Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 11/12 (End of March 2012 onwards)

Thrill · 17-05-2012 06:04PM

missingtime wrote: »

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Tony Evans ‏@TonyEvansTimes
Liverpool given permission to speak to Martinez, says Whelan. From @DuckerTheTimes

F**k

daithijjj · 17-05-2012 06:04PM

Andy Carroll wrote: »

This will be the second manager hired by the new owners. First one didn't work out.

Had Royal Bank of Scotland/Purslow/Previous owners - whomever Sacked Rafa not done so, he'd probably still be our manager.

They sacked a hero in Boston and find themselves last in their division this year, a sport they actually have a clue about. The omens are good alright.

Someone should have gone to the Standard Chartered shareholders meeting on the 9th of May and asked them who the next manager might be, id say they have as much of a notion, in between openly questioning whether they made a bad decision joining up with LFC mind.

opr · 17-05-2012 06:04PM

The Martinez link is real!

James Ducker ‏@DuckerTheTimes
Dave Whelan has confirmed to The Times that #LFC have asked for permission to speak to Roberto Martinez. "It is true," Whelan said.

James Ducker ‏@DuckerTheTimes
Whelan: "I don’t know the exact timescales of when he is due to meet with the Liverpool owners but I will never stand in Roberto’s way.”#LFC

Opr

tibor · 17-05-2012 06:05PM

The Radiator wrote: »

Really hope those Rodgers and Martinez stories aren't true, I fear the worst though

Rodgers story is from a dodgy 5Live radio presenter, Martinez story is from a direct quote from Dave Whelan to the Times though.

Phoenix Park · 17-05-2012 06:07PM

SURELY we are gonna aim higher than Rodgers and Martinez?!

Melion · 17-05-2012 06:08PM

Ill be happy with Martinez. Ive lauded him around as a big manager in the future so may aswell get him while he is young

mike65 · 17-05-2012 06:08PM

tibor wrote: »

Rodgers story is from a dodgy 5Live radio presenter, Martinez story is from a direct quote from Dave Whelan to the Times though.

I doubt whoever it was just made it up for entertainment purposes.

Leiva · 17-05-2012 06:09PM

Seriously who is advising these people ?

daithijjj · 17-05-2012 06:10PM

Come back to me in 9 months and tell me giving KK one more year was a bad decision.

I like Martinez, i like Rogers.......as men and managers.

Is this the type of ambition you expected LFC to have?.

Top class stuff, let the good times roll.

tibor · 17-05-2012 06:10PM

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@TonyEvansTimes wrote:

Getting very strong indications that it won't be AVB for LFC. And, unfortunately, it won't be Rafa

http://bit.ly/JVKYnJ

Leiva · 17-05-2012 06:11PM

SSN all over it now .

super_furry · 17-05-2012 06:13PM

Martinez? **** me, if that's the limit of their ambition then we're done.

Leiva · 17-05-2012 06:14PM

Quick Whelans speaking on SSN.

Call came in for him 40mins ago

retalivity · 17-05-2012 06:14PM

I have a bad feeling of Hodgson Mk II...

Melion · 17-05-2012 06:15PM

I LOVE everyone saying how bad it is before he has even got the job

Leiva · 17-05-2012 06:18PM

Martinez won 4 out of the first 24 games this season

Phoenix Park · 17-05-2012 06:20PM

Leiva wrote: »

Martinez won 4 out of the first 24 games this season

Well we won about 4 of the last 24

grohlisagod · 17-05-2012 06:22PM

I like Martinez and think he's a good manager but this would be quite the step up for him. Not sure he's ready for it yet.

I'd be an awful lot happier if the club were approaching some established managers like Klopp for example.

CL7 · 17-05-2012 06:22PM

Melion wrote: »

I LOVE everyone saying how bad it is before he has even got the job

Seems understandable to me. If getting Martinez in as manager is a measure of FSG's ambition people have every right to be pissed. He's done nothing in football management. Crazy if it's true.

17-05-2012 06:22PM

Jaysus, seems like a bad dream.

This is a huge gamble by the owners.It'll either be inspired or a complete disaster.

One thing I'll say about Martinez, his philosophy of the game is good.

Deep breathes

Turtyturd · 17-05-2012 06:23PM

Phoenix Park wrote: »

Well we won about 4 of the last 24

So it cost ten million for more of the same?

redzerdrog · 17-05-2012 06:23PM

aaaaaaaagggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

LuckyLloyd · 17-05-2012 06:23PM

daithijjj wrote: »

Come back to me in 9 months and tell me giving KK one more year was a bad decision.

I like Martinez, i like Rogers.......as men and managers.

Is this the type of ambition you expected LFC to have?.

Top class stuff, let the good times roll.

:mad:

**** OFF FSG

Rogers and Martinez? **** off. We're ****ed now. No time afforded, owners and pending manager can get the **** out of this club. Arghh

tibor · 17-05-2012 06:24PM

tibor wrote: »

He was on around £4million with 2 years left.
Payout will probably be in the order of £7-8million.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/the-rundown/top-30-best-paid-managers-180530845.html

Rumours on the internets that he has turned down this payout and told them to "spend it on players".

amiable · 17-05-2012 06:25PM

tibor wrote: »

Rumours on the internets that he has turned down this payout and told them to "spend it on players".

I've heard that a few times now

Jesus Wept · 17-05-2012 06:26PM

I don't know much about Martinez, he did have a 50% win rate at Swansea over 126 games, were they in the championship at the time though?

Turtyturd · 17-05-2012 06:26PM

tibor wrote: »

Rumours on the internets that he has turned down this payout and told them to "spend it on players".

Class act, heard he went to Spearings school today and knocked the sh*t out of a couple of class mates who had been giving him grief over recent results.

17-05-2012 06:26PM

tibor wrote: »

Rumours on the internets that he has turned down this payout and told them to "spend it on players".

You know what, it wouldn't suprise me.

G.K. · 17-05-2012 06:27PM

If it is Martinez, so be it. Give him a chance. Let him try to play his style - a clever, innovative and attacking style unlike the dour football Hodgson tried to bring. A style that will work better with the likes of Lucas, Suarez, Agger atc who are top class players as opposed to Maloney, McCarthy and Figueroa, who I all like but aren't quite the same standard as Pool's players. His 3-4-3 would remove the winger problem that has plagued Liverpool for years, because he wouldn't need them. He might bring Moses along with him too.

Don't write him off until he's actually shown up, if indeed he is. He did start Swansea off, don't forget that. He is young, he has the potential too create a dynasty, don't forget that's what FSG were looking for. He plays players based on form, not their name.

For your sake, Martinez' sake and this forum's sake, don't start proclaiming it's the end of the world or whatever if Martinez is appointed, until he is actually shown up. And if he's not shown up, then let the good times roll.

Knex* · 17-05-2012 06:27PM

Andy Carroll wrote: »

I don't know much about Martinez, he did have a 50% win rate at Swansea over 126 games, were they in the championship at the time though?

League One. Third tier of English football. Great.

Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 11/12 (End of March 2012 onwards)

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