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Gonna say, it seems a bit odd when FSG asked him to stay on AND he's worked with Rodgers before.
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/story-16240850-detail/story.html
BRENDAN Rodgers has described Swansea City and Liverpool as "two class acts" after quitting the Liberty to take over at Anfield.
And Rodgers has set himself the target of leading Liverpool back towards the top end of the Premier League over the next couple of seasons.
Rodgers will today be unveiled as the new Reds boss after agreeing a three-year deal on Merseyside.
And he believes that given time and cash to invest in the playing squad, he can steer the five-time European Cup winners forward.
"The challenge for me at Liverpool, as it was when I came to Swansea, is to prove myself to the people both on and off the field," Rodgers said. "I will do what I have always done, which is to be committed to improving the club. The club's success will be the most important thing and we'll see where we are in the next few years."
As Liverpool manager, Rodgers will have transfer funds at his disposal that he could only have dreamt of at Swansea.
He insisted that Liverpool's owners scrapped the idea of appointing a director of football before agreeing to succeed Kenny Dalglish (below), so the responsibility for signing new players will lie with him.
"The challenge is to keep improving the group," Rodgers added.
"It's about getting into the real world. It's a group that I think in a couple of years can be competitive at the top end, but I will need to spend a little bit of money and I will need time to work. I will need time to bring my identity into the team — I need time to impose my philosophy on the group.
"There are some wonderful players at Liverpool, but to bring all that into the team is going to take a wee bit of time.
"It's a job where I need to align the playing identity and style and success with the supporters, because the supporters at Liverpool are renowned."
Rodgers has not forgotten how his side were applauded by the natives after Swansea's impressive goalless draw at Anfield last November.
He added: "I said before that I liken the Liverpool supporters to the Swansea supporters because of their education in the game, and I said that long before any of this came about. That's a massive part of the draw for me. The two clubs are very similar in that they are both class acts.
"The supporters at both clubs are brilliant. They are very passionate about their clubs, they love their cities and they are very educated in football terms.
"I believe there's a similar feel going into Liverpool as there was when I came into Swansea."
BRENDAN Rodgers has described Swansea City and Liverpool as "two class acts" after quitting the Liberty to take over at Anfield.
And Rodgers has set himself the target of leading Liverpool back towards the top end of the Premier League over the next couple of seasons.
Rodgers will today be unveiled as the new Reds boss after agreeing a three-year deal on Merseyside.
And he believes that given time and cash to invest in the playing squad, he can steer the five-time European Cup winners forward.
"The challenge for me at Liverpool, as it was when I came to Swansea, is to prove myself to the people both on and off the field," Rodgers said. "I will do what I have always done, which is to be committed to improving the club. The club's success will be the most important thing and we'll see where we are in the next few years."
As Liverpool manager, Rodgers will have transfer funds at his disposal that he could only have dreamt of at Swansea.
He insisted that Liverpool's owners scrapped the idea of appointing a director of football before agreeing to succeed Kenny Dalglish (below), so the responsibility for signing new players will lie with him.
"The challenge is to keep improving the group," Rodgers added.
"It's about getting into the real world. It's a group that I think in a couple of years can be competitive at the top end, but I will need to spend a little bit of money and I will need time to work. I will need time to bring my identity into the team — I need time to impose my philosophy on the group.
"There are some wonderful players at Liverpool, but to bring all that into the team is going to take a wee bit of time.
"It's a job where I need to align the playing identity and style and success with the supporters, because the supporters at Liverpool are renowned."
Rodgers has not forgotten how his side were applauded by the natives after Swansea's impressive goalless draw at Anfield last November.
He added: "I said before that I liken the Liverpool supporters to the Swansea supporters because of their education in the game, and I said that long before any of this came about. That's a massive part of the draw for me. The two clubs are very similar in that they are both class acts.
"The supporters at both clubs are brilliant. They are very passionate about their clubs, they love their cities and they are very educated in football terms.
"I believe there's a similar feel going into Liverpool as there was when I came into Swansea."
Sure, he has to get us promoted into the Champions League like he had to get Swansea promoted into the Premier League. YW
Well he took over from Martinez at Swansea, Martinez had started the whole philosophy that Rodgers Swansea played with but didnt get to see it through. Kenny started something here that many feel he didnt get a chance to finish so I presume in those terms its a similar feeling.
You know what worries me Hansern? Is you were so confident last year ... Can't you be less optimistic? Then I'll be more confident! 😉
No Van Gaal or Cheeky Burgerstain?
*Worried*
*Worried*
echoe that
Its going to hell mate. All this isjust a way to try a fool myself, we're going down.
Relegation or 14-16th finish. Bah, I'm dreading the new season.
If things are really as they seem, and FSG spent ages coming up with their favoured management structure, only to abandon it after a couple of conversations with Brendan Rodgers, I'll finally lose all respect for them.
Fuck that shit, we're going to win the league!
Swansea City and Liverpool have finally agreed a compensation package to allow Brendan Rodgers to leave to take over at Anfield.
The 39 year-old's move to the Merseyside club was stalled today as it emerged that chairman Huw Jenkins was holding for more than the £5m release clause in his contract. What with Rodgers wanting to take his assistant Colin Pascoe, Performance Analyst Chris Davies and Head of Sports Science and Medicine Glen Driscoll with him, it's believed that Jenkins wanted more money, and it's believed that £7m will be paid.
The 39 year-old's move to the Merseyside club was stalled today as it emerged that chairman Huw Jenkins was holding for more than the £5m release clause in his contract. What with Rodgers wanting to take his assistant Colin Pascoe, Performance Analyst Chris Davies and Head of Sports Science and Medicine Glen Driscoll with him, it's believed that Jenkins wanted more money, and it's believed that £7m will be paid.
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As in I am very worried.
So is this a panic move by the owners?
Can't get the manager they want to work under the system they want, so they settle on Rodgers or run out of decent candidates?
They've gotten the manager they want, and if that means they'll tweak the structure to give Rodgers the best possible to chance to succeed. Then so what? Unless some of us have been involved in the process itself, then who knows what their plans are or what they have in mind.
People are extremely quick to judge them regardless of any information being given from FSG.
People are extremely quick to judge them regardless of any information being given from FSG.
If you are to believe press reports Martinez turned FSG down because he wouldn't work under their proposed structures.
Then Rodgers refused to work under their structures as well.
So they went ahead and appointed him.
It looks to me like they were running out of suitable candidates so they said fuck it, have it your way Brendan.
I really hope we/I are/am but the line that FSG were so impressed by Rodgers that they decided to go along with his ideas for how the club should be run sound dubious to me at best
Again though, are things really as they seem, "things" being media murmurings over the last couple of weeks, like that we were interviewing 12 managers etc, like people *cough*Rosco*cough* assuming that because that's how they work in the States, that's how they'll want to work here. No one really knows. We might even get a DoF yet. Or we might not have wanted one in the first place. We might have even changed our minds and have had a few ideas or have been open to suggestion, which would piss on this notion that's been banded around here of late that they are too focused on a stringent structure, rather than looking for the best actual solution or the one that interests them the most.
No one knows, all people seem able to surmise is that whatever FSG decide upon, it contradicts what some dickhead on twitter said a week ago.
The only quotes regarding that are from Whelan. Who also said Martinez was offered the job, when he wasnt.
As I said, I think they wanted Rodgers more than anyone of those who were available. If that means tweaking the structure then I dont see a problem with that.
We dont even know what they have in mind yet..
i thought the structure of having a DOF/SD/TD etc did come from them as the way they wanted to move going forward?
And the manager being utilised as just a coach of the team,similar to a baseball or US structured management style??
7m million to buy out a 3rd rate manger.. and a structure that has run a championship club for the last 3 of 4 years.
Somewhat underwhelmed..
FSG better have this trick up their sleeve, I've been led to believe... They must have a sporting director installed surely.. How the fook can you begin to trust a manager with funds like this who has never managed at this level before...
He is going to be a like a kid in a candy store, compared to the funds he had at Swansea...
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Somewhat underwhelmed..
FSG better have this trick up their sleeve, I've been led to believe... They must have a sporting director installed surely.. How the fook can you begin to trust a manager with funds like this who has never managed at this level before...
He is going to be a like a kid in a candy store, compared to the funds he had at Swansea...
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I'll see what transpires at tomorrow's press conference but if that's the case I'm concerned.
Insightful stuff
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