I wish I could sit down and read alot of what's been written, and I hope to do so at some point, but like a corporate behemouth, I just haven't got the time. Nor have you, so for you who've got this far, I'll be brief.
I just wanted to write something, devoid of persuasion so to speak.
Spent god knows how long defending Rodgers with those around me (I'm not on twitter or facebook - haven't been on here much either). Spent a long while defending Houllier, and Rafa, and Kenny. Didn't spend so long defending Hodgson mind. Fact is, I really got with the kids in those brief appalling months, and got a taste of what it was like to round up on a manager of Liverpool. Was weird, but so was the whole charade. There came a point with Houllier where I started to nod in agreement. Heskey wide right, Danny Murphy as a lone striker. Something like that. With Rafa, I always had issues, but always loved him, always thought he should be kept on. With Kenny? Christ... two finals!
But eventually, I started to work my way round to FSG's idea. I started to read Moneyball some months earlier, but got bored shitless on page 50 something. Stats and maths and equations and formulae I like - but where was the love interest!? I got 95% in my Maths exam, I've counted up to a million in felt tip dots(1), I used to try and pull birds.. DAMN! Women sorry, with my mathematical acrobatics. Maths, chess, logic, play a big part in my life. I enjoy the evaluation of things through figures and graphs and what have you, but it's an absolutely appalling way to base millions of pounds worth of investment. Especially in a game that you're dipping your toes in. I sort of understood what they were thinking tho, and the appointment of Rodgers made sense. There was an idea there. A big fundamental idea. Big club, young unproven manager - fucking difficult task.
It was sort of exciting. A manager with plenty of ideas, and a proven track record with getting the best out of young players. But that transfer committee... that whole bloody thing... the 'I'm not having a DoF' (quite rightly), but having that to deal with? Hiding to nothing, and it has to be scrapped. What a fucking appalling mess its been. £20m players getting loaned out? £16m players getting loaned out that had no business being here in the first place? I mean I even got giddy with the possibilities there with Balottelli, against my initial 'oh god, fuck no' thoughts. And although we never got to see him with Sturridge, why did we do that? Why did we buy Benteke too? What the fuck was that all about? (maybe the powers that be knew then what we know now). Now that Klopp's here, that may prove to be a good move, but it wasn't a good move when we signed him. It just looked fucking ridiculous. And this is part due to the transfer committee. It just became a massive fudge.
So we're delighted that Klopp has finally landed, and I'm delighted that he's brought his backroom staff with him so reports say. Good. Excellent in fact. Last thing we need is some sort of sentimental tie with the club in the shape of Carra or SG, or Fowler as assistants. Give the man what HE needs. Give the man what he needs (totally) and we'll get behind him. Give the man what the committee needs and we'll be re-doing this in about 3 or 4 years time.
Notes:
1. A 200x200 cm drawing I made with felt tip dots placed 2mm apart. Took me 136 hours to complete.