• You may have to login or register before you can post and view our exclusive members only forums.
    To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Todays Rumours

Status
Not open for further replies.
He's better than anything we currently have.

He's selling Ryan Babel plus 6m.

I would gnaw half way up Aston Villas arm for it to happen.
 
Liverpool are reportedly in the race to sign Barcelona wing wizard Gerard Deulofeu.

The 16-year-old Spanish starlet is attracting interest from across Europe, and Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is the latest to join the chase for the player.

Real Madrid and Chelsea are also thought to be tracking the teenager, who is yet to sign professional forms at the Nou Camp due to his age.

Spanish radio station RAC-1 reports that Liverpool are tracking the player with a view to a potential January switch, whilst Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti is also monitoring the situation closely.

Player agent Gines Carvajal is believed to have 'close ties' with Liverpool, claims the Live4Liverpool website, and the player will be allowed to decide on his future destination.

The famed Melwood academy has proved to be a breeding ground for some fine young talent over the years, and the current Liverpool youth crop are impressing at U18 and Reserves level.

A skillful winger who is seen as a future star for Spain, Deulofeu would have to be persuaded to leave his homeland and Liverpool stars Fernando Torres and Jose Reina could be used in any negotiations
 
Liverpool are ready to make a move for Hamburg hotshot Eljero Elia as they bid to turn their woeful season around.
Elia, 23, is regarded as one of the best forwards in the Bundesliga and has been attracting interest from a number of top clubs across Europe.
Liverpool's under-fire boss Roy Hodgson is keen to strengthen his squad in January and knows he needs more firepower following their shock home defeat against Wolves.
Elia has a proven track record for Hamburg and has also broken into the Holland side.
Reports in Holland state that Liverpool's director of football strategy Damien Comolli has already made contact with Hamburg and is hoping to negotiate a deal next month.
The deal could hinge on Ryan Babel being sold in the January transfer window as Elia would be a natural replacement for his compatriot.
 
I wonder how much say "under-fire boss Roy Hodson" was or is going to have in the transfer market, I reckon it's Comolli and the yanks that were always going to make the decisions

regards
 
[quote author=Vlads Quiff link=topic=42930.msg1240120#msg1240120 date=1293756143]
I wonder how much say "under-fire boss Roy Hodson" was or is going to have in the transfer market, I reckon it's Comolli and the yanks that were always going to make the decisions

regards
[/quote]

I certainly hope so.
 
[quote author=Hansern link=topic=42930.msg1240009#msg1240009 date=1293740540]

The famed Melwood academy has proved to be a breeding ground for some fine young talent over the years, and the current Liverpool youth crop are impressing at U18 and Reserves level.

[/quote]

'Proved to be a breeding ground for some fine young talent? Pffft
 
Ooi rq, ape macam? malaysia menang suzuki cup. Maybe we sign the striker? Heh heh
 
[quote author=Wizardry link=topic=42930.msg1240144#msg1240144 date=1293759751]
[quote author=Vlads Quiff link=topic=42930.msg1240120#msg1240120 date=1293756143]
I wonder how much say "under-fire boss Roy Hodson" was or is going to have in the transfer market, I reckon it's Comolli and the yanks that were always going to make the decisions

regards
[/quote]

I certainly hope so.
[/quote]

Depends how much you trust Comolli when he said decisions would be taken by a troika consisting of himself, Roy and Tom Werner and that one target suggested by him (Comolli) had already been abandoned because Roy didn't want him. If they're planning to keep Roy all season I wouldn't be too optimistic on this front.
 
[size=11pt]Liverpool owners line up Kenny Dalglish as boss Roy Hodgson faces win or bust clash with Bolton[/size]By Dominic King
Liverpool owners have reached breaking point with under-fire manager Roy Hodgson. Only a victory against Bolton at Anfield on Saturday is likely to save him following the shambolic defeat by Wolves which led to fans calling for him to be sacked.

With Hodgson seemingly on the brink after just six months, the club have even been forced to deny claims he has already left.

If the patience of owners Fenway Sports Group runs out, Kop hero Kenny Dalglish is a ready-made candidate for a caretaker role with a view to assuming a senior boardroom position once a permanent replacement has been found


Damien Comolli, the club’s director of football strategy, is responsible for identifying the next Anfield boss and the search has taken on fresh urgency after the appalling display in the 1-0 defeat at home on Wednesday against a team who were then bottom of the Barclays Premier League.

The American owners are populists and their eagerness to make the right impression with fans following their takeover in October puts Hodgson on borrowed time, although his good relationship with Comolli is working for him at the moment.

With Liverpool only three points above the relegation zone and having suffered eight defeats in the league already, tomorrow’s game against Bolton has taken on huge significance and a loss will leave the club little room for manoeuvre.

However, Hodgson’s precarious position will not affect Liverpool’s intentions for the January transfer window as Comolli is in charge of recruitment now that chief scout Eduardo Macia has left. Comolli will be backed to sign as many as four players.

A £1.5million deal for Rennes winger Sylvain Marveaux is in place and Comolli will have a pivotal role to play in shaping Liverpool’s long-term future.

Although Dalglish may be given a temporary role in charge he and the other fans’ favourite, Rafa Benitez, are not under consideration to take over on a permanent basis.

Hodgson faces an enormous challenge to raise his badly deflated players for the Bolton game, which starts a defining run of five matches in 15 days.

Liverpool face a trip to Blackburn followed by an FA Cup third-round tie against Manchester United before league games against Blackpool and Everton.

He is adamant the players are still with him but Hodgson is unlikely to find any sympathy from the terraces tomorrow.

The 63-year-old said: ‘I have been lucky. The support I have had has been from the players and within the club. I haven’t had a lot of support from the fans ever since I came here. The fans have not been happy with what they have seen in the whole of 2010.’
 
I hope the first bit of the headline is true, but unfortunately there isn't a single thing in the text to back it up.
 
HODGSON ON THE BRINK OF BEING SACKED - REPORTS



Roy Hodgson is reportedly on the brink of being dismissed as Liverpool manager.

According to a host of reports on the backpages, Liverpool's woeful form, coupled with the disintegration of the relationship between Hodgson and supporters, has caused the club's owners to reluctantly consider a mid-season axing.

Though NESV are thought to prefer retaining Hodgson, at least until the end of the summer, it is expected that the axe will fall if Liverpool's form is not quickly revived.

In the words of The Daily Mail, 'Liverpool owners have reached breaking point with under-fire manager Roy Hodgson. Only a victory against Bolton at Anfield on Saturday is likely to save him following the shambolic defeat by Wolves which led to fans calling for him to be sacked.'

At most, Hodgson's make-or-break period is likely to last the two weeks in which his side are scheduled to play five times in 15 days.


What The Papers Are Saying
'Roy Hodgson is on the brink at Liverpool as even the club's American owners are losing patience...And John W Henry feels Hodgson dropped a major clanger by having a go at supporters. And after Wednesday's pitiful display, sources close to Henry's New England Sports Ventures group also admit the Americans fear players are not performing for Hodgson' - The Lying Rag.


'Roy Hodgson has two weeks to save himself at Liverpool as the American owners begin to lose faith in him It is understood John W Henry and parent company NESV feel Hodgson blundered in attacking the fans for booing him during the shock home defeat to Wolves. They are also said to be dismayed by the team's limp showing and fear Hodgson may have lost the players.

'They were determined to give Hodgson time when they took over in October and still hope he can carry on at least until the end of the season. Despite the Kop's calls for Kenny Dalglish, they do not want to appoint the Anfield legend as caretaker boss and would prefer not to go looking for a new manager in January. However they are not prepared to let Liverpool's slide continue and will act if they feel Hodgson cannot turn the club around' - The Daily Mirror.


'Liverpool's American owners are beginning to harbour doubts about Roy Hodgson and are particularly concerned about the manager's increasingly fractured relationship with supporters after the excruciating home defeat to Wolves on Wednesday.

'Though Dalglish is understood to feel Liverpool still have no appetite to appoint him as caretaker, the club's owners believe that the fans should not have been further alienated after a performance in which the club's principal owner, John W Henry, was not convinced the players were sufficiently committed.

'Henry and his chairman, Tom Werner, had been hopeful that Hodgson could at least see them through to the end of the season and initially expressed surprise at the level of criticism the 63-year-old has incurred. If Hodgson were to be sacked, the problem is who might be available to take the club through to the summer.

'It is understood Dalglish would jump at the chance if he received any encouragement for a return which would restore the link to the supporters, though his temporary appointment could store up more trouble. Were Dalglish to succeed in any way as a caretaker, it might be difficult to remove him harmoniously in favour of a younger, long-term manager such as Marseilles' Didier Deschamps, Porto's Andre Villas Boas or even Bolton's Owen Coyle' - The Independent.


'Liverpool owners have reached breaking point with under-fire manager Roy Hodgson. Only a victory against Bolton at Anfield on Saturday is likely to save him following the shambolic defeat by Wolves which led to fans calling for him to be sacked.

'Although Dalglish may be given a temporary role in charge he and the other fans' favourite, Rafa Benitez, are not under consideration to take over on a permanent basis' - The Daily Mail.


'Liverpool's American owners are running out of patience with Roy Hodgson amid fears that the manager's relationship with the club's supporters has broken down irretrievably.

'Despite the fact that in one poll 95% of Liverpool fans wanted Hodgson to be sacked immediately after last night's 1-0 home defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers, there appears to be no great appetite for regime change. John W Henry and Tom Werner of New England Sports Ventures are prepared to give Hodgson more time after six torturous months.

'Henry and Werner, who run the Fenway Sports Group, through which NESV controls Liverpool, are understood to be concerned by the breakdown in relations between fans and the manager.

'Fenway has no desire to install an interim manager and if Dalglish were unable to pull Liverpool out of their tailspin it would tarnish his glittering reputation and that of the board. If Dalglish were a qualified success, he may block Fenway's plans to bring in a young, long-term manager.

'The former Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard is the favourite, although Hodgson has pointed out that the Dutchman's last job at Galatasaray ended in failure' - The Guardian.


'Hodgson stated after the defeat to Mick McCarthy's side on Wednesday that he hoped Liverpool's "fans would become supporters" after failing to offer him their backing throughout his six-month reign.

'The comments were seen as a serious error of judgment by the club's owners, Fenway Sports Group. Thousands of fans demanded his dismissal on websites and internet polls, with one survey finding that 97 per cent of supporters favoured his departure.

'FSG had hoped to allow Hodgson to continue until the summer - when his position would be reviewed - but concerns are growing that, should results continue to prompt almost unprecedented insurrection in Anfield's stands, they may need to act much more quickly.

'There remains little appetite for a change of manager mid-season - especially with such an intimidating schedule looming - but with the club hovering just three points above the relegation zone, FSG know poor results might force their hand' - The Daily Telegraph.


'Liverpool's owners are running out of patience with Roy Hodgson. Fenway Sports Group (FSG) wants to see a revival in fortunes on the field or the manager may face the consequences.

'While sympathetic with the challenges that Hodgson has faced since taking over as Liverpool manager from Rafael Benítez in July, FSG is concerned that the 63-year-old has yet to deliver.

'Hodgson will face the media again today before tomorrow's game at home to Bolton Wanderers. He must produce a much-improved performance from his side to stop his position from becoming untenable.

'Since its takeover of Liverpool in October, FSG has placed great store in its relationship with the club's fans and has demanded that the lead it has taken on this front is followed at all levels. The manager's reaction to chants calling for his removal has put him at odds with his employers and their direction' - The Times.
 
'Roy Hodgson amid fears that the manager's relationship with the club's supporters has broken down irretrievably'

They were never for him anyway it wasn't the fans that wanted RH it were the clowns..
 
And now Roy has apologised for his comments about the fans. Fucking hell the man should never be allowed to do an interview
 
Jesus Christ. All it does is state the obvious, if Kenny is a success it will give them a decision to make. I'm sure as major executives of other Sports ventures, with years of experience (and success) at the helm of a major Sport, they'd welcome such a predicament to be in, it's certainly a much more desirable one than the one we're experiencing now!

Besides which, the above is just 'one' of a dozen articles today, and offers no credible quotes to back up such viewpoints.
 
[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=42930.msg1240256#msg1240256 date=1293793624]
Jesus Christ. All it does is state the obvious, if Kenny is a success it will give them a decision to make. I'm sure as major executives of other Sports ventures, with years of experience (and success) at the helm of a major Sport, they'd welcome such a predicament to be in, it's certainly a much more desirable one than the one we're experiencing now!

Besides which, the above is just 'one' of a dozen articles today, and offers no credible quotes to back up such viewpoints.
[/quote]

If your manager is a success it give you one less decision to make in my opinion. We have a few challenges as it is.

The above-mentioned are assembled articles and they are extreme similar, hence they all got the same inside info, which obviously is an organized leakage.
 
[quote author=Insignificance link=topic=42930.msg1240261#msg1240261 date=1293794096]
[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=42930.msg1240256#msg1240256 date=1293793624]
Jesus Christ. All it does is state the obvious, if Kenny is a success it will give them a decision to make. I'm sure as major executives of other Sports ventures, with years of experience (and success) at the helm of a major Sport, they'd welcome such a predicament to be in, it's certainly a much more desirable one than the one we're experiencing now!

Besides which, the above is just 'one' of a dozen articles today, and offers no credible quotes to back up such viewpoints.
[/quote]

If your manager is a success it give you one less decision to make in my opinion. We have a few challenges as it is.

The above-mentioned are assembled articles and they are extreme similar, hence they all got the same inside info, which obviously is an organized leakage.
[/quote]

It depends on the level of success and what they want in the 'bigger picture'.


If Kenny came in, showed some promise and we finished, say 5th, then it's a borderline decision. Do you build on that initial promise or do you go for the man that you've maybe just spent the best part of half a year researching and sounding out??

It's not that clear cut but like I said, it's a more enviable situation than the one we're in now. All each article has in similarity is that Roy will be out on his ear soon, the rest is just conjecture that most have more or less have second guessed by now anyway.

I think you're reading far too much into things and jumping to conclusions all over the place. Do you really think the Yanks can be so heavily criticised after 2-3 months at the helm?

While I'm getting frustrated at the fact that Hodge is still here, I almost welcome the fact that they're not trigger happy either and they're taking their time over making the correct decisions for the future of the club. Actions speak louder than words and all that, but I don't see too many false promises so far.
 
I don't think it will be a borderline decision, gents. The King's purpose in suggesting himself to begin with was to tide the club over till the permanent appointment of someone else. I doubt that will change even if he gets the gig and things go really well.
 
[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=42930.msg1240266#msg1240266 date=1293794411]
[quote author=Insignificance link=topic=42930.msg1240261#msg1240261 date=1293794096]
[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=42930.msg1240256#msg1240256 date=1293793624]
Jesus Christ. All it does is state the obvious, if Kenny is a success it will give them a decision to make. I'm sure as major executives of other Sports ventures, with years of experience (and success) at the helm of a major Sport, they'd welcome such a predicament to be in, it's certainly a much more desirable one than the one we're experiencing now!

Besides which, the above is just 'one' of a dozen articles today, and offers no credible quotes to back up such viewpoints.
[/quote]

If your manager is a success it give you one less decision to make in my opinion. We have a few challenges as it is.

The above-mentioned are assembled articles and they are extreme similar, hence they all got the same inside info, which obviously is an organized leakage.
[/qoute]


While I'm getting frustrated at the fact that Hodge is still here, I almost welcome the fact that they're not trigger happy either and they're taking their time over making the correct decisions for the future of the club.

[/quote]

Agreed.
 
3 months is not a very long time, but we are unfotunatelly in a position to sit still anymore. For gods sake, we are allright to criticize roy when awaiting the 85th minute before he change his non-functioning game plan. The situation is out of order and it is clear that the owners prefference is to wish for å victory saturday so they dont have to act. They hope that roy can stay out the season, but they feel the pressure themselves now.

There is no Fucking way roy can win the fans or the players back. I assume the only backdoor man he has support from is Kelly.

And we all should hope Damien Comolli should find a better man than a Kenny lifting us to fifth? Dø you realize what a fifth would mean?? A lot of fun the next four months!!
 
[quote author=Paddy link=topic=42930.msg1241400#msg1241400 date=1293919378]
Sources very close to Comolli say Elia and RVW have agreed to join.
[/quote]

rip van winkle? I hear he's really lazy and plays like he's asleep.
 
[quote author=Brendan link=topic=42930.msg1241416#msg1241416 date=1293921222]
Haha! I get it! Like that fella in the story!

Ahahahahahahaha!
BRILLIANT!!!!111
[/quote]

I miss your devious eyes
 
I'd be thrilled with marveux, elia and rvw this window. all quality, I'd just be a bit concerned over rvw, I'd want someone with premier league experience, or at least more than 1 good season
 
I'm just tired of looking at the same shithouses every week. I want some new people I can have irrational faith in, soon followed by even more irrational feelings of betrayel and disappointment.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top Bottom