Here's the post match interview from Kenny: [video=youtube;VTAI0QHoJy4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTAI0QHoJy4[/video] I have to say that as the season has worn on Kenny's interview style has started to grate. I know there's the fact that especially on Kenny's watch (now and in the past) some publications have treated us pretty/very poorly, so i can appreciate his disdain for the media, but he isn't doing himself any favors. If he'd just reveled in the result instead of having the agenda of being pi$$y with the reporter then these positive vibes might actually reflect in some of the papers tomorrow. Is Kenny out of touch with how important the media is these days? As fans, unfortunately the press is one of the ways that we keep in touch with the club (especially those fans who maybe can't get to games e.g. supporters abroad), and just as unfortunately it has seemed almost from the start of the season that he's had a chip on his shoulder when it comes to the press. I honestly don't think Jones was a sending off, i do however think there's a case for a foul by Skrtel in the build-up to our goal (not the strongest case as Hanley would never have gotten there) but maybe he could have acknowledged the fact we were a bit more fortunate today. I don't buy into decisions balancing themselves out over a season, and i certainly think this season we've suffered (check the dubious decisions twitter feed which before the Villa game had us 8 points worse off than where we perhaps should be) but of course next season we may benefit. It doesn't help though when he's prepared to address bad decisions against us but then flatly refuses to acknowledge any decisions in a game like tonight. Tonight's interview for me had the feel of a man who was simply trying to battle through to the FA Cup, blocking most other things out, and it also had the feel that perhaps that (a possible FA Cup Final) could be his last role as our manager hence the fact he plain doesn't give a damn about who he annoys from outside the club. Obviously that's just my speculation, and i'm not calling for his head i'm merely reading into the situation. Oh and as a final note was anyone else thoroughly unsurprised that putting in someone who can score (Maxi) actually meant we scored? I also thought Carroll was class tonight. Until the goal idiots texting in to the BBC etc may have been cracking jokes about him not scoring, but he held the ball up as well as any striker you'll see all season and when he plays we seem to get points. Well done Andy lad.
My Dad's side of the family are all jocks so I've grown up sort of following Scotland and always respected Kenny for what he did for Celtic, Liverpool and of course Scotland but this season my opinion of him and changed totally and like you said his interview style is very grating. He shows no respect to the interviewers who ask questions like that week in week out to each and every manager. It smacks of arrogance and was exactly the same way AVB used to respond. His tone is intended to make the reporter feel small and he takes every single question the wrong way, needs to chill oot!
He only does it to Sky reporters. Vinny O'Connor & Andy Burton. Who constantly ask stupid questions and pursue their agendas in questions.
Every manager? There were some difficult moments so why could he have not just said that as well as saying he always thought we were capable of the win. These kind of things affect how our club is seen, how much outside pressure is on the players, how easy life is as a fan. Now it is an important week for us so i will completely forgive his emotions running high if that is the case, but at the same time there were little things in that interview that i picked up on that i feel may (or of course may not) point to the scenario of him maybe not being with us next year.
blah blah blah? I was being serious you mupp. Kenny is hostile, nobody else is that hostile so there's no excuse. I don't see why he doesn't just take it in jest.
Your entitled to your view Drogs but your not factoring in that the 'press' both written and on tv have been ripping him to pieces for months and hes under pressure bigtime. They ask him loaded questions waiting for the tongue lashing thats sure to follow and then hang him out to dry. Maybe he should vet who's allowed to interview him and orchestrate every press conference like Fergie.
Yeah I understand that but surely it should be his job to handle it a cooly and professionally as possible given that he's the one representing the club on most media fronts? Some of the questions have been provocative but I'm just saying if it were me I'd 'laugh them off' so to speak.
You're right mate. This interview, and others, make him appear, to put it mildly, a little bit senile. Even the most ardent 'pool fan must now be able to see that the Saurez debacle has done immense damage to your club and the manner in which it is percieved by others. Many 'independent' supporters of other clubs, who once praised Liverpool have stated thus. To allow Dalglish to continue to behave in such a way is hardly helping and there must surely be someone capable of deputising for these interviews untill you find a proper manager. You know it's gonna end in tears when your rivals are using "KKK" or "IKWT" to end their posts. ( Keep King Kenny ) I honestly feel he's done so badly that even to keep him as the figurehead or link to the past or whatever you wanna call him, a role like Bobby Timeshare Charlton occupies, will still damage the club.
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Come on page, I know Fergie can be a complete dick in his interviews, probably more so than Kenny by swearing and storming out, everyone's used to that by now and to be fair he doesn't do it in EVERY single interview.
Only because he's weeded out those journos/hacks he thinks might ask him awkward questions and bans them from his press conferences,he also bans commentators that he doesn't like.
But to be fair Drogs, that's largely because outside of Sky & banning anyone he didn't like, he was rarely asked a question he didn't like! Not defending KD here. I think PR is part of the job and it's the emotional defensiveness at management level that has gave us the appearance of lack of control at certain times thus tear. However, If I was KD, whatever his reasoning; just don't do the bloody things, send out someone else, dare the FA to be quicker to fine you than they were Fergie.
Look don't get me wrong, Fergie is a twat and will always be a twat. But this thread is about Kenny, I'm not saying he's worse or better just giving my response to the OP
Don't really see much wrong with this interview... He answered what would give praise to his players and declined to answer what would detract from their performance. It's what any sensible manager would do with a semi final looming.
Think that's papering over it a bit. He clearly has a problem with post matches on Sky. Don't get me wrong I don't like the feckers inane forked tongue nonsense so if he wants to stand there saying only yes/no and our owners are happy with their public representative doing that, great but to say he wasn't gruff to the point of rudeness and incredibly defensive is inaccurate. It makes him look under pressure. Which makes the club look under pressure. Which is why I'd rather he decided to come out all smiles & answer it all with a wink or not come out at all.
It's not that important in the scheme of things I just wondered if there was a specific reason for it.
Think I've watched it maybe three times now...and I really don't see much wrong with it still. Only time he was 'short' was about 53s in when after being asked if he saw a third goal coming for either team, he answered, "For us, yes". Just you? "Yes". Always convinced you would win? "Definitely". Perhaps when he said, "I don't see why I have to explain it", after being asked what gave him that confidence in his players, could be perceived as rude or unnecessarily defensive (he chose to answer it anyway, bare in mind)...but really, for a man under massive pressure from the fans and the board, as well as the media, I think that's a bit petty. Halfway through, he was asked about the red card but he said in the opening 20s he woudn't be talking about referee decisions. So he's more than right to repeat his stance. Stupid question trying to bait some tasty news. Maybe just me, but I'm fine with that interview.
