Topic: 6 months of Roy Hodgson quotes

[Mr Mojo Risin']

Get the fuck out of our club Roy.
Or at the very least shut that fucking gob of yours.
How can he compare Benitez's last six months with anyone else? The
pressure he was under knowing he was up against the machine,and knowing
his job was about to be took from him.
And why trot out your last 6 at Fulham? You got them somehow to
a final,well  played,but you were there longer than that making their fans
swallow all the mediocrity that you and your circus bring.

You remind me of the spoiled little petulant kids at school, i wouldn't be surprised
that if your mrs hadn't pissed in your slippers to keep them warm you scream
and scream until you were sick.
Backing the manager is one thing, yes we should maybe think about the way
we are acting, but fuck me he takes the biscuit here.

[Fat Scouser]

He's consistent, you have to give him that.

[Vidocq]

still waiting on favorite quote "goodbye"

[Ramon]

I've resign myself to seeing these ridiculous statements from Roy throughout his duration as our manager and I fear that if I continue to read them I'm only going to give myself high blood pressure.  He's not worth it.

[GorstStreetBoy]

"Fans are waiting for a man with a magic wand that can turn all of the ills that everyone has seen into something different," Hodgson said in the Sunday Mirror.

No Roy. Fans are waiting for a man who does not set out his stall at home to Blackpool with the primary aim of avoiding defeat, and then fails. Fans are waiting for a man who can get more from a squad that contains attacking talent like Maxi, Meireles, Kuyt, Joe Cole, Gerrard and Torres than one away win in the first half of the season. Fans are waiting for a man who does not have us sat mid table with a minus goal difference in December before saying hes happy with his first 6 months work. Fans are waiting for a man who does not publicly label Liverpool's reserves as 'also rans', or half of the first team squad a 'B team' on a night when the net result of his own incompetence has been humiliation at the hands of division 4 opposition. Fans are waiting for a man whos forrays into the transfer market are not for ageing journeymen who even in their prime weren't good enough. Fans are waiting for a man who does not crack a shit eating grin at the final whistle of a comprehensive defeat at the hands of our local rivals.

I really could go on all day but most of all fans are waiting for signs of progress and a bit of pride. So in short Roy, fans are waiting for a manager who does not have the words 'Roy' and 'Hodgson' on his birth certificate.

"Maybe what we have realised is that there is plenty of work to do here, but I am certainly very satisfied with the job I have done here.

Here's an idea Roy: Instead of patting yourself on the back why not focus on getting some badly needed points on the board you cretin.

[Rohit]

I have this weird image in my head of roy just sitting there at the desk just giving interviews all day long, becuase that is the only way he can give the sheer number of interviews he does. Does he not realise everytime he opens his mouth he is further alienating whatever support he had left, unless he is trying to drum into the british public and is bracing himself to be sack.

Rafa gave like one or two interviews a week regarding the match, roy is giving one or two interviews a bloody hour just touting his own bloody horn!

Please NESV put him out of his misery and our own,  becuase hell just go shoutin his mouth off when he is sacked anyway.

[rowan_d]

I look forward to him saying 'I hope the fans can look back on my time at Liverpool with fondness,' while his eyes say 'I done fucked up.'

[Zlen]

How can't people see that he has to be in the media ever day. This is no accident.
Hodgson is working on constantly cleaning up his image through his media whores and at the same time lowering expectations and preparing ground for the blame-game that will take place once he gets the chop.
All these 'facts' he shits day in day out will become widely accepted as truth by mainstream media and casual football 'fans' by the time he is fired. It is hard work doing his own propaganda, I only wish he spend half that time thinking about the team but hey. In the end, for Roy Hodgson this is the easier route. Do your usual half-arsed job football wise but put extra effort into perpetuating many myths through the media. You can bet that in the end he WILL come out of this a victim, martyr even.

This man is not stupid, don't think it for a second.
He is playing the media and doing it completely unchalenged.

'A vampire or a victim, it depends on who's around.'

[fumb]

Dammit, so there is no magic wand... we are screwed.

What a div.

[The_Last_Don]

The magic wand interview really pissed me off.  His game from day one was to manage expectations of fans and the media.  All he does is lower expectations to a level that he can manage and then ultimately congratulate himself for achieving his own expectations.

He talks about his past as if he is a great manager, and his last 6 months at Fulham were the best...WTF the last 6 months of Fulham amount to nothing compared to LFC's track record.

A complete idiot - i just want him out, he's been lucky the last couple of games have been postponed cos i reckon he would have been out by new year!

[masterbaker]

I have this weird image in my head of roy just sitting there at the desk just giving interviews all day long, becuase that is the only way he can give the sheer number of interviews he does.

that's the vision i have as well, sitting there, full of his own self importance, trying to convince himself as much as anybody that he is a tactical genius

as for expectations he is definitely trying to lower the bar so that when he clear it, it'll be looked on as a miracle, the great hodgson managed to get a side including torres, gerrard and reina to the dizzy heights of 8th! miracle worker!

[fowler9_god]

Hodgson - No magic wand
Manager urges Reds supporters to be realistic


Roy Hodgson insists Liverpool fans cannot expect him to wave a magic wand and fix his side's problems.

The Reds, whose Boxing Day clash against Blackpool has been postponed due to the cold snap, currently sit mid-table having struggled in the Premier League this season, winning six out of their 17 games played so far.

A top four finish remains in under-pressure Hodgson's sights, but he has called for a sense of reality from the club's supporters.
Magic wand

"Fans are waiting for a man with a magic wand that can turn all of the ills that everyone has seen into something different," Hodgson said in the Sunday Mirror.

"Those of us who work in the game and have been working in the game a long time know that magic wand doesn't exist.

"Two years ago people were suggesting Arsene Wenger had had a good run at Arsenal and it was time to bring in the man with the magic wand. That's what we have to live with."

No Roy, the reason why we you are under pressure is because we know that even if we give you 5 years, we know you will not turn it around. You will turn us into a glorified Fulham side at best. Tall CB's , Zamora up top ,and hoof it all day long, and you will continously be the self serving man that you have proved to be so far. Liverpool fans are not stupid, and please stop patronising us.
Benitez got the support when it was needed. You know why? Because we knew there is no magic wand, because we knew that the only way a club can go back to the top is to be patient with the RIGHT MANAGER and let him build. You are a pathetic man,
who'll continue to build this media myths so that when you are finally sacked you can just turn around and say that you got the raw deal.

Hodgson succeeded Rafa Benitez at Anfield in the summer having guided Fulham to the Europa League final last season.

And the manager feels his success at Craven Cottage has not helped the unreasonably lofty expectations placed upon him.

He said: "I know that I am capable of doing this job, but maybe the expectations and ambitions of the club were too high and weren't lessened by the fact that I came off the back of such a good season.

"People may have thought I would turn it around and unfortunately that's not been the case and we have to battle in the same way that Rafael Benitez had to in the latter part of his time at the club.



"Maybe what we have realised is that there is plenty of work to do here, but I am certainly very satisfied with the job I have done here.

LOL, we did not think you will turn it around Roy. Trust me, if we did, you would have got a lot more time than you have.

"The fact that it hasn't gone as well as I'd have hoped results-wise is just the nature of football. I haven't worked any differently here than I did in the last six months at Fulham.

And that's the problem Roy. And what do you mean by "result wise". Are you implying that the performances have been good??
Most Liverpool fans don't have a problem with the results.

"Yes, it's been topsy-turvy in the sense that having defied people they have started to crucify me, but that's part of the business and the way things are.

"Pedestals are built to put people on then knock them off and I have a fairly mature attitude to that. I can't do more and the players can't do more so we hope that work will turn our fortunes around and we get some batter results."

He is clearly losing it, he is scared his reputation is getting tarnished.

Regardless of his halting start to life on Merseyside, Hodgson remains hopeful of guiding the Reds back to UEFA Champions League football.

He added: "We still haven't given up the hope of finishing in the top four and reaching a Champions League spot and will not until it's mathematically impossible.

"I didn't inherit a top four team but I inherited some good players and I believe in them and the club. A bad start is always difficult to overcome."

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6614453,00.html

Haven't given up on top 4? Why should we now? It's not even halfway through the season ffs. We never give up halfway Roy.

Rafa guranteed 4th place last season, we did not finish their, but atleast he did not come up with a Bullshite excuse. Get out Roy. Please.
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This bit stands out for me:

well, that's the problem though isn't  it Roy. That really is the problem....
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[Fanxxxxtastic]

Who do you think Hodgson is talking about here it sounds like he wants to sell someone but they don't want to go who has 3 years on their contract apart from him of course.

But the Liverpool manager admits that it will be difficult to coax many of the club’s high earners through the exit.

“It’s the usual question – money versus playing,” he says.

“How much does playing mean to you and how much does money mean to you?

“Some players not in the team will find other clubs want them, but the same sum of money (in wages) is not there.

“So the player has to ask if they are so uninterested in playing, will they sit for three years despite the fact that the club has made it perfectly clear they don’t want them and there’s no game for them.

“If they want that for three years, they’ve virtually got to kiss (their career) goodbye. If you spend three years on your backside, not kicking a ball apart from the odd reserve game, you’ll find you’re not going to be a player at all.”


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[Andy @ Allerton!]

10th in the league after pretty much half the season gone ON GOAL DIFFERENCE.

We could be 13th if we take a couple of heavy losses.

And still six points (2 bad losses) away from Relegation.

Utopia, man. Utopia!

[Mutton Geoff]

Well said.

To me, it's more than just about what happens 'on the pitch'. It's why I got angry when Itandje was laughing during the Hillsborough memorial, or why I loved Rafa standing up to H+G or defending our team and players against other managers or why I loved Rafa or Sami making generous donations to charity.

And whilse results and performances are a major factor, they're not the only one. If Chopper or anyone else feels they are, then fine, but it's not the same for everyone.

+1

[spudlington77]

The Fulham fans booed their team off yesterday,chanted "Hughes out" and ,the old favorite,"you dont know what your doing".
Hopefully they start a "Bring Roy back " petition. Or,we should start one for them.

[i_wun_bite]

10th in the league after pretty much half the season gone ON GOAL DIFFERENCE.

We could be 13th if we take a couple of heavy losses.

And still six points (2 bad losses) away from Relegation.

Utopia, man. Utopia!

no magic wand. no magic wand.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Who do you think Hodgson is talking about here it sounds like he wants to sell someone but they don't want to go who has 3 years on their contract apart from him of course.

But the Liverpool manager admits that it will be difficult to coax many of the club’s high earners through the exit.

“It’s the usual question – money versus playing,” he says.

“How much does playing mean to you and how much does money mean to you?

“Some players not in the team will find other clubs want them, but the same sum of money (in wages) is not there.

“So the player has to ask if they are so uninterested in playing, will they sit for three years despite the fact that the club has made it perfectly clear they don’t want them and there’s no game for them.

“If they want that for three years, they’ve virtually got to kiss (their career) goodbye. If you spend three years on your backside, not kicking a ball apart from the odd reserve game, you’ll find you’re not going to be a player at all.”


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I love him because he's the 'arm around the player' manager we've always dreamed off

"Oy! Player! Get out of the club. You're shite and we don't want you and don't go namby-pambying around pretending you're good cos I want you gone.. Oaf"

Yes. Lovely little bunnies and fluffy puppies uncle Roy.

[jDJ]

Actually most of us fans dont believe in magic wands roy. we belive in good managers which is why most of us wanted to keep rafa.  you actually got the job as a result of quick fix thinking.

It's difficult to pick a favourite quote from the last six months but referring to your own reserve team, all of which are youngsters, as "also-rans" is spectacular in its stupidity and says so much about the way hodgson thinks. it's a far cry from shankly rating his reserves above the bitters.

[redrockydennis]

Who do you think Hodgson is talking about here it sounds like he wants to sell someone but they don't want to go who has 3 years on their contract apart from him of course.

But the Liverpool manager admits that it will be difficult to coax many of the club’s high earners through the exit.

“It’s the usual question – money versus playing,” he says.

“How much does playing mean to you and how much does money mean to you?

“Some players not in the team will find other clubs want them, but the same sum of money (in wages) is not there.

“So the player has to ask if they are so uninterested in playing, will they sit for three years despite the fact that the club has made it perfectly clear they don’t want them and there’s no game for them.

“If they want that for three years, they’ve virtually got to kiss (their career) goodbye. If you spend three years on your backside, not kicking a ball apart from the odd reserve game, you’ll find you’re not going to be a player at all.”


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maybe its carra

[In the Name of Klopp]

Hodgson - No magic wand
Manager urges Reds supporters to be realistic


Roy Hodgson insists Liverpool fans cannot expect him to wave a magic wand and fix his side's problems.

The Reds, whose Boxing Day clash against Blackpool has been postponed due to the cold snap, currently sit mid-table having struggled in the Premier League this season, winning six out of their 17 games played so far.

A top four finish remains in under-pressure Hodgson's sights, but he has called for a sense of reality from the club's supporters.
Magic wand

"Fans are waiting for a man with a magic wand that can turn all of the ills that everyone has seen into something different," Hodgson said in the Sunday Mirror.

"Those of us who work in the game and have been working in the game a long time know that magic wand doesn't exist.

"Two years ago people were suggesting Arsene Wenger had had a good run at Arsenal and it was time to bring in the man with the magic wand. That's what we have to live with."

Hodgson succeeded Rafa Benitez at Anfield in the summer having guided Fulham to the Europa League final last season.

And the manager feels his success at Craven Cottage has not helped the unreasonably lofty expectations placed upon him.

He said: "I know that I am capable of doing this job, but maybe the expectations and ambitions of the club were too high and weren't lessened by the fact that I came off the back of such a good season.

"People may have thought I would turn it around and unfortunately that's not been the case and we have to battle in the same way that Rafael Benitez had to in the latter part of his time at the club.

"Maybe what we have realised is that there is plenty of work to do here, but I am certainly very satisfied with the job I have done here.

"The fact that it hasn't gone as well as I'd have hoped results-wise is just the nature of football. I haven't worked any differently here than I did in the last six months at Fulham.

"Yes, it's been topsy-turvy in the sense that having defied people they have started to crucify me, but that's part of the business and the way things are.

"Pedestals are built to put people on then knock them off and I have a fairly mature attitude to that. I can't do more and the players can't do more so we hope that work will turn our fortunes around and we get some batter results."

Hopeful

Regardless of his halting start to life on Merseyside, Hodgson remains hopeful of guiding the Reds back to UEFA Champions League football.

He added: "We still haven't given up the hope of finishing in the top four and reaching a Champions League spot and will not until it's mathematically impossible.

"I didn't inherit a top four team but I inherited some good players and I believe in them and the club. A bad start is always difficult to overcome."

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6614453,00.html

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This bit stands out for me:

well, that's the problem though isn't  it Roy. That really is the problem....

I know his our manager but I really can't stand this fella. He's so selfabsorbed that it's unreal. He can't stop constantly reminding all others around him how good he is. "35 years of..... bla bla....". The problem ity's never him. and I'm fucking tired of him constantly telling us how deluded the Liverpool fans are expecting their team challenging for something greater. We arent Fulham, you daft....

[Gainsbarre]

I know his our manager but I really can't stand this fella. He's so selfabsorbed that it's unreal. He can't stop constantly reminding all others around him how good he is. "35 years of..... bla bla....". The problem ity's never him. and I'm fucking tired of him constantly telling us how deluded the Liverpool fans are expecting their team challenging for something greater. We arent Fulham, you daft....

fuck him mate... he's senile!

[Torpedo Tommy]

The Fulham fans booed their team off yesterday,chanted "Hughes out" and ,the old favorite,"you dont know what your doing".
Hopefully they start a "Bring Roy back " petition. Or,we should start one for them.

I feel sorry for Mark Hughes. Honest, I do. The squad of players he inherited were crap.

Seriously, it would appear acceptable for Fulham to boo their manager for underperforming with half the season gone. After all, they are about 5 or 6 places below where they would deem 'acceptable' (mid-table safety)

But when it comes to Liverpool fans venting their anger on a manager that has us about 5 or 6 places below where we would deem as 'acceptable' we are being seen as over expecting. (acceptable - not where we want to be)

Selective to say the least.

I remember the comments on Inter Milan Roy made about his tenure. Something about it not being the Inter Milan squad of players everyone knows now i.e not full of superstars.  Would be interesting to see if that squad of players was that poor or if it is Roy is dressing up up another period of mediocrity into something it wasn't.

Every comment he makes is a desperate defence of himself.

Don't know about having a stadium of 60-70k. We'll struggle to fill Haig Avenue if the decline continues.

[free_at_last]

Who do you think Hodgson is talking about here it sounds like he wants to sell someone but they don't want to go who has 3 years on their contract apart from him of course.

But the Liverpool manager admits that it will be difficult to coax many of the club’s high earners through the exit.

“It’s the usual question – money versus playing,” he says.

“How much does playing mean to you and how much does money mean to you?

“Some players not in the team will find other clubs want them, but the same sum of money (in wages) is not there.

“So the player has to ask if they are so uninterested in playing, will they sit for three years despite the fact that the club has made it perfectly clear they don’t want them and there’s no game for them.

“If they want that for three years, they’ve virtually got to kiss (their career) goodbye. If you spend three years on your backside, not kicking a ball apart from the odd reserve game, you’ll find you’re not going to be a player at all.”


WTF is going on here? This is with a local paper and it's a very sympathetic interview.
"Hodgson, though, remains intent on bringing down the squad numbers having been consistently critical of the amount of professionals on the playing staff." He said that to start with - then he said we are under resourced now it's back to over staffed.This guy is getting right up my snotter. Why doesn't somebody make it perfectly clear to Roy that he's not wanted and not worth his wages?


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[MOZ]

Magic wand?

To be fair Roy, Paul Daniels could probably do a better job right now

[RigBon1892]

"Clubs have virtually been destroyed by people making bad decisions."

You're not fucking wrong, Roy. There was one in particular in the summer which you might remember.

Which one?

[RigBon1892]

The Fulham fans booed their team off yesterday,chanted "Hughes out" and ,the old favorite,"you dont know what your doing".
Hopefully they start a "Bring Roy back " petition. Or,we should start one for them.

Yes I said to a Fulham fan that they could have their old manager back if they wanted. He seemed to agree with the idea, we might have something here.

[Hazell]

Isn't Hughes trying to get them playing more attacking football?

[Buzz Killington]

Yes I said to a Fulham fan that they could have their old manager back if they wanted. He seemed to agree with the idea, we might have something here.

Let's hope so

[Calciotore]

The "No magic wand" comments are,as usual from Roy,very self-serving.

As other people have pointed out,he's good with the media,very good.From day one he's played down expectation at the club so he's not about to change now is he?

I mean,half way through the season and only one way win there's no reason to be getting carried away is there?

He knows he won't be at Anfield for very long.He's no fool (although some of his interviews do beggar belief!) as soon as the club was sold he would have known that changes would (eventually) come.His signings,tactics and most importantly results have done absolutely nothing to suggest that our new owners should give him more money to spend and more time to try and find a 'magic wand'.

Quite the opposite in fact.

The only comforting thing for me is that most people who visit this forum aren't fooled for one minute with all his endless interviews and negative comments.All those people (and I'm one of them) who thought that our previous manager was treated appallingly by the British media are very well versed with just how the 'system' works.....if you play the game with them,you'll be looked after.

Roy's playing the long game,he knows his days are numbered.As deluded as he clearly is,he knows that last summer he walked into a great football club at it's lowest ebb ever...

...and that's the only reason he's there/here.

[Pip]

Isn't Hughes trying to get them playing more attacking football?

i feel sorry for hughes, he is suffering for the legacy and the mess left behind by Roy Hodgson...

[G1 Jockey 4(betfair)]

latest defensive outburst is the final straw for me.

hopefully it looks like nesv have told him to get wages down before being able to spend which actually could be "no your not going to be here to spend " disguised.

[RigBon1892]

The way I see it is, even if you wanted Rafa out, you'd have to be blind to not be able to see the shite job Roy is doing.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Magic wand?

To be fair Roy, Paul Daniels could probably do a better job right now

jack daniels could do a better job to be honest

[carling]

Hodgson - No magic wand
Manager urges Reds supporters to be realistic


Roy Hodgson insists Liverpool fans cannot expect him to wave a magic wand and fix his side's problems.

The Reds, whose Boxing Day clash against Blackpool has been postponed due to the cold snap, currently sit mid-table having struggled in the Premier League this season, winning six out of their 17 games played so far.

A top four finish remains in under-pressure Hodgson's sights, but he has called for a sense of reality from the club's supporters.
Magic wand

"Fans are waiting for a man with a magic wand that can turn all of the ills that everyone has seen into something different," Hodgson said in the Sunday Mirror.

"Those of us who work in the game and have been working in the game a long time know that magic wand doesn't exist.

"Two years ago people were suggesting Arsene Wenger had had a good run at Arsenal and it was time to bring in the man with the magic wand. That's what we have to live with."

Hodgson succeeded Rafa Benitez at Anfield in the summer having guided Fulham to the Europa League final last season.

And the manager feels his success at Craven Cottage has not helped the unreasonably lofty expectations placed upon him.

He said: "I know that I am capable of doing this job, but maybe the expectations and ambitions of the club were too high and weren't lessened by the fact that I came off the back of such a good season.

"People may have thought I would turn it around and unfortunately that's not been the case and we have to battle in the same way that Rafael Benitez had to in the latter part of his time at the club.

"Maybe what we have realised is that there is plenty of work to do here, but I am certainly very satisfied with the job I have done here.

"The fact that it hasn't gone as well as I'd have hoped results-wise is just the nature of football. I haven't worked any differently here than I did in the last six months at Fulham.

"Yes, it's been topsy-turvy in the sense that having defied people they have started to crucify me, but that's part of the business and the way things are.

"Pedestals are built to put people on then knock them off and I have a fairly mature attitude to that. I can't do more and the players can't do more so we hope that work will turn our fortunes around and we get some batter results."

Hopeful

Regardless of his halting start to life on Merseyside, Hodgson remains hopeful of guiding the Reds back to UEFA Champions League football.

He added: "We still haven't given up the hope of finishing in the top four and reaching a Champions League spot and will not until it's mathematically impossible.

"I didn't inherit a top four team but I inherited some good players and I believe in them and the club. A bad start is always difficult to overcome."

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6614453,00.html

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This bit stands out for me:

well, that's the problem though isn't  it Roy. That really is the problem....

Someone please just make it stop.

It's christmas, our last game has been cancelled.  Just give us some respite for Robbie's sake.

[GorstStreetBoy]

you'd have to be blind to not be able to see the shite job Roy is doing.

Oh they're out there. Most of the people I speak to that support other clubs seem to be under the impression he's doing an alright job. Which just goes to show the press manipulation is baring fruit.

[RigBon1892]

Yeah but they're idiots who failed to see Rafa was a good manager, but surely even Reds can see Roy's doing a shit job.

Apart from my cousin for some reason, she likes him.

[۩ Imperator ۩]

What an arsehole.

[Hazell]

i feel sorry for hughes, he is suffering for the legacy and the mess left behind by Roy Hodgson...

I don't know. Hodgson took over when they were in a relegation fight and as such, needed results immediately. He did well with them and got them mid table security. Managing a club with the expectations we have is completely different and Roy doesn't seem cut out for it, judging by his performance so far. And ordinarily, prior to the summer, I would have said we need to give him time. But, experiencing it from the inside, there seems to be too much damage being done by Roy.

[redrocket]

Never before has the term "verbal diahrrea" been more apt, the man doesn't know when to shut up. I put it down to being so eager to please the media, he knows they can make or break a person (more's the pity) so he's desperate to stay on side with them.