Managerial longevity

[reuque]

While we await the fate of Rodgers and prospects of whoever will replace him, it made me wonder if it's no longer possible to find a 'long term' manager as some people wish (presumably one that will stay at the club for more than 4-6 years). Wenger aside, the Premiership managerial merry-go-round is always alive and kicking by this time of the season every year. Even when you look abroad, the bigger clubs tend to change managers every now and then.

I think this makes the fact that a DoF is even more crucial to ensure that transition shouldn't be a reason for the team to perform optimally every season. Between our wishful prospects of Klopp and Ancelotti, one has always had a DoF above him, hardly got involved in transfer business (plus I'm just skeptical of his ability to make us tick again with the state of how our club is run atm), while the other, at the age of 56 probably won't stay that long.

So what should be a realistic expectations for the next gaffer?

 

[Frogfish]

I think you're missing a 'not' in your second paragraph !

I thought I read somewhere that Rodgers is actually the second longest serving manager (at one club) in the PL at the moment ? Says a lot.

Either expectations from owners and fans are way to high or the PL has tons of crap managers.

IMHO a manager should be showing definite signs of improvement and having shaped his team, after 2 seasons, 3rd and 4th seasons (with LFC) he should be regularly challenging for the Top 4 and close to or winning trophies (FAC. LC, EL).

 

[Wiberg]

I think you're missing a 'not' in your second paragraph !

I thought I read somewhere that Rodgers is actually the second longest serving manager (at one club) in the PL at the moment ? Says a lot.

Either expectations from owners and fans are way to high or the PL has tons of crap managers.

IMHO a manager should be showing defiite signs of improvement and having shaped his team, after 2 seasons, 3rd and 4th seasons (with LFC) he should be regularly challenging for the Top 4 and close to or winning trophies (FAC. LC, EL).

Agreed, but it does make a huge impact that we are a selling club. Yes, he bought too much muck but it's clear for all its hard to get much value for money out there.

We should have prepared better for the sale of Suarez. All they had lined up was Sanchez.

 

[Frogfish]

 

[Wiberg]

Wow, instant gratification all around!

 

[Judge Jules]

While we await the fate of Rodgers and prospects of whoever will replace him, it made me wonder if it's no longer possible to find a 'long term' manager as some people wish (presumably one that will stay at the club for more than 4-6 years). Wenger aside, the Premiership managerial merry-go-round is always alive and kicking by this time of the season every year. Even when you look abroad, the bigger clubs tend to change managers every now and then.

I think this makes the fact that a DoF is even more crucial to ensure that transition shouldn't be a reason for the team to perform optimally every season. Between our wishful prospects of Klopp and Ancelotti, one has always had a DoF above him, hardly got involved in transfer business (plus I'm just skeptical of his ability to make us tick again with the state of how our club is run atm), while the other, at the age of 56 probably won't stay that long.

So what should be a realistic expectations for the next gaffer?

I don't agree with the bolded bit at all. On the contrary, mid-fifties seems to me to be an ideal age for a manager who'll stick around, young enough to have plenty of good years left in him but not young enough to be soon looking for another job a la Mourinho.

 

[cloggypop]

He's only 4 years older than Mourinho.

 

[Judge Jules]

But those few years take him into his mid-50s, besides which Mourinho's got itchier feet than pretty much any other manager out there.