Would you accept Rodgers back as manager?

Can see the Lawwells pushing for Maresca and DD pushing for BR. Hope its neither and the club surprise us. Very doubtful though

 

Not for me. Rodgers is a toxic * who - even if he wins a trophy or two - will undo so much of the good work that's been accomplished the last two years. There's also no guarantee of success with him like others seem to think. His football isn't as fresh as it used to be, and as others have said, his last year or two here was an absolute dirge. Had there been a decent hun team in the league like now there's no guarantee he would have won the title.

Maresca is a huge risk, that I agree with. But if it goes well then we have a young, progressive coach without the baggage or Rodgers whose football is played in a very similar mould to Ange.

I couldn't bear to see Rodgers' tippy-tappy keep ball with two sitters here again.

 

I've changed my vote from undecided to yes.

I still prefer Knutsen/Iraiola/Jansen but I want an experienced manager for this appointment and Maresca/Buckingham just don't do it for me.

I prefer others but if it is a straight shootout between Rodgers and Maresca, it's Rodgers every time for me.

 

I can’t really get my head round anyone wanting Maresca over Rodgers. Makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

The bottom line is, Rodgers is undoubtedly a better manager than Maresca. We are appointing a manger at the end of the day.

 

Toxic in what what?

Of course, he left the club extremely poorly and fans were undoubtedly unhappy. He certainly hasn't created toxic atmospheres at any of his clubs. In fact, the majority of his players * love him.

If there is any toxic atmosphere created with him being appointed, it won't be from him, it will be from some fans who can't let go.

 

I actually see just as much if not more of an argument to appoint Kennedy over Maresca in all honesty.

 

Not sure about Maresca…..hoping that he is just being interviewed out of courtesy due to our business with the City group.

 

I would rather keep building the club. Rodgers would win but the running of the club recently is much better which imo Rodgers would * up and then its a total rebuild again.

 

Pretty much how I see it.

 

I'm an undecided but I reckon we win the league in his first year. It's his mad transfers that worry me and he needs a plan b as well as he's also a bit gun ho. I think he would eff off pretty fast as well. With Ange it looked like a real plan was beginning to form but with Rodgers we'd go back to short term thinking again. He'd be a good short term but it's how he leaves us after is the concern.

 

I’d say he is more qualified for sure. Been working closely with Ange and is best placed to continue on from where we currently are football wise. If Kewell was staying as well it’s even more continuity. I’d say that’s less of a risk than appointing someone totally new to the club with pretty much no managerial experience.

In no way would I want Kennedy as manager because we should be aiming for someone who is an established manager with trophies to show in my opinion, but there would be an argument to have whether Kennedy or Maresca should be out next manager.

 

No problem getting him short term because we can offer Ange the job in a year when he gets sacked from Spurs

 

Lol. I don't think he'd come back to be honest.

 

Really? * Dembele over and scapegoated Boyata after AEK. First season was brilliant but there is no doubt there was bad feeling around the club a fair bit over his last year and a half. Ruined Tierney too, and just generally made it all about him, wee snidey comments in the press too like the 'million wingers' thing - no matter how justified it might have been. Just leads to a bad atmosphere.

He has previous at all his clubs for broken promises among players and it's no coincidence he leaves behind a wreckage when he finally * off.

 

But the chances are it will go wrong. He was * at Parma.

Rodgers won everything domestically here.

For me it’s too much of a gamble when it would give them a life line of winning the league and automatic entry to the champions league.

 

Why does Dembele get some sort of free pass? He downed tools and refused to train so he could get his move to Lyon.

Boyata was * at it as well because we refused the bid from Fulham.

Aye, there was problems but to say there was a toxic atmosphere is wrong. He was clearly unhappy with the way the board was handling the transfer business and as many have said, who can blame him? He wanted certain players, got none of them and ended up with Maryan Shved and Bayo. No wonder he was getting * off, especially after getting us £60m in Champions League money and £20m profit on Dembele.

Again, I'm not justifying the way he left the club. It was sneaky and slimy but to say you would pick a guy who has bombed at his only managerial appointment, whilst outspending every other team in the league combined, over a man who won 7 trophies out of 7, got us into the champions league twice and performed significantly better in Europe with a team costing a fraction of the price Anges did, in far tougher groups, is mental to me.

Problems needed to be addressed on both sides of the coin. Rodgers needs to change some things and the board needs to change some things. I'd like to think we have made the changes in the boardroom and the recruitment team whereby it would be a far better transition for Rodgers to come in and the atmosphere that would be created would be a positive one, where manager, recruitment and board sing off the same hymm sheet.

We were going to back Ange, we need a manager who would demand that same level of investment in the team. Maresca is demanding absolutely * all when he comes up here. The * will be too happy getting the gig and you can't blame him. He should be nowhere near the running.

 

I'm still in the no camp. But it should be noted that in terms of the players, Rodgers has a good relationship with our skipper Calmac. This will go a long way with the squad.

Here's hoping Mikey N is actually looking at ALL CV's not just ones handed to him by DD and the Lawells.

 

Rodgers is the only option for us at this present time. That's it in a nutshell. He has been approached. If he wants the role he will get it. Let's hope he accepts