I don't quite know where to start on this thread - suffice to say I'm certainly not calling for Rodgers to be sacked however I certainly am beginning to question if he is the right man for the job. the frustration is that we're in this position in the first place. We all know chopping and changing managers every season or so is not the right thing to do, stability is vital for long term sustainable success, particularly when there isn't billions of dosh to throw at the project. As I question Rodgers the mistakes of the recent past become highlighted and increasingly frustrating but I know the only way is forwards. Where do we draw the line though, in terms of Brendan? How long does he get, how bad to the results have to become? We can all suffer poor results in the knowledge that it's part of the bigger picture and a brighter future but I'm not sure they currently are. FSG are gambling big that FFP allows us to compete in the not too-distant future but it may not work.
By giving him a couple of seasons at least, to see whether he can shape the team the way he wants to, with players mostly purchased by him?
Lets face it, we are not going to get relegated, snowballs chance in hell of that happening. What is the worse that can happen if we give Rodgers more time? We will end up midtable/lower midtable at worst, not something that will damage us in the long run. Yeah, we will be a season or two behind where we'd like to be but at the end of the day it could be corrected.
Lets look at the potential payoffs of Rodgers succeeding here, given the time to do so.
A team with a clear idea and philosophy
Youth players coming through
No great need to waste away millions on expensive purchases who may or may not come good
A blueprint/template for future managers to work with and the basis for the long term 'vision' of the club
A team that is extremely comfortable playing technical and passing football from the youngsters to the older ones
And many more...
While sacking him would be a debacle because
It will send out the idea that managers will not be given time to do what they want to do.
Top players would reconsider moving to LFC , a club with a revolving door policy(lets not mention the likes of Chelsea coz they have resources we can only dream of)
Every time a new manager is appointed, the 'philosphy' basically changes and its starting from scratch again
The financial penalties in the form of compensation which would be incurred, money that could be utilised to strengthen the side.
We just cannot keep sacking managers for the fun of it. Its time we backed someone and gave that person a realistic time period to implement his ideas and also the resources needed to do it. We can either do that or keep sacking managers and become a circus like Chelsea(without the money and the superstars).
Yes, persisting with him does not guarantee success but it sure is a much lesser gamble than firing him and appointing yet another manager with his own ideas and philosophies and sit and hope that it all works out.