I have to admit to being sceptical about the thought of someone with such little experience taking over and probably due to King Kenny being sacked even though i do think we were seriously woeful this year but part frustration at perhaps falling even further behind the top four clubs who seem to spend money without thought.
We've always erred on the side of caution, understandably in many ways but even throughout our whole Rafa "net spend" media vendetta we were never the biggest spending team and have never been afforded the situation of not having to sell to buy certainly a situation the likes of Mr Alex Ferguson, Maureen and now Mancini have never had to accept. My biggest fear is that Brendan Rodgers needs to be backed in the transfer market, Newcastle and Everton ( yes i know the enemy) have shown there are certainly budget buys out there Dejemba Ba, Cisse and Jelevic have been instant success and without a doubt Rodger's Swansea side also is evidence of that. However I do believe we should no doubt be in contention for European glory in the Europa league and we need to invest in a squad to encourage competition which i do feel has been lacking.
With Rodgers mantra on football certainly the position of technically gifted outcasts like Aqua and Cole could be interesting, both have the ability and seeing whats happened with Allen and Britton at Swansea could they be forge themselves as key players if they increase their work rate and become valuable members to the squad whilst it seems that their transfer value has plummeted.
I truely hope that the squad's ego doesnt hamper our progress and that Rodgers is able to win the dressing room over quickly, I'd hate to see an Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas situation and that i guess is the biggest challenge. With big characters its going to be a battle to win respect but it would seem Rodgers is confident of overcoming such situations.
Reading and listening to him in interviews, he's certainly impressive and talks the talk, hopefully he walks the walk and more importantly we as fans get behind him from the start even if things don't quite go as we hope and ensure that he'll never walk alone.