Archive for June, 2010

Hodgson to become new Liverpool boss

The Guardian and several other sources are reporting that Roy Hodgson has flown home from South Africa in order to put pen to paper on a deal at Anfield.
I wrote earlier this evening that if Hodgson were to be appointed, I’d find it a fairly uninspiriting decision not entriely motivated by football - that his [...]

Anfield’s Recruitment Process: ‘Safe pair of hands’

Much as I was initially pleased with Kenny Dalglish’s presence in an advisory role in LFC’s search for a new manager, I fear it is more a token gesture from the big wigs - Broughton and the American owners - to temporarily assuage the fans.
And if, as reports last week suggested, Kenny himself quite fancies [...]

When Benitez Gave Us Hope

It is 2006/07. I’ve just turned 17. Liverpool FC is coherent behind the scenes, and almost no dirty laundry has yet been hung in public. No sign of the Americans. This article was me before the crushing pessimism set in. I fully believed that Rafa Benitez could not fail to make us the best team [...]