The Official Liverpool Thread, Volume 4

In what way?

Wow. Volume 4. You boys get through volumes quicker than I do bottles of lube.

Good luck with the manager search.

First sentence is entirely plausible and believable.
I may have been fibbing about the second .

Wouldn't waste your breath. Its bizarre but there are more reasoned comments on my Twitter feed about LFC at the moment than on here. No wonder its gone quiet today.

I genuinely think that a less obvious manager would do you guys justice. The expectation with a AVB, or Capello, et al, might not be achievable. Someone like !artinez, with a 5 year plan, a la Moysie, could be what you need.

I would like to say "Rafa" but he went loopy lala after sacking Paco and took his eye off the ball altogether once he no longer had everything his own way under the (other) Yanks - Brian Reade's An Epic Swindle is a great read but doesn't paint him in that positive a light. Could he work under the (new) Yanks? And be effective without Paco? His heart would certainly be in the right place.

I think other than that, I'd go with Capello - but I can't see him moving up to Liverpool (or Formby/Southport/Cheshire). At the end of the day, I'll get behind whoever gets the job and hope for the best...

Unless he agreed otherwise though, employing Rafa might mean changing the structure of the club again so he is the main one in charge of things. He does seem to be a bit of a control freak. I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing in a footy manager myself but it may not fit with FSG's way of doing things.

I haven't a clue really, but my list would look something like...

1: Rafa
2: Rodgers
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Eleventymillion: Martinez

Stealth and speed was the old way of doing things, sadly all the hangers on and advisors that occupy FSG and LFC nowdays have pet journos and feed them tittle tattle. We should conduct our business with class and as low profile as possible.

I've been cringing at some of the names being discussed. It's not Henry's fault he is doing what you do in business but I struggle to call my beloved LFC as a business.