Brendan Rodgers | Rejoins Celtic on 3 year deal

No idea why we never take a chance on a manager like this, it's either the tried and tested, but most likely has been, washed up old cronies, or the sentimental, good idea at the time, but never going to be up the job managers.

Rodgers is what he is, weird, ex Liverpool, etc, but I'd bet my last pound he'd have done a better a job here than any manager we've had post Fergie.
 
C'est Moi Cantona said:
No idea why we never take a chance on a manager like this, it's either the tried and tested, but most likely has been, washed up old cronies, or the sentimental, good idea at the time, but never going to be up the job managers.

Rodgers is what he is, weird, ex Liverpool, etc, but I'd bet my last pound he'd have done a better a job here than any manager we've had post Fergie.
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This truly is the darkest timeline.
 
Nah, we wont take him. Him being Liverpool manager for years means we will never go for him, which is how it should be. Period

Dont want any Liverpool manager or player here
 
Brendan Rodgers is, and always has been since Swansea, the living incarnate of David Brent. He's an arrogant, deluded tosser of a bloke. But he's also a very good manager. A forward-thinking, modern manager. As much of a prick as Brendan is, it pains me to say that he is light-years ahead of our own manager. Leicester will push for top 4, this season. Will they make it? Probably not. But I would not be shocked to see them finish above us because they have a pretty solid recruitment process and a solid, decent manager.
 
all these envious comments make me laugh, I could imagine uproar had he been appointed by United at any point, some of them were made by our fans when we took a manager from Scotland and we have far lower expectations or a feeling of entitlement then your club would obviously.

He probably won't see out his contract with us if we have any kind of success but at least it'll be a fun ride whilst he rehabs his reputation
 
Envious of Rodgers :lol::lol: He's a decent manager but ffs. Level of delusion there.
 
Jimmy Skitz said:
I didn't say it was good just that it was there, also commented on how those saying they want him would have been pissed had he been appointed
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More Desperation than Envy, I highly doubt anyone in their right mind will ever envy a manager like Rodgers. He is Decent and nothing more.
 
AJ10 said:
Envious of Rodgers :lol::lol: He's a decent manager but ffs. Level of delusion there.
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Jimmy Skitz said:
read the posts of people saying they'd want him instead of OGS, that's called Envy
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Yeah, 'envy' is too strong, but if Ole was sacked tomorrow and Rodgers was appointed the next day, most Utd fans - even those who will claim otherwise - would deep down be excited and happy with the appointment.
 
He’s a decent manager playing good football when he has the right players (proven when he had Suarez, Gerard, Sterling & prime Sturridge).

But he doesn’t have the power to attract big name & he doesn’t seem got a clue who he should sign unless if the club has great scouts (proven when Suarez left & when Gerrard’s leg is gone).

Still, I think Leicester got a good manager for them to bring them forward.
 
Rhyme Animal said:
Yeah, 'envy' is too strong, but if Ole was sacked tomorrow and Rodgers was appointed the next day, most Utd fans - even those who will claim otherwise - would deep down be excited and happy with the appointment.
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Happy? sure if they want to remain around the position we're in and wanted Ole out but Excited? :lol:
 
AJ10 said:
Happy? sure if they want to remain around the position we're in and wanted Ole out but Excited? :lol:
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You underestimate the difference in quality and ability between the two coaches.

Rodgers -

Promoted a team from the Championship
Never been relegated
Mounted a PL title challenge
Won back-to-back Scottish trebles
Played good, entertaining footy literally everywhere he goes

Solksjaer -

Won Norway League
Relegated from PL
Sacked in Championship
Crap footy at Cardiff and United

Rodgers, while flawed, is a proper, bonafide, modern footy coach worthy of the PL.

Solksjaer, though a legend player, is a numpty coach at this level who couldn't get a job in the Championship.

Anyone who's actually watched Rodgers' footy would be excited at him managing Pogba, Martial, James, Rashford and having money to spend at Utd.
 
Rhyme Animal said:
You underestimate the difference in quality and ability between the two coaches.

Rodgers -

Promoted a team from the Championship
Never been relegated
Mounted a PL title challenge
Won back-to-back Scottish trebles
Played good, entertaining footy literally everywhere he goes

Solksjaer -

Won Norway League
Relegated from PL
Sacked in Championship
Crap footy at Cardiff and United

Rodgers, while flawed, is a proper, bonafide, modern footy coach worthy of the PL.

Solksjaer, though a legend player, is a numpty coach at this level who couldn't get a job in the Championship.

Anyone who's actually watched Rodgers' footy would be excited at him managing Pogba, Martial, James, Rashford and having money to spend at Utd.
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I don't care about the usual drivel you post here regarding our manager, it embarrassing but you seem to happy with it. So carry on.

Regarding Rodgers, Decent and nothing else.... wouldn't even get us close to Pool let alone city. Overrating of him is laughable, Won the league with the best team in Scotland/mounted a challenge with suarez being the star and once he goes Rodgers hasn't got a clue/ good attacking football with shaky defence every where he's gone (still hasn't figured that part out after all these jobs he's had)/ His signings always seem like he's selected the best rated youngsters from FM .... oh and "Character"...


Your obsession with Ole is something else, mustn't be good for your head. I have no time for your rubbish regarding him....Usual Crap posts...one after another but you carry on.
 
AJ10 said:
I don't care about the usual drivel you post here regarding our manager, it embarrassing but you seem to happy with it. So carry on.

Regarding Rodgers, Decent and nothing else.... wouldn't even get us close to Pool let alone city. Overrating of him is laughable, Won the league with the best team in Scotland/mounted a challenge with suarez being the star and once he goes Rodgers hasn't got a clue/ good attacking football with shaky defence every where he's gone (still hasn't figured that part out after all these jobs he's had)/ His signings always seem like he's selected the best rated youngsters from FM .... oh and "Character"...


Your obsession with Ole is something else, mustn't be good for your head. I have no time for your rubbish regarding him....Usual Crap posts...one after another but you carry on.
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Start a post off with insolence like that, don't expect me to read any further mate.

If you can't handle people holding a different opinion without becoming rude and emotional you'll find life tricky.

Cheers, have a good one.
 
Klopper76 said:
He wouldn’t have had us anywhere near one European final let alone three. That being said, I do think he’s a decent manager. It wouldn’t surprise me if Leicester got a result at Old Trafford.
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Reminded me how awful he was in Europe for us full stop. Went out to Zenit last 32 in Europa league and CL in 2015 when we got there we flopped in the group to Ludogorets and Basel and went out to Besiktas on pens in the EL. Dreadful. His problem was not taking us deep in the cups that got fans fed up of him, losing to a shit Aston Villa side in the FA cup semi-final to set up a final against Arsenal was a wasted opportunity.
 
Rhyme Animal said:
You underestimate the difference in quality and ability between the two coaches.

Rodgers -

Promoted a team from the Championship
Never been relegated
Mounted a PL title challenge
Won back-to-back Scottish trebles
Played good, entertaining footy literally everywhere he goes

Solksjaer -

Won Norway League
Relegated from PL
Sacked in Championship
Crap footy at Cardiff and United

Rodgers, while flawed, is a proper, bonafide, modern footy coach worthy of the PL.

Solksjaer, though a legend player, is a numpty coach at this level who couldn't get a job in the Championship.

Anyone who's actually watched Rodgers' footy would be excited at him managing Pogba, Martial, James, Rashford and having money to spend at Utd.
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I agree with your summary of Rodgers. He’s a great manager. like others have said he’s a weird bloke but he’s not malicious or anything, just a wee bit cringy.

Regarding Ole’s tenure at Cardiff, it’s hard to really rate his time their as they are a very fecking shit club. Only cnuts like Colin can adapt to their shit football.
 
I said it some time ago that he would have been a great choice for utd. But because he was manager at Anfield, it will never happen. Big shame.
 
nore1975 said:
Brendan Rodgers is to my mind not the best judge of a player. For every Odsonne Edouard there is a Marvin Compper. For every Coutinho/Gomez there is a Balotelli/Assaidi. Neither Liverpool or Celtic were defensively solid under him. With a Van Dijk type centre back we win the league in 2013/14. Walking out on Celtic was a daft move when he did it. Leicester's high turnover of managers suggests a short shelf life for him there.
He is full of himself. I get that to a point. Managers need to believe in themselves but he takes it to another level!
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If I remember correctly I don't think Rodgers really wanted Balotelli.
 
nore1975 said:
Brendan Rodgers is to my mind not the best judge of a player. For every Odsonne Edouard there is a Marvin Compper. For every Coutinho/Gomez there is a Balotelli/Assaidi. Neither Liverpool or Celtic were defensively solid under him. With a Van Dijk type centre back we win the league in 2013/14. Walking out on Celtic was a daft move when he did it. Leicester's high turnover of managers suggests a short shelf life for him there.
He is full of himself. I get that to a point. Managers need to believe in themselves but he takes it to another level!
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Walking out on Celtic wasn’t a daft move at all. It’s very hard to get a decent move from Celtic. Lennon couldn’t get a better job offer than Bolton despite winning the league with Celtic. Leicester is a very good job and he’d Have been silly to turn it down. No guarantee of a better job coming up anytime soon and Celtic is such a boring team to manage.
 
CRUTotalFootballYFF said:
I wouldn't....And i'm a Leicester fan.

Don't get me wrong, I actually much prefer our squad over yours.
I think we have a better squad and better young players.....The problem with having so many good youngsters is the lack of experienced heads.

Outside of Schmeichel, Evans and Vardy the rest of the first team are all under 25.


But it's an exciting time for us......
Fortunately, we're in a far better position to become a top 6-8 side regularly than Southampton V2 because of our financial backing......
As seen in the crazy price you paid for Maguire, when we have two prospects who have the ability to exceed him.
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Utd is in the same boat. Over reliance on youth. We have Maguire, De Gea and Pogba who are 26 and older. The rest are youth players basically. In addition to that we have a worse manager too. Like that post you responded to said, i really wouldn't be surprised seeing Leicester finish ahead of us. Could potentially be Leicester's time to get 6th perhaps?

Edit: I dont put Lingard in that age category because he has the mental age of a 12 year old
 
Alabaster Codify7 said:
Leicester will push for top 4, this season. Will they make it? Probably not.
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I think this is their year to really push for top 4 with a realistic chance. United and Chelsea are both in a huge mess with inexperienced managers and weakened squad while Spurs and Arsenal have also been in horrendous forms since the last few months of the previous season.
 
Cascarino said:
I agree with your summary of Rodgers. He’s a great manager. like others have said he’s a weird bloke but he’s not malicious or anything, just a wee bit cringy.

Regarding Ole’s tenure at Cardiff, it’s hard to really rate his time their as they are a very fecking shit club. Only cnuts like Colin can adapt to their shit football.
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I actually don't mind Rodgers' character (or what I know of it as a footy fan), I think he seems like a warm guy with his players and even his slightly 'Brent' type personality traits are quite sweet in a dorky way (as is Brent himself).

Ole's Cardiff tenure is obviously not something that many Utd fans like to talk about, but what I would say is that he showed no ability to adapt to what he had there...

Yeah, the quality of players wasn't great - but he signed lots of those players! And while they might not have had the quality to stay in the PL, the nature of his managerial style there was poor, he didn't have the coaching skill to at least adopt a pragmatic style that played to their strengths, and that continued into the next season in the Championship.

Josh 76 said:
I said it some time ago that he would have been a great choice for utd. But because he was manager at Anfield, it will never happen. Big shame.
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I disagree actually, mate. I reckon he'd jump at the chance the manage Utd, and I also think the board would probably quite like to have a manager that'd piss off the dippers.

I might be wrong though - just my opinion.
 
Are his lips still freezing when He's on the touchline? at some point during his last few games with Liverpool I could see his lips looking blue and dry. I would have shat myself if They zoomed the camera in, the man looked like a Chinese vampire.
 
Decent manager who never won anything outside of a one team league. Absolute tool of a human being. Do not want anywhere near our club.

While Ole may not be the long term answer, neither is this clown.
 
izec said:
Nah, we wont take him. Him being Liverpool manager for years means we will never go for him, which is how it should be. Period

Dont want any Liverpool manager or player here
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Feck that I'd take at least 8 of their players and their manager. Being successful is more important that silly childish stuff about where a person used to ply their trade.
 
AJ10 said:
Envious of Rodgers :lol::lol: He's a decent manager but ffs. Level of delusion there.
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It's not delusion though. There are a lot of clubs in the league with better managers than you right now.
 
I reckon Rodgers would be a good rebuilder for you. And he would obviously jump at the chance to manage you.

He'd come in with a view to build a modern side with emphasis on attacking football, he'd quickly identify points of improvement and have a good amount of players playing somewhere close to their full potential.

No idea on transfers. His approach for us in this department was quite unimaginative, but I imagine he has moved on from "we can win things by just signing players whose numbers I already happen to have in my cellphone".

Not sure about his long term prospects. He clearly lost the plot in his third season with us, couldn't hack the pressure by then. His European campaign is probably the worst and most damaging campaign I can remember us ever having. Resting players against real Madrid? feck right off. If anything he lost the plot even more in his fourth season when he tried to play like houllier on the back of the Stoke game.

He did a lot of very good work with our players and building team identity in the first two years though. I imagine his stint at celtic has matured him a bit (?)
You'd have to get used to a manager that is hard to like but I guess you are used to that by now.
 
B20 said:
I reckon Rodgers would be a good rebuilder for you. And he would obviously jump at the chance to manage you.

He'd come in with a view to build a modern side with emphasis on attacking football, he'd quickly identify points of improvement and have a good amount of players playing somewhere close to their full potential.

No idea on transfers. His approach for us in this department was quite unimaginative, but I imagine he has moved on from "we can win things by just signing players whose numbers I already happen to have in my cellphone".

Not sure about his long term prospects. He clearly lost the plot in his third season with us, couldn't hack the pressure by then. His European campaign is probably the worst and most damaging campaign I can remember us ever having. Resting players against real Madrid? feck right off. If anything he lost the plot even more in his fourth season when he tried to play like houllier on the back of the Stoke game.

He did a lot of very good work with our players and building team identity in the first two years though. I imagine his stint at celtic has matured him a bit (?)
You'd have to get used to a manager that is hard to like but I guess you are used to that by now.
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The problem here is our club and fanbase get besotted with whoever that is sitting on the managers seat. We're the guy who gets down on one knee and pulls out an engagement ring on the first date. So someone like Rodgers who might be decent for a year or 2 wouldn't work here, as we'd let him piss any good work he does down the drain.

A lot of the time in football, you just need the right manager for the right time. Then once that time is up, you need to quickly move onto the next guy who can take you even further or maintain the level you've reached.

Solskjaer was a good caretaker before we decided to give him the keys to the entire club. Mourinho's first two years in isolation would be a success, same for LVGs first season. But each time, we overextended their stays rather than realising it was time to move on.
 
B20 said:
It's not delusion though. There are a lot of clubs in the league with better managers than you right now.
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Nothing to do with him being better than ours. Just that I find it incredibly hard to believe anyone in their right mind would be envious of Rodgers, decent manager and nothing more. Envious of Pep/Klopp etc sure but Rodgers :wenger:

Don't get the overrating.
 
Was available when we sacked Jose.
Might not be a title winning coach, but he did come close to it during his Liverpool tenure. Might not be at the level of Klopp and Pep but he would stabilize us inside the top 4.
 
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