supporting our manager, yes, same as supporting our players when they turn out is a given (unless you sit in certain parts of the kemlyn road
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the discussion i think is not really hittin the point though....as you are talking about our supporters, and deciding whether they are behind the club and the manager or not, and comparing to the likes of newcastle
firstly, the net is not to blame.....it makes us more vocal, but so what, society moves on, norms change and people want to be heard, people get used to the noise, successful professionals are the ones who do not respond to the noise and make correct decisions based on what they know, and that is what rodgers is meant to be
as for "pressure on the manager", again, he is the manager of a football club, his job is to get results, progress, show he is capable of winning....he will be judged on that, not whether fans on the net agree with his formation, or even fans at the ground grumble as another chance goes begging...no, he is paid alot of money to do a high pressured job with fixed goals (i would hope) that he needs to achieve progress towards to stay in the job....we do not know the goals, or the criteria set for progress along with the structures in place to help him achieve his goals, nor do we know the actual limitations place on him by budget or by the board in terms of how far his decision making powers go
however, we can see whether there is progress, and over time that will become apparent
as fo cmments about the fans, this club became disconnectewd from its fanbase a long time ago....moores and coco did nothing to nurture the goodwill that existed even after noel white's efforts to destroy the boardroom excellence of the club, other than to try t appeal to us as 'supporters"....but selling out to h&g broke what connection there was to the club for many......our boafrd should not define us, but the influence of both the previous and current owners cannot be overlooked and it has served to build frustration, disillusionment and dissatisfation in many fans, we are even more cynical now than we were, as we care less about the people at the club.....smith, robinson, et al were all ruthless when it came to business - players' contracts, buying and selling, transfer fees, ticket prices etc. - but they did what they were supposed to do without any nod to ego that was apparent publicly, something not true of any board since moores took over....and this makes it hard for all supporters to be truly supportive of the club, which filters down to the manager and the players
i do not see us getting back to the top of the tree, but that won't stop me supporting lfc and watching every game, but i no longer care about the people involved, they do not feel like one of our own, from the top down board and management, to (a lesser extent) the manager, coaches and players.....how do you get that feeling back at the club? or do you move on to a more distant relationship, and applaud victories and accept defeats like a good sport?
maybe rodgers' greatest chamllenge is bridging the gap, maybe over time it will become more as it was? if he managed that he would be a worthy manager regardless of trophies in my eyes
