I thought we should really take a look at the goings on at Anfield and idly speculate what they might mean; therefore the following OP will track what we know or think is happening: Senior management: Ayre is RUMOURED to be going and mike Gordon is taking control. There is a little supporting evidence in the fact that Warner and Gordon conducted the review with Rodgers. Coaching Staff: In: Rodgers is SAFE Sean o'driscoll (england u19s and formerly bristol city, forest, doncaster, bournemouth) to be new assistant manager (confirmed 6th july) Pepijn Lijnders to move to seniors as "first team development" coach (confirmed 6th July) Gerry Mcallister - first team coach, confirmed 11th July. Out: Pascoe sacked (had one year left after all) Marsh not renewed (out of contract) No change: Inglethorpe staying at academy (rumoured) Achterburg unknown Playing Staff: Captain: henderson confirmed 10th july Vie captain: confirmed 7th August New contracts: Toure new contract extension Wisdom new long deal Skertl new contract confirmed 10th july Ward new contract In seniors: Milner signed (free, 150k per week) announced june 4 no 7 shirt Ings signed free - announced 8th June no 28 bogdan signed free - announced 12th june Gomez signed 3.5mil - announced 19th june Firmino signed 29mil - announced 24th June no 11 shirt Clyne signed 12.5mil (inc addons) -announced 1st July. Benteke signed 32.5mil - announced 22nd July Total: 77.5mil In Academy: Bobby Adekanye: 16 year old at PSV, was at barca at 12 and one of 9 that caused the embargo. Is a free confirmed 2nd july Brooks Lennon - salt lake city, 17 year old striker. announced 3rd july Elijah Dixon-Bonner- Arsenal, 16 year old midfielder announced 6th July Allan rodrigues de sousa 500k from sc internacional - announced 1st August finalised 2nd september Taiwo Awoniyi,- announced 31st August Out seniors: Aspas - completed move to sevilla 6-7mil euros Johnson out of contract (no joined stoke) Gerrard (out of contract la galaxy) Jones (out of contract) Ward (season long loan to Aberdeen announced 26th june) Coates to sunderland announced 1st July undisclosed fee = 2mil. Alberto to Deportivo La corunia - season long loan Sterling to man city-49mil- announced 14th july Wisdom to Norwich on season long loan announced with july. Lambert to west brom -3mil - announced 31st july Balotelli to ac milan - season long loan announced 27th august Lazar Markovic,to Fenerbahce, season long loan. Announced 30th August. Fabio Borini to Sunderland (HUGE SHOCK) 8mil rising to 10mil fee - announced 31st August. total: 64+mil Out Academy/u21. Jordan Williams - Swindon on season-long loan. Lloyd Jones to Blackpool on loan - announced 10th July Ojo to wolves on loan - announced 5th august Lawrence Vigouroux to Swindon Town on a season-long loan - announced 4th august Harry Wilson to crew - loan unitl january - announced 26th August Joe Maguire to Leyton Orient - 1 month initial loan - announced 28th august Ryan McLaughlin to Aberdeen - loan to January. Announced 29th august Taiwo Awoniyi, loan to FSV Frankfurt. Announced 31st August. (new club link here??) Yesil to FC Luzern -season long loan announced 31st Augusy Thiago Ilori to villa on season long loan with buy out fee. Announced 1st September. Allan has immediately joined Finnish side Seinajoen Jalkapallokerho on loan until Januaeye after signing for lfc announced 2nd September. Jordan Lussey released Marc Pelosi released Transfer rumours: In: Out: Enrique failed to get the message.
Stadium expansion 5 Jan 2015: Construction work gets underway on the expansion of Anfield's Main Stand 6 Jan 2015: The Hillsborough Memorial is placed into safe storage and a specially commissioned Temporary Memorial is erected at the entrance of the Centenary Stand where families, friends, supporters and visitors can continue to pay their respects.. The eternal flame is transferred to Liverpool Cathedral, where it will reside during this temporary period 24 Feb 2015: The Shankly Gates are placed into safe storage 9 Mar 2015: The first steel is assembled at Anfield as work begins to erect the new structure behind the exisiting Main Stand 26 May 2015: Demolition of the 1970s structure behind the existing Main Stand begins 5 Jun 2015: The assembly of the Main Stand's new truss begins on site 1 Jul 2015: The Main Stand's first 28m high tower is erected between the Kop and the existing Stand 3 July 2015: The Main Stand's second 28m high tower is erected between the Anfield Road and the existing Stand 9 July 2015: The first sections of the two largest cranes in the UK start to arrive on site at Anfield ahead of lifting a 650tonne roof truss above the Main Stand 24 July 2015: Historic milestone at Anfield as the Main Stand's 650 tonne steel truss is lifted into place above the Stadium
It's all over papers. I have an idle thought.... do you think Gerrard was asked by certain parties about things and gave both barrels to rodgers staff? I think its a possibility at least
The vast majority of players are still behind Rodgers and his coaching staff - I don't know if Gerrard is/was one of them though.
Why are Rodgers subordinates being sacked for this season's failures ? Is Rodgers saying that the coaching staff is responsible except him? This is weird and I wish someone would explain.
The conclusion is that BR has bent over and agreed to everything the owners have said to keep his job. He is now just a puppet for them.
The conclusion is that you are a wum that will look at everything with skewed logic in order to somehow have a go at LFC and anyone/thing associated with it.
There could only be 2 realistic options : Rodgers was unhappy with the performance of his deputies and sacked them. Or it had nothing to do with him. The top brass were unhappy with the coaching and got rid of them. Either way it looks bad for Rodgers . He is blaming his staff or he stands by and let his people be hung.
Rodgers should have been sacked and wasn't. Rodgers should stick by his staff and take responsibility and quit but didn't. How the **** did we end up with this numpty still being in charge? We are plummeting in stature.
He should be big enough to say we win as a team and fail as a team. How could he possibly to do that? I didn't think much of him as a top manager but I thought at least he was a decent chap who would stand by his staff. Disappointing.
He didn't wait long to ditch his wife and change his teeth, what made you think he was a decent chap?
Posr #2 - You missed out Origi. Maybe BR was told its either a] all of you go, b] two assistants go, you stay but work with an incoming DoF, say 'no' and it's back to a].
That was last year really like couts and henderson contracts. ... should I add those? Anyway.... it could be lfc saying we gave him 4 year deal 12 month ago so we can't afford to cut him loose but all his staff can go.... it could be that they have said get shut and we will bring in X and y coaches now and the technical director later. The thing is that raises questions... who is picking the coaches, who is deciding the affordability of sacking rodgers (or he is their man still) and does it show a disinterest in real results as sacking rodgers and paying him off should not stop them moving on if that's what they are preparing for.
Could be. The press were not very clear on John achterburg.. you stay for now. What does that mean? Whoever it is doesn't take keeping coaching seriously? He's close to retirement? He is cheap? I dunno
They would also be mad to sack BR with no replacement lined up.. Who knows maybe Klopp really is taking a break, that may have been the deciding factor, other than him who realistically other than a BR MkII ?
