When you look at us when we were great for a sustained period, we went from Shankly to Paisley to Fagan to Dalglish and all the while Ronnie Moran was in the background filling up the almanac. Look at all the biggest success stories in our dirty capitalist world. When Steve Jobs started drinking carrot water to cure liver cancer they made sure Tim Cook got the message. Same with Microsoft - so why are football clubs now so different? We have to scour the globe for whoever is performing well at the minute without any knowledge of how the hiring club operates or how it got to where it is.
That's why, when we've got people doing coaching badges towards the end of their career (Milner) or a captain on the wane but has seen every decision made under Klopp (VVD) I get a bit pissed off when we start talking about Glasner or whoever else.
Dunno, just been thinking about it for the past few weeks. Man U essentially died when they didn't only lose Ferguson, they lost the whole team to entertain Moyes and his crew. There was nothing fundamentally wrong with Moyes but the players hated him from day one. I'm not sure Brian Kidd could have stepped up, but I'm sure if he knew two years out that was the plan he probably would have made a better job of it than a whole new coaching staff. I think it's what we should have done with Milner and what we should be doing with VVD.
You get the picture with what's happening at the academy now. Klopp brought it closer, Slot is pushing it away. The new guy might want to bring it closer again, at which point we've lost years worth of talent. There should be a common ethos that transcends the figurehead at the top.
All just mind games because it's not and won't happen - but anyone else got any thoughts?
That's why, when we've got people doing coaching badges towards the end of their career (Milner) or a captain on the wane but has seen every decision made under Klopp (VVD) I get a bit pissed off when we start talking about Glasner or whoever else.
Dunno, just been thinking about it for the past few weeks. Man U essentially died when they didn't only lose Ferguson, they lost the whole team to entertain Moyes and his crew. There was nothing fundamentally wrong with Moyes but the players hated him from day one. I'm not sure Brian Kidd could have stepped up, but I'm sure if he knew two years out that was the plan he probably would have made a better job of it than a whole new coaching staff. I think it's what we should have done with Milner and what we should be doing with VVD.
You get the picture with what's happening at the academy now. Klopp brought it closer, Slot is pushing it away. The new guy might want to bring it closer again, at which point we've lost years worth of talent. There should be a common ethos that transcends the figurehead at the top.
All just mind games because it's not and won't happen - but anyone else got any thoughts?
