Dalglish sacked

[r dub]

Rodgers turns down talks with Liverpool - FourFourTwo

Not sure if troll, loling hard if true.

The mantle of 'big club' is gone when things like this are happening , richmond has a large supporter base too...

[Special]

Rodgers turns down talks with Liverpool - FourFourTwo

Not sure if troll, loling hard if true.

The mantle of 'big club' is gone when things like this are happening , richmond has a large supporter base too...

Think he's just being smart if anything.. Knows he's not ready, has a good thing going where he is, and knows it would be more than likely he wouldn't get the job. Why risk upsetting the Swansea people and hurting his current stature where he is by looking at another job that a. he probably knows he isn't ready for, and b. knows he probably wouldn't get anyway.

[r dub]

It's the equivalent of the ceo at Bendingo Bank turning down talks with ANZ for their vacant CEO position.

[Neville Neville]

but omg cup finls.

omg kit deals.

[Jobe]

Rodgers turns down talks with Liverpool - FourFourTwo

Not sure if troll, loling hard if true.

The mantle of 'big club' is gone when things like this are happening , richmond has a large supporter base too...

I realise most the time its just to get a cheap shot in at the club but tbh the constant obsession of opposition fans trying to claim Liverpool aren't a 'big club' or downplaying the clubs standing in the game is getting pretty old. New cheap dig pls.

[r dub]

I realise most the time its just to get a cheap shot in at the club but tbh the constant obsession of opposition fans trying to claim Liverpool aren't a 'big club' or downplaying the clubs standing in the game is getting pretty old. New cheap dig pls.

You don't think it has any merit? Honestly there is only so long you can hide behind supporter-base and history.

To put it in perspective (in no particular order)

Biggest clubs in the world at this point in time based on domestic performances/european performances/squad talent/overall potential

Tier 1
Real Madrid
Barcelona
Bayern Munich
AC Milan
Manchester United

Tier 2
Manchester City
Arsenal
Chelsea
Dortmund
Juventus

Tier 3
Lyon
Inter
Ajax
Napoli
CSKA
Porto
Valencia
PSG
Marseille
Athletico
Shaktar
Benfica
Petersburg

Tier 4
Liverpool
Newcastle
Tottenham
Lille
Hamburg
Anderlecht
Rangers
Celtic
Partizan
Roma


Probably missed some obvious ones but

[Jobe]

You don't think it has any merit? Honestly there is only so long you can hide behind supporter-base and history.

Well I would assume Arsenal have a pretty similar sized worldwide supporter base, your history simply doesn't compare and you haven't won a trophy in 8 years, yet I wouldn't doubt Arsenal's standing in the game even for a second.

I just think it takes a lot more than some poor years, terrible signings, bad headlines and a few self-proclaimed arrivals on the scene (spurs) to shift the foundations just yet.

[Neville Neville]

Talk about missing the point. It's your constant talking yourselves up that we're chipping at.

[r dub]

Well I would assume Arsenal have a pretty similar sized worldwide supporter base, your history simply doesn't compare and you haven't won a trophy in 8 years, yet I wouldn't doubt Arsenal's standing in the game even for a second.

I just think it takes a lot more than some poor years, terrible signings, bad headlines and a few self-proclaimed arrivals on the scene (spurs) to shift the foundations just yet.

I'm happy (not happy but will accept it's the case) to admit our standing has dropped from tier 1 to tier 2. However over the trophy-less period we have consistently been challenging with a limited budget and a number of re-builds, at worst we have developed a world class business model in an era dependent upon big spending. To me big clubs find a way to re-invent themselves and get back to the top, liverpool have been irrelevant domestically and in europe for what 3 or 4 seasons now? For a 'big' club that simply shouldn't be the case. You can blame this and that but the reality is all clubs are faced with challenges.

[Jobe]

Talk about missing the point. It's your constant talking yourselves up that we're chipping at.

I'm pretty sure the 4 tier post you see above would suggest I didn't miss the point at all.

[r dub]

I'm pretty sure the 4 tier post you see above would suggest I didn't miss the point at all.

tbh based on my criteria I don't think you can argue with much of that from a liverpool perspective. Obviously if History was one of the determinants liverpool would be up there.

[Crosby2Malkin]

Don't think liverpool fans should be thanking kenny at all, imo he has put the club in a worse position than woy had them at.

God no.

For all the terrible expenditure and performance, the position right now is a lot better than spending time in the second division, which was exactly where Roy Hodgson was taking the club. I think most people have forgotten how truly dire the situation was under Hodgson. Short memories.

Dalglish had a god awful year and needed to go, and I'm glad he has gone, but he did a pretty fine job of cleaning up Hodgson's mess the year before.

[Jobe]

You don't think it has any merit? Honestly there is only so long you can hide behind supporter-base and history.

To put it in perspective (in no particular order)

Biggest clubs in the world at this point in time based on domestic performances/european performances/squad talent/overall potential

Tier 1
Real Madrid
Barcelona
Bayern Munich
AC Milan
Manchester United

Tier 2
Manchester City
Arsenal
Chelsea
Dortmund
Juventus

Tier 3
Lyon
Inter
Ajax
Napoli
CSKA
Porto
Valencia
PSG
Marseille
Athletico
Shaktar
Benfica
Petersburg

Tier 4
Liverpool
Newcastle
Tottenham
Lille
Hamburg
Anderlecht
Rangers
Celtic
Partizan
Roma


Probably missed some obvious ones but

I'm happy (not happy but will accept it's the case) to admit our standing has dropped from tier 1 to tier 2. However over the trophy-less period we have consistently been challenging with a limited budget and a number of re-builds, at worst we have developed a world class business model in an era dependent upon big spending. To me big clubs find a way to re-invent themselves and get back to the top, liverpool have been irrelevant domestically and in europe for what 3 or 4 seasons now? For a 'big' club that simply shouldn't be the case. You can blame this and that but the reality is all clubs are faced with challenges.

Over the course of the past few years there isn't any arguments to be made about your post. Keep in mind it was only 5-6 years ago we were the number 1 seeded club in europe for the CL draw 2 out of 3 seasons, 4 seasons ago we should have won the league (ourselves to blame) and since then in the time frame you are referring to we have had a number of troubles (near administration included). I don't doubt that eventually we will get our shit together and reinvent ourselves as you say all big clubs do.
Fair enough you can keep saying 'you can't keep relying on your history and supporter base' .. but lets be real here, they are two pretty key characteristics of a 'big club'.
End of the day the point I'm trying to make is that people so easily forget, and football has become an extreme case of 'flavour of the month/year' and if you aren't making headlines tomorrow morning you are no longer considered 'big'. It's stupid.

[r dub]

God no.

For all the terrible expenditure and performance, the position right now is a lot better than spending time in the second division, which was exactly where Roy Hodgson was taking the club. I think most people have forgotten how truly dire the situation was under Hodgson. Short memories.

Dalglish had a god awful year and needed to go, and I'm glad he has gone, but he did a pretty fine job of cleaning up Hodgson's mess the year before.

You wouldn't have got relegated, no chance. I think Kenny did do a good job till the end of the woy season but really 130 odd mil in transfer fees (don't even bring up net transfers, you have spent the money end of) + a number of high-wage long term deals is more damaging than anything woy did. Kenny had twice the support and resources possible but didn't produce a much better outcome in relative terms.

[r dub]

Over the course of the past few years there isn't any arguments to be made about your post. Keep in mind it was only 5-6 years ago we were the number 1 seeded club in europe for the CL draw 2 out of 3 seasons, 4 seasons ago we should have won the league (ourselves to blame) and since then in the time frame you are referring to we have had a number of troubles (near administration included). I don't doubt that eventually we will get our shit together and reinvent ourselves as you say all big clubs do.
Fair enough you can keep saying 'you can't keep relying on your history and supporter base' .. but lets be real here, they are two pretty key characteristics of a 'big club'.
End of the day the point I'm trying to make is that people so easily forget, and football has become an extreme case of 'flavour of the month/year' and if you aren't making headlines tomorrow morning you are no longer considered 'big'. It's stupid.

Flavour of the month/year? My point is you've been irrelevant for four years.

To put a different spin on it, when big companies don't perform well at all relative to their peers for four years what do they become despite their previous success (history)? It's exactly the same, except we can visualise performance in monetary values.


Do you think a player is going to chose liverpool over city if he is offered the same wage (LOL) because you have a better history?