Topic: Re: Brendan Rodgers to remain at LFC - pointless speculation in here please...

[Kopenhagen]

You really don't think they would have told him about this in the meeting?

Clearly he's lost some of the power he had from 2013/14 and FSG imposing their own conditions on him remaining in the job.

Looks like Evans is right with the Committee stuff, too. Directorate of Football. Rodgers's power is very low at this point. 

[Fordy]

Can't wait for the conspiracy theories.

Everyone to blame barring Rodgers?

[Redman0151]

Whats the story behind this?

It's a few pages back in the away end thread. Apparently got people kicked out for sneaking bevvy into the ground, and refused to queue up to get in at Villa saying "do you know who I am?". 1 less prick in away ends

[Mutton Geoff]

Everyone to blame barring Rodgers?

Not with you though

[Twitter.com]

Wow.



Goodbye sweet prince.

[Fordy]

Fordy must of been on the phone.

Well I have been.

[wemmick]

Well, more experience can't hurt us. Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal, Mourinho, Wenger, and Pellegrini all surround themselves with coaches that have significantly more experience than Pascoe and Marsh. BR should do the same. They might be our best signings of the summer.

[Fordy]

Looks like Evans is right with the Committee stuff, too. Directorate of Football. Rodgers's power is very low at this point. 

What did Evans say?

[Fordy]

I wouldn't hold your breath.

I would.. It's clear Rodgers is a dead man walking here.

[Saul Goodman]

Complete conjecture but thinking the incoming DOF wants his own background team in place.

[foreverred1983]

I find it odd that a manager would let his assistant manager leave without putting up some fight or resigning himself.

Either Brendan will resign himself now or face up to the fact that he is a lot less powerful a figure than he has been at anytime during his three years here. If he accepted that would be the case and that he knew his backroom staff would be dismantled and yet still wanted to stay in the job then the last few days must have been a chastening experience for him.

[SerbianScouser]

Wouldn`t mind Rene Meulensteen.

[Melbred]

Again, maybe he told Pascoe he was being demoted from No.2 and he wasn't happy. Maybe he felt he wasn't up to it at this level full stop. Maybe it was forced on him. Who knows.

It's pure guess work currently, and it's not that helpful.

It is conjecture. But the removal of Marsh and Pascoe only compound what I felt after reading Royhendo's piece even more.

[[new username under construction]]

What if no one comes in

[RichardM]

Big news, genuinely unsure as to which direction FSG will go with his replacement.

[wemmick]

Wouldn`t mind Rene Meulensteen.

Agreed. I think he could help Rodgers and the players find a nice balance between Rodgers' ideal football and playing a more pragmatic game that consistently gets results.

[spider-neil]

I would.. It's clear Rodgers is a dead man walking here.

If he were going he would have gone.

[Caston]

Rodgers was reassured his job was safe but has been forced to accept changes to his backroom team to maintain the Reds hotseat. (Echo)

[robertobaggio37]

What if no one comes in

They'll come out.

[Caston]

As yet, there appears to be no significant changes to the club’s scouting & recruitment despite scrutiny over their methods. (Echo

[CraigDS]

It is conjecture.

Which is fine I guess, but there are so many different possible reasons why and who made this decision that it seems pointless to guess.

We're better discussing who has the right experience to come in and genuinely being something we're missing.

[Twitter.com]

Carra #2?

[Peabee]

What if no one comes in

Haha.  Maybe Rodgers has decided he can do it all on his own.  Even the tea trolley.


Seriously though, I'd be very surprised if they weren't already in talks or even 'done deals'.

[Upinsmoke]

Maybe pascoe`s contract has just expired too

[Twitter.com]

Maybe pascoe`s contract has just expired too

12 months left, sacked.

[tommy LFC]

So who's a good defensive coach?

Pity Steve Clarke is busy being a manager.

[SerbianScouser]

Agreed. I think he could help Rodgers and the players find a nice balance between Rodgers' ideal football and playing a more pragmatic game that consistently gets results.

He did almost all the coaching for the team that was good at attacking in numbers and squeezing teams into their box. Hope we go for him.

[RideTheWalrus]

So who's a good defensive coach?

Pity Steve Clarke is busy being a manager.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brendan-rodgers-liverpool-fc-dont-7990098

[Fitzy.]

Everyone to blame barring Rodgers?

Or...Rodgers is to blame, in part, due to the team he's put together. This is just the consequence of a poor season.

Fact is, systemic change is required and has been widely called for. Changing back room staff is a necessity and should probably be encouraged.

In addition, this is arguably a more palatable way of changing course without throwing the toys out the cot and starting over...AGAIN.

[the 92A]

 Hard not to see this as a massive wing clipping for Rodgers, you do wonder whether this will effect his authority with the players, Rodgers major thing has been arguing for money to be spent on experience, something most would agree with him on even if there are worries about his abilty to spot a player. If you only buy up and coming players you make any managers job much harder and we have enough problems breaking into the top four already.

[Melbred]

Which is fine I guess, but there are so many different possible reasons why and who made this decision that it seems pointless to guess.

We're better discussing who has the right experience to come in and genuinely being something we're missing.

It is interesting though, that the Echo have now come out stating that the changes were "forced" on Rodgers.

[Mutton Geoff]

looking at ex players Hyppia , Gary Mac , Clough, have coaching experience, , Shame the Brentford guy is going to Rangers he is a good tactician i think we need a tough disciplinarian type of Coach though, kick some arses and scare some of them.

[tommy LFC]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brendan-rodgers-liverpool-fc-dont-7990098

It seems what Brendan Rodgers thinks is irrelevant...

[Fitzy.]

I would.. It's clear Rodgers is a dead man walking here.

What's clear is that very little is clear.

[Dave D]

That's fairly big news, especially with the Echo reporting the changes were forced upon him. I guess Brendan is going to be more of a head coach rather than manager now.

[Peabee]

Are some genuinely surprised?   We knew there would be changes; if not the manager, then his team.

[Dubai_Red]

Rodgers was reassured his job was safe but has been forced to accept changes to his backroom team to maintain the Reds hotseat. (Echo)

Interested to know who is enforcing these changes???

[Chris~]

So who chooses the replacements? If you're forcing the manager to get rid of some of his coaching staff surely you're questioning his judgement, in which case why would you let him choose the replacements?

[Fitzy.]

Are some genuinely surprised?   We knew there would be changes; if not the manager, then his team.

I agree. This is the logical conclusion, no?

[edeyj]

If FSG have insisted on Pascoe being sacked then Brendan is a bit of a coward to accept that. Somewhat different if this has been instigated by Brendan himself.