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Brendan Rodgers Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'Ex Players' started by Lewis Kerr, Jun 19, 2023.

Discuss Brendan Rodgers Discussion Thread in the Ex Players area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. Big Mick Tiocfaidh ár lá Gold Member

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    You didn't ask a question, but aye. Hearts obviously
     
  2. Drakhan Nac Mac Feegle

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    Same here.
    Would just ask members on here who to pick for each game.
    Would let you know our budget and you could then tell me who to buy. :84:
     
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  3. Sgt Neppers*

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    An uninspiring interview. No real answers just fluff. Kinda like his team selection/formation. He'll limp past Falkirk midweek and its a lottery against the huns.

    Its time we part ways though. We have no time for ego's amd bluster.

    Sad thing is, I have even less faith in the board to do the right thing. So the * shownwill rumble on.
     
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  4. Maestro 08

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    Haha, grow up mate. U know where my question is leading and it leads to Rodgers failing to get a tune out the best squad in the country and getting his * handed to him by the sunbed Sean Dyche and Stuart Findlay and co
     
  5. Seán Mac D Gold Member Gold Member

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    I can ask around at 5s tonight
     
  6. SwissCelt

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    Was his own Cluj moment and our board, again, * it up. After * up the transfer window. Wish we could sack Desmond and the board. We will repeat this shitshow endlessly with them in power!
     
  7. constant

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    No guarantee we will limp past Falkirk with this shitshow. They are no pushovers with McGlynn.

    We'll get pasted by Rangers next week.
     
  8. Big Mick Tiocfaidh ár lá Gold Member

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    The best squad in the country does not have Dane Murray, Colby Donovan, and the ghost of Kieran Tierney starting in it's defence.

    That's another thing our board have cheaped put on, our youth development. The boys coming through are miles away from the quality required.
     
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  10. Peej Gold Member Gold Member

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    Feels like that rangers game is gonna be the utter cracking point now.

    It's mental how poor we are this season and even then, still sit clear in second place and we all have the general feeling that we should get our * in order soon enough and expect hearts not to maintain (heck even just going on a run and beating them three times should be enough).

    It never should be waiting on others though, we should be in full control.

    But feels like the rangers game may very well be the point of no return.

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  11. Gurru 991

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    It's what he did at Leicester when he couldn't get his own way.
     
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  12. Moustache

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    We’re an absolute * mess, and the board are the ultimate culprits of that, but Rodgers is an active accomplice to this shitshow.

    Predictable, toothless tactics. Bizarre, baffling substitutions. Eye-bleeding, soul-destroying football. Petty nonsense with certain players. For supposedly being a ‘World Class’ manager (which, unless you’re a generous sort, was always a crazy overstatement) he doesn’t half do a good job of playing a stubborn, outdated and tactically-inflexible one.

    The board * him in the Summer, but he dosen’t get to escape blame when he elected to: 1) Stand by them and 2) Refuse to adapt to the situation. It’s a ‘If life give you lemons’ type situation (and I’m sure someone’s eagerly waiting to replace lemons with *) but he dosen’t want to even try to make the lemonade and instead keeps trying to make key lime pie. The Civic comment reeked of the petulant attitude that Lennon displayed when we lost to Ferencvaros years back - which was very much the canary in the coal mine.

    This idea that he’s making * substations or other baffling decisions to ‘send a message’ (which is dumb as *, and pure copium 99% of the time) needs to end. Even if it was true, at best it’s wasted effort when the board either don’t care or can’t interpret the message being sent and at worst it’s actively jeopardising our results.

    When we were * in his first return season, he showed some chip-on-the-shoulder type fire to turn things around, but I’m not seeing even the faintest spark of that this time around. Regardless of how much blame you think he deserves or not, if he’s checked out (which, regardless of what’s going on, I can’t accept from someone who’s being paid what he is - especially in the current climate) then he needs to step aside and at least allow someone else to at least try. I’m genuinely convinced that the only reason he hasn’t walked is because of his ‘promise’ and that he’s worried that some of the wee dickheads in our support will hassle his family again (and the family situation seems to be the main reason he even came back). It’s a toxic as * situation and eerily reminiscent of the Covid season.

    The board needs to go, but that doesn’t mean Rodgers needs to stay either.
     
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  13. DonnyCelt

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    He's an egotistical *. Needs to go now
     
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    Rodger’s is lucky that’s it’s hearts and not rangers 8 in front of us , if we’re 8 points behind rangers at this stage then rodgers gets sacked , the board will be looking at 9 points still available against hearts Nd can be clawed back
     
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  15. Gurru 991

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    I looked up "egotistical *" in the dictionary & they had a picture of BR.
     
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  16. Lubo25Moravcik Sack the board ! Gold Member

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    He could have played Ralston, Trusty and Saracchi though. Ralston, although pretty dire, has more experience in dealing with games like today. Trusty is surely a better option that Dane Murray, unless you want to say BR wasted £6m and Saracchi looked decent when playing but was then dropped.

    I agree on our youth set up though. Just another shambolic part of the club, like everything else.
     
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  17. Notorious Gold Member Gold Member

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    There were other options Rodgers could have went with. Tierney is here because Rodgers wanted him.

    You have a point about youth development.
     
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    He's havering.

    The league is gone, and he is most to blame for it.
     
  20. Maestro 08

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    It does if your starting RB and CB get long term injuries the previous game and your elite manager refuses to start Trusty or Pusey, let's Nawrocki leave the club, poorly manages Dane Murray who he 'rates highly' who he played in every pre season game then gives him next to no game time after that and surprise, suprise he's rusty as *. Bombs out Inamura, bombs out Saracchi etc etc etc.

    Aside from that if you're seriously taking the view that Hearts have a better squad than us then, I'm out.