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Klopp will be at Anfield for the Villa game.
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And what will they do with the transfer committee then?
My point is the complete lack of consistency in approach or stability. The new manager would bring in his own coaching staff, and we'd be at the beginning of another 5 year plan. A DoF/Transfer Committee/Whatever is supposed to provide a structure which means minimum disruption when a manager leaves and a new one comes in - ie the way of working and the ethos of the club remains the same. FSG haven't provided that at all. I've got no faith in them in that respect. If they approach Ancelotti or Klopp and say 'We want you to work in this structure' and Ancelotti or Klopp say 'I want to work in this structure which will require x y and z', are FSG going to say no?
Any reason why they were warned against?
Not sure mate. It was in a Norewgian newspaper with a reference to an article in the Independent.
From someone who had worked with him I presume. Probably bs.
What do you think will happen with Ayre if we get Klopp? There is no way that he would accept our current system, the TC. No doubt he want a DoF and that means less power for Ayre.
Ayre is the real poison at the club. He was that at Huddersfield.and their fans celebrated big style when he left.
Ayre is the real poison at the club. He was that at Huddersfield.and their fans celebrated big style when he left.
I think it's safe to assume the latter.
I would never assume the former with any manager, as they all fancy themselves as able to do absolutely everything, including buying players, even if they've only ever served under a DoF before.
I would never assume the former with any manager, as they all fancy themselves as able to do absolutely everything, including buying players, even if they've only ever served under a DoF before.
They didn't really, they dressed it up in new clothes and called it a committee. A committee of hapless idiots.
If they get what they originally wanted in terms of a DOF there'd be no more need for the committee and I doubt it would survive such an appointment.
I don't know the answer to your final question. Having compromised when they appointed Rodgers they may not be inclined to do so again, but much will depend on where they see the balance of importance between (a) getting the structure they want and (b) getting the manager they want. It's a fair question though and, if they still prefer a younger manager (which I accept is not certain, but *if* they do), probably increases the chance that they'll opt for Klopp, since he's actually said he wants to work with a DOF.
It's pretty obvious he really wants to manage us.
Do ye think? I'm not fully sure. It could all still be media speculation. We cleared Rodgers backroom staff in the summer. Why didn't we replace the manager if Klopp was willing to come? I'm presuming it's because Klopp wasn't willing at the time? Perhaps he's now had a change of heart, I dunno.
Dave: that's certainly possible, but it's also possible - in fact I reckon it's more likely - that we were going to naff off the backroom boys in question anyway. It's become clearer today that there was a split on the board over letting Rodgers go as well, so my guess is it's that, rather than any reluctance on Klopp's part, which accounted for Rodgers being kept on, especially when you consider that similar stories about Klopp being "willing to cut his sabbatical short" were around in the summer as well. To me it's crystal clear that, as others have said, he wants the job big-time.
What I still can't understand is why - if they were split on BR continuing - why, why, why did they let him spend about £80m on players of his choosing?
It's so foolhardy it almost makes me cry to think about it.
It's so foolhardy it almost makes me cry to think about it.
Difficult one. My guess is they decided that, if they kept him on but didn't improve the squad, we'd plummet disastrously down the league. Why that didn't persuade them to give him his cards instead, we may well never find out.
Yep. Rodgers should not have been allowed spend all that money if the owners had intentions of sacking him so early into the season. It's bonkers. Unless Klopp ruled himself out in the summer so the owners persisted with Rodgers and backed him there and then. However, a poor run of games from Rodgers coinciding with Klopp's apparent willingness to come has now forced the owners hand??
Here lies my confusion Andy.
Some were/are quick to tell us that Rodgers had a extreme bias towards his 'own' players and the players we signed this summer were his picks. I thought it was agreed Rodgers got his men this window? I'm genuinely not shit stirring here. It seems that notion is being upside down all of a sudden.
As ever I'm baffled at the confusion surrounding who signed whom. I think Rodgers wanted and got Clyne, Milner, Benteke, and Ings. I think the others were probably more joint decisions.
Well I think he's not playing Firmino so much *because* he wasn't really his choice.
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