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Brendan Rodgers 'no' to Liverpool talks but Roberto Martinez in frame
Swansea's Brendan Rodgers has turned down the chance to speak with Liverpool about their vacant managerial position.
Kenny Dalglish was sacked as Reds manager on Wednesday, leaving the club looking for a fourth boss in two years.
A Swansea statement said: "The club is pleased to confirm that Brendan has declined the opportunity to speak about the vacant position."
It's worse than their midtableness from a prospective manager's point of view. They have huge money sunk into unsellable, overpriced assets. Combine this money spent with the crazily deluded and overexpectant fans, plus the fact that you are following one of the biggest legends at the club ever, and you have perhaps the worst job available in football. The fans will hate you for not being Kenny and you'll be expected to qualify for the Champions League with mediocre players that are irreplaceable due to their price tags. Plus you'll have to work with Luis Suarez on a daily basis. The one thing they can offer is money. The only managers with any remote interest in this role should be Championship/unemployed managers.Raitei said:I don't think the role is that big to be honest. They're not one of the top 6 teams in the land. Haven't been for a few years, it's all just history which makes them think they could get the likes of Guardiola or Mourinho
You could change little more than three or four words in that paragraph and be talking about Newcastle.yiddo2786 said:It's worse than their midtableness from a prospective manager's point of view. They have huge money sunk into unsellable, overpriced assets. Combine this money spent with the crazily deluded and overexpectant fans, plus the fact that you are following one of the biggest legends at the club ever, and you have perhaps the worst job available in football. The fans will hate you for not being Kenny and you'll be expected to qualify for the Champions League with mediocre players that are irreplaceable due to their price tags. Plus you'll have to work with Luis Suarez on a daily basis. The one thing they can offer is money. The only managers with any remote interest in this role should be Championship/unemployed managers.Raitei said:I don't think the role is that big to be honest. They're not one of the top 6 teams in the land. Haven't been for a few years, it's all just history which makes them think they could get the likes of Guardiola or Mourinho
Do Newcastle have a lot of expensive dead wood? I see the bar codes as a team on the rise, and I'd back them to finish above Liverpool this season under nearly all circumstances.VirginiaSpur said:You could change little more than three or four words in that paragraph and be talking about Newcastle.
They are still 8th on the list of most valuable clubs. They carry that insufferable expectation culture that England carry around with them. Every year must be a league winning one.Raitei said:I don't think the role is that big to be honest. They're not one of the top 6 teams in the land. Haven't been for a few years, it's all just history which makes them think they could get the likes of Guardiola or Mourinho
That makes a lot more sense. It's funny how I've come to like the post-relegation NUFC. They're as much of a threat now for top 4 as they were just before relegation (at least in my imagination), but now I welcome the competition.VirginiaSpur said:I was more talking about Alan Shearer leading them a couple of years ago.
yiddo2786 said:Most Newcastle fans I know were pretty delighted with 5th this year. I suppose it's quite possible their expectations will rise beyond that next year.