilities, academy players and so on? Very little is reinvested into the club.

Towards the end of the article, you'll note that if by the 2013-2014 season, clubs do not abide by Financial FairPlay, they'll not be allowed to participate in UEFA competitions. So FSG was right review our wage bill which means that older players on pretty big salaries will be leaving the club before the season begins. Cue the likes of Maxi and Kuyt leaving in preference on younger players who earn less. This also means that we'll be relying more on the Academy to churn out players and we'll have to wheel and deal in the transfer market. Clubs like Chelsea and Man city will now have one season to adapt.

English football as a whole may suffer because taxes are high and they can no longer afford to pay big players massive wages to lure them away from other leagues where taxes are substantially lower, or at least they can't pay too many players massive salaries. Clubs like Liverpool and Man Utd will actually benefit from this compared to our rivals as we already have large fanbases and a stream of revenue to tap on.

Here's a good take on the appointment, something for the Rafa fans as well.

Gerrard:What I can go on record and say is that Brendan was the first choice. I was in the loop all the way along with the owners and board and he was the first choice.

Nah, come to think of it both players are our weak links. I hope he could convince Aquilani to stay, it would give us a better balance in the middle.

Also, with the new system Joe Cole could probably do well. I don't see us keeping him for longer than a season due to his age and wages though.

Hazard joining Chelsea for 32mil. That's 3mil less than what we paid for Andy Carroll. Good lord.

Again, it is times like these that makes me think what could have happen to Liverpool last season if we didn't blew off our coffers on Brit boys. That maybe the only window where FSG are willing to splash the cash on players, because Henry & Co need to earn the supporters' trust after they took over.

Now looks like we are going the moneyball way. Will FSG's sabermetric approach that brought them success in baseball work in EPL? Only time will tell. By the way, anybody knows what is the current status of the Boston Red Sox team? Are they still standing strong in MLB or faded out after 2008?

I don't expect BR to win anything in his first year but I would certainly love to see an improvement in the team.

Now, STOP losing to mid table teams in EPL. That should be a good start.