2015/2016 Barclays Premier League Thread

[devo22]

big United loss and Liverpool have sacked Rodgers. Today sucks.

Liverpool Football Club has announced that Brendan Rodgers will leave his post with immediate effect after having his contract terminated. The process to appoint a new manager is underway.

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/firs...rendan-rodgers

[White Out 403]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

I love that Martial is in that picture.


You made that yourself right? Haha. Yeaaaaaaaah you did.

I hastily put it together on my surface with paint lol

[cam_wmh]

Nooooooooooo

Rodgers fired

[cam_wmh]

http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/04/jurgen...eport-5420421/



Oh god it gets worse

[devo22]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/04/jurgen...eport-5420421/



Oh god it gets worse

Metro is the worst tabloid of all and their sources on a German coach and an English team are from Bosnia.

Seems legit.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/04/jurgen...eport-5420421/

Oh god it gets worse

I guess we'll see how this goes. Its going to be interesting.

I've always said that this club needs some more Germans.

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by devo22

Metro is the worst tabloid of all and their sources on a German coach and an English team are from Bosnia.

Seems legit.

Sweet. Have Real fired Benitez yet?

[cam_wmh]

That article is 8 hours old, so they got one thing right-- Rodgers firing before it was official.

[d_phaneuf]

lets just say a *strange* reaction by Thierry here

https://vine.co/v/e2OFtXVuh2V

Carra surely isn't pleased but is it the firing or the hand placement?

[Mightyfire89]

I'm surprised Carra didn't backhand him in the face.

This is obviously good news, but as has been said, it's strange that it didn't happen prior to the start of the season.

Sounds like it's going to be Klopp or Ancelotti as a replacement. Either would work for me.

[Locke]

Fairly scathing article:

The next manager will find no world-class talent available when he meets the squad. He will be hopeful that Daniel Sturridge will stay fit long enough to fulfill his potential and that Philippe Coutinho will stop flickering and shine with more consistency. Rodgers inherited Pepe Reina and Jamie Carragher -- added to the two superstars, they formed a spine for the team. The incoming boss will have to search every nook and cranny of the old ground to find some backbone. There has been little sign of any on the pitch this season.

Rodgers refused to work with a director of football. It was his first mistake. The next big one came at the end of the transfer window in summer 2012. He sent Andy Carroll out on loan after being expressly told by the owners that the big Geordie could not leave until "a couple of additional forwards" had arrived. The double move, sending Carroll to West Ham United and scuppering the initial Sturridge deal, left the squad short of strikers. More important, it caused fury in FSG's Boston headquarters. The rage increased further when Rodgers told the press that Carroll's departure was "99.9 percent about finance." It was the first time the manager sent blame in FSG's direction. It would not be the last.

The Northern Irishman tried to pull off a power play that even Jose Mourinho might have blanched at. He thought it would bring him Clint Dempsey. It brought him the transfer committee.

To make sure the chaos of August 2012 never happened again, FSG brought in a system of checks and balances. It took power away from the manager. It also doomed him to work with players he may not have naturally signed.

The 42-year-old used the infamous committee as a scapegoat on a number of occasions. It became easy to blame recruitment failures on others. It is not quite that simple. Rodgers' eye for talent is questionable and FSG were never going to bet the future on their manager's choices. However, some of Liverpool's methods of grading players appear equally bewildering.

Any sympathy for Rodgers should be tempered by the way he used the dysfunction in recruitment to deflect from his own deficiencies. The attempts to turn the blame on the owners over the past few days may have hastened his exit. His "give me the tools" comments after the Aston Villa game and "I will do my best with what I'm working with" before the derby at Goodison would have hardened attitudes in Boston. Finger-pointing in public is unseemly.

http://www.espnfc.com/blog/espn-fc-u...ionship-soured

I never realized there was that much friction between Rodgers and FSG.

And yes, Rodgers' 'eye for talent' has been dubious at best. *cough* Borini *cough*

[d_phaneuf]

It wasn't just Rodgers

They have a whole transfer committee and all have to agree, I think it's 5 people, 4 of them are still there

That article to me reads like a complete hatchet job, which FSG are known for doing whenever a Red Sox manager is fired/leaves so it's not really surprising

Rodgers can be blamed for the tactics, for thinking he can outsmart other managers and for embarrassing the club with the things he said. But to pin transfers on him and the other stuff the writer does makes it sound like it John Henry listed out bullet points for him to hit.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

It wasn't just Rodgers

They have a whole transfer committee and all have to agree, I think it's 5 people, 4 of them are still there

That article to me reads like a complete hatchet job, which FSG are known for doing whenever a Red Sox manager is fired/leaves so it's not really surprising

Rodgers can be blamed for the tactics, for thinking he can outsmart other managers and for embarrassing the club with the things he said. But to pin transfers on him and the other stuff the writer does makes it sound like it John Henry listed out bullet points for him to hit.

While true, it sounds like FSG instituted the transfer committee because Rodgers screwed up the first few transactions of his tenure.

[devo22]

Ben Smith ✔ @BenSmithBBC
I'm told negotiations between #LFC and Jurgen Klopp are progressing well. Appointment could come before end of week

[Locke]

I wouldnt worry about it too much, short of a massive overhaul this team is still a long way from being a threat to anyone.

[devo22]

yeah but I've really liked Klopp until now and now I have to hate him. And that sucks

[Locke]

Originally Posted by devo22

yeah but I've really liked Klopp until now and now I have to hate him. And that sucks

Yeah well, deal with it. I've had to deal with disavowing Mertesacker, Podolski, Ballack and now Schweinsteiger.

[Jagger]

Originally Posted by devo22

yeah but I've really liked Klopp until now and now I have to hate him. And that sucks

Thought this was pretty funny:

https://twitter.com/RedsOrDead/statu...86857981788160

You have to admit devo, that Klopp is at least going to be much more 'interesting' in the post match gabfests than Rodgers was. So, it's not all bad....

Liverpool have a long way to go to be a huge threat to anybody in any case.You can still like Klopp for a little while. He's good, real good but can he perform miracles?

(I sure hope so!)

[KevanGuy]

I think Im ready to pull the pin until Ashley leaves. What a freaking mess. Newcastle have won 4 games all year. Not all season. ALL YEAR! 2015! The quality of play this year is abysmal, shambolic even. Hiring McClaren was a huge mistake but I was willing to give him a shot and see how the team did. I think Ive seen enough.

[Locke]

Just got a Score text, sounds like Klopp to LFC is a done deal, going to be announced tomorrow.