11 May 2015 11:01:24
A lot of people saying Rodgers isn't getting long term if he's sacked now. Long term in this business means three years. I think that's pretty long term with the results we are getting and the amount that was spent.

I honestly want to know why we didn't try to get (not saying we would have but a bid would have been nice) fabregas. He cost the same amount as lallana who hasn't workd out and don't know if he ever will.

And again why we never tired for bony who would have cost almost same as ballo (who everyone knew was a wreck)

And let's not even start on the fact that we sold agger and bought lovern

Arsene wenger was right second season running but no one is willing to learn from what he says. You buy to many players and you ruin the balance of the team. We needed 4 to 5 players and fill the gap with you set up.

List of player we bought that for one reason or another did not play in first team or did not look like they should be in first team:

Balloteli
Lovern
Markovic (20 million seriously?)
Manquillo
Lambert

This is about 70 million of spending?

I used to be a fan of rodgers and was patient and he seemed to be turning it round after christmas but it looks like he has lost the dressing room and is short of idea.

Rodegrs out for me.

1.) 11 May 2015
11 May 2015 11:37:52
Don't think we needed Fabregas. I'm hopefull lallana will come good as he was great a Southampton, same applies for lovren. Manquillo was pointless when we had players of that calibre. Marko looks like we over paid for and we didn't need him as we had Ibe. Given time I'm sure he'll be a great player ( though that may not be with us) balo was high risk but has looked decent as a sub, no doubt bony would have been the better choice though.

2.) 11 May 2015
11 May 2015 13:29:26
Balotelli was always going to be a gamble, and it haven´t payed off.

Lovren played with 2 great CDM infront of him, and Fonte next to him, which made him look good.

We can´t judge Markovic this season, as he has to adapt to a more physical league meanwhile being played out of position. It doesn´t help that BR keeps subbing him, when he finally shows some glimpses of his capabilities - We didn´t need this signing.

Manquillo hasn´t done anything wrong, but I suspect that BR favours an attacking fullback, a role that Manquillo doesn´t fit, but I would rather play him than Johnson, as Johnson is poor at both defending and attacking. I really hope that either Brendan moves on or Manquillo moves on, because he isn´t progressing.

Lambert doesn´t suit Rodgers plan A, and I would believe that he was bought as a plan B, yet he hasn´t been used against teams that has parked the bus.

All in all, the right players (position wise) weren´t bought, and the players that we needed haven´t been used properly. According to rumours, LFC had known for a year that Suarez would be sold in the summer, yet they weren´t able to get a replacement.

Improvements that are needed:

- Planning transfers - Which positions do we need to fill in, and which player would represent most value? I do believe that a commitee are complicating things at times. A model where a Sporting director and a Coach are agreeing which players will benefit the team would be better than 5-6 people having to comprimise, and choosing a player that in the end isn´t optimal for the team.

- Loaning of academy players - Personally I would like to see them in the first team, but it´s not always possible, and some players need to move on in order to progress. Sheyi, Sinclair, Ibe, Paez etc. have been loaned to clubs where they haven´t been used properly. If they´re loaned to a club where they can develop, then it could save some money in the transfer window.

- Using Academy players in the first team - I have heard Rumours that we are in for Ntep, but why not use Sheyi, Kent or Wilson? They´re free and want to prove themselves.

- Tactically - At the moment Brendan has a system, I don´t know what it is, and it clearly doesn´t work. Obviously he is trying to make his system work, but that is not what suits the players and their strength. eg. players being played out of position.
If Brendan want´s to keep being at the club, then he needs to look at the individual player and their strengths and how these are being used in the best way. Hammering square pegs into round holes will never work, same goes for footballers, Henderson and Can will never be optimal as rightbacks. In other words, he needs to be more diverse in his tactical approach.

- Passion - I think that Suarez (and Gerrard) showed so much winning mentallity and passion which affected the other players, had a huge impact on our performances. Suarez went to FCB, and mentally Gerrards was gone when he signed for Galaxy. Next season we will be left with Brendan, taking notes throughout the game, or use the "tighten up" gesture. Carragher is LFC through and through, and he knows the importance of LFC, and I think he would instill a winning mentallity into the players mind. He has also helped the academy players and newcomers, giving them advice on certain issues. I´m not saying he should be manager or a player, but he would bring something useful to the club. Having him at the sideline yelling his lungs out would be more inspiring than Rodgers taking notes.

3.) 11 May 2015
11 May 2015 13:44:55
I think the club would have first decided if fabregas would be possible, then ask his reps if he would want to come. It's not as simple as chucking a bid in to test the water.

4.) 11 May 2015
11 May 2015 14:39:53
We DID try to get Bony and Swansea were willing to sell BUT The Politician at Melwood dithered and stopped the deal only to allow the Balo deal to go thru. Ed01 provided this information months ago hence, if you are looking at who is the reason we are where we are, look to BR because the buck stops with him even tho, he is ever willing to pass it on to every man, woman and child alive. Three years is long term in today's game and if you can't get it done after that, time to go.