"Excuses do not move one forward, we have a real relegation battle looming, the PM has been LFC undoing, we simply cannot compete on the pitch nor financially. Championship here we come ! "
"Poor, poor, poor. Loving life as a mid table squad! YNWA the glory days are behind us! Tough couple of years ahead, gonna lose some good players along the way but now more than ever we must stay strong and close! "
"Rodgers, you need to tell those Einsteins at FSG that you desperately need funds in Jan. Right now, the whole team looks dependent on Suarez. And we are taking a huge risk playing him like crazy day in day out."
"i thought joe was incredible too especially how he was playin for the swans with the amount of time he gave them the ball back take off your rose tinted glasses brendan joe was awful tonight in truth and carragher is a finished article "
"Utter rubbish! The man has not got a clue! He could not hide his disappointment? Then why did he not play a stronger team from the start! Liverpool FC is about winning cups and les and the owners need to start getting it sorted or they will lose their investment as Liverpool fight relegation and won't attract stars and become even worse. "
"Tonight wasn't our night but be focus on EPL and top 4 before january and the we have sign some players we need and sell out Joe Cole, i didnt understand why we keep him like this .... He is not our legend so dont waste the dignity our shirt nr 10 "
"BR please spare us...your former team is still playing waaaay better than we are...we have limited players...i dont see any improvement since Kenny...on the contrary.."
"I agree with BR on everything except for Joe Allen.. He had a horrorshow match.. He was abused by Michu constantly.. Maybe BR was just talking him up to keep his confidence high..
Anyway, its a work in progress, theres gonna be nights like this.. YNWA!"
"just not good enough Brendan... no urgency, insipid bland kick about football, and just what is the point of Joe Cole???? this was our only realistic chance of success this season and you've blown it "
"You have only 1 fit striker yet adam Morgan wasn't in the squad? Times are hard and you've promoted youth already so go the whole hog and promote any young strikers you have."
"Our squad is tiny so get real were never gunna challenge all fronts deluded fans need educating this seasons is about braking in the youngsters for me hopefully fsg will giv him the backing he never has last transfer window"
"For me this lose is just fine. We already have a thin squad, we don't need this battle.
We need to concentrate on the league. We need to show that we are improving. It is the only way forward."
"A fortress mentality needs to be developed at home, no matter what competition it is. Letting three in at home against the best of teams would be disappointing, but against Swansea? It's shocking, whatever spin's put on it. What happened to Fortress Anfield?"
"I'm sick of people having a go at BR on here. It's time for some realism, LFC aren't the team we have been, we haven't declined overnight it's been happening slowly for years, we're where we deserve to be at the moment but I genuinely think BR can get us back where we belong over time. However it's going to take a couple of years to get there minimum. "
"BR got one thing right, Swansea were the better side. "Allen was virtually playing on his own in midfield"! Must be the most stupid comment ever by a manager. You picked the team, so what was Shelvey, Cole, Downing, Assaidi etc doing? You picked the 3-5-2 formation. LFC lost both halves: 1-0 and 2-1. BR, you are a delusional man."
"Considering the amount of background information Rodgers must have about Swansea's strengths, this result is even more strange. He could/should have picked a stronger team. All I can think of is that he doesn't think the League Cup is important and that his resources should be saved for more important games."
"The Board let themselves down when they embarked on young British signings! though we dont know d actual truth! Yes we have bright futures in these kids but where are going to be by then??? the like of Suarez will soon asking questions though Stevie loyalty is extreme! Board needs to re-assess their strategy in building d club around young stars who lack physical ability in d EPL!!! "
"Its not money,its about the type of football LFC is playing now.Even if BR had £70M, NO ONE will wants to play for LFC. Rafa n Kenny did better jobs,BR managed to tear this up.I agree with breaking in new players but if BR thinks a bunch of 17-22 yr olds will bail him out, he is delusional.I am lost for words. Worse start for 50 yrs and we are still negative for goal diff!"
"Look at the positives, at least BR learnt a lesson tonight. I m telling you, he's using this club as a stepping stone for himself. It will all turn ugly very soon. Yes he will get a big pay day but he will not manage a decent side after LFC."
"It is becoming a bit of joke, with every time we fail to win which is often. BR always says well I have a massive Job on my hands. Reality check yes you do if we are to win the league but that is not our aim right now. BR is talking up Swansea as if they are Man Utd and we were the under dogs tonight. We have enough quality to be a top six team but not with BR in charge. "CLUELESS""
"amiteshjas - I agree we need funds, but we have enough quality to be doing a hell of a lot better. Today player for player we were nearly stronger in every department. Poor Management. If Being Liverpool is an indication of things to come expect alot more drivel to flow from the mouth of BR."
"If Brendan were to ever make sure a match was thrown, or to do his best best to make sure Liverpool exit the League Cup, who better to do it against but his old pals at Swansea. Of course, this would be highly unscrupulous, and very difficult to prove. "
"taylor101 - Totally agree Allen was the worst player on the pitch. BR is trying to justify his buy and if you ask me he has been ok this season, nothing special. The way BR talks about him anybody would thing he was iniesta."
"Relax folks, bigger fish to fry and a bigger picture to unfold over the long months and years ahead. Always keep the faith and believe our rewards will come, the ideology and basis is in place. Give it time please. YNWA."
"Nothing new here. Our squad lack depth in quality. Young players like Raheem and Suso should come from age-group to squad, not first team. Depth in quality is a bigger problem than quany. Can't be fixed overnight."
"what do u expect fr our tiny team,not enuff depth in the team,the bench's not good enuff, we sold good players,Bellars,Kuyt, Maxi & put Andy on loan, without suitable replacement,we can't let our 1st team play every game,they're human,not robot,just wait until trsfr window in Jan,this 1st half's sucks,hopefully we'd get way more better in the 2nd half of the season,YNWA"
"what do u expect fr our tiny team,not enuff depth in the team,the bench's not good enuff, we sold good players,Bellars,Kuyt, Maxi & put Andy on loan, without suitable replacement,we can't let our 1st team play every game,they're human,not robot,just wait until trsfr window in Jan,this 1st half's sucks,hopefully we'd get way more better in the 2nd half of the season,YNWA"
"Prepare to Newcastle, don't make fool experiment, Jones/Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Wisdom/Coates, Allen, Sahin/Shelvey, Gerrard, Sterling, Suarez, Suso/Assaidi. In January we have to bring Huntelaar, if not always in middle tab. In tick-tack philosophy passing is number one, but Suarez, Sterling never look the mate which free position, always SELFISH!!!! WHY....WHY...WHY..."
"BR really needs to stop talking about Joe Allen as if he's Xavi. He's been average at best so far this season! For a player who's only job is to retain possession look at the amount of times he gets caught on the ball, just not good enough if we're going to play BR's "Tiki Taka" football. It's embarrassing the way BR talks about him."
"While every Lfc supporter is mourning Ian Ayre is sleeping like a baby tonight...Great Job IA + Fsg. We got outplayed by a midlevel club at Anfield. I remember someone saying Anfield is going to be a fortress this season mhhhh"
"Brendan, if you knew your opposition 'inside out' as you claim in your post match interview why was your 'selection' dominated for 90 minutes
by your former club???? When are you going to start to take responsibility?"
"Rome was not built in a day . Yes, getting beaten at home by 3 goals is not ideal but there were a bunch of kids out there. When it works off everyone praises our youth system and when it doesn't all of a sudden BR is an embarrassment. We do not have the squad to be successful in all competitions..FACT!! so get a grip for heavens sake."
"Every game under your management is a difficult night for us. When you was selling our players you was explaining why you like small squad, and after you start to "deliver" you start to use our thin squad as an excuse. How many more defeats at Anfield we have to tolerate this season?"
"BR you are the NEW "ROY HODGSON" and look what happened to him !
BR you need to play your best team every time, this is the only way forward.
Sing and changing every game is no good! you are learning nothing...
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"It hurts to see how far we have fallen over the years,and to watch the REDS play like this make me very sad! The players look lost, why play a weakened side knowing your 3 games away from a FINAL ?
BR = CRAZY !!!"
"Times may be tuff for now but the chapions league is not gonna happen sadly, we got knocked out but at the end of teh day the bord did not accept The King getting us one cup and to a final we need to put all focas on the leauge now and Give us atleast 50 mil to spend to improve the squad we need funds"
"Times may be tuff for now but the chapions league is not gonna happen sadly, we got knocked out but at the end of teh day the bord did not accept The King getting us one cup and to a final we need to put all focas on the leauge now and Give us atleast 50 mil to spend to improve the squad we need funds"
"Allen was poor today. I haven't seen him play an outstanding game yet! Henderson at RB? Really? We need to sell KD's signings. All of them, except Suarez. 1 good signing out of a dozen. Souness and KD were the best players but the worst managers. Don't be fooled...it's their mess. Shocking!"
"I just reminded myself of KD's signings. :{ How much did we pay for Downing? We could have bought 10 Michu's for that. Personally, I think Kenny's gone a bit senile. Apart from last seasons signings, has anyone heard his analysis recently? "
"Ok we're not playing well & a number of players are really struggling to be up to the job - we can all see that. BUT Brendan your man management skills are an embarrassment every interview. PLEASE learn - You don't players off in public explicitly or implicitly. And your love affair with Joe Allen is cringeworthy.
YNWA."
"allen was alone??ya...cole did nothing...shelvey was better in the 2nd half wen moved to cam...allen lost to michu most of the times..anyways the competition is over and we can now concentrate on pl..3 comps for this thin squad was too much.YNWA"
"Can't agree more with BR. C'mon people at least he is brave enough to admit defeat for the game- unlike some so called Liverpool fan-who is already looking at Championship & mid table position! A disgrace to call yourself Liverpool fan!"
"WE CANNOT DEFEND!! One clean sheet in domestic competition against Stoke. Tika Taka football is pretty on the eye but BR needs a defensive coach to drill the players. Are we man for man or Zonal cause at the moment nobody has a clue."
"Question - is anyone confident that if we take the lead in a game we'll go on to win? I like BR & agree with his philosophy but defensively we're a shambles. Glen Johnson has been our best defender & his injury is a huge loss."
"He has a thin squad. Do not expect Liverpool to be like Man U or Chelsea who have players. Ours are for the future. BR has been honest, besides that, a good team will never be built in a fortnight. Few new players will still have to come in and the current team will take some time to cement. Be real Loyal LFC Fans. We are not Abramovich, or El Etihad type."
"Ha! Ha! Ha! that's what I do when LFC lost to hide my embarrassment and disappointment, pretending it didn't effect me. I've improved my acting significantly this season. "
"the kenny was running this team the owners never appreciated it and sacked him look at this poor performance and a poor lineup this coach must back up or else we lose our respect as liverpool"
"and to those who were singing praises about Joe Allen..he was found wanting during the derby game and totally taken tot he cleaners vs the Swans ..
and why is BR still praising him ??
and Carra ??...the scoreline shows his peformance !!"
"I miss a player like Hazard, Chelski even has Mata, Arsenic has Cazorla, Manchester Arab have Nasri, Silva. Please find a playmaker in La Liga or we don't have money to buy it? "
"Bad display last night...The question is-what ammount of passion was in team?I'd say-very low,cause we won this competition under K.Kenny.If we have "thin squad" then focus on PL,and FA,eventually.Depending on 2-3 players is deeper problem.Cntd..."
"...And that's true.BR way of system and team building need a time and suffering,too.Even for PL competition ONLY,we need stronger squad,true.Now,I repeat as many times before-the main problem is FSG vision of future.We need to buy 2-3 world class players on Jan and that's all.So,be prepare to spend around 70$ mill.,Mr.Henry."
"I Hope the owners had the oportunity to view this game from their vilas across the antlantic, this is what we are up against, "top 10 finish" not likely"
"sorry absolutely garbage, clueless and gutless. there is a man sat on the wirral bring him back. i've listened to all the waffle since june, seen good players leave, nothing replacing them.....this great insution LFC Shankly & Paisley will be fuming"
"Please, Huntelaar and Walcot can't come to a sinking ship..also pple say focus on the League, where are we on the table? Capital One cup is just one match in how many weeks..how many weeks did it take RDM to turn chelsea around? No matter the excuse week in week out, Liverpool has lost it in terms of players and manager..just hope LFC doesn't get relegated...and if they do, ........"
"10th league game coming up. We 7pts off 4th. Only a win against Newcastle will do. Or you'll be gone sooner than later. What i dont understand is that the 6 episodes of Being Liverpool did NOTHING to motivate the players or staff. "
"Please, Huntelaar and Walcot can't come to a sinking ship..also pple say focus on the League, where are we on the table? Capital One cup is just one match in how many weeks..how many weeks did it take RDM to turn chelsea around? No matter the excuse week in week out, Liverpool has lost it in terms of players and manager..just hope LFC doesn't get relegated...and if they do, ........"
"Please, Huntelaar and Walcot can't come to a sinking ship..also pple say focus on the League, where are we on the table? Capital One cup is just one match in how many weeks..how many weeks did it take RDM to turn chelsea around? No matter the excuse week in week out, Liverpool has lost it in terms of players and manager..just hope LFC doesn't get relegated...and if they do, ........"
"My question is: how come the players and management get paid their wages when the performance was so humiliating? And how come fans dont get re-imbursed the ticket?"
"What other could come out from that 11: Henderson, Cole, Downing, Carragher... (even Shelvey). We have many poor players and until we sign some others that how it's gonna be with second string. No wonders some kids are making first choice 11 - lot of "seniors" are not worth it! In Brendan I trust, but a huge investment is needed even if we want to be upper middle table team. YNWA. "
"Losing patience with Rodgers. Has lowered our expectations so much we now act like a small club. Don't blame fog for the squad....blame them for putting a novice in charge. "
"CAN,T BLAME BR HE S USING WHATEVER PLAYER HE HAS AND THATS NOT MANY,FACE IT OUR TEAMS PAPER THIN.ALL THE FUNDS WE HAD FROM FENWAY WERE WASTED BY KD ON OVERPAID OVERATED BRITISH PLAYERS. JOE COLE WAS ROY H s BUY.DROWNING WAS KD S . WE NEED GOOD FOREIGN PLAYERS LIKE SUAREZ.STERLING AND SUSO ARE BUDDING STARS.BETTER TO CONCENTRATE ON THE EPL AND GET UP THE TABLE."
"Just cant understand why we didnt cash up Joe Cole when we had change to. Loaning Andy Carroll is other thing that is beyond my understanding. We are stil playing in FA Cup, Europa League and EPL. Having just Suarez as only mature striker is not gonna carry us very far. After seeing Swansea playing agaist city i really didnt have big expectations from this game."
"brendan, take responsibility for your own tactical debacle. king kenny at least won lfc...carling cup and finalist fa cup. true, carrol, downing and especially didn't live upto their price tags...but suarez is a real steal for lfc"
"Am sure that LFC needs time to become reckon again but if u ask me whether brendan is the right choice,am not too sure.time will tell but it seems that away matches are better than matches played at anfield which shouldn't be so.let's hope that we will make champions league spot come end of the season.I love LFC.YNWA YNWA"
"pls for heaven sake, get us a proven world class goal scoring prolific striker like llorente/ negredo/ huntelar. splashing cash for these kind of strikers is the only way. otherwise the worst we will face the ignomity of staring at the relegation and we already are the laughing stock for other clubs. god save our lfc. ynwa"
"Not worried in the slightest only one player from the regular squad played last night, so stop talking rubbish all you doom and gloom merchants, we will soon be challenging for the top places. I have every confidence in BR"
"Our dreadful home form continues. Out played and out smarted by SCFC. I feel for my fellow Reds who pay good money to watch a below par performance. We need to put this loss behind us and concentrate on next match against NUFC. It will be tough but I'm sure we can win it. Forever Red!"
"I believe BR's fond sentiments of his former SCFC is to be blamed for our loss last night. Lets hope that we do not have a repeat in the EPL. Forever Red!"
"ML much more better than BR as player nor manager. We trust on average manager with no trophy achievement.
Good Luck LFC Dont worry there will be more disappointed for this season."
"FSG please understand that it is an insult to LFC not being able to afford the purchase of either Dempsey or Siguorosson, and these are not top class players!!!!! Cont..."
"LFC squad is very small, we need at least 3 top class players and not being able to afford either of them speaks volumes about our financial status. We can not keep on reallying on our young players, the likes of Sterling, Wisdom, and Suso need time. For now we need 3 TOP NOTCH players."
"Another scintillating exhibition of dominant possession passing football.
We have Brendan to thank for displays like this, without him we'd be as bad as Reading or Swansea. Looks like the good times are back. "
"I think Brendan is embarrassing. He's living in dream world. I watched 'Being Brendan' and cringed time and time again. It's like he learnt his football philosphy from a manual. He suks up to Gerrard and Carra (he favours certain players) all the time and that will create divisions if it hasn't already. "
"Harry Redknapp took a terrible Spurs and turned them into a wonderful attacking team. We should fire Brendan and get Harry before someone else does. Harry would turn us around with this squad. We have a lot of good players."
"its one thing to admit the team you are playing are better than you.so where does that leave us middle of the table out of the cup which we won last season thats progress. fortress annfield i dont think so lets get a grip we are LIVERPOOL YNWA."
"No complaints, well done Swansea. BR is giving the likes of Cole and Henderson game time and they are not taking advantage. Its interesting to see he mentions Joe Allen looked as though he played on his own in the first half, maybe a warning to Cole and others that it wasn't good enough last night. Also, Yesil isn't ready and its plain obvious we need to buy a proper striker in January."
"Wait and see if Harry Redknapp goes to another club he'll have them playing great football in no time. In the meantime under bonkers Brendan we'll continue to fail. Get Harry now before it's too late. I've seen enough to know that Brendan is rubbish and full of BS."
"I think people are missing the point here... yes we are a mid table team at the moment but the type of football that tore us apart last night is the type that BR is instilling at this club. This is not a re-tuning job, it's a brand new engine and that will take time. YNWA"
"Louise1234... What planet you living on. Harry Redknapp took over a great Spurs team that had the like of Modric, Defoe, King etc. You are making out as if he took over a non league team and made them great. Juande Ramos done exceptionally poor and anybody could have come in and done something with that squad. Seriously, you just made a right fool of yourself pal."
"Really sad. Not the result, although I hate to lose. What I find the sadest is how quickly people change their loyalties. As a few have said, things have not declined under BR, quiet the contrary. LFC is not going through a face lift, but a complete rebuild!! Keep the faith with BR!! I am."
"lets see if the yanks spend money in january if not i think br is fighting a losing battle good manager but if the owners are a shower of sh**e hes got no hope"
"It's easy then BR, if Gerrard and Suarez added the power of attacking threat, bring in their likes to the squad. Loose the obvious ones - bet you also can tell who they are."
"people on here complaining about BR changing the team and that he should play his best team... you are the same people who praised him for bringing the youngsters through!!"
"what did we learn from the game
players to win premier league in future
Cole no
Downing no
running out of time
Henderson
players with potential to improve
Robinson,Coates,Shelvey, Sterling,
future looks good."
"Felt sorry for Joe Allen there was no communication which lead to him being tackled. Desperately need a goal scoring midfielder like Isco or Eriksen and a world class striker! btw SHELVEY the next Gerrard give me a break."
"how many fools are here. We lose youth cup with almost reserve team against PL team and so called inteligent fans coming blame Rodgers :))) We cant play every 3-4 days first team...it was right decision use bench for this."
"Get a grip you so called supporters.
When you play another premiership team you can't get away with making 9 changes. That was a second team pretty much. Tottenham fielded a half decent team and still lost.
I think the mistake was playing too many reserves, Roy and Molby both thought play a better team, too many changes."
"This could be a blessing in disguise. Proof for owners that if they dont spend big in January getting in 2 - 3 world class players then we are going to be striving to be keep up with Swansea. Cole given an opportunity to show his worth in a League Cup match and he proved he just hasn't got what it takes to have a future at the club. No more league cup matches, thin squad, less chance of injuries."
"Louise1234 - Most ridiculous comments i've ever read, get behind your team and manager if your a true supporter, I have to laugh at these socalled supporters jumping on BR's back after a few slips. FSG to blame for bankrolling KD and not giving BR the funds. Squad too thin. "
"Another disappointing night all because we wouldn't go an extra mile in the transfer window and now any player we go for in Jan we will have to pay inflated price b/c every1 knows we are desperate False Economy"
"Louise1234- What you fail to see is that Harry redknapp inherited a good team and Levy had the major role in buying player to improve them year on year. Same as he is doing now with Lloris, Ade etc. Levy the chairman was the main driving force with Tottenham"
"Some of the commenta on here are a joke!...Go and support city or chelski half of you are not Liverpool fans.We had a team of reserves against a full strenght swansea team and we still had the same possesion as them they took there chances thats all BR is the right man for the job let him brig his own players in first and ship out players like Joe Cole and Downing they are not good enough"
"I know we are a young team & thin on the ground of good players but joe cole & downing did nothing !!! downing couldnt take the ball round a gate post. Joe allen was exposed in midfield alone but he lost the ball to many times for me. Carrol,kuyt& bellamy would all have done a job for us tonight had they not been let go. lets get droggba on loan 4 a short term fix !!!! "
"it shows that if injuries to suarez gerrard and or agger we would not effective , if only have 3 effective players defenders will mark out of the game easily .. look at the player n see who wants to really wants to win "
"The people who keep calling for Rafa to come back are wearing blinkers he won the CL (2005)and Super cup(2005)with Gerard Houllier's Liverpool team he got rid of all but Steve G and Cara at the end of that season and then only won the Fa cup and charity Shield(2006) with the team he built nothing after that."
""drno" is spot on. We don't have limitless funds. We need to spend wisely, and be patient like the owners. The league cup win last year disguised the fact that we were already a mid-table side. This will be a painful process. Like reading most of our fans' comments."
"BR should be given till Xams but if results don't improve then FSG need to rethink their plans!
I can't believe how POOR we have become,I would like to see Andy C recalled also I would love BR to be banned for using the word "OK" :)
And the BS he comes out with in that "Being LFC" is a joke, who do's he think he is "SHANKS" ???
Someone plz HELP us !!!
Give RAFA a call......."
"Since when is it okay for an LFC manager to say that Swansea or any smaller club were a better team than his at Anfield? Joe Allen was essentially playing on his own in midfield??? I don't see how paying fans can be okay with this kind of language, and lack of tactics on the pitch."
"I just don't trust Rodgers! Our results are not good enough. Our home form is terrible! Sort it out quickly Rodgers!! Enough talk and BS. 'Goals pay the rent' and patience is wearing thin!!!"
"BR needs to be given x2 transfer windows where he is backed- and i mean backed to ship out the rubbish, and bring quality in. Joe Cole, Stewart Downing, etc aren't his fault- neither are their ridiculous wages. This was never ever going to be an easy job- I just hope that BR is up to it."
"Im starting to see divisions in the camo now- bruised ego's kicking in, and fringe players not turning up, yet happy to collect their wages. Banish them to Kirby if you have to- but I cannot accept persons wearing the red simply not looking ar5ed."
"BTW, I don't blame BR for any of this mess. I think that he's doing a good job. Anyone who gets rid of AC and CA, whilst not playing Henderson, Downing or Jose is doing a better job than last year! Plus he's blooding the youngsters. Write this season off. Desperately need a playmaker and a striker, and Sahin needs to step up."
"BR is in for a bumpy ride and needs the Gerrards and Carraghers on his side. This guy isnt stupid. If you lose these 2 (on side) you are doomed. Not rocket science that. Anyway, its the league cup, won it last year, been there done that. This week was all about Sunday for me."
"Proof the majority of so called fans on here don't know squat!! League Cup NOT priority!! hence starting with only 1 current first teamer!! don't have the depth in our squad!! so you gotta think. would you rather of us played a strong side out against swansea with higher risk of losing to newcastle as well? i'd rather the 3 points on sun thanx...."
"And with the squad that we have- Id do exactly the same in the FA Cup. Screw the FA. Why should we support their trophy when they do naff all for LFC. Make 9 changes and get knocked out. This season is all about finishing as high as we can in the league."
"And its not even been half a season!! Let Brendan do his thing!! cos obv he's still been left with a lot of players that doesn't fit his ideas, we shouldn't expect anything this season...
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"its just a chance for BR to clear out the players that dont suit and bring in the players that do and getting them to gel, expect a lot of nights like this, but watch us in a year or 2, we're gonna fly under BR... Just do what we're know best for!! OUR SUPPORT!!! IN BRENDAN WE TRUST!!! YNWA"
"One concern however is that progression seems to have stalled of late. The performances against the 2 manc clubs seem a long time ago. Where is the ball retention? where is the pressing? The big plus is that Luis Suarez is finishing a lot better."
"we are all dissapointed, but I think this liverpool team are work in progress, keep faith in BR, he has done a great job. More than happy of how we play than last season. Blame liverpool management for not added suficient player in the last summer transfer window. AC was loaned because BR has been promised by management that we can get sturridge or dempsey. support and believe. YNWA!"
"where the hell do these people come from after a lost match? things can go wrong sometimes and when it does it really doesn't matter what has happened on the pitch, it's about how you react and atm we are on a unbeaten run in the league and should look to continue that on Sunday. some of you didn't care about league cup when we won it but now that we dropped out it's a disaster? "
"Lets see what Sunday brings. Win, Lose, or draw- we have to stick with this and we have to stop judging BR on an American TV show. He never said this was gonna be easy- and after last season did we honestly really think that it would be. If FSG fail to back him in Jan- THEY ARE GONNA GET IT BIG TIME."
"We don't have a small squad. Our squad lacks quality due to a number of managers wasting hundreds of millions for more than a decade. Players like Cole, Downing should not be worse squad players to have around than our reserves but they are. We don't lack quany, we lack quality. Let's hope we see recognition of that in January."
"LongLiveKingKenny
- Redknapp begin at Spurs and after ramos they were 0-2-8 in PL....he saved them from relegation and next year they achieved top4....Maybe Levy manage transfers-his moneys, but Redknapp did incredible job there."
"Tonight as Brendan said, showed how thin and inexperienced our squad is. Talented yes but...why are we in the situation? Why are we lacking so much strength in depth? Why does LFC only have one recognized striker? Why let Andy Carroll go? "
"In the first half we were too slow? Rodgers, you had to decide and leave Gerrad and Suarez on the bench for the whole game. What's the difference? Anyway, If you wanted to try and win the game, you should play the first team from the start as Dalglish did last year. I vote for full rest even if Liverpool lost. The good thing is next round all the first team won't play."
"Rushjob- we are 2-2-0 in last four in PL...we lost only games played with reserve Udinese, Swansea, but we beaten Anzhi ....this are sights of improvement...referees decision cost us points against Man.Utd, Everton..we should be 4th and everybody could be happy....BR doing great job....and we playing better and better...at least we know how to dominate games."
"Please no redknapp near our club - we are just about sorting out our finances and wage bills and he would completely destroy all the hard work!! Shame to be out but stlll got some our the fringe players to show what they are about. Owners need to back BR this window. Perhaps a recall for Andy with Cole in exchange and a loan deal for Djibril Cisse so we don't pay silly Jan inflated prices."
"If we don't take care, BR and His lanky players he signed would take us to championship. How come some of the teams without much funds are doing well. He is simply a disappointment to us LFC Supporters. What a wrong choice to make. I dont like coaches who doesnot know how to build a strong and compeive team. Ahhhh!!!!!"
"if rogers cant see from last nights starting 11 who should not be at this club then he too should be shown the door and yes i would defo bring rafa back he is the only one who can take us back up"
"It's undeniable, we need more cover in the middle of the park, we need Lucas but he's still far four weeks from a come-back, we need a back-up for Lucas in january and play Allen in a more advanced role, we need to keep the spaces more tight between the lines otherwise we tend to concede too many counter attacks to our opponents. These are simple advices for BR YNWA"
"...To be honest,we'll suffering attacking resources till January,cause Luis could become tired,nobody unload him...B.R. has never introduced form with TWO strikers this season unlike K.Kenny or Rafa.Other big guns play with them,mostly.Cntd..."
"We are indeed disapointed. Win or Loose is a normal thing, but how we lost makes a difference. We should never ever be defeated easily, because that's what Liverpool FC is and always will be. You said you knew your opposition 'inside out', why was your 'selection' dominated by your former club? Did you do that on purpose or what? Joe Cole is not fitting to be in the team. Dump him out. YNWA"
"SACK BR AND BRING IN REDKNAPP? WHAT?!!! BR needs time to create a new team and instill his philosophy. Last night was another lesson learnt and some of them players are just not going to get it. BR didn't try to hide behind any BS and was brutally honest which was refreshing - The wheat will definitely be sorted from the chaff!..."
"BR wants us playing like Barca and Spain and so do I, but it's not a case of flicking a switch - hey presto! Those with superior technical skills and the younger players will obviously adapt quicker, but then you have another batch who need more work and then those who will be sifted out. Patience is the key we'll just have to suffer a bit in the mean time."
"...November will be very important,from my point of view in terms of BR ability and his knowledge.Mid table team-O.K.,let's start every EPL and FA Cup game with 1st team,make mix on EL.Play 4-5-1 ,or 5-3-2 forms sometimes,don't stick on 4-3-3.60 percents of our actions are predictable,it MUST be changed...Cntd..."
"....Otherwise,B.R. could see a door very soon.And Rafa could knock on the same door,cause headlines got his name in recent days about new job(AC Milan,QPR).There is no point to overload youngsters,def.If we do that,BR could see Sterling,Wisdom,Suso and Shelvey injured.YNWA>"
"I cannot beleive how many comments are calling for Andy Carrol back. Hes shocking. He was bought to score goals and how did that turn out? Need a world class striker. Falcao would be good, we can but dream. Just get 3 points against Newcastle, need to bounce back. YNWA"
"Give Harry Redknapp a chance for goodness sake. What actually has Brendans mythology achieved. Nothing but his bank balance. Ive never heard a manager speak such drivel. He does drive a nice Porsche though "
"BR got is strategy wrong. Swansea beat us home & away last season and are currently above us in the league. BR should have started with the strongest team and withdraw star players only we are in commanding lead. If there is any criticism of BR we are told to be patient. I am prepared to be patient if I can see progress by end of 2013/2014 season else it should be curtains for BR."
"Judging from the commentary on Radio 5 Joe Allen wasn't at the races, Britton and Michu ran rings around him. He has no goals or assists this season, where is he going to play when Lucas is fit ? Rodgers is moaning about a "thin" squad, well who got rid of Kuyt, Rodriguez and Bellamy not to mention loaning Carroll. All attacking players who scored goals. Need I say more ?"
"Fringe side or reserve players. Ok Jones- Did pretty well, no fault! Carra and Coates- played well. Robinson and Hendo- Not great but not bad. It was out midfield a midfield 3 of Gerrard, Allen and Jonjo in the 2nd half that got out thought/out run in the 2nd half. When the ball got to Downing, Suarez and Sterling there was a lack of ideas. "
"Brender Rodger must take all the blame as we suffer yet another home defeat this season. Why he keep underestimating other teams i do not know. Why he keep experimenting i do not know.Last night was 9 new faces to a premier team and a club he left for a bigger club. Brender, please wake up and stop this weekly team massaging. "
"Yes it's disappointing that our senior and former England internationals in Cole and Downing are not doing a job whilst collecting high wages, but they are being made convenient scapegoats everytime something goes wrong. "
"Brendan's ideas, personality, age, team selections does excite many which is why many stand by him. But his age or lack of experience of management never mind managing a big club worries me and can have a negative effect when faced with adversity. "
"Similarly having so many young players can be great when things are going well, but their lack of experience can be costly once again when faced with adversity. So do we have patience and write off the next couple of seasons when there are other managers in the prem who are having their debut seasons yet are doing far better. Clarke, Laundrop, Di Matteo, Villa Boas and so on. "
"We haven't even got a manager who can put his CV on the table and say "have patience, this is what I have done before". 2-3 years and the likes of Suarez, Sterling could be gone anyway. Gerrard maybe retired. All if's and but's and a hell of a lot of faith in a unproven rookie manager. #justsaying "
"Oh Brendan !, There is always "but" in your statement. You agreed to manage a team with less players so you should carry the blame for making this a mid table team and poor performance."
"I cant believe how many ppl saying he let bellamy go. Bellamy didnt want to stay!(4 family reasons)and Andy had two good games the whole season. Give BR TIME he needs TIME he cant do it in a few months!"
"BR got it all wrong last night .... the team he selected was awfull. how you can play henderson at RB and start with joke cole ??!? and saying allen was incredible ? seems like KD and henderson for me. "
"KINGOFCLUBS 11.08 is spot on IMO. Although ANI-RD 12.05 I also agree with. Torn! Downer and Cole are justified scapegoats cos of their salaries and absolute non deliverence of anything positive.
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"Theres also a definite trend between cr4p atmosphere and cr4p performance although one counters the other. 2 man team- as we've been since 2008- and BR wasnt manager then! WE HAVE TO BE PATIENT AND SUFFER THE PAIN am afraid. "
"Cos if we keep chopping and changing managers, we then keep chopping and changing players, and we'll never ever create a culture at the club and would defo go from one crisis to the next (with the odd cup thrown in) a la the last decade."
"I don't think BR has the dressing room at all.Too much favouritism shown to the likes of Borini and Allen.
Cole should be released from his contract asap.
A lot of comments about Harry Redknapp.Don't think he would come to Liverpool (too far North for him).However he is an awesome wheeler and dealer.He got Van de Vaart for £7mill we got Borini for £11 mill! "
"For me, this is a time for cool heads, for some realism, for support, and for hope that FSG get their effing cheque books out in January. Id like to think that im one of the more 'understanding' posters on here. However, I aint gonna blindly support something either..."
"Stop complaining lads.
We all knew after the West Brom game there would be more games like this.
We do not have the squad to compete in all competitions.
Our league position is much more important than reaching the next round in the League cup. Lets get ready for Newcastle and support the team and BR !!
YNWA"
"FSG must help Brendan to build a squad of players that he wants to deliver his training methods and ethos. Forget 'being Liverpool'- that wasnt his idea. One big US marketing ploy- and if it helps with the redevelopment of Anfield then so be it."
"International break - first team played two games...then Anzhi....and people asking for use first team against Swansea in Carling Cup?? nobody played first team...arsenal almost lost, man.utd-chelsea both played reserve team and spurs are out....stop kidding on Rodgers - for 3-4 results in the season."
"For those who are dismissing the League cup for the Prem.
We started in 4 comps.
We've no chance of winning the Prem and top 4 is unrealistic too.
We are now out of the League Cup.
Which leaves,realistically,Europa League and FA cup.
Get it through your heads BR is no Shanks.
I squirm everytime I hear the 50 or so fans sing BR's name ONCE in every match."
"Think with your brains guys. This is a team that finished 8th last season and is potentially weaker than last season. That is the grave reality of where we are currently at. On a positive- at least Luis looks absolute quality up front!"
"L-MAN07- You shouldnt squirm, cos its offering support. Listen, Im not convinced either and question whether he is just a spin doctor- a good speaker. But theres no way he can fall on his sword until he is backed by FSG. They got rid of Kenny, they brought him in, they must back him."
"Dont forget, we finished 8th, and are weaker at the moment. If FSG dont deliver in January, they are gonna get it big time cos im fearful theyll want to wait til the summer freebies a la sturridge, walcott et al."
"For me henderson is not only a waste of space but he is a spoke in the wheel. Tell me, how many championship teams would want a player like him. It's all kenny's fault."
"L-MAN07.....difference between us and spurs is 7 pts...we play twice against them....Arsenal is only 5pts ahead of us...ho w many points cost us poor referee decisions? top4 fight still open...we need one-two forwards in january and till january stay in top7..then we could go for top4 and EUleague."
"Everton are right about one thing - we pass it around for 30 mins without going anywhere. As for Brenden saying we have no strikers - reserves have been banging em in. But he insists on playing a play MAKER as a main striker."
"Rushjob- agree with you...we finished 8th not only last season, but last three seasons - one bad season sometimes means - injuries, form etc., but our problems were deeper and we realy become middle table team...this cant be changed by 10 weeks and 30m pounds funds... This season is transformation and if BR gets at least 50m more for transfers...then we could ask results in next season."
"What's going on? up to a couple of weeks ago we were playing the famous Rodgers passing game and it was slowly and surely coming together. The last couple of weeks, we are at sixes and sevens, the passing tactics have stopped, WHY? YNWA"
"We got Brendan in to play this type of football, so come on, let's stick to it and persevere. It's entertaining football and frustrates the opposition. I would rather lose a few games and play well, than play the way we have done recently. I am a lifelong red, and have faith in B.R. but we DO need to get back to playing the way he knows best. The results will come eventually. YNWA"
"I'll be really annoyed if Brendan gets any blame. its not his fault. those fringe players need to take responsibility. they should be fighting for their futures cos the gaffer aint afraid to bin them!! downing, j.cole, henderson big wages for such poor output. the younger lads need to learn from sterling and suso about taking your chance!!"
"I'm Irish and was delighted when BR got the job, but alarm bells did start to ring when Andy Carroll was never even given a chance. There is no way we are playing better than under KD in fact we may be worse. Andy must come back and be treated fairly, along with another two experienced strikers or Brendan, i'm afraid you will soon have the fans against you."
"AND PASSING TEAMS LIKE ARSENAL, SWANSEA, WEST BROM AND BARCALEONA WILL CONTNIUE TO BEAT LIVERPOOL BECAUSE WE ARE JUST NOT AS GOOD AS THEM IN THEIR OWN GAME!!!"
"5 Months I've been waiting for BR to show me he is the man for this job. Everyone praises his vision & style of play. I'm waiting to see results. You have to WIN games to get results. Blaming a small squad is not fair. He made choices to sell key players like Adams & Kuyt, loaned out Carroll without having replacements. It is time BR owns up to his failings and ask for help & advice from KD!!"
"Joe Allen - Mid Table player
Jonjo Shelvey - Championship Player
Fabio Borini - Chelsea reject
Stuart Downing - Mid table player
Joe Cole - bench warming Chelsea reject
Need I say more"
"Brendan iv'e supported LFC since 65 Brendan the honeymoon is over,back in the day we played our first team and won, the rest of they knew that if they didn't pull their weight they were dropped and found hard to get back in contention so play your first team! You don't feel tired when you winning. So get a grip! "
"so one bad game and we are a "future championship" side...this is total crap...we still are unbeaten in 4 league matches and our play has been improving..so get behind the teamfor newcastle.."
"You should hang your head in shame , as Liverpool manager I am sick of your excuses and failed tactics.I dont care about Swansea ,I care about Liverpool as I have done for 35 yrs. From being the best in the country to the butt of everyones jokes is hard to take. Shape up BR or ship out!"
"One game from a quarter final and we put a weakened side out? We are already a weakened side - without diluting it any further. Joe Cole was a merry old sould - be he's past it."
"PS. if we were asked to vote now on weather you stay or go , I vote you go before you screw us up any further and while we are on the subject FSG wouldnt get my vote either , bunch of no nothing american trash !"
"Paize - one bad game? ha ha ha ha ha ha - glad you have woken from your long sleep. We've been bad all season - in fact - we have been pretty dire for 22 years."
"What do you expect? after all, the competition wasn't important to you. and if it is, you would have started with your best players since it's Anfield. Anyway,there's room for correction and improvement. YNWA. hope no more slips."
"Belfastwill- Its perhaps a good job then that you aren't a decision maker at LFC. Posts like yours are the very reason that fans should never own football clubs (IMO). redjohnboy43 12:58- Totally agree."
"We forget our goal to finish on big four, forget it league cup, we still have Eu-Leauge, FA Cup, and finish in big four. Don't make experiment, sell 'untalented' Hendo, Cole, Downing and bring Honda to be play maker, Jan Huntelaar and Affelay. Football is TEAMWORK, Suarez and Sterling must give assist to free position player, do not selfish.
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"We forget our goal to finish on big four, forget it league cup, we still have Eu-Leauge, FA Cup, and finish in big four. Don't make experiment, sell 'untalented' Hendo, Cole, Downing and bring Honda to be play maker, Jan Huntelaar and Affelay. Football is TEAMWORK, Suarez and Sterling must give assist to free position player, do not selfish.
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"We forget our goal to finish on big four, forget it league cup, we still have Eu-Leauge, FA Cup, and finish in big four. Don't make experiment, sell 'untalented' Hendo, Cole, Downing and bring Honda to be play maker, Jan Huntelaar and Affelay. Football is TEAMWORK, Suarez and Sterling must give assist to free position player, do not selfish.
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"After that performance how are you justifying your wages Rodgers??? I hope to god your not the manager come january, waste another £10million on a useless striker like Borini? "
"lot of work still to be done hope brendan,s give,un the backin in the transfer window were a long way off yet , lets hope he,s given time to put things rite ynwa "
"Too many fans are panicking!!! Put out a strong squad last night and we get vapourised by Newcastle and then the team and manager are getting slated because we cannot get into the first half of the table...your damned if you do and your damned if you dont..Lets TRIAGE are situation.."
"sick of rodgers always praising allen just cause he bought him, hes like a crab hes always going sideways!!! or even back, we could have used that 15million on a goalscorer, and had shelvey gerrard sahin as the midfield!!!!!!!"
"Disappointment? Michu cost 2million. Attacking midfielder. Played striker. Jordan Henderson. Cost 20million. Played right back??? How is that a smart decision. Is Flano injured? We didn't put a team out to win the match and at Anfield that is unforgivable. Still January can't come soon enough and where is our director of football to start preparing for it?"
"Some of you calling for BR to go really are just the pinnacle of bile. No manager on the planet can account for individual errors (and being punished harshest possible way), poor ref decisions, playing possibly the hardest set opening games in your first 10 league games (Man U, Man C, Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Newcastle)."
"This, while his trying to implement a new style of play, develop the youngsters and trying to manage 3 different competitions with wafer thin squad.
He can only truly be judged once the squad has been improved and Iâ"
"It maters to me that we have lost again but that LFC is my Team will never change and I have faith that we will get back to our winning ways! Heads up Guys YNWA!"
"Shows how subject one can be when analysing a game. You see Mr. Rodgers, I was at the game last night and almost everyone bar none in my row of seats thought Allen had his worst game in a Liverpool shirt. He was constantly bundled off the ball and did not play any defence splitting pass all night long
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"Hopefully BR will be able to put things right in the January window. Cole has had his last chance now. Downing's had his goal quota for the season! Good job we missed out on Dempsey..his penalty miss last night went towards Spurs cup exit! Swansea have a small squad too, not a good excuse to have made. "
"For those who went to the game yesterday and to the minority who booed the team off, dont come back to Anfield EVER again, we simply dont behave like that here and you would know that if you were a proper LFC Fan YNWA"
"Without rabbiting on like I ususaly do, I will just summarise by saying we have a team who's confidence is low and lacking ideas. Yes we can pass all day, but that's irrelevant if it's not doing any harm. We have a guy who although I quite like is no world beater and a modern day Ray (the crab) Wilkins in Joe Allen. "
"Very inexperienced manager who just like the youngsters have to find mental strength and positivity to see through the lean times. Football is just not just about ability and tactics, it's about being head strong and experienced. JC and SG are the only 2 who have these assets. Me done. Over and out! "
"TLCsKOP. He was the same 2nd half v Reading. This concerns me cos first few games I thought he was superb. There is a real problem in our midfield currently- unsure what it is?"
"On reflection Agger, Pepe, Skyrtel have leadership as well as SG and JC. Just to balance out my opinion. Nit saying being knee jerk and sack BR yet. Lets see how we are faring come Jan at least.... Right definitely got to go away from computer!!!"
"Spot on NigelM, I detest fans who think BR should not be criticised. Managers live and die by their selections and tactics. Fans praised him when he best Anzhi with a youthful team, then he selects the overpriced veterans yesterday and got the due rewards. Managers move on, the true fans will always be here to support the team and criticism of BR seems constructive and earned."
"Pav78 - correction mate, Kenny didn't sign Suarez. The negotiations were initiated under Roy H and completed when Kenny arrived. The core of KD's recruiting exercise played last night - almost £40 M worth. Love the man but that shows how much of a talent spotter he was. Would any other team pay such outrageous fees for Hendo and Downing?"
"Rushjob9 totally agree. Glad someone else spotted the performance v Reading. I love Joe's tidy organisation and simple passing but he is a light weight who can't handle being pressed on the ball a shown last night. Hopefully Lucas will add some force to the midfield when he returns"
"why do we have to rotate so many? if at all, we should start with our strongest team then if we have to change when we are ahead! if it's too physical for our players do less training! like Shankly and Paisley did."
"Yawn. Get so tired of fickle fans! It's like they've got schizophrenia. 1 minute the teams sliced bread next minute where doomed. I'm glad your no where near the players bcos you r of no help to them. BR carry son. "
" we were embarrassing last night, BR put too many kids in the team and it backfired on him, I hope he learns from it, that is bad management, and to say we need to rotate because we are in 3 competition's is BS, we won the league with 14 players under Bill and Bob a and we played in Europe, lets get back to the old Liverpool ways or we will get worse, if that's possible "
"I bet the same fickle fans complaining were the same saying "give Joe Cole a chance, he deserves a chance!" The game told us what we should know- we lack attacking depth. "
"That comp last night was a useful exercise as BR said. He now knows those who definitely need to go, they've had enough chances. Unfortunately that means we'll still have to use them in a squad which is already lightweight, so prepare for more upset!..."
"We've seen glimpses of some great football and BR will know the formula but the reality is we can't keep using the same players and we don't have enough as direct replacements, so there will obviously be some jolts and stutters along the way..."
"We need to leave it to BR to find the faults and engineer his squad to perfection. Some of them faults will have to be oiled until Jan and hopefully by then FSG will offer some funds to buy replacement parts."
"popsters on here tired of fickle fans? what do you expect? team plays well one game rubbish the next, and it's been going on for a looooooong time,i am tired of blind deluded fans myself, who think whoever is in charge can do no wrong! we are relegation material, can't you see that?"
"BR is FSG'S man and is deffo here for the remainder of the season.No doubt they will also support him in the coming transfer windows though the jury's well and truly out on his signings, Allen and Borini particularly.
Whether we improve or not,I think he will still be here next season."
"im just sick of rogers praising swansea and joe allen.dont even get why a welsh team can be in the english league anyway.we should have started full strength,subbed stars when winning and play kids vs borough,simples "
"ctd...It seems if BR cannot instill his footballing philosophy into the current squad,then he may aswell buy 15 players from Swansea.I predict at least 2 of these players being at Anfield next season,Vorm,Britton,Dyer.
BTW...Maybe Houllier would be a good director of football.
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"The team last night was a mix of last chancers, new-comers still bedding in and youngsters not long out of academy. Not our best side or set up, or with experience of playing together. Then you had Swansea with their best side out, experienced at playing in a system and style which BR created and Laudrup has continued with..."
"It's been a smooth transition at Swansea, Laudrup has basically found players to fit and carried on Brendans philosophy. We've changed styles how many times in the last 4 seasons? and people want to change again! We need stability on and off the field to progress, let BR do his work, he's only just started!"
"i would be very surprised if rogers can attract any big names,swanseas points tally wernt great under rogers and he has a c.v slightly better than mine,pepe has looked depressed for a while now J.C is finished,SG looks old and we are at least 4 star players short of reaching 4th,and kenny provided the nails for the coffin with his 100% british overpriced beef,what a knob"
"These forums are getting tedious, same sh*te from so called avid fans. Theres no way we can play our 1st team all the time on four fronts. We lost last night because we haven't got rid of all the deadwood yet & swansea were the better team. Get off BRs back and convert all your negative ranting into backing the team."
"Ani Rd a few days ago you said Brendan has to win against Swansea or he has to go. Now just a few days later you say give him to January. You wanna make your mind up :) Rushjob you're a good man. I hope you're proved right of course :) My fingers and toes and eyes are well and truly crossed. "
"Brendans to busy swannying round his palace an drivin his flash cars.being liverpool was an embarrasment to our once great club.hes a minnow in a big big sea.get benitez back an get new owners who will spend money.these yanks are h&g part 2.joke.of a club weve become!!!!!!!!!!"
"Yes I agree fans should not own clubs , we dont know how to run them BUT fans do notice decline and many of us have said before " ok we lost that one but the next one we will win ,only the next one we draw and after that lose. So here we are dumpt out of a cup no were in the league but we will win the next one , WILL WE ?"
"Since the arrival of american owners are decline has been alarming , those with red tinted classes cant see that. This season is panning out worse than last, so who do we look to to turn it round? FSG , Brendan , Steve G, none of them have done a good job so far. How much further do we fall ? As far as Rangers or Leeds. I for one will not stand for it !"
"Joe Cole has become a bigger stone in our shoe than Jamie Redknap was, at least Jamie performed when he was fit enough to play.. Clubs should be able to protect themselves frow cons like Joe Cole, it is quite obvious he has not come here to play but to get payed. So we should have a right to terminate his contract and possibly get some kind of damage payment from him."
"1 step forward, 2 steps back. Need to bring immediate results in or be removed from his position. 4 wins out 5 next games is the minimum requirement. No excuses. We heard a lot of them over the last 3 years."
"We never were that bad under Kenny, Sorry folks but this is just not good enough, WE ARE LIVERPOOL..........I am afraid we are looking worse instead of better as the season progresses and Rogers has got rid of people like Kuyt and Maxi who can change games like this, and don't even get me started on Andy Caroll !!!! "
"I thought everyone was agreed that the EPL is the priority to the detriment of the other competitions??? We go out and fickle fans are panicking, moaning and pointing the finger. "
"We need to get shut of BR now and call Rafa Benitez - he is the only one who can get us out of this mess. Why he was overlooked in the first place is beyond me!!!"
"Do the fickle fans honestly think that we r goin to win every game?? We started with a squad team & Swansea played their 1st 11!!! Get a grip ppl! We know we lack attacking depth, nothin new. EPL is the main thing & I would hope we to finish higher than 8th. Be realistic. "
"Rodgers is full of himself.
The only reason we are where we are is him and his super philosophy. Yes the same one that got him ran out of Reading. Bring back King Kenny."
"Some of you need to get off Louise 1234 back. She makes a good point. For starters Redknapp inherited a decent team, which he turned into one of Spurs best teams in years. As for Modric, Bale and a few others they were average players when he took over, it was is man management style that has made them the players they are today. Everywhere he has been he has done an exceptional job."
"The last time we went on a cup run - we finished 8th! we already have the Uefa cup to contend with- the current squad is simply not strong enough to compete on all fronts..BR has an impossible job right now..He has been FORCED to play the youngsters. Fans should reserve judgement on BR until we sign the players we so desperately need."
"We were basically playing with 10/9 men in the first half. Yesil/Slim Shady is just not ready - next season for him. As for Cole, a passenger, the guy should be embarrassed picking up his payline. No-one was showing for Allen half the time and that was what BR was getting at, got caught out too many times, but where were his mates?..."
"Hope Assaidi was being saved for the weekend coz Downing can forget it as an attacking mid - zero impact! The difference was that Swansea were better in the final 1/3 and that's where we need to improve - nothing new - roll on January!"
"To me it's not the end.. LFC can't effectively fight in all fronts, fact! Just concentrate on the league and try improve from last year which would be an achievement at this moment. Even top 4 is difficult. Strengthen in Jan and see where we go from there"
"lpdcollier - don't worry about me. If people disagree with me that's ok. We're all enled to opinion. I'm fine with that. I just think under Brendan we've been terrible and with Harry Reknapp not in a job I'd rather we had him as our manager. Some will agree, wiht me and some won't. That's ok. We all care about LFC. "
"I agree with edgey54 and redgeorge54. There's no reason why top players can't play twice a week. 'Four competitions' sounds worse, but it'd only ever be twice a week. If the best players played three times a week, it might actually improve their fitness, cohesiveness etc., and winning is a good habit to get into, no matter what competition or opposition."
"If Rodgers wants to have a look at emerging/fringe players, that's fair enough, but he should say so. I don't swallow that his selection was necessitated by the thinness of the squad. He should pick the best players now and win whenever possible. The players will be fit as lops and might actually thank him when the team start getting consistent results."
"Louise how observant of you. Your right mate I did say that, but have since admitted that I can make judgments with the heart as opposed to making a rational decision with me ed. Yeah I am not too optimistic but willing to give him a bit more time I GUESS! "
"Louise 1628. Thanks for the compliment! I'm just fed up of all the chopping/changing/knee jerkiness that has become LFC of late. The e I'm getting off Mancs and bitters currently is so painful. However, I can't judge BR until FSG back him. He has to be given the sword to fall on. He must be backed in January- and we need to back him. (Contd)"
"It's not wrong to have doubts, be unconvinced etc- but let's stick together and let BR prove us wrong (if we doubt). I'm presently 60/40 re being convinced- but 100% supportive. 3 points Sunday, a convincing win, and our red world will be a beautiful place once more :)"
"Why does BR keep justifying his buys n praise Allen who was average (certainly not a iniesta, modric or Xavi ) it's the best way to divide the team. If it's not already divided now. Shows his real lack of experience n man management"
"Hi Rushjob :) This place gets a bit heated doesn't it? There's nothing wrong with disagreeing with each other that's only natural but we have to remember we care about the same team. But passions run high and sometimes boil over but at the end of the day we all want LFC to be the best in the world again :) "
"Ani-Rd ... let whatever happens run it's course :)We all want LFC to win every game whoever is in charge. It's the club and the team out on the pitch that matter. Players and managers come and go but the team and the club will remain. Unless we're hit by a giant metorite which will probably happen in 2036 so we better starting winning."
"Why all this cr+p about blaming FSG for not spending big, the team BR inherited won 1 of 2 cup finals last year and finished 8th. He got rid of players he didn't want (including a striker) brought in his own team and now we play cr+p and get beat by Swansea. Whose fault? Brendan's.. He's gotta go."
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31st Oct 2012 23:46