my whole point is saying judge roy in may and not in january.
Why, though?
The thing is, I would normally espouse patience with Liverpool Managers; I did with Houllier, I did with Rafa. These were mangers who had flaws but at least had vision and belief. That patience presupposes that I understand and appreciate the job they are doing or at least think they showed evidence prior to appointment of being a good fit for LFC.
Neither of these things apply to Hodgson. I can see no evidence of Hodgson the coach, Hodgson the motivator, Hodgson the winner, and most damning, absolutely not a jot of evidence for Hodgson the club builder.
That's not just 6 months of LFC, that's his career, which is why I had no interest in his appointment. I see him as a solid administrator for a mid table club who can get a fair bit out of the very ordinary. Not a man LFC should be touching with a bargepole.
1, 3, 6, 12 months or 35 years are not going to change that. I've already seen too much of a manager appointed by a clueless and unambitious regime to manage decline and mediocrity, a manager I didn't want. I don't need to wait til May to judge on a fact I knew in August. Had we appointed a more ambitious, inspirational, talented manager who was signing and using exciting youth I would accept our current league position and dreadful results are necessary pain. I don't think that applies, I'm afraid.
Hodgson is not the answer, neither short, medium or long term, unless the question is how do Liverpool get worse.
