Torres and Reina are going nowhere - Henry

[HC]

Liverpool co-owner John Henry insists he plans to strengthen the squad and not weaken it in January by selling their top stars.

Henry has described speculation linking Fernando Torres and Pepe Reina with moves away from Anfield as "destructive and unwarranted".

Reds boss Roy Hodgson has admitted he is planning to make new signings when the transfer window reopens in January and Henry has revealed they plan to improve the quality of the squad and not diminish it by selling the likes of Torres or Reina.

"We have recently read stories about our intentions for the forthcoming January transfer window and have a sense of humour about this type of inevitable speculation," Henry told the club's official website.

"As everyone knows we are new to English football, but not to sport, and we are studying all options. Opportunities and value will drive spending in January and in the future.

"Our clear focus from day one of our ownership has been - and will be - to improve the club and focus on what it will take to put Liverpool FC consistently in a position to challenge for trophies.

"We intend to build this club the right way.

Reassurance

"Stories about our top players leaving are destructive and unwarranted but we realise that this kind of speculation is also common.
"We intend to build on the strength of the current squad, not undermine it. And I can reassure our supporters that we have no intention of allowing the team to be weakened going forward."

 

[Insignificance]

There you see Roy.It is not that difficult!!!

 

[the_khl]

They sure talk the talk as well as the clubs former owners did...

Our new ones just seem more sincere in some ways. More professional-like.

Here's hoping anyways.

 

[Roopy]

Well at least he didn't say we'd be signing Snoogie Doogie in the Jan transfer window!

 

[spider-Neil]

can henry do our press conferences from now on rather than roy?

 

[doctor_mac]

[quote author=Insignificance link=topic=42474.msg1207817#msg1207817 date=1288354560]
There you see Roy.It is not that difficult!!!
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Ha

 

[TheBunnyman]

The thing is, this probably came as news to Roy as well.

 

[Fabio]

[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=42474.msg1207895#msg1207895 date=1288365487]
The thing is, this probably came as news to Roy as well.
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I'd be surprised if he knew now. I'm sure he has a nap friday morning til sunday evenings

 

[the count]

Hodgson surprised by scrutiny at Liverpool
Friday, 29 October 2010 16:40

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has been taken aback by the intense scrutiny of his actions this season.

Hodgson is under pressure after a poor start to the season and has found a lot of his decisions dissected in minute detail by pundits and fans.

Having achieved moderate success at a club with lower expectations in Fulham, Hodgson concedes he had not anticipated the step up in coverage at Anfield.

Hodgson said: 'This football club have a lot of players who have played for Liverpool for a long time. Every other day they've probably read or heard some nonsense about them and they seem to be a pretty hardened bunch.

'I'm relatively hardened but I've been spared too much at Fulham, where never a bad word was said. It is an interesting thing for me to get into the type of mindset Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard are so good at.

'Having heard and seen it all before they are quite prepared to shrug their shoulders and write it off. It is part and parcel of the business of working for Liverpool Football Club. I am beginning to turn it around myself.'

Hodgson's position appeared under threat as defeat to Everton in the Merseyside derby a fortnight ago left the Reds in the Barclays Premier League relegation zone.

They remain in the bottom three but last week's performance and victory over Blackburn has eased the pressure.

Coming soon after the takeover by New England Sports Ventures, the mood at the club is starting to lighten and Hodgson wants to maintain an upward curve at Bolton on Sunday.

He said: 'I hope we carry on from where we left off last Sunday because I thought that was a good team performance and a great victory.

'It is very important from the first minute at the Reebok Stadium we are as committed as we were for 90 minutes against Blackburn.

'Coming into the next quarter of the season, I'm hoping it won't be as traumatic as the first one has been. I am hoping by the halfway stage we will be starting to see a little bit of light.

'I'm not believing naively we are going to win seven out of nine and fly up to the top of the table but I do want us to move from of the relegation zone.

'I want us to continue giving performances where we know from first minute to last we are going to be very difficult to beat and we are going to ask a lot of questions of the opposition.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/1029/hodgsonr.html


That's the spirit Roy,
A draw against Chelsea and we will win the other eight.

 

[Squiggles]

Roy is living proof of why the best managers in the world, who are at the best clubs, need to be arrogant, hardened, stubborn and never give way to self-doubt. The media forces these managers to develop or enhance these traits.

Like with Rafa, sometimes these characteristics are to their detriment - but the need for possessing them is without doubt

 

[localny]

Yeah, being nice isn't an asset for every job, especially this one.

 

[Farkmaster]

[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=42474.msg1207959#msg1207959 date=1288377713]
Roy is living proof of why the best managers in the world, who are at the best clubs, need to be arrogant, hardened, stubborn and never give way to self-doubt. The media forces these managers to develop or enhance these traits.

Like with Rafa, sometimes these characteristics are to their detriment - but the need for possessing them is without doubt
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Yea, all he needs is that, and to win far more often, and he'll be there!

Also regarding NESV being more professional? This is about when H&G brought wads of cash as a prop in an interview indicating they'd spend money on the club. It's not a very high bar.